Listening · Conversation
Apartment Hunting
Listening · Conversation
Listening Test
This task is designed to measure your ability to understand a short conversation between two speakers on topics related to campus life.
In this exercise, you'll listen to a short conversation and then answer multiple-choice questions about what you heard.
- Each question is worth 1 point. There are 3 questions about this conversation.
- The conversation plays only once — listen carefully.
- After the conversation, you'll have 30 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.
Apartment Hunting
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions
Audio
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Man: I'm trying to find a place closer to campus for next year.
Woman: Are you looking to live alone or share?
Man: Sharing, ideally. Rent near campus is brutal on my own.
Woman: My building has a room opening up. Three of us split everything.
Man: That sounds perfect. How far is it from the science block?
Woman: A ten-minute walk. And the bus stops right outside.
Man: Could I come see it this weekend?
Woman: Sure, come Saturday. I'll show you around.
Question 1
What is the man looking for?
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Answer: A place closer to campus
Question 2
Why does he want to share rather than live alone?
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Answer: Rent near campus is expensive alone
Question 3
What will the man do on Saturday?
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Answer: Come and see the room
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