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Duolingo English Test Interactive Listening Practice #11 — Upper Level

Free DET (Duolingo English Test) Interactive Listening practice #11 — Upper level. Just DET Listening questions, no grading — solve it yourself and check the answer or model response.

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Conversation 1

Two editors at a newspaper are discussing whether to run a story that relies on anonymous sources.

AI think we should hold the story. We only have one anonymous source, and we haven't been able to independently verify the claims.
BI understand the concern, but a rival outlet is apparently close to running something similar. If we wait too long, we lose the scoop entirely.
AEditorial independence means we don't let competitive pressure override our verification standards. That's what separates us from less rigorous outlets.
BYou're right in principle. But at what point does caution become paralysis? We've been sitting on this for three weeks.
AGive me 48 more hours to reach a second source. If I can't confirm it by then, we reassess together.
Q1 · Interactive Listening
What does B say next?
  1. A. Fair enough. Two days is a reasonable deadline. Let me know what you find.
  2. B. Let's just publish now and add corrections later if needed.
  3. C. I'll contact the source directly and ask them to go on the record.
  4. D. We should ask our legal team to approve the story before we do anything else.
Show Answer
Correct: Fair enough. Two days is a reasonable deadline. Let me know what you find.
Conversation 2

Two academics are debating whether governments should have the authority to regulate media content.

AMy position is that some degree of content regulation is necessary. Unmoderated disinformation causes measurable social harm, and market forces alone have clearly failed to address it.
BBut the moment you grant governments the authority to determine what constitutes disinformation, you create a mechanism that can be captured by whoever holds political power.
AThat's a real risk, which is why I'm advocating for independent regulatory bodies with transparent processes, not direct state control.
BEven so-called independent bodies are ultimately accountable to political structures. History shows that press freedom erodes incrementally, not all at once.
AI accept that historical warning. But doing nothing has its own costs. We've seen what unregulated information environments produce.
Q2 · Interactive Listening
What does B say next?
  1. A. Then perhaps the answer lies in strengthening civil society institutions rather than expanding regulatory authority.
  2. B. You're absolutely right. We need stronger government control of the media.
  3. C. I think social media companies should self-regulate without any oversight.
  4. D. The press has always been free, so there is no problem that needs solving.
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Correct: Then perhaps the answer lies in strengthening civil society institutions rather than expanding regulatory authority.
Conversation 3

A journalist is interviewing a digital rights activist about surveillance and online privacy.

AYou've argued that surveillance capitalism fundamentally changes the relationship between citizens and the information they consume. Can you elaborate?
BWhen every click, pause, and scroll is monetized, the content you see is no longer curated to inform you — it's curated to extract attention and behavioral data from you. Those are very different goals.
ACritics would say users consent to this arrangement when they agree to platform terms of service.
BConsent obtained through 10,000-word documents that no one reads is a legal fiction, not genuine informed consent. We wouldn't accept that standard in medical research.
ASo what does meaningful consent look like in your view?
Q3 · Interactive Listening
What does B say next?
  1. A. It means giving users genuine, granular control over their data — not binary take-it-or-leave-it choices — and ensuring those choices don't come at the cost of access to essential services.
  2. B. I think platforms should be allowed to collect whatever data they need.
  3. C. Users should simply stop using social media if they are concerned about privacy.
  4. D. Governments should nationalize all major technology platforms immediately.
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Correct: It means giving users genuine, granular control over their data — not binary take-it-or-leave-it choices — and ensuring those choices don't come at the cost of access to essential services.

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