Intermediate Listening Practice

1. Why is the couch not being taken to the new apartment?
    The entrance to the building is too narrow for it
    Megan decided she no longer liked it
    Megan decided to sell it and get a smaller one
    There is no room for it in the truck

2. How did Megan react to leaving the couch behind?
    She was very upset about it
    She seemed fine, not really upset
    She insisted on trying every angle to fit it
    She blamed Theo and Jess for the problem

3. What happened when Theo left a desk on the sidewalk during his own move?
    It sat there for several days
    Someone offered to buy it from him
    It was still there the next day
    It was taken away quite quickly

4. What does Jess say went wrong when she hired movers five years ago?
    They arrived late and charged her extra because of it
    They refused to carry her furniture upstairs
    They scratched a wall while moving furniture in
    They lost several of her boxes

5. What does the label on the heavy box suggest is inside it?
    Books and papers
    Glasses and plates
    Towels and sheets
    Pots and pans

6. What does Theo admit about how he packed during his last move?
    He hired professionals to do it for him
    He planned little and hoped for the best
    He colour-coded everything by room
    He left most of his things behind

7. What can we infer about Megan from the way Theo and Jess describe her?
    She plans things in detail
    She is careless and disorganized
    She is unwilling to ask others for help
    She tends to leave things to the last minute

8. What has Megan promised the helpers as a reward?
    Doughnuts when they finish
    Money for their time
    Dinner at a restaurant
    Pizza once the truck is unloaded