“Hello Kitty is not a cat"

Task 1. Complete the text

The creators of one of the world's most widely-recognised cartoon characters have set the record straight. Japanese toymaker Sanrio have declared that its iconic creation Hello Kitty is not a cat. The bombshell came to light following publicity for an upcoming exhibition on the character (1)___________The curator of the exhibition, (2) ____________ said she received a mail from Sanrio correcting her script for the show. Ms Yano confirmed that: "Hello Kitty is not a cat. She is a little girl. She is a friend….She's never depicted on all fours. She walks and sits (3)__________." The Sanrio website states Kitty is "a bright little girl with a heart of gold."

Hello Kitty has taken the world by storm (4) ____________. It has become ubiquitous worldwide, adorning everything from chopsticks to airplanes. The Japanese carmaker Daihatsu even sold a specially branded Hello Kitty car. It had Kitty-emblazoned upholstery, a speedometer (5)___________and a Kitty-shaped gear stick. The creators designed the character's face to epitomise cuteness. Sanrio account for her lack of a mouth, saying she doesn't have one (6) __________. Social media has been abuzz with the revelation that Kitty is a girl. Rapper Mike Shinoda tweeted: "This is worse than finding out Pluto is not a planet."

A since its introduction in 1974

B like a two-legged creature

C  because she speaks with her heart

D  at the Japanese American National Museum.

E  anthropologist Christine R Yano, 

F  with the character's face etched into the glass 

G  but they didn`t managed to do it

H  why it is so important