Meaning: "democratic" means by or for the people.

Wrong options:

• demcratic: It leaves out the "o". The right spelling is "democratic". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• democrat: "democrat" is missing the ending. The speaker says "democratic", with "ic" at the end.

Correct answer: succeeded

Explanation: You hear "having succeeded his father". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "succeeded" means took over his father's position.

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: Listen for "his second term ended". It comes after "second", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "term" means the period someone is in office.

Wrong options:

• tem: It leaves out the "r". Check the letters: "term". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• terms: "terms" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "term", with no "s".

Correct answer: seeking

Explanation: On the recording you hear "from seeking a third term". After "from" the word is an action that ends in ing.

Meaning: "seeking" means trying to get or win a third term.

Wrong options:

• seaking: It has "a" where the word has "e". Write "seeking". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• seek: "seek" is missing the ending. The speaker says "seeking", with "ing" at the end.

Correct answer: remained

Explanation: Listen again to "Kabila remained in power". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "remained" means stayed in power.

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".