Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and then answer the following questions.

Accounts of ________ (1) by Ethiopian forces against residents of the country's northwestern region of Tigray were detailed in reports by The Associated Press and by Amnesty International. Ethiopia's central government and regional officials in Tigray both believe that each other's governments are ________ (2) after the pandemic disrupted elections.

“We strongly condemn the killings, forced removals and displacements, sexual assaults, and other extremely serious human rights violations and abuses by several parties that multiple organizations have reported in Tigray. We are also deeply ________ (3) by the worsening humanitarian crisis,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement.

Those responsible for abuses in Tigray must be held accountable, Blinken added, calling for an independent, international investigation into the reports of human rights ________ (4).

The US urged the immediate withdrawal from Tigray of troops from the neighbouring country of Eritrea and from Amhara, the Ethiopian region bordering Tigray. It also called for the Ethiopian government to ________ (5) all hostilities in Tigray and to allow “unhindered delivery of assistance to those in Tigray.”