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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #909 Short Students admissions
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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
Um,  I’m  responsible  for  student    to  the  college  and  I  use  a  computer  system  to  help  process  student  enrollments  and  to  do  the  .  But  it  doesn’t  really  suit  the  way  we  work  these  days.  It’s  over  ten  years  old  and  although  it  was  fine  when  it  was  first  ,  it  is  just  not  good  enough  now.  20  years  ago,  the  college  was  quite  small  and  we  didn’t  have  the  number  of  students  and    that  we  have  now.  There’s  a  lot  more  data  now  and  it  sometimes  seems  the  system  has    but,  in  fact,  it  just  takes  ages  to  go  from  one    to  the  next.

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Correct answer: admissions

Explanation: Listen again to "student admissions to the college". It comes after "student", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "admissions" means the process of allowing students into the college.

Wrong options:

  • admisions: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "admissions". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • admission: "admission" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "admissions", so write the "s".
Correct answer: timetabling

Explanation: Here you hear "do the timetabling". After "do the" you need a word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "timetabling" means making the class schedule.

Wrong options:

  • timetableing: It adds an extra "e". Write "timetabling". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • timetables: "timetables" is a close word, but it ends in "es". The speaker says "timetabling", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: introduced

Explanation: The speaker says "when it was first introduced". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "introduced" means brought in or started at an earlier time.

Wrong options:

  • introdused: It has "s" where the word has "c". Write "introduced". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • introducted: "introducted" is a close word, but it ends in "ted". The speaker says "introduced", which ends in "ed".
Correct answer: tutors

Explanation: You hear "the number of students and tutors". After "and" you need more than one, so add s.

Meaning: "tutors" means teachers who help small groups of students.

Wrong options:

  • tutorrs: It adds an extra "r". Check the letters: "tutors". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • tutor: "tutor" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "tutors", so write the "s".
Correct answer: crashed

Explanation: Listen for "the system has crashed but". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "crashed" means stopped working suddenly.

Wrong options:

  • crased: It leaves out the "h". Check the letters: "crashed". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • crash: "crash" is missing the ending. The speaker says "crashed", with "ed" at the end.
Correct answer: screen

Explanation: On the recording you hear "from one screen to the next". It comes after "one", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "screen" means the view on the computer or monitor.

Wrong options:

  • scene: This is a different word and does not mean the computer view.

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