Listening · Announcement
Parking Lot Closure
Listening · Announcement
Listening Test
This task is designed to measure your ability to understand a short spoken announcement on a campus-life topic.
In this exercise, you'll listen to a short announcement and then answer multiple-choice questions about what you heard.
- Each question is worth 1 point. There are 2 questions about this announcement.
- The announcement plays only once — listen carefully.
- After the announcement, you'll have 20 seconds per question. The exercise auto-advances when the timer hits zero.
- You can replay the audio and review the transcript only on the result screen.
Parking Lot Closure
Listen to the announcement and answer the questions
Audio
Show transcript
This is an announcement from the security office. The north parking lot will be closed this Saturday for resurfacing. Crews will be laying new asphalt, which needs the whole day to set. Anyone who parks in the north lot should use the south lot or the street parking on Elm Road instead. Please remove your vehicle from the north lot by Friday evening; any cars left behind may be towed at the owner's expense. The lot will reopen on Sunday. Thank you.
Question 1
Why is the north parking lot closing?
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Answer: For resurfacing
Question 2
What might happen to cars left in the lot after Friday?
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Answer: They may be towed
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