LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 98 1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. The text is about Harry Potter.
Beatrix lived in Great Britain.
She had many friends.
Beatrix loved animals.
Beatrix wrote poems.
Beatrix had a lot of animal friends.
She never read her stories to anybody.
Beatrix also drew pictures to her stories.
When Beatrix was a grown-up, she didn’t write stories any more.
Beatrix never published her books.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. 1. The girl’s name was …
a) Beata b) Beatrix c) Harry
2. She lived …
a) near London b) far from London c) in the city London
3. Her parents …
a) always asked other boys and girls to come and play with their daughter
b) never asked other boys and girls to come and play with their daughter
c) asked other boys and girls to come and play with their daughter
4. The girl’s friends were …
a) other boys and girls b) animals c) her parents
5. Beatrix talked to ….
a) dogs and cats b) dogs, cats and frogs c) a rabbit and other animals
6. Beatrix loved animals because …
a) she didn’t love children b) they were funny c) they loved and understood her
7. When Beatrix was not a little girl …
a) she didn’t write stories b) she still wrote stories but for grown-ups
c) she wrote stories for children
8. In 1900 …
a) Beatrix published her first book b) Beatrix was born c) Beatrix died
9. Children …
a) don’t like her books b) don’t read her books c) read and like her books
10. Her hobby …
a) became her future profession b) was not interesting c) helped her to have friends
