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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #31297 Short Bar Code Scanner
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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
Many  different  types  of  bar  code  scanning  machines  exist,  but  they  all  work  on  the  same  fundamental  principles.  They  all  use  the    of  light  reflected  from  a  series  of  black  and  white  stripes  to  tell  a  computer  what  code  it  is    White  stripes  reflect  light  very  well,  while  black  stripes  reflect  hardly  any  light  at  all.  The  bar  code  scanner  shines  light    across  a  bar  code,  simultaneously  detecting  and  recording  the  pattern  of  reflected  and  non-reflected  light.  The  scanner  then    this  pattern  into  an  electrical  signal  that  the  computer  can  understand.  All  scanners  must  include  computer  software  to  interpret  the  bar  code  once  it's  been  entered.  This  simple  principle  has  transformed  the  way  we  are  able  to    data  and  the  way  in  which  many  businesses  handle  record  keeping.

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Correct answer: intensity

Explanation: Listen for "use the intensity of". You need a word that says how much, it ends in ity.

Meaning: "intensity" means how strong the light is.

Wrong options:

  • intencity: It has "c" where the word has "s". Check the letters: "intensity". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: seeing

Explanation: On the recording you hear "code it is seeing". After "is" the sentence needs an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "seeing" means the scanner is reading or noticing the code.

Wrong options:

  • seing: It leaves out the "e". Write "seeing". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • seen: "seen" is a different form. The sentence needs the action word that ends in ing.
Correct answer: sequentially

Explanation: Listen again to "light sequentially across". The sentence needs a word that tells how, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "sequentially" means one after another in order.

Wrong options:

  • sequentialy: It leaves out the "l". The right spelling is "sequentially". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • sequential: "sequential" is missing the ending. The speaker says "sequentially", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: translates

Explanation: Here you hear "then translates this pattern". It needs an action word with an s at the end.

Meaning: "translates" means it changes the pattern into a form the computer can use.

Wrong options:

  • tranlates: It leaves out the "s". Check the letters: "translates". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • translate: "translate" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "translates", so write the "s".
Correct answer: manipulate

Explanation: The speaker says "able to manipulate data". After "to" the sentence needs the plain word without s.

Meaning: "manipulate" means to handle or work with data.

Wrong options:

  • manupulate: It has "u" where the word has "i". The right spelling is "manipulate". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • manipulates: "manipulates" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "manipulate", with no "s".

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