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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #4013 Medium Temperature
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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
Ever  wonder  how  you  can  feel  a  tiny  change  in  the  temperature,  maybe  only  a  degree?  Feeling  heat  involves  four      types  of  ion  channels.  These  are  little  pores  on  the  surface  of  cells,  made  of  proteins.  They  open  and  close,  regulating  the  flow  of  charged  particles,  creating      differences  -  it  all  works  out  to  make  you  feel  warmth.  But  researchers  couldn’t  understand  how  we  can  recognize  tiny  temperature  changes  with  only  four  sensors.  Now,  new  research  just    in  the  journal  of  General  Physiology  has  shed  some  light  on  the  heat.  Scientists  at  UC  Davis  found  that  pieces  of  the  four  heat-related  ion  channels  can    to  effectively  form  additional  temporary  channels.  Possibly  hundreds  of  them.  The  work  was  done  in  cell  cultures,  so  it  needs  to  be    in  actual  organisms.  But  all  those  additional  channels  could  explain  our  temperature  .  And  because  the  cells  with  these  ion  channels  also  are  involved  in    sensation,  the  work  may  be  useful  in  future  pain  treatment  research,  too.

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Correct answer: different

Explanation: The speaker says "four different types". Use a describing word that shows they are not the same.

Meaning: "different" means not the same.

Wrong options:

  • diffrent: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "different". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: voltage

Explanation: You hear "creating voltage differences". Pick a word for an electrical thing between two points.

Meaning: "voltage" means an electrical difference between two points.

Wrong options:

  • volatge: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "voltage". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: published

Explanation: Listen for "new research just published in". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "published" means made public in a journal.

Wrong options:

  • publised: It leaves out the "h". The right spelling is "published". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • publish: "publish" is missing the ending. The speaker says "published", with "ed" at the end.
Correct answer: reassemble

Explanation: On the recording you hear "can reassemble to effectively form". It follows 'can', so use the base action word.

Meaning: "reassemble" means come together again to form something.

Wrong options:

  • reassmble: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "reassemble". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • assemble: 'Assemble' misses the 're' idea of doing it again.
Correct answer: confirmed

Explanation: Listen again to "needs to be confirmed in actual". This must be proved later, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "confirmed" means proved or checked as true.

Wrong options:

  • confrimed: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "confirmed". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: sensitivity

Explanation: Here you hear "explain our temperature sensitivity". It means how easily you notice changes, so the word ends in ity.

Meaning: "sensitivity" means how easily you notice changes.

Wrong options:

  • sensativity: It has "a" where the word has "i". The right spelling is "sensitivity". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • sensation: 'Sensation' means the feeling itself, not how easily you notice it.
Correct answer: pain

Explanation: The speaker says "involved in pain sensation". It comes before "sensation", so a short word for bad feeling fits.

Meaning: "pain" means a physical hurt or discomfort.

Wrong options:

  • pane: It leaves out the "i" and it adds an extra "e". Write "pain". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

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