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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #33889 Medium Silence
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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
This  being  acquired  and  ,  silence  would  be  more  easy;  and  my  desire  being  to  gain  knowledge  at  the  same  time  that  I  improved  in  virtue,  and  considering  that  in  conversation  it  was  obtained  rather  by  the  use  of  the  ears  than  of  the  tongue,  and  therefore  wishing  to  break  a  habit  I  was  getting  into  of  ,  punning,  and  joking,  which  only  made  me  acceptable  to  trifling  company,  I  gave  silence  the  second  place.  This  and  the  next,  order,  I  expected  would  allow  me  more  time  for  attending  to  my  project  and  my  studies.  ,  once  become  habitual,  would  keep  me  firm  in  my  endeavors  to  obtain  all  the  subsequent  virtues;    and  Industry  freeing  me  from  my  remaining  debt,  and  producing  affluence  and  ,  would  make  more  easy  the  practice  of  sincerity  and  justice,  etc.  Conceiving  then,  that,  agreeably  to  the  advice  of  Pythagoras  in  his  Golden  Verses,  daily  examination  would  be  necessary.

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Correct answer: established

Explanation: Listen for "This being acquired and established". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "established" means made firm or set in place.

Wrong options:

  • establised: It leaves out the "h". Write "established". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • establshed: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "established". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: prattling

Explanation: On the recording you hear "a habit I was getting into of prattling". It comes after "of", so the word ends in ing.

Meaning: "prattling" means talking in a silly or unimportant way.

Wrong options:

  • pratteling: It adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "prattling". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • prattlin: It leaves out the "g". Check the letters: "prattling". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: Resolution

Explanation: Listen again to "Resolution, once become habitual". You need a word for a thing, and it ends in tion.

Meaning: "Resolution" means a firm decision or plan.

Wrong options:

  • Resoulution: It adds an extra "u". The right spelling is "Resolution". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • Resoluton: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "Resolution". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: frugality

Explanation: Here you hear "and frugality and Industry freeing me". It comes after "and", a word for a thing that ends in ty.

Meaning: "frugality" means careful use of money.

Wrong options:

  • frugallity: It adds an extra "l". Check the letters: "frugality". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • frugalty: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "frugality". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: independence

Explanation: The speaker says "producing affluence and independence". The word follows "and", and is a state that ends in ence.

Meaning: "independence" means freedom from debt or control.

Wrong options:

  • independance: It has "a" where the word has "e". The right spelling is "independence". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • indepdence: It leaves out the "en". The right spelling is "independence". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

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