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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #47888 Short Bee Buzz
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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
Candace  Galen  is  based  at  the  University  of  Missouri,  in  Columbia.  And,  being  a  biologist,  she  thought,  why  not  use  this  astronomical    to  study  a  biological  one?  Specifically:  as  the  skies  ,  would  daytime  pollinators,  like  bumblebees  and  honeybees,  call  it  ?  "What  better  activity  during  an  eclipse  than  to  go  out  with  a  recorder  and  record  the  bees?"  "So  Galen  asked  400  citizen  scientists--including  young  students--to  place  audio  recorders  in  16  flower  patches  along  the  path  of  totality,  in  Oregon,  Idaho  and  Missouri.  When  they  analyzed  the  audio,  they  found  that  during    eclipse,  bee  buzzing  continued.  But  when  totality  hit,  the  bees  went  silent  and  only  the  conversational  buzz  of  human  observers  could  be  heard.  Then,  as  the  moon  passed  and  the  sun  again  lit  up  the  sky,  the  bees    their  buzz.

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Correct answer: phenomenon

Explanation: On the recording you hear "astronomical phenomenon to". It comes after "astronomical", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "phenomenon" means an event or thing that happens.

Wrong options:

  • phenomonon: It has "o" where the word has "e". Write "phenomenon". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • phenomena: "phenomena" is a close word, but it ends in "a". The speaker says "phenomenon", which ends in "on".
Correct answer: darkened

Explanation: Listen again to "skies darkened, would". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "darkened" means became darker.

Wrong options:

  • darkend: It leaves out the "e". Write "darkened". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • dark: "dark" is missing the ending. The speaker says "darkened", with "ened" at the end.
Correct answer: quits

Explanation: Here you hear "call it quits". It comes after "call it", so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "quits" means stops or gives up.

Wrong options:

  • qits: It leaves out the "u". Check the letters: "quits". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • quit: "quit" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "quits", so write the "s".
Correct answer: partial

Explanation: The speaker says "during partial eclipse". The sentence needs a word that means not complete.

Meaning: "partial" means not complete or only part of something.

Wrong options:

  • partical: It adds an extra "c". Check the letters: "partial". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • partially: "partially" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "partial".
Correct answer: regained

Explanation: You hear "the bees regained their buzz". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "regained" means got back again.

Wrong options:

  • reganed: It leaves out the "i". Write "regained". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • gained: misses the re meaning got back. The sentence needs the full idea of getting back.

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