My hero is Marie Curie. She was a Polish physicist…
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Audio question
My hero is Marie Curie. She was a Polish physicist and chemist working in France, and she did 1 pioneering research on radioactivity. She was also the first woman who won a Nobel prize. Marie Curie is my hero because she showed a lot of 2 in following her career path and her
3. She also showed a lot of 4 in working for years to receive results from her experiments. And Marie Curie, she designed and built the first 5 X-Ray machines. She worked on the front lines of the first World War along with her 6 saving soldiers.
Answers
| Gap | Answer | In the text |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | conduct | …France, and she did conduct pioneering research on… |
| 2 | determination | …showed a lot of determination in following her… |
| 3 | passions | …career path and her passions . She also… |
| 4 | patience | …showed a lot of patience in working for… |
| 5 | mobile | …and built the first mobile X-Ray machines. She… |
| 6 | daughter | …War along with her daughter saving soldiers.… |
Type each word as you hear it, then check the spelling: a misspelt word scores nothing.
Questions about this question
What is the answer to PTE Listening FIB (Type In) #813005?
The missing words in order are: conduct, determination, passions, patience, mobile, daughter.
How do I get full marks on this Listening FIB (Type In) question?
Type each missing word exactly as you hear it. Each correct and correctly spelt word scores one point.
Can I practise #813005 with scoring?
Yes. The practice button on this page opens question #813005 in the RealPTE practice screen, where your answer is scored when you finish.
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Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) format (Pearson)
| Prompt | Recording of 30–60 seconds |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | Not set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes) |
| Skills assessed | Listening |
How it is scored
- Each correct word, spelled correctly, scores 1 point.
- The recording plays only once.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 3: Listening, checked 9 October 2026.