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Gypsies, nomads arriving in Europe in the 1400s, endured expulsions, forcible removal of children, servitude in galleys or mine

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问题     Gypsies, nomads arriving in Europe in the 1400s, endured
expulsions, forcible removal of children, servitude in galleys or
mines, death sentences as being Gypsy, and absolute slavery in the【S1】______
Balkans from 16th century onward. Persecution stemmed from the【S2】______
highest authorities in State and Church. Followed the murder of【S3】______
200,000 to 500,000 gypsies in the Holocaust, persecution persists,
especially in Central and Eastern Europe that Gypsies form up to【S4】______
10% of population(Bulgaria, Slovakia, Romania). Discriminating【S5】______
against under communism, their plight has dramatically worsened
since 1990s.
    Thus, they have survived to become Europe’s largest minority.【S6】______
Moreover, they have succeeded to preserving their culture and their【S7】______
way of life in the face of genocide, political persecution and
poverty.
    In other cases, where minorities have survived similar
persecutions—like Jews during World War II, or blacks in South
Africa—its cause has received international support. By contrast,【S8】______
the gypsies’ success at preserving their culture is not regarded as an
achievement at all. Instead of, it is viewed as proof they are both【S9】______
unwilling and unable to change, and therefore irredeemable.
Indeed, recently the president of Slovak Republic praised their way【S10】______
of life and said steps should be taken to limit the extension of this
socially unacceptable and mentally backwards population.
【S6】
选项
答案Thus—Yet／However
解析 衔接副词误用。上一段讲述吉普赛人的悲惨遭遇，本句说吉普赛人幸存下来，并且变成欧洲最大的少数民族，可见上下文是转折关系，不是因果关系。
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