Question 141
HardOriginal questionMrs Menon: Good evening. I'm from the flat below, 3B. We haven't met properly.
Kunal: Oh, hello. Kunal. Is everything all right?
Mrs Menon: Perfectly. I only wanted to say what good in music you have.
Kunal: Thank you! You can hear it?
Mrs Menon: Every word. Especially after eleven. My husband is quite a fan of the song with the drums. He has come to know it very well, since he's often awake at two.
Kunal: Oh. Oh, no. I'm so sorry. I had no idea it that far.
Mrs Menon: Old buildings. The floors are thin, and the drums are not.
Kunal: I'll after ten. I promise. Or I'll use headphones.
Mrs Menon: That would be very kind. Although my husband may miss the drums.
Kunal: Tell him he can come up and listen any evening before ten.
Mrs Menon: I'll tell him. He'll pretend to be annoyed, and then he'll come. Goodnight, Kunal.
Why does Mrs Menon praise Kunal's "good taste in music"?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Her next remarks show the real reason: they hear every word, "especially after eleven", and her husband is "often awake at two".
The praise is a polite, indirect way to complain.
Worth noting
She says her husband knows the song well only because he cannot sleep. It is a hint, not real praise.
- Concept
- Recognising an indirect complaint
- Typical timeTypical
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