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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #48711 Long Polio
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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
Fighting  in  Afghanistan  and  Pakistan  meant  that  polio  eradication  did  not  go  well  in  those  countries  in  2007,  a  world  health  report  said  last  week.  They  are  two  of  the  last  four  nations  that  have  not    the  disease.  In  Afghanistan,  most  cases  were  in  southern  provinces  under  Taliban  control.  In  Pakistan,  many  were  in  the  remote  tribal  border  areas  where  Osama  bin  Laden  is  still  being  pursued  and  local    are  battling  the  government.  Polio  experts  see  the  territory  differently:  as  one  "epidemiological  block"  with  two  transmission  corridors,  one  in  the  mountainous  north,  where  cases  of  the  polio    known  as  Type  1  are  common,  and  one  in  the  flatter  south,  where  Type  3  prevails.  Tribes  migrate  east-west  across  the  borders,  following  harvests,  trade    and  jobs.

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Correct answer: eliminated

Explanation: Listen again to "have not eliminated the disease". It already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "eliminated" means got rid of the disease.

Wrong options:

  • elimanated: It has "a" where the word has "i". Write "eliminated". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • eliminates: "eliminates" is a close word, but it ends in "s". The speaker says "eliminated", which ends in "d".
Correct answer: militants

Explanation: Here you hear "local militants are battling the government". You need a people word, more than one.

Meaning: "militants" means people using armed force against the government.

Wrong options:

  • militents: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "militants". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • military: "military" is a close word, but it ends in "ry". The speaker says "militants", which ends in "nts".
Correct answer: strain

Explanation: The speaker says "polio strain known as Type 1 are common". The sentence needs a word for a kind of virus.

Meaning: "strain" means a particular type or version of the virus.

Wrong options:

  • strian: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "strain". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • stain: "Stain" is a mark, not a type of virus.
Correct answer: routes

Explanation: You hear "trade routes and jobs". You need a word for paths, more than one, so add s.

Meaning: "routes" means paths or ways people travel to trade.

Wrong options:

  • routs: It leaves out the "e". Write "routes". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • roots: "Roots" means plant parts, not travel paths.

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