• ☐ ☐ ☐ turn away from [phv] - stop helping, stop paying attention to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ indiscriminate [adj] - hurting everyone, not just one group
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be jailed [v] - be put in prison
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be denounced [v] - be reported or blamed in public
• ☐ ☐ ☐ criticize [v] - say something is wrong
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tax-exempt status [n] - not having to pay taxes
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a refusal [n] - saying no
• ☐ ☐ ☐ government monitoring [n] - when the government watches people or actions
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a warehouse [n] - a big building for storing things

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

1. The situation in Sudan has improved after two years of war.
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   False
   
   
2. A Russian hairdresser was reported by a neighbor for criticizing the war in Ukraine.
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   False
   
   
3. The hairdresser has been put in jail.
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   False
   
   
4. Harvard University is refusing to accept government monitoring.
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   False
   
   
5. President Trump has suggested that Harvard University could lose its tax-exempt status.
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   False
   
   
6. The woman being interviewed has increased production.
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   False
   
   

Directions: What expressions from the audio have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. The world must not [ ignore ] the huge numbers of women and children in the country.

   [ turn away from ]

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2. A Russian hairdresser has been jailed after she was [ reported, accused ] by a neighbor.

   [ denounced ]

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3. Harvard University could lose its [ free from taxes ] status.

   [ tax-exempt ]

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

• After two years of war in Sudan, a warning that the world must (not) turn away from (the) huge numbers of women and children in the country (who/that) are victims of indiscriminate sexual violence.
• We hear about a Russian hairdresser who has (been) jailed after she was denounced (by) a neighbor for criticizing (the) war in Ukraine.
• President Trump suggests that Harvard University could lose its tax-exempt status (over) its refusal (to) accept government monitoring.
• The effect of President Trump's trade war (on) small businesses in China.