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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #34472 Short Tradition
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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
The  railroad  was  not  the  first  institution  to  impose    on  society  or  to  draw  attention  to  the  importance  of  precise  timekeeping.  For  as  long  as  merchants  have  set  out  their  wares  at  daybreak  and  communal  festivities  have  been  celebrated,  people  have  been  in    agreement  with  their  neighbours  as  the  time  of  day.  The  value  of  this  tradition  is  today  more    than  ever.  Were  it  not  for  public  acceptance  of  a  single  yardstick  of  time,  social  life  would  be    chaotic:  the  massive  daily  transfers  of  goods,  services,  and  information  would  proceed  in  fits  and  starts;  the  very    of  modern  society  would  begin  to  unravel.

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Correct answer: regularity

Explanation: On the recording you hear "impose regularity on society". It comes after "impose", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "regularity" means a steady or predictable pattern.

Wrong options:

  • regulary: It leaves out the "it". Check the letters: "regularity". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • regular: "regular" is missing the ending. The speaker says "regularity", with "ity" at the end.
Correct answer: rough

Explanation: Listen again to "have been in rough agreement with their neighbours". It is a short describing word before "agreement".

Meaning: "rough" means not exact, about right.

Wrong options:

  • roughly: "roughly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "rough".
Correct answer: apparent

Explanation: Here you hear "more apparent than ever". After "more" you need a describing word, not one ending in ly.

Meaning: "apparent" means clear or easy to see.

Wrong options:

  • apparant: It has "a" where the word has "e". Write "apparent". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • apparently: "apparently" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "apparent".
Correct answer: unbearably

Explanation: The speaker says "would be unbearably chaotic". You need a word that tells how, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "unbearably" means so bad you cannot accept it.

Wrong options:

  • unberably: It leaves out the "a". The right spelling is "unbearably". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • unbearable: "unbearable" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "unbearably", which ends in "y".
Correct answer: fabric

Explanation: You hear "the very fabric of modern society". It comes after "the very", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "fabric" means the basic structure or system of something.

Wrong options:

  • fabic: It leaves out the "r". Write "fabric". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • fabricate: "fabricate" has an extra "ate" at the end. The speaker says "fabric".

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