• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cyber-attack [n] - an attack using computers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rule out [phv] - say something is not the cause or reason
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a power failure [n] - when the electricity stops
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reassure [v] - make someone feel better
• ☐ ☐ ☐ citizens [n] - people in a country or city
• ☐ ☐ ☐ absolute [adj] - 100%
• ☐ ☐ ☐ overcome [v] - win against a problem
• ☐ ☐ ☐ accountability [n] - being responsible for what you do
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a private service operator [n] - a company, not owned by the government, that provides services like electricity or internet
• ☐ ☐ ☐ be over [phv] - be recovered from
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a betrayal [n] - an act of being disloyal or breaking trust
• ☐ ☐ ☐ look out for [phv] - protect, take care of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ so-called [adj] - having the name (often used to show doubt)

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

1. The governments of Spain and Portugal believe cyber-attacks caused the recent power failure.
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   False
   
   
2. Authorities in Spain have promised to hold private service operators accountable if needed.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Mark Carney has been elected as the Prime Minister of Canada.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Canada’s new prime minister thinks Canada can no longer depend on the U.S.
   True
   False
   
   
5. President Trump has been president for 100 days.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The “Bitcoin ladies” are encouraging people to invest in Bitcoin in Europe.
   True
   False
   
   

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

1. A cyber-attack [ is declared not true ] by the governments of Spain and Portugal.

   [ is ruled out ]

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2. We would like to reassure the citizens that they have the [ full ] guarantee that we will overcome this.

   [ absolute ]

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3. We will demand [ responsibility ] from private service operators if that is necessary.

   [ accountability ]

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4. We [ are not upset anymore about ] the shock of the American [ disloyalty ].

   [ are over ] [ betrayal ]

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5. We have to [ take care of ] ourselves.

   [ look out for ]

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Directions: Choose the correct preposition.

• A cyber-attack is ruled out as the governments ∅ of in at on for (of) Spain and Portugal are looking ∅ of in at on for (for) the causes ∅ of in at on for (of) Monday's huge power failure.
• We would like to reassure ∅ of in at on for (∅) the citizens that they have the absolute guarantee that we will overcome ∅ of in at on for (∅) this.
• We will demand ∅ of in at on for (∅) accountability ∅ of in at on from (*from*) private service operators if that is necessary.
  * The speaker says "to" but demand (s/t) "from" (s/o) is correct.
• Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney wins ∅ of in at on for (∅) the election and says Donald Trump will never break ∅ of in at on for (∅) his country.
• We are over the shock ∅ of in at on for (of) the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out ∅ of in at on for (for) ourselves.
• We look back ∅ of in at on for (at) US President Donald Trump's first 100 days ∅ of in at on for (in) office.
• And the so-called Bitcoin ladies spreading knowledge ∅ of in at on for (of) crypto-currencies ∅ of in at on across (across) Africa.