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Exercise:
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.
hemisphere / flashes by / inevitably / trauma / landmark
1. His injuries were so severe he lost his right leg, but he says the psychological __________ has been harder to deal with.
2. The princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, was delivered at 08:34 BST on Saturday at St Mary's Hospital in London, and weighed 8lbs 3oz (3.7kg).
Tower Bridge was among several London __________ lit up in pink in her honour.
3. Haiti is the poorest country in the western __________ and has suffered a number of recent disasters, including four hurricanes and storms in 2008 that killed hundreds.
4. Mr Chisolm said: "With hundreds of thousands of people seeing the film around the world, some will undoubtedly get hooked on Hardy and will __________ come and visit the places and his houses."
5. Going deeper into the Javanese countryside, names of small towns and villages __________: Kebumen, Gombong, Purwokerto. Deep in Indonesia's interior, the ubiquitous Indomaret convenience chain outlets are replaced by traditional family shops, a relic of the old ways. It is a world away from big city life.
Answers:
Source: Mercian soldiers trained to identify early trauma signs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-12535475
2. The princess, who is fourth in line to the throne, was delivered at 08:34 BST on Saturday at St Mary's Hospital in London, and weighed 8lbs 3oz (3.7kg).
Tower Bridge was among several London landmarks lit up in pink in her honour.
Source: Royal baby: Princess’s first night at Kensington Palace http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32571330
3. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and has suffered a number of recent disasters, including four hurricanes and storms in 2008 that killed hundreds.
Source: Haiti devastated by massive earthquake http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8455629.stm
4. Mr Chisolm said: "With hundreds of thousands of people seeing the film around the world, some will undoubtedly get hooked on Hardy and will inevitably come and visit the places and his houses.”
Source: Thomas Hardy’s Dorset inspirations http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-32393785
5. Going deeper into the Javanese countryside, names of small towns and villages flash by: Kebumen, Gombong, Purwokerto. Deep in Indonesia's interior, the ubiquitous Indomaret convenience chain outlets are replaced by traditional family shops, a relic of the old ways. It is a world away from big city life.
Source: Sumarti Ningsih murder: From Indonesia to Hong Kong http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-30110872