Listening Speaking W21

The shop relies on the local m.... as a source of apparel for sale

The local people ... to the building of a waste disposal facility so close to the residence area

• have objections

• are against

• push back

• are opposed

In his speech, the mayor .... that he would be able to lead this town

to overcome all obstacles if they voted for him in the next election.

• asserted
• confirmed

• affirmed

• claimed

The question of ownership of the piece of land is still i... ....

Together, the council and the citizen representative decided to .... and wrote up an outline to a new law that would make both sides happy

• justify

• remedy

• compromise

• debate

People found that there was a toxic chemical in the cinder c.... mix

The new evidence ... her to have also participated in criminal activity

• showed

• implicated

• acknowledged

• questioned

The tenants sued the landlord for failure to do maintenence as the l.... pipe flooded the wooden floors

The people in the neighborhood h... ..... ...... the building of a new skyscraper

The main .... for the ubiquitous illegal refuse dumping was that there was simply no more space to throw them away

• grounds

• justification

• benefit

• evidence