• ☐ ☐ ☐ penetrate [v] - go deep into
• ☐ ☐ ☐ intensity [n] - strength
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a bombardment [n] - attacking with bombs
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be arrested [v] - be officially taken by police
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a covid inquiry [n] - a government investigation of what happened during the pandemic
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be executed [v - be killed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Czech [adj] - from Czechia (the Czech Republic)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ vandals [n] - people who illegally destroy or paint on other people's or public property
• ☐ ☐ ☐ behind [exp] - responsible for
• ☐ ☐ ☐ spray-paint [v] - paint using a spray can

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

1. Israeli forces are continuing to attack Gaza.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Vladimir Putin was arrested after leaving Russia.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Boris Johnson refused to apologise for the problems that happened during the covid pandemic.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Only one family escaped from North Korea this year.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The father gave sleeping pills to his children.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Some of his family members were killed.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The Czech police arrested a family responsible for spray-painting a train.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Choose one word for each box.

• Israeli forces (have) penetrated deep into (the) main city in southern Gaza.
• Journalists in Khan Younis say the ground has (been) shaking because (of) the intensity of (the) bombardment.
• Vladimir Putin makes (a) rare trip abroad, but to countries (where) he is unlikely to (be) arrested.
• Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson says sorry to (the) UK covid inquiry.
• (Can) I just say (how) glad I (am) to be at this inquiry and (how) sorry I (am) for the pain, and the loss, and the suffering?
• Also in this podcast, (the) only family (to) escape from North Korea this year.
• We put the children (to) sleep with sleeping pills.
• I knew my (entire) family could (be) executed (if) I made one mistake.
• And why the Czech police (are) saying thank you to the vandals (behind) the spray-painting (of) a train.