Контрольна робота з аудіювання 8 клас

Listening Comprehension Text for 8^th form

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

Circle + if the statement is true, - if it is false).

Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D

11. It may be inferred from the text that the Fleming family lived:

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:

1. the Flemings and the Churchills were close friends
2. Alexander Fleming may not necessarily have seen Winston Churchill after the childhood accident
3. Winston Churchill almost died from the medicines given by Fleming
4. Alexander Fleming was Winston Churchill‘s personal doctor

KEYS      8^th Form

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