• ☐ ☐ ☐ in pole position [exp] - in the leading/winning position
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a chancellor [n] - the head of the government in Germany
• ☐ ☐ ☐ exit polls [n] - surveys conducted immediately after people vote
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a grouping [n] - a collection of political parties working together
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the AFD [n] - a far-right political party in Germany
• ☐ ☐ ☐ give up [phv] - quit
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mourners [n] - people who are grieving (sad) a death or attending a funeral
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a funeral [n] - a ceremony for honoring someone who has died
• ☐ ☐ ☐ late [adj] - died recently
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Hezbollah [n] - a Shiite terrorist group based in Lebanon
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a significant advance [exp] - a large movement forward in war
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rivals [n] - competing individuals or groups
• ☐ ☐ ☐ like a trooper [exp] - performing well in a difficult situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ intimidated [adj] - scared
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a film correspondent [n] - a journalist who reports on movies
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Betty Davis [n] - an American actress famous from the 1930s to 1960s [image] [ Link ]

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

1. Friedrich Merz's center-left party won the general election in Germany.
   True
   False
   
   
2. The far-right AFD will probably come in second place.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will not quit as president of Ukraine.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Tens of thousands of people came to the funeral of the Hezbollah leader.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The Sudanese army says it has suffered another defeat.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Betty Davis was smoking four cigarettes.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The film correspondent was intimidated by Betty Davis.
   True
   False
   
   

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.

• Friedrich Merz is in pole position (to) become Germany's next chancellor as exit (polls) show his center-right grouping has won the general election.
• The far right AFD appears to (have) come second.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told reporters he would (be) willing to give (up) his presidency if it would help (bring) peace to Ukraine.
• Tens of thousands of mourners in Lebanon (have) taken (part) in the funeral of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
• She (was) smoking like a trooper. She had two cigarettes going (on) either side of her.
• I (was) very intimidated (by) her.
• My voice was a (little) bit higher. I listen (to) it and I think, "Oh Lord!"