Семестровий контроль навичок аудіювання для учнів 9 класу з англійської мови

Семестровий контроль навичок аудіювання

для учнів 9 класу з англійської мови

The Thiet Caught

One night a thief took a man's horse and rode away. As the man could not find his horse anywhere, he went to the market where they sold horses to buy another.

When he came there, he found his own horse among those being. He came up to it and said, "This horse is mine."

"It cannot be yours," explained the thief, "for I have had it for more ght the than a year."

The true owner then put his hands over the eyes of the horse and noney, said, "If this is your horse, tell me in which eye it is blind.

"The thief, who had not looked at the horse with care, did not know for me what answer to give. At last he said, "It is blind in the left eye."

You are wrong!" said the owner. ""Oh!" said the thief, "I spoke too soon. Meant to say the right eye. Then the owner took his hands from the eyes of could the horse and said, "Now everybody can see that you are the thief. The horse is not blind in either eye. I asked those questions only to show the truth.

"Caught! Caught!" shouted all the men who stood by, and the thief had to give up the horse to his rightful owner.

Task 1. Correct the following statements that are not true to fact:

1. One night a thief took a man's car and rode away.

2. The man went to the square where they sold horses to buy another.

3. The thief, who had looked at the horse with care, didn't know what answer to give.

4. The horse was blind in the left eye.

5. The thief didn't give up the horse to his rightful owner.

Task 2. Combine the pairs of synonyms:

1. find                   a) proprietor

2. explain             b) cry

3. thief                  c) real

4. with care          d) discover

5. owner               e) explicate

6. shout                f) pilferer

7. rightful             g) attentively

Task 3. Ask questions to which these sentences might be answer:

1. A thief did.

2. The man went to the market where they sold horses to buy another horse.

3. He found his own horse at the market.

4. The thief said that he had had the horse for more than a year.

5. The man asked the thief which of the horse's eyes was blind.

6. No, he didn't. The thief didn't know which of the horse's eyes was blind.

7. The horse wasn't blind at all.

8. The thief had to give up the horse to his rightful owner.