C. Frogs

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C. Frogs.

 

1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The man takes a walk __________.

a. every day b. every other day. c. once a week
(2) He usually takes a walk __________. a. in the afternoon b. early in the evening c. at night
(3) A funny noise was coming out of the building site where __________. a. an underground railroad was being built b. an underground garage was being built c. an underground department store was being built
(4) To the speaker, the funny noise didn't sound like that of ____________. a. a kid b. a dog c. a cat
(5) The mud ruined his _________. a. shoes b. trousers c. jacket
(6) The speaker was afraid that the frogs would die if ___________ came to work the next day. a. the pump b. the bulldozer c. the excavator
(7) He went back home to get _________. a. a plastic pail b. some plastic boxes c. some plastic bags
(8) He wanted to take the frogs __________. a. back home b. to the market c. to the pond

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following summary.
    When the man was collecting the frogs in the building site
cars full of
with
and
came to him, for somebody had reported to them seeing the man going into the building site and thought he was a
. They put him
one of the cars and took him
the
. Fortunately the man still had one of the
full of
. With that he
(could/couldn't) easily make his story believable.

3. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.
    The inspector
to be
himself and he sent
back to
and told his men to
all the frogs. We did that and then they
and I invited them
for
and we all had
.

Listening answers

C. Frogs.

 

1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The man takes a walk __________.

a. every day b. every other day. c. once a week
(2) He usually takes a walk __________. a. in the afternoon b. early in the evening c. at night
(3) A funny noise was coming out of the building site where __________. a. an underground railroad was being built b. an underground garage was being built c. an underground department store was being built
(4) To the speaker, the funny noise didn't sound like that of ____________. a. a kid b. a dog c. a cat
(5) The mud ruined his _________. a. shoes b. trousers c. jacket
(6) The speaker was afraid that the frogs would die if ___________ came to work the next day. a. the pump b. the bulldozer c. the excavator
(7) He went back home to get _________. a. a plastic pail b. some plastic boxes c. some plastic bags
(8) He wanted to take the frogs __________. a. back home b. to the market c. to the pond

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following summary.
    When the man was collecting the frogs in the building site
cars full of
with
and
came to him, for somebody had reported to them seeing the man going into the building site and thought he was a
. They put him
one of the cars and took him
the
. Fortunately the man still had one of the
full of
. With that he
(could/couldn't) easily make his story believable.

3. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.
    The inspector
to be
himself and he sent
back to
and told his men to
all the frogs. We did that and then they
and I invited them
for
and we all had
.