• ☐ ☐ ☐ riot police [n] - police who specialize in dealing with large crowds and protests
• ☐ ☐ ☐ confront [v] - meet, deal with
• ☐ ☐ ☐ parliament [n] - a type or a part of government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stifle [v] - limit, prevent, reduce
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dissent [n] - disagreement, especially of laws or rules
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the front line [n] - the place where a war is fought
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a package [n] - a group, a collection
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a trade tariff [n] - a tax paid goods that are imported or exported
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a fixer [n] - a person who solves problems
• ☐ ☐ ☐ credibility [n] - the quality of being trusted and believed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hush money [n] - money paid to stop people from talking or sharing secrets
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get under way [exp] - start

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

1. People are worried that new laws in Georgia will prevent foreigners from entering the country.
   True
   False
   
   
2. The US is refusing to send more weapons to Ukraine.
   True
   False
   
   
3. China is going to introduce new trade tariffs against the US.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Michael Cohen has been testifying against Donald Trump.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Trump's legal team has questioned Michael Cohen's credibility.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The Cannes film festival has just finished.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Choose the word that seems the most natural for each sentence.

• --- ∅ a the (∅) Riot police confront --- ∅ a the (∅) protesters in Georgia after --- ∅ a the (∅) parliament passes --- ∅ a the (a) foreign influence law that --- ∅ a the (∅) opponents fear will be used to stifle --- ∅ a the (∅) dissent.
• --- ∅ A The (The) US tells Ukraine more weapons are on their way to --- ∅ a the (the) front line.
• Joe Biden accuses China of cheating not competing as he introduces --- ∅ a the (a) massive package of --- ∅ a the (∅) trade tariffs.
• Donald Trump's legal team has been questioning his former fixer Michael Cohen's credibility as --- ∅ a the (a) witness at --- ∅ a the (the) ex-president's hush money trial in New York.
• It's --- ∅ a the (the) most important film festival in --- ∅ a the (the) world.
• I like when all --- ∅ a the (the) stars, they come to --- ∅ a the (∅) one city.
• --- ∅ A The (The) film world gathers in --- ∅ a the (the) south of France as --- ∅ a the (the) Cannes Film Festival gets under --- ∅ a the (∅) way.