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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #48714 Long American National Holiday
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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
Each  year  on  the  third  Monday  of  January  schools,    offices,  post  office  and  banks  across  America  close  as  we  celebrate  the  newest  American  national  holiday.  15  years  after  Dr.  King's  death  President  Ronald  Reagan  signed  a  bill  into  law  making  the  third  Monday  of  January  a  national  holiday  celebrating  the  birth  and  life  of  Dr.  Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.  But  it  was  a    time  getting  the  bill  passed.  First  a  bill  had  to  be    by  a  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives.  The  Speaker  of  the  House  assigned  the  bill  to  a  committee  where  the  bill  was  discussed  in  detail.  Meetings  were  held  where  supporters  and    could  discuss  their  positions.  The  committee  then  agreed  that  bill  should  be  sent  to  a  vote.  The  Rules  Committee    a  debate  on  the  issue.  The  House  of  Representatives  then  voted  on  the  bill.

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Correct answer: federal

Explanation: You hear "schools, federal offices". The word names a government level, after "schools," so listen for that meaning.

Meaning: "federal" means about the national government.

Wrong options:

  • fedral: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "federal". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: tough

Explanation: Listen for "was a tough time". You need a short describing word that shows difficulty.

Meaning: "tough" means hard or difficult.

Wrong options:

  • tuff: It leaves out the "o" and it has "ff" where the word has "gh". Check the letters: "tough". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • rough: This is a different describing word and does not match the exact idea here.
Correct answer: introduced

Explanation: On the recording you hear "had to be introduced by". The sentence needs the action word that tells how the bill started.

Meaning: "introduced" means formally brought in or presented.

Wrong options:

  • introdused: It has "s" where the word has "c". Write "introduced". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: opponents

Explanation: Listen again to "supporters and opponents could". The missing word is for people who disagreed with the bill.

Meaning: "opponents" means people who were against the bill.

Wrong options:

  • oponents: It leaves out the "p". The right spelling is "opponents". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: scheduled

Explanation: Here you hear "The Rules Committee scheduled a". You need a past action word that ends in ed.

Meaning: "scheduled" means arranged for a certain time.

Wrong options:

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

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