• ☐ ☐ ☐ natural resources [n] - materials like water, oil, and minerals
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a milestone [n] - an achievement that marks progress
• ☐ ☐ ☐ boost [v] - improve, increase
• ☐ ☐ ☐ army reservists [n] - soldiers who are not in the regular army but can be called to serve when needed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ release [v] - set free
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hostages [n] - people who are captured and held to force others to meet demands
• ☐ ☐ ☐ authorities [n] - leaders in a country
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a transport hub [n] - a central place where many types of transportation (like buses, trains, or planes) connect
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dozens [n] - many, 12s
• ☐ ☐ ☐ May Day [n] - May 1st, traditionally a day to honor workers’ rights
• ☐ ☐ ☐ integrate [v] - bring people or things together
• ☐ ☐ ☐ left-wing [adj] - having political beliefs favoring social equality
• ☐ ☐ ☐ revolutionaries [n] - people who have fought to change the government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the White House [n] - the US government (the house of the US president)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ high-profile [adj] - attracting a lot of public attention

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

1. Ukraine and the United States signed a mineral deal.
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2. Ukraine expects the deal to help its economy and security.
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3. Army reservists in Israel are protesting to support the war in Gaza.
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4. Turkish authorities are trying to increase access to transportation before May Day.
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5. Columbia is trying to reintegrate former revolutionaries into society.
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6. Kamala Harris has given many high-profile speeches since she lost the election.
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7. Kamala Harris is urging people to support whoever is in the White House.
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Directions: What expressions from the audio have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. Ukraine says a deal on natural resources signed with the United States is an important [ turning point, achievement ].

   [ milestone ]

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2. It will [ strengthen ] the country's economy and its security.

   [ boost ]

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3. Authorities in Turkey close transport [ centers ] and make [ numerous ] arrests.

   [ hubs ] [ dozens of ]

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4. How do you [ include, assimilate ] former left-wing revolutionaries into society?

   [ integrate ]

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5. Kamala Harris makes her first [ public ] speech.

   [ high-profile ]

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Directions: Choose the correct article. Nothing (∅) is possible.

• Ukraine says ∅ a the (a) deal on ∅ a the (∅) natural resources signed with ∅ a the (the) United States is ∅ an the (an) important milestone, which will boost ∅ a the (the) country's economy and ∅ a its (its) security.
• ∅ A The (∅) Protests in Israel as ∅ an the (∅) army reservists demand ∅ an the (an) end to ∅ a the (the) war in Gaza and ∅ a the (a) release of ∅ a its (∅) hostages.
• ∅ An The (∅) Authorities in Turkey close ∅ a the (∅) transport hubs and make ∅ a the (∅) dozens of ∅ a the (∅) arrests ahead of ∅ a the (∅) possible May Day protests.
• How do you integrate ∅ a the (∅) former left-wing revolutionaries into ∅ a this (∅) society? We are in Columbia to find out.
• ∅ A This (This) country is ours. It doesn't belong to whoever is in ∅ a the (the) White House.
• She's back. Kamala Harris makes ∅ a her (her) first high-profile speech since losing ∅ a the (the) US presidential election.