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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #35583 Medium Crimes
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You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
Two  horrifying  crimes  have  exposed  serious    in  Connecticut's  criminal  justice  system.  But  a  "three  strikes  and  you're  out"  law    by  Gov.  M.  Jodi  Rell  and  Republicans  in  the  Legislature  would  do  more  harm  than  good.  Last  July  two  recently  paroled  men  broke  into  a  home  in  Cheshire  and  tortured  and    three  people.  Last  month  a  man  who  served  more  than  eight  years  for  assaulting  a  5-year-old  —  and  had  been  out  on    for  less  than  a  month  —  broke  into  a  New  Britain  home.  He  accosted  two  women,  wounding  one  and  killing  the  other.  Republicans,  led  by  Ms.  Rell,  have  responded  by  calling  for  a  "three  strikes"  law.  Democrats  have  rightly  resisted.  The  proposed  law,  which  would  mandate  life  in  prison  for  anyone    of  three  violent  felonies,  is  a  bumper-sticker  solution  that  would  create    by  barring  judges'  discretion  in  sentencing.  It  would  also  not  deter  the  many  crimes    by  people  who  have  not  committed  three  violent  felonies.  

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Correct answer: weaknesses

Explanation: Listen again to "exposed serious weaknesses in". The word is more than one, so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "weaknesses" means faults or problems in the system.

Wrong options:

  • weakness: "weakness" has no "es" at the end. The speaker says "weaknesses", so write the "es".
Correct answer: proposed

Explanation: Here you hear "law proposed by Gov. M. Jodi". The action already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "proposed" means suggested or put forward.

Wrong options:

  • propose: "propose" is missing the ending. The speaker says "proposed", with "d" at the end.
  • propesed: It has "e" where the word has "o". Check the letters: "proposed". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: murdered

Explanation: The speaker says "tortured and murdered". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "murdered" means killed someone on purpose.

Wrong options:

  • murder: "murder" is missing the ending. The speaker says "murdered", with "ed" at the end.
  • murdred: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "murdered". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: probation

Explanation: You hear "had been out on probation for". It comes after on, so you need the name of the status.

Meaning: "probation" means a period of supervised release from prison.

Wrong options:

  • probationer: "probationer" has an extra "er" at the end. The speaker says "probation".
Correct answer: convicted

Explanation: Listen for "anyone convicted of three violent". The law is about being found guilty, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "convicted" means legally found guilty of a crime.

Wrong options:

  • convict: "convict" is missing the ending. The speaker says "convicted", with "ed" at the end.
Correct answer: injustices

Explanation: On the recording you hear "would create injustices by barring judges'". The word is more than one, so it ends in s.

Meaning: "injustices" means unfair results or wrong treatments.

Wrong options:

  • injustice: "injustice" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "injustices", so write the "s".
Correct answer: committed

Explanation: Listen again to "many crimes committed by people". It shows action already done, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "committed" means carried out or did the crimes.

Wrong options:

  • commit: "commit" is missing the ending. The speaker says "committed", with "ted" at the end.
  • commited: It leaves out the "t". The right spelling is "committed". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

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