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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #34476 Short Complex problems
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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
When  you  are  facing  a  complex  problem,  you  might  need  to    it  into  several  manageable  small  problems  and    one  at  a  time.  However,  after  you  separate  them,  you  need  to  get  them  together  because  they  are  in    to  each  other.  When  we  study  a  subject;  we  cannot  understand  family  without  understanding    and  humans.  You  cannot  know  how  the  system  works  if  you  don't  know  economics  and  politics.  We  cannot  understand  population  growth  without  knowing  .  When  we  study  a  subject,  we  should  know  how  each    fit  it  into  a  larger  picture.

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Correct answer: break

Explanation: You hear "need to break it into". You need an action word meaning split into parts.

Meaning: "break" means split into smaller parts.

Wrong options:

  • brake: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "break". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: solve

Explanation: Listen for "and solve one at a time". You need an action word meaning find an answer.

Meaning: "solve" means find an answer to a problem.

Wrong options:

  • solv: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "solve". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: relation

Explanation: On the recording you hear "in relation to each other". You need a word for a connection, it ends in tion.

Meaning: "relation" means a connection between things.

Wrong options:

  • relaton: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "relation". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • relationship: "relationship" has an extra "ship" at the end. The speaker says "relation".
Correct answer: laws

Explanation: Listen again to "understanding laws and humans". After 'understanding' you need a word for rules, so add s for more than one.

Meaning: "laws" means rules or systems of rules.

Wrong options:

  • lawes: It adds an extra "e". Write "laws". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • law: The sentence needs more than one, so 'law' without s is not correct.
Correct answer: biology

Explanation: Here you hear "without knowing biology". It comes after 'knowing', so you need a subject name.

Meaning: "biology" means the study of living things.

Wrong options:

  • biolgy: It leaves out the "o". The right spelling is "biology". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • biochemistry: This is a different subject, not the one the speaker named.
Correct answer: component

Explanation: The speaker says "each component fit it into". You need a word for a part of a whole.

Meaning: "component" means a part of a larger whole.

Wrong options:

  • componant: It has "a" where the word has "e". Write "component". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

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