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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #36068 Short Goal setting
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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 At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep.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:

Goal-setting is fascinating because it's sort of a broken process in many respects. This is the way a goal works: You say to yourself, "When I achieve, whatever the thing is, that's how I'll know- I'll have succeeded, and I’m gonna do everything I can to get to that point as quickly as possible." What that means is you exist in a failure state for a long time until you reach that goal, if it's a long-range goal. And so, as you evaluate your process, all you get is the negative feedback of not having achieved that goal. Perhaps as you move close to it, there’s some positive feedback, but if the goal is really the end state that you're seeking out, there's a lot of failure
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Option 2: "before you get there"

Explanation: This option accurately reflects the text's theme of experiencing a failure state prior to achieving the goal. The author discusses how one exists in a failure state for a long time until the goal is reached, making this option the best fit for completing the sentence.

Option 1: "if you reach that goal"

Explanation: This option suggests a condition that is not supported by the text. The text emphasizes the ongoing state of failure until the goal is reached, rather than implying that reaching the goal would change the state. Therefore, this option does not align with the context of experiencing failure during the process.

Option 3: "after you reach that goal"

Explanation: This option contradicts the text's message. The text indicates that the failure state exists until the goal is achieved, not after. Thus, this option does not align with the context and misrepresents the timeline of success and failure.

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