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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38586 Short Travel
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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    travel    a    lot    in    fact    for    my    work,    so    I've    had    to    get      to    various    types    of    local    cuisine-    I    used    to    follow    that    old    principle    of    always    something    on    the    menu    that    you    haven't    of    before.    But    I    had    a    bad    experience    a    few    years    ago    with    what    turned    out    to    be    a    sheep's    stomach    with    goat's    curds.    So    now    I    generally    ask    before  .    I'm    happy    to    give    most    things    a    go,    though,    but    I    do    still    feel    a    bit    about    eating    anything    that    involves    animals'    intestines.

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Correct answer: accustomed

Explanation: You hear "get accustomed to various". The word comes after get, so you need a word for a state you are used to.

Meaning: "accustomed" means used to something.

Wrong options:

  • acostomed: It has "o" where the word has "cu". Check the letters: "accustomed". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: choosing

Explanation: Listen for "always choosing something on". After always you need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "choosing" means picking something from a list.

Wrong options:

  • choiceing: It has "ice" where the word has "os". The right spelling is "choosing". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • choose: "choose" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "choosing", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: heard

Explanation: On the recording you hear "haven't heard of before". It follows haven't, so you need a past form like heard.

Meaning: "heard" means known by listening or by reputation.

Wrong options:

  • herd: It leaves out the "a". Check the letters: "heard". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: stuffed

Explanation: Listen again to "stomach stuffed with goat's". The sentence needs a past action word that ends in ed.

Meaning: "stuffed" means filled tightly with something.

Wrong options:

  • stufed: It leaves out the "f". Write "stuffed". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: ordering

Explanation: Here you hear "ask before ordering." It follows before, so you need an action word ending in ing.

Meaning: "ordering" means asking for food to be served.

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: uneasy

Explanation: The speaker says "feel a bit uneasy about". The sentence needs a describing word for feelings.

Meaning: "uneasy" means feeling uncomfortable or anxious.

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