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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #50831 October Prediction Medium Generosity
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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
Are  human  beings  inherently    or  selfish?  A  new  study  finds  that  when  people  have  to  make  the  choice  instantly,  their  first  impulse  is  which  indicates  that  generosity  is  innate.  Only  when  they  have  more  time  to  consider  their  choice  do  they  behave  more  selfishly.  The  research  is  in  the  journal  Nature.  In  the  study,  researchers  ran  several  tests  in  which  each  in  a  small  group  received  money,  and  then  had  to  decide  how  much  to    in  a  shared  group  fund.  The  more  time  people  had  to  choose  how  much  to  donate,  the  less  they  gave.  Subjects  told  they  had  to  make  a  decision  within  10  seconds  even  gave  more  than  others  who  were  told  they  had  to  wait  the  same  10  seconds  before  deciding.  Because  snap  decisions  are  based  on  intuition,  the  researchers    that  generosity  is  the  intuitive  human  response.  But  given  time,  we  can  reason  our  way  to  a  more  selfish  decision.  This  intuitive  cooperation  might  be  either  genetically  hardwired,  or  a    construct.  Either  way,  next  time  I  run  a  fundraiser,  I'm  bringing  a  stopwatch.

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Correct answer: generous

Explanation: The speaker says "inherently generous or selfish". You need a describing word for people, so write generous.

Meaning: "generous" means willing to give to others.

Wrong options:

  • genrous: It leaves out the "e". Write "generous". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: invest

Explanation: You hear "how much to invest in". After "to" the sentence needs an action word, so write invest.

Meaning: "invest" means to put money into something for a future return or benefit.

Wrong options:

  • invet: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "invest". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: concluded

Explanation: Listen for "researchers concluded that generosity". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "concluded" means they decided after looking at the results.

Wrong options:

  • conclued: It leaves out the "d". Check the letters: "concluded". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • conclude: "conclude" is missing the ending. The speaker says "concluded", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: cultural

Explanation: On the recording you hear "a cultural construct". It is a word about society and ends in al.

Meaning: "cultural" means related to the ideas, habits, and life of a group of people.

Wrong options:

  • cultureal: It adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "cultural". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

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