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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #4164 Short Team work
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You will hear a recording. At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep.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:

Team work can also lead to inconsistency, a common cause of poor sales. In the case of a smart phone, there's a certain company launched. One director that wanted to target the business market, and another demanded it was aimed at consumers. The company wanted both directors to be involved so gave the product a consumer friendly name but marketed it to companies. The result was that it met the needs of neither group. It would have been better to let one director - or the other have his way.
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Option 2: "or the other have his way"

Explanation: This option accurately reflects the text's conclusion that it would have been better to allow one director to have full control over the product's direction, aligning with the main idea of the text.

Option 1: "fight with another"

Explanation: This option suggests conflict, which is not supported by the text. The text discusses the need for a clear direction rather than a struggle between directors.

Option 3: "invite a third"

Explanation: This option introduces an irrelevant idea of adding a third director, which contradicts the text's emphasis on the need for a singular vision rather than complicating the decision-making process.

Option 4: "go with another"

Explanation: This option is vague and does not convey the specific idea of allowing one director to take charge, which is crucial to the text's argument about clarity in leadership.

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