Meaning: "dwindling" means becoming smaller in number.

Wrong options:

• dwindeling: It adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "dwindling". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: drastic

Explanation: Listen again to "growing so drastic that". You need a strong describing word here.

Meaning: "drastic" means very large or extreme change.

Wrong options:

• dratic: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "drastic". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• dramatic: This is a different word. The speaker meant extreme, not merely striking.

Correct answer: behaving

Explanation: Here you hear "are behaving more like". After "are" the word ends in ing.

Meaning: "behaving" means acting in a certain way.

Wrong options:

• behavior: "behavior" is a close word, but it ends in "or". The speaker says "behaving", which ends in "ng".

Correct answer: medicine

Explanation: The speaker says "finance and medicine or". It comes after "and", so you need a word for a field or job.

Meaning: "medicine" means the study and work of doctors and health care.

Wrong options:

• medecine: It has "e" where the word has "i". The right spelling is "medicine". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• media: "media" is a close word, but it ends in "a". The speaker says "medicine", which ends in "cine".

Correct answer: manufacturing

Explanation: You hear "world of manufacturing". It comes after "of", so you need a word for making things, ends in ing.

Meaning: "manufacturing" means making goods in factories.

Wrong options:

• manufacuring: It leaves out the "t". Check the letters: "manufacturing". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• manufacture: "manufacture" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "manufacturing", which ends in "ing".