Meaning: "development" means growth or progress in a career.

Wrong options:

• developement: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "development". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• developing: "developing" is a close word, but it ends in "ing". The speaker says "development", which ends in "ment".

Correct answer: female

Explanation: Listen again to "in their twenties, female, white". It comes between the commas, so you need a word for women.

Meaning: "female" means women.

Wrong options:

• femal: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "female". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• male: Male is the opposite gender, not women.

Correct answer: half

Explanation: Here you hear "At least half of them reported". After "at least" you need a word for part of a group.

Meaning: "half" means fifty percent of them.

Wrong options:

• hafl: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "half". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: annual

Explanation: The speaker says "Their median annual pay was $35,000". It comes before "pay", so you need a word meaning yearly, it ends in al.

Meaning: "annual" means for the year or every year.

Wrong options:

• anual: It leaves out the "n". The right spelling is "annual". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

Correct answer: confidence

Explanation: You hear "they had more confidence at work". It comes after "more", so you need a word for self-belief.

Meaning: "confidence" means belief in your own abilities.

Wrong options:

• confidance: It has "a" where the word has "e". Check the letters: "confidence". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• competence: Competence means skill or ability, not the feeling of self-belief.