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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #34861 Short Earth Warning
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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  Earth  is  warning.  Almost  all  the  Arctic    ice  may  have  melted  by  the  end  of  the  century,  claims  the  Intergovernmental  Panel  on  Climate  Change  the  IPCC.  The  upside    to  an  estimated  quarter  of  the  world's  oil  and  gas  resources  and  the    of  the  fabled  Northwest  Passage.  The  downside.  The  Arctic  wilderness  is  lost  as    countries,  Denmark  and  Greenland,  Russia,  Canada,  Norway,  and  the  United  States  all  race  to    in  the  bounty.

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Correct answer: summer

Explanation: Listen for "the Arctic summer ice". It comes before "ice", so write a season name.

Meaning: "summer" means the warm part of the year.

Wrong options:

  • sumer: It leaves out the "m". The right spelling is "summer". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: access

Explanation: On the recording you hear "The upside access to an". After "upside" you need a word for getting in.

Meaning: "access" means the ability to get into or use something.

Wrong options:

  • acess: It leaves out the "c". Check the letters: "access". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • excess: Different word. "Excess" means too much, not getting in.
Correct answer: opening

Explanation: Listen again to "and the opening of the". It comes after "the", so you need a thing word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "opening" means a new route or gap becoming available.

Wrong options:

  • openning: It adds an extra "n". The right spelling is "opening". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • openings: "openings" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "opening", with no "s".
Correct answer: neighboring / neighbouring

Explanation: Here you hear "as neighboring countries, Denmark". It comes before "countries", so use a word meaning next to. You can write "neighboring" or "neighbouring". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "neighboring" means next to or near another place.

Wrong options:

  • neigboring: It leaves out the "h". The right spelling is "neighboring". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • neighbor: "neighbor" is missing the ending. The speaker says "neighboring", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: share

Explanation: The speaker says "all race to share in the". After "race to" you need the plain word for the action.

Meaning: "share" means to take part in something with others.

Wrong options:

  • shar: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "share". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • shares: "shares" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "share", with no "s".

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