Test 4

Poziom rozszerzony
Zakres tematyczny:
• Człowiek • Dom • Szkoła • Praca
• Życie rodzinne i towarzyskie

Zadanie 1. (0–3) Audio 11

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie trzy teksty. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną
z treścią nagrania. Zakreśl jedną z liter: A, B albo C.

Tekst 1.
1.1. The speaker wants his listeners to
A. pursue advanced degrees.
B. find useful jobs.
C. continue to learn new things.

Tekst 2.
1.2. Regarding the summer holiday, the young woman
A. has chosen to go somewhere she knows well.
B. is trying to see the positive side of things.
C. is envious of the young man’s plans.

Tekst 3.
1.3. The newsreader is talking about a situation that
A. may be related to earlier incidents.
B. has been resolved.
C. threatens residents of the town.

Zadanie 2. (0–4) Audio 12

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie cztery wypowiedzi na temat domów i mieszkań. Do każdej
wypowiedzi (2.1.–2.4.) dopasuj odpowiadające jej zdanie (A–E). Wpisz rozwiązania do
tabeli.
Uwaga: jedno zdanie zostało podane dodatkowo i nie pasuje do żadnej wypowiedzi.

This speaker
A. outlines several problems that exist in the current housing market.
B. talks about a typically British interest in certain houses.
C. suggests solutions for the lack of affordable housing.
D. recalls living in bad conditions.
E. talks about a personal change of plan influenced by the housing market.

2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4.

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 Zadanie 3. (0–5) Audio 13
Usłyszysz dwukrotnie wywiad na temat kształcenia zawodowego. Z podanych odpowiedzi
wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią nagrania. Zakreśl jedną z liter: A, B, C albo D.

3.1. What does Charles say about the secondary school he attended?
A. Students were expected to continue their education after leaving.
B. He very much disliked being a student there.
C. He did not do well because of the high educational standards.
D. Many students went on to study engineering.

3.2. Charles learnt about opportunities in the trades

A. from his father.
B. by visiting a technical college.
C. from a family friend.
D. by doing online research.

3.3. What advantage of working in the trades does Charles NOT mention?
A. a sense of fulfilment
B. a good income
C. a chance to work close to home
D. a need for tradespeople on the labour market

3.4. Why does Charles recommend an apprenticeship?

A. It allows you to learn a trade without studying.
B. It gives you hands-on experience to support your studies.
C. It is less demanding than studying at a technical college.
D. It lets you earn a lot of money while learning a job.

3.5. What is Charles’s overall view of making an educational or career choice?

A. You should take the advice of those around you.
B. You should stick to your first choice.
C. You should focus on how much money you can make.
D. You should consider many possibilities before choosing.

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 Zadanie 4. (0–4)
Przeczytaj tekst, który podzielono na trzy części (A–C), oraz zdania go dotyczące (4.1.–
4.4.). Do każdego zdania dopasuj właściwą część tekstu. Wpisz rozwiązania do tabeli.
Uwaga: jedna część tekstu pasuje do dwóch zdań.

4.1. This person created a style which was accessible to the public.

4.2. This person set a fashion standard which is influential even today.

4.3. This person’s style was a contrast to her personality.

This person’s fashion choices went against the stereotypes of the
4.4.
time.

FASHION ICONS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

A. Elizabeth Taylor
With her extraordinary natural beauty: violet-blue eyes, perfect skin and jet black hair,
Elizabeth Taylor stood out from the beginning. But as she gained wealth and fame, Taylor had
no hesitation when it came to adding to her natural attributes with extravagant clothes and
eye-popping jewels. She wore some of the most famous designers of the day, and her name
became synonymous with diamonds, especially after she acquired one of the largest ones in
the world. Although she was rather shy and reserved in everyday life, she embraced her role
as the personification of the kind of extravagance that most of us only dream of.

B. Katherine Hepburn
Katherine Hepburn was not your typical soft and girlish Hollywood beauty. With her strong-
boned face and athletic figure, she personified a kind of confidence and toughness that was
usually associated with men, and her fashion choices reflected this. Although she could wear
a designer gown as well as any woman, her preferred outfits included straight-legged trousers,
tailored shirts and big-shouldered jackets, choices which influenced how women dressed and
still dress all over the world. Later in life she became known for wearing tops with “Mandarin”
or stand-up collars, partly in order to hide the loose skin on her neck – which just goes to
show that even the most confident women have their insecurities.

C. Madonna
Never one to tone it down or keep it subtle, Madonna exploded onto the fashion scene in the
early 1980s with her outrageous style choices and ever-changing hair-dos. When she first hit
our screens, her style – T-shirts over dresses and dresses over jeans, with lots of big accessories
– was adopted by young women in a flash, partly because none of it was expensive to buy.
This was fashion for everyone. Nevertheless, she has worn some of the top designers, and
though she is no longer so much of an influence in the fashion world, she is never shy about
trying a new – and usually outrageous – look.

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 Zadanie 5. (0–4)
Przeczytaj tekst, z którego usunięto cztery fragmenty. Wpisz w luki 5.1.–5.4. litery,
którymi oznaczono brakujące fragmenty (A–E), tak aby otrzymać logiczny i spójny tekst.
Uwaga: jeden fragment został podany dodatkowo i nie pasuje do żadnej luki.

AN UNEXPECTED TREASURE TROVE

You may have noticed people going around with metal detectors in fields and on unused
plots of land and wondered what on earth they were hoping to find. When two amateur
archaeologists, Rene Schoen and his 13-year-old student Luca Malaschnitschenko, were using
their metal detectors on the Baltic island of Ruegen, they certainly had no idea of what they
were about to discover. 5.1. _____ But when they looked more closely, it soon became clear
that what they had uncovered was far more important than that.

They contacted the state archaeology office, who sent a group of professionals to investigate.
5.2. _____ This is common practice when treasure troves are discovered for fear that greedier
treasure hunters might hear of the find and try to claim it for themselves. Having kept their
secret until preparations could be made, Rene and Luca were actually invited to take part in
the dig, which must have added greatly to the thrill of the initial discovery. 5.3. _____ The find
included a silver amulet in the shape of the hammer of Thor, pearls, rings and other jewellery,
and nearly 600 coins. Some of the coins have been identified as being from the time of the
Danish Viking King Harald, also known as Bluetooth, who reigned in the 10th century CE.
Some of the coins are older and came from the Middle East, evidence of the distant travels
the Vikings undertook.

And if King Harald’s nickname “Bluetooth” sounds familiar, there actually is a connection (pun
intended). It seems that the engineers who developed the wireless technology had been
reading about the Viking king, so they decided to give their invention the code name
Bluetooth. 5.4. _____ Why the king himself was called Bluetooth is a matter of debate. One
widely accepted explanation, however, is that he had a dead front tooth which appeared blue
in colour and it was the first thing people noticed about him. Whatever the truth, he certainly
knew how to hide a treasure trove!
adapted from https://nypost.com
and https://www.smithsonianmag.com

A. When a large-scale excavation was finally organised, what was uncovered amazed
even the experts.
B. Although the area had long been considered a likely place to find Viking treasure,
no evidence of this had ever been uncovered.
C. This was meant to be a temporary label, but it was so unique and memorable that it
became the actual product name.
D. In fact, when their device beeped, they assumed they had found a worthless piece
of scrap aluminium.
E. After the discovery was made and the experts had verified that it was likely something
important, the two amateur archaeologists were asked to keep quiet about their
find.

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 Zadanie 6. (0–5)
Przeczytaj dwa teksty na temat przesłuchań aktorów. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz
właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu. Zakreśl jedną z liter: A, B, C albo D.

Tekst 1.
THE AUDITION

When Ella’s name was called by the assistant, she got up, glanced quickly at the other two
young women who were still waiting for their chance, then turned and went into the room to
her left. This was her first call-back audition for a part in a major West End production, and it
wasn’t what she had expected. Instead of a dusty off-season theatre or warehouse converted
to a rehearsal space, the auditions were taking place in a rented corporate office that felt
about as theatrical as a doctor’s surgery. The room she stepped into was obviously a
conference room, its long table shoved to the back and two women and a man in front of it.

“Please stand right there,” one woman said. Ella noticed an X taped to the floor and stood on
it. “Nice to see you again, by the way. Are you ready?”

This was the casting director she had seen for her first audition. Then she’d been friendly and
welcoming, but now she sounded tired and impatient. Perhaps the previous auditions hadn’t
been going well? The man to her left was the director, Victor Carson, one of the most powerful
figures in London theatre. He was wearing old jeans and a wrinkled shirt, and looked as if he
was about to nod off. Ella recognised the woman on the casting director’s other side as Lydia
Lawson, a powerful theatre and film producer.

“We’d like you to read the monologue on page twelve, please,” Victor Carson said. “Though
I have to say you don’t at all have the right look for the part. But surprise us.”

It was only when she started turning the pages of the script that Ella realised how violently her
hands were shaking. She was sure her three judges could hear the pages rattling from across
the room. Not only that, there was sweat running down her spine, and her breath was coming
in short, uneven bursts. Of course, she had experienced stage fright before student
productions, but she had learned to deal with it by controlling her breath and repeating the
mantra she had learned: Fear feeds your performance. Fear makes you dig deeper. But this
time nothing helped. She stared at the script, unable to read it. This was it. Her career was
over before it had even started.

“I…” She let out a long breath, and then she began to read. It was almost as if she had
stepped out of herself and into another body. As she continued, she glanced up and saw that
Victor Carson was now wide awake, and the other two looked on with expressions that
combined amazement and admiration.

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 6.1. The place where the auditions were being held
A. was exactly as Ella had imagined.
B. had once been a doctor’s surgery.
C. was not at all special.
D. was familiar to Ella.

6.2. From what the director, Victor Carlson, says, we know that he
A. has already decided not to give Ella the part.
B. is willing to be persuaded by Ella’s acting skills.
C. is surprised by her casual appearance.
D. is already familiar with Ella’s acting abilities.

6.3. Overall, Ella’s experience

A. raised doubts as to her career choice.
B. made her question what she had been taught.
C. was too typical to be memorable.
D. reassured her about her abilities.

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 Tekst 2.
HOW TO WIN AT AUDITIONS

Let’s be honest. No one likes the auditioning process, from beginners to seasoned actors to
the directors and producers who have to sit through them. It’s a highly artificial process,
putting an actor in front of a group of tired and grumpy professionals in a bare room and
expecting him or her to come out with a perfect performance. It’s stressful, and more often
than not it’s futile as well. The chances of an actor getting a job from an audition are tiny. But
still, it has to be done, and if you do it in the right spirit you might actually score the role that
could be the beginning of a long career.

The mistake that many young actors make when going to an audition is thinking they should
be playing a part from the moment they enter the room. Be confident and friendly, stand up
straight and show how relaxed and ready you are – even if you aren’t! – and don’t be fake. This
may seem like odd advice for an actor, since acting is in a way nothing but fakery, but that is
not what they want to see. Casting directors and the people who hire them are often looking
for actors to fill other roles than the one you are reading for, so if you show them who you
really are, how well you handle pressure, and your ability to collaborate and create something
fresh, they are likely to see you as someone they want to work with. Don’t dress up for the
part, use too many gestures or over-demonstrate your acting abilities. Actors who try too
hard to stand out can put casting directors off immediately. Instead, give a simple, sincere
and deeply-felt reading of the role – which you have studied well beforehand – and let your
talent speak for itself.

And one last thing. If you are afraid of having a visible case of stage fright, freezing up, or
making a fool of yourself, join the club. Some of the most experienced actors have stories of
nightmare auditions which led to some of their most admired roles. Just keep that in mind as
you stand shaking with fear in front of your judges, take a deep breath and do your best.
adapted from https://www.backstage.com

6.4. The writer of the second text believes that auditioning actors
A. shouldn’t pretend they can control their nerves.
B. should show casting directors their real personalities.
C. had better dress like the character they are playing.
D. don’t need to prepare for the part they are going to read.

6.5. In the second text, we learn that auditions

A. are a challenge mostly for inexperienced actors.
B. are probably not really necessary.
C. are harder for directors than for actors.
D. are likely to have surprising results.

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 Zadanie 7. (0–4)
Przeczytaj tekst. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, tak aby otrzymać logiczny
i gramatycznie poprawny tekst. Zakreśl jedną z liter: A, B, C albo D.

WATCHING BIRD WATCHERS

Many people consider bird watchers to be very odd birds themselves. After all, what sort of
person 7.1. _____ to sit around for hours in the rain hoping to see a broad-tailed hummingbird
or a lesser spotted woodpecker? I’m told that part of the appeal is simply spending time
sitting quietly in natural surroundings. Another attraction is the thrill of discovery since you
may always 7.2. _____ a glimpse of a bird you have never seen before. There is even the
chance of spotting a species that was assumed to be 7.3. _____ . Bird watchers also serve the
useful function of recording early or unusual migration patterns, which can be signs of
significance both to humans and wildlife. Still, every time I 7.4. _____ a bird watcher, I’m always
puzzled when they start listing all of the birds they’ve seen that morning. I didn’t actually ask,
did I?

7.1. 7.2.
A. wanted A. give
B. would want B. catch
C. has wanted C. keep
D. will want D. make

7.3. 7.4.
A. disappeared A. come across
B. distinct B. come up with
C. extinct C. get along with
D. exterminated D. get across

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 Zadanie 8. (0–4)
Przeczytaj tekst. Uzupełnij każdą lukę (8.1.–8.4.) jednym wyrazem, tak aby powstał
spójny i logiczny tekst. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność gramatyczna i ortograficzna
wpisywanych wyrazów.

GET OUT OF THAT CHAIR!

Recent studies of the health of people who sit for long periods at work, school, and home are
making people reconsider their relationship with that very familiar object, the chair. According
to a report published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, office workers should be
8.1. _______________ their feet for at least two hours daily during working hours. It goes on to
say that they should break up long periods of sitting by using standing desks and
8.2. _______________ regular walks around the office. Statistics show that British people
spend about 60 per cent of their waking hours sitting down, and this can increase to as
8.3. _______________ as 75 per cent for those who work in offices. High blood pressure,
abnormal blood sugar, weight gain, spine and joint problems, and weaker muscles are
8.4. _______________ the possible health risks of a sedentary lifestyle.
adapted from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance

Zadanie 9. (0–4)
Przetłumacz na język angielski podane w nawiasach fragmenty zdań 9.1.–9.4., tak aby
otrzymać logiczne i gramatycznie poprawne zdania. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność
ortograficzna wpisywanych fragmentów zdań.
Uwaga: w każdą lukę możesz wpisać maksymalnie pięć wyrazów.

9.1. If you had told me that Paul was capable of betraying us in this way, I _______________
________________________________ (nie uwierzyłbym ci).

9.2. My cousins and I __________________________________________ (mamy ze sobą bardzo

niewiele wspólnego), but we manage to get on well when we meet.

9.3. Luisa said that (ona nie może pójść) ______________________________________ to the
gallery with us because she was too busy.

9.4. Paul (już przeczytał) __________________________________________ the book before it

was assigned in class.

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 Zadanie 10. (0–13)
Wypowiedz się na jeden z poniższych tematów. Wypowiedź powinna zawierać od 200
do 250 słów i spełniać wszystkie wymagania typowe dla formy wskazanej w poleceniu.
Zaznacz temat wybrany przez ciebie – zakreśl jego numer.

1. Wielu młodych absolwentów szkoły średniej decyduje się podjąć pracę wakacyjną, zamiast
wypoczywać po egzaminach maturalnych. Napisz rozprawkę, w której przedstawisz plusy
i minusy tej decyzji.

2. Czasopismo, które czytujesz, ogłosiło konkurs na artykuł przedstawiający wzorowego

sąsiada. Z myślą o portalu internetowym napisz artykuł, w którym scharakteryzujesz
wybraną osobę oraz opiszesz jej wpływ na lokalną społeczność.

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