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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #36779 October Prediction Short Curie
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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
My  hero  is  Marie  Curie.  She  was  a  Polish  physicist  and  chemist  working  in  France,  and  she  did    pioneering  research  on  radioactivity.  She  was  also  the  first  woman  who  won  a  Nobel  prize.  Marie  Curie  is  my  hero  because  she  showed  a  lot  of    in  following  her  career  path  and  her  .  She  also  showed  a  lot  of    in  working  for  years  to  receive  results  from  her  experiments.  And  Marie  Curie,  she  designed  and  built  the  first    X-Ray  machines.  She  worked  on  the  front  lines  of  the  first  World  War  along  with  her    saving  soldiers.

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Correct answer: conduct

Explanation: The speaker says "did conduct pioneering research". You need an action word here, the plain word.

Meaning: "conduct" means to do or carry out research or work.

Wrong options:

  • condcut: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "conduct". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • conducted: "conducted" has an extra "ed" at the end. The speaker says "conduct".
Correct answer: determination

Explanation: You hear "a lot of determination in". You need a word for a thing showing strong will.

Meaning: "determination" means strong will to keep trying and reach a goal.

Wrong options:

  • determintaion: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "determination". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • determinations: "determinations" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "determination", with no "s".
Correct answer: passions

Explanation: Listen for "and her passions". It comes after "her", so it means more than one and ends with s.

Meaning: "passions" means strong interests or things she cares about a lot.

Wrong options:

  • passion: "passion" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "passions", so write the "s".
Correct answer: patience

Explanation: On the recording you hear "a lot of patience in". You need a word for a calm waiting quality.

Meaning: "patience" means the ability to wait calmly for results.

Wrong options:

  • paitence: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "patience". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • patients: "patients" is a close word, but it ends in "ts". The speaker says "patience", which ends in "ce".
Correct answer: mobile

Explanation: Listen again to "the first mobile X-Ray machines". It comes before "X-Ray", so you need a describing word like mobile.

Meaning: "mobile" means able to move or be moved easily, not fixed in one place.

Wrong options:

  • mibile: It has "i" where the word has "o". Check the letters: "mobile". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: daughter

Explanation: Here you hear "along with her daughter saving soldiers". After "her" you need a family word for a female child.

Meaning: "daughter" means a woman who is the child of her parents.

Wrong options:

  • daugther: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "daughter". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • daughters: "daughters" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "daughter", with no "s".

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