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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #50924 Short Park
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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
The  park  is  known  for  its    forests  and  stunning  mountains.  Every  year,  it  attracts  more  than  35000  .  A  popular  trail  runs  through  the  center  of  the  park,  and  it  stretches  for  several  .  "The  Park"  themes  often  center  on  isolation,  racial  injustice,  loss  of  innocence,  memory,  and  escapism,  especially  in  short  stories  by  authors  like  James  Matthews,  where  a  public  park  becomes  a  symbol  of  societal  division  (Apartheid  South  Africa),  childhood  ,  and  adult  disillusionment,  contrasting  nature's  freedom  with  human-made  barriers  and  prejudice.

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Correct answer: unique

Explanation: On the recording you hear "known for its unique forests". It comes after "its", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "unique" means special or one of a kind here.

Wrong options:

  • uniqe: It leaves out the "u". Write "unique". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • unite: Sounds similar but is a different word. The sentence needs a describing word meaning special.
Correct answer: visitors

Explanation: Listen again to "it attracts more than 35000 visitors". The number comes before it, so you need more than one.

Meaning: "visitors" means people who come to the park.

Wrong options:

  • vistors: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "visitors". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • visitor: "visitor" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "visitors", so write the "s".
Correct answer: miles

Explanation: Here you hear "it stretches for several miles". After "several" you need more than one, so add s at the end.

Meaning: "miles" means units of distance showing how long the trail is.

Wrong options:

  • mile: "mile" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "miles", so write the "s".
  • miels: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "miles". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: longing

Explanation: The speaker says "childhood longing, and adult disillusionment". The sentence needs a feeling word, ending in ing.

Meaning: "longing" means a strong wish or deep desire felt by a child.

Wrong options:

  • longin: It leaves out the "g". Check the letters: "longing". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • long: "long" is missing the ending. The speaker says "longing", with "ing" at the end.

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