Question. I'm terribly sorry but I ....... what you said just now and I wonder if you could repeat it.
(a) wasn't listen to
(b) wasn't hearing
(c) didn't hear
(d) didn't hearing
Answer. C
Question. I ....... attentively to the lecture on philosophy but I still didn't understand much of it.
(a) heard
(b) listened
(c) was hearing
(d) was listen
Answer. B
Question. Can you ....... me all right over there because you are rather a long way away?
(a) listening
(b) hearing
(c) listen
(d) hear
Answer. D
Question. I ....... what you are saying but that still doesn't make me want to change my mind one little bit.
(a) listen
(b) hear
(c) am listing
(d) am hearing
Answer. B
Question. I ....... to the concert every Monday on the radio and I imagine I am there listening to it in person.
(a) listen
(b) am listening
(c) hear
(d) am hearing
Answer. A
Question. I should explain that he finds it very difficult to follow your conversation because he is very hard of ........
(a) listen to
(b) listening
(c) to hear
(d) hearing
Answer. D
Question. Now will you please ....... me and pay attention to what I'm saying because it's very important.
(a) hear
(b) listen to
(c) hearing
(d) listening to
Answer. B
Question. You've been making so much noise with your music that people at the far end of the road can ....... you.
(a) listen to
(b) listening to
(c) hear
(d) hearing
Answer. C
Question. He sometimes pretends he can't ....... a single word you are saying but all the time he's taking it all in.
(a) listen to
(b) listening to
(c) hear
(d) hearing
Answer. C
Question. I have been ....... strange stories about you recently but I do hope that there is no substance in them.
(a) listened to
(b) listening to
(c) heard
(d) hearing
Answer. D