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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #36777 Short Whale Health
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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
A  water-proof  drone  is  being  used  by  Australian  scientists  to  collect  the  highly-treasured  nasal  mucus  of    whales.  The  snot  is  rich  with  fresh  DNA,    and  bacteria,  and  is  collected  by  a  drone  that  hovers  over  the  blowholes  of  humpback  whales  as  they  embark  on  their  epic    journey  along  Australia's  east  coast.  From  Sydney,  Phil  Mercer  reports,“Whales,  like  all  mammals  need  air,  and  come  to  the    to  breathe  through  a  blowhole.  Vanessa  Pirotta,  a  marine  biologist  at  Macquarie  University,  says  that  nasal  mucus    the  health  of  the  whale.”

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Correct answer: migrating

Explanation: Listen again to "nasal mucus of migrating whales". You need a word that ends in ing, showing movement.

Meaning: "migrating" means moving to a different place regularly.

Wrong options:

  • migraing: It leaves out the "t". Write "migrating". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • migrated: "migrated" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "migrating", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: viruses

Explanation: Here you hear "fresh DNA, viruses and bacteria". It lists things, so you need more than one and it ends in s.

Meaning: "viruses" means tiny germs that can cause disease.

Wrong options:

  • viruss: It leaves out the "e". Write "viruses". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • virus: "virus" has no "es" at the end. The speaker says "viruses", so write the "es".
Correct answer: annual

Explanation: The speaker says "their epic annual journey". It means the trip happens every year.

Meaning: "annual" means happening every year.

Wrong options:

  • anual: It leaves out the "n". The right spelling is "annual". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: surface

Explanation: You hear "to the surface to breathe". It comes after "to the", so you need a word for a place.

Meaning: "surface" means the top of the water.

Wrong options:

  • surace: It leaves out the "f". The right spelling is "surface". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: indicates

Explanation: Listen for "nasal mucus indicates the health". It is an action word and ends in s.

Meaning: "indicates" means shows or tells about.

Wrong options:

  • indcates: It leaves out the "i". Write "indicates". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

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