Text 1 A London Fog

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RoundI.Listening Comprehension. Text  

What goes around comes around

One day a man saw an old lady on the side of the road. He could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry.

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt.

He said, “I’m here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.”

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car. The ground was wet and cold but soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was finishing his work, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn’t thank him enough for coming to help her.

The lady asked how much she owed him. But Bryan just smiled. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “And think of me.”

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home.

A few miles down the road the old lady saw a small cafe. She went inside to eat something and to have a warm drink. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan.

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady went away. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: “You don’t owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.”

Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it?

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.”

 

 

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Listening Comprehension Test.

Directions:

In this Test you will carefully listen to a text read aloud twice. The text is followed by 20 tasks. You should do tasks 1 through 10 following the first reading of the text on the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. The text will be read a second time and you should do tasks 11 through 20 following the second reading of the text on the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. For each task you will choose from three possible answers (a, b or c), or two symbols (+ or -) as specified prior to each task. Choose the best answer and mark the letter or symbol of your choice on the Answer Sheet.

Завдання 1. Task 1

Directions:

Statements 1 through 10 (on your Answer Sheet put down + if the statement is true, - if it is false):

1. One day a man saw an old lady on the side of the road who needed help.

2. The old lady was happy to see the man when he came up to her.

3. The man looked happy and rich.

4. For an old lady flat tire is a problem.

5. The old lady told the man a lot about herself.

6. She paid him for the work he did.

7. The man was very sad that day.

8. The old lady drove straight home.

9. The waitress who worked in the café was poor but nice.

10. The waitress was Bryan’s wife.

 

Аудіювання, 8 клас.Listening Comprehension Test.

Завдання 2. Task 2

Directions:

Questions 11 through 20 (choose the correct letter a, b or c):

11. Who was driving the Mercedes?

a) Bryan Anderson             

b) the old lady                     

c) both of them

12. Who stopped to help the lady with the problem?

a) Nobody               

b) Only Bryan                     

c) Bryan and his wife

13. What problem did the old lady have?

a) She had run out of petrol                      

b) She didn’t know the way           

c) She had a flat tire

14. Was it difficult for Bryan to help the old lady?

a) Yes, because the problem with the car was very serious.

b) Yes, because it was cold and wet that day.

c) No, because the problem with the car was not serious.

15. Why didn’t Bryan take the money?

a) He didn’t do the job.

b) The old lady didn’t want to pay him.

c) He thought it was helping to somebody in need and not making money.

16. Where did the lady go on her way home?

a) To a restaurant

b) To a small café

c) To a gas station

17. What did the old lady think of the waitress?

a) She was poor but nice and giving.

b) She was beautiful and giving.

c) She was rude but beautiful.

18. How did the old lady give the message to the waitress?

a) She wrote it on a piece of paper.

b) She wrote it on a napkin.

c) She sent her an email.

19. When did the waitress return home?

a) In the afternoon.

b) At night.

c) In the morning.

20. What is the main idea of the text?

a) If we are good to people they will be good to us.

b) We should never help strangers.

c) Helping strangers can be dangerous.

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ROUND II. Reading Comprehension Test.

Directions:

In this Test you will read three texts. You should do the tasks following the text on the basis of what is stated or implied in that text. For each task you will choose the best possible answer from three possible answers (a, b orc) or two symbols (+ or -) as specified prior to each task. Choose the best answer and write down the letter or symbol of your choice on the Answer Sheet.

Questions 1 through 5 refer to Text 1.

Text 1                                                 A London Fog

It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to run and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to find their way on foot but were losing their way in the fog. Mr. Smith had a very important meeting at the House of Commons and had to get there but no one could take him. He tried to walk there but got lost. Suddenly he bumped into a stranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he wanted to get to the Houses of Parliament. The stranger told him he would take him there. Mr. Smith thanked him and they started to walk there. The fog was getting thicker every minute but the stranger had no difficulty in finding the way. He went along one street, turned into another, crossed a square and at last after about half an hour’s walk they arrived at the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Smith couldn’t understand how the stranger found his way. “Is it wonderful”? he said. “How do you find the way in this fog?”

“It is no trouble at all to me,” said the stranger. “I am blind.”

 

Decide if the sentences are true (+) or false (-):

1. The fog was very thick and people could see far.

2. Buses, cars and taxis were standing in the middle of the road.

3. Mr. Smith had an appointment of great importance at the House of Commons.

4. Mr. Smith knew the man who helped him to get to the Houses of Parliament.

5. The man who helped Mr. Smith couldn’t see.

 

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