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News Item 1:
General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
1.
confirmed the sinking of a Soviet submarine.
2. US officials believed that the sub carried at least
nuclear missiles.
3. The damage was serious —
on the vessel had killed
.
4. According to the Soviet officials,
leaked in the air or in the ocean.
5. It is
what may have caused the explosion that led to the sinking.

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News Item 1:
General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
1.
confirmed the sinking of a Soviet submarine.
2. US officials believed that the sub carried at least
nuclear missiles.
3. The damage was serious —
on the vessel had killed
.
4. According to the Soviet officials,
leaked in the air or in the ocean.
5. It is
what may have caused the explosion that led to the sinking.