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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #37705 Short Memory
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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
So  in  a  very  important  tense,  um,  memory  is  the  cognitive  function  that  stores  knowledge  that  we've  acquired  through  learning  and  ,  but  also  memory  is  important  because  memory  frees  our  behavior  from  being    by  the  present  stimulus  environment.  If  you  didn't  have  memory,  all  you'd  be  able  to  do  was    to  whatever  is  currently  in  the  environment  now,  whatever  it  is  that  you're  .  But  memory  allows  us  to  respond  to  past  events  as  well  as  events  in  the  current  stimulus  environment.  And  memory  also  gives  us  the  means  to    on  our  experiences  so  that  we  plan  for,  for  future  encounters.

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Correct answer: perception

Explanation: Listen for "acquired through learning and perception". It comes after "learning and", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "perception" means the way we notice or understand things.

Wrong options:

  • perceive: "perceive" is a close word, but it ends in "ive". The speaker says "perception", which ends in "ption".
Correct answer: controlled

Explanation: On the recording you hear "being controlled by the present". After "being" the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "controlled" means kept or guided by something else.

Wrong options:

  • contolled: It leaves out the "r". The right spelling is "controlled". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • control: "control" is missing the ending. The speaker says "controlled", with "led" at the end.
Correct answer: react

Explanation: Listen again to "do was react to whatever". It comes after "do was", so you need a simple action word, not ending in ing.

Meaning: "react" means to respond quickly to something in the environment.

Correct answer: experiencing

Explanation: Here you hear "whatever it is that you're experiencing". After "you're" the word ends in ing.

Meaning: "experiencing" means going through or feeling something now.

Wrong options:

  • experincing: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "experiencing". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • experience: "experience" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "experiencing", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: reflect

Explanation: The speaker says "to reflect on our experiences". After "to" you need the plain word for an action.

Meaning: "reflect" means to think carefully about past events or actions.

Wrong options:

  • refect: It leaves out the "l". Write "reflect". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

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