1. "There's something wonderful _________ and sea come together."

    "You have the beach walk down there and do ________boarding or surfing you can lay out on the sand..."

    "we will live here..."

    "There's a kind of slow down a little bit. There's an energy; there is a
    natural invitation to be outside."

    "so this is a destination; if you come here, _______
    going to be here to live, work and play."
    1.   which the land / walkie / you're
    2.   where the land / boogie / you're
    3.   where the land / boogie / your
  2. we've have always felt the pull of the

    ocean the coastal mix of both natural and modern worlds is a _______to

    travelers trade and explorers shaping beach culture into something exotic and vibrant.

    Here in Redondo Beach California. A lasting connection to the sea allows

    both visitors and residents to enjoy the ________Beach lifestyle.
    1.   beacon / alluring
    2.   beacon / attractive
    3.   guiding light / alluring
  3. most people would want to live near an ocean ____________ the highest property values are.

    that's where people go on vacation, and you know when you look out the ocean

    there's just nobody there, and that's what makes it _________ .
    1.   that's where / serene
    2.   that's where / peaceful.
    3.   That`s why / peaceful.
  4. well generally speaking, I think it's now approaching a quarter of the world's population (that) lives


    in ________communities, so it's a human thing throughout the world that people wanna live near the water or ocean.
    1.   seashore
    2.   coastal
    3.   costly
  5. It gives everybody a mental break, I know...

    I moved here 20 years ago and ___________ was being here at the water

    and I think everybody's got a little bit of that internal pull in them.
    1.   the huge draw
    2.   the big allure
    3.   the big draw
  6. In the early 20th century cities like Redondo Beach distinguished themselves not only as
    _________of Commerce, but also as viable tourist destinations.

    Henry Huntington's original concept of Redondo Beach as a destination, was a
    major catalyst in bringing the beach to the American people.

    the ________popularity of water sports especially
    surfing also contributed to this allure.
    1.   hubs / increasing
    2.   hubs / growing
  7. When my dad and uncle grew up on a farm
    in Missouri- in Boonville Missouri - they had a pond on the farm and they spent on
    _______amount of hours in the water
    they invented the wetsuit as we know it today and they _______ living their
    passion, you know, and and turn their passion into a business.
    1.   countless / turned up
    2.   limitless / grew up
    3.   countless / grew up
  8. Today Redondo Beach encapsulates ________________ a modern beach community.
    While watersports remain popular, others visit Redondo for the atmosphere, the
    food and for the incredible amenities offered by a variety of seaside
    establishments and hotels.
    1.   the very nature of
    2.   the very essence of
  9. "this community is unique because it sits in the middle
    of a __________ Los Angeles County , you know, it`s.. we´re 11 million people here, and people are living very fast; a lot of pressure a lot of pressure on income
    a lot of pressure for the kids to do well."
    1.   very irritating
    2.   very maddening
    3.   very stressful
  10. I think when you talk about Redondo Beach as compared to maybe our neighboring
    cities especially the beach cities we have __________ industry as well as the smaller businesses, so you know it's a nice mix of businesses that can actually support each other it's really like an ecosystem
    I like to call it, and the more diversity and businesses you have to support each other and the needs of people living in the community better and because you have ___________ population in Redondo Beach uh..there's lots of
    opportunity to serve the people who are here.
    1.   a nice combination of/ a pretty sizable
    2.   a nice mix of/ a pretty sprawling
    3.   a nice mix of/ a pretty sizable
  11. In recent years Redondo Beach has
    placed an emphasis ______the natural
    environment that has made it a tourist
    destination for over a century ___________ efforts to promote a more
    sustainable lifestyle Redondo Beach
    continues to find a balance between
    modernization and preservation and seeks
    to continue providing an eco friendly
    environment for visitors.
    1.   upon / in tandem with
    2.   on / in tandem with
    3.   on / together with
  12. Uh.. about five years ago we _______ to see if we could
    reverse engineer health into this community in a way that you see it in
    other communities in the world. It's called the Blue Zones work, and so we
    just did so many different things from getting hundreds of thousands of kids
    now to walk to school in the morning. It seems so natural but returning reverse
    engineering that back into what we do more movement once they get to school;
    programs for their parents ________they get to work; we work with over 100 employers
    involved in what we do; events to bring the community closer together because I
    think there's a certain level of alienation that happens in northern
    cultures where people don't know their next door neighbor.
    1.   started out / once
    2.   set off / when
    3.   set off / once
  13. we have everything
    from Artesia Boulevard the far north
    part of Redondo_________ restaurants
    we have the harbor here which while
    we're renovating it it's still many
    restaurants and places __________ and
    then on far south Redondo there's the
    Riviera Village and beautiful shops and
    restaurants and walkable streets.
    1.   with tons of / to hang out
    2.   with tons of / to drop by
  14. there's a lot of things that you can do here:
    you can go sailing, you can turn your
    sailboat ---you could go on a sailboat as a
    charter , you can go diving and go surfing you go
    ___________, you can _______ on the beach and go
    bike riding along the beach there's all
    kinds of things to do here.

    to learn more
    about your visit to Redondo Beach go to
    visit: Redondo.com
    1.   boogie boarding / go lie down
    2.   boogie boarding / go lay out
    3.   walking on the boardwalk / went lay out