• ☐ ☐ ☐ the stock market [n] - the place where shares of companies are bought and sold. [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ down sharply [exp] - decrease suddenly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ amid [prep] - in the middle of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tariffs [n] - taxes on imported goods.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rule out [phv] - exclude as a possibility
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a recession [n] - a period of economic decline
• ☐ ☐ ☐ significant [adj] - important, meaningful.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an invasion [n] - an army entering another country by force
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a correspondent [n] - a journalist
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fled [v] - ran away (past of flee)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a wave [n] - a sudden increase of something happening
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sectarian [adj] - related to conflict between different religious or political groups
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gobsmaked [adj] - very surprised
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fuming [adj] - very angry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a hefty fine [exp] - a large financial penalty
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a migrant [n] - a person who moves from one country to another
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hitch a lift [exp] - travel by getting a free ride from someone

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

1. The value of stocks in the U.S. fell.
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2. Peace talks regarding the war in Ukraine are being held in Saudi Arabia.
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   False
   
   
3. Many Syrians fled to Saudi Arabia to escape violence in their home country.
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   False
   
   
4. A British couple discovered a migrant hiding inside their car.
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   False
   
   
5. The British couple was fined after they offered the migrant a ride.
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   False
   
   

Directions: What expressions from the audio have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. President Trump refuses to [ say it won't happen ] a recession.

   [ rule out ]

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2. We hear from our [ journalist ] in Lebanon .

   [ correspondent ]

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3. Syrians [ escaped ] across the border after [ an large increase ] of sectarian killings.

   [ fled ] [ a wave ]

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4. One, I was [ shocked ]. But two, I was [ enraged ].

   [ gobsmaked ] [ fuming ]

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5. A British couple was given a [ large ] fine.

   [ hefty ]

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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.

• Stock markets have closed down sharply in (the) United States amid concern (over) President Trump's tariffs and refusal (to) rule out a recession.
• President Zelenskyy is in Saudi Arabia, (which) is hosting the first significant peace talks (since) the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• And we hear from our correspondent (in) Lebanon about Syrians (who) fled across the border after a wave of sectarian killings.
• The British couple given a hefty fine after reporting a migrant (who) secretly hitched a lift (on) top of their car.