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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #43561 Short Edible Insects
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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
First  it  was  pets,  then  fish.  Now  it's  poultry  and  pigs.  The    of  animals  allowed  to  feed  on  insects  is  growing.  A  new  EU  law  authorizing  the  use  of    protein  in  poultry  and  pig  feed  came  into  force  earlier  this  month,  a    milestone  for  an  industry  keen  to  worm  its  way  into  the  animal-feed  business.  Since  a  ban  on  processed  animal  protein  was    in  2001  in  the  wake  of  the  "mad  cow"  crisis,  soy  and  fish  meal  have  become  the  bedrock  of  animal  feed  in  Europe.

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Correct answer: list

Explanation: Listen for "The list of animals". It comes after "The", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "list" means a group of items written or named together.

Wrong options:

  • liste: It adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "list". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • lists: "lists" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "list", with no "s".
Correct answer: insect

Explanation: On the recording you hear "use of insect protein". It comes after "of", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "insect" means a small animal like a beetle or fly here used as protein.

Wrong options:

  • instect: It adds an extra "t". Write "insect". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • insects: "insects" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "insect", with no "s".
Correct answer: significant

Explanation: Listen again to "a significant milestone for". You need a describing word that shows importance, so the word ends in ant.

Meaning: "significant" means important or large in effect here.

Wrong options:

  • signficant: It leaves out the "i". Write "significant". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • significance: "significance" is a close word, but it ends in "ce". The speaker says "significant", which ends in "t".
Correct answer: imposed

Explanation: Here you hear "was imposed in 2001". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "imposed" means made a rule or put into effect.

Wrong options:

  • impossed: It adds an extra "s". The right spelling is "imposed". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • impose: "impose" is missing the ending. The speaker says "imposed", with "d" at the end.

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