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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #39341 Short Farmland
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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
If    you    have    a    crazy    idea    that    needs    land,    there's    a    farm    somewhere    you're    going    to    to    build    that    thing.    So    I'm    a    little  .  This    is    what    I    do    all    day.    Is    fight    this    sort    of    thing,    but    it    doesn't    have    to    be    that    way.    And    if    we    invest    in    farmland    and    it's    an    investment,    we    get    a    different    landscape.    One    that's    been    called    Agra    Burbia.    Now    that    isn't    mine.    I    wish    it    was,    but    my    lab    uses    it    and    it    came    from    a    historian    by    the    name    of    Paul    Sandal    out    of    California.    Bornia    and    what    he    was    studying    was    the    around    down    LA    in    the    Inland    Empire    and    in    the    early    days    of    LA    expansion,    the    street    cars    went    way    out    into    the    and    you    could    buy    a    5    or    10    acre    orange    Grove    in    these    little    towns    like    Ontario,    CA.

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Correct answer: ruin

Explanation: The speaker says "you're going to ruin to". The sentence needs an action word.

Meaning: "ruin" means to destroy or spoil something here.

Wrong options:

  • ruine: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "ruin". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • run: Run is a different action and does not mean destroy.
Correct answer: jaded

Explanation: You hear "So I'm a little jaded". You need a describing word that ends in ed.

Meaning: "jaded" means bored or tired of something.

Wrong options:

  • jaided: It adds an extra "i". Write "jaded". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • jading: Jading ends in ing, but the sentence needs an ed form for feeling.
Correct answer: protection

Explanation: Listen for "invest in farmland protection and". The sentence asks for a word that names a thing.

Meaning: "protection" means something that keeps land safe or secure.

Wrong options:

  • protetion: It leaves out the "c". Write "protection". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • production: Production means making things, not keeping land safe.
Correct answer: term

Explanation: On the recording you hear "Now that term isn't mine". You need a short word for a thing or name.

Meaning: "term" means the word or name used for something.

Wrong options:

  • trem: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "term". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: suburbs

Explanation: Listen again to "the suburbs around down LA". You need more than one, so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "suburbs" means the towns and areas outside the main city.

Wrong options:

  • suberbs: It has "e" where the word has "u". Check the letters: "suburbs". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • suburb: "suburb" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "suburbs", so write the "s".
Correct answer: surround

Explanation: Here you hear "went way out into the surround and". The blank needs a word for an area or place.

Meaning: "surround" means the area around a city or town.

Wrong options:

  • suround: It leaves out the "r". The right spelling is "surround". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • surrounds: "surrounds" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "surround", with no "s".

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