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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38983 Short Endeavor
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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    it    is    that    they're    saying    to    whether    or    not    it's    true    to    uncovering    what    it    is    they're    trying    to    hide    and    to    making    clear    when    it    is    that    they're    lying.    It's    an    adversarial    with    institutions    of    power.    If    journalism    is    to    be    performed    and    productively,    and    I    think    nobly    and    the    reason    I    say    that    is    because    if    you    look    at    how    institutions    of    power    conduct    themselves    when    they    disseminate    information    about    what    it    is    that    they're    doing,    or    they    may    that    they    want    you    to    think    and    believe    so    often    what    they're    saying    simply    isn't  .    Because    they're    not    engaged    in    a    public    service    of    trying    to    inform    the    public.    They're    in    the    self-interested    endeavor    of    trying    to    get    you    to    believe    what    it's    in    their    interests    for    you    to    know.    

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Correct answer: investigating

Explanation: Listen for "saying to investigating whether". You need an action word ending in ing.

Meaning: "investigating" means looking into something carefully.

Wrong options:

  • investegating: It has "e" where the word has "i". Check the letters: "investigating". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • investigate: "investigate" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "investigating", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: relationship

Explanation: On the recording you hear "adversarial relationship with". The word is for a connection between two things.

Meaning: "relationship" means a connection between people or groups.

Wrong options:

  • realationship: It adds an extra "a". Write "relationship". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • relation: "relation" is missing the ending. The speaker says "relationship", with "ship" at the end.
Correct answer: adequately

Explanation: Listen again to "performed adequately and productively". You need a describing word that ends in ly.

Meaning: "adequately" means well enough for the job.

Wrong options:

  • adequatly: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "adequately". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • adequate: "adequate" is missing the ending. The speaker says "adequately", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: claim

Explanation: Here you hear "may claim that they want". The word before "that" is the plain word for saying.

Meaning: "claim" means to say something is true, often without proof.

Wrong options:

  • claime: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "claim". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • claimed: "claimed" has an extra "ed" at the end. The speaker says "claim".
Correct answer: truthful

Explanation: The speaker says "simply isn't truthful". The sentence needs a describing word for truth here.

Meaning: "truthful" means true or honest.

Wrong options:

  • true: 'True' is shorter and not the describing word used here.
Correct answer: engaged

Explanation: You hear "They're engaged in the self-interested". The word ends in ed, so watch the ending.

Meaning: "engaged" means taking part in an activity.

Wrong options:

  • enganged: It adds an extra "n". Write "engaged". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • engaging: "engaging" is a close word, but it ends in "ing". The speaker says "engaged", which ends in "ed".

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