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Listening Review 4 (Skills 7-10)



Multiple Choice
Listen carefully to the short conversation and question, and then choose the best answer to the question.
 

 1. 

Question
A.
She can try a little harder.
C.
She’s doing the best that she can.
B.
There is a lot more that she can do.
D.
It’s impossible for her to do anything.
 

 2. 

Question
A.
She’s always been late for the bus.
C.
The bus only left on time once.
B.
The bus has always been late.
D.
Only on this trip has the bus been on time.
 

 3. 

Question
A.
There wasn’t enough soup to go around.
C.
Everyone got one serving of soup, but there wasn’t enough for seconds.
B.
We had so much soup that we couldn’t finish it.
D.
Everyone around the table had a lot of soup.
 

 4. 

Question
A.
She does want to see the movie.
C.
She doesn’t want to go there anymore.
B.
It’s extremely important to her to go.
D.
She really couldn’t move there.
 

 5. 

Question
A.
She handed the paper in on time.
C.
The paper was a complete mess, so she didn’t turn it in.
B.
She was able to complete the paper, but she didn’t turn it in.
D.
The paper was unfinished.
 

 6. 

Question
A.
Neither Tim nor Sylvia is taking care of Art.
C.
Sylvia doesn’t care for anything Tim does.
B.
Sylvia likes modern art even less than Tim does.
D.
Sylvia and Tim agree in their opinion of modern art.
 

 7. 

Question
A.
They always work hard in the afternoon.
C.
After noon, they never work.
B.
They don’t do much after lunch.
D.
It’s never hard for them to work in the afternoon.
 

 8. 

Question
A.
It’s hard for him to work when it gets warm.
C.
The air conditioner only works when it isn’t needed.
B.
Whenever it gets warm, he turns on the air conditioner.
D.
He likes to use the air conditioner when it is warm.
 

 9. 

Question
A.
He did really poorly.
C.
The results could not have been better.
B.
He’s felt worse before.
D.
He’s not too unhappy with the results.
 

 10. 

Question
A.
With so many members present, the committee couldn’t reach a decision.
C.
The issue shouldn’t have been decided by all the committed members.
B.
The committee should’ve waited until more members were present.
D.
The issue wasn’t decided because so many members were absent.
 



 
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