Meaning: "democratic" means by the people.

Wrong options:

• democractic: It adds an extra "c". The right spelling is "democratic". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• democracy: "democracy" is a close word, but it ends in "cy". The speaker says "democratic", which ends in "tic".

Correct answer: succeeded

Explanation: Listen for "having succeeded his father". It follows "having", so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "succeeded" means took his place or role.

Wrong options:

• suceeded: It leaves out the "c". Write "succeeded". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• succeed: "succeed" is missing the ending. The speaker says "succeeded", with "ed" at the end.

Correct answer: term

Explanation: On the recording you hear "his second term ended". It comes after "second", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "term" means a period in office.

Wrong options:

• termn: It adds an extra "n". The right spelling is "term". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

Correct answer: seeking

Explanation: Listen again to "prevents him from seeking a". After "from" the word must end in ing.

Meaning: "seeking" means trying to get or run for a position.

Wrong options:

• seekng: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "seeking". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• seek: "seek" is missing the ending. The speaker says "seeking", with "ing" at the end.

Correct answer: remained

Explanation: Here you hear "Kabila remained in power". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "remained" means stayed in place or kept control.

Wrong options:

• remaind: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "remained". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• remains: "remains" is a close word, but it ends in "s". The speaker says "remained", which ends in "ed".