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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #30184 Short Heart 2
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You will hear a recording about a topic. At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the recording.

Transcript:

When a patient has heart failure, their damaged heart isn't able to pump blood, and the oxygen that carries, effectively to the rest of the body. Symptoms of the condition, also known as congestive heart failure, range from swelling in the hands and feet to fatigue to damage to internal organs. Close to half of patients diagnosed with heart failure will report being depressed, and of those people, about a third will experience serious depression. Now, it appears that having depression can make heart failure worse. Psychologist James Blumenthal, from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, led a study in which researchers surveyed several hundred cardiac patients about their - mood.
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Option 2: "mood"

Explanation: The option 'mood' is the correct answer as it directly relates to the context of the study led by psychologist James Blumenthal. The text mentions that researchers surveyed cardiac patients about their mood, making this option the most relevant and aligned with the overall theme of the text.

Option 1: "blood"

Explanation: The option 'blood' does not fit the context of the sentence. The sentence is discussing the survey of cardiac patients about their mood, not about blood. Therefore, this option is irrelevant to the main idea presented in the text.

Option 3: "damage"

Explanation: The option 'damage' is incorrect because it does not relate to the survey's focus on the patients' emotional state. While the text discusses damage to internal organs, it does not connect to the context of surveying mood, making this option irrelevant.

Option 4: "failure"

Explanation: The option 'failure' is not suitable as it refers to the medical condition itself, heart failure, rather than the emotional aspect being surveyed. The sentence is specifically about the mood of the patients, making this option unrelated to the context.

Option 5: "heart"

Explanation: The option 'heart' is incorrect because it does not pertain to the survey of patients' mood. While the heart is central to the discussion of heart failure, the sentence specifically addresses the emotional state of the patients, making this option irrelevant.

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