A Happy Boy Nick and Marcus were good friends. They were in the same class at school. Nick worked hard, always doing his homework and getting high marks for it. In the examinations he always was the best in the class. His teachers liked him very much. His handwriting was very good.
They liked Markus, too, but for another reason. They liked him because he was such a happy boy. But Markus didn’t work at all. His marks were always low. At examination time he was the weakest boy in the class. But he knew how to make people laugh.
One day in June I saw both boys in the street. I said, “Hello! How was the English examination?” Markus answered happily. ”Oh, it was easy”, he said.
“Nick and I were both first. He was the first from the top, and I was the first from the bottom”.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 35
1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. Nick and Marcus weren’t good friends
They were in the different class
Nick worked hard, always doing his homework and getting high marks
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. Who was the best pupil in the class?
Nick was the best pupil. b) Nick was the weakest pupil.
c) Marcus was the best pupil.
Who was Marcus?
He was the best pupil in the class. b) He was a boy who worked hard.
c) He was nick’s friend.
Who did the teachers like?
They liked Nick. b) They liked Marcus. c) They liked both boys.
Did the boys go to the same school?
No, but I saw them together. b) Yes, they did.
c) They went to different schools.
Whose handwriting was good?
Nick’s handwriting was very good. b) My handwriting was very good.
c) Marcus’s handwriting was good.
Why did people like Marcus?
Because he knew all his lessons. b) Because he was always the first boy.
c) Because he knew how to make them laugh.
Where were the boys when I spoke to them?
They were in the classroom b) They were in the street
c) They were trying an examination
Who passed the examination, do you think?
Both boys passed the examination b) I think neither of the boys did
c) I think Nick did
What did Marcus’s answer do?
It made me very angry b) It made me laugh
c) It spoiled the examination
Were the boys both first?
a) They were both first b) Nick was the first c) Marcus was the first.