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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #47136 Short Fountain system
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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
This    fellow    is    possibly    less    known,    but    if    you've    ever    been    to    an    aquarium,    here's    one    of    the    reasons    why    you    have    he    in    the    1850s    was    a    really    with    the    marine    world    of    Britain.    He    walked    around.    He    drew,    he    illustrated.    He    caught    things.    He    wrote    books    about    the    that    you    could    see    on    the    coast    of.    Britain    and    he    also    wanted    to    bring    that    into    the    main    centres.    So    he    studied    and    worked    on    this.    Bizarre    as    you'll    see,    little    fountain    system    which    the    problem    of    being    able    to    keep    coral    species    and    things    like    alive    for    long    enough    to    both    be    able    to    study    them.    Moving    the    same    thing    Huxley    was    trying    to    get    to,    but    also    to    be    able    to.    Entertain    and    really    bring    to    a    world    of    city    the    wonders    of    the    marine    world.    

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Correct answer: engrossed

Explanation: You hear "a really engrossed with". The word ends in ed and shows strong interest.

Meaning: "engrossed" means very interested.

Wrong options:

  • engrosed: It leaves out the "s". Write "engrossed". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • engross: "engross" is missing the ending. The speaker says "engrossed", with "ed" at the end.
Correct answer: wonder

Explanation: Listen for "about the wonder that you". After "about the" you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "wonder" means an amazing thing.

Wrong options:

  • wnder: It leaves out the "o". The right spelling is "wonder". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • wonders: "wonders" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "wonder", with no "s".
Correct answer: popular

Explanation: On the recording you hear "into the main popular centres". The word describes the kind of centres.

Meaning: "popular" means liked by many people.

Wrong options:

  • popluar: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "popular". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: solved

Explanation: Listen again to "system which solved the problem". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "solved" means fixed the problem.

Wrong options:

  • soved: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "solved". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • solve: "solve" is missing the ending. The speaker says "solved", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: jellyfish

Explanation: Here you hear "things like jellyfish alive". The sentence lists an animal example, so you need a single animal word.

Meaning: "jellyfish" means a soft sea animal with tentacles.

Wrong options:

  • jelyfish: It leaves out the "l". The right spelling is "jellyfish". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • jellyfishes: "jellyfishes" has an extra "es" at the end. The speaker says "jellyfish", with no "es".
Correct answer: dwellers

Explanation: The speaker says "a world of city dwellers". It comes after "city", so you need a word for people and it ends in ers.

Meaning: "dwellers" means people who live in a place.

Wrong options:

  • dwelers: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "dwellers". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • dwellings: "dwellings" is a close word, but it ends in "ings". The speaker says "dwellers", which ends in "ers".

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