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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #46039 Short Attacks in Catalonia
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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
The  government  of  the  Spanish  region  of  Catalonia  has    an  assertion  that  the  central  authorities  of  Madrid  that  the  Jihadist  soul  behind  two  attacks  in  Catalonia  had  been  dismantled.  The  Interior  Minister  in  Catalan  regional  government  Joaquim  Forn  said  Catalan  police  were  heading  the    and  detectors  were  still  searching  for  at  least  one  suspect.  At  Turkey's  request,  the  Spanish  authorities  have    the  German  Turkish  writer  Dogan  Akhanli.  Mr.  Akhanli  who  has  written    in  Turkey's  human  rights  record  is  a  critic  of  president  Recep  Tayyip  Erdogan.

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Correct answer: contradicted

Explanation: Listen for "has contradicted an assertion that". It already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "contradicted" means said something was not true.

Wrong options:

  • contradited: It leaves out the "c". Check the letters: "contradicted". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • confirmed: That word means said yes, not said something was wrong.
Correct answer: inquiry

Explanation: On the recording you hear "heading the inquiry and detectors". You need a word for an official investigation, so watch the ending "y".

Meaning: "inquiry" means an official investigation or formal question into something.

Wrong options:

  • inquery: It has "e" where the word has "i". The right spelling is "inquiry". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • enquiry: This is a different spelling and is not the exact word the recording used.
Correct answer: arrested

Explanation: Listen again to "have arrested the German Turkish writer". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "arrested" means the police took someone into custody.

Wrong options:

  • arested: It leaves out the "r". Write "arrested". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: extensively

Explanation: Here you hear "has written extensively in Turkey's". You need a word that tells how much, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "extensively" means in a large or detailed way.

Wrong options:

  • extensivly: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "extensively". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • extensive: "extensive" is missing the ending. The speaker says "extensively", with "ly" at the end.

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