• ☐ ☐ ☐ taken hostage [exp] - captured
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an ordeal [n] - a difficult situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bombardment [n] - attacking with bombs and missiles from the air
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a dispute [n] - an argument
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rival [adj] - enemies, competing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mining [n] - removing minerals (gold, coal, diamonds) from the ground
• ☐ ☐ ☐ staggering [adj] - incredible, hard to believe
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cautionary tale [exp] - a story that warns people about dangers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ betrayal [n] - being false or disloyal to someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ publish [v] - release a book into the public
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an autobiography [n] - a book someone writes about their own life

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

1. Hamas released an 18-year-old woman.
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2. Israel has stopped bombing Gaza.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Hundreds of mining workers are trapped underground in South Africa.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The miners will have to stay underground until Sunday.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Three years ago, 25% of cars sold were electric.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Now, 20% of cars sold are electric.
   True
   False
   
   
7. A new documentary about Britney Spears' life has been released.
   True
   False
   
   

• An 85-year-old Israel Israeli (Israeli) woman who was free freed (freed) after being taken hostage by Hamas has spoken about her ordeal.
• We hear from our report reporter (reporter) in the south southern (south) of the territory.
• A dispute between rival rivalry (rival) mining unions in South Africa has kept hundreds of workers underground since Sunday.
• Just three years ago, 1 in 25 cars sold was electric electricity (electric) .
• A new report suggests the world is on an unstopped unstoppable (unstoppable) shift towards renew renewable (renewable) energy.
• And a caution cautionary (cautionary) tale about fame, family, and betray betrayal (betrayal) .