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3. ANSWER the questions.
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• link [v] - connect
• abruptly [adv] - suddenly
• former [adj] - not anymore
• jihadists [n] - Muslim people fighting for Islamic ideals
• on the run [exp] - running away from police
• Islamic State militants [n] - soldiers of the Islamic State
• exempt [v] - free from rules or obligations
• validate [v] - prove legally real (or valid)
• deal with [phv] - fix
• a pandemic [n] - a disease affecting a whole country or the world
• conservation [n] - efforts to save (an animal) from extinction
• a decline [n] - a decrease, a drop
• endangered [adj] - very few remaining, almost extinct
• lose out [phv] - lose opportunity

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

1. Juan Carlos is the current King of Spain.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Juan Carlos was investigated for corruption.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Juan Carlos has recently left Spain.
   True
   False
   
   
4. 300 prisoners have escaped from a jail in Afghanistan.
   True
   False
   
   
5. The prisoners attacked Islamic State militants.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Peru wants more foreign doctors and nurses to help with the coronavirus pandemic.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Peru is allowing foreign doctors to work in Peru without validating their university degrees.
   True
   False
   
   
8. The number of giant pandas in the wild is decreasing.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Giant panda conservation efforts are having a postive effect on other animals.
   True
   False