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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In)
ID: #33694
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Economic Signs
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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
Signs that secure borrowing remains and firm data on manufacturing and retail , released on Thursday, painted the picture of an economy that has yet to be cooled by the recent states of interest rate rises. Signs of secure borrowing (like increased bank lending or firm loan demand) suggest businesses and individuals feel confident enough to take on debt, despite higher rates.
Result:
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Correct answer: robust
Explanation: Here you hear "remains robust and firm". You need a describing word after "remains".
Meaning: "robust" means strong and healthy here.
Wrong options:
- roboust: It adds an extra "o". Check the letters: "robust". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
- robustly: "robustly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "robust".
Correct answer: sales
Explanation: The speaker says "manufacturing and retail sales". It comes after "retail", so you need more than one and include the s.
Meaning: "sales" means the amount of goods sold.
Wrong options:
- saels: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "sales". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
- sails: "sails" sounds the same but means cloth on a boat, so it is wrong here.
Correct answer: spate
Explanation: You hear "recent states spate of". The sentence needs a word for a sudden series of events.
Meaning: "spate" means a sudden number of similar events in a short time.
Wrong options:
- spaet: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "spate". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
- spates: "spates" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "spate", with no "s".
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