Listening Comprehension Test

Listening Comprehension Test

THE POWER OF IMAGINATION

Mr. Brown liked it in America, but he liked travelling too. He made trips to Europe and Asia and he visited India. Once after a long trip from England to America he arrived at a small country place. There was a small hotel there. Mr. Brown got to the hotel late in the evening. At the hotel he asked the receptionist whether there were any vacant rooms there.

At that moment another traveller came to the hotel and asked the receptionist for a room too. The receptionist checked if there were any vacant rooms. The only vacant room he could offer was a double room.

"Will it be convenient to you if you share the room?" the receptionist asked. "It'll be less expensive for you, you'll each pay half the price."

At first they didn't like the idea, but just then it began raining heavily and they were too tired to go to another hotel. They spoke to each other and told the receptionist that they agreed to spend the night in one and the same room.

A porter showed them to their room, took in their things and wished them good night. Soon the two men went to bed.

Suddenly Mr. Brown heard some noise. He opened his eyes but didn't see anything. It was quite dark.

"What's the matter?" Mr. Brown asked in surprise. The second traveller answered, "I'm very sorry, I had to wake you up. I'm not well. Please, open the window quickly."

Mr. Brown got out of bed and began looking for matches, but he couldn't find them in the dark, so he tried to find the window. It took him some time and at last he thought he had found it. He couldn't open the window. As the voice of the traveller was becoming weaker and weaker, Mr. Brown took a chair and broke the window with it. The man said he felt much better. After that the two of them slept until morning.

When they woke up the next morning they were surprised to see that Mr. Brown had broken to pieces not a window but a large mirror.

Listening Comprehension Test 8 Form

Task1. Answer these questions.

1.Why did Mr. Brown and the other traveller agree to share the room?

2.Why did Mr. Brown wake up at night?

3.What did the other traveller ask Mr. Brown to do?

4.What did Mr. Brown break to pieces ?

Task 2.Are the statements below true (T) or false (F)?

1.It was late when Mr. Brown arrived at the hotel.

2.It was raining when Mr. Brown entered the hotel.

3.The receptionist offered a room for two persons.

4.The travellers were going to spend two nights in one room.

5.The two travellers talked a long time before going to bed.

6.Mr. Brown did his best to help the other traveller.

Task 3. Fill in the missing words.

1. Mr. Brown got to the hotel late ….

2. At the hotel he asked … whether there were any… there.

3. The only vacant room he could offer was ….

4. Suddenly Mr. Brown heard some noise….

5. Mr. Brown got out of bed and began looking for ….

Keys

Listening Comprehension Test 8 Form

Task 1.

1. It began raining heavily and they were too tired to go to another hotel.

2. Mr. Brown heard some noise.

3. The other traveller asked Mr. Brown to open the window.

4. Mr. Brown broke to pieces not a window but a large mirror.

Task 2.

1. True

2 .False

3. True

4. False

5. False

6. True

Task 3.

1.in the evening 2. the receptionist, vacant rooms 3. a double room 4. some noise

5. matches