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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #34860 Short Radio Telescope
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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
Perhaps  you've  seen  pictures  of  the    array  of,  you  know,  those  radio  telescopes  in  New  Mexico,  scanning  the  skies  for    life  in  the  movie  contact  Well  radiant  astronomers  have  caused  to    the  first  phase  of  a  giant  new  Radio  Telescope  Array  went    in  Northern  California,  it's  going  to  help  astronomers  study  things  like  black  holes  and  dark  .  All  the  while  scanning  the  stars  for,  who  knows,  radio    coming  from  somewhere  else  in  the  universe.  Maybe  ET  is  phoning  home.

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Correct answer: large

Explanation: You hear "the large array of". The word before it is "the", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "large" means big in size.

Wrong options:

  • lagre: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "large". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • larger: "larger" has an extra "r" at the end. The speaker says "large".
Correct answer: intelligent

Explanation: Listen for "scanning the skies for intelligent life". This is a describing word and it ends in ent.

Meaning: "intelligent" means having smart minds.

Wrong options:

  • inteligent: It leaves out the "l". The right spelling is "intelligent". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • interesting: This is a different describing word and is not what the speaker said.
Correct answer: celebrate

Explanation: On the recording you hear "caused to celebrate the first phase". After "to" the sentence needs an action word in its basic form.

Meaning: "celebrate" means to do something special for a good event.

Wrong options:

  • celibrate: It has "i" where the word has "e". Write "celebrate". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • celebrated: "celebrated" has an extra "d" at the end. The speaker says "celebrate".
Correct answer: operational

Explanation: Listen again to "went operational in Northern". After "went" you need a describing word that shows it is ready and working.

Meaning: "operational" means ready and working now.

Wrong options:

  • operatonal: It leaves out the "i". Write "operational". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • operating: "operating" is a close word, but it ends in "ng". The speaker says "operational", which ends in "onal".
Correct answer: galaxies

Explanation: Here you hear "black holes and dark galaxies". The word after "dark" needs more than one, so it ends in s.

Meaning: "galaxies" means many groups of stars and planets.

Wrong options:

  • galaxys: It has "y" where the word has "ie". Check the letters: "galaxies". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • galaxy: "galaxy" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "galaxies", which ends in "ies".
Correct answer: signals

Explanation: The speaker says "radio signals coming from". The sentence needs a thing you can receive, and it is more than one.

Meaning: "signals" means radio messages or sounds sent out.

Wrong options:

  • singals: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "signals". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • signal: "signal" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "signals", so write the "s".

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