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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #44073 Short Agenda
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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
So,    companies    can    influence    the    research    agenda,    which    is    basically    all    of    the    research    to    us    to    make    decisions.    But    companies    can    also    influence    individual    studies,    and    we    have    this    over    and    over    with    different    types    of    industry      studies.    So,    this    is    just    one    example.    So,    these    are    studies    that    ask    the    question:    Are    artificial    associated    with    weight    loss?    So,    what    do    you    think    the    answer    is?    It    depends    on    who    was    funding    the    study.    So,    if    you    look    at    that    first    set    of    on    the    left,    that    has    results    under    it,    those    are    the    actual    findings    of    the    data,    the    results    of    the    study    and    what    we    see    in    blue    is    the    artificial    sweetener    company    ones    over    70%    of    those.

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Correct answer: available

Explanation: Listen again to "all of the research available to us". You need a word for a thing we can use or see.

Meaning: "available" means ready to use or able to be seen or used.

Wrong options:

  • avaliable: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "available". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: shown

Explanation: Here you hear "we have shown this over". It comes after "have", so you need the word that goes with have.

Meaning: "shown" means made visible or proved by examples or data.

Wrong options:

  • showned: It adds an extra "ed". The right spelling is "shown". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • show: "show" is missing the ending. The speaker says "shown", with "n" at the end.
Correct answer: funded

Explanation: The speaker says "industry funded studies". You need an action word in the past that tells who paid.

Meaning: "funded" means paid for or supported with money.

Wrong options:

  • fundet: It has "t" where the word has "d". The right spelling is "funded". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • funding: "funding" is a close word, but it ends in "ing". The speaker says "funded", which ends in "ed".
Correct answer: sweeteners

Explanation: You hear "Are artificial sweeteners associated with". You need a word for the small sweet items used in food.

Meaning: "sweeteners" means substances used to make food taste sweet.

Wrong options:

  • sweets: "sweets" is a close word, but it ends in "s". The speaker says "sweeteners", which ends in "eners".
Correct answer: bars

Explanation: Listen for "first set of bars on the left". You need a short word for these chart pieces, not people.

Meaning: "bars" means the columns or pieces in a chart or graph.

Correct answer: sponsored

Explanation: On the recording you hear "company sponsored ones over 70%". You need a past action word that tells who paid, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "sponsored" means paid for or supported by a company.

Wrong options:

  • sponsered: It has "e" where the word has "o". The right spelling is "sponsored". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

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