2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. 1. People go to the chemist’s shop to buy … .
a) medicine; b) meat; c) bread.
2. This story is about … .
a) a Frenchman; b) an American; c) an Englishman.
3. The man looked for some medicine, but … .
a) he lost his way; b) could not explain; c) changed his mind.
4. The man asked the chemist, … .
a) “Have you anything for a headache?”
b) “Have you anything for a toothache?”
c) “Have you anything for a stomachache?”
5. The chemist said, … .
a) “Sorry, we are closed” b) “I have a very good medicine”
c) “Please, come tomorrow”
6. The chemist took … .
a) a big box; b) a small can; c) a small bottle.
7. It was not a great pleasure for the man, because … .
a) tears came to his eyes; b) it smelled not good; c) the bottle was very cold.
8. The man could not … .
a) speak; b) see; c) hear.
9. The man wanted the medicine for … .
a) his sister; b) his mother; c) his wife.
10. The chemist was … .
a) so sorry; b) very glad; c) shocked.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 98
B. POTTER Many years ago there lived a small girl in a large house in London. Her name was Beatrix. Her parents didn’t ask other boys and girls to come and play with their daughter.
Beatrix had only animals for her friends. She had dogs, cats, frogs and a rabbit. Beatrix played with her animals and talked to them. The animals understood the girl and loved her very much. Beatrix wrote stories about her animal friends and told those stories to her little brother, her parents and their friends. She drew pictures to her stories too.
Time went on. Beatrix was not a little girl, but she still wrote stories about animals and drew pictures for those stories. In 1900 Beatrix published her first book. Then she wrote a lot of little books for children. And they like them very much. So a hobby of a small girl helped her to find an interesting profession.
