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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #35148 Medium Inflection Point
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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
Hi  everybody,  it's  Joe  Biden.  I    a  report  to  President  Obama  laying  out  how  far  we've  come  since  he  put  me  in  charge  of  the  Cancer    that  was  back  in  January  and  lay  out  a  real  vision  for  where  we  need  to  go  in  the  immediate  future  to:  to  do  in  five  years  what  would  otherwise  take  ten;  to    a  real  sense  of  urgency  into  the  fight  against  cancer;  and  to  change  the  culture  and  reimagine  our  system  in  order  to  be  able  to  win.  When  President  Nixon    war  on  cancer  in  1971,  he  had  no  army,  he  had  no  resources,  and  no  clear  .  But  after  45  years  of  progress,  funding  research,  training  scientists  and  physicians,  and  treating  millions  of  patients  --  we  now  have  the  army.  We  now  have  tools,  powerful  tools.  And  with  this  Moonshot,  we  now  have  a  clear  strategy  for  the  road  ahead.  It  matters,  ,  because  there's  a  consensus  now  that  we're  at  an  inflection  point  with  science,  medicine,  and  technology  all  advancing  faster  than  ever  and  offering  real  .

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Correct answer: delivered

Explanation: You hear "I delivered a report". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "delivered" means sent or gave the report to someone.

Wrong options:

  • delievered: It adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "delivered". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: Moonshot

Explanation: Listen for "the Cancer Moonshot that". It comes after Cancer, so the word is a name for a thing.

Meaning: "Moonshot" means a bold, big plan or project.

Wrong options:

  • Moon shot: This splits the word in two. It is one word. The right spelling is "Moonshot". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: inject

Explanation: On the recording you hear "to inject a real sense". After to you need the plain word.

Meaning: "inject" means put or add into something quickly.

Wrong options:

  • injecte: It adds an extra "e". Write "inject". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • injected: "injected" has an extra "ed" at the end. The speaker says "inject".
Correct answer: declared

Explanation: Listen again to "When President Nixon declared war". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "declared" means officially said or announced it was a war on cancer.

Wrong options:

  • declard: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "declared". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • declares: "declares" is a close word, but it ends in "s". The speaker says "declared", which ends in "d".
Correct answer: strategy

Explanation: Here you hear "no clear strategy. But". It comes after no clear, so you need a word for a plan.

Meaning: "strategy" means a plan or method to reach a goal.

Wrong options:

  • strategey: It adds an extra "e". Write "strategy". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: folks

Explanation: The speaker says "It matters, folks, because". This is a casual word used to address people, and it ends in s.

Meaning: "folks" means people or everyone listening in an informal way.

Wrong options:

  • foks: It leaves out the "l". Write "folks". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • folk: "folk" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "folks", so write the "s".
Correct answer: promise

Explanation: You hear "offering real promise". The sentence needs a word for a thing, person or idea.

Meaning: "promise" means a good sign of future success or hope.

Wrong options:

  • promice: It has "c" where the word has "s". The right spelling is "promise". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • promises: "promises" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "promise", with no "s".

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