Język angielski 2016 — poziom dwujęzyczny — Formuła 2015 — część 2

_____ One thing is certain, though. Whereas for artists any piece of amber is an uncut gem, for scientists only ones with a sample of a prehistoric life form trapped inside are exciting. adapted from Time, 2006 Strona 8 z 18 MAD-1A

TASK 5. (0–4) Read the article. Four fragments have been removed from the text. Complete each gap (5.1.–5.4.) with the fragment which fits best and put the appropriate letter (A–E) in each gap. There is one fragment which you do not need to use. AMBER CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE The Etruscans prized amber as highly as gold. The Greeks mythologized it as the tears of Apollo’s daughters, solidified when they cried for their brother. Cultures stretching from Central America to the Far East, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, have used it both as a powerful medicine and as a medium for exquisite jewellery and fine works of art. Today, scientists value amber even more than artists. 5.1. _____ And unlike ordinary fossils, which are relatively crude rock molds of prehistoric life forms, these specimens are often perfectly preserved, with the most delicate features intact. Recently David Grimaldi, an entomologist of New York City’s Museum of Natural History, has announced a discovery he calls ‘scientifically the most important of all amber fossils’. 5.2. _____ That makes them the oldest intact plants ever found in a piece of amber, and an important clue to the origin of the plants that now dominate the earth. The resin that eventually turns into amber comes from a variety of ancient trees, mostly conifers, including pines and extinct relatives of sequoias and cedars, but also some deciduous trees. It probably evolved as a defense against wood-boring insects. As it dripped down the bark, it acted like flypaper and encapsulated them, hermetically sealing the trees’ wounds at the same time. Apart from these creatures, which must have been its target, the resin would also trap anything else that happened to stumble into it. 5.3. _____ Thanks to this abundance of samples surely some important insights into the workings of natural selection can be revealed. As anybody who has seen the film Jurassic Park knows, plants and animals sealed in amber are a potential source of prehistoric DNA. Scientists have extracted genetic material from, among other things, a 17 million-year-old magnolia and a 120 million-year-old beetle. Yet, no serious biologist believes it will ever be possible to clone a dinosaur from just a few bits of DNA. Even so excellent a preservative as amber apparently can’t keep DNA from breaking down into fragments that may be scientifically interesting but are biologically inert. 5.4. _____ One thing is certain, though. Whereas for artists any piece of amber is an uncut gem, for scientists only ones with a sample of a prehistoric life form trapped inside are exciting. adapted from Time, 2006 Strona 8 z 18 MAD-1A A. He claims that the specimens found are exquisite. It is a sample with three tiny buds, probably from an oak tree, that date to the age when dinosaurs walked the continent. B. Why is it so? Trapped within translucent, usually gold-coloured tree resin are some of the most ancient examples of certain species known to science: the oldest ants, moths, stingless bees and caterpillars, some of them dating back tens of millions of years. C. Some trees fell and ended up buried in these soft sediments accumulated at the bottom of still bodies of water. There, over millions of years, the molecules of resin gradually amalgamated into long, durable chains, creating a material remarkably similar to plastic. D. That’s one reason why many researchers doubt the claims of California scientists who announced last year that they had managed to retrieve bacteria preserved in amber for 25 million years. E. Rotten luck for them, but extraordinary good fortune for evolutionary biologists. In one major deposit – a site in New Jersey whose location is closely guarded – a team of volunteers have found nearly 100 previously unknown ancient species of plants and animals. TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! MAD-1A Strona 9 z 18

1. A. He claims that the specimens found are exquisite. It is a sample with three tiny buds, probably from an oak tree, that date to the age when dinosaurs walked the continent.
2. B. Why is it so? Trapped within translucent, usually gold-coloured tree resin are some of the most ancient examples of certain species known to science: the oldest ants, moths, stingless bees and caterpillars, some of them dating back tens of millions of years.
3. C. Some trees fell and ended up buried in these soft sediments accumulated at the bottom of still bodies of water. There, over millions of years, the molecules of resin gradually amalgamated into long, durable chains, creating a material remarkably similar to plastic.
4. D. That’s one reason why many researchers doubt the claims of California scientists who announced last year that they had managed to retrieve bacteria preserved in amber for 25 million years.
5. E. Rotten luck for them, but extraordinary good fortune for evolutionary biologists. In one major deposit – a site in New Jersey whose location is closely guarded – a team of volunteers have found nearly 100 previously unknown ancient species of plants and animals. TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! MAD-1A Strona 9 z 18

quote a figure which some consider too low to be proud of?

TASK 6. (0–4) Read the text. For questions 6.1.–6.4., choose the appropriate paragraph and write the corresponding letter (A–E) in the table. One paragraph does not match any of the questions. In which paragraph does the author Answer 6.1. quote a figure which some consider too low to be proud of? 6.2. refer to a way of showing disapproval of the growing gap in society? 6.3. point to some people’s boastful attitudes to a challenge? 6.4. mention considerable costs home buyers are expected to bear? A TALE OF TWO CITIES A. It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment when San Francisco morphed into bizarro-world New York, when it became, in many ways, more New York-ish than New York itself − its wealth more impressive, its infatuation with power and status more blinding. Maybe it was when, after the crash, bonus-starved Wall Street bankers started quitting their jobs and flocking to the Bay Area in droves to join the start-up gold rush. Or maybe it was when San Francisco was announced to have the least affordable mortgage rates in the country. B. It’s no secret that New York is having a bit of an identity crisis these days. Wall Street lost its swagger during the crash and hasn’t gotten it back. Big banks are adding employees in Salt Lake City while cutting them in Manhattan. New York City’s budget experts expect the city to add only 67,000 jobs next year, a sluggish number that faster-growing cities like Denver and Austin will look upon with pity. The city’s culture seems to be changing, too: uniformity and neutrality are in, high heels and striped suits are out; junior bankers now get Saturdays off; “work-life balance” is no longer synonymous with laziness. C. Meanwhile, certain pockets of San Francisco have become the sort of gilded playground that New York once was. Paper millionaires spend their nights at the Battery, a members-only club with a tech-heavy roster and a $10,000-per-night penthouse suite. Upscale restaurants pop up at regular intervals, each with a more elite clientele and a hipster menu − everything from avocado and goat cheese toast to fancy dinners including sustainable seafood. Strona 10 z 18 MAD-1A D. In many ways, San Francisco is the nation’s new success theater. It’s the city where dreamers go to prove themselves − the place where just being able to afford a normal life serves as an indicator of courage and ability. I had lunch the other day with a Harvard Business School student who belonged to a 90-person section, of whom 12 were start-up entrepreneurs. You can imagine the whole dozen packing their bags for the West Coast after collecting their MBAs, conceitedly thinking: I can make it there. And if I make it there, I’ll make it anywhere. E. San Francisco hasn’t pulled off this transition effortlessly. The city still has its lefty legacy, after all, and as the tech sector has grown into an economic powerhouse, so has resentment toward its elites. Residents, angry about the rising costs and widening inequality, are blockading tech-employee shuttles in the streets. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, long suspected of being in the tech industry’s pocket, is accused of not doing enough to help the working class cope with the problems of the local economy. Silicon Valley is exploding, as Wall Street did in the 1980s and as Detroit did in the 1940s. And as in those booms, not everyone is going along for the ride. adapted from http://nymag.com TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! MAD-1A Strona 11 z 18

refer to a way of showing disapproval of the growing gap in society?

TASK 6. (0–4) Read the text. For questions 6.1.–6.4., choose the appropriate paragraph and write the corresponding letter (A–E) in the table. One paragraph does not match any of the questions. In which paragraph does the author Answer 6.1. quote a figure which some consider too low to be proud of? 6.2. refer to a way of showing disapproval of the growing gap in society? 6.3. point to some people’s boastful attitudes to a challenge? 6.4. mention considerable costs home buyers are expected to bear? A TALE OF TWO CITIES A. It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment when San Francisco morphed into bizarro-world New York, when it became, in many ways, more New York-ish than New York itself − its wealth more impressive, its infatuation with power and status more blinding. Maybe it was when, after the crash, bonus-starved Wall Street bankers started quitting their jobs and flocking to the Bay Area in droves to join the start-up gold rush. Or maybe it was when San Francisco was announced to have the least affordable mortgage rates in the country. B. It’s no secret that New York is having a bit of an identity crisis these days. Wall Street lost its swagger during the crash and hasn’t gotten it back. Big banks are adding employees in Salt Lake City while cutting them in Manhattan. New York City’s budget experts expect the city to add only 67,000 jobs next year, a sluggish number that faster-growing cities like Denver and Austin will look upon with pity. The city’s culture seems to be changing, too: uniformity and neutrality are in, high heels and striped suits are out; junior bankers now get Saturdays off; “work-life balance” is no longer synonymous with laziness. C. Meanwhile, certain pockets of San Francisco have become the sort of gilded playground that New York once was. Paper millionaires spend their nights at the Battery, a members-only club with a tech-heavy roster and a $10,000-per-night penthouse suite. Upscale restaurants pop up at regular intervals, each with a more elite clientele and a hipster menu − everything from avocado and goat cheese toast to fancy dinners including sustainable seafood. Strona 10 z 18 MAD-1A D. In many ways, San Francisco is the nation’s new success theater. It’s the city where dreamers go to prove themselves − the place where just being able to afford a normal life serves as an indicator of courage and ability. I had lunch the other day with a Harvard Business School student who belonged to a 90-person section, of whom 12 were start-up entrepreneurs. You can imagine the whole dozen packing their bags for the West Coast after collecting their MBAs, conceitedly thinking: I can make it there. And if I make it there, I’ll make it anywhere. E. San Francisco hasn’t pulled off this transition effortlessly. The city still has its lefty legacy, after all, and as the tech sector has grown into an economic powerhouse, so has resentment toward its elites. Residents, angry about the rising costs and widening inequality, are blockading tech-employee shuttles in the streets. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, long suspected of being in the tech industry’s pocket, is accused of not doing enough to help the working class cope with the problems of the local economy. Silicon Valley is exploding, as Wall Street did in the 1980s and as Detroit did in the 1940s. And as in those booms, not everyone is going along for the ride. adapted from http://nymag.com TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! MAD-1A Strona 11 z 18

point to some people’s boastful attitudes to a challenge?

TASK 6. (0–4) Read the text. For questions 6.1.–6.4., choose the appropriate paragraph and write the corresponding letter (A–E) in the table. One paragraph does not match any of the questions. In which paragraph does the author Answer 6.1. quote a figure which some consider too low to be proud of? 6.2. refer to a way of showing disapproval of the growing gap in society? 6.3. point to some people’s boastful attitudes to a challenge? 6.4. mention considerable costs home buyers are expected to bear? A TALE OF TWO CITIES A. It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment when San Francisco morphed into bizarro-world New York, when it became, in many ways, more New York-ish than New York itself − its wealth more impressive, its infatuation with power and status more blinding. Maybe it was when, after the crash, bonus-starved Wall Street bankers started quitting their jobs and flocking to the Bay Area in droves to join the start-up gold rush. Or maybe it was when San Francisco was announced to have the least affordable mortgage rates in the country. B. It’s no secret that New York is having a bit of an identity crisis these days. Wall Street lost its swagger during the crash and hasn’t gotten it back. Big banks are adding employees in Salt Lake City while cutting them in Manhattan. New York City’s budget experts expect the city to add only 67,000 jobs next year, a sluggish number that faster-growing cities like Denver and Austin will look upon with pity. The city’s culture seems to be changing, too: uniformity and neutrality are in, high heels and striped suits are out; junior bankers now get Saturdays off; “work-life balance” is no longer synonymous with laziness. C. Meanwhile, certain pockets of San Francisco have become the sort of gilded playground that New York once was. Paper millionaires spend their nights at the Battery, a members-only club with a tech-heavy roster and a $10,000-per-night penthouse suite. Upscale restaurants pop up at regular intervals, each with a more elite clientele and a hipster menu − everything from avocado and goat cheese toast to fancy dinners including sustainable seafood. Strona 10 z 18 MAD-1A D. In many ways, San Francisco is the nation’s new success theater. It’s the city where dreamers go to prove themselves − the place where just being able to afford a normal life serves as an indicator of courage and ability. I had lunch the other day with a Harvard Business School student who belonged to a 90-person section, of whom 12 were start-up entrepreneurs. You can imagine the whole dozen packing their bags for the West Coast after collecting their MBAs, conceitedly thinking: I can make it there. And if I make it there, I’ll make it anywhere. E. San Francisco hasn’t pulled off this transition effortlessly. The city still has its lefty legacy, after all, and as the tech sector has grown into an economic powerhouse, so has resentment toward its elites. Residents, angry about the rising costs and widening inequality, are blockading tech-employee shuttles in the streets. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, long suspected of being in the tech industry’s pocket, is accused of not doing enough to help the working class cope with the problems of the local economy. Silicon Valley is exploding, as Wall Street did in the 1980s and as Detroit did in the 1940s. And as in those booms, not everyone is going along for the ride. adapted from http://nymag.com TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! MAD-1A Strona 11 z 18

mention considerable costs home buyers are expected to bear? A TALE OF TWO CITIES

TASK 6. (0–4) Read the text. For questions 6.1.–6.4., choose the appropriate paragraph and write the corresponding letter (A–E) in the table. One paragraph does not match any of the questions. In which paragraph does the author Answer 6.1. quote a figure which some consider too low to be proud of? 6.2. refer to a way of showing disapproval of the growing gap in society? 6.3. point to some people’s boastful attitudes to a challenge? 6.4. mention considerable costs home buyers are expected to bear? A TALE OF TWO CITIES A. It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment when San Francisco morphed into bizarro-world New York, when it became, in many ways, more New York-ish than New York itself − its wealth more impressive, its infatuation with power and status more blinding. Maybe it was when, after the crash, bonus-starved Wall Street bankers started quitting their jobs and flocking to the Bay Area in droves to join the start-up gold rush. Or maybe it was when San Francisco was announced to have the least affordable mortgage rates in the country. B. It’s no secret that New York is having a bit of an identity crisis these days. Wall Street lost its swagger during the crash and hasn’t gotten it back. Big banks are adding employees in Salt Lake City while cutting them in Manhattan. New York City’s budget experts expect the city to add only 67,000 jobs next year, a sluggish number that faster-growing cities like Denver and Austin will look upon with pity. The city’s culture seems to be changing, too: uniformity and neutrality are in, high heels and striped suits are out; junior bankers now get Saturdays off; “work-life balance” is no longer synonymous with laziness. C. Meanwhile, certain pockets of San Francisco have become the sort of gilded playground that New York once was. Paper millionaires spend their nights at the Battery, a members-only club with a tech-heavy roster and a $10,000-per-night penthouse suite. Upscale restaurants pop up at regular intervals, each with a more elite clientele and a hipster menu − everything from avocado and goat cheese toast to fancy dinners including sustainable seafood. Strona 10 z 18 MAD-1A D. In many ways, San Francisco is the nation’s new success theater. It’s the city where dreamers go to prove themselves − the place where just being able to afford a normal life serves as an indicator of courage and ability. I had lunch the other day with a Harvard Business School student who belonged to a 90-person section, of whom 12 were start-up entrepreneurs. You can imagine the whole dozen packing their bags for the West Coast after collecting their MBAs, conceitedly thinking: I can make it there. And if I make it there, I’ll make it anywhere. E. San Francisco hasn’t pulled off this transition effortlessly. The city still has its lefty legacy, after all, and as the tech sector has grown into an economic powerhouse, so has resentment toward its elites. Residents, angry about the rising costs and widening inequality, are blockading tech-employee shuttles in the streets. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, long suspected of being in the tech industry’s pocket, is accused of not doing enough to help the working class cope with the problems of the local economy. Silicon Valley is exploding, as Wall Street did in the 1980s and as Detroit did in the 1940s. And as in those booms, not everyone is going along for the ride. adapted from http://nymag.com TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! MAD-1A Strona 11 z 18

1. A. It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment when San Francisco morphed into bizarro-world New York, when it became, in many ways, more New York-ish than New York itself − its wealth more impressive, its infatuation with power and status more blinding. Maybe it was when, after the crash, bonus-starved Wall Street bankers started quitting their jobs and flocking to the Bay Area in droves to join the start-up gold rush. Or maybe it was when San Francisco was announced to have the least affordable mortgage rates in the country.
2. B. It’s no secret that New York is having a bit of an identity crisis these days. Wall Street lost its swagger during the crash and hasn’t gotten it back. Big banks are adding employees in Salt Lake City while cutting them in Manhattan. New York City’s budget experts expect the city to add only 67,000 jobs next year, a sluggish number that faster-growing cities like Denver and Austin will look upon with pity. The city’s culture seems to be changing, too: uniformity and neutrality are in, high heels and striped suits are out; junior bankers now get Saturdays off; “work-life balance” is no longer synonymous with laziness.
3. C. Meanwhile, certain pockets of San Francisco have become the sort of gilded playground that New York once was. Paper millionaires spend their nights at the Battery, a members-only club with a tech-heavy roster and a $10,000-per-night penthouse suite. Upscale restaurants pop up at regular intervals, each with a more elite clientele and a hipster menu − everything from avocado and goat cheese toast to fancy dinners including sustainable seafood.
4. D. In many ways, San Francisco is the nation’s new success theater. It’s the city where dreamers go to prove themselves − the place where just being able to afford a normal life serves as an indicator of courage and ability. I had lunch the other day with a Harvard Business School student who belonged to a 90-person section, of whom 12 were start-up entrepreneurs. You can imagine the whole dozen packing their bags for the West Coast after collecting their MBAs, conceitedly thinking: I can make it there. And if I make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.
5. E. San Francisco hasn’t pulled off this transition effortlessly. The city still has its lefty legacy, after all, and as the tech sector has grown into an economic powerhouse, so has resentment toward its elites. Residents, angry about the rising costs and widening inequality, are blockading tech-employee shuttles in the streets. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, long suspected of being in the tech industry’s pocket, is accused of not doing enough to help the working class cope with the problems of the local economy. Silicon Valley is exploding, as Wall Street did in the 1980s and as Detroit did in the 1940s. And as in those booms, not everyone is going along for the ride. adapted from http://nymag.com TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! MAD-1A Strona 11 z 18

7.2. 7.3.

TASK 7. (0–5) Read the text. For questions 7.1.–7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in each gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D). LONDON HOUSE PRICES LEAP The average price of a property in London 7.1. _____ by more than a quarter over the past twelve months, a rate of growth unequalled since 1987, according to the latest figures from Nationwide Building Society (which is a British financial institution and the largest building society in the world). Actually, the prices 7.2. _____ by 25.8% between the first quarter of 2014 and the same period in 2015, pushing the average to £400,404. This is the first time it has topped £400,000 and it is 30% higher than the peak reached in 2007. The figures are likely to 7.3. _____ fears of a price bubble in the capital. The data, which is based on mortgages approved by Nationwide and adjusted to reflect the cost of a typical house, showed double-digit growth in all London boroughs. The Bank of England doesn’t intend to take any immediate 7.4. _____ to constrain the housing market. Instead, it has announced a wait-and-see approach. However, it recommends 7.5. _____ if borrowers can still afford repayments if interest rates rise by 3%. adapted from www.theguardian.com 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. A. could leap A. soared A. surge B. has leapt B. oscillated B. grow C. had leapt C. aggravated C. fuel D. was leaping D. estimated D. overcome 7.4. 7.5. A. goals A. for banks to have checked B. limits B. that banks check C. strides C. banks have checked D. measures D. on checking banks TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! Strona 12 z 18 MAD-1A

1. A. could leap A. soared A. surge
2. B. has leapt B. oscillated B. grow
3. C. had leapt C. aggravated C. fuel
4. D. was leaping D. estimated D. overcome
5. A. goals A. for banks to have checked
6. B. limits B. that banks check
7. C. strides C. banks have checked
8. D. measures D. on checking banks TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET!

TASK 7. (0–5) Read the text. For questions 7.1.–7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in each gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D). LONDON HOUSE PRICES LEAP The average price of a property in London 7.1. _____ by more than a quarter over the past twelve months, a rate of growth unequalled since 1987, according to the latest figures from Nationwide Building Society (which is a British financial institution and the largest building society in the world). Actually, the prices 7.2. _____ by 25.8% between the first quarter of 2014 and the same period in 2015, pushing the average to £400,404. This is the first time it has topped £400,000 and it is 30% higher than the peak reached in 2007. The figures are likely to 7.3. _____ fears of a price bubble in the capital. The data, which is based on mortgages approved by Nationwide and adjusted to reflect the cost of a typical house, showed double-digit growth in all London boroughs. The Bank of England doesn’t intend to take any immediate 7.4. _____ to constrain the housing market. Instead, it has announced a wait-and-see approach. However, it recommends 7.5. _____ if borrowers can still afford repayments if interest rates rise by 3%. adapted from www.theguardian.com 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. A. could leap A. soared A. surge B. has leapt B. oscillated B. grow C. had leapt C. aggravated C. fuel D. was leaping D. estimated D. overcome 7.4. 7.5. A. goals A. for banks to have checked B. limits B. that banks check C. strides C. banks have checked D. measures D. on checking banks TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! Strona 12 z 18 MAD-1A

TASK 7. (0–5) Read the text. For questions 7.1.–7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in each gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D). LONDON HOUSE PRICES LEAP The average price of a property in London 7.1. _____ by more than a quarter over the past twelve months, a rate of growth unequalled since 1987, according to the latest figures from Nationwide Building Society (which is a British financial institution and the largest building society in the world). Actually, the prices 7.2. _____ by 25.8% between the first quarter of 2014 and the same period in 2015, pushing the average to £400,404. This is the first time it has topped £400,000 and it is 30% higher than the peak reached in 2007. The figures are likely to 7.3. _____ fears of a price bubble in the capital. The data, which is based on mortgages approved by Nationwide and adjusted to reflect the cost of a typical house, showed double-digit growth in all London boroughs. The Bank of England doesn’t intend to take any immediate 7.4. _____ to constrain the housing market. Instead, it has announced a wait-and-see approach. However, it recommends 7.5. _____ if borrowers can still afford repayments if interest rates rise by 3%. adapted from www.theguardian.com 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. A. could leap A. soared A. surge B. has leapt B. oscillated B. grow C. had leapt C. aggravated C. fuel D. was leaping D. estimated D. overcome 7.4. 7.5. A. goals A. for banks to have checked B. limits B. that banks check C. strides C. banks have checked D. measures D. on checking banks TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! Strona 12 z 18 MAD-1A

7.5.

TASK 7. (0–5) Read the text. For questions 7.1.–7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in each gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D). LONDON HOUSE PRICES LEAP The average price of a property in London 7.1. _____ by more than a quarter over the past twelve months, a rate of growth unequalled since 1987, according to the latest figures from Nationwide Building Society (which is a British financial institution and the largest building society in the world). Actually, the prices 7.2. _____ by 25.8% between the first quarter of 2014 and the same period in 2015, pushing the average to £400,404. This is the first time it has topped £400,000 and it is 30% higher than the peak reached in 2007. The figures are likely to 7.3. _____ fears of a price bubble in the capital. The data, which is based on mortgages approved by Nationwide and adjusted to reflect the cost of a typical house, showed double-digit growth in all London boroughs. The Bank of England doesn’t intend to take any immediate 7.4. _____ to constrain the housing market. Instead, it has announced a wait-and-see approach. However, it recommends 7.5. _____ if borrowers can still afford repayments if interest rates rise by 3%. adapted from www.theguardian.com 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. A. could leap A. soared A. surge B. has leapt B. oscillated B. grow C. had leapt C. aggravated C. fuel D. was leaping D. estimated D. overcome 7.4. 7.5. A. goals A. for banks to have checked B. limits B. that banks check C. strides C. banks have checked D. measures D. on checking banks TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! Strona 12 z 18 MAD-1A

1. A. goals A. for banks to have checked
2. B. limits B. that banks check
3. C. strides C. banks have checked
4. D. measures D. on checking banks TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET!

TASK 7. (0–5) Read the text. For questions 7.1.–7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in each gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D). LONDON HOUSE PRICES LEAP The average price of a property in London 7.1. _____ by more than a quarter over the past twelve months, a rate of growth unequalled since 1987, according to the latest figures from Nationwide Building Society (which is a British financial institution and the largest building society in the world). Actually, the prices 7.2. _____ by 25.8% between the first quarter of 2014 and the same period in 2015, pushing the average to £400,404. This is the first time it has topped £400,000 and it is 30% higher than the peak reached in 2007. The figures are likely to 7.3. _____ fears of a price bubble in the capital. The data, which is based on mortgages approved by Nationwide and adjusted to reflect the cost of a typical house, showed double-digit growth in all London boroughs. The Bank of England doesn’t intend to take any immediate 7.4. _____ to constrain the housing market. Instead, it has announced a wait-and-see approach. However, it recommends 7.5. _____ if borrowers can still afford repayments if interest rates rise by 3%. adapted from www.theguardian.com 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. A. could leap A. soared A. surge B. has leapt B. oscillated B. grow C. had leapt C. aggravated C. fuel D. was leaping D. estimated D. overcome 7.4. 7.5. A. goals A. for banks to have checked B. limits B. that banks check C. strides C. banks have checked D. measures D. on checking banks TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET! Strona 12 z 18 MAD-1A

TASK 8. (0–5) Read the text. For questions 8.1.–8.5., use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the gap. The text must be logical and correct in both grammar and spelling. Write the missing word in the space provided. SILENT DRAMA Pantomime is a popular form of theatrical entertainment 8.1. (CHARACTER) _________________________ by wordless storytelling. This art form is sometimes 8.2. (COMPANY) _________________________ by music in the background to make for a dramatic performance. The stories are often based on nursery rhymes with stock characters that sing, dance and perform dressed in elaborate costumes. Pantomime actors make gestures and use 8.3. (EXPRESS) _________________________ facial or bodily movements to communicate, rather than speech. This form of dramatic technique has its roots in ancient Greece, but is now popular in many different locations in theaters, street performances, and dance studios. The term pantomime is often used 8.4. (INTERCHANGE) _________________________ with the word mime. Both words can be used to describe either the performance or the performer himself. In general, though, the word mime is most commonly used to describe the performer, while the word pantomime is used to define the performance. 8.5. (REGARD) _________________________ of which word is used, performances are often placed into two style categories: the narrated story or the silent story. adapted from www.wisegeek.com MAD-1A Strona 13 z 18

(COMPANY) _________________________ by music in the background to make for a dramatic performance. The stories are often based on nursery rhymes with stock characters that sing, dance and perform dressed in elaborate costumes. Pantomime actors make gestures and use 8.3. (EXPRESS) _________________________ facial or bodily movements to communicate, rather than speech. This form of dramatic technique has its roots in ancient Greece, but is now popular in many different locations in theaters, street performances, and dance studios. The term pantomime is often used 8.4. (INTERCHANGE) _________________________ with the word mime. Both words can be used to describe either the performance or the performer himself. In general, though, the word mime is most commonly used to describe the performer, while the word pantomime is used to define the performance. 8.5. (REGARD) _________________________ of which word is used, performances are often placed into two style categories: the narrated story or the silent story. adapted from www.wisegeek.com MAD-1A Strona 13 z 18

TASK 8. (0–5) Read the text. For questions 8.1.–8.5., use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the gap. The text must be logical and correct in both grammar and spelling. Write the missing word in the space provided. SILENT DRAMA Pantomime is a popular form of theatrical entertainment 8.1. (CHARACTER) _________________________ by wordless storytelling. This art form is sometimes 8.2. (COMPANY) _________________________ by music in the background to make for a dramatic performance. The stories are often based on nursery rhymes with stock characters that sing, dance and perform dressed in elaborate costumes. Pantomime actors make gestures and use 8.3. (EXPRESS) _________________________ facial or bodily movements to communicate, rather than speech. This form of dramatic technique has its roots in ancient Greece, but is now popular in many different locations in theaters, street performances, and dance studios. The term pantomime is often used 8.4. (INTERCHANGE) _________________________ with the word mime. Both words can be used to describe either the performance or the performer himself. In general, though, the word mime is most commonly used to describe the performer, while the word pantomime is used to define the performance. 8.5. (REGARD) _________________________ of which word is used, performances are often placed into two style categories: the narrated story or the silent story. adapted from www.wisegeek.com MAD-1A Strona 13 z 18

TASK 8. (0–5) Read the text. For questions 8.1.–8.5., use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the gap. The text must be logical and correct in both grammar and spelling. Write the missing word in the space provided. SILENT DRAMA Pantomime is a popular form of theatrical entertainment 8.1. (CHARACTER) _________________________ by wordless storytelling. This art form is sometimes 8.2. (COMPANY) _________________________ by music in the background to make for a dramatic performance. The stories are often based on nursery rhymes with stock characters that sing, dance and perform dressed in elaborate costumes. Pantomime actors make gestures and use 8.3. (EXPRESS) _________________________ facial or bodily movements to communicate, rather than speech. This form of dramatic technique has its roots in ancient Greece, but is now popular in many different locations in theaters, street performances, and dance studios. The term pantomime is often used 8.4. (INTERCHANGE) _________________________ with the word mime. Both words can be used to describe either the performance or the performer himself. In general, though, the word mime is most commonly used to describe the performer, while the word pantomime is used to define the performance. 8.5. (REGARD) _________________________ of which word is used, performances are often placed into two style categories: the narrated story or the silent story. adapted from www.wisegeek.com MAD-1A Strona 13 z 18

TASK 8. (0–5) Read the text. For questions 8.1.–8.5., use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the gap. The text must be logical and correct in both grammar and spelling. Write the missing word in the space provided. SILENT DRAMA Pantomime is a popular form of theatrical entertainment 8.1. (CHARACTER) _________________________ by wordless storytelling. This art form is sometimes 8.2. (COMPANY) _________________________ by music in the background to make for a dramatic performance. The stories are often based on nursery rhymes with stock characters that sing, dance and perform dressed in elaborate costumes. Pantomime actors make gestures and use 8.3. (EXPRESS) _________________________ facial or bodily movements to communicate, rather than speech. This form of dramatic technique has its roots in ancient Greece, but is now popular in many different locations in theaters, street performances, and dance studios. The term pantomime is often used 8.4. (INTERCHANGE) _________________________ with the word mime. Both words can be used to describe either the performance or the performer himself. In general, though, the word mime is most commonly used to describe the performer, while the word pantomime is used to define the performance. 8.5. (REGARD) _________________________ of which word is used, performances are often placed into two style categories: the narrated story or the silent story. adapted from www.wisegeek.com MAD-1A Strona 13 z 18

(REGARD) _________________________ of which word is used, performances are often placed into two style categories: the narrated story or the silent story. adapted from www.wisegeek.com MAD-1A Strona 13 z 18

TASK 8. (0–5) Read the text. For questions 8.1.–8.5., use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the gap. The text must be logical and correct in both grammar and spelling. Write the missing word in the space provided. SILENT DRAMA Pantomime is a popular form of theatrical entertainment 8.1. (CHARACTER) _________________________ by wordless storytelling. This art form is sometimes 8.2. (COMPANY) _________________________ by music in the background to make for a dramatic performance. The stories are often based on nursery rhymes with stock characters that sing, dance and perform dressed in elaborate costumes. Pantomime actors make gestures and use 8.3. (EXPRESS) _________________________ facial or bodily movements to communicate, rather than speech. This form of dramatic technique has its roots in ancient Greece, but is now popular in many different locations in theaters, street performances, and dance studios. The term pantomime is often used 8.4. (INTERCHANGE) _________________________ with the word mime. Both words can be used to describe either the performance or the performer himself. In general, though, the word mime is most commonly used to describe the performer, while the word pantomime is used to define the performance. 8.5. (REGARD) _________________________ of which word is used, performances are often placed into two style categories: the narrated story or the silent story. adapted from www.wisegeek.com MAD-1A Strona 13 z 18

It is believed that the Prime Minister is trying to establish good relations with the opposition. BE The Prime Minister is believed _______________________________________ an effort to establish good relations with the opposition.

TASK 9. (0–5) For questions 9.1.–9.5., complete the second sentence so that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first sentence and it is correct in both grammar and spelling. Use the word given. Do not change the word given. Use up to six words including the word given. 9.1. It is believed that the Prime Minister is trying to establish good relations with the opposition. BE The Prime Minister is believed _______________________________________ an effort to establish good relations with the opposition. 9.2. If we hadn’t persevered, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. BEEN __________________________________________ our perseverance, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. 9.3. Unfortunately, two months from now holidays will be over. COME Unfortunately, holidays ___________________________________ in two months’ time. 9.4. It is very unlikely that John will be given a pay rise soon. OF There is little __________________________________________ given a pay rise soon. 9.5. Organising this drama performance was Miss Gill’s idea. FORWARD It was Miss Gill ________________________________________ the idea of organising this drama performance. Strona 14 z 18 MAD-1A

If we hadn’t persevered, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. BEEN __________________________________________ our perseverance, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal.

TASK 9. (0–5) For questions 9.1.–9.5., complete the second sentence so that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first sentence and it is correct in both grammar and spelling. Use the word given. Do not change the word given. Use up to six words including the word given. 9.1. It is believed that the Prime Minister is trying to establish good relations with the opposition. BE The Prime Minister is believed _______________________________________ an effort to establish good relations with the opposition. 9.2. If we hadn’t persevered, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. BEEN __________________________________________ our perseverance, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. 9.3. Unfortunately, two months from now holidays will be over. COME Unfortunately, holidays ___________________________________ in two months’ time. 9.4. It is very unlikely that John will be given a pay rise soon. OF There is little __________________________________________ given a pay rise soon. 9.5. Organising this drama performance was Miss Gill’s idea. FORWARD It was Miss Gill ________________________________________ the idea of organising this drama performance. Strona 14 z 18 MAD-1A

Unfortunately, two months from now holidays will be over. COME Unfortunately, holidays ___________________________________ in two months’ time.

TASK 9. (0–5) For questions 9.1.–9.5., complete the second sentence so that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first sentence and it is correct in both grammar and spelling. Use the word given. Do not change the word given. Use up to six words including the word given. 9.1. It is believed that the Prime Minister is trying to establish good relations with the opposition. BE The Prime Minister is believed _______________________________________ an effort to establish good relations with the opposition. 9.2. If we hadn’t persevered, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. BEEN __________________________________________ our perseverance, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. 9.3. Unfortunately, two months from now holidays will be over. COME Unfortunately, holidays ___________________________________ in two months’ time. 9.4. It is very unlikely that John will be given a pay rise soon. OF There is little __________________________________________ given a pay rise soon. 9.5. Organising this drama performance was Miss Gill’s idea. FORWARD It was Miss Gill ________________________________________ the idea of organising this drama performance. Strona 14 z 18 MAD-1A

It is very unlikely that John will be given a pay rise soon. OF There is little __________________________________________ given a pay rise soon.

TASK 9. (0–5) For questions 9.1.–9.5., complete the second sentence so that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first sentence and it is correct in both grammar and spelling. Use the word given. Do not change the word given. Use up to six words including the word given. 9.1. It is believed that the Prime Minister is trying to establish good relations with the opposition. BE The Prime Minister is believed _______________________________________ an effort to establish good relations with the opposition. 9.2. If we hadn’t persevered, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. BEEN __________________________________________ our perseverance, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. 9.3. Unfortunately, two months from now holidays will be over. COME Unfortunately, holidays ___________________________________ in two months’ time. 9.4. It is very unlikely that John will be given a pay rise soon. OF There is little __________________________________________ given a pay rise soon. 9.5. Organising this drama performance was Miss Gill’s idea. FORWARD It was Miss Gill ________________________________________ the idea of organising this drama performance. Strona 14 z 18 MAD-1A

Organising this drama performance was Miss Gill’s idea. FORWARD It was Miss Gill ________________________________________ the idea of organising this drama performance. Strona 14 z 18 MAD-1A

TASK 9. (0–5) For questions 9.1.–9.5., complete the second sentence so that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first sentence and it is correct in both grammar and spelling. Use the word given. Do not change the word given. Use up to six words including the word given. 9.1. It is believed that the Prime Minister is trying to establish good relations with the opposition. BE The Prime Minister is believed _______________________________________ an effort to establish good relations with the opposition. 9.2. If we hadn’t persevered, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. BEEN __________________________________________ our perseverance, we wouldn’t have achieved our goal. 9.3. Unfortunately, two months from now holidays will be over. COME Unfortunately, holidays ___________________________________ in two months’ time. 9.4. It is very unlikely that John will be given a pay rise soon. OF There is little __________________________________________ given a pay rise soon. 9.5. Organising this drama performance was Miss Gill’s idea. FORWARD It was Miss Gill ________________________________________ the idea of organising this drama performance. Strona 14 z 18 MAD-1A

TASK 10. (0–15) Choose one of the topics below and write a composition following the conventions of the genre indicated in the topic. Use between 300 and 350 words. 1. „Inteligentne domy” to takie, w których instalacje i urządzenia (np. oświetlenie, temperatura, klimatyzacja) sterowane są automatycznie. Czy zamieszkanie w takim domu to dobry pomysł? Napisz rozprawkę, w której wyrazisz swoją opinię na ten temat, odnosząc się do następujących aspektów: • wygody • kosztów • bezpieczeństwa. 2. Studiujesz na uczelni za granicą i chcesz założyć koło zainteresowań dotyczące dziedziny, którą się pasjonujesz. Napisz list do władz uczelni, w którym przedstawisz swoje dotychczasowe doświadczenia w tej dziedzinie, nakreślisz zakres planowanych działań i omówisz korzyści dla uczelni wynikające z wdrożenia tego pomysłu. FINAL COPY ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… MAD-1A Strona 15 z 18 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Strona 16 z 18 MAD-1A ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Zakres Poprawność Spójność Zgodność z poleceniem środków środków RAZEM i logika językowych językowych 0–1–2–3–4–5 0–1–2 0–1–2–3–4 0–1–2–3–4 Elementy treści (0–1–2) Elementy formy (0–1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 MAD-1A Strona 17 z 18 NOTES (will not be assessed) Strona 18 z 18 MAD-1A