Stop. Wait for the second reading of the text
УПРАВЛІННЯ ОСВІТИ І НАУКИ
Listening Comprehension Test
For 8th Form Students
DICTIONARIES ARE NOT ALLOWED
| Directions: In this test you will carefully listen to a text read aloud twice. The text is followed by 10 true/false statements and 10 multiple-choice questions. You should do the first 10 tasks 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 the second 10 tasks 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 two symbols (+ or –) or four possible answers (A, B, C, or D), as specified prior to each task. Choose the best answer and circle the symbol or letter of your choice on the answer sheet. |
Listening Comprehension Test for 8th Form Students
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS BOOKLET.
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby boy. He dropped his tools and ran to the boy. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the boy from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s place. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy farmer Fleming had saved.
„I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. „You saved my son’s life”. „No, I can’t accept payment for what I did”, the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer’s son came to the door of the family hovel. „Is that your son?” the nobleman asked. „Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. „I’ll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the fellow is anything like his father, he’ll grow to a man you can be proud of”.
And that he did. In time, farmer Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.
Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was close to death from pneumonia. What saved him?
Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s name?
Sir Winston Churchill
kingfisher –a small brightly-coloured bird with a blue body that catches fish in rivers
Questions 1 through 10 (on your answer sheet circle + if the statement is true, - if it is false).
| The text mainly tells about ordinary events in history. | + | - | |
| At the beginning of the story, the farmer was bathing in a river. | + | - | |
| There must have been an accident with a little boy. | + | - | |
| The action takes place nowadays. | + | - | |
| The farmer’s children were all girls. | + | - | |
| The little boy’s father wanted to give the farmer a sum of money. | + | - | |
| The farmer seemed to know the importance of knowledge. | + | - | |
| The nobleman’s prediction did not come true. | + | - | |
| The boy glorified his family name. | + | - | |
| Sometimes wonderful coincidences happen in life. | + | - |
STOP. WAIT FOR THE SECOND READING OF THE TEXT
Questions 11 through 20 (choose the correct letter A, B, C or D)
11. It may be inferred from the text that the Fleming family lived:
a) in the south of Great Britain b) in the north of Great Britain
c) in the centre of Great Britain d) outside Great Britain
12. The farmer must have been...
a) kind and wealthy b) noble and proud
c) hardly able to make ends meet d) idle and suspicious
13. One can make a conclusion that the saved boy’s father was:
a) a successful farmer b) a good hunter
c) an aristocrat d) a beggar
14. The farmer’s son must have been...
a) worth pride b) a wonder kid c) a nobleman d) from Ireland
15. The nobleman’s offer was:
a) rather stupid b) just and generous c) not worth considering d) never accepted
16. After receiving his education, young Fleming was supposed to:
a) work with customers b) sell medicines c) look for criminals d) treat patients
17. Alexander Fleming discovered:
a) a penny ceiling b) a pan sealing
c) penicillin d) pennies while pealing
18. Fleming’s discovery made him:
a) cruel and dangerous b) famous worldwide
c) thrilling and exciting d) quite boring
19. The word „sir” before Fleming’s name may mean that he:
a) became as noble as Churchill b) came from Syracuse
c) performed in a circus d) was a sergeant in the British Army
20. One can infer from the text that:
a) the Flemings and the Churchills were close friends
b) Alexander Fleming may not necessarily have seen Winston Churchill after the childhood accident
c) Winston Churchill almost died from the medicines given by Fleming
d) Alexander Fleming was Winston Churchill’s personal doctor