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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38468 Short Wolfgang Amadeus
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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
Wolfgang    Amadeus    Mozart    was    born    in    1756.    While    very    young,    he    gave    signs    of    great  .    Mozart's    family    were    almost    always    in    debt,    Mozart    tried    to    pay    his    debts    by    making    tours,    but    he    only    exhausted    his    strength.    When    he    was    35,    the    idea    of    death    began    to    him.    At    this    time    he    started    to    write    a    mass    for    the    dead,    the    Requiem.    He    composed    much    of    it    but    his    pupil    had    to    it.    Mozart    was    so    poor    when    he    died    in    1791    that    he    was    buried    in    a    common,    unmarked    in    Vienna.    Mozart    composed    his    greatest    masterpieces    -    the    Don    Giovanni    and    the    Jupiter    symphony    -    in    1788.        

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Correct answer: genius

Explanation: On the recording you hear "gave signs of great genius". You need a word for a thing, a very great natural skill.

Meaning: "genius" means a very great natural skill or talent.

Wrong options:

  • genious: It adds an extra "o". Write "genius". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • ingenious: Ingenious is a different word and not the same meaning here.
Correct answer: concert

Explanation: Listen again to "making concert tours". It comes before "tours", so you need a word for shows.

Meaning: "concert" means a public musical performance.

Wrong options:

  • concort: It has "o" where the word has "e". The right spelling is "concert". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • concerts: "concerts" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "concert", with no "s".
Correct answer: haunt

Explanation: Here you hear "began to haunt him". You need an action word that means kept coming back to him.

Meaning: "haunt" means to keep coming back in someone's thoughts or mind.

Wrong options:

  • haont: It has "o" where the word has "u". The right spelling is "haunt". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • hunt: Hunt means to search, not to keep returning in thought.
Correct answer: complete

Explanation: The speaker says "his pupil had to complete it". After "had to" you need an action word.

Meaning: "complete" means to finish or make whole.

Wrong options:

  • compelete: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "complete". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: grave

Explanation: You hear "unmarked grave in Vienna". After "unmarked" you need a word for a burial place.

Meaning: "grave" means a place where a dead person is buried.

Wrong options:

  • grvae: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "grave". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • graves: "graves" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "grave", with no "s".
Correct answer: opera

Explanation: Listen for "the opera Don Giovanni". The sentence names a musical drama with singing, so use that word.

Meaning: "opera" means a stage work with singing and music.

Wrong options:

  • oppera: It adds an extra "p". Check the letters: "opera". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • operas: "operas" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "opera", with no "s".

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