World News March 19, 2019

Question 1

Survivor

Answer 1

noun

Someone who did not die from an event

_{There were many survivors after the typhoon.}

_{He was the only survivor.}

Question 2

Gunmen

Answer 2

noun

People with guns

_{There were some gunmen on the road in front of us.}

_{You should try to avoid those gunmen.}

Question 3

Open fire

Answer 3

verbal phrase

To shoot a gun

_{He opened fire on the crowd.}

_{The soldiers opened fire on the car.}

Question 4

Voting station

Answer 4

noun

A place for voting

_{There are many voting stations around Tokyo.}

_{I will meet you at the voting station tomorrow.}

Question 5

Ballot box

Answer 5

noun

A box where people’s votes are put in

_{There was some trouble with the new ballot boxes.}

_{I think someone stole the ballot box.}

Question 6

Hold talks

Answer 6

verbal phrase

To have formal discussions

_{North and South Korea has never held talks.}

_{President Trump held talks with the Russian Prime Minister.}

Question 7

Effort

Answer 7

noun

An attempt

_{He made some effort to get the job done on time.}

_{We are working from home in an effort to save money.}

Question 8

Unification

Answer 8

noun

Two countries becoming home

_{The unification between East and West Germany was a great moment in history.}

_{Taiwan does not want any unification with mainland China.}

Question 9

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