The Girl Is Much Younger A young man was in love with a beautiful girl. They met very often and spent much time together. They spoke about interesting books, films, about the theatre and their work.
One day the girl said to the young man: “It’s my birthday tomorrow. Will you come to celebrate it with other friends?” “Oh, of course, thank you!” said the young man. But first I’ll send you roses, one for each year of your life.”
The same evening he went to a flower- shop. He paid for twenty-two roses and asked the man in the shop to send them to the girl next day. The man in the shop new the young man very well because he often bought flowers at his shop. So he thought, “That young man always buys flowers here. I think my price was too high. I’ll send ten more roses.”
He did so. The next morning the girl received thirty-two roses. When the young man came to the , birthday party, the girl said, “ Thank you very much for roses, they are so beautiful. But they are for somebody else who thirty two years old is.”
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 85 1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. 1. A beautiful woman was in love with a handsome man.
2. They met twice a day.
3. They didn’t like to spend much time together.
4. One day the girl invited his friend to his birthday party.
5. The young man decided to send the girl roses.
6. He went to the market and bought twenty two roses.
7. The young man often bought flowers in that shop.
8. The shop-assistant sent the girl twenty more roses.
9. Next day the girl received thirty two roses.
10. The girl was not happy when she got thirty two roses.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. 1. The girl was in love with … .
a) a clever b) a brave c) a young
2. They often spoke about their work, theatre and interesting … .
a) people b) animals c) books
3. One day the girl invited the man … .
a) to play tennis b) to come to her birthday party c) to go to the cinema.
4. … the young man went to the shop.
a) The next morning b) The next week c) The same evening
5. He paid for … roses .
a) forty two b) thirty two c) twenty two
6. The man in the shop … the young man .
a) didn’t like b) didn’t know c) knew
7. The shop-assistant thought, “That young man … buys flowers here.”
a) not often b) always c) never
8. The man in the shop sent the girl … .
a) fifty roses b) thirty two roses c) twenty two roses
9. Next day the young man went … .
a) to the shop b) to work c) to the birthday party.
10. When the young man came the girl said, “The roses are beautiful, but they are … “ .
a) for another girl b) for somebody else who are thirty two c) for my sister