1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. 1. Once there lived a woman who was very fond of gold.
2. He was travelling in the desert of North America.
3. He had no food or water.
4. He was so weak that he could not walk, he could only crawl.
5. The heat was terrible.
6. There were only trees and flowers around.
7. He hoped to find his friends in the desert.
8. He crawled up to the river and drank water.
9. He found the bag full of gold.
10. He left the bag on the hot sand, crying bitterly.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. 1. Once there lived….
a) a man; b) a woman; c) a family.
2. He was very fond of…..
a) friends; b) gold; c) reading.
3. He thought he was …..man in the world.
a) the saddest; b) the most unhappy; c) the happiest.
4. One day he was…in the desert of North Africa.
a) travelling; b) walking; c) sleeping.
5. He was so weak that he could not….
a) hear; b) see; c) walk.
6. The heat was….
a) wonderful; b) terrible; c) bad.
7. The man saw a…..lying on the sand.
a) bag; b) snake; c) bed.
8. He hoped that he could find….there.
a) food and gold; b) food and water; c) clothes.
9. First the man was…..to find gold.
a) glad; b) unhappy; c) happy.
10.He…..the bag.
a) took; b) threw; c) take.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 69
Monster haircut Mother looked at Mary. “Your hair is too long,” she said. “It is time to go to the hairdressers”. “Oh, no,” said Mary. “Oh, yes”, said Mother.
“I will call Sandra” to see if she can do it.” Mary pulled a face. “Oh Mum! Can’t we go somewhere new? Sandra is so boring”, she said.
So Mother took Mary to the new hairdressers’ in town. Mary sat down. A weird hairdresser put a gown round her neck. Mary pulled a face. ”Will Madam like green hair?” the hairdresser asked. Mary pulled a face. Just then another hairdresser came over. “Oh, no!” he said. “Green will not be right at all. I think pink and yellow will look much better”. Mary pulled a face. “Who wants to look like that?” she said. “Come on Mum! Let’s go to Sandra.”
