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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38414 Short Workforce
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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
What    I    thought    I    would    do    is    I    would    start    with    a    simple    request.    I'd    like    all    of    you    to    pause    for    a    moment,    you    wretched    weaklings,    and    take    of    your    miserable    existence.    Now    that    was    the    advice    that    St.    Benedict    gave    his    rather    startled    in    the    fifth    century.    It    was    the    advice    that    I    decided    to    follow    myself    when    I    turned    40.    Up    until    that    moment,    I    had    been    that    classic    warrior    —    I    was    eating    too    much,    I    was    drinking    too    much,    I    was    working    too    hard    and    I    was    neglecting    the    family.    And    I    decided    that    I    would    try    and    turn    my    life    around.    In    particular,    I    decided    I    would    try    to    address    the    thorny    issue    of    work-    life  .    So    I    stepped    back    from    the    workforce,    and    I    spent    a    year    at    home    with    my    wife    and    four    young    children.

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Correct answer: stock

Explanation: On the recording you hear "and take stock of". The missing word comes after "take", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "stock" means an overall view or supply of something.

Wrong options:

  • stoc: It leaves out the "k". Write "stock". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • stoke: An action word meaning to add fuel.
Correct answer: followers

Explanation: Listen again to "startled followers in". It follows "startled", so you need a word for people, more than one.

Meaning: "followers" means people who listen to and follow someone.

Wrong options:

  • folowers: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "followers". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • follower: "follower" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "followers", so write the "s".
Correct answer: corporate

Explanation: Here you hear "classic corporate warrior, I". It describes business life, so you need a business describing word.

Meaning: "corporate" means related to big business or companies.

Wrong options:

  • coporate: It leaves out the "r". Write "corporate". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • corporation: "corporation" is a close word, but it ends in "ion". The speaker says "corporate", which ends in "e".
Correct answer: balance

Explanation: The speaker says "work- life balance." After "work- life" you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "balance" means a fair or healthy mix between work and home life.

Wrong options:

  • balence: It has "e" where the word has "a". Write "balance". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • balances: "balances" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "balance", with no "s".

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