• ☐ ☐ ☐ bury [v] - put in the ground
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Arctic [n] - the far North
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a funeral [n] - a ceremony for when people die
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the cash [n] - the money
• ☐ ☐ ☐ emaciated [adj] - thin and weak
• ☐ ☐ ☐ coming in streams [exp] - arriving in large numbers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a famine [n] - a majot event in which many people die from hunger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Bengal [adj/n] - part of India
• ☐ ☐ ☐ inconsistent [adj] - doesn't match
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a big bang [exp] - the event that started the universe
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a light year [n] - the distance light travels in a year
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a teaspoon [n] - a measurement, a very small amount, the amount that fits in a teaspoon
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Everest [n] - Mt. Everest, the tallest? mountain on Earth

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

1. Russian officials have buried Alexei Navalny's body in an Arctic prison.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Russian officials want Alexei Navalny's funeral to be secret.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Poland has recieved 150 billion dollar from the European Union.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The Bengal Famine occured in India during World War 2.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The Bengal Famine killed 30 million people.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The US supports Israel's plans to build new homes in the occupied West bank.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The star weighs about as much as Mt. Everest.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Choose the best word.

• Alexei Navalny's mother says Russian officials are threatening (to) bury his body in (the) Arctic prison (where) he was held if she doesn't agree (to) a secret funeral.
• Poland gets a 150 billion dollar offer (from) the European Union, but will (the) cash actually arrive?
• I (have) seen from behind the gates (that) these emaciated women with children would come. And their bodies were so thin.
• They were desperate. I mean, they (were) just coming in streams.
• A new BBC Radio series remembers the Bengal Famine, (which) killed 3 million people in India (during) World War 2.
• The US says Israel's plans (to) build new homes in the occupied West bank is inconsistent (with) International law.
• And why (did) a big star make such a big bang?
• It's about 20 light (years) across. A teaspoon of this material weighs about (as) much as Everest.