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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #39489 Short National Rifle
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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    much    less    interesting.    This    is    a    very    looking    document,    which    is    what    U.S.    law    looks    like,    and    this    is    a    law    called    the    data    or    quality    law.    And    this    law    was    sponsored    by    and    heavily    by    the    tobacco    companies,    the    National    Rifle    Association    and    a    variety    of    chemical    companies    and    I    blew    up    some    texts    from    that    law    because    it    sounds    so    great    on    the    surface.  The  point  was    to      the    quality,    objectivity,    of    research    that    could    be    cited    in    any    government    document,    including    statistical    information.    But    when    you    look    at    that,    what    this    law    actually.    Did    was    it?    Change    the    level    of    statistical    that    was    required    to    call    something    significant    for    measures    of    harm.

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Correct answer: boring

Explanation: Listen again to "a very boring looking document". You need a describing word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "boring" means not interesting.

Wrong options:

  • bored: bored is about a feeling, not the describing word the sentence needs.
Correct answer: access

Explanation: Here you hear "the data access or quality law". It comes after "data", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "access" means the right to get or use something.

Wrong options:

  • acces: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "access". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • accessed: "accessed" has an extra "ed" at the end. The speaker says "access".
Correct answer: lobbied

Explanation: The speaker says "was sponsored by and heavily lobbied by". After "heavily" you need an action word that ends in ed.

Meaning: "lobbied" means tried to influence decisions or people in power.

Wrong options:

  • lobyed: It has "y" where the word has "bi". Write "lobbied". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • lobby: "lobby" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "lobbied", which ends in "ied".
Correct answer: wide

Explanation: You hear "and a wide variety of chemical companies". After "a" you need a describing word, not a word that tells how, when or how much.

Meaning: "wide" means large in range or many.

Wrong options:

  • widely: "widely" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "wide".
Correct answer: increase

Explanation: Listen for "The point was to increase the quality". You need an action word that means make more.

Meaning: "increase" means to make larger or more.

Wrong options:

  • increse: It leaves out the "a". The right spelling is "increase". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • decrease: decrease means make less, the opposite meaning.
Correct answer: integrity

Explanation: On the recording you hear "quality, objectivity, integrity of research". It needs a word for a quality, like honesty.

Meaning: "integrity" means honesty and trustworthiness.

Wrong options:

  • integraty: It has "a" where the word has "i". Check the letters: "integrity". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • integral: "integral" is a close word, but it ends in "al". The speaker says "integrity", which ends in "ity".
Correct answer: significance

Explanation: Listen again to "statistical significance that was required". You need a word that shows how important a result is.

Meaning: "significance" means how important or real a result is.

Wrong options:

  • significence: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "significance". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • significant: "significant" is a close word, but it ends in "t". The speaker says "significance", which ends in "ce".

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