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Free English listening comprehension training exercise

FILM TRAILERS: Marley and Me

Here's what you do:

1. Click on the video below.
2. Watch the first 1:30 of the video, and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
3. Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
4. Check your answers.

QUESTIONS:

1. At the beginning, the man describes Marley as ________________.
  "a lovable mutt"
  "a loyal friend"
  "a crazy hound"

2. What does the term "there's nothing to it" mean, in the way it's used in the video?
  "It's not complicated"
  "There's no substance"
  "There's nothing there"

3. When the woman first sees Marley, she thinks he's _________________.
  a puppy
  going to cause a lot of trouble
  adorable

4. According to the man, how is Marley different from a little kid?
  He's more spoiled
  He's furrier
  He's friendlier

5. The dog trainer tells the couple that a dog _________________.
  doesn't like authority
  can only have one master
  doesn't like it when couples argue

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