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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #30266 Short Freedom 2
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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
There  have  been  many  studies  in  America  of  the    and  behavior  of  university  lecturers  and  professors,  and  of  well-known  "free  "  or  public  thinkers  who  are  not    to  a  university  or  other  ,  which  show  that  those  who  are  recognized  as  being  more  successful  or  productive  as  scholars  in  their  field,  or  are  at  the  best  universities,  are  much  more  likely  to  have  critical  opinions.  That  is  to  say  that  they  are  more  likely  to  hold  liberal  views  -  in  the  American  use  of  that  word  -than  those  of  their    who  are  less  creative  or  who  have  less  of  a  .  The  better  a  university  is,  as  measured  by  the  test  results  of  its  students  or  by  the  prestige  of  its  ,  the  more  likely  it  has  been  that  there  will  be  student  unrest  and  a  relatively  left-of-center  faculty.

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Correct answer: opinions

Explanation: On the recording you hear "of the opinions and behavior". The word after "the" is a thing and there is more than one, so it ends in s.

Meaning: "opinions" means what people think.

Wrong options:

  • opionions: It adds an extra "o". Write "opinions". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • opinion: "opinion" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "opinions", so write the "s".
Correct answer: attached

Explanation: Listen again to "who are not attached to a university". This is an action word showing connection and it ends in ed.

Meaning: "attached" means connected or linked to something.

Wrong options:

  • attatched: It adds an extra "t". The right spelling is "attached". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • attach: "attach" is missing the ending. The speaker says "attached", with "ed" at the end.
Correct answer: institution

Explanation: Here you hear "or other institution which show". It comes after "other", so you need a word for a place or organization that ends in tion.

Meaning: "institution" means an organization or place like a university.

Wrong options:

  • instution: It leaves out the "ti". Write "institution". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • institutional: "institutional" has an extra "al" at the end. The speaker says "institution".
Correct answer: colleagues

Explanation: The speaker says "those of their colleagues who are". You need a word for more than one person, so it ends in s.

Meaning: "colleagues" means the people they work with.

Wrong options:

  • collegues: It leaves out the "a". Write "colleagues". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • college: "college" is a close word, but it ends in "ge". The speaker says "colleagues", which ends in "agues".
Correct answer: reputation

Explanation: You hear "who have less of a reputation". It comes after "a", so you need a word for a thing that ends in tion.

Meaning: "reputation" means what others think about someone or something.

Wrong options:

  • reputaton: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "reputation". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • repute: "repute" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "reputation", which ends in "ation".
Correct answer: staff

Explanation: Listen for "prestige of its staff". It follows "its", so you need a word for the people who work there.

Meaning: "staff" means the people employed by the university.

Wrong options:

  • staf: It leaves out the "f". The right spelling is "staff". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • staffs: "staffs" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "staff", with no "s".

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