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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #35147 Short Japanese Researchers
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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
For  the  first  time,  Japanese  researchers  have  conducted  a  real-life  experiment  that  shows  how  some  traffic  jams  appear  for  no  apparent  reason.  They  placed  the  22  vehicles  on  a    track,  and  asked  the  drivers  to  cruise  around  at  a    speed  of  30  kilometers  an  hour.  At  first,  traffic  moves  smoothly,  but  soon,  the  distance  between  cars  started  to    and  vehicles  clumped  together  at  one  point  on  the  track,  but  the  jams    backward  around  the  track,  like  a  shockwave  at  a  rate  of  about  20  kilometers  an  hour.  Real-life  jams  move  backward  at  about  the  same  speed.

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Correct answer: single

Explanation: The speaker says "placed the 22 vehicles on a single track". The word comes after "a", so you need a word for a thing that describes the track.

Meaning: "single" means only one.

Wrong options:

  • singel: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "single". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: constant

Explanation: You hear "at a constant speed of 30". You need a describing word that shows no change, ends in ant.

Meaning: "constant" means not changing, steady all the time.

Wrong options:

  • constent: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "constant". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: vary

Explanation: Listen for "between cars started to vary". The sentence needs an action word that means become different.

Meaning: "vary" means to change or become different.

Wrong options:

  • vaary: It adds an extra "a". The right spelling is "vary". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: spread

Explanation: On the recording you hear "the jams spread backward around". You need an action word that means move outwards from one point.

Meaning: "spread" means to move out and cover more area.

Wrong options:

  • spred: It leaves out the "a". Check the letters: "spread". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

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