Can you hear what he is saying? What does that mean?

[Guest]

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", question 1

Can you hear what he is .........?

(a) saying
(b) speaking
(c) telling
(d) talking

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", answer 1

Can you hear what he is saying?

Correct answer: (a) saying

Your answer was: correct
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please explain

[Alan]

In this sentence it means: Can you hear the words that he is saying - in other words Do you understand what he is saying.
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[Torsten]

Please, take a look at these posts too:
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic117.html#338
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic831.html#3053
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic1301.html#4047

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