• ☐ ☐ ☐ a settlement [n] - an agreement to end a dispute
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reach [v] - agree to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a painkiller [n] - medicine for pain relief
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an opioid [n] - a drug for pain, often very addictive
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an epidemic [n] - a fast-spreading disease or health problem
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tariffs [n] - taxes on imports or exports
• ☐ ☐ ☐ confirm [v] - make sure that something is true
• ☐ ☐ ☐ harrowing [adj] - very upsetting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ nominated [adj] - chosen as a finalist for an award
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Oscars [n] - the Academy Awards, famous movie awards in the US

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

1. The drug company that makes a painkilling opioid has been linked to the opioid epidemic in the US.
   True
   False
   
   
2. The drug company will have to pay 70 billion dollars.
   True
   False
   
   
3. President Trump has threatened to put tariffs on businesses that keep their production outside the US.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Mount Everest is becoming more dangerous to climb.
   True
   False
   
   
5. People are searching for their family members in Gaza.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The movie Amelia Perez won the most awards at the Oscars.
   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.

• US states reach (a) 7-billion-dollar settlement with the makers of a painkiller (that/which) fueled the American opioid epidemic.
• President Trump tells international business leaders (to) move production to (the) US or face big tariffs.
• And why Mount Everest is becoming even (more) expensive (to) climb.
• His family still doesn't know where he (is), says Zacky.
• The harrowing search (for) the missing in Gaza.
• And Amelia Perez becomes the (most) nominated foreign film ever at (the) Oscars.