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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38111 Short Countryside
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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
Imagine    a    warm    summer    day    in    the    countryside,    a    view    of    fields    and    woods    bathed    in    sunlight      down    through    a    clear    blue    sky.    The    only    sound    is    the    gentle    rustling    of    wind    and    the    trees    and    the    chirping    of    birds.    And    then    a    bus    which    stops    abruptly    as    the    bee    finds    a    source    of    food.    It's    easy    to    take    this    for    granted      bees    which    are    just    always    there,    along    with    the    of    honey    for    your    toast    in    the    morning.    But    bees    aren't    just    a    nice    feature    of    the    landscape.    They're    essential    pollinators,    helping    a    huge    of    our    food    crops    to    reproduce,    and    they're    a    critical    part    of    a    healthy    ecosystem.    But    bees    have    been    having    a    time    recently.    And    the    horrifying    recent    drop    in    bee    numbers    really    matters    both    to    the    earth    and    for    us.        

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Correct answer: streaming

Explanation: The speaker says "bathed in sunlight streaming down". You need a word that shows movement, so it ends in ing.

Meaning: "streaming" means flowing or shining down.

Wrong options:

  • streeming: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "streaming". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • stream: "stream" is missing the ending. The speaker says "streaming", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: distinctive

Explanation: You hear "And then a distinctive bus which". You need a describing word, it ends in ive.

Meaning: "distinctive" means clearly different or easy to notice.

Wrong options:

  • distincitve: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "distinctive". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • distinct: "distinct" is missing the ending. The speaker says "distinctive", with "ive" at the end.
Correct answer: summertime / summer-time

Explanation: Listen for "granted summertime bees which". You need one word that names the season, it ends in time. You can write "summertime" or "summer-time". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "summertime" means during the summer season.

Wrong options:

  • summer: "summer" is missing the ending. The speaker says "summertime", with "time" at the end.
Correct answer: availability

Explanation: On the recording you hear "along with the availability of". After "the" you need a word for a thing, it ends in ity.

Meaning: "availability" means how much of something is there.

Wrong options:

  • availabilty: It leaves out the "i". Write "availability". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • available: "available" is a close word, but it ends in "le". The speaker says "availability", which ends in "ility".
Correct answer: proportion

Explanation: Listen again to "a huge proportion of our". You need a word for an amount, it ends in tion.

Meaning: "proportion" means a large part or share.

Wrong options:

  • proportions: "proportions" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "proportion", with no "s".
Correct answer: tough

Explanation: Here you hear "having a tough time recently". You need a short describing word meaning difficult.

Meaning: "tough" means hard or difficult.

Wrong options:

  • tuff: It leaves out the "o" and it has "ff" where the word has "gh". Check the letters: "tough". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

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