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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.

sporting / loudspeaker / national anthem / tournament / dress code

1.
Soaring temperatures have halted matches at the Australian Open tennis __________, as a report warns that the country will see hotter heatwaves.

2.
Last month, Mr Kadyrov apologised after shouting insults over a __________ at a referee who had sent off a player from his Terek Grozny side during a Russian League match.

3.
Around 170 members of the Irish defence forces took part in the ceremony. The __________ was played and the flag was lowered to half-mast. A minute's silence was also observed.

4.
The __________ for the press is strict: black tie and posh frocks. I've never seen so many journalists looking so well-groomed as on Oscars night.

5.
His dress was ruled out of order since other MPs wore top hats. Although Mr Hardie complied, he continued to stand out from the crowd by __________ a tweed suit in a sea of black frock coats. The incident gave rise to the description of his brand of politics as "cloth-cap socialism".