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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #4041 Short Synthetic
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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
Either  way,  ever  wonder  if  the  stuff  you  inhale  while  sitting  in  a    car  might  be  bad  for  you?  Researchers  in  Germany  did.  They  sampled  the  air  from  new  cars  and  three-year-old  cars,  and  tested  for  many  of  the  volatile  organic  compounds  that  get  emitted  from  the  various  synthetic  materials  in  the  interior.  The  types  of  organic  compounds  changed  somewhat  between  the  new  cars  and  the  older  models.  For  example,  only  new  cars  had  appreciable    of  certain  species  of  benzenes,  while  only  older  cars  had  toluene  and  acetone  ya  know,  nail  polish  remover.  More  important,  the  researchers    the  toxicity  of  the  compounds  at  the  low  levels  found  on  various  human  and  animal  cell  lines,  results  that  appear  in  the  current    of  the  journal  Environmental  Science  and  Technology.  The  good  news:  they  found  no  apparent  health  hazard  from  car  indoor  air.  However,  they  did  note  a    immune  response  to  new  vehicle  air  that  could  affect  some  individuals.  Of  course,  the  bigger  new  car  health  threat  remains  shock.

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Correct answer: closed

Explanation: Listen again to "sitting in a closed car". You need a describing word that is not open, ends in ed.

Meaning: "closed" means not open.

Wrong options:

  • closd: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "closed". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • close: "close" is missing the ending. The speaker says "closed", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: amounts

Explanation: Here you hear "had appreciable amounts of". "Some" comes before it, so you need more than one, do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "amounts" means quantities or amounts of something.

Wrong options:

  • amonts: It leaves out the "u". The right spelling is "amounts". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • amount: "amount" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "amounts", so write the "s".
Correct answer: tested

Explanation: The speaker says "researchers tested the toxicity". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "tested" means checked or examined in experiments.

Wrong options:

  • teted: It leaves out the "s". Write "tested". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • test: "test" is missing the ending. The speaker says "tested", with "ed" at the end.
Correct answer: issue

Explanation: You hear "current issue of the journal". It comes after "current", so you need a word for a thing, a single edition.

Meaning: "issue" means an edition of a magazine or journal.

Wrong options:

  • issues: "issues" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "issue", with no "s".
Correct answer: slight

Explanation: Listen for "noted a slight immune response". It comes before "immune", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "slight" means small or minor.

Wrong options:

  • slite: It leaves out the "gh" and it adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "slight". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • light: "Light" has a different meaning and does not fit before "immune" here.
Correct answer: sticker

Explanation: On the recording you hear "remains sticker shock". It comes after "remains", so you need a word for a thing, ending in er.

Meaning: "sticker" means the price label that causes surprise at cost.

Wrong options:

  • stiker: It leaves out the "c". The right spelling is "sticker". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • stickered: "stickered" has an extra "ed" at the end. The speaker says "sticker".

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