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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #37714 Short Architecture
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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 At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep.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:

Compared to other human activities, architecture is a young art that had its beginnings only 10,000 years ago when men and women, having discovered agriculture and husbandry, were able to give up roaming the surface of the earth in search of food. Until then they had been exposed to the weather, precariously protected by tents of animal skins. Perpetually on the move, they cooked over campfires and gathered
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Option 3: "in small tribes"

Explanation: This option correctly reflects the context of the text, which describes early humans living in small, mobile groups. The mention of 'small tribes' aligns with the idea of early humans being nomadic and living in temporary shelters, as indicated by their need for protection from the elements.

Option 1: "in other regions"

Explanation: This option suggests that the people were spread out across different areas, which does not align with the text's focus on early human groups being mobile and living in temporary shelters. The text emphasizes their nomadic lifestyle rather than their distribution across regions.

Option 2: "in maximum ways"

Explanation: The phrase 'in maximum ways' is vague and does not accurately reflect the context of the text. The text discusses the specific lifestyle of early humans, which does not relate to the idea of maximizing their living conditions.

Option 4: "in bigger places"

Explanation: This option contradicts the text, which highlights the nomadic lifestyle of early humans who lived in temporary shelters rather than in larger, permanent settlements. The phrase 'in bigger places' does not fit the context of their lifestyle as described.

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