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Tensions are [risen / rising] on the Korean Peninsula after the United Nations OK'd new sanctions [against / for] North Korea. All 15 members of the U.N. Security Council agreed [to / too] the new sanctions. Even North Korea's friends China and Russia said yes. The sanctions are [because / due] of N. Korea's [third / thirdly] nuclear missile test, which they carried [in / out] in February. China's Xinhua news agency said: "The new sanctions make it more difficult for Pyongyang to [finance / financial] and get material for nuclear missile programs." The U.N. also said it would search ships [leaving / coming] in and out of N. Korea. U.S. ambassador [to / by] the U.N. Susan Rice warned that the U.N. would "take [farther / further] significant actions" if Pyongyang carried out another nuclear test.

North Korea has hit [back / forward] against the sanctions. It says it is ending all non-aggression [agreements / agreement] with S. Korea. It will also close its [hotline / coldhearted] with Seoul and its border-crossing point [among / between] the two countries. Pyongyang also warned it would consider [attacks / attacking] its enemies with nuclear weapons. South Korea immediately informed the North not to take any [military / militarised] action. Major-General Kim Yong-hyun said South Korea's "military will strongly and [stern / sternly] punish" any North Korean attacks. A military spokesperson [waned / warned] : If Seoul comes [under / over] attack, the top levels of North Korea's regime including leader Kim Jong-un could [become / became] targets." The White House said the U.S.A. could stop any North Korean missile attack.