Meaning: "solution" means an answer to the problem here.

Wrong options:

• soluion: It leaves out the "t". Write "solution". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• resolution: Resolution is a different word and does not match the simple idea here.

Correct answer: tend

Explanation: You hear "clinic tend to be women". The sentence needs an action word that shows what most patients do.

Meaning: "tend" means usually happen or be the case.

Wrong options:

• intend: Intend means plan to do something, not what usually happens here.

Correct answer: vulnerable

Explanation: Listen for "especially vulnerable because of pregnancy". You need a describing word after "especially".

Meaning: "vulnerable" means likely to be harmed or affected.

Wrong options:

• vulnrable: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "vulnerable". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• vulnerably: "vulnerably" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "vulnerable", which ends in "e".

Correct answer: miserable

Explanation: On the recording you hear "makes them so miserable". The sentence needs a describing word after "so".

Meaning: "miserable" means very unhappy and in a lot of pain.

Wrong options:

• misrable: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "miserable". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• miserly: "miserly" is a close word, but it ends in "ly". The speaker says "miserable", which ends in "able".

Correct answer: vicious

Explanation: Listen again to "starts up vicious a circle". You need a describing word before "a circle" and do not forget the c and i.

Meaning: "vicious" means causing a harmful repeating pattern.

Wrong options:

• vicios: It leaves out the "u". Check the letters: "vicious". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• viciously: "viciously" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "vicious".