Meaning: "thrilling" means very exciting.

Wrong options:

• thriling: It leaves out the "l". The right spelling is "thrilling". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

Correct answer: conference

Explanation: The speaker says "in the conference room". You need a word for a place, the room type comes after in.

Meaning: "conference" means a room for meetings.

Wrong options:

• conferance: It has "a" where the word has "e". Write "conference". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: reference

Explanation: You hear "next to the reference section." It names a part of the library.

Meaning: "reference" means the part with facts and information books.

Wrong options:

• referance: It has "a" where the word has "e". Write "reference". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: light

Explanation: Listen for "we will have light refreshments". The word before refreshments is a short describing word about type.

Meaning: "light" means small or simple, not heavy food.

Wrong options:

• lite: It leaves out the "gh" and it adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "light". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

Correct answer: lively

Explanation: On the recording you hear "some lively discussions about". You need a describing word that ends in ly.

Meaning: "lively" means active and full of energy.

Wrong options:

• live: "live" is missing the ending. The speaker says "lively", with "ly" at the end.

Correct answer: historian

Explanation: Listen again to "a local historian, who". You need a word for a person with special knowledge of history.

Meaning: "historian" means a person who studies or knows history.

Wrong options:

• historianm: It adds an extra "m". Write "historian". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• history: "history" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "historian", which ends in "ian".