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EOIDNA/ NI/ Listening
PART 3
You are going to listen to a short story. For questions 1- 7,
choose the option a, b or c thatbest completes the sentence, as in
the example (0-a). You will hear the recording twice.
THE ZOO KEEPER
Example: The animalsA. liked the old zoo-keeperB. were not cared
well by the zoo-keeperC. did not care about the zoo-keeper
1. What was life like at the zoo?A. The animals were free to
walk around.B. They were kept in their cages.C. They had to work
hard.
2. The zoo wasA. never visited by anyone.B. new but was far
away.C. old and had few visitors.
3. What was the bad news on the telephone?A. The animals were
going away.B. The zoo was moving somewhere else.C. The zoo was
going to close.
4. Which was the animals that took the news to the rest?
A. The owl.B. The bat.C. The hippo
5. What did the animals do when they heard about it?A. They had
a meeting.B. They went away quietly.C. They did nothing.
6. The owl realised that the animalsA. didnt want to work.B.
didnt know about the outside world.C. didnt want to listen to
him.
7. The owl told the rest of animalsA. what was money made of.B.
you have to work to get money.C. that he was fed up.
(Taken from lightupyourbrain.com)
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KEY:
1A/ 2C/ 3C/ 4B/ 5A/ 6B/ 7B
The kind old keeper was popular at City Zoo. He never locked the
animals up and theyroamed the zoo visiting each other for a chat,
or spent their days playing with oneanother. All the animals were
fed and protected by their faithful zookeeper, who workedtirelessly
to take care of their needs and keep the zoo running smoothly. Not
manypeople visited the zoo as it was old and in disrepair but all
the animals lived contentedand extremely lazy lives.
One day Billy Big Ears the bat was hanging around the
zookeeper's office snoozing. Batslike to slumber during the day.
Nothing much happened at this zoo, so Billy wassurprised to be
woken with a start by the telephone ringing. "Hello, City Zoo,"
said thekeeper, smiling. The keeper's smile left his face as he
listened to the person on the otherend of the line. "What will
become of the animals? They will have to be separated andsent off
to other zoos. I hadn't realized the zoo was that badly in debt. I
could never raiseso much money myself!"The keeper listened intently
and then, sighing sadly, he said, "Well, I guess the zoo willhave
to close, then." The kind old zookeeper, not knowing Billy was in
the office, put hishead on the office desk and muttered to himself,
"How will I ever be able to tell theanimals this sad news? Billy
Big Ears silently soared through the open window of theoffice and
rushed off to tell the other animals this shocking news.Hearing
Billys story, the animals held a meeting with the Wise Old Owl as
the chairman.I now call this meeting to order said the Wise Old
Owl, The topic for the meeting willbe how to save City Zoo he
hooted with much authority. Does anyone have any
suggestions?The animals all fell silent as they concentrated on
this problem, until many moments later, thebat Billy Big Ears piped
up I know. we can find some money for the kind old keeper and give
itto him. The other animals all smiled and nodded in agreement
until Horrace Hippo, with apuzzled look on his face, asked, "What's
money and where can money be found?"By now the Wise Old Owl had
heard enough; he knew the animals were not knowledgeable ofthe
outside world but could not help feeling impatient at the time it
was taking them to arrive atan answer. Puffing up his feathers as
he always did when feeling exasperated at the otheranimals
ignorance he hooted, "You don't find money! Money is something you
earn by getting ajob!" The animals all looked at one another,
appearing none the wiser, and finally Percy Pelicanrather timidly
asked, "What is a job?"
