1. JUNE 2nd
Thomas Pesquet, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ astronaut, ________________ (land) safely after a successful six-month mission onboard the International Space Station.
French
landed

2. JUNE 3rd
On June 3rd 2017, on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bridge, a van ___________ (leave) the road and ___________ (hit) a group of pedestrians. Its three occupants then __________ (run) out of the vehicle and ______________ (stab) people at random. Eight people ___________ (be) killed and 48 ___________ (be) injured. The three attackers __________ (be) later shot dead by the police. This _________ (be) the third terrorist attack over a year.
London
left
ran
hit
stabbed
were
were
were
was

3. JUNE 12th Spanish defeated
On June 12th, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ world-known tennisman Rafael Nadal ______________ (defeat) Stan Wawrinka, thus winning his 10th medal in the French Open. Jelena Ostapenko __________ (be) the winner of the Women's Singles and she _____________ (become)the first _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ player to win a Grand Slam title.
Spanish
defeated
was
became
Latvian

4. JUNE 13th
On June 13th, at least 80 people ____________ (die) when a fire _____________ (tear)through a 24-storey _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ building known as Grenfell Tower. It _______ (be) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _‘s worst fire in decades.
died
tore
London
was
Britain

5. JUNE 18th
A raging forest fire in central _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ starting on June 18th ___________ (kill) more than 60 people, including at least 30 motorists who ________ (be)trapped in their cars.
Portugal
killed
were

6. JUNE 26th
French
Fans ______________ (celebrate)20 years since the first book in the Harry Potter series _______ (be) published on June 26th.
celebrated
was

7. JULY 4th
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________ (fire) an international ballistic missile on July 4th. North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, _____________ (taunt) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, saying the launch was a Fourth of July “gift” to the Trump administration
North Korea
fired
taunted
The U.S.A

8. JULY 7th
President Trump _____________ (meet) with Chancellor Angela Merkel on July 7th, after he _____________ (arrive) in Hamburg, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, where thousands of protesters _____________(converge) before a group of 20 summit meeting with leaders of other major economies.
met
arrived
Germany
converged

9. JULY 11th
On July 11th, scientists _____________ (publish) an alarming report on Earth’s sixth mass extinction. They _____________ (warn) about possible “biological annihilation” of certain species and _____________ (blame) human activity (pollution, deforestation, industrial farming…).
published
warned
blamed

10. JULY 14th
On July 14th , Beyonce and Jay Z’s twin children ___________ (be born) .Beyonce _____________ (post) an elaborate photograph on social media to introduce the babies.
were born
posted

11. JULY 14th
On July 14th, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _president Donald Trump _____________ (join)the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ president Emmanuel Macron as Bastille Day guest of honour.
American
joined
French

12. JULY 23rd
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cyclist Christopher Froome ___________ ( win) the Tour de _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for the fourth time on July 23rd.
British
won
France

13. JULY 25th JULY 27th
Massive wildfires in Southern _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________ (provoke) ten thousand evacuations from July 25th to July 27th.
France
provoked

14. AUGUST 2nd resigned from
On August 2nd, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s 96-year-old husband, _____________ (resign from) his official royal engagement after seventy years acting on behalf of the crown.

15. AUGUST 3rd
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ football player Neymar finally ____________ (join) the Paris Saint Germain football club on August 3rd after 3 weeks of negotiations… The club ___________ ( give) 222 million euros, the most expensive transfer in football history.
Brazilian
joined
gave

16. AUGUST 4th  AUGUST 13th
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________ (win) 5 medals at the Athletics World Championships that _____________ (take place) in London from August 4th to August 13th.
Usain Bolt's London finale _______________ (end) in disappointment as he ________________ ( suffer) a muscle cramp and _______________ (fall) on the track before the end of the men’s 4x100m relay final.
France
won
took place
ended
suffered
fell

17. AUGUST 4th
A female panda ____________ (give) birth to two baby pandas on August 4th in Beauval zoo (a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ zoo). Unfortunately, one of the two babies ___________ (die) shortly afterwards.
gave
French
died