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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #33254 Short Almonds
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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
And  one  particular  crop,  almond  in  the  US  and  now  in  Australia,  is    the  world  of  beekeeping  and  of  bees.  What  has  happened  is  that  something  serendipitous  came  along  that  people  found  out,  that  doctors  found  out  that  almonds  are  good  for  you,  a    but  it's  good  for  you.  The  Almond  Board  got  a  very  aggressive  promotion  going  on  for  almonds.  They  actually,  I  just  heard  recently,  send  out  sales  reps  to    at  hospitals  to  promote  the  heart  benefits  of  almonds.  In  a  very  good  promotion  of  almonds,  and  it's    promotion  because  they  are  a  healthy  food.

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Correct answer: transforming

Explanation: On the recording you hear "is transforming the world". You need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "transforming" means changing something in a big way.

Wrong options:

  • tranforming: It leaves out the "s". Write "transforming". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • transform: "transform" is missing the ending. The speaker says "transforming", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: confection

Explanation: Listen again to "a confection but it's good". The sentence needs a word for a sweet thing.

Meaning: "confection" means a sweet food or candy.

Wrong options:

  • confecton: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "confection". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • concession: This is a different word and does not mean a sweet food.
Correct answer: cardiologists

Explanation: Here you hear "to cardiologists at hospitals". You need a word for more than one doctor, so do not forget s.

Meaning: "cardiologists" means doctors who look after heart problems.

Wrong options:

  • cardiologits: It leaves out the "s". Write "cardiologists". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • cardiologist: "cardiologist" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "cardiologists", so write the "s".
Correct answer: legitimate

Explanation: The speaker says "it's legitimate promotion because". You need a describing word for the promotion.

Meaning: "legitimate" means fair, real, and acceptable here.

Wrong options:

  • legitamate: It has "a" where the word has "i". Write "legitimate". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • legitimately: "legitimately" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "legitimate".

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