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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38143 Short Republican
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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
Is    a    supply    problem.    It's    people    not    running.    It's    women    not    running.    It    is    not.    Once    women    run    again,    if    they're    competitive    on    competitive    districts,    they    win    at    the    same    rates    as    as    men.    Part    of    it    is    that      Trump's    everything,    and    the    US    has    become    so    polarised    and    partisan    terms    is    there.    If    you    look,    for    example,    something    like    ticket    splitting.    So    people    say    for.    Top    of    the    ticket    for    a    and    you    know,    down    the    ticket    for    Republican    there    used    to    be    a      amount    of    ticket    splitting    in    the    US    there's    almost    no    ticket    splitting  now.    It's  straight  down  down    the      and    there    are    very    few    people    in    in    the    middle    and    that    just    really    Trump's    gender.    

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Correct answer: money

Explanation: Listen for "competitive on money competitive districts". It comes after "on", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "money" means funds or financial support here.

Wrong options:

  • mony: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "money". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • monday: This is a day of the week, not funds.
Correct answer: partisanship

Explanation: On the recording you hear "that partisanship Trump's everything". The word ends in ship, it names strong party feeling.

Meaning: "partisanship" means strong support for one political party.

Wrong options:

  • partisansip: It leaves out the "h". The right spelling is "partisanship". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • partisan: "partisan" is missing the ending. The speaker says "partisanship", with "ship" at the end.
Correct answer: voting

Explanation: Listen again to "people voting say for". After "people" the sentence needs an action word ending in ing.

Meaning: "voting" means choosing in an election.

Wrong options:

  • voted: This shows a past action, but the sentence needs the general action form.
Correct answer: Democrat

Explanation: Here you hear "ticket for a Democrat and". The sentence needs the party name, one word.

Meaning: "Democrat" means a member of the Democratic party.

Wrong options:

  • Democrate: It adds an extra "e". Write "Democrat". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • democratic: "democratic" has an extra "ic" at the end. The speaker says "Democrat".
Correct answer: fair

Explanation: The speaker says "used to be a fair amount". You need a describing word meaning moderate amount.

Meaning: "fair" means a reasonable or moderate amount.

Wrong options:

  • fare: It leaves out the "i" and it adds an extra "e". Write "fair". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • fairly: "fairly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "fair".
Correct answer: ballot

Explanation: You hear "down down the ballot and". The sentence needs a word for the list of choices in an election.

Meaning: "ballot" means the list or paper used to vote.

Wrong options:

  • balot: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "ballot". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: frankly

Explanation: Listen for "and frankly that just really". The word tells how the speaker speaks, it ends in ly.

Meaning: "frankly" means honestly or plainly spoken.

Wrong options:

  • frankley: It adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "frankly". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • frank: "frank" is missing the ending. The speaker says "frankly", with "ly" at the end.

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