Angielski PR — Maj 2022

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie trzy teksty. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią nagrania.

Tekst 1. (transkrypcja nagrania)

When I moved here, I had no idea I would end up living next to somebody who made my life a misery. But that's exactly what happened. First, I just ignored the noise and the mess, but the man's behaviour started affecting my life so negatively that I decided to talk to him. He seemed very understanding, but things took a turn for the worse, so I decided to take further steps. I wrote a letter to him threatening to get in touch with the Environmental Health Officer. In the letter I also informed him that he could be fined heavily. It seems to have done the trick. At least for now. I want to encourage everyone to get to know their legal rights if they find themselves in such a situation. It really gives you confidence when you know how to handle troublemakers who are ruining your life.

The woman recounts her experience in order to

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie trzy teksty. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią nagrania.

Tekst 2. (transkrypcja nagrania)

Woman: So far we have always cleaned our offices ourselves, but I think it's high time we hired some professional help. Man: You may be right, but that would mean higher maintenance costs and we can't afford it. Woman: But our computers are a magnet for dust and dirt. And so is the furniture. Experts say that a pleasant work environment increases productivity. We want people to enjoy coming to work, don't we? Besides, what kind of impression are we making on our clients? Man: But not many people actually visit our office. Woman: Well, that's true, we deal with clients mostly online. Man: Do we really need to pay someone to do something we can do ourselves?

What are the speakers doing?

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie trzy teksty. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią nagrania.

Tekst 3. (transkrypcja nagrania)

The first bicycle path made of recycled plastic bottles and packaging has finally been made available to cyclists. It is part of a scheme aimed at reducing the negative impact of human activity on the environment. The path is the result of cooperation between engineers and an oil-and-gas company. It has certain advantages, for example a durability that is three times greater than usual and sensors which monitor the temperature of the path's surface. However, some doubts have been raised by a number of green activists. They are warning that small particles of the plastic could find their way into the environment, particularly in high temperatures, so we might have another problem to deal with in the decades to come.

Which is the best headline for the news item?

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie cztery wypowiedzi związane z kartami płatniczymi. Do wypowiedzi 2.1. dopasuj odpowiadające jej zdanie. Uwaga: jedno zdanie zostało podane dodatkowo i nie pasuje do żadnej wypowiedzi.

Wypowiedź 2.1. (transkrypcja nagrania)

Something terrible happened to me while I was in Florence. I was robbed, or rather my bank account was. I wasn't aware that someone had installed skimmers that copy card numbers and PINs at a cash machine in the area and that's how they cleaned out my account. I was shocked because I had taken all the precautions, including inspecting the card reader and covering the keypad. Moreover, the cash machine was inside a bank, so I felt it was secure. After finding out what had happened, I went on social media and websites for travellers to warn everybody.

This speaker

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie cztery wypowiedzi związane z kartami płatniczymi. Do wypowiedzi 2.2. dopasuj odpowiadające jej zdanie. Uwaga: jedno zdanie zostało podane dodatkowo i nie pasuje do żadnej wypowiedzi.

Wypowiedź 2.2. (transkrypcja nagrania)

While on holiday, my husband and I went to a supermarket. When my husband tried to use his card to pay, the checkout assistant said it had been declined. After she tried three times, I ran out to the car to get my card. When it was declined as well, the checkout assistant remarked that we probably had no money in our account. It made me feel so embarrassed, especially as there was a big queue behind us. People must have thought we were fraudsters. I was also afraid somebody had stolen all the money from our account! Fortunately, back at the hotel we learnt from the media that there had been a serious nationwide problem with our bank's system.

This speaker

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie cztery wypowiedzi związane z kartami płatniczymi. Do wypowiedzi 2.3. dopasuj odpowiadające jej zdanie. Uwaga: jedno zdanie zostało podane dodatkowo i nie pasuje do żadnej wypowiedzi.

Wypowiedź 2.3. (transkrypcja nagrania)

One day, after returning home, I realised I had lost my wallet. My debit card was inside, so I was worried that someone might be able to use it! I was about to call my bank to cancel the card when I saw a car pulling in. The driver got out and headed towards my door. To my surprise, it turned out he had my wallet and had come to return it. I was so overjoyed that I didn't even thank him! So I posted a message on social media, hoping he might find it – after all, it's a small world… Still, when the emotions had worn off, I called the bank to check my balance, and the transactions made on my account. Although everything was fine, I had my card blocked, just in case.

This speaker

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie cztery wypowiedzi związane z kartami płatniczymi. Do wypowiedzi 2.4. dopasuj odpowiadające jej zdanie. Uwaga: jedno zdanie zostało podane dodatkowo i nie pasuje do żadnej wypowiedzi.

Wypowiedź 2.4. (transkrypcja nagrania)

I was just going to pay a museum admission fee when I realised that my card was missing. I immediately went to the local branch of my bank and had the card blocked. The clerk checked my account, and I discovered that a few unauthorised transactions had already been made with my card. The bank offered to print out a summary of the transactions so that I could take it to the police. Because the total amount that I'd lost was only 20 pounds, I decided not to bother. Then, all of a sudden, the bank transferred the money to my account. It was such an unexpected outcome.

This speaker

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie wywiad na temat kradzieży kaktusów (ang. theft of cacti). Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią nagrania.

Transkrypcja nagrania (Zadanie 3.)

Woman: There has always been a demand for crocodile skin and elephant tusks, but now cacti are in danger. Our guest is Ray O'Neil, chief park ranger from Saguaro National Park in Arizona. Ray, cactus theft seems to have become much more common recently. Why do you think this is so? Man: Hmm… There have always been collectors ready to pay any price for a desirable cactus. And there have always been people eager to earn money by selling rare species. We also have visitors who just want to take a souvenir home. But a crucial factor is that cacti have recently become an important feature of hipster décor. Landscapers and architects are setting trends for using these plants in our homes and gardens. This is the primary reason why cacti have exploded in popularity and why they fetch such high prices on the black market. Needless to say, these trends are threatening to destroy some species forever. Woman: Are there any factors that make it easier to steal cacti? Man: Of course. First and foremost there are some legal questions about trade conducted on the Internet because certain issues are not precisely defined by law and people who steal cacti take advantage of that. Some of them believe they can escape the attention of US Fish and Wildlife Service officers. Luckily, we have a large team of specialists who deal with such cases and the vast majority of criminal activities are prevented. Yet, sadly, not every criminal gets caught. After all, catching thieves red-handed in remote deserts can be a real challenge. Woman: I've interviewed the presidents of some regional cactus clubs, and they have all shared tales of crime. Do you have one you would like to share with us, Ray? Man: Yes. In 2007, a landscaper, accompanied by a friend, dug up 17 saguaros, which are an iconic species. While the thieves were trying to load the cacti into a pickup truck, they were caught by a ranger who was on a walking patrol in our park. The landscaper had to serve eight months in federal prison. That was one of the harshest penalties ever for a cactus thief. His partner in crime was sentenced to six months of home confinement and 100 hours of community service. Woman: Are there any ways to prevent cactus theft? Man: One imaginative example of prevention is a project developed by Gene Joseph, who runs a specialist cactus farm. Gene believes that the best way to prevent illegal trade is to grow new cacti from seed on specialist farms such as his. He thinks that when rare plants are produced in this way, and then legally sold to the public, the pressure to steal from the wild decreases. However, it takes up to 20 years for a cactus to reach a size at which it can be sold. Woman: Can technology help fight cactus theft? Man: Yes, it can. Saguaro National Park has started implanting cacti with microchips to discourage criminals. Invisible microchips have been inserted into about 1,000 cacti in some areas of the park. If it's suspected that a cactus for sale has been stolen, a quick scan and the use of our database will determine whether it has been taken from the park. Since the chips were installed, there have been fewer cases of cactus theft. The scheme has turned out to be so effective that other parks have started using the same method. Woman: Thank you for talking to us, Ray. Man: It's my pleasure.

According to Ray, the illegal cactus trade has grown recently because

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie wywiad na temat kradzieży kaktusów (ang. theft of cacti). Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią nagrania.

Transkrypcja nagrania (Zadanie 3.) — patrz zadanie 3.1. dla pełnego tekstu wywiadu.

When talking about the factors making cactus theft easier, Ray points out that

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie wywiad na temat kradzieży kaktusów (ang. theft of cacti). Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią nagrania.

Transkrypcja nagrania (Zadanie 3.) — patrz zadanie 3.1. dla pełnego tekstu wywiadu.

The landscaper who Ray refers to

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie wywiad na temat kradzieży kaktusów (ang. theft of cacti). Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią nagrania.

Transkrypcja nagrania (Zadanie 3.) — patrz zadanie 3.1. dla pełnego tekstu wywiadu.

According to Gene Joseph, cactus theft can be prevented by

Usłyszysz dwukrotnie wywiad na temat kradzieży kaktusów (ang. theft of cacti). Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią nagrania.

Transkrypcja nagrania (Zadanie 3.) — patrz zadanie 3.1. dla pełnego tekstu wywiadu.

When talking about the use of technology in fighting cactus theft, Ray

Przeczytaj tekst, który został podzielony na trzy części (A–C). Do pytania dopasuj właściwą część tekstu. Uwaga: jedna część tekstu pasuje do dwóch pytań.

THE CURIOUS ORIGINS OF THE DOLLAR

A. The dollar has an exciting history. In 1520, the Kingdom of Bohemia began making coins using silver from a mine in Joachimsthal. Logically, the coin was called the Joachimsthaler. Shortened to thaler the name found its way into other languages, for example, daler in Dutch. And, it was the Dutch coin that, thanks to booming international trade, made its way to the Dutch New Netherland Colony. It's noteworthy that the modern pronunciation of dollar is remarkably close to the 17th-century Dutch pronunciation of daler. Unfortunately, there is no straightforward answer to the question of how the dollar sign originated.

B. One theory is that the dollar sign comes from the Pillars of Hercules, as the Ancient Greeks used to call the two rocks at the entrance to the Straits of Gibraltar. When King Ferdinand II of Aragon claimed the Straits of Gibraltar in 1492, he ordered the production of coins showing the Pillars of Hercules wrapped in a banner. When the Spanish colonized America, the coins travelled with them and so the Pillars of Hercules became a symbol of the New World. In the 18th and 19th centuries they also appeared on the Spanish dollar, known as the peso. This showed two columns with a ribbon wrapped around them in an S shape. The similarity to the American dollar sign seems obvious.

C. Another widely accepted theory also involves the Spanish currency, and it goes like this: in the colonies, trade between Spanish Americans and English Americans was lively, and the Spanish peso was a legal currency in the US until 1857. The word "peso" was often abbreviated to the initial "P" with an "S" beside it. Gradually the "P" merged with the "S", then the "P" lost its curve, leaving a vertical line in the centre of the "S". A peso was more or less worth one American dollar. Since both were in circulation simultaneously, the sign might have been transferred.

(adapted from bbc.com)

In which paragraph does the author link the origin of the dollar sign ($) to a certain geographical landmark?

Przeczytaj tekst, który został podzielony na trzy części (A–C). Do pytania dopasuj właściwą część tekstu. Uwaga: jedna część tekstu pasuje do dwóch pytań.

THE CURIOUS ORIGINS OF THE DOLLAR — patrz zadanie 4.1. dla pełnego tekstu (części A–C).

In which paragraph does the author point to a non-English origin of the word dollar?

Przeczytaj tekst, który został podzielony na trzy części (A–C). Do pytania dopasuj właściwą część tekstu. Uwaga: jedna część tekstu pasuje do dwóch pytań.

THE CURIOUS ORIGINS OF THE DOLLAR — patrz zadanie 4.1. dla pełnego tekstu (części A–C).

In which paragraph does the author express regret that the roots of the US dollar sign are difficult to trace?

Przeczytaj tekst, który został podzielony na trzy części (A–C). Do pytania dopasuj właściwą część tekstu. Uwaga: jedna część tekstu pasuje do dwóch pytań.

THE CURIOUS ORIGINS OF THE DOLLAR — patrz zadanie 4.1. dla pełnego tekstu (części A–C).

In which paragraph does the author compare the value of one currency to another?

Przeczytaj tekst, z którego usunięto cztery zdania. Wpisz w lukę 5.1. literę, którą oznaczono brakujące zdanie (A–E), tak aby otrzymać spójny i logiczny tekst. Uwaga: jedno zdanie zostało podane dodatkowo i nie pasuje do żadnej luki.

FRUITFUL COMBINATION

The story of banoffee pie, an iconic British dessert with bananas, cream, toffee and a shortcrust pastry base, began in 1968 when a newly-wed couple purchased an old tea room in a 16th-century monastery building in East Sussex. 5.1. _____ After the most urgent tasks had been completed, the owners got down to putting the finishing touches to the interior. They called the place The Hungry Monk, a clear reference to its former residents.

(adapted from independent.co.uk; madeupinbritain.uk)

Zdania do wyboru: A. When no one claimed it, Mackenzie proudly put up a plaque at the restaurant's entrance. B. Mackenzie was enthusiastic about the new dish, but both he and his chef felt that they needed to make it distinctly their own. C. The chef strongly opposed this idea because he disapproved of making changes to the recipes he had come up with. D. People clearly loved it, so owners of other restaurants throughout the country decided to serve it as well. E. To convert the property into a restaurant, a number of essential changes had to be made.

Przeczytaj tekst, z którego usunięto cztery zdania. Wpisz w lukę 5.2. literę, którą oznaczono brakujące zdanie (A–E), tak aby otrzymać spójny i logiczny tekst. Uwaga: jedno zdanie zostało podane dodatkowo i nie pasuje do żadnej luki.

FRUITFUL COMBINATION (fragment)

In 1971, Nigel Mackenzie, the owner, decided a new dessert was essential on their menu. At that time Ian Dowding, the head chef, had just returned from America, so he suggested a recipe he had brought back from his trip – Blum's coffee toffee pie. 5.2. _____ A few experiments with adding apples or oranges proved to be disappointing. But Mackenzie would not give up and he suggested using bananas, which was a stroke of genius. Now it was time to invent the name. Having tested a few ideas, the duo finally opted for banoffee, a combination of words denoting the main ingredients of the dessert – bananas and toffee.

(adapted from independent.co.uk; madeupinbritain.uk)

Zdania do wyboru: A. When no one claimed it, Mackenzie proudly put up a plaque at the restaurant's entrance. B. Mackenzie was enthusiastic about the new dish, but both he and his chef felt that they needed to make it distinctly their own. C. The chef strongly opposed this idea because he disapproved of making changes to the recipes he had come up with. D. People clearly loved it, so owners of other restaurants throughout the country decided to serve it as well. E. To convert the property into a restaurant, a number of essential changes had to be made.

Przeczytaj tekst, z którego usunięto cztery zdania. Wpisz w lukę 5.3. literę, którą oznaczono brakujące zdanie (A–E), tak aby otrzymać spójny i logiczny tekst. Uwaga: jedno zdanie zostało podane dodatkowo i nie pasuje do żadnej luki.

FRUITFUL COMBINATION (fragment)

The response from the restaurant's clients was immediate. Some rang from London before setting out to check if banoffee was still on the menu. 5.3. _____ But it was not only numerous eateries that took advantage of banoffee's fame. Supermarkets also sold their own variants, which truly appalled the creators. Meanwhile, the recipe for genuine banoffee appeared in a cookbook, and later the dessert gained its own entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.

(adapted from independent.co.uk; madeupinbritain.uk)

Zdania do wyboru: A. When no one claimed it, Mackenzie proudly put up a plaque at the restaurant's entrance. B. Mackenzie was enthusiastic about the new dish, but both he and his chef felt that they needed to make it distinctly their own. C. The chef strongly opposed this idea because he disapproved of making changes to the recipes he had come up with. D. People clearly loved it, so owners of other restaurants throughout the country decided to serve it as well. E. To convert the property into a restaurant, a number of essential changes had to be made.

Przeczytaj tekst, z którego usunięto cztery zdania. Wpisz w lukę 5.4. literę, którą oznaczono brakujące zdanie (A–E), tak aby otrzymać spójny i logiczny tekst. Uwaga: jedno zdanie zostało podane dodatkowo i nie pasuje do żadnej luki.

FRUITFUL COMBINATION (fragment)

Banoffee was a great success and many people thought it must be from America. Therefore, Mackenzie decided to challenge those who were questioning its origin. He offered a 10,000-pound prize to anyone who could prove banoffee was not British. 5.4. _____ It said: The Birthplace of one of the World's Favourite Puddings. The dessert has indeed won the hearts and stomachs of thousands across the world.

(adapted from independent.co.uk; madeupinbritain.uk)

Zdania do wyboru: A. When no one claimed it, Mackenzie proudly put up a plaque at the restaurant's entrance. B. Mackenzie was enthusiastic about the new dish, but both he and his chef felt that they needed to make it distinctly their own. C. The chef strongly opposed this idea because he disapproved of making changes to the recipes he had come up with. D. People clearly loved it, so owners of other restaurants throughout the country decided to serve it as well. E. To convert the property into a restaurant, a number of essential changes had to be made.

Przeczytaj tekst. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu.

MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH GORILLAS

I shall never forget the day I met gorillas for the first time. In the middle of an African forest I suddenly heard high-pitched screams in the air. They were followed by a series of sharp pok-pok chest-beats from a great silverback male hidden behind a dense wall of vegetation. When I actually saw the gorillas, I froze and remained still until the echoes of the screams and chest-beats faded. The group must have been resting and sunbathing. I could distinguish a few black, furry-headed creatures staring back at me. Their bright eyes moved nervously as they attempted to determine if I was a friend or an enemy. The females looked tense. They had moved with their infants to the back of the group, leaving the silverback leader and some younger males in the foreground. Occasionally, the dominant male would rise to chest-beat in an attempt to frighten me away.

I desperately wanted to take a photo of them, so I decided to climb a tree, not one of my better talents. The tree was smooth and slippery and, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get more than a metre above the ground. I was as noisy as a flock of birds in the migration season so the gorillas went back and hid in the thick forest. I was about to give up when Sanwekwe, my African guide, came to my aid by giving me a mighty push upwards. He was shaking with silent laughter while I felt as helpless as a baby taking its first steps. Finally, I pulled myself up onto a branch about six metres above the ground.

By this time I assumed that the noise I had made must have frightened the gorillas onto the next mountain. But to my surprise, the entire group had returned and were watching me like front-row spectators at a circus. All that was needed to make the image complete were a few bags of popcorn and some cotton candy! All the members of the group had revealed themselves because it was obvious to them that the intruder had been distracted by tree-climbing problems, an activity they could understand. I took out my camera, and that's how probably one of the most publicized pictures of gorillas in the wild was taken. It shows a lineup of sixteen gorillas posing as if for a family photo in a back garden.

(adapted from Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey)

When the author saw the gorillas for the first time,

Przeczytaj tekst. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu.

MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH GORILLAS — patrz zadanie 6.1. dla pełnego tekstu.

The author's attempt to climb a tree

Przeczytaj tekst. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu.

MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH GORILLAS — patrz zadanie 6.1. dla pełnego tekstu.

Which would be the best caption for the photo the author took?

Przeczytaj tekst. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu.

THE MYSTERY OF A FAMOUS KISS SOLVED?

Immediately after President Truman announced Japan's surrender in World War II, at 7:03 p.m. on August 14, 1945, amid the crowds celebrating victory in Times Square, an American sailor shared a passionate kiss with a nurse who was passing by. Or, at least, that's how the story went.

In fact, as reported by the New York Times in 2010, Alfred Eisenstaedt's famous photo "The Kiss" might have been taken hours earlier. Gloria Bullard, who was in Times Square that day, claimed that she had seen the pair who were in the photograph kiss. However, in her eighties, when interviewed by the New York Times, she said that she had returned home on August 14 by dusk. As her house was 40 miles from Times Square, a long train ride away, she can't have been in New York as late as 7 p.m.

There were also some other doubts as to the circumstances in which the photo was taken. Online comments under the New York Times article pointed to a distinctive shadow that appears on one of the buildings in the photo, cast by another building, now identified as the Astor Hotel. Three academics set out to examine the length and direction of that shadow to determine the time the photo was taken. They found out that the sun must have been "at azimuth 270 degrees and at an altitude of +22.7 degrees" in order to create such a shadow. It could only have achieved that position on the day in question at 5:51 p.m., much earlier than when the victory was announced.

Although the scientists' detective work didn't solve the mystery of the kissing couple's identity, it helped to eliminate dozens of people who had claimed to have been in the photo. The photographer himself had tried to establish the couple's identity, and in 1979, he announced that he had found the long-lost nurse. For the next thirty years, Edith Shain was thought to be the woman in the photo. But Eisenstaedt's attempts to determine the sailor's identity failed. It was Lawrence Verria and George Galdorisi who provided ultimate proof of the identity of the couple in their book The Kissing Sailor. They identified the man in the photo as George Mendonsa and excluded Edith Shain as the nurse he kissed. They concluded without any doubt that the woman was Greta Zimmer, a dental assistant from Queens.

Why did Edith Shain claim to be the nurse who was kissed? It's hard to say. The most credible explanation is simply that she wanted her moment in the limelight. Can we be sure that the last word about the mysterious photo has been said?

(adapted from history.com)

The exact time Eisenstaedt took the photo was established based on

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THE MYSTERY OF A FAMOUS KISS SOLVED? — patrz zadanie 6.4. dla pełnego tekstu.

Which of the following is stated in the text as an opinion, and not a fact?

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ALDWYCH STATION

There are many disused tube stations in London, of which Aldwych Station is the most well-known. It was designed by Leslie Green, a famous English architect.

Before the station opened in 1907, its construction 7.1. _____ two years. From the very beginning the passenger numbers were not very high, yet the station 7.2. _____ importance for a different reason. During the Second World War its platform was used as emergency storage for museum treasures and as an air raid shelter. After the war, the original 7.3. _____ of the station was restored, but low passenger numbers led to its closure in 1994. Now it is a site of historic significance and because of this, the London Transport Museum organizes sightseeing tours there.

The station plays one more role. It has become a popular filming location. Observant film audiences can recognize the station in productions such as The Patriot Games or Atonement. It is worth mentioning that some of the posters on its platform are not old, but are made 7.4. _____ old for filming purposes.

(adapted from tripsavvy.com)

7.1.

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ALDWYCH STATION — patrz zadanie 7.1. dla pełnego tekstu.

7.2.

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7.3.

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ALDWYCH STATION — patrz zadanie 7.1. dla pełnego tekstu.

7.4.

Przeczytaj tekst. Uzupełnij lukę 8.1. jednym wyrazem, tak aby powstał spójny i logiczny tekst. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność gramatyczna i ortograficzna wpisywanego wyrazu.

AN UNCONVENTIONAL PAINTER

One day, a boy saw a man climb over the wall of his neighbour's garden to steal some fruit. He quickly went home and drew a likeness of the thief. The moment his father heard the story and saw the picture, he took it to the authorities. It 8.1. ___________ out to be very useful since the thief was soon caught. The boy was Thomas Gainsborough, who grew up to be one of England's most famous 18th-century painters, known both 8.2. ___________ the mastery of his craft and his unconventional methods. He painted in semi-darkness, and sitters for portraits claimed that 8.3. ___________ they nor their portraits were visible. When painting a landscape, he did not go outside, but constructed models from cork and coal, sand, moss, and other materials. Yet, 8.4. ___________ a result of this unusual practice, Thomas Gainsborough produced some of the most poetic paintings imaginable.

(adapted from spectator.co.uk)

Przeczytaj tekst. Uzupełnij lukę 8.2. jednym wyrazem, tak aby powstał spójny i logiczny tekst. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność gramatyczna i ortograficzna wpisywanego wyrazu.

AN UNCONVENTIONAL PAINTER — patrz zadanie 8.1. dla pełnego tekstu.

Przeczytaj tekst. Uzupełnij lukę 8.3. jednym wyrazem, tak aby powstał spójny i logiczny tekst. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność gramatyczna i ortograficzna wpisywanego wyrazu.

AN UNCONVENTIONAL PAINTER — patrz zadanie 8.1. dla pełnego tekstu.

Przeczytaj tekst. Uzupełnij lukę 8.4. jednym wyrazem, tak aby powstał spójny i logiczny tekst. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność gramatyczna i ortograficzna wpisywanego wyrazu.

AN UNCONVENTIONAL PAINTER — patrz zadanie 8.1. dla pełnego tekstu.

Uzupełnij zdanie, wykorzystując podane w nawiasach wyrazy w odpowiedniej formie. Nie należy zmieniać kolejności podanych wyrazów, trzeba natomiast – jeśli jest to konieczne – dodać inne wyrazy, tak aby otrzymać logiczne i gramatycznie poprawne zdanie. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność ortograficzna wpisywanego fragmentu zdania. Uwaga: w lukę można wpisać maksymalnie cztery wyrazy, wliczając w to wyrazy już podane.

Unfortunately, the accident prevented (he / complete) ___________________________ the project on time.

Uzupełnij zdanie, wykorzystując podane w nawiasach wyrazy w odpowiedniej formie. Nie należy zmieniać kolejności podanych wyrazów, trzeba natomiast – jeśli jest to konieczne – dodać inne wyrazy, tak aby otrzymać logiczne i gramatycznie poprawne zdanie. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność ortograficzna wpisywanego fragmentu zdania. Uwaga: w lukę można wpisać maksymalnie cztery wyrazy, wliczając w to wyrazy już podane.

Would you mind (carry / big) _______________________________________________ parcel of the three? I'll take the two smaller ones.

Uzupełnij zdanie, wykorzystując podane w nawiasach wyrazy w odpowiedniej formie. Nie należy zmieniać kolejności podanych wyrazów, trzeba natomiast – jeśli jest to konieczne – dodać inne wyrazy, tak aby otrzymać logiczne i gramatycznie poprawne zdanie. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność ortograficzna wpisywanego fragmentu zdania. Uwaga: w lukę można wpisać maksymalnie cztery wyrazy, wliczając w to wyrazy już podane.

Don't worry too much (other people / opinion) _________________________________. They are often formed too hastily.

Uzupełnij zdanie, wykorzystując podane w nawiasach wyrazy w odpowiedniej formie. Nie należy zmieniać kolejności podanych wyrazów, trzeba natomiast – jeśli jest to konieczne – dodać inne wyrazy, tak aby otrzymać logiczne i gramatycznie poprawne zdanie. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność ortograficzna wpisywanego fragmentu zdania. Uwaga: w lukę można wpisać maksymalnie cztery wyrazy, wliczając w to wyrazy już podane.

People who attended the meeting (be / unable / download) _______________________ the file yesterday because of the poor Internet connection.