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The rule
Follow the order of the recording. Predict answer types from context.
Keep in mind
- Answers come in order
- Watch word limits carefully
Part 1 · Questions 31–35
- The spice trade was born of 31______ — warehouses burned, rival ports razed.
- In Britain, the profits funded the growth of 32.
- The trade had powerful 33______ consequences at home, driving Parliament's debates.
- The infrastructure clustered around a handful of great 34______: Bristol, Liverpool, Glasgow, London.
- The uncomfortable fact underpinning all of this was 35.
Part 2 · Questions 36–40
- Trade was regulated through 36______ — customs duties, excise and tariffs.
- One commodity stands out for its social impact: 37.
- Paired with it, culturally and economically, was 38.
- The hidden spine of the empire was 39______ — Atlantic triangle and canals.
- Unloading at the great ports often happened by 40______, under lantern light.
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