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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #39336 Short Foreign policy
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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
And    we    all    thought    she    was    not    exactly  ,    but    we    thought    this    is    their    moment    to    elect    a    woman,    or    there    was    a    woman    from    Eastern    Europe    who    could    have    got    it    too.    We    thought    it    was    obvious    she    was    by    a    man    and    she    talked    about    the    opaque    nature    of    the    voting.    She    was    beaten    by    politics.    The    Americans    wouldn't    have    her    because    they    can't    stand    what    New    Zealand    has    done    with    a    range    of    foreign    policy    things,    but.    She    was,    she    said    she    met    her    first    glass    ceiling.    She's    been    a    contributor.    Her    first    glass    ceiling    at    the    UN,    and    she    was    really    antsy    about    it.    Actually,    I    was    quite    struck    by    it,    but    that    was    that    you    know,    it's    one    of    the    big,    big    jobs,    and    Nancy    Pelosi    does    very    well,    but    we're    all    looking    on,    I    think,    as    women    and    men    and    thinking.    Yeah,    but.    That's    not    the    big    one.    Is    a    woman,    Gary.    
Speaker    2    
I    am    .  I    think    that    she    was    a    unique    candidate    in    both    positive    and    negative    terms    and    many    of    the    things    that    people    thought    about    her    around    her    gender    were    to    her.    

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Correct answer: assuring

Explanation: You hear "was not exactly assuring, but". The word is a describing word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "assuring" means making someone feel confident.

Wrong options:

  • asureing: It leaves out the "s" and it adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "assuring". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • assurance: "assurance" is a close word, but it ends in "ance". The speaker says "assuring", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: beaten

Explanation: Listen for "was beaten by a man and". This already happened, so the word ends in en.

Meaning: "beaten" means defeated by someone or something.

Wrong options:

  • beatin: It has "i" where the word has "e". Write "beaten". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • beat: "beat" is missing the ending. The speaker says "beaten", with "en" at the end.
Correct answer: remarkable

Explanation: On the recording you hear "a remarkable contributor". It comes after "a", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "remarkable" means unusual or impressive.

Wrong options:

  • remakable: It leaves out the "r". Check the letters: "remarkable". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • remarkably: "remarkably" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "remarkable", which ends in "e".
Correct answer: ultimate

Explanation: Listen again to "but that was that ultimate you know". The word means final or most important.

Meaning: "ultimate" means the final or most important one.

Wrong options:

  • ultmate: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "ultimate". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • ultimatum: "ultimatum" is a close word, but it ends in "um". The speaker says "ultimate", which ends in "e".
Correct answer: optimistic

Explanation: Here you hear "I am optimistic." It comes after "am", so you need a describing word about feeling.

Meaning: "optimistic" means hopeful about the future.

Wrong options:

  • optimisitc: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "optimistic". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • optimism: "optimism" is a close word, but it ends in "m". The speaker says "optimistic", which ends in "tic".
Correct answer: unique

Explanation: The speaker says "were unique to her." The word means one of a kind.

Meaning: "unique" means one of a kind, not like others.

Wrong options:

  • uniquely: "uniquely" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "unique".

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