Частина «РОЗУМІННЯ МОВИ НА СЛУХ (АУДІЮВАННЯ)»

This is a Listening Test for the Ukrainian Independent External Evaluation.

There are three tasks for the test. For each task of the test there will be time for you to
look through the questions and time for you to check your answers.
You will have time at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the answer sheet.
Remember: you must not speak during the test.
And while you are doing the test you can write your answers on the question paper of the
testing notebook.
Now open your testing notebooks and look at Task 1, questions one to six.
There will be six recordings. There are six questions in this Task. For each question,
choose the correct answer A, B or C.

Now look at the three pictures for question 1.

Smithsonian Zoo is a leader in the fight to save endangered species. The zoo’s breeding
success story is the Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the world’s largest lizard. The zoo
has about fifty of these primitive-looking creatures, most of which have been born here.
The Komodo dragons can be seen at the Discovery Centre. A special pride of the zoo is
Amazonia, a re-creation of the world’s largest rain forest. The huge glass structure contains
representatives of rare animals, various fish and colourful birds from the Amazon region.
Amazonia and the Discovery Centre are open daily from 10 a.m. until closing.

Now look at the three pictures for question 2.

Debbie: Mom, I am home.

Mrs. Anderson: How was school? How did you do on the test?
Debbie: School was OK, and I did great on the test. Mom, I was so worried about that
test, but now I feel great.
Mrs. Anderson: I am glad to hear that. You’ve been studying so hard for the past few
weeks. Now, you can relax and enjoy life.
Debbie: What are you cooking? It smells delicious.
Mrs. Anderson: I am baking your favourite carrot cake.
Debbie: It looks really yummy. And I can see chocolate muffins and an apple pie over
there, too. You were busy, weren’t you?
Mrs. Anderson: Yes. Jeff has to take something to his school fair tomorrow. So, those
muffins are for him.
Debbie: Can I have a piece of carrot cake? I want to enjoy life right now.
Mrs. Anderson: You don’t want to wait until after dinner?
Debbie: It’s calling me, and my mouth is watering. No, I don’t want to wait. Can I, mom?
Mrs. Anderson: OK, go ahead.

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Now look at the three pictures for question 3.

Nurse: Good morning.

Laura: Good morning, I have an appointment with Doctor Clark at 8:30.
Nurse: What’s your name, please?
Laura: Laura Nicholson.
Nurse: Follow me to Room A please.
Nurse: Here we are. What are your reasons for seeing Doctor Clark today?
Laura: Well, I’ve been feeling tired lately, and occasionally my stomach hurts. On top of
that, I’ve had this persistent cough for the last two weeks.
Nurse: When did you start having these symptoms?
Laura: I started feeling tired about two months ago; and then, a little bit after that the
cough came. I’d got a stomachache long before feeling tired.
Nurse: OK, let me take your vital signs.

Laura: How am I doing?

Nurse: Everything is good – normal blood pressure and no high temperature. Please,
wait here for a minute. Doctor Clark will be with you in a moment.

Now look at question 4.

The supermarket chain Morrisons is raising the price of its reusable plastic bags
from 10 pence to 15 pence and introducing a 20 pence paper version in order to reduce
plastic waste. But are paper bags more environmentally friendly than plastic ones?
A research said it “takes four times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as a
plastic one.”
The Environment Agency examined a range of bags made from different materials to
find out how many times they need to be reused in order to have a lower global warming
potential than an ordinary single-use plastic bag. They found out that the key to reducing
the negative effect of all carrier bags – no matter what they’re made of – is to reuse them as
much as possible. It turned out that although cotton bags are the most carbon intensive to
manufacture, they are the most durable and will have a much longer life. So, if customers
replace their shopping bags with cotton ones, it will have a greater environmental effect.

Now look at question 5.

If you feel down during a downpour, it’s not your imagination. According to one study,
nearly 9 percent of people fall into the “rain haters” category. This group feels angrier and
less happy on days with more precipitation. Another study found that rain even increased
the number of negative posts published on Facebook.
Tecsia Evans, a clinical psychologist in San Francisco (where it rains 67 days a year, on
average), says, that when it gets dark and dreary out, some people definitely tend to feel
lonely and less energetic about everything. It’s pretty common to see a change in mood –
such as feeling sadness or feeling sleepy – when it’s rainy outside. To cope with such a
condition she encourages people to do sports, connect with others instead of hiding from
the rain alone indoors, and your mood is sure to be sunnier – no matter how dark and
gloomy the weather may be.

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Now look at question 6.

What is school life like in England? This is a difficult question to answer, as everyone’s
experience of school anywhere, either England or some other country, will be different due
to their own character. I went to an elite girls’ school which was private (this means you
pay tuition). I eventually became a weekly boarder, which I loved. It meant I didn’t have
to travel for hours to and from home on public transport and I could take advantage of
sports facilities after school because I stayed there. I had been attending a primary state
school until I was eight, but bless my Mum, she decided I would benefit from going to this
particular private school which I did. The teachers were strict but kind. So, I had to study
hard but I enjoyed it.

That is the end of Task 1.

Now turn to Task 2, questions seven to eleven.

Look at the five statements for this task. There will be a recorded text.
Decide if each statement is true or false. For statements 7 to 11 choose T if the statement
is true according to the text, and F if it is false.
Now look at the questions for Task 2.

The history of the ballpoint pen began when the leather tanner John J. Loud invented
a pen which could write on leather and patented it in America in 1888. However, this
invention did not spread as it could not be used for writing on paper. In time the patent
was also lost.
After that, many tried to improve on the design but failed as the pen did not deliver the
ink evenly. In the early 20th century, László Bíró, a Hungarian newspaper editor, tried
to make a pen that would dry quickly and without dirty spots. He noticed that the ink
used in newspaper printing dried quickly, so he and his brother, who was a chemist,
started experimenting on a workable pen. They used a mechanism to make a ballpoint
pen that would not allow for ink to dry out in pen but it would still leave the mark behind
when used. The first working ballpoint pen was presented at Budapest International Fair
in 1931. They made an official request for patents in France and Britain in 1938 and
got positive responses. In 1941 the Bíró brothers moved to Argentina and opened there
Bíró Pens of Argentina – the factory made ballpoint pens and sold them in Argentina as
“Birome”. This ballpoint pen was licensed and made in Britain as a “Biro” for the Royal
Air Force crews as well.
After the Second World War, others tried to sell their ballpoint pens but with limited
success. Milton Reynolds saw a ballpoint pen when he was on a business trip to Argentina
in 1945 and, when he returned to the USA, redesigned it so he could obtain an American
patent. His ballpoint pen, called “Reynolds Rocket”, was the first commercially successful
ballpoint pen. It was sold under the ad that said: it won’t need refilling for 15 years.
Gimbels department store in New York City sold a few thousand ballpoint pens just in one
week. Since then ballpoint pens started to take over the world.
Today, due to the availability of mass production, ballpoint pens have become increasingly
cheaper and are the most widespread writing instrument.

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That is the end of Task 2.
Now turn to Task 3, questions twelve to sixteen.
There will be an interview. For questions 12 to 16 choose the correct answer A, B or C.
Now look at the questions for Task 3.

Interviewer: Today our guest in the studio is Melissa Hellstern, a keen Audrey Hepburn’s
fan and freelance writer living in Chicago, whose book about Audrey Hepburn How to be
Lovely will help us to uncover the real Audrey. Hi, Melissa. It’s a pleasure to see you here.
Hellstern: Hi, David. Thank you for inviting me.
Interviewer: It seems to me that your book How to be Lovely has more philosophy than
biography.
Hellstern: Yes, to some extent. It revisits a lot of interviews Audrey gave over the years,
allowing us to hear her opinion directly on universal topics of interest to women all over
the world: careers, love, motherhood and relationships. It is illustrated by rarely seen
photographs, behind-the-scenes stories, and insights from friends who knew her well.
Interviewer: Audrey Hepburn is one of our most beloved actresses. But not everybody
knows many facts from her biography. Will you share some of them with us?
Hellstern: Certainly, with pleasure. The daughter of a Dutch mother and an English
businessman father, Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium, and educated mostly in
England. During World War II, the young Audrey and her mother were in the Netherlands.
At war’s end, Hepburn was finally able to return to England, where she modelled and
began playing parts in movies as a chorus girl and dancer. While shooting one of those
films in Monaco, the graceful Hepburn was spotted by the French author Colette, who
recommended her for one of the starring roles in the upcoming theatrical adaptation of
her novel Gigi.
Interviewer: Was it a great success?
Hellstern: Yes! And Hepburn received favourable reviews for her performance. Impressed
with her screen test, the director William Wyler invited her to his film Roman Holiday.
After the release of Roman Holiday, Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress
for her role as a princess. The same year, she won a Tony Award for her starring role in
Broadway’s Ondine.
Interviewer: Slim, elegant and stylish, Hepburn presented a new ideal of beauty for
millions of moviegoers in a lot of films.
Hellstern: Actually, she turned the image of the Hollywood actress. From the moment
she burst onto the screen, she became the envy of a new generation of women, as her
fashion sense was effortless and elegant.
And you know that for one of her most popular roles in Breakfast at Tiffany’s she earned
her fourth Oscar nomination for Best Actress. In 1967, Hepburn got her fifth Academy
Award nomination for her performance as a blind woman in Wait Until Dark. Soon after
that, she left full-time acting and lived mostly in Switzerland, appearing infrequently in
movies that were also praised.
Interviewer: I know that she was also chosen to play Eliza Doolittle in the film version
of the musical My Fair Lady.
Hellstern: Yes, and Hepburn’s acting was perfect, although another actress sang instead
of her.
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Interviewer: Hepburn’s most significant work over the last two decades of her life
was not captured on film. Not so many people know that Hepburn was named a special
ambassador for UNICEF, the United Nations’ children’s fund.
Hellstern: Yes, and she travelled extensively raising money and awareness for the
organization, giving numerous speeches and interviews about UNICEF’s work. Hepburn
was even awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In her last screen appearance –
Steven Spielberg’s Always – Hepburn played an angel and the role served as a reflection
of public image during the last years of her life.
Interviewer: Well, Melissa, thanks for coming to the studio today. We’ve got to know so
much interesting information about our beloved icon who found success as an actress, a
mother of three sons, and a humanitarian.

That is the end of Task 3.

Now check and copy your answers onto the answer sheet.

This is the end of the Listening Test. Thank you.

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