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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #896 Short Political
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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
Political  activists  and    across  a  broad  array  of  ideologies,  from  libertarians  to  social  liberals  to  the  hard  left,  are  intrigued,  or  even  .  The  Cato  Institute,  an  American  think-tank  which  spends  much  of  its  time  calling  for  a  smaller  state,    a  sympathetic  analysis  of  the  policy  in  2015.  It  feels  that,  though  it  might  prefer  a  world  with  no  government  ,  a  basic  income  is  the  simplest.

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Correct answer: thinkers

Explanation: On the recording you hear "activists and thinkers across". You need a word for people who study ideas, more than one so add s.

Meaning: "thinkers" means people who study and write about ideas.

Wrong options:

  • thinkes: It leaves out the "r". Check the letters: "thinkers". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • thinker: "thinker" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "thinkers", so write the "s".
Correct answer: keen

Explanation: Listen again to "are intrigued, or even keen". You need a word that tells how much interest.

Meaning: "keen" means very interested.

Wrong options:

  • ken: It leaves out the "e". Write "keen". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • keenly: "keenly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "keen".
Correct answer: published

Explanation: Here you hear "state, published a sympathetic". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "published" means made public in print or online.

Wrong options:

  • publsihed: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "published". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • publish: "publish" is missing the ending. The speaker says "published", with "ed" at the end.
Correct answer: redistribution

Explanation: The speaker says "no government redistribution, a". It comes after "government", so you need a word for a thing and it ends in tion.

Meaning: "redistribution" means giving money from rich people to poorer people.

Wrong options:

  • redistibution: It leaves out the "r". Write "redistribution". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • distribution: That word means giving out, not taking from some and giving to others.

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