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Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

lush / shutdown / in tatters / donate / tied the knot

1. With the Afghan economy __________, hunting and trading in birds offers a welcome source of income for many struggling Afghans.

2. Even the children dream of a better day. When they were asked to paint happy scenes on the bare walls of their school trailers, they drew _________ green landscapes with story-book houses that looked like Switzerland.

3. All around the world, more and more people are _________ their time to take part in online volunteering projects. What motivates them to help strangers without expectation of money or even thanks?

4. Leaders have gathered for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Bali, Indonesia, with the notable exception of US president Barack Obama.

He cancelled his trip owing to the partial US government _________.

5. American actress Scarlett Johansson is engaged.

The 28-year-old Avengers star is set to _________ with independent advertising agency owner Romain Dauriac.