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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #34080 Short British Library
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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
To  begin  with,  you  should  be  standing  on  the  main    of  the  British  Library.  British  Library  is  situated  in  the  Euston  road  next  to  some  pipe  crustacean  press,  in  the  foyer  to  the  left  of  the    desk.  It  was  a  large  white  staircase.  Follow  this  up  towards  the  gallery  at  the  top  of  the    pause  and  look  to  your  left  for  attention.  This  is  Robert  Cotton,  born  in  1570,  and  died  in  1631.  Cotton  was  a  member  of  parliament  but  he's  mainly  known  as  a  great  antiquarian    of  manuscripts.  It  is  the  covenant  we  have  a  great  depth  and  the  survival  of  many  English  manuscripts.

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Correct answer: floor

Explanation: You hear "main floor of". The blank needs a word for the place you stand.

Meaning: "floor" means the flat level inside a building.

Wrong options:

  • flor: It leaves out the "o". Write "floor". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: information

Explanation: Listen for "left of the information desk". This is the help desk word you must type.

Meaning: "information" means details or help you can get at the desk.

Wrong options:

  • infomation: It leaves out the "r". Check the letters: "information". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: stairs

Explanation: On the recording you hear "top of the stairs". You need more than one step, so add s.

Meaning: "stairs" means a set of steps that go up or down.

Wrong options:

  • staires: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "stairs". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • stair: "stair" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "stairs", so write the "s".
Correct answer: collector

Explanation: Listen again to "antiquarian collector of". The sentence needs a person who gathers items.

Meaning: "collector" means someone who gathers and keeps items.

Wrong options:

  • collecter: It has "e" where the word has "o". Write "collector". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

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