You will listen to a report about a noise problem.
Listen to the sample response. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase you hear.

You will listen to a conversation between two friends about the man's problem.

Section 1

WOMAN: Hi, Mike, how was your ?

MAN: Uhhh, okay, I guess. Actually, it could have been better. I didn't get much .

WOMAN: Too much , huh?

MAN: In a way, yeah, but my were doing the partying, not me.

WOMAN: They were so they .

MAN: Exactly! At least that's what happened at first. You know, my has these, like, really walls. My neighbours on Saturday, and they had the on, and things were getting pretty loud.

Question 1 - What would best describe the man's attitude?

Question 2 - What did the man's neighbours do to him?

Question 3 - What would most likely be the cause of the problem?

Section 2

MAN: You see, I was to get up early to go with some friends. So I wanted to get to sleep early. Anyway, I the wall and at them to the music.

WOMAN: So, what happened then? Did it get ?

MAN: Yeah, it got really quiet. Then my came to my door and and everything. She said that if she knew that I could them, she wouldn't have played the stereo so loud. She said that she never heard me, etc., etc.

WOMAN: Because you are always so , I guess.

MAN: Well, , but mostly I am just away a lot.

Question 4 - What did the man have planned for the next day?

Question 5 - What did the man do to try to solve his problem?

Question 6 - What did the neighbour do in return?

Section 3

MAN: Anyway, I felt pretty . I guess I should have just her door and nicely asked them to turn down the music.

WOMAN: Uh-huh, you felt kind of , huh? So, after that, did you finally get to ?

MAN: Not really. See, there are a lot of dogs in our and sometimes they at night. I guess I'm just to .

Question 7 - What should the man have done in the first place?

Question 8 - How does the man now feel about his actions?

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