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.