Questions
DIRECTIONS: For the bolded part of each statement, circle the correct answer.
1. Several cul-de-sacs in an Atlanta suburb have been overrun by dozens of empty Waymo self-driving cars, circling from morning to night as they wait for their next ride request. Waymo is owned by Alphabet, which is the parent company of Tesla / Google.
2. After failing to get a response to their concerns from Waymo, residents contacted their local government, state representatives, and GDOT and got a speedy response from all / no response from any.
3. Local law enforcement officers from the U.S. World Cup host cities / every U.S. city have received training at the FBI’s new training center in Alabama, learning how to take out drones intended to be used for malicious purposes.
4. The local law enforcement officers trained in drone security will work in teams to monitor the airspace and, if a drone pilot with dangerous intentions enters a no-fly zone, the FBI can blow it out of the sky / hack its electronics and take it away from the stadium.
5. In a video message in Spanish to the Cuban people this week, Secretary Rubio said the U.S. is offering to help them alleviate the current energy/food crisis, and also to build a better future. Rubio pointed out that the Cuban people have been suffering from blackouts for years / since Trump’s removal of Maduro from Venezuela.
6. Secretary Rubio explained, “The real reason you don’t have electricity, fuel, or food is because those who control your country / Somali immigrants have plundered billions of dollars, but nothing has been used to help the people.”
7. Secretary Rubio also said in his message to the Cuban people that the United States / Cuba is the only country where Cubans have not achieved success.
8. Following Secretary Rubio’s message, the U.S. indicted Raul Castro / Fidel Castro, head of Cuba’s Communist Revolutionary Armed Forces, for the 1996 murder of the four unarmed American civilians when he ordered their small planes to be shot down in international waters.
9. Memorial Day started off as a day of remembrance – a day when Americans went to barbecues / cemeteries and placed flags or flowers on the graves of our war dead.
10. Suggestions for how Americans should observe Memorial Day today include participating in a “National Moment of Remembrance,” flying the U.S. Flag at half-staff until noon and shopping for Memorial Day deals / visiting cemeteries and placing flags on the graves of our fallen heroes.
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