• ☐ ☐ ☐ productive [adj] - successful, achieving good results
• ☐ ☐ ☐ extradite [v] - send a criminal to another country for trial
• ☐ ☐ ☐ alleged [adj] - claimed but not proven
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a founder member [exp] - one of the first people to start a group or organization
• ☐ ☐ ☐ brutal [adj] - extremely violent and cruel
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a cartel [n] - a group controlling illegal trade, often drugs
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a rally [n] - a large public gathering, often for a cause or protest
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the M23 rebels [n] - a militant group in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• ☐ ☐ ☐ troops [n] - soldiers
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lay down [phv] - stop using weapons
• ☐ ☐ ☐ arms [n] - weapons, especially guns
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dissolve [v] - officially end
• ☐ ☐ ☐ imprisoned [adj] - in jail or prison
• ☐ ☐ ☐ issue a statement [exp] - officially announce something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ urge [v] - strongly encourage
• ☐ ☐ ☐ disarm [v] - give up or take away weapons

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

1. The American and British leaders discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine at the White House.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Mexico has extradited over 30 alleged drug gang members to the United States.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Two of the gang members were founders of the Los Zetas cartel.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Explosions and gunfire were reported at a rally in the city of Bukavu.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Abdullah Ocalan has urged the PKK to keep fighting against the Turkish state.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Abdullah Ocalan is in prison.
   True
   False
   
   
7. The PKK has been fighting against the Turkish State for forty years.
   True
   False
   
   

Directions: Choose the most natural expression.

• President Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer say tell talk (say) they have had productive says tells talks (talks) at the White House with the focus on Russia's war at versus agaisnt (against) Ukraine.
• Mexico has extradited quite every almost (almost) 30 alleged drug gang people followers members (members) to the United States, including two founder people followers members (members) of the brutal Los Zetas cartel.
• And explosions and gunfire have been noted issued reported (reported) in the Congolese city of Bukavu at a rally held made done (held) by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.
• All troops can might should (should) lay down their arms and the PKK must end dissolve terminate (dissolve) itself.
• The imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has issued reported supplied (issued) a statement urging stating influencing (urging) his PKK Rebel movement to unarm dearm disarm (disarm) and end its four decade-long fight against the Turkish State.