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Headlines Quiz

1.

This is BBC News, the headlines:

Further fighting taking place outside the Ukrainian capital

2.

Kiev while Russian forces are around kilometres from the centre of the city.

3.

British military intelligence believes that those Russian troops regrouping

4.

possibly for a fresh offensive that happen in the coming days.

5.

A senior Ukrainian minister says around 13,000 people were from a number of Ukrainian cities on Saturday.

6.

That's almost twice the number who were get out the day before,

7.

but no one to leave the besieged port of Mariopol blocked by Russian forces.

8.

The city of Erbil in Iraq has hit by several missiles.

9.

Video on social media shows several large explosions in the of the American consulate.

10.

No casualties were reported. A US official has the Reuters news agency the missiles were fired from inside Iran.

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11.

How much can you remember?

The passive form of the present perfect tense is:

has been taking place

has taken place

took place

12.

"Fighting has been taking place" means:

the fighting is continuing.

the fighting has ended.

the fighting has just started.

13.

A synonym of "offensive" is:

insulting

silly

attack

14.

To "lay seige" or "beseige" means to:

surround and isolate a city.

destroy.

leave.

15.

Iraq is also:

supporting Russia.

attacking its own citizens in Erbil.

promoting peace.

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