Interview with John Irving

B2 Listening Test

Watch an interview with the famous writer John Irving. For questions 1 to 7, choose the correct option.

Listening comprehension test

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1 Which idea is NOT suggested in the video?

a.John Irving writes very unusual stories.

b.John Irving writes books in an unusual way.

c.John Irving writes more books than most American writers.

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2 He has already published ...

a.10 novels.

b.11 novels.

c.12 novels.

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3 The idea for his new novel ...

a.came from a Bob Dylan song.

b.had been evolving in his mind.

c.was about a person he met in the 50s.

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4 When he arrived at his doctor’s office ...

a.he wrote a prescription for painkillers.

b.he knew how to start the story.

c.he knew how the book would end.

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5 John Irving ...

a.doesn’t usually change the last chapter of his books.

b.has only changed the first or fifth chapters of his books.

c.has never modified anything in the last sentences of his books.

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6 After writing the last sentence of the new book, it took John Irving ...

a.a year to write the first sentence.

b.a bit longer than usual to write the first sentence.

c.not as long as usual to write the first sentence.

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7 The title of the new novel appears in the last sentence ...

a.because he wanted it to appear there.

b.by accident.

c.because he always tries hard to do that with all his novels.

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