LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 7 The Smell of Soup
One day, a poor man, who had only one piece of bread to eat, was walking past a restaurant. There was a large pot of soup on the table. The poor man held his bread over the soup, so the steam from the soup went into the bread, and gave it a good smell. Then he ate the bread.
The restaurant owner was very angry at this, and he asked the man to pay him money for the steam from the soup. The poor man had no money, so the restaurant owner took him to a judge. The judge thought about the case for a little while.
Then he took some money from his pocket. He held the coins next to the restaurant owner's ear, and shook them, so that they made a jingling noise.
"What was that?" asked the restaurant owner.
"That was payment for you," answered the judge.
"What do you mean? That was just the sound of coins!" protested the restaurant owner.
"The sound of the coins is payment for the smell of the soup," answered the judge. "Now go back to your restaurant."
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 7 Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. The poor man had nothing to eat.
The poor man had only a plate of soup to eat.
There was a plate of soup on the table.
The poor man held his bread over the soup to make it tastier.
The poor man ate the soup.
The restaurant owner was angry with the poor man.
So the restaurant owner took him to a police.
The judge thought about the case for a long time.
The judge paid for a poor man.
The restaurant owner got no money from the poor man.
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. What food did the poor man have?
soup
bread
nothing
Where did the poor man go?
along the street;
past the café;
past the restaurant.
What kind of food did he see in the restaurant?
bread
meat
soup
Why did he hold the bread over the soup?
So the steam from the soup would go into the bread.
So he could warm his hand.
So the restaurant owner would get angry.
What did the poor man eat?
bread;
meat;
soup.
Why did the restaurant owner take the poor man to the judge?
Because he wanted to get money from the poor man.
So that the judge could pay for the soup.
Because the judge was the man's relative.
How long did the judge think about the case?
for a long time;
for a while;
for a minute.
Where did the judge take some coins?
from his pocket;
from his bag;
from the restaurant owner.
What did the judge do with the coins?
He gave them to the restaurant owner.
He made a noise with them.
He gave them to the poor man.
What was the payment for the smell of the soup?
the sound of money