• ☐ ☐ ☐ sweeping [adj] - very large or wide
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tariffs [n] - taxes on imports or exports.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ imports [n] - goods brought into a country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a baseline [n] - a starting point
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rise steeply [exp] - increase quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a trade deficit [n] - buying more than selling in trade
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an epicenter [n] - the center of an earthquake
• ☐ ☐ ☐ carry out [phv] - do
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a collapsed building [exp] - a building that has fallen down
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cope [v] - deal with (a difficult situation)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ in the clear [exp] - safe from danger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an asteroid [n] - a large rock in space [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hurtle [v] - move quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a collision [n] - a crash or impact

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

1. President Trump announced tariffs that will start at 5%.
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2. The new U.S. tariffs will be higher for countries with a high trade deficit with the U.S.
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3. A BBC reporter in Mandalay stated that many collapsed buildings are not receiving rescue efforts.
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   False
   
   
4. Scientists are certain that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not collide with the moon.
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   False
   
   

Directions: What expressions from the audio have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. President Trump has announced [ extensive, wide-ranging ] tariffs on imports to the United States

   [ sweeping ]

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2. They start at a baseline of 10% and rising [ sharply ] for countries with the highest trade deficit with the U.S.

   [ steeply ]

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3. A BBC reporter is in Mandalay close to the [ focal point ] of last week's earthquake in Myanmar.

   [ epicenter ]

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4. The reporter says no rescue work is being [ done ] on many of the collapsed buildings.

   [ carried out ]

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5. I don't know the exact probability, but we're confident the Earth is [ safe ].

   [ in the clear ]

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6. Is the asteroid, code-named 2024 YR4, [ speeding ] towards a [ impact, crash ] with the moon?

   [ hurtling ] [ collision ]

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

• President Trump has announced sweeping tariffs (on) imports to (the) United States, starting at a baseline of 10% and rising steeply for countries with (the) highest trade deficit with (the) U.S.
• A BBC reporter in Mandalay close (to) the epicenter of last week's earthquake in Myanmar says no rescue work is (being) carried out on many of (the) collapsed buildings.
• And hospitals don't have the staff or resources (to) cope.
• It (is) not going to hit the Earth.
• I don't know (the) exact probability, but we (are) confident the Earth is in the clear.
• (Is) the asteroid, code-named 2024 YR4, hurtling towards a collision with (the) moon?