Meaning: "stabbing" means attacking people with a knife.

Wrong options:

• stabing: It leaves out the "b". Write "stabbing". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• shooting: This is a different action. The sentence needs a knife attack.

Correct answer: injured

Explanation: Listen again to "11 were injured." The word shows people were hurt, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "injured" means harmed or hurt.

Wrong options:

• injureded: It adds an extra "ed". Write "injured". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: electronics

Explanation: Here you hear "for electronics in Tokyo". It comes after 'for', so you need a word for things, more than one, ending in s.

Meaning: "electronics" means electronic devices and goods.

Wrong options:

• electronix: It has "x" where the word has "cs". Check the letters: "electronics". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• electronic: "electronic" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "electronics", so write the "s".

Correct answer: stunned

Explanation: The speaker says "The killings stunned a country". You need a word that shows surprise or shock, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "stunned" means shocked and very surprised.

Wrong options:

• stuned: It leaves out the "n". Check the letters: "stunned". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: identified

Explanation: You hear "The police identified the attacker". After 'police' the sentence needs an action word, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "identified" means named or recognized who the attacker was.

Wrong options:

• identifed: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "identified". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• identifieds: "identifieds" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "identified", with no "s".

Correct answer: apartment

Explanation: Listen for "living by himself in a small apartment". It comes after 'small', so you need a place you live in.

Meaning: "apartment" means a small home in a building.

Wrong options:

• aparment: It leaves out the "t". The right spelling is "apartment". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

Correct answer: attack

Explanation: On the recording you hear "after the attack". It comes after 'the', so you need the word for the violent event.

Meaning: "attack" means the violent event when people were hurt.

Wrong options:

• atack: It leaves out the "t". Write "attack". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.