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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #46416 Medium Matamoros
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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
Well,    this    is    important    and    very    interesting.    They    have    least    several    years    of    levels    of    violence,    you    know,    massacres,    terrible    massacres    both    within    the    city    and    in    other    cities    that    are    along    the  .  Reynosa,    Nuevo    Laredo,    for    example.    I    remember    in    the    years    2010,    2011,    the    San    Fernando    massacres    of    San    Fernando    one,    San    Fernando,    two    that    were    killed,    72    first,    and    then,    you    know,    bodies    found    in    so-called    narco  .  So,    I    mean,    this    is    another    terrible    thing    that    happened,    but    they    are    used    to    hear    bad    news.    Bodies    have    been    found    very    near    there.    People    have    to  .  People    have    to    pay    extortion    fees.    So    for    Mexicans    and    for    the    communities    in    Matamoros,    this    is    this    is    normal.    I    mean,    what    is    not    normal    is    the    in    which    the    Mexican    authorities    made    the    investigation    and    found    the    for    the    two    people    alive    on    the    other    two    bodies.

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Correct answer: extreme

Explanation: You hear "least several years of extreme levels". You need a describing word for how strong.

Meaning: "extreme" means very strong or very serious.

Wrong options:

  • extream: It adds an extra "a" and it leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "extreme". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • extensive: This word means wide or large, not very strong.
Correct answer: border

Explanation: Listen for "cities that are along the border". After "along the" you need a word for the line between countries.

Meaning: "border" means the line or area between two countries.

Wrong options:

  • boder: It leaves out the "r". Check the letters: "border". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • boarder: A boarder is a person who pays for a room, not the country line.
Correct answer: migrants

Explanation: On the recording you hear "San Fernando, two migrants that were killed". You need a word for people who move places, more than one so it ends in s.

Meaning: "migrants" means people who move to another place for work or safety.

Wrong options:

  • migants: It leaves out the "r". Check the letters: "migrants". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • immigrants: This word is not the one said on the recording here.
Correct answer: graves

Explanation: Listen again to "so-called narco graves". You need a word for places where bodies are buried, more than one so add s.

Meaning: "graves" means places where dead bodies are buried.

Wrong options:

  • graives: It adds an extra "i". Write "graves". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • grave: "grave" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "graves", so write the "s".
Correct answer: disappear

Explanation: Here you hear "People have to disappear". After "have to" you need an action word, not ends in ing or ends in ed.

Meaning: "disappear" means to go away and not be seen.

Wrong options:

  • dissapear: It adds an extra "s" and it leaves out the "p". Check the letters: "disappear". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: speed

Explanation: The speaker says "what is not normal is the speed in which". You need a short word meaning how fast, watch the ee spelling.

Meaning: "speed" means how fast something happens.

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