Intermediate Listening Practice

The Answering Machine Complaint

A customer leaves a message of complaint on an answering machine.

Listen to the mp3 file and choose the best answer for each question. The answers are not given in exactly the same order. Then listen again to check.

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1. The customer's name is
    Memzies
    Nenzies
    Menzies
    Minzies

2. His phone number is
    349-28831
    348-28841
    348-26641
    348-38841

3. His customer number is
    45993
    44993
    34993
    44994

4. The order number is
    GH12348
    GA12338
    GH12338
    JH12338

5. What languages were in the instruction manual?
    Polish and English
    Spanish and Polish
    Spanish and English
    Spanish only

6. How long did he take to assemble the pool table?
    2 hours
    2 and a half hours
    2 days
    Too long

7. What was the problem with the white ball?
    His friend took it
    It was too big
    It wasn't there
    It was too small

8. What did the defective table cause to happen?
    The balls rolled to the right
    The balls rolled to the left
    The balls fell of the pool table
    The balls didn't roll properly

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