Test 1

PRACTICE
TESTS
Poziom rozszerzony
Student’s Book
Virginia Evans – Jenny Dooley
Contents
Test 1
................................................................................................................................ p. 4
Test 2
................................................................................................................................ p. 8
Test 3
................................................................................................................................ p. 12
Test 4
................................................................................................................................ p. 17
Test 5
................................................................................................................................ p. 20
Test 6
................................................................................................................................ p. 24
Tapescripts .............................................................................................................................. p. 28
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Test 1
ROZUMIENIE TEKSTÓW PISANYCH
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Przeczytaj opowiadanie. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu. Zakreśl literę
A, B, C albo D.
“No, Anton, I have told thee many times, you
mustn’t sell it until I am gone.”
“But I need money; what good is that old violin to
you? Even the birds laugh when you try to play it.
Your hand shakes so much you can hardly hold the
bow. You’ll come with me to cut wood tomorrow.
Make sure you’re up early.”
“What, on a Sunday, Anton, and when it is so cold?
I get so very cold, my son. Let’s not go tomorrow.”
“Yes, tomorrow, you lazy old man. Don’t I cut wood
on Sundays? Do I care how cold it is? You’ll cut
wood, and as for the violin, I tell you I will sell it.”
Anton pulled his cap down and went out. The old
man pulled his stool near the fire, and sat stroking
his violin with trembling fingers, muttering, “Not
while I live.”
Five years ago they had come here, Peter
Sadelack, his wife, his oldest son Anton and
countless smaller Sadelacks, here to the dullest
part of south-west Nebraska. Anton established
himself as master of their new home, and people
said he would do well. Everyone knew that he was
mean and untrustworthy, but that made little
difference. He took more care over his corn than
anyone in the county, and always produced more
wheat than other men.
Nobody knew much about Peter, or said a good
word about him. He drank whenever he could get
out of Anton's sight long enough to sell his hat or
coat for whisky. Indeed there were only two things
he would not part with – his pipe and his violin. He
was a lazy, absent-minded old fellow. People said
that Anton, who never drank, was a much better
man than his father had ever been. Peter did not
care what people said. He did not like the country,
nor the people. Least of all he liked working the
land. He was very homesick for Prague. Eight
years ago he had been a second violinist in the
great theatre there. He had gone into the theatre
very young, and had been there all his life, until a
sudden illness weakened his arm.
Those were great days at the theatre. He had
plenty to drink then, and wore a dress coat every
evening, and there were always parties after the
play. Once, a French woman starred at the theatre.
He did not remember her face very well, for it was
never the same twice. But he remembered the
beauty of it. Most of all he remembered her voice.
The last night she played a part in which a man
touched her arm, and she stabbed him. Peter had
watched in wonder from below the stage. Peter
went home to his wife very drunk that night. Even in
those days he was a foolish fellow who cared for
nothing but music and pretty faces.
It was all different now. He had nothing to drink and
little to eat, and here there was nothing but sun,
grass and sky.
The fire was low, and it grew cold. Still Peter sat by
the fire remembering. He dared not feed the fire;
Anton would be angry. He did not want to cut wood
tomorrow; he wanted to go to church. Anton might
let him do that. He held his violin under his wrinkled
chin, his white hair fell over it, and he began to
play. His hand shook more than ever before, then
refused to work the bow at all. He sat for a while,
then took his violin out into the old stable. He heard
wolves howling, and the night wind screaming as it
swept over the snow. Near him he heard the
regular breathing of the horses in the dark. He
sighed, then vowed: “He will not sell you. I can play
you no more, but they won’t part us. We have seen
it all together, and we will forget it together, the
French woman and all.” He held his fiddle under
his chin a moment, where he had felt it so often,
then put it across his knee and broke it through the
middle.
Adapted from Peter by Willa Cather
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Test 1
1 Anton wanted Peter to
A stop embarrassing him.
B chop pieces of tree.
C break apart his violin.
D spend less time sleeping.
2 Anton was different from others in
that he
A had a large family.
B was very strict with people.
C paid such close attention to his
crops.
D spent time over his appearance.
3 The thing Peter disliked most about
his new life was
A the way people talked about
him.
B the farm labour.
C being away from his own city.
D its effect on his health.
4 Peter remembered a night in
Prague when he
A appeared alongside a great
singer.
B witnessed a violent fight.
C attended a wild party.
D was moved by a dramatic
scene.
5 In the stable, Peter felt
A frightened.
B emotional.
C angry.
D determined.
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Przeczytaj tekst, z którego usunięto cztery zdania. Dobierz
brakujące zdania, tak aby otrzymać logiczny i spójny tekst.
W każdą lukę (1–4) wpisz literę, którą oznaczone jest
brakujące zdanie (A–F). Uwaga: dwa zdania zostały podane
dodatkowo i nie pasują do tekstu.
HOW YOUR RECYCLING IS PREPARED FOR ITS REBIRTH
Britain’s recycling centres have never been busier. Since
2010, all UK local authorities have had to organise collections
of recyclable waste from households by law. So what happens
to the material people put in their recycling bins?
The first part of the recycling centre process is far from hitech. Workers examine the unsorted material as it passes by
them on a conveyor belt and manually remove anything
unsuitable for recycling. 1) ................... Pieces of cardboard
are also gathered by hand at this stage. They are then tied in
bundles and sent to be turned into new packaging.
The paper, bottles and cans are then all tipped into an
impressive sorting machine. It’s designed to separate the
paper from the three-dimensional items by shaking them so
that the cans and bottles fall out of one particular side.
2) ................... . The cans are then are separated from the
plastics using a powerful magnet. They then go to specialist
sites to be remade into cans. The bottles are separated by
hand into three categories of plastic that, between them, have
a surprising array of uses. 3) ................... .
Recycling centres process two types of paper – newspapers
and magazines, which eventually become tomorrow’s
publications, and lower-quality “mixed” paper, which is used
for packaging for the likes of cereal boxes. Special attention is
given to the publications. 4) ................... . A special machine
separates them from the rest of the paper, then each type of
paper passes under an infrared scanner. This detects any
non-paper substances, which need to be removed to make
the paper pure enough to go to paper mills.
A Not only do they make up 50% of the recyclable material the
centre deals with, they also have the highest monetary value.
B They include car insulation, road signs and material for pillows.
C It seems not everybody in the county is aware that only paper,
cardboard, plastic bottles and metal cans count as recyclables
under the roadside collection scheme.
D This is why you should not crush containers before recycling
them.
E In fact loose tops and lids can cause the machines to break down.
F Many people don’t bother to wash out containers.
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Test 1
ROZUMIENIE ZE SŁUCHU
ROZPOZNAWANIE STRUKTUR
LEKSYKALNO-GRAMATYCZNYCH
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Przeczytaj tekst. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, tak aby otrzymać logiczny
i gramatycznie poprawny tekst. Zakreśl literę
A, B, C albo D.
It’s never easy to judge how much rice you
need to cook to feed a number of people. If you’re
anything like me, you pour plenty into the pan to
be safe, but later find yourself with a ridiculous
amount of the stuff. Here are my top tips for
1) ................... excess or leftover rice.
First of all, be aware that it’s never a good idea
to eat rice more than a day after you’ve cooked it,
2) ................... you want to be ill. The safest thing
to do with rice that you don’t want to eat straight
3) ................... is to cover it, put it in the fridge and
use it within 24 hours.
One of my favourite summer dishes is green
rice salad. Use lime juice, olive oil and a little white
wine vinegar as a dressing and 4) ...................
greens such as cucumbers, avocados and peas.
If you want to eat the rice hot, why not fry it
Chinese-style? First whisk three tablespoons of
dry white wine into a quarter of a cup of soy
sauce. Then fry some crushed garlic in a little
peanut oil for a minute, before adding whatever
vegetables you’re keen on. I’d particularly
5) ................... sliced carrot, chopped green
pepper and peas. After a couple of minutes, add
the rice then pour over the soy sauce mix. It
6) ................... all blend together into a wonderful
side dish that’s also delicious on its own!
1 A
B
C
D
working out
laying down
using up
turning around
4 A
B
C
D
insert
add
provide
join
2 A
B
C
D
unless
whenever
providing
beware
5 A
B
C
D
recommending
recommended
to recommend
recommend
3 A on
B out
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C from
D away
6 A will
B would
C is
D did
Usłyszysz dwukrotnie wywiad z miłośnikiem
książek. Zaznacz znakiem X, które zdania są
zgodne z treścią nagrania (T – True), a które nie
(F – False).
T
F
1 Fred began running his library from
his car.
2 Many of books in Fred’s library have
come from its users.
3 Fred is campaigning for better
public transport in his area.
4 Fred says illustrated books are
popular with all ages.
5 Fred is a fan of fiction.
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Usłyszysz dwukrotnie wypowiedzi pięciu
osób na temat miast, które odwiedzili. Do
każdej wypowiedzi (1–5) dopasuj właściwy
nagłówek podsumowujący jej treść (A–F).
Wpisz rozwiązania do tabeli. Uwaga: jeden
nagłówek został podany dodatkowo i nie
odnosi się do żadnej wypowiedzi.
A THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR
TOURING
B CONTINUING A CENTURIESOLD TRADITION
C AN IDEAL PLACE FOR PARTY
ANIMALS
D SOME PHYSICAL EFFORT
REQUIRED TO SEE IT
E ZOOMING PAST THE
BUILDINGS
F MEMORABLE FOR A FRUITY
SPECIALITY
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Speaker 5
Test 1
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Usłyszysz dwukrotnie wypowiedź na temat uzależnień.
Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz
właściwą,
zgodną
z treścią nagrania. Zakreśl
literę A, B, C albo D.
1 Jane says one of the reasons
behind her addiction was
A loneliness.
B the demands of her job.
C loss of a loved one.
D an accident.
2 When Jane first started using
sleeping pills, her opinion was
that they
A were inexpensive.
B affected her concentration.
C had no side effects.
D were harmful.
3 When Jane tried to stop taking
the pills she found
A she needed to use them
during the day.
B her shoulder started to hurt
again.
C her sleep became less deep.
D she became difficult to work
with.
4 Jane advises people trying to
beat a sleeping pill addiction to
A stay positive.
B do a physical activity.
C destroy the tablets.
D expect it to take a long time.
5 Jane wants people to see
sleeping pills as something that
should
A be made less powerful.
B only be used in the worst
cases.
C be used alongside another
therapy.
D be banned.
STOSOWANIE STRUKTUR
LEKSYKALNO-GRAMATYCZNYCH
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Uzupełnij każdą lukę (1–5) jednym wyrazem, przekształcając wyraz
podany w nawiasie, tak aby otrzymać logiczny i gramatycznie
poprawny tekst. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność ortograficzna
wpisywanych wyrazów.
The ingredients that go into a tube of toothpaste include quite a lot of
manmade chemicals. Pharmaceutical companies 1) (convention)
............................. put substances created by scientists into
toothpastes to attack the bacteria that cause tooth decay. Over time,
however, repeated use of these chemicals causes bacteria to develop
resistance to them. Now a natural 2) (solve) ............................. to the
problem has been found. Experiments show that when coconut oil
enters the human digestive system, it stops the 3) (grow)
.......................... of bacteria that live in the mouth and produce the
acid that causes tooth decay. Not only that, it’s 4) (effect)
............................. in small amounts. Soon, then, this ready-made
antibacterial agent could become the 5) (late) ....................... addition
to toothpastes.
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Wykorzystując wyrazy podane drukowanymi literami, uzupełnij
każde zdanie z luką, tak aby zachować sens zdania wyjściowego
(1–5). Wymagana jest pełna poprawność ortograficzna i gramatyczna wpisywanych fragmentów zdań. Uwaga: nie zmieniaj formy
podanych wyrazów.
1 I’m reading these magazines so I can improve my English.
ORDER I’m reading these magazines .....................................
my English.
2 She introduced herself to me in the manner of a queen.
THOUGH She introduced herself to me ....................................
a queen.
3 I was too busy to notice the problem.
SO
I was .......................................... notice the problem.
4 My anger increases every time I speak to him.
GET
The more I speak to him .......................................... .
5 Thinking about it won’t do any good.
USE
.................................................................... about it.
WYPOWIEDŹ PISEMNA
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Wypowiedz się na jeden z trzech poniższych tematów. Wypowiedź
powinna zawierać od 200 do 250 słów i spełniać wszystkie wymogi
typowe dla formy wskazanej w poleceniu.
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Wojna jest wyłącznie źródłem nieszczęścia, a ponieważ bez wojska nie byłoby
wojen, wszystkie państwa powinny zrezygnować ze swoich armii. Napisz
rozprawkę, w której wyrazisz i uzasadnisz swoją opinię na ten temat.
2 Opisz starszą osobę, która była dla Ciebie inspiracją.
3 Napisz recenzję wydarzenia kulturalnego, w którym uczestniczyłeś/-aś
i którego widzowie byli świadkami spektakularnego występu.
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