Listening Comprehension Test
the 7th form
Who Needs a Clean
House?
My
neighbours, Mr and Mrs Smith, both hated housework. They were very untidy people who never put
things away in their places. When they
went to bed, for example, they always left their clothes in a mess on the
floor. Their kitchen was in great
disorder, too. Even though they had a dishwasher, they always left the dirty
dishes in the kitchen sink, and only did the washing up when there was not a
single plate in the house. It was just the same with their clothes. They never
put them into the washing machine until there was nothing else left to wear.
Their living room didn’t look better! There was thick dust on every piece of
furniture and the carpets hadn’t been cleaned for weeks. And the bathroom!
So the day
came when Mr. Smith couldn’t find one of his socks and Mrs. Smith couldn’t see
her face in the bathroom mirror. They looked around and decided that it was
time to get the house cleaned. And they found Marie, a foreign student at a
local university who needed some extra money.
Marie came
to their house and worked all day long. She washed, dried and ironed all the
clothes and put them away where they belonged – into the wardrobe and chest of
drawers. She swept the floor with a large broom. She took a wet cloth and wiped
the dust off the furniture, and polished it until it was shining. She cleaned
all the carpets with a vacuum cleaner. In the kitchen, the floors were too
dirty to wash with a mop, so Marie got on her hands and knees and scrubbed the
dirt off with a scrubbing brush. Finally, she made the beds. Now the house
looked spotless.
When Mr. and
Mrs. Smith came home that evening, everything was clean, neat and tidy. ”Well,
what do you think?” Mrs. Smith asked her husband. “It looks very nice, “he
said. “But how are we ever going to find anything?”
I. Listen to the text and mark the statements True or
False.
1.
Mr
and Mrs Smith both hated housework.
2.
They
were very tidy people who always put their things away in their places.
3.
When
they went to bed they always left their clothes in a wardrobe.
4.
Their
kitchen was in great disorder.
5.
They did
the washing up when there was not a single plate in the house.
6.
They
put their clothes into the washing machine when there was nothing else left to
wear.
7.
But
they cleaned their carpets every week.
8.
One
day they asked their neighbour to help them to clean their house.
9.
Marie
cleaned their house and it looked spotless.
10. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith came home that evening,
everything was clean, neat and tidy.
II. Listen to the text and circle the correct option.
1. Mr and
Mrs Smith were my…
2. They
were very…people.
|
A. tidy |
B. untidy |
C. busy |
3. They ….
put things away in their places.
|
A. always |
B. never |
C. sometimes |
4. Their
living room looked….
|
A. spotless |
B. in great disorder |
C. very comfortable |
5. So the
day came when Mr. Smith couldn’t find …
|
A. one of his shirt |
B. his scarf |
C. one of his socks |
6. They
found Marie, a foreign student at a local university who….
|
A. decided to help them |
B. was their neighbour |
C. needed some extra money |
7. Marie
came to their house and worked …...
|
A. an hour |
B. three hours |
C. all day long |
8. She
washed, dried and ironed all the clothes and put them away where they belonged
– into ….
|
A. the wardrobe |
B. chest of drawers |
C. the wardrobe and chest of drawers |
9. She
cleaned all the carpets with a……..
|
A. broom |
B. wet duster |
C. vacuum cleaner |
10. When
Mr. and Mrs. Smith came home that evening Mrs. Smith said…
|
A. “Thank you, Marie” |
B. “But how are we ever going to find anything?” |
C. “Oh, it looks spotless!” |
III. Answer the questions.
1). Who worked all day long
to clean the house?
2). How did she clean the
floor in the kitchen?
3). Did Mr and Mrs Smith
need some extra money?
4). Finally, Marie’s house
was clean, neat and tidy, wasn’t it?
