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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #51213 Short Water in Soil
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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
Water  moves  through  the  soil  and  plant  systems  in  complex  ways.  Beneath  the  surface,  moisture  travels    the  top  layer,  and  some  water  returns  to  the  atmosphere  through  .  Proper    is  necessary  to  manage  water  efficiently,  ensuring  it  reaches  crops  and  communities  without  wastage.

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Correct answer: underneath

Explanation: Listen again to "moisture travels underneath the top layer". It comes after "travels", so you need a word for place.

Meaning: "underneath" means below something.

Wrong options:

  • under neath: This splits the word in two. It is one word. The right spelling is "underneath". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • beneath: This is a different word. The sentence needs the exact word heard here.
Correct answer: evaporation

Explanation: Here you hear "returns to the atmosphere through evaporation". You need a word for water turning to gas, it ends in ion.

Meaning: "evaporation" means water changing into vapour or gas.

Wrong options:

  • evaporaton: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "evaporation". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • transpiration: This names water loss from plants, not the general change to gas heard here.
Correct answer: infrastructure

Explanation: The speaker says "Proper infrastructure is necessary to manage water". It comes after "Proper", so you need a word for systems or networks.

Meaning: "infrastructure" means the systems and facilities used to deliver water.

Wrong options:

  • infrastrucure: It leaves out the "t". Check the letters: "infrastructure". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

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