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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #4016 Short Food
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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
Food  is  the  body’s  fuel.  Now  a  study  finds  that  the  amount  of  energy  in  that    can  depend  not  just  on  its  calorie  content  -  but  on  how  it’s  prepared.  And  the  research,  published  in  the  Proceedings  of  the  National  Academy  of  Sciences,  could  explain  an    leap  in  human  evolution.  Food’s  energy  value  is  usually  measured  before  consumption.  But  Harvard  scientists  fed  two  groups  of  mice  either  meat  or  sweet  potatoes  and  prepared  the  items  differently:  either  whole  or  ,  raw  or  cooked  -  to  create  a  variety  of  diets.  The  researchers  then    the  mice.  They  found  that  pounded  meat  and  potatoes  caused  more  weight  gain  than  raw  food.  And  that  cooking  increased  weight  the  most.  The  extra  calories  cooking  makes  available  may  have  allowed  the    of  humans  with  larger  bodies  and  more  complex  brains,  starting  almost  two  million  years  ago.  Those  physical  changes  required  more  energy,  and    food  to  fire  may  have  provided  that  boost.  Of  course,  a    of  evolution  is  that  modern  humans  often  gain  too  much  weight.  Which  might  be  called  a  raw  deal.

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Correct answer: fuel

Explanation: On the recording you hear "energy in that fuel". The word after "that" is a word for a thing, so type fuel.

Meaning: "fuel" means food the body uses for energy.

Wrong options:

  • fule: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "fuel". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • feel: This is a different word that sounds similar. The sentence needs the word for a thing.
Correct answer: ancient

Explanation: Listen again to "could explain an ancient leap". The missing word describes a very old time, so type ancient.

Meaning: "ancient" means very old, from long ago.

Wrong options:

  • anciant: It has "a" where the word has "e". Check the letters: "ancient". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: pounded

Explanation: Here you hear "either whole or pounded, raw". The word before "raw" is an action word that ends in ed, so type pounded.

Meaning: "pounded" means beaten or crushed into pieces.

Wrong options:

  • punded: It leaves out the "o". The right spelling is "pounded". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • ground: This is a different action. The recording uses the specific word pounded.
Correct answer: measured

Explanation: The speaker says "The researchers then measured the mice". The word after "then" is an action word that ends in ed, so type measured.

Meaning: "measured" means checked size, amount, or change.

Wrong options:

  • mesured: It leaves out the "a". The right spelling is "measured". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: survival

Explanation: You hear "may have allowed the survival of humans". It comes after "the", so you need a word for a thing, survival.

Meaning: "survival" means the continued living or existence of people.

Wrong options:

  • survial: It leaves out the "v". Write "survival". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • survive: "survive" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "survival", which ends in "al".
Correct answer: exposing

Explanation: Listen for "and exposing food to fire". The word before "food" is an action word that ends in ing, so type exposing.

Meaning: "exposing" means putting something into contact with or showing it to something else.

Wrong options:

  • expose: "expose" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "exposing", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: legacy

Explanation: On the recording you hear "a legacy of evolution is". The missing word is a thing that lasts over time, so type legacy.

Meaning: "legacy" means something handed down from the past.

Wrong options:

  • legasy: It has "s" where the word has "c". Write "legacy". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

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