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Compulsory Voting # Listening Section

Given below is a audio from BBC six minutes English on compulsory voting.
Listen to the audio and answer questions 1-10.

Complete the sentences below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

  1. The conversation is taking place between Neil and ___________
  2. The general elections were held in ____________
  3. Right to vote means the _______ to vote.
  4. In ________ the government which will run the country is chosen.
  5. ____________ is one of the country that has made it compulsory to vote.
  6. ____________ is the people who live in and vote in a particular area.
  7. _______________ means doing something quickly or carelessly.
  8. With compulsory voting, the duty also comes on ____________ to educate the voters.
  9. UK has _______ parliamentary constituency.
  10. The smallest constituency of United Kingdom is in the city of _________.

ANSWERS

  1. Bob
  2. UK
  3. legal claim
  4. general elections
  5. Australia
  6. constituency
  7. Slash Dash
  8. politicians
  9. 650
  10. London

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Poverty # Listening Section

The given audio is by BBC radio 4.


Listen to the audio given and answer the questions 11 to 17

Questions 11-17
Choose the correct letter A, B or C
11. “all things bright and beautiful” was published in
A. 1848
B. 1948
C. 1847
12. Home fit for heroes was a scheme
A. To improve the conditions of houses
B. To build 500 houses
C. To build 5000 houses
13. People were able to claim payments according to National insurance act for the first time on
A. 15 January 1913
B. 15 January 1930
C. 20 January 1913
14. Under the national insurance act, the sick pay was claimable for
A. 20 weeks
B. 26 weeks
C. 15 weeks
15. The person supporting the idea of reform was
A. Churchill
B. Lloyd
C. Franklin
16. Choose the action taken by Lloyd
A. Increased debt duties
B. Lowered the income tax
C. Took of the tax on higher incomes.
17. The first ever survey done by Round tree on the provincial city was published in
A. 1901
B. 1910
C. 1900
Questions 18-20

Complete the sentences given below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
18. Round tree was part of the family __________.
19. The country visited by Lloyd George was _________.
20. Pensions for age 70 or more were introduced in the year ____.

ANSWER
11. A
12. C
13.A
14. B
15. A
16. A
17. A
18. chocolate makers
19. Germany
20. 1908

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Confusing Words

English is often a confusing language. There are many words that although pronounced similarly mean different things. Given below is a list of some of the most confusing words of English language.

AVOCATION AND VOCATION
AVOCATION-: a job done apart from a main job, usually done for pleasure
VOCATION-: it refers to the main job of a person
CHECK AND CHEQUE
CHECK-: to examine
CHEQUE-: is a form in which you can sign and pay someone instead of giving them money.
TENOR AND TENURE
TENOR-: the general character or meaning of something
TENURE-: period of time of something
DRAUGHT AND DROUGHT
DRAUGHT-: the quantity of water drunk at a time
DROUGHT-: the time when there is no water
AUGHT AND OUGHT
AUGHT-: anything
OUGHT-: should
BEAR AND BARE
BEAR-: to endure something
BARE-: something that is uncovered
CONFIDANT AND CONFIDENT
CONFIDANT-: someone who could be trusted
CONFIDENT-: sure
COARSE AND COURSE
COARSE-: rough
COURSE-: a subject that you study/direction/part of meal
CITE AND SITE
CITE-: to quote someone/something
SITE-: a place chosen for either making a house/school or anything else
DISEASE AND DECEASE
DISEASE-: illness
DECEASE-: death
HUMAN AND HUMANE
HUMAN-: connected with people rather than machines or god or animals
HUMANE-: refers to something sympathetic.

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Exercise Synonym #203

Exercise Synonym-:

The “exercise synonym” asks you to identify the best synonym of the given words-:

  1. TURGID
    1. shrunken
    2. bombastic
    3. turbulent
    4. elastic

    Exercise Synonym

    Synonyms

  2. SQUELCH
    1. quell
    2. burp
    3. bite
    4. malign
  3. CONFOUND
    1. slam
    2. excavate
    3. bewilder
    4. discover
  4. VISAGE
    1. senility
    2. countenance
    3. avenue
    4. application
  5. WELTER
    1. haven
    2. clutter
    3. worship
    4. protégé
  6. CONGLOMERATION

    1. combination
    2. scepter
    3. senile
    4. rickety
  7. SLANDER

    1. vested
    2. libel
    3. repudiated
    4. vigorous
  8. EXALTED

    1. ideal
    2. abscess
    3. hitherto
    4. smutty
  9. ELOQUENCE

    1. epoch
    2. dream
    3. passion
    4. senile
  10. EXTERMINATING

    1. exigencies
    2. inculcated
    3. blackguards
    4. eradicate
  11. BOGGLED

    1. flabbergast
    2. expect
    3. Inuit
    4. intuitive
  12. CANE

    1. canister
    2. pikestaff
    3. bruise
    4. canalize
  13. HELM

    1. leadership
    2. hellion
    3. airily
    4. hoe-down
  14. RESOUND

    1. garment
    2. lewd
    3. reproduce
    4. lexical
  15. RAKED

    1. ragbag
    2. scour
    3. sultry
    4. valuation
  16. ABERRATION

    1. complete
    2. complex
    3. delusion
    4. leaky
  17. ABHOR

    1. detest
    2. love
    3. crime
    4. lean
  18. ACQUIESCE

    1. give in
    2. give up
    3. go along
    4. get out
  19. ALACRITY

    1. lavish
    2. rendering
    3. enthusiasm
    4. mendacious
  20. AMIABLE

    1. egregious
    2. charming
    3. cheetah
    4. resound
  21. REPUDIATED

    1. disgraced
    2. shrewd
    3. eloquence
    4. denomination
  22. INEXORABLE

    1. decrepit
    2. merciless
    3. epoch
    4. pacifist
  23. VESTED

    2. docile
    3. robed
    4. unheeded
  24. INCULCATED

    1. impart
    2. precooked
    3. terminable
    4. hitherto
  25. RESENTED

    1. tentatively
    2. meritorious
    3. gnaw
    4. dislike

It is not about how well you prepare, it is about how much faith you have in your dreams. So, take the leap of faith and go for your dreams.
ANSWERS
1-b
2-a
3-c
4-b
5-b
6-a
7-b
8-a
9-c
10-d
11-a
12-b
13-a
14-c
15-b
16-c
17-a
18-a
19-c
20- b
21-a
22-b
23-c
24-a
25-d

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