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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38668 Short Public domain
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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'm    afraid    that    ethics    don't    really    come    into    it.    People    need    to    the    reality    —    that    once    something's    on    the    Internet,    it's    there    forever.    The    kind    of    personal    information    we're    talking    about    is    a)      accessible    and    b)    often    of    great    to    an    employer.    So,    I'd    say    that    in-so-far    as    there's    really    no    anymore    for    not    being    aware    of    how    the    Internet    works,    the    onus    is    very    much    on    the    candidate    to    make    sure    that    there's    nothing    to    their    reputation    out    there    in    the    public    domain.    And    if    there    is,    well    I'm    afraid    that's    .

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Correct answer: realize / realise

Explanation: Here you hear "need to realize the". You need an action word after "need to". You can write "realize" or "realise". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "realize" means understand or know something clearly.

Wrong options:

  • realized: "realized" has an extra "d" at the end. The speaker says "realize".
Correct answer: readily

Explanation: The speaker says "a) readily accessible and". You need a word that tells how easily it can be found, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "readily" means easily or without much trouble.

Wrong options:

  • redily: It leaves out the "a". The right spelling is "readily". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • readable: This means able to be read. The sentence needs a word that tells how, not a describing word.
Correct answer: relevance

Explanation: You hear "great relevance to an employer." You need a word for importance here.

Meaning: "relevance" means the importance or value of something to a situation.

Wrong options:

  • relevence: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "relevance". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • relevant: "relevant" is a close word, but it ends in "t". The speaker says "relevance", which ends in "ce".
Correct answer: excuse

Explanation: Listen for "no excuse anymore for". You need a word meaning a reason or justification.

Meaning: "excuse" means a reason people give to explain or defend something.

Wrong options:

  • exuse: It leaves out the "c". Check the letters: "excuse". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: detrimental

Explanation: On the recording you hear "nothing detrimental to their reputation". You need a describing word that means harmful.

Meaning: "detrimental" means harmful or causing damage.

Wrong options:

  • detramental: It has "a" where the word has "i". Check the letters: "detrimental". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • detriment: "detriment" is missing the ending. The speaker says "detrimental", with "al" at the end.
Correct answer: tough

Explanation: Listen again to "that's tough." You need a short informal word meaning unpleasant but unavoidable.

Meaning: "tough" means hard or difficult to accept.

Wrong options:

  • tuff: It leaves out the "o" and it has "ff" where the word has "gh". Check the letters: "tough". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • toughly: "toughly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "tough".

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