Zadania 1–10 — 60 punktów / 90 minut
Read the text below. Six sentences have been removed. Choose from options A–H the one which best fits each gap. Two options are distractors and do not fit any gap.
When I was a teenager, my dad was not terribly interested in the music I liked. To him, it just sounded like “a lot of noise,” while he regularly referred to the music he listened to as “beautiful.” Even in his 80s, he once turned to me during a TV commercial featuring a 50-year-old Beatles tune and said, “You know, I just don’t like today’s music.”
It turns out that my father is not alone. As I have grown older, I often hear people my age say things like, “they just don’t make good music anymore.”
Why is this so? Luckily, my background as a psychologist has given me some insights into this puzzle. By the time we are in our early 20s, these tastes get locked into place pretty firmly. In fact, studies have found that by the time we turn 33, most of us have stopped listening to new music. Meanwhile, popular songs released when you are in your early teens are likely to remain quite popular among your age group for the rest of your life.
There could be a biological explanation for this. There is evidence that the brain’s ability to make subtle distinctions between different chords, rhythms and melodies gets worse with age. But I believe there are some simpler reasons for older people’s aversion to newer music. One of the most researched laws of social psychology is something called the “more exposure effect.” This happens with the people we know, the advertisements we see and, yes, the songs we listen to.
When you are in your early teens, you probably spend a fair amount of time listening to music or watching music videos. Your favourite songs and artists become familiar, comforting parts of your routine. Instead, many will simply listen to old, familiar favourites from that period of their lives when they had more free time.
Psychology research has shown that the emotions we experience as teens seem more intense than those that come later. All of this might explain why the songs we listen to during this period become so memorable and beloved. So there is nothing wrong with your parents because they do not like your music. In a way, it is all part of the natural order of things.
Read the text below. For questions 2.1–2.4, decide if each statement is True, False, or if there is No Information given in the text (4 pts). For questions 2.5–2.7, find the word in the text that matches the definition (3 pts).
Rome’s Garum, Biblioteca e Museo della Cucina, is a fascinating homage to Italy’s history of food and cooking. From the outside, the museum on Palatine Hill looks like just another of Rome’s elegant buildings. Inside, however, it is clear that this is not just an ordinary Roman mansion. Named after a fish-based sauce enjoyed by the ancient Romans, Garum lets its visitors browse display cases filled with historic kitchenware – from baroque moulds for ice cream dating back to the early seventeenth century, to gas cookers from the 1950s.
Located on the second floor of the museum, the cookbook display spans the medieval era through to the late 20th century. Among the 127 cookbooks in the collection, there is a first edition of Pellegrino Artusi’s Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well (1891), which aimed to demystify the Italian cuisine that had previously been reserved for the country’s elite. Artusi was, in fact, like the first food blogger. He suggested using local, seasonal and quality products.
While Artusi’s cookbook is not as vibrantly illustrated as some others, it makes up for that with his colourful writing style. For example, he wrote about his curious Lentin Spaghetti: “Many people will read the recipe for it and cry out: 'Oh, what’s a ridiculous pasta!' They say so because it’s made from ground walnuts, breadcrumbs, confectioner’s sugar and Jamaican pepper. Nevertheless, this sweet spaghetti is an unfailing delicacy quite popular with children.”
Other highlights include a copy of the oldest mass-printed cookbook, Bartolomeo Platina’s 1474 On Honourable Pleasure and Health, and The Opera of Bartolomeo Scappi, written in 1570 by the private chef of Pope Pius V. The latter, which brims with sketches of meals, was extraordinary because, for the first time, it gave the Italian public access to recipes previously untasted outside of the Vatican. In particular, Scappi wrote of how Pope Pius IV was a fan of frogs. Not just any frogs, mind you, but those from the city of Bologna, which were especially plump and delicious.
As French cuisine had a significant influence on northern Italian gastronomy – due to sharing both a border and mutual admiration for each other’s culinary prowess – the museum also displays many of France’s finest cookbooks.
Aside from books and artefacts, Garum intends to bring some of the dishes (such as the first-ever recipe for Italian tomato sauce, from the late 1600s) alive. Plans for tastings and on-site banquets are still in the works.
The text explains what kind of food garum was.
Artusi’s book includes only one recipe for children.
The Pope was the only person who could eat frogs prepared by Scappi.
You can try samples of historical food in the museum.
Find the word in the text that matches each definition.
great ability or skill in cooking
never changing or ending, showing itself at all times
to be full of something
Uzupełnij poniższe wypowiedzi (3.1.–3.6.), wybierając spośród podanych możliwości. Zakreśl literę A, B albo C.
X: What was the title of the movie?
Y: Just a moment. I’ve got the answer on the _______ of my tongue.
X: Who is your favourite star of the _______ screen?
Y: Kate Winslet, without a doubt.
X: The headmaster knows who sprayed the graffiti at the entrance of the school.
Y: Good to hear that. Now they will have to face the _______ and deal with the consequences of their action.
X: This piano is out of _______.
Y: You’re right. The sounds are too low.
X: Has the press been invited to take photos at the _______ rehearsal?
Y: Yes, it is open to everyone.
X: Did you like the concert?
Y: I did. In fact, it _______ up to all my expectations.
Read the text below. Complete each gap (4.1.–4.10.) with one word to create a coherent and grammatically correct text.
Joe Cocker could feel the music channelling through his body as he began his final number on the Woodstock stage in 1969. First, 4.1. _______ one hand, the singer mimed the song’s opening piano note. Then, as the drums kicked in, Cocker pretended to play the guitar by lifting his left arm and swinging his 4.2. _______ one in perfect time with the dramatic first chords of his hit “With a Little Help From My Friends.”
The term 'air guitar’ did not gain popularity until the 1980s, but there, in 4.3. _______ of hundreds of thousands of people, Joe Cocker was playing air guitar.
One of the first known air guitar contests took 4.4. _______ at Florida State University 4.5. _______ November 17, 1978. Since 4.6. _______, air guitar has become a socially acceptable alternative for those who do 4.7. _______ dance.
What does it take to 4.8. _______ a great air guitarist? There are a 4.9. _______ requirements – technical skills (different from those needed to play an actual guitar), stage presence and “airness”, which is the spark of creativity. And… a sense of irony – you have to know it is ridiculous, but also be really passionate 4.10. _______ it.
Complete each sentence with one word. The number of dashes corresponds to the number of missing letters. Some letters are already given.
I have bought a beautiful _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ painting showing the mountains around the lake.
What _ _ p _ _ _ _ to me about his painting is his use of colour.
The museum houses several _ _ _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ _ _ by van Gogh, Monet and Renoir, and many people come to see these great works of art.
He gave _ _ _ l _ _ _ _ _ performance, and the audience was delighted.
What _ _ n _ _ does the film fall into – fantasy or science fiction?
Last year she starred in the film _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Nicholas Sparks’ best-selling novel.
Read the text. Complete each gap (6.1.–6.8.) with one word by transforming the words given in the box. Two words are extra.
If you have never visited the Central Library Branch of Kansas City, Missouri’s public library, the facade of the parking garage, alone, might 6.1. _______ you to go. It is so hard to drive by without 6.2. _______ over to look at the giant library books.
6.3. _______ as the Community Bookshelf, the book spines are about 25 feet high by 9 feet wide. In 2006, because of the need to provide 6.4. _______ parking downtown, a garage was constructed and the community was asked for ideas on how to make the structure look better. The idea of the bookshelf was remarkable.
The shelf showcases 22 spines which feature 42 titles, reflecting a wide 6.5. _______ of reading interests, as suggested by Kansas City readers and then carefully chosen by the library board members. However, it must be remembered that the library building itself is of historical value and 6.6. _______ beauty.
6.7. _______, in 1937, a book entitled Historical sketch of the Kansas City public library by Purd B. Wright was published. It provides information about the establishment and 6.8. _______ of the library. If you are a history buff, it is well worth reading this account to feel the passion of those involved with the inception of the library.
6.1. COURAGE → encourage (noun -> verb with prefix: 'might encourage you to go’)
6.2. PULL → pulling (verb -> gerund after 'without’: 'without pulling over’)
6.3. KNOW → known (verb -> past participle: 'Known as the Community Bookshelf’)
6.4. ADD → additional (verb -> adjective: 'additional parking’)
6.5. VARY → variety (verb -> noun: 'a wide variety of’)
6.6. ARCHITECT → architectural (noun -> adjective: 'architectural beauty’)
6.7. INTEREST → Interestingly (noun -> sentence adverb: 'Interestingly, in 1937...')
6.8. DEVELOP → development (verb -> noun: 'the establishment and development of the library’; also accepted: architecture)
Distractors (not used): CALL, SOCIAL
Using the word given in CAPITALS, complete each sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original. Do not change the form of the given word. You may write a maximum of five words, including the word given.
My aunt will let us stay with her in Gdynia during the Open’er Festival.
Key word: UP
My aunt will ________ in Gdynia during the Open’er Festival.
Let’s take part in a regional dance competition.
Key word: SUGGEST
I ________ a regional dance competition.
They told me that booking tickets in advance was not necessary.
Key word: BOOK
They told me that I ________ tickets in advance.
All members of the book club should have attended the meeting.
Key word: REQUESTED
All members of the book club ________ the meeting.
If I were you, I would not pay so much for the balcony tickets.
Key word: WORTH
In my opinion, it is ________ for the balcony tickets.
This is the weirdest music she has ever composed.
Key word: WEIRD
She has never ________ before.
Complete the sentences with the words given in brackets, in the correct form. Both gaps must be right to score the point. Full grammatical and spelling accuracy is required.
In fact, her book (print) (print) now. I really look forward (read) (read) it.
My book got wet and all the pages (stick) (stick) together, so I (lay) (lay) it on the radiator to dry.
This film set (look) (look) incredible! It is the first time I (be) (be) in a film studio.
Everybody (be) (be) shocked when the writer refused (sign) (sign) his novels at the book fair last week.
Match each painting (9.1.–9.6.) to one option (A–H). Two options are extra and match none of the paintings.
| Painting | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Fighting Temeraire (1839) | |
| Black Iris III (1926) | |
| The Hay Wain (1821) | |
| Balloon Girl (2002) | |
| Autumn Rhythm No. 30 (1950) | |
| American Gothic (1930) |
| Painting | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Fighting Temeraire (1839) | F |
| Black Iris III (1926) | B |
| The Hay Wain (1821) | G |
| Balloon Girl (2002) | E |
| Autumn Rhythm No. 30 (1950) | C |
| American Gothic (1930) | A |
Answer each question in English. Write short, precise answers.
What does the abbreviation YBAs stand for? What is the name and surname of one person connected with it?
Which museum was originally called the South Kensington Museum and was established following the success of the Great Exhibition? What other museum was created as part of the South Kensington Museum in 1909?
Which artist (give his name and surname) got the nickname "the Pope of Pop"?
Which city are the Met and the MoMA located in?