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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #4242 Short Chronic conditions
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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 At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep.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.
Have you ever forgotten to take the right amount of medicine? It can be a big problem, especially for patients with chronic conditions. Now, researchers in Germany have invented an automatic drug delivery system that will give you your medicine - from inside a false tooth. There's a little reservoir filled with the drug in solid, concentrated form. Then there's a membrane that lets saliva in. That dissolves part of the drug, which then flows out. Two miniature sensors check the flow of saliva in, and of medicine out. They’re connected to a little circuit that opens or closes a valve to control the dosage. And what about refills? The little tooth-pharmacies get swapped out every few weeks, when the battery - of course there's a battery - can also be replaced. If something goes wrong in between visits, the tooth fairy system alerts the patient via a wireless signal, which could presumably send the message via email, to your cellphone, even to an iPod. The tooth device will be presented at a tech fair later this month, and smile, clinical - trials start this year.
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Option 3: "trials start this year"

Explanation: This option accurately reflects the information provided in the text. The phrase 'clinical trials start this year' is explicitly mentioned, making it the correct completion of the sentence. It directly relates to the main idea of the text regarding the new drug delivery system.

Option 1: "problems will vanish"

Explanation: This option suggests a definitive outcome that is not supported by the text. The text discusses a new drug delivery system but does not claim that it will eliminate problems entirely. Therefore, this statement is too absolute and does not align with the context.

Option 2: "performances wins matches"

Explanation: This option is unrelated to the content of the text. The text focuses on a medical innovation rather than sports or performance outcomes. Thus, it does not fit the context at all.

Option 4: "researchers are from Germany"

Explanation: While the text does mention that researchers are in Germany, this option does not complete the sentence in a way that aligns with the main focus of the text. It provides partial information but does not relate to the timeline or the trials mentioned.

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