• ☐ ☐ ☐ threats [n] - the possibility of trouble or danger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ water shortages [exp] - not having enough water
• ☐ ☐ ☐ break a record [exp] - do something higher, better, or more than the best known speed, time, number, etc. previously achieved
• ☐ ☐ ☐ swelter [v] - be uncomfortably hot
• ☐ ☐ ☐ menace [v] - act in a hostile or threatening way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rubbish [n] - garbage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ balloons [n] - brightly colored rubber sacs that are inflated with air [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the polls [n] - the place where people go to vote during an election
• ☐ ☐ ☐ extort [v] - obtain money by force, threats, or in other unfair ways

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

1. Delhi has broken heat records.
   True
   False
   
   
2. There have been water shortages in Delhi.
   True
   False
   
   
3. A senior Israeli official says he believes that fighting in Gaza will end soon.
   True
   False
   
   
4. North Korea has been attacked with balloons filled with rubbish.
   True
   False
   
   
5. South Africa's president has won reelection.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Nigerian criminals are using nude photos to extort money from politicians in Nigeria.
   True
   False
   
   

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

• --- ∅ A The (∅) Threats of --- ∅ a the (∅) water shortages as India's capital Delhi breaks --- ∅ a the (the) all-time heat record, and --- ∅ a the (the) country swelters.
• --- ∅ A The (A) senior Israeli official says he expects --- ∅ a the (the) fighting to continue in Gaza for at least --- ∅ a the (the) rest of --- ∅ a the (the) year.
• How North Korea is menacing --- ∅ a its (its) southern neighbour with --- ∅ a the (∅) balloons filled with --- ∅ a the (∅) rubbish.
• As --- ∅ a the (∅) voters in South Africa go to --- ∅ a the (the) polls, President Cyril Ramaphosa believes --- ∅ a the (∅) support for --- ∅ a his (his) party is solid.
• I'm going to post it all over --- ∅ a the (the) Internet.
• --- ∅ A The (The) Nigerian criminals using --- ∅ a the (∅) nude photos to extort --- ∅ a the (∅) money from young --- ∅ a the (∅) people around --- ∅ a the (the) world.