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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #47311 Short Dogs
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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
Dogs  are  not  just  man’s  best  friend.  Previous  studies  have  shown  that  kids  with  dogs  are  less  likely  to  develop  asthma.  Now  a  new  study  may  show  how—  if  results  from  mice  apply  to  us.  The  work  was  presented  at  a  meeting  of  the  American  Society  for  Microbiology.  The  study  tests  what’s  called  the    hypothesis.  The  idea  is  that  extreme  cleanliness  may  actually  promote  disease  later  on.  Researchers  collected  dust  from  homes  that  had  a  dog.  They  fed  that  house  dust  to  mice.  They  then  infected  the  mice  with  a  common    infection  called    syncytial  virus  —or  RSV.

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Correct answer: hygiene

Explanation: Listen for "called the hygiene hypothesis". It comes after "called the", so you need a word for cleanliness.

Meaning: "hygiene" means cleanliness.

Wrong options:

  • hygeine: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "hygiene". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • hygienic: "hygienic" is a close word, but it ends in "ic". The speaker says "hygiene", which ends in "e".
Correct answer: childhood

Explanation: On the recording you hear "a common childhood infection". You need a word that means it happens when young, so the word ends in hood.

Meaning: "childhood" means the time when someone is young.

Wrong options:

  • childood: It leaves out the "h". The right spelling is "childhood". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • children: "children" is a close word, but it ends in "ren". The speaker says "childhood", which ends in "hood".
Correct answer: respiratory

Explanation: Listen again to "called respiratory syncytial virus". You need a describing word about breathing, so it ends in tory.

Meaning: "respiratory" means about breathing.

Wrong options:

  • respitory: It leaves out the "ra". The right spelling is "respiratory". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • respire: "respire" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "respiratory", which ends in "atory".

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