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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38265 Short My Space
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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
Whilst    most    of    us    are    aware    of    the    need    to    protect    our    computers,    it    seems    we’re    more    lax    when    it    comes    to    out    for    ourselves,    at    least    according    to    a    recent    web    awareness  .    Web    safety    specialists    say    better    personal    awareness    is    needed    and    this    is    due    in    part    to    the    of    “social    networking”    sites    like    “Ibibo,”    “My    Space”    and    “Facebook,”    which    allow    us    to    better    with    people    around    the    world    with    similar    interests    and    professional    backgrounds.    Chris    Simpson,    a    computer    programmer,    learnt    the    hard    way.    “I    joined    a    free    online    networking    group    in    the    hope    of    making    some    professional    to    help    me    find    a    new    job.    After    a    month,    one    of    my    online    contacts    invited    me    to    take    out    a    subscription    to    a    club    that    promised    access    to    a    of    job    recruiters.    It    turned    out    to    be    a    waste    of    money.    I    ended    up    a    laughing    with    my    mates.    They    couldn’t    believe    that    someone    in    my    job    could    get    taken    in    so    easily.”

Result:

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Correct answer: looking

Explanation: Listen again to "looking out for ourselves". It needs an action word at the start.

Meaning: "looking" means trying to find or search for something.

Wrong options:

  • lokking: It has "k" where the word has "o". The right spelling is "looking". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: survey

Explanation: Here you hear "web awareness survey". The word is a thing that collects answers.

Meaning: "survey" means a set of questions to find what people think.

Wrong options:

  • survery: It adds an extra "r". Check the letters: "survey". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: rise

Explanation: The speaker says "the rise of "social networking"". You need a word that means going up.

Meaning: "rise" means an increase or growth.

Wrong options:

  • rize: It has "z" where the word has "s". The right spelling is "rise". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: connect

Explanation: You hear "connect better with people". It follows "to", so you need an action word.

Meaning: "connect" means to join or meet people online.

Wrong options:

  • conect: It leaves out the "n". Write "connect". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: contacts

Explanation: Listen for "professional contacts to help me". It refers to more than one person, so add s at the end.

Meaning: "contacts" means people you know who can help you professionally.

Wrong options:

  • contact: "contact" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "contacts", so write the "s".
Correct answer: network

Explanation: On the recording you hear "a network of job recruiters". The phrase needs a word for a group or system of people.

Meaning: "network" means a connected group of people with links between them.

Wrong options:

  • netwerk: It has "e" where the word has "o". Write "network". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: stock

Explanation: Listen again to "a laughing stock with my mates". It needs a small word for a thing after "a laughing".

Meaning: "stock" means someone people laugh at or make fun of.

Wrong options:

  • stok: It leaves out the "c". Check the letters: "stock". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

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