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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #35570 Short Wikipedia
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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 At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep.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:

If Wikipedia had been around a couple hundred years ago we probably would have had an article that says that the sun revolves around the Earth because that was what we understood to be true. We no longer understand that to be true thanks to advances in science and physics, but if tomorrow we were to wake up and learn that in fact time being relative really does upend the way that we think about the world Wikipedia would have to evolve in order to describe that. So we're not really in the business of truth or facts, we are in the business of what is known, and what has been determined through consensus – scientific consensus or otherwise. And I think that that actually provides some clarity on how to understand what information you're looking at. One thing that I think is really unique about Wikipedia is there's only one version for the whole public. There's no feed that's curated for you or for me. We all are looking at ….
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Option 3: "the same version of the article"

Explanation: This option is correct because the text highlights that Wikipedia provides only one version of information for the public, emphasizing the uniqueness of its structure. This aligns perfectly with the context of the sentence, which discusses how all users access the same content.

Option 1: "the truth or facts"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text states that Wikipedia is not in the business of truth or facts, but rather what is known and determined through consensus. Therefore, this option contradicts the main idea presented in the text.

Option 2: "the sun revolving around the Earth"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as it refers to a specific historical misconception mentioned in the text. The context emphasizes that Wikipedia evolves with scientific understanding, and this option does not fit the broader theme of how Wikipedia presents information.

Option 4: "scientific consensus"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because, while scientific consensus is mentioned in the text, it does not complete the sentence in a way that aligns with the main idea. The focus is on the singular version of articles available to all users, not on the concept of consensus itself.

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