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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #36781 Short Fuel Tanker Explosion
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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    tow  truck  worked  Saturday  to  remove  the  remains  of  a  burned-out  oil  tanker  that  exploded  in  a  giant  fireball    near  the  capital  of  Sierra  Leone.  Reuters  David  Doyle  has  more.  Deputy  Health  Minister  Amara  Jambai  said  the  death  toll    stands  at  99  with  more  than  100  people  being  treated  in  hospitals  and  clinics  across  the  capital,  Freetown.  In  a  video  from  the  scene  shared  online,  the  head  of  the  National  Disaster  Management  Agency,  Brima  Bureh  Sisay,  said  "We've  got  so  many  casualties,  burnt  corpses,"  adding  "It's  a  terrible,  terrible  accident."  Freetown's  mayor  said  the  extent  of  the  damage  from  Friday's  explosion  was  not  yet  known,  adding  that  police  and  her    were  at  the  scene  to  assist  disaster  management  officials.

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Correct answer: massive

Explanation: Listen for "A massive tow truck". You need a describing word that shows big size.

Meaning: "massive" means very large or heavy.

Wrong options:

  • masive: It leaves out the "s". Write "massive". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • mass: "mass" is missing the ending. The speaker says "massive", with "ive" at the end.
Correct answer: overnight

Explanation: On the recording you hear "in a giant fireball overnight near the capital". It is a time word that happens during the night.

Meaning: "overnight" means during the night or from one night to the next.

Wrong options:

  • overnite: It leaves out the "gh" and it adds an extra "e". Write "overnight". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • over night: The speaker uses one word meaning during the night, not two separate words.
Correct answer: currently

Explanation: Listen again to "death toll currently stands at". You need a word that tells when, ending in ly.

Meaning: "currently" means at the present time, now.

Wrong options:

  • curently: It leaves out the "r". The right spelling is "currently". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • current: "current" is missing the ending. The speaker says "currently", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: deputy

Explanation: Here you hear "police and her deputy were at". You need a word for a person who helps the mayor.

Meaning: "deputy" means a person who helps or acts for someone in charge.

Wrong options:

  • deputey: It adds an extra "e". Write "deputy". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

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