• ☐ ☐ ☐ a trial [n] - a formal examination of evidence before a judge or court
• ☐ ☐ ☐ alleged [adj] - said bit not yet proven
• ☐ ☐ ☐ remaining [adj] - not yet used, dealt with, or resolved
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hostage [n] - a person captured and held as security for the fulfillment of a condition
• ☐ ☐ ☐ suing [v] - try to get justice or rights through a legal process
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ban [n] - a law that officially or legally stops or prevents something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ kick off [phv] - start

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

1. Stormy Daniels was prevented from participating in Donald Trump's criminal trial.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Israel has agreed to stop its attack on Rafa.
   True
   False
   
   
3. All of the remaining Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas.
   True
   False
   
   
4. TikTok is suing the US government.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The US government wants the owners of TikTok to sell the app.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The Eurovision song contest was won by a singer from Sweden.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Choose the word that seems the most natural for each sentence.

• Stormy Daniels, the porn star at (the) center of Donald Trump's criminal trial, tells the court (about) their alleged sexual encounter.
• Israel has said it will continue its attack (on) Rafa in Southern Gaza (until) Hamas is defeated or the first of the remaining hostages (is) released.
• TikTok (is) suing the US government (over) its move (to) ban the app if its Chinese owners (don't) agree (to) sell it.
• Also (in) this podcast, (one) of the biggest music events of the year has kicked (off) in Sweden with (the) first Eurovision song contest semifinal.