Język angielski, matura 2015 - poziom podstawowy - pytania i odpowiedzi

This is the second time Cindy has won a spelling competition.

This year the competition words were easier than Cindy expected.

Cindy studied for 10 hours at the weekend just before the competition.

Cindy learned the words for the competition without her father’s help.

Cindy’s teacher asked her to check her friends’ essays for spelling

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The Shard, a famous skyscraper in London, was completed in 2012. Like many large projects in London, it was quite controversial. People complained that the skyscraper would block the view from famous London landmarks: the Tower of London and St. Paul’s Cathedral. But the authorities said the tower would become another icon for the city and it would cause no harm to the visual panorama of London.

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The building is in the form of a pyramid and it is the largest structure in Europe. The glass tower has 72 floors and it looks like a rocket ready to be launched into space at any moment. The skyscraper stands in the heart of London, on the south bank of the river Thames near Tower Bridge.

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The building is covered with the so-called ‘extra white’ glass. It reflects the sky more than most traditional skyscrapers. That’s why it looks different from season to season and at different times of the day. In certain weather conditions you might have the impression that the upper levels of the building are missing.

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The Shard is owned almost completely by the State of Qatar and the owners decided that the building should serve many functions. There are offices, luxury apartments, restaurants and a five-star hotel. Many people say that it will soon become one of the main tourist attractions in London.

GET COOKING!
Are you good at preparing healthy meals? Would you like to visit the White House? If you answered “yes” to both questions, then you should enter the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. The contest invites teens aged 14 to 18 from across the country to come up with lunch recipes that are both tasty and healthy. The authors of the best recipes, one from each state, will be invited to meet the chef who prepares the President’s meals in the White House. The winner will also have the opportunity to run a restaurant in Washington for a day. It’s a great chance for you! Send the application today!

THE COOK
Ora loved cooking. She preferred to be alone in the kitchen and made it clear that the meals she cooked for our family were her business, and nobody else’s. Grandmother hated her. “The woman is ruining you,” she told our Mother. But the bills were no larger, which our Mother knew well. “The kids will be sick,” Grandmother remarked severely. But we were healthier than ever. We watched every plate Ora served and exclaimed in delight, “It smells so nice! How tasty it is!” “The kids’ table manners are getting worse,” Grandmother observed. And that was true if you believed, as she was taught to believe, that food should be consumed without any sign of joy.

AN ARTIST’S IDEA
David Meldrum, a graphic designer, has painted every meal he’s consumed for a year. His project shows cuisine ranging from fast food delivered in plastic trays to his mother’s homemade dishes. Mr. Meldrum used acrylic paints, watercolours, pen and ink to make the pictures, which also include everything he drank with his food. And the result is a shockingly honest portrait of his eating habits, with 1360 cups of coffee and hundreds of chocolate bars.

Royd Tolkien first went to New Zealand because he

In Royd’s opinion, Peter Jackson and his team

Which is TRUE about Royd’s last visit to New Zealand?

Why does Royd recommend the Chocolate Fish Café?

In the last paragraph, the author

In 1983, my friend Haig took me to a meeting with Star Trek film stars. The chance to meet them all was a great joy for him. For me, the biggest attraction was the book stalls in the entrance hall. ABCDE So, while Haig was trying to get some autographs, I browsed the shelves for some bargains.

One of the booksellers had Asimov’s latest book. Although I’d already read it, the price was attractive and I decided to buy it. I told the bookseller, however, that it wasn’t Asimov’s best work. At this very moment, an elderly man joined us. He asked me why I felt this way. ABCDE To prove it, I intended to open the book on the last page. And then I saw the photo of the author on the cover and got a shock. I realized that I’d just told one of the best science fiction writers that his book wasn’t very good.

I stood speechless with the book still in my hand. The writer took it and said, “What’s your name?” ABCDE His short dedication said: “To Jack, I hope my next book will meet your expectations. All the best, Isaac Asimov.”

The Ice Hotel, which is located in the northern Swedish town of Jukkasjärvi, is rebuilt at the beginning of every winter. It is constructed of ice blocks. Everything, including mostalleach the furniture and kitchen appliances, is made of ice.

This year, however, the owners of the hotel were toldtoldwere telling by the town hall’s architect they could not continue construction because there was not even one fire detector included in their plans.

The hotel management were surprised but they agreed that in the hotel there were things that could easily givecatchbring fire, like pillows, sleeping bags or reindeer skins.

“To us the most important concern is the safety of our clients, becausealthoughso we will do our best to install the device as soon as possible,” Beatrice Karlsson said at a press conference last week.

Surprisingly, when the fire detector was finally installed yesterday, the alarm went offbroke uptook on unexpectedly, making so much noise that it even frightened the reindeer gathered near the hotel.

They hope to reach the airport in twenty minutes.

Who prepared Mary’s breakfast?