• ☐ ☐ ☐ temporarily [adv] - for a short time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ block [v] - stop, prevent
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sweeping [adj] - wide-ranging, extensive
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the White House [n] - the US president's office
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pause [v] - stop for a short time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ grants [n] - money given, not repaid
• ☐ ☐ ☐ loans [n] - borrowed money to be repaid
• ☐ ☐ ☐ put (s/t) on hold [exp] - delay or pause something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ backed [adj] - supported
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rebels [n] - people fighting against the government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the head [n] - the leader or top person
• ☐ ☐ ☐ accuse [v] - say someone did something wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ relentless [adj] - nonstop, continuous
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pioneering [adj] - first of its kind, innovative
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an implant [n] - a device put in the body
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Parkinson's disease [n] - a brain disorder (disease) affecting movement

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

1. The US government tried to pause federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance worth trillions of doillars.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Rwandan-backed rebels were defeated near the city of Goma in Eastern Congo.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Israel is working with the UN's Palestinian Refugee Agency to free Israeli hostages.
   True
   False
   
   
4. A man with Parkinson's disease is being aided by a computer-aided brain implant.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Choose the correct verb form.

• A US judge temporarily blocks to block blocking (blocks) a sweeping White House order pause to pause pausing (to pause) federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance that could have put to put putting (put) trillions of dollars on hold.
• Rwandan-backed rebels are get to get getting (getting) closer to take to take taking (taking) complete control of Goma in Eastern Congo.
• The Head of the UN's Palestinian Refugee Agency has accused to accuse accusing (accused) Israel of carry to carry carrying (carrying) out a relentless assault against it ahead of Thursday's ban.
• We hear to hear hearing (hear) how a pioneering computer-controlled brain implant has transformed to transform transforming (transformed) the life of a man with Parkinson's disease.