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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #50932 Long Space Exploration 2
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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
There  are  few  among  us  that  did  not  wonder  in    about  what  it  would  be  like  to  be  an  .  Space  exploration  will  forever  peak  humanity's  interest  and  curiosity.  The  prestige  of  visiting  outer  space  belongs  to  a  proud  few,  but  as  technology  ,  more  and  more  people  will  have  the  opportunity.  The  Federation  Aeronautique  Internationale  states  that  a  man  or  woman  officially  becomes  an  astronaut  upon  reaching  an    of  over  100  miles.  As  of  March  30,  2006,  443  people  have  crossed  this  imaginary  line.  Efforts  to  learn  more  about  space  are  widespread.  Since  the  astronaut  Yuri  Gagarin  made  his    exit  out  of  our  atmosphere,  men  and  women  from  35  countries  have  joined  his    during  the  race  to  space  in  the  early  1960s.

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Correct answer: awe

Explanation: Here you hear "wonder in awe about". The word after "in" is a short feeling word, so spell it awe.

Meaning: "awe" means a strong feeling of wonder or respect.

Wrong options:

  • aw: It leaves out the "e". Write "awe". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: astronaut

Explanation: The speaker says "to be an astronaut". After "an" you need a word for a person who goes to space.

Meaning: "astronaut" means a person trained to travel in space.

Wrong options:

  • astronaught: It adds an extra "gh". Write "astronaut". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • astronomer: "astronomer" is a close word, but it ends in "omer". The speaker says "astronaut", which ends in "aut".
Correct answer: develops

Explanation: You hear "technology develops, more". The sentence needs an action word now, so use develops.

Meaning: "develops" means grows or gets better over time.

Wrong options:

  • devolops: It has "o" where the word has "e". Write "develops". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • developed: "developed" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "develops", which ends in "s".
Correct answer: altitude

Explanation: Listen for "an altitude of over". After "an" you need a word for height, so altitude fits.

Meaning: "altitude" means the height above the ground or sea level.

Wrong options:

  • altitute: It has "t" where the word has "d". Write "altitude". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • attitude: That word means a feeling or position, not height above the ground.
Correct answer: pioneering

Explanation: On the recording you hear "his pioneering exit out". The blank needs a describing word that ends in ing, so pioneering.

Meaning: "pioneering" means being the first or leading the way in something new.

Wrong options:

  • pioneeing: It leaves out the "r". The right spelling is "pioneering". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • pioneer: "pioneer" is missing the ending. The speaker says "pioneering", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: notoriety

Explanation: Listen again to "joined his notoriety during". After "his" the text needs a word for fame, so notoriety.

Meaning: "notoriety" means being well known, usually for something important.

Wrong options:

  • noteriety: It has "e" where the word has "o". Check the letters: "notoriety". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

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