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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38501 Short Chinese
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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
I    don't    understand    people    who    just    stick    to    what    they    know    —    like    the    same    dish    every    time    they    get    at    Chinese  .    I    prefer    to    try    out    things    that    I    haven't    sampled    before,    particularly    if    it's    something    I'm    used    to    being    in    a    certain    way    and    someone    has    had    a        take    on    it,    or    has    done    something    out    of    the    ordinary    with    it.    Like    the    other    day    an    Australian    friend    made    some    ice    cream.    Sounds    odd,    doesn't    it?    But    actually    it    worked    really    well.            

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Correct answer: ordering

Explanation: The speaker says "like ordering the same dish". You need the action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "ordering" means asking for food from the menu.

Wrong options:

  • orderring: It adds an extra "r". Write "ordering". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • order: "order" is missing the ending. The speaker says "ordering", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: takeaway

Explanation: You hear "they get at Chinese takeaway". It comes after "Chinese", so you need one word for the place to buy food.

Meaning: "takeaway" means food bought to eat somewhere else.

Wrong options:

  • takeawy: It leaves out the "a". Check the letters: "takeaway". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • take away: This is two words, but the sentence needs the single word name for the place.
Correct answer: cooked

Explanation: Listen for "used to being cooked in a certain way". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "cooked" means prepared with heat or fire.

Wrong options:

  • cookd: It leaves out the "e". Write "cooked". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • cooking: "cooking" is a close word, but it ends in "ing". The speaker says "cooked", which ends in "ed".
Correct answer: different

Explanation: On the recording you hear "has had a different take on it". It comes after "a", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "different" means not the same as usual.

Wrong options:

  • diferent: It leaves out the "f". Write "different". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • differ: "differ" is missing the ending. The speaker says "different", with "ent" at the end.
Correct answer: avocado

Explanation: Listen again to "made some avocado ice cream". It comes before "ice cream", so you need the fruit name as one word.

Meaning: "avocado" means a green creamy fruit often used in food.

Wrong options:

  • avacado: It has "a" where the word has "o". Check the letters: "avocado". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • avocados: "avocados" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "avocado", with no "s".

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