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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #44089 Short Sponsors
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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
Had    data    showing    that    artificial    sweeteners    were    associated    with    weight    loss,    but    less    than    10%    of    those    by    other    sponsors    did    in    the    orange    bars.    And    then    if    you    look    at    the    conclusions,    that's    what    the    papers    actually    and    all    of    the    findings    look    more    positive    there    due    to    spin.    So,    people    are    taking    the    results    of    the    study    and    making    them    look  .  But    we    still    see    that    the    artificial    sweetener    sponsored    studies    are    more    likely    to    have    a    favourable    finding.    So    why    do    the    studies    funded    by    the    artificial    sweetener    companies    get    so    different    favourable    results    compared    to    those    funded    by    other    companies.    Well,    there's    a    lot    of    subtle    ways    to    influence    the    of    a    study.

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Correct answer: funded

Explanation: Listen for "of those funded by". The word after "those" names who paid for the study.

Meaning: "funded" means paid for by someone.

Wrong options:

  • fundted: It adds an extra "t". Check the letters: "funded". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • founded: This is a different word meaning started, not paid for.
Correct answer: concluded

Explanation: On the recording you hear "that the papers actually concluded". You need an action word that shows the papers' final view.

Meaning: "concluded" means ended with that view or decision.

Wrong options:

  • concludid: It has "i" where the word has "e". The right spelling is "concluded". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • conclude: "conclude" is missing the ending. The speaker says "concluded", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: better

Explanation: Listen again to "making them look better". The sentence needs a short describing word after "look".

Meaning: "better" means more positive or improved in appearance.

Wrong options:

  • bettr: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "better". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • best: This means the most positive, but the speaker used comparative form.
Correct answer: bluish

Explanation: Here you hear "the bluish artificial sweetener". The word before "artificial" describes the colour of the bar.

Meaning: "bluish" means slightly blue in colour.

Wrong options:

  • blueish: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "bluish". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • blue: This is full blue, but the speaker used a word meaning a bit blue.
Correct answer: consistently

Explanation: The speaker says "get so consistently different". You need a word that tells how often, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "consistently" means in a regular, repeated way.

Wrong options:

  • consistantly: It has "a" where the word has "e". Write "consistently". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • consistent: "consistent" is missing the ending. The speaker says "consistently", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: outcome

Explanation: You hear "influence the outcome of". The missing word names what a study finds at the end.

Meaning: "outcome" means the result of the study.

Wrong options:

  • outcum: It has "u" where the word has "o" and it leaves out the "e". Write "outcome". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • outcomes: "outcomes" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "outcome", with no "s".

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