IELTS Listening Sample Question # Keeping Quiet
Keeping Quiet
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Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS
- What according to the speaker comes to us as we gain more knowledge and experience in life?
- Who said “Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time and
sometimes you weep.” - What is the ability of a person to do things and without offending and upsetting people?
- What according to Vanessa is the key to success in work and romance?
- Which phrase is used to tell someone to keep quiet?
- What is the synonym of wise man?
ANSWER
- wisdom
- Carl Sandburg –
- diplomacy
- Silence
- to keep schtum
- sage