Round I. Listening Comprehension. Text

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Round I. Listening Comprehension. Text

The Most Haunted House in England

Glossary:

A rectory – будинок священика

To execute – страчувати

A nun - монахиня

Haunted – населений привидами

The peaceful village of Borley is not the sort of place you would normally think of as being associated with ghosts, yet it was the site of Borley Rectory, the most haunted house in England. The rectory was built in 1863 on the site of an ancient monastery and stories of the ghost of a crying nun were already well known to the villagers at that time. The stories told that she had fallen in love with a monk from the monastery. The two had tried to run away together but had been quickly caught. The monk was executed and the nun bricked up in the cellars of the monastery.

The first resident of Borley Rectory was Henry Bull. He loved to watch the ghost as she walked across the garden. However, the mysterious lady soon became a problem. She often frightened guests by looking at them through the windows. Once Henry's four daughters even saw the lady walking across the lawn in broad daylight. More ghosts were seen during the time Henry's son, John, owned the rectory. A ghostly coach and horses were often seen racing past the rectory.

In 1927 Eric Smith and his wife began living at the rectory. They had been told of the building's reputation and so invited the well-known ghost hunter, Harry Price, to visit. When Mr. Price arrived there was an immediate increase in the ghostly activities. Objects were smashed and stones were thrown at him. It was all too much for the Smiths so they left the house.

The next family, who lived in the house, also left quickly after several frightening events. For a time nobody wanted to live in the house and so it was empty until 1937 when Harry Price returned to investigate the ghostly happenings further. With a team of forty-eight observers he noted an amazing number of psychic phenomena. The strangest happened on 27th March 1938 when a ghostly voice warned members of the team that the rectory would catch fire that night and burn down. However, it didn't happen and Harry Price left soon after. The building was then rented to a man called Captain Gregson. He too experienced mysterious happenings, including the disappearance of his two hunting dogs. Then, exactly eleven months after the ghost's warning, an oil lamp fell over in the hall and the rectory burnt to the ground. People who helped to put out the fire said they had seen ghosts walking through the burning building.

Harry Price returned to the site again in 1943. Digging in the cellars, he discovered the bones of a young woman. Believing that they were those of the dead nun, he tried to end the hauntings by giving them a Christian burial. It didn't work. Supernatural happenings are still reported from the site of the former rectory today.

 

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Listening Comprehension Test.

Directions:

In this Test you will carefully listen to a text read aloud twice. The text is followed by 20 tasks. You should do tasks 1 through 10 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 tasks 11 through 20 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 four possible answers (a, b, c, or d), or two symbols (+ or -) as specified prior to each task. Choose the best answer and mark the letter or symbol of your choice on the Answer Sheet.

Завдання 1. Task 1

Directions:

Statements 1 through 10 (on your Answer Sheet put down + if the statement is true, - if it is false):

1. The villagers told the story dealing with the nun and the monk who fell in love and ran away together.

2. Both the monk and the nun were severely punished.

3. Only the first resident of the rectory could see the lady ghost.

4. The Smiths, the other residents of the house, invited the ghost hunter Harry Price.

5. There were a lot of people who desired to live in the house.

6. Harry Price was not very interested in this haunted house.

7. On the 27^th of March 1938 the rectory caught fire and burnt down.

8. Captain Gregson who was the last to rent the house experienced the mysterious happenings including the disappearance of his two dogs.

9. The bones of a young woman were found in the rectory’s cellar.

10. After the Christian burial of the woman’s bones the ghost has never appeared again.

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Text 1. Clark Meets Clare

 

The first time I ever met Clare, she was working in a clothes store in Chicago. I was feeling pretty embarrassed because I had gone in to buy a scarf for my sister and there were 20 or 30 women in there and I was the only man. I was standing in the scarves, hats and gloves section feeling sorry for myself when Clare walked up to me and asked me if there was anything I needed.

 

She looked very beautiful and was dressed elegantly. I must admit that for a couple of seconds, I wasn't able to say anything. I just looked at her. Finally, I said, "what size scarves do you have?" and then realized that it was quite a stupid question. I left the store a few seconds later without buying anything.

 

Two days later, I was sitting in a coffee bar around the corner when I heard a voice behind me say, "did you ever find the scarf you were looking for?" I turned around and was amazed to see the same pretty girl from the clothes store. We laughed about it and shared a coffee together.

 

Two weeks later, I was brave enough to ask Clare to go to see a movie with me. You can imagine how unhappy I was when she said that she couldn't go with me. She promised to call me another time, but I didn't believe her. The next morning, my cell phone rang and I recognized her number on the screen. She said she was free and asked if I still wanted to go to the cinema. That was seven years ago and now we've been married for nearly 5 years.

 

Task 1: Statements (on your Answer Sheet put down + if the statement is true, - if it is false):

 

1. Clark felt embarrassed because he was meeting Clare for the first time.

2. Clark bought a scarf from Clare because he thought she was beautiful.

3. Clark and Clare had a coffee a couple of days after meeting for the first time.

4. Clark was a little worried about asking Clare out.

5. They got married two years after meeting for the first time.

 

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Reading Comprehension Test.

Text 2

Ambient divers, unlike divers who go underwater in submersible vehicles or pressure resistant suits, are exposed to the pressure and temperature of the surrounding (ambient) water. Of all types of diving, the oldest and simplest is free diving. Free divers may use no equipment at all, but most use a face mask, foot fins, and a snorkel. Under the surface, free divers must hold their breath. Most free divers can only descend 30 to 40 feet, but some skilled divers can go as deep as 100 feet.

SCUBA diving provides greater range than free diving. The word SCUBA stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. SCUBA divers wear metal tanks with compressed air or other breathing gases. When using open circuit equipment, a SCUBA diver simply breathes air from the tank through a hose and releases the exhaled air into the water. A closed-circuit breathing device, also called a re-breather, filters out carbon dioxide and other harmful gases and automatically adds oxygen. This enables the diver to breathe the same air over and over.

In surface supplied diving, divers wear helmets and waterproof canvas suits. Today, sophisticated plastic helmets have replaced the heavy copper helmets used in the past. These divers get their air from a hose connected to compressors on a boat. Surface supplied divers can go deeper than any other type of ambient diver.

 

Task 2: Questions (choose the correct letter a, b, c or d):

6. The passage mainly discusses:   a) going underwater in submersible vehicles; b) free diving; c) surface supplied diving; d) various types of diving.   7. The passage implies that the oldest type of diving is called:   a) ambient diving; b) SCUBA diving; c) free diving; d) pearl diving.     8. According to the text most free divers use: a) a snorkel, a face mask and hand fins; b) a face mask, foot fins, and a snorkel; c) a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus; d) a snorkel, back fins and helmet.

9. It can be seen from the passage that the rebreather filters out:   a) carbon dioxide; b) detrimental gases; c) inert gases; d) open circuit gases.   10. The passage states that the diver can breathe:   a) the same air over and over; b) raw oxygen; c) carbon dioxide; d) other harmful gases.

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Reading Comprehension Test.

In this Test you will select from the three tasks written on the board one which you feel you are most capable to write about. You will then begin writing your essay on the pages provided. When you are finished close your papers, lay down your pen and wait for us to collect your test materials.

1. I am proud of my country.

Prove that your country is worth visiting.

 

2. "When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success." Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above?

 

3. What do you think are the keys to a healthy lifestyle? What’s your keep-fit program?

 

 

Аудіювання, 10 клас. Текст

Round I. Listening Comprehension. Text