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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #46613 Short The aurochs
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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
The    aurochs.    The    aurochs    is    the    ancestor    of    and    is    extinct    wild    cattle    that    inhabited    Europe,    Asia    and    North    Africa    and    died    in    the    forests    of    Poland.    It    was    dark    in  .  The    bulls    had    a    light    eel    stripe    along    the    back    and    the    cows    were    lighter    in    color.    They    also    had    uniquely    shaped    horns.    In    the    13th    century,    the    aurochs    were    limited    to    Europe    and    later    became    limited    to    royal    households    because    they    became    so    rare    due    to    extensive  .  At    one    point    it    was    illegal    to    hunt    aurochs    and    this    crime    was    punishable    by    death.    The    last    of    aurochs    was    a    female    which    died    in    1627    from    causes.    Anyway,    the    punishment    did    not    make    any    effect    on    the    improvement    of    the    aurochs    population.

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Correct answer: cattle

Explanation: The speaker says "ancestor of cattle and". It comes after "of", so you need a word for a thing and for more than one.

Meaning: "cattle" means cows and bulls as a group.

Wrong options:

  • catle: It leaves out the "t". Check the letters: "cattle". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: color / colour

Explanation: You hear "dark in color." It follows "dark in", so you need a word for appearance. You can write "color" or "colour". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "color" means the look or shade of the animal.

Wrong options:

  • colur: It has "u" where the word has "o". Write "color". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: solely

Explanation: Listen for "limited solely to royal". After "limited" you need a word that ends in ly.

Meaning: "solely" means only, without anyone or anything else.

Wrong options:

  • soley: It leaves out the "l". The right spelling is "solely". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • only: "only" is a different word. The recording uses a different form.
Correct answer: hunt

Explanation: On the recording you hear "due to extensive hunt." After "extensive" the sentence needs an action word.

Meaning: "hunt" means the activity of killing animals for food or sport.

Wrong options:

  • hant: It has "a" where the word has "u". The right spelling is "hunt". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • hunting: "hunting" has an extra "ing" at the end. The speaker says "hunt".
Correct answer: natural

Explanation: Listen again to "from natural causes." It follows "from", so you need a describing word ending in al.

Meaning: "natural" means not caused by an accident or killing, but by nature.

Wrong options:

  • natrual: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "natural". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • unnatural: This word means the opposite and does not match the meaning in the sentence.

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