• ☐ ☐ ☐ the US Court of Appeals [n] - a US court that reviews decisions made by lower courts
• ☐ ☐ ☐ temporarily [adv] - for a short time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ halt [v] - stop
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ruling [n] - an official decision by a court
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a ceasefire [n] - an agreement to stop fighting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a proposal [n] - a plan or suggestion
• ☐ ☐ ☐ drug traffickers [n] - people who buy and sell illegal drugs, criminals
• ☐ ☐ ☐ equal billing [n] - the same level of attention or importance

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

1. The US Court of Appeals has blocked Trump's trade tarriffs.
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2. Hamas believes a new ceasefire proposal will not guaranteed aid into Gaza.
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3. Members of a music band were murdered by drug traffickers in Mexico.
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4. Women’s tennis is not being given equal treatment at a tournament in France.
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   False
   
   
5. The people who made the this decision are trying to protect their daughters.
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Directions: What expressions from the audio have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. The US Court of Appeals has [ briefly ] [ stopped ] Wednesday's ruling.

   [ temporarily ] [ halted ]

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2. The [ official decision ] would have blocked many of President Trump's new trade tariffs.

   [ ruling ]

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3. No equal [ promotion, spotlight ] for women's tennis in France.

   [ billing ]

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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.

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• The US Court of Appeals (has) temporarily halted Wednesday's ruling that would (have) blocked many of President Trump's new trade tariffs.
• Hamas says a ceasefire proposal that Israel's agreed (to) won't guarantee an end to (the) war in Gaza or allow hundreds of trucks (to) bring aid into the territory.
• Officials in Mexico say five members of a music band, (whose) bodies (have) been found following their disappearance at the weekend, (were) murdered by drug traffickers.
• No equal billing (for) women's tennis in France.
• And I hope whoever (is) making the decision, I don't think they have daughters because I don't think they want (to) treat their daughters (like) this.