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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #35817 Short Carolina
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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
So,  from  the  start,  there  were  already  different  settlements    the  land  called  Carolina.  OK,  so  by  the  end  of  the  seventeenth  century,  Charleston  had  become  a  successful  port,  had  a  -style  economy,  and  was  exporting  rice  and  indigo,  a  plant  used  in  producing  a  popular  dye.  But,  as  one  would  expect,  the  settlers  in  and  around  Charleston  were  not  too    with  the  rule  of  the  Proprietors.  They  had  always  resisted  the  original  plan  for  government  and,  in  fact,  it  was    by  1690.  In  1709,  these  settlers    and  offered  their  colony  directly  to  the  British  Crown  to  control.  

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Correct answer: within

Explanation: Listen again to "different settlements within the land". The word before it is "settlements", so you need a word for a place inside.

Meaning: "within" means inside or in the area of something.

Wrong options:

  • withing: It adds an extra "g". Write "within". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: plantation

Explanation: Here you hear "had a plantation -style economy". After "a" you need a word for a thing, a place where crops grow.

Meaning: "plantation" means a large farm for growing crops.

Wrong options:

  • plantasion: It has "s" where the word has "t". The right spelling is "plantation". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: pleased

Explanation: The speaker says "not too pleased with the rule". After "too" you need a describing word that shows feeling.

Meaning: "pleased" means happy or satisfied with something.

Wrong options:

  • plesed: It leaves out the "a". The right spelling is "pleased". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: abandoned

Explanation: You hear "it was abandoned by 1690". The sentence shows something was given up, so choose a word that means left behind.

Meaning: "abandoned" means left and no longer used or kept.

Wrong options:

  • abandonded: It adds an extra "d". The right spelling is "abandoned". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: revolted

Explanation: Listen for "these settlers revolted and offered". The sentence needs an action word showing they fought back.

Meaning: "revolted" means rose up against the rulers or protested by force.

Wrong options:

  • rebelled: "rebelled" is similar but not the exact word used. The speaker said a different action word.

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