• ☐ ☐ ☐ troops [n] - soldiers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ breach [v] - break through, penetrate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Zaporizhzhia [n] - a city in southeast Ukraine
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a clash [n] - a battle or fight
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Turkish-backed [adj] - supported by the country of Türkiye (Turkey)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rebels [n] - people fighting against the government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ deport [v] - force someone to leave a country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a rival [n] - an enemy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ Eritrean [adj] - a group of people (ethnic group) mainly from Ethiopia
• ☐ ☐ ☐ asylum seekers [n] - people who leave their home country and enter a new country to find safety
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dust storms [n] - storms of strong wind, sand, and dust
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a quagmire [n] - a muddy area; a difficult situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Burning Man festival [n] - an outdoor music festival held in the Nevada desert each year

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

1. Ukraine's troops have ______ Russian defenses.
   broken through
   retreated from
   
   
2. ______ people have been killed in Northeast Syria.
   At least 20
   No more than 20
   
   
3. The Israeli government ______ some Eritrean asylum seeker.
   has deported
   might deport
   won't deport
   
   
4. Some Eritrean asylum seeker ______ clashes in Tel Aviv on Saturday.
   took part in
   could not enter because of
   
   
5. Nevada usually ______ dust storms at this time of year.
   gets
   doesn't get
   
   
6. Thousands of people ______ the Burning Man festival in Nevada because of weather.
   can't get to
   can't leave
   
   

• Ukraine's generals say their troops have breached have been breached (have breached) the first line of Russian defenses.
• More than 20 people have killed have been killed (have been killed) in Northeast Syria.
• The Israeli government considered is considered is considering (is considering) deporting rival groups of Eritrean asylum seekers who involved were involved (were involved) in clashes.
• The Burning Man festival has transformed has been transformed (has been transformed) into a muddy quagmire after what thinks thought is thought (is thought) to be the longest heaviest rainfall this festival has seen has been seen (has seen) .
• Thousands of people wait are wait (wait) for good weather so that the exit roads can reopen can be reopened (can be reopened [can reopen]) .