• ☐ ☐ ☐ substantial [adj] - large or significant
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pay damages [exp] - pay money for causing harm or loss
• ☐ ☐ ☐ intrude [v] - enter without permission
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a military operation [n] - an attack made by a military
• ☐ ☐ ☐ occupied [adj] - under military control by another group
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a landmark ruling [n] - an important legal decision
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a court [n] - a place where legal cases are decided
• ☐ ☐ ☐ slash [v] - cut, reduce
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nitrogen [n] - a gas (N)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fossil fuels [n] - coal, oil, and gas used for energy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ would-be [adj] - wanting or trying to become something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ migrants [n] - people who move to live or work in another place
• ☐ ☐ ☐ troops [n] - soldiers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ extraordinary [adj] - very unusual or surprising
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the casualty rate [n] - the number of people killed or injured

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

1. Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper has apologized to Prince Harry.
   True
   False
   
   
2. His newspaper is still refusing to pay damages.
   True
   False
   
   
3. 10 or more people were killed in Israeli military actions in the West Bank.
   True
   False
   
   
4. A court in the Netherlands ordered the government to reduce nitrogen pollution caused by farming and fossil fuels.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Donald Trump recently visited the Mexican border.
   True
   False
   
   
6. North Korean soldiers are fighting in Western Russia.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The North Korean soldiers have a very high casualty rate.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Choose the correct word form for each sentence.

• Rupert Murdoch's newsgroup newspaper apology apologizes (apologizes) to Prince Harry and agrees to pay payments (pay) substantial damages for intruding intrusion (intruding ) into his private privacy (private) life.
• Palestinian officials officially (officials) say at least 10 people have been killed as Israeli troops continue a major military operate operation (operation) in Jenin in the occupied occupation (occupied) West bank.
• In a landmark rules ruling (ruling) , a court in the Netherlands orders the government to slash harm harmful (harmful) nitrogen pollute pollution (pollution) caused by farming and burning fossil fuels.
• We hear from the Mexico Mexican (Mexican) border on the mood among would-be migrants migration (migrants) following Donald Trump's return to the White House.
• The extraordinary casualty rate reports reportedly (reportedly) among North Korean troops fighting for a Vladimir Putin in Western Russia.