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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #37544 Short Kashmiri
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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
Two  decades  ago,  Kashmiri  houseboat-owners  rubbed  their  hands  every  spring  at  the  prospect  of  the  annual  influx  of  .  From  May  to  October,  the  hyacinth-choked  waters  of  Dal  Lake  saw  flotillas  of  vividly  painted  Shikaras  carrying  Indian  families,  boho  westerners,  young  travelers  and  wide-eyed  Japanese.  Carpet-sellers    their  skills,  as  did  purveyors  of  anything  remotely  embroidered  while  the  house  boats    by  the  British  Raj  provided  unusual  accommodation.  Any  foreigners  venturing  there  risked  their  ,  proved  in  1995  when  five  young  Europeans  were  kidnapped  and  murdered.

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Correct answer: tourists

Explanation: On the recording you hear "annual influx of tourists". You need more than one person, so add s at the end.

Meaning: "tourists" means people who travel for pleasure.

Wrong options:

  • toursts: It leaves out the "i". Write "tourists". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • tourist: "tourist" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "tourists", so write the "s".
Correct answer: honed

Explanation: Listen again to "Carpet-sellers honed their skills". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "honed" means improved by practice.

Wrong options:

  • honned: It adds an extra "n". Write "honed". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: initiated

Explanation: Here you hear "house boats initiated by the British". It is a past action, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "initiated" means started or began.

Wrong options:

  • initated: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "initiated". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: lives

Explanation: The speaker says "risked their lives proved in 1995". It comes after "their", so you need more than one.

Meaning: "lives" means the people could be killed.

Wrong options:

  • life: The sentence needs more than one, so the word needs s at the end.

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