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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #4004 Short Biology
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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
Today  at  the  Experimental  Biology  meeting  in  Washington,  Dr.  Robert  Henkin  reports  he’s  found  a  way  to  restore  smell  in  75  percent  of  his  patients.  The  answer  is  in  nasal  mucus  which  has    factors  that  cause  stem  cells  to  mature  and  create    receptors.  People  who  can’t  smell  also  lack  a  normal  number  of  these  growth  factors.  Henkin  increased  their  number  with  so-called  PDE  inhibitors,  the  of  drugs  that  includes  Viagra.  Smelling  for  the  first  time,  patients  face  a  child-like  challenge:  they  have  to  learn  the  relationships  between  objects  and  scents.  Because  most  receptors  are  for    things,  patients  smell  these  first.  Nice,  that  they  can  start  with  honeysuckle,  ,  homemade  chocolate  chip  cookies.

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Correct answer: growth

Explanation: On the recording you hear "nasal mucus which has growth factors". It comes before "factors", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "growth" means something that helps cells grow.

Wrong options:

  • groth: It leaves out the "w". Check the letters: "growth". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • grow: "grow" is missing the ending. The speaker says "growth", with "th" at the end.
Correct answer: smell

Explanation: Listen again to "create smell receptors". The sentence needs a word for the sense, not a different sense.

Meaning: "smell" means the sense that detects odors.

Wrong options:

  • smel: It leaves out the "l". The right spelling is "smell". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: class

Explanation: Here you hear "the class of drugs". It comes before "of drugs", so you need a word for a group.

Meaning: "class" means a group or type.

Wrong options:

  • clas: It leaves out the "s". Check the letters: "class". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: sweet

Explanation: The speaker says "receptors are for sweet things". You need a describing word that matches tastes.

Meaning: "sweet" means tasting like sugar.

Wrong options:

  • sweat: Sweat is a different word with a different meaning.
Correct answer: coconut

Explanation: You hear "honeysuckle, coconut, homemade". The next word is the name of a familiar smell.

Meaning: "coconut" means a tropical nut with a hard shell and a distinct smell.

Wrong options:

  • cocunut: It has "u" where the word has "o". The right spelling is "coconut". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • cocoa: "cocoa" is a close word, but it ends in "a". The speaker says "coconut", which ends in "nut".

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