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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #50928 Short Tesla
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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
Tesla  showed  that  you  could  make  a  luxury    car  for  a  profit.  That  got  the  attention  of  other  luxury  carmakers  —  also,  government    from  California  and  other  states  that  promote  electric  vehicles.  Automakers  used  to  respond  to  these  .  They'd  build  what's  called  a  compliance  car.  Chelsa  Sexton,  an  industry  consultant  and  electric  vehicle  advocate,  explains.  It  is  expensive.  It's  low  volume.  It's  hard  to  get.  It's  somehow  engineered  to  be  a  little  bit    in  some  way,  very  low  range.

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Correct answer: electric

Explanation: You hear "luxury electric car". The word describes a car that runs on batteries.

Meaning: "electric" means using electricity to run.

Wrong options:

  • electrical: "electrical" has an extra "al" at the end. The speaker says "electric".
Correct answer: regulations

Explanation: Listen for "government regulations from California". It comes after "government", so you need the word for rules and it ends in s.

Meaning: "regulations" means rules made by authorities.

Wrong options:

  • regulaitons: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "regulations". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • regulation: "regulation" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "regulations", so write the "s".
Correct answer: mandates

Explanation: On the recording you hear "respond to these mandates". The word before is "these", so you need more than one.

Meaning: "mandates" means official orders or requirements.

Wrong options:

  • mandats: It leaves out the "e". Write "mandates". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • mandate: "mandate" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "mandates", so write the "s".
Correct answer: unattractive

Explanation: Listen again to "a little bit unattractive in some way". You need a describing word that starts with un and ends in ive.

Meaning: "unattractive" means not pleasing to look at or not appealing.

Wrong options:

  • unatractive: It leaves out the "t". Check the letters: "unattractive". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • attractive: This is the opposite meaning. The sentence needs the negative form.

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