Part 1: You will hear a short extract about tensions between Iran and the US.

Write NO MORE THAN

THREE WORDS for each blank.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efly_E9IoQY

 American flags were inflamed by Iranian in the demonstrations against the murder of Iran’s
________________________.
 Iran authorities are making a threat that a revenge is going to be led by some offenders who
_______________________ for the blood of Soleimani.
 It is doubtable that there have been Iranian hits on _________________ and its shoots on
American drone.
 One official in Iran said that America will be in a horrific situation in the case of war with them
due to their available weapons such as the _______________________.
 Military groups and _________________________ such as Hamas could possibly raise the
_____________ for American plans.
 A correspondent said that Iran will ______________ with the US. Despite its inferior level of
conventional forces compared with the US, Iran is the professional of _____________________.
 Soleimani is a ___________________. Therefore his death came as a shock to Iranian.
 Short time ago, Iran was _______________________ a bloody unrest and it happened again
after the death of Soleimani.

Key

1. Top military commander

2. Bloodied their hands
3. Oil tankers
4. Proxy war: conflict between 2 countries where neither directly engages each other.
Usually two countries use external strife to attack the interest or territorial holdings of
others: CHIẾN TRANH ỦY NHIỆM
5. Terror organizations
6. Stakes
7. Fare badly
8. Asymmetric warfare: war between countries who military powers differ significantly and
attempt to exploit each other’s weaknesses.
 Iran is the master of exploiting other countries’ weaknesses in war
9. Colt figure
10. Embroiled in : involved in a difficult situation