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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In)
ID: #50841
Short
Investing in Education for Growth
Instructions
You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
Governments often invest in education to the growth of their country. This investment helps create a skilled workforce for the future. It also supports the of new industries and technologies. These efforts lead to a stronger economy over time. Investing in education builds a more adaptable workforce, countries to weather economic fluctuations and technological advancements.
Result:
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Correct answer: boost
Explanation: Listen again to "to boost the growth". You need an action word after "to".
Meaning: "boost" means to increase or make bigger.
Correct answer: development
Explanation: Here you hear "supports the development of". The sentence needs a word for a thing being built.
Meaning: "development" means the process of growing or being created.
Wrong options:
- developement: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "development". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
- deployment: This is a different word and does not mean growing or creation.
Correct answer: enabling
Explanation: The speaker says "builds a more adaptable workforce, enabling". You need a doing word that links ideas, ending in ing.
Meaning: "enabling" means making something possible or giving the power to do it.
Wrong options:
- enabeling: It adds an extra "e". Write "enabling". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
- allowing: This is a different word, not the exact word the speaker used.
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