A Bad Cent A man had a very clever dog. That man lived in a small town and everybody knew his dog there. When his friends met his dog in the street they often gave him a cent and the dog took it in his mouth, went to the shop and bought a cake for himself.
One day the dog met one of his master’s friends in the street. That man decided to play a trick on the dog, he opened his purse and gave him a bad cent. The dog took it and went to the shop. He came into the shop and gave the cent to the shop-man. But when the shop-man saw the cent he did not give the dog anything for it. The dog sat down on the floor and waited for a minute. Then the dog took the cent in his mouth again and went to the man’s house. He found that house and entered the room .The man was sitting in the arm-chair and reading a book at that time. The dog put the bad cent on the floor, went away and never took anything from that man again.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 84
1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. 1. A man had a very foolish dog.
2. Some people new the man’s dog.
3. Once the man’s friends often gave a cent to the dog.
4. The dog often bought a candy for himself.
5. One of the man’s friends played a bad trick on the dog, he gave him a bad cent.
6. The dog took the cent and went to the café.
7. The shop-man didn’t give a cake for the bad cent.
8. The shop-man gave the dog some meat.
9. The clever dog came back to his master and gave him a bad cent.
10. The clever dog returned the bad cent to the bad man.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. 1. A man lived in …
a) a small town b) a village c) forest
2. The man had a very clever … .
a) parrot b) dog c) mouse
3. The man’s friends often gave the dog … .
a) a cake b) a cent c) a penny
4. The bad … decided to play a trick on the dog .
a) shop-man b) master c) friend
5. That man gave the dog … cent.
a) a bad b) a nice c) a new
6. The dog took it and went to the … .
a) café b) market c) shop
7. The shop-man … the cent and did not give the dog anything.
a) took b) saw c) broke
8. The dog waited for … .
a) a month b) some minutes c) a minute
9. Then the dog took the cent again and
a) began to play b) run to the runs to the man’s house c) began to bark
10. He entered the room and put the cent … .
a) on the floor b) sofa c) on the carpet
