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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #36387 Medium Grow Your Empathy
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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 At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep.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.
It's amazing just think about this the next time you're talking to somebody: how long do you talk to somebody you've just met before you really notice what color their eyes are? What shape is their eyebrow? What color clothing are they wearing? If it's a woman or a man., are they wearing jewelry? What is it? Where did it come from? How are they sitting? What clue am I getting from them? We don't notice one another nearly as much as we think we do. And I found it has built up my empathy at least I think it has. But I find myself much more comfortable with other people. This is an amazing thing: I find other people less annoying! Isn't that funny. Because I get a little more empathy about what they're going through or what I think they’re going through or what I can hear from things they say, and instead of being annoyed by them I think: 'I think I know where this is coming from and it explains it' And just getting the explanation of what might otherwise be annoying behavior or an annoying thing they're saying, the annoyance kind of evaporates. It's not that empathy is making me a better person, it just gives me a little more patience. I find—and I think other people who have studied empathy have found that there's more patience associated with...
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Option 1: "empathy"

Explanation: The text discusses how the speaker's understanding of others has increased their empathy, leading to greater patience and comfort with people. The main idea revolves around the positive effects of empathy on interpersonal relationships, making this option the most relevant and directly supported by the text.

Option 2: "comfort"

Explanation: While comfort is mentioned in the context of feeling more at ease with others, it is not the central theme of the text. The focus is on empathy as the driving force behind this comfort, making this option incomplete and not fully aligned with the main idea.

Option 3: "annoyance"

Explanation: Although annoyance is discussed in relation to how empathy can reduce it, the text emphasizes empathy as the key concept. This option does not capture the essence of the speaker's argument and is therefore too narrow.

Option 4: "happiness"

Explanation: Happiness is not a term used in the text, nor is it a focus of the speaker's discussion. The text centers on empathy and its effects, making this option irrelevant and unsupported by the content.

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