• ☐ ☐ ☐ accuse [v] - blame
• ☐ ☐ ☐ cruel [adj] - intentionally causing pain or suffering
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a violation [n] - breaking a rule
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - a temporary stop in fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the Coast Guard [n] - an official force that protects coastal waters and helps with rescues at sea
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cable [n] - a thick wire
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sabotage [v] - damage or destroy on purpose
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shine through [phv] - light come in [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ squint [v] - almost close your eyes because of bright light [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ well up [phv] - fill with emotion
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stimulus [n] - something causing a reaction

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

1. The Israeli Prime Minister accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire in Gaza.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Sweden's Coast Guard is investigating damage to some bridges over the Baltic Sea.
   True
   False
   
   
3. There have been multiple suspected sabotage attacks in the Baltic Sea region.
   True
   False
   
   
4. There is a new treatment for childhood blindness.
   True
   False
   
   
5. This was Jace's first reaction to light stimuli.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Choose the most natural connecting word for each sentence.

• The Israeli Prime Minister has accused Hamas of a cruel and but that after because (and) evil violation of the ceasefire in Gaza.
• And Sweden's Coast Guard is investigating new damage to a cable under the Baltic Sea and but that after because (after) a series of suspected Russian sabotage attacks in the area.
• I opened the window and but that after because (and) the light shone through really bright, and but that after because (and) he squinted.
• I remember welling up and but that after because (because) that was the first time and but that after because (that) Jace ever had any reaction to any sort of light stimulus.