MYSTERY

LISTENING 1
Listen to the story about Sasquatch, fill in the blanks with NO MORE THAN TWO
WORDS/NUMBER.

Sasquatch, a large and mysterious creature that was half human, half ape, had always been the topic of
stories told by the native American who lived in the north-west of the country. The first stories of this kind
were recorded by the early European (1) _____________ in the region.

In newspapers in the 19th century, many (2) ______________ between Sasquatch and the settlers were
reported. In 1884, some men (3) ____________ a half-human, half-animal creature. They said that it
resembled a human being, but had black hair all over its body. They also described it as shorter but much
stronger than a human. They called it Jacko and decided to carry it to London; however, on the way to
England, it (4) ____________ .

Another case of Sasquatch meeting happened in 1924 with a man called Albert Ostman while he (5)
_____________________ in the mountains, though he didn’t tell anybody about this for years because he
didn’t think that they would believe him. Asleep at night, Albert was picked up and taken over the mountain
to a (6) _________________ by a large Sasquatch. He became the(7) __________ of the Sasquatch family
(father, mother, son and daughter) for six days before managing (8) ______________. He didn’t tell
anybody about it untill 33 years later, in 1957!

While fishing in a river in Washington State in the summer of (9) _________, a 12-year-old boy looked up
and saw a white Sasquatch looking at him from the other bank of the river, about 6m away. With a height of
about 2m tall, the creature had blue eyes and a pink face and was covered in white hair. It was walking
slowly, as if its right foot had been (10) _________. The boy rode away on his motorbike, leaving behind his
(11) ______________. When told about the (12) ____________, his father didn’t believe him. Finally, the
boy and his father went back to the river only to find large footprints in the mud. The right footprint was
different, as if it was injured.

LISTENING 2
Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to what you
hear. You will listen ONCE only.

1. Helen’s mother was single for a short time before her marriage with Doctor Roylott.
2. Doctor Roylott was once put into prison after having murdered a burglar into his house in India.
3. Both of the twin sisters heard about the whistle the night before Julia died.
4. Just like her sister, Helen was able to hear the whistle at night two years later.
5. After checking the house carefully, Holmes realized that a rope is attached to the bed.
6. Holmes and Watson slept in her room, while Helen waited in another room.
7. The snake came from the scarf of speckled or spotty material around Doctor Roylott head.
8. The poisonous trained snake was the tool for Doctor Roylott to murder the twin girls.