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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #37542 October Prediction Short Sceptical Environmentalist
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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
Some  years  ago,  Bjorn  Lomborg,  a  young  Danish  statistician,  published  a  book  called  The  Sceptical  Environmentalist.  It  became  a    and  generated  a  lot  of  heat.  Lomborg  was  attacked,  abused  and    of  all  manner  of  things;  not  because  he  denied  the  fact  of  global  warming  -  in  fact  he    it  -  but  because,  on  his  analysis,  the  devil  and,  he  says,  a  lot  of    was  contained  in  the  details  presented  concerning  the  size  of  the  problem  and  what  were  the  most    steps  to  take  in  response  to  global  warming.

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Correct answer: bestseller

Explanation: You hear "became a bestseller and". A single word for a very popular book is needed, so watch for double s in the middle.

Meaning: "bestseller" means a very popular book that sold many copies.

Wrong options:

  • best seller: This splits the word in two. It is one word. Check the letters: "bestseller". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • besteller: It leaves out the "s". Check the letters: "bestseller". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: accused

Explanation: Listen for "attacked, abused and accused of". The sentence needs an action word about blaming someone, so watch the c and double c.

Meaning: "accused" means said someone did something wrong.

Wrong options:

  • acused: It leaves out the "c". Check the letters: "accused". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • accuseded: It adds an extra "ed". Check the letters: "accused". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: affirmed

Explanation: On the recording you hear "in fact he affirmed it". The sentence needs an action word that says he agreed, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "affirmed" means he said yes, he accepted it as true.

Wrong options:

  • afirmed: It leaves out the "f". Check the letters: "affirmed". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • confirmed: This is a different word. The sentence used a shorter word that ends in ed.
Correct answer: deviousness

Explanation: Listen again to "a lot of deviousness was". You need a word for a thing meaning trickiness, so it ends in ness.

Meaning: "deviousness" means tricking or dishonesty in actions or arguments.

Wrong options:

  • deviousnes: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "deviousness". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • devious: "devious" is missing the ending. The speaker says "deviousness", with "ness" at the end.
Correct answer: responsible

Explanation: Here you hear "the most responsible steps to". The sentence needs a describing word for the correct steps, so it ends in ble.

Meaning: "responsible" means sensible and right to do in the situation.

Wrong options:

  • responsable: It has "a" where the word has "i". Write "responsible". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • responsive: "responsive" is a close word, but it ends in "ve". The speaker says "responsible", which ends in "ble".

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