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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #45647 October Prediction Short Cerberus
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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
I  think  that's  not  going  to  be  such  a    option  for  Cerberus,  but  that  may  be  the  way  that  they're  gonna  approach  it.  Private    of  course  is  supposed  to  have  the  advantage  of  taking  management  out  of  the  spotlight  of  quarterly  profits  and  industry  ,  and  prying  shareholder  eyes,  and  that,  ,  gives  them  a  chance  to  take  slower,  more    routes  to  doing  something  to  turn  a  company  around.  I  would  hope,  and  I  have  some,  I  guess,    that  some  of  the  Cerberus  team  will  have  some  creativity  and  imagination.

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Correct answer: viable

Explanation: The speaker says "not going to be such a viable option". You need a describing word meaning workable.

Meaning: "viable" means able to work or succeed.

Wrong options:

  • viabel: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "viable". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: equity

Explanation: You hear "Private equity of course". The sentence needs a word for a thing after "Private".

Meaning: "equity" means ownership in a company.

Wrong options:

  • equitty: It adds an extra "t". Write "equity". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: analysts

Explanation: Listen for "industry analysts and prying". After "industry" you need more than one, so add s.

Meaning: "analysts" means people who study and judge companies.

Wrong options:

  • analists: It has "i" where the word has "y". Check the letters: "analysts". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • analyst: "analyst" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "analysts", so write the "s".
Correct answer: hypothetically

Explanation: On the recording you hear "and that, hypothetically, gives them". You need a word that tells how, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "hypothetically" means in theory or as an idea, not in fact.

Wrong options:

  • hypotetically: It leaves out the "h". Write "hypothetically". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: patient

Explanation: Listen again to "more patient routes to". Because it follows "more", you need a describing word.

Meaning: "patient" means willing to wait and move slowly.

Wrong options:

  • paitent: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "patient". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • patients: "patients" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "patient", with no "s".
Correct answer: optimism

Explanation: Here you hear "I have some, I guess, optimism that". This is the feeling or hope, not a person.

Meaning: "optimism" means hope or positive expectations about the future.

Wrong options:

  • optimisim: It adds an extra "i". Write "optimism". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • optimist: "optimist" is a close word, but it ends in "t". The speaker says "optimism", which ends in "m".

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