1.   Haq was captured and killed during a clandestine visit to test the readiness of tribal groups in eastern Afghanistan to break with the Taliban.

2.   His first thought was that it was a Soviet transport plane being used to test the readiness of the air defense forces.

3.   The board of review, which would test his readiness to advance in rank along the Scouting trail, was about to begin.

4.   To test the readiness of the dough, drop a teaspoon of it into a glass of water.

5.   In Iraq, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis participated in an evacuation drill to test war readiness.

6.   Military exercises involving soldiers from eight countries began Tuesday in Estonia to test the readiness of the Baltic peacekeeping battalion.

7.   The aim is to test the readiness of the new stadium, and show unity between the opposition and government.

8.   The aim was to test combat readiness in harsh winter conditions.

9.   South Korea will stage a massive military drill this week in its capital area to test readiness against a North Korean guerrilla attack, military officials said Sunday.

10.   Tel Aviv police chief Assaf Hefetz said a security exercise had been held on Thursday in Tel Aviv to test the readiness of the security forces.