Listening-comprehension Test

Laugh, Please

Level I

Choose the right variant.

1. The main character of the story is a) a writer

                                                          b) a scientist

                                                          c) a teacher.

2. The main character gave a) a lesson

                                            b) a lecture

                                            c) a concert.

3. The main character told    a) a sad story

                                             b) a funny story

                                             c) an informative story.

4. The action takes place in a) Russia

                                            b) Japan

                                            c) China

Level II

Give short answers to the following questions.

1. Could most of the students understand spoken English?
2. Did the main character speak to the students through an interpreter?
3. Was the writer’s story long?
4. Did the interpreter make the story very short?

Level III

Mark the sentences as ‘ true’ or ‘false’

1 The lecture was a success.

2. The students couldn’t understand the lecture.

3. The writer found giving lectures more difficult than writing books.

4. The students were taking down what the writer was saying.

Level IV.

Answer the questions below.

1. Why did the writer ask the interpreter to translate his lecture for him?

2. Why was the writer surprised?

3. Why did the students laugh?

Level V.

Give a brief summary of the story