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This paper aimed to investigate the effect of listening mode on the choice of cognitive strategies in listening comprehension. Eighty six intermediate students from Islamic Azad university (Najafabad branch) were administrated the audio-visual and only-audio versions of a test. Scores on the two test modes indicated no significant differences between the two groups. Moreover, this paper tried to see the use of cognitive strategies and tactics between the audio- visual and only-audio groups. The mean frequency of “the strategy inferencing” in only-audio group was 14 which was higher than the audio- visual group while the mean frequency of other strategies was higher in audio-visual group. The results of Chi- square tests for tactics indicate that there is a statistical difference between the two groups in terms of “other surrounding key words” and “information from pictures or the speakers’ tactics