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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #3998 Short Diabetes
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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
People  with  diabetes  may  have  to  endure  multiple,    finger  sticks  every  day  to  get  blood  samples  for  testing.  But  a  new  glucose  test  may  do  away  with  the  pain  even  as  it  brings  on  the  tears.  Because  the  test  uses  tears  instead  of  blood  to    glucose  levels.  The  report  is  in  the  journal  Analytical  Chemistry.  Researchers  at  the  University  of  Michigan  studied  glucose  in  rabbits.  They  found  that  glucose  levels  are  much  lower  in  tears  than  in  blood,  but  the  difference  is  consistent.  They  thus    to  develop  a    enough  system  to  detect  sugar  levels  in  tears.  But  why  are  researchers  going  to  all  this  trouble  just  so  people  with  diabetes  can  avoid  a  pinprick?  In  order  to  best  control  their  glucose  levels  and  prevent  complications  like  kidney  failure  or  limb  amputation,  some  diabetics  should  be    their  blood  multiple  times  a  day.  But  the  pain  of  jabbing  a  finger  with  a  needle  over  and  over  keeps  some  patients  from  the    testing  they  need.  With  a  pain-free  test,  that  deterrent  would  vanish,  making  blood  sugar  tests  a  lot  sweeter.

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Correct answer: painful

Explanation: On the recording you hear "multiple, painful finger sticks". You need a describing word that ends in ful.

Meaning: "painful" means causes pain.

Wrong options:

  • painfully: "painfully" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "painful".
Correct answer: measure

Explanation: Listen again to "tears instead of blood to measure glucose". It comes after to, so you need an action word.

Meaning: "measure" means check the amount or level.

Wrong options:

  • mesure: It leaves out the "a". Write "measure". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • measurement: "measurement" has an extra "ment" at the end. The speaker says "measure".
Correct answer: aim

Explanation: Here you hear "They thus aim to develop a". It comes before to develop, so you need a short action word.

Meaning: "aim" means plan or try to do something.

Wrong options:

  • aimd: It adds an extra "d". Write "aim". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • aims: The sentence uses they, so do not add s at the end.
Correct answer: sensitive

Explanation: The speaker says "to develop a sensitive enough system". It comes after a, so you need a describing word that ends in ive.

Meaning: "sensitive" means able to detect small amounts.

Wrong options:

  • sensetive: It has "e" where the word has "i". The right spelling is "sensitive". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • sensitivity: "sensitivity" is a close word, but it ends in "ity". The speaker says "sensitive", which ends in "e".
Correct answer: testing

Explanation: You hear "should be testing their blood multiple times". After be the word ends in ing.

Meaning: "testing" means checking the blood levels.

Wrong options:

  • testting: It adds an extra "t". Write "testing". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • test: "test" is missing the ending. The speaker says "testing", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: frequent

Explanation: Listen for "from the frequent testing they need". The word means often, a describing word before testing.

Meaning: "frequent" means happening often.

Wrong options:

  • freqent: It leaves out the "u". The right spelling is "frequent". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • frequently: "frequently" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "frequent".

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