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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #39321 Short Tobacco
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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
So    my    particular    interest    is    in    the    role    of    corporations    and    financial    conflicts    of    interest    in    truth    decay    in    decisions    related    to    health    and    evidence,    and    so    corporations    have  a  very    long    history    of    evidence  on    health.    Health    and    decisions    about    health.    So    think    back    1969.    Tobacco    companies    were    worried    about    the    scientific    on    the    harms    of    tobacco    and    the    quite    large    evidence    base    then    about    the    harms    of    tobacco.    And    so    the    tobacco    companies    got    together.    To    decide    what    to    do    about    this,    and    this    is    a    quote    direct    quote    from    a    tobacco    released    years    later    that    their    plan.    This    is    coming    from    someone    in.

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Correct answer: perpetuating

Explanation: Listen again to "in perpetuating truth decay". You need a word that shows continued action, it ends in ing.

Meaning: "perpetuating" means keeping something going over time.

Wrong options:

  • perpertuating: It adds an extra "r". Check the letters: "perpetuating". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: influencing

Explanation: Here you hear "history of influencing evidence". It comes after "of", so you need an action word ending in ing.

Meaning: "influencing" means affecting what people think or decide.

Wrong options:

  • influence: "influence" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "influencing", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: extremely

Explanation: The speaker says "were extremely worried about". You need a word that tells how much, it ends in ly.

Meaning: "extremely" means very or to a great degree.

Wrong options:

  • extremly: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "extremely". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: consensus

Explanation: You hear "scientific consensus on the". It comes after "scientific", so you need a word for a shared view.

Meaning: "consensus" means general agreement among experts.

Wrong options:

  • concensus: It has "c" where the word has "s". Check the letters: "consensus". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • conference: This is a different word meaning a meeting, not general agreement.
Correct answer: document

Explanation: Listen for "from a tobacco document released". After "tobacco" you need a word for a paper or file.

Meaning: "document" means an official paper or written record.

Wrong options:

  • docment: It leaves out the "u". Check the letters: "document". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: explains

Explanation: On the recording you hear "that explains their plan". It follows "that", so you need an action word showing what it does, it ends in s.

Meaning: "explains" means makes clear or tells how something works.

Wrong options:

  • explaines: It adds an extra "e". Write "explains". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • explained: "explained" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "explains", which ends in "s".

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