Complete the sentences in the newspaper cuttings, using the word(s) in brackets.
Le Monde to print articles in English
France's most traditional newspaper, Le Monde, (1)
____
is to print
(be / print ) a weekly supplement in English.
Editor Jean-Marie Colombani announced that the first 12-page supplement of translated articles
(2)
____
is due to appear
( due / appear) next month.
Pirovsky to return to US
Controversial film director Ray Pirovsky (3)
____
is on the
verge of returning
(verge / return) to the US 25 years after fleeing the country to escape criminal
charges. Los Angeles police (4)
____
are to drop
(be / drop)
the charges against Pirovsky, making his return a virtual certainty ....
Presidential victory in referendum
President Marref (5)
____
is set to win
(set / win)
a landslide victory in a national referendum to grant him a five-year extension to his rule.
Opinion polls indicate that approximately 85% of voters (6)
____
are likely to vote
(likely / vote) 'Yes' in next week's poll.
Bridge to link Sicily to Italy
Work (7)
____
is about to begin
(about / begin) on a
5km-long bridge across the Straits of Messina connecting the island of Sicily to the Italian mainland.
The project - suggested some 30 year ago - is (8)
____
bound to benefit
(bound / benefit) the economy of the region, according to one prominent local
politician.
Peace deal to end civil war
The government and the rebel SPLA group are (9)
____
on the point of reaching
(point / reach) an agreement to end their 20-year civil war.
The two sides (10)
____
are to sign
(be / sign)
a temporary ceasefire which allows a degree of autonomy for those regions.