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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #34473 Short A group
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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
There  is  a    tendency  toward  desertification:  more  and  more  kilometers  of  vegetation  landscapes  are  becoming  dry  and  eroded  areas.  The  destruction  of    ecosystems  is  the  main  cause  of  this  phenomenon.  However,  there  seems  to  be  an    to  this  pattern:  the  Sahel  region,  in  the  south  of  the  Sahara  desert,  which  has  been  severely  affected  by  droughts  in  the  past.  A  group  of  geographers  from  England,  Sweden,  and  Denmark  have  spent  several  months    satellite  images  of  this  region  that    since  the  1970s.

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Correct answer: worldwide

Explanation: Listen again to "There is a worldwide tendency". It describes all over the world, one word for extent.

Meaning: "worldwide" means all over the world.

Wrong options:

  • wordwide: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "worldwide". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • world wide: The sentence needs one word without a space.
Correct answer: natural

Explanation: Here you hear "The destruction of natural ecosystems". It comes before ecosystems, so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "natural" means not made or changed by people.

Wrong options:

  • natrual: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "natural". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • native: "Native" is a different describing word and does not fit here.
Correct answer: exception

Explanation: The speaker says "there seems to be an exception". It comes after 'be an', so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "exception" means something different from the usual rule.

Wrong options:

  • execption: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "exception". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: studying

Explanation: You hear "have spent several months studying satellite". It follows 'months', so the action word ends in ing.

Meaning: "studying" means looking at and checking carefully over time.

Wrong options:

  • studing: It leaves out the "y". The right spelling is "studying". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • studies: "Studies" is a different word form and does not fit after 'months' here.
Correct answer: exist

Explanation: Listen for "that exist since the 1970s". It comes after 'that', so you need a short action word meaning are there.

Meaning: "exist" means are there or are present.

Wrong options:

  • exsist: It adds an extra "s". Write "exist". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • existed: "existed" has an extra "ed" at the end. The speaker says "exist".

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