Státní maturita z angličtiny. Didaktický test s odpoveďmi a cvičení. 2014 jaro.

POSLECHOVÝ SUBTEST 

Uslyšíte 4 krátké nahrávky. Nejprve uslyšíte otázku a poté vyslechnete nahrávku. Na základě vyslechnutých nahrávek vyberte k úlochám 1-4 vzdy jeden správný obrázek A-C.

Where is the man’s car?

2. Why is Franklin High School closed today?

3. Which car is Sarah waiting in?

4. What is Nicole doing tomorrow night?

POSLECH

2. ČÁST ÚLOHY 5-12 8 bodů/1 bod

Uslyšíte rozhovor manželů před odchodem do restaurace. Na základě vyslechnuté nahrávky rozhodněte, zda jsou tvrzení v úlohách 5-12 pravdivá (P), nebo nepravdivá (N).

POSLECH

3. ČÁST ÚLOHY 13-19 7 bodů/1 bod

Uslyšíte hovořit průvodkyni při prohlídce domu Ernesta Hemingwaye. Na základě vyslechnuté nahrávky doplňte informace na vynechaná místa v úlohách 13-19.
V odpovědích použijte nejvýše 3 slova. Čísla můžete zapisovat číslicemi. První úloha slouží jako vzor (0).

POSLECH

4. ČÁST ÚLOHY 20-23 4 body/1 bod

Uslyšíte čtyři krátké nahrávky. Nejprve uslyšíte otázku a poté vyslechnete nahrávku. Na
základě vyslechnutých nahrávek vyberte k úlohám 20-23 vždy jednu správnou odpověd’ A-C.

20 What does the man say about his new flatmate?

21 Why did the man receive a fine today?
He received a fine because:

22 What was the real reason Richard cancelled the date?
Richard cancelled the date because:

23 What is wrong with the man’s new shoes?

ČTENÍ A JAZYKOVÁ KOMPETENCE
ČÁST 5 ÚLOHY 24-28

Přečtěte si pět krátkých textů. Na základě informací v textech vyberte k úlohám 24-28 vždy jednu správnou odpověd’ A-D

It Happened in Baghdad…
In November of 2004, a group of American soldiers entered an empty house in Baghdad. They were ready to attack the source of the noise coming from around the corner. What they found, however, wasn’t a dangerous enemy but a puppy. Although it is against the law, the soldiers adopted the dog, named him Lava and decided to take him with them to the USA – an almost impossible task! Dogs need vaccinations to cross borders, but the American military vets wouldn’t even look at civilian dogs, and Iraqi vets weren’t willing to help either. Many attempts to get Lava out failed, but the soldiers never gave up and Lava finally found a new home in California.
(www.everythingwolf.com, upraveno)

25. What is the main idea of the article?

Elephants in Russia
When one circus carriage suddenly caught fire during an international tour in the Novosibirsk region, Russia, two elephants were taken out of the burning carriage into the bitter cold. In temperatures of -40°C, the animals soon suffered frostbite’ to their ears. The circus keepers decided to warm the elephants up with two glasses of vodka mixed with warm water. It helped, and the elephants started “roaring happily as if they were in the jungle”, one keeper said. Like with humans, alcohol can make animals feel warmer, but it lowers the body temperature, scientists warn. However, the Novosibirsk zoo director said that the elephants were not harmed or intoxicated and that with the alcohol they escaped certain death.
(www.bbc.co.uk, upraveno)
‘ frostbite: omrzliny

26. What happened to the elephants?

A Nakedi Sleepwalker
At 2 a.m. Rebekah Armstrong was woken by a noise coming from the garden. When she realised her husband Tim was not in bed, she went downstairs to see what was happening. Rebekah saw that Tim was cutting the grass wearing nothing! She immediately understood he was sleepwalking! She was afraid to wake him up because she knew it could be dangerous to disturb someone who is sleepwalking. She just turned the lawnmower2 off, went back to bed and let her husband get on with it. Tim later got back into bed and put his pyjamas on. He didn’t believe Rebekah when she told him what he’d been doing.
(www.oddee.com, upraveno)
‘ naked: nahý
2 lawnmower: sekačka na trávu

27 What did Rebekah do when she realised her husband was sleepwalking naked’?

A Robbery Story
In 2007, a man broke into Suzie Fronterotta’s home in London and stole £1,000 and several pieces ofjewellery.To the owner’s surprise, she received a package containing the stolen objects three years later. The parcel also included a note with his apology and an explanation saying that ever since he robbed Suzie’s house, he had had bad luck, including the death of his wife. So this bad guy, who didn’t write his name, decided to change for the better. He also said he would pay back the £1,000 when he earned enough money. Suzie therefore asked the police not to arrest the man if they ever found him.
(www.oddee.com, upraveno)

28 What was not in the parcel that Suzie got from the robber?

ČÁST 6 ÚLOHY 29-38 10 bodů/1 bod
Přečtěte si tvrzení v úlohách 29-38 a leták s informacemi o letní jazykové škole.

English Holiday School (EHS) in Covent Garden

EHS offers summer English courses for young students from all over the world! Our summer English courses are designed for learners aged 15 to 19 years at all levels of English except for complete-beginner level. Students can live either in the Holborn Halls of Residence, situated only a two-minute walk from the school, or with English host families.

The Course

Each morning is focused on classroom learning, especially speaking, listening and grammar skills. Afternoon activities and classes are an integral part of the course, where students practise and develop the language skills learned during the morning lessons. Students are tested on their first day and placed into the appropriate class according to their ability in English. All students receive a certificate of attendance at the end of their stay at EHS.

Weekly Timetable

Mornings               Afternoons

9:30 -12:55             13:30 -18:00*

Monday Lessons Sports (optional)

Tuesday Lessons Cultural activities

Wednesday Lessons Lessons

Thursday Lessons Leisure activities

Friday Lessons Excursion (optional)

Saturday All-day excursion

Course with accommodation in a host family. The minimum stay is two weeks; for lower levels, three weeks are recommended. All course expenses and study materials are included in the price, as well as accommodation with full board, bus/underground fares to and from school if necessary, and all obligatory activities stated in the programme. There are always two students accommodated in one host family. We never place students of the same mother tongue with a host family.

Possible course dates: 1st July 2014 to 31st August 2014. Course with accommodation in the Holborn Halls of Residence. The minimum stay is as above. For lower levels, three weeks are recommended. The price includes all course expenses, study materials, accommodation (in single, double or multiple rooms) and half board. We cannot guarantee that you will be accommodated with student(s) of a different mother tongue.

Possible course dates: 15th July 2014 to 31st August 2014

Payment

A deposit on the course price must be paid at the moment of registration: £100 for students staying with a host family or £50 for students staying at the Holborn Halls of Residence. The rest of the course payment must be received 4 weeks before the start of the course.

(www.english-summer-school-uk.com, upraveno)

7 ČÁST ÚLOHY 39-43

Přečtěte si článek o divadelní hře The Mousetrap od Agathy Christie. Na základě informací v textu vyberte k úlohám 39-43 vždy jednu správnou odpověd’ A-D.

The Mousetrap

In 1947, Queen Mary asked for a radio play to be written for her 80th birthday by Agatha Christie. The play was broadcast on May 30, 1947, and it was called Three Blind Mice. Christie adapted the radio play into a theatre play four years later and although she
was quite happy with the original title of the play, she renamed it The Mousetrap. The name had to be changed because of protests by another author, Emile Littler, who had produced a theatre play also named Three Blind Mice before the Second World War. The
suggestion to call it The Mousetrap came from Christie’s son-in-law Anthony Hicks, who borrowed the idea from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.

Agatha Christie gave all the rights to the play to her grandson, Matthew Prichard, as a present for his 9th birthday. In 1956, British film producer John Woolf bought the rights to the film from Prichard. Nevertheless, Woolf had to agree to the condition that he wouldn’t make a film version earlier than 6 months after the last performance of the play on stage. Woolf died in 1999 and The Mousetrap was still playing at St Martin’s Theatre in London, where it is still played at present. With its 24,500 performances, it is the longest-running show in history. And, obviously, there won’t be a film version until at least 6 months after the last stage performance in London.

Christie herself did not expect The Mousetrap to run for such a long time. In her autobiography, she reports a conversation that she had with Peter Saunders, a theatre producer, right after the first performance in 1951. He expected that the play would not even be performed for twelve months. Agatha Christie disagreed and gave her play only about eight months on stage. However, in September 1957, The Mousetrap broke the record for the longest-running play in the West End.

Since the beginning, more than 10 million people have seen this classic murder mystery, where at the end of each performance, audiences are asked not to tell the identity of the killer to anyone outside the theatre.The producers and actors want to make sure that the end of the play stays a secret for future audiences. Christie was always very angry when the endings of her works were revealed in newspapers.

The play inspired producer Stephen Waley-Cohen to start a theatrical education charity called The Mousetrap Theatre Project. The project is for young people from poor families or with disabilities. With the help of the project, they can see the best theatre performances live and don’t only learn about theatre plays as a part of a school education programme.

(www.didyouknow.org, upraveno; http://www.raleighlittletheatre.org)

39 Why did Agatha Christie change the name of the play?

40. What does the second paragraph say about the film version of the play?

41 What did the theatre producer think about the play?
He thought that the play:

42 What does the word “revealed” mean? (Paragraph 4)

43. Why was The Mousetrap Theatre Project charity started?

ČÁST8  ÚLOHY 44-48 5 bodů/1 bod

Přečtěte si informace o pěti lidech, kteří hledají bydlení, a nabídky realitní kanceláře. Na základě informací v textech přiřaďte k úlohám 44-48 vždy jednu nabídku A-G. Dvě nabídky jsou navíc a nebudou použity.

9. ČÁST ÚLOHY 49-6315 bodů/1 bod Max. bodů – 1, váha 10. Pro zisk bodu je potřeba odpovědět na všechny otázky správně.

Přečtěte si článek o fotografii známé po celém světě. Na základě textu vyberte k úlohám 49-63 vždy jednu správnou odpověd’ A-C.

Písemná práce část 1

Časopis pro studenty anglického jazyka vyzval své čtenáře, aby napsali článek na téma:

My favourite place.

Rozhodl/a jste se na výzvu reagovat.

Napište članek v rozsahu 120-150 slov, ve kterém:

• uvedete, o jaké místo se jedná;

• vysvětlíte, proč je právě toto místo vaše oblíbené;

• popíšte dané misto;

• uvedete, co na tomto místě obvykle děláte.

Písemná práce část 2

Státní maturita z angličtiny. Didaktický test s odpoveďmi a cvičení. 2013 podzim.

POSLECHOVÝ SUBTEST 

Uslyšíte 4 krátké nahrávky. Nejprve uslyšíte otázku a poté vyslechnete nahrávku. Na základě vyslechnutých nahrávek vyberte k úlochám 1-4 vzdy jeden správný obrázek A-C.

1. What’s sport does Katie’s boyfriend do?

2. Where is lee waiting?

3. What will the girl do on Sunday?

4. What will the weather be like today in Florida?

POSLECH

2. ČÁST ÚLOHY 5-12 8 bodů/1 bod

Uslyšíte výklad průvodkyně v umělecké galerii. Na základě vyslechnuté nahrávky rozhodněte, zda jsou tvrzení v úlohách 5-12 pravdivá (P), nebo nepravdivá (N).

3. ČÁST ÚLOHY 13-19 8 bodů/1 bod

Uslyšíte telefonický rozhovor muže a zaněstnankyně restaurace. Na základě vyslechnuté nahrávky doplňte informace na vynechaná místa v úlohách 13-19.

Čísla můžete zapisovat číslicemi. První úloha slouží jako vzor (0).

POSLECH

4. ČÁST ÚLOHY 20-23 4 body/1 bod

Uslyšíte čtyři krátké nahrávky. Nejprve uslyšíte otázku a poté vyslechnete nahrávku. Na
základě vyslechnutých nahrávek vyberte k úlohám 20-23 vždy jednu správnou odpověd’ A-C.

20. What will the man do tomorrow?

21. What can you have a 50% discount on?

22. What did Clara’s father break?

23. Why doesn’t Gina go swimming?

5. ČÁST  ČTENÍ A JAZYKOVÁ KOMPETENCE 

ÚLOHY 24-28 5 bodů/1 bod

Přečtěte si pět krátkých textů. Na základě informací v textech vyberte k úlohám 24-28 vždy jednu správnou odpověd’ A-D

Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde died as a poor man in France in 1900 and his friends could afford only a simple grave for him outside Paris. But in 1912, Wilde’s remains*  were moved to the most famous cemetery in Paris. His new grave, with a statue of an angel, was created by American sculptor Jacob Epstein in 1914. It soon became a magnet for tourists who started to cover the stone with lipstick kisses. Unfortunately, the lipstick sank into the stone and every time it was cleaned, the grave was damaged even more. So, a year ago, French conservationists decided to clean it and keep it safe behind a glass panel. The restored grave was presented on the date of the anniversary of Wilde’s death.
(www.bbc.co.uk, upraveno)

* remains: ostatky

24 According to the text, what happened to Wilde’s grave twelve months ago?

Silent Night
The world’s most famous Christmas song, Silent Night, was born almost 200 years ago in an Austrian village near Salzburg. It came into existence by chance. Mice chewed through the bellowsl of Franz Xaver Gruber’s organ2 right before Christmas Eve and the
instrument stopped working. Nobody could imagine a midnight service3 without music. Fortunately, the priest Joseph Mohr had written a little poem celebrating the beauty of Christmas night. When Franz Gruber composed a simple melody to the poem, which could be played on a guitar, the service on 24 December 1818 was saved. The men, who named the song Stille Nacht, had no idea that they had created a legend.
(Time for students, 2008)
‘ bellow: měch
2 organ: varhany
3 midnight service: půlnoční mše

25 What happened at Christmas in 1818?

House Burglary
When Pal Nagy decided to rob a house in Budapest, he didn’t know it was the house of an Olympic fencing’ champion, Virgine Ujlaky.The sportswoman was busy practising for a tournament when she saw someone trying to get in through the window of her bedroom. It took her just a few seconds to push the burglar against the wall with the sword on his throat. Virgine didn’t hurt him but quickly called the police who arrested the man. But before that, the policemen had to send for a doctor to treat the burglar, who was in terrible shock. Ujlaky said:”I wasn’t scared at all. It was good practice as I have a competition this week:”
(www.oddee.com, upraveno)
‘ fencing: šerm, šermování

26 According to the text, which statement about Pal Nagy is true?

The French Resistance’ against the Nazi occupation of France is usually associated with heroic acts such as damaging bridges or trains. But in a town near Paris, two artists, the Mauméjean brothers, decided to protest against the occupation in their own quiet way. Historians have recently discovered a coloured glass church window created by the brothers. It shows Adolf Hitler in the act of murdering St. James. St. James was one ofJesus’12 apostles and in the artwork he symbolises all Jewish people. Although Hitler’s hairstyle can be recognised in the portrait, his moustache was hidden behind his arm to avoid any trouble. Still, the work was a brave act of artistic and religious resistance and solidarity by the non-Jewish French.
(www.spiegeLde, upraveno)
‘ The French Resistance: francouzské hnutí odporu

27 Which is the best title for this article?

Black Box Flight Recorders
The “black box” is, in fact, painted orange to be found easily after a plane crash. The device is the work of an Australian, Dave Warren, who believed that it could solve the mysteries of plane accidents. In 1953, he invented an instrument that recorded flight data and voices from the cockpit’. His idea was simple – if the “black box” could stay in one plece after a crash, experts could replay the final moments of the flight, find out what happened and help to prevent future catastrophes. Warren’s motivation was a family tragedy. In 1934, his father died in an air disaster over the Tasman Sea. The first “black boxes”were built in the UK, but the idea was born in Australia.
(www.bbc.co.uk, upraveno)
‘ cockpit: pilotní kabina

28 According to the text, which sentence is true about the black box?

6. ČÁST. ČTENÍ A JAZYKOVÁ KOMPETENCE ÚLOHY 29-38

Přečtěte si tvrzení v úlohách 29-38 a leták s informacemi o knižním veletrhu.

The Miami Book Fair is organised by the Florida Center of the Literary Arts and it takes place at Miami Dade College. For eight days every November, downtown Miami becomes the centre of the literary world
when the Miami Book Fair welcomes thousands of book lovers who attend readings and discussions, including prize-winning, best-selling and new authors from around the world.

The 2013 Miami Book Fair runs from November 17″ to November 24th

Mission & History The main purpose of Miami Book Fair International is to support reading and writing, and to increase awareness of the literary arts in our multi-ethnic world. In 1984, the book fair was only a two-day street fair. Since then, the fair has become one of the largest and best book fairs in America. Today, the Miami Book Fair is an international event that includes a Sunday-to-Sunday schedule of exciting programmes, readings and special activities.

Programmes  Festival of Authors – The festival, presenting readings and discussions with authors, is the main attraction of the Miami Book Fair. Previous years’ guests have included prize-winning authors such as recipients of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Along with many American voices, there will also be many international voices.

Street Fair – Another attraction of the Miami Book Fair is the Street Fair. More than 250 publishers and booksellers exhibit and sell the latest books in a festive atmosphere. Visitors can also enjoy live concerts on the central stage. The Street Fair takes place from Friday, November 22nd to Sunday, November 24th and requires an $8 admission fee for adults over 18. Kids under 18 get in free, and senior fair-goers pay $5 for the Street Fair.

Alley of Wonders – Activities for kids include book-inspired theatre and arts-and-crafts workshops, storytelling and readings by children’s book authors from around the world.

Collectors’ Treasures – Displays of rare books, signed first editions and original manuscripts from the 17th and 18th centuries. The fair includes evening creative-writing lectures beginning on Sunday, November 17th and finishing on Friday, November 22nd. They are led by prominent writers who want to inspire and support beginning authors. The lectures are free but you have to book a seat in advance. Visitors must be in their seats at least 10 minutes before the sessions begin, or they will risk losing their seats.

Guest Authors’ Session Tickets to the Guest Authors’ Session cost $6 for all age groups. There is a limit of 2 tickets per person, per session.

For more information and booking seats please contact 305-237-3258 or visit http://www.miamibookfair.com.

(www.miamibookfair.com), upraveno

Na základě informací v textu rozhodněte, zda jsou tvrzení pravdivá (P), nebo nepravdivá (N).

ČÁST 7. ČTENÍ A JAZYKOVÁ KOMPETENCE.  39-43 5 bodů/1 bod

Přečtěte si článek, který pojednává o známém vynálezu. Na základě informací v textu vyberte k úlohám 39-43 vždy jednu správnou odpověd’ A-D.

Mistake Out
Bette Nesmith Graham never wanted to be an inventor – she was much more interested in art and dreamt of a painting career. However, in 1945, when World War II ended, she divorced her husband and found out she didn’t have enough money in her bank account for herself and her small son. She decided to learn to type and only a few months after the war, she started to work as a secretary in a Texas office.

In the 1950s, electric typewriters were becoming more and more popular but in learning to use them, Bette and other secretaries often made mistakes. Of course they hated re-typing whole pages just because of one single error! So Bette started to look for an elegant way to correct them. She remembered that artists painted over their mistakes on canvas’, so why couldn’t typists paint over their mistakes?

So, with this idea in mind, Bette mixed some white tempera paint with water, put the mixture in a bottle and took it – together with a tiny paintbrush – to her office. One brushstroke2 over a mistake and… it worked! Soon Bette regularly used this liquid to correct her typing errors and her boss never noticed. One of her colleagues saw Bette correcting mistakes with this brilliant invention and asked for some of it. Mrs. Graham found a little bottle at home, put a “Mistake Out” label on it and gave it to her the next day. In a short time, all the secretaries in the office had Mistake Out for free and corrected their mistakes too.

In 1956 Bette started the Mistake Out Company from her Dallas home. She transformed her kitchen into a small laboratory where she mixed various paints and chemicals with her electric food mixer. All the time she was trying to improve her invention. Soon, the first customers appeared and Bette’s son Michael and his friends filled bottles for them in the garage. Although Mrs. Graham worked nights and weekends to meet the growing number of orders, she didn’t earn much money.

One day, Bette was tired and sent some letters to the wrong addresses by mistake. This brought problems to the office and her boss fired her. She lost her job but could now spend all her time selling Mistake Out. The production soon grew into a million-dollar business. Bette later re-named Mistake Out as Liquid Paper, patented the product and moved the company to her own factory. Although a rich woman now, she never forgot the hard time she had when she was out of work and without money for herself and Michael. That’s why she started two foundations  helping women find new ways to earn a living, especially in business and art.
(www.inventors.about.com, upraveno)

1 canvas: plátno.
2 brushstroke: tah štětcem.
3 foundation: nadace.

39. What did Bette do before the year 1950?
She was a/an:

40. What does the 2nd paragraph say about Bette?

41. What does the 3rd paragraph say about the secretaries in Bette’s office?

42. How did Michael help Bette?

43. Why did Bette start the foundations?

ČÁST 8 ÚLOHY 44-48 5 bodů/1 bod

Přečtěte si informace o pěti ženách mezi 25 a 30 lety žijících v Londýně, které se chtějí seznámit, a inzeráty na internetové seznamce. Na základě informací v textech přiřacrte k úlohám 44-48 vždy jeden inzerát A-G.

ČÁST9. ČTENÍ A JAZYKOVÁ KOMPETENCE ÚLOHY 49-63 15 bodů/1 bod. Max. bodů – 1, váha 10. Pro zisk bodu je potřeba odpovědět na všechny otázky správně.

Přečtěte si článek o vzdělávání v arabských státech. Na základě textu vyberte k úlohám 49-63 vždy jednu správnou odpověd’ A-C.

Chcete přispět do anglického školniho časopisu. Rozhodl/a jste se napsat članek o školní akci (např. sportovní nebo kulturní akce, výlet, projektový den), které jste se zúčastnil/a se svou třidou. Napište članek v rozsahu 120-150 slov, ve kterém:

• uvédete, jaké akce jste se zúčastnil/a;
• uvédete, kdy a kde se akce konala;
• popišteakci (např. účel, průběh, účastníci);
• napišete, co se yam na akci líbilo nebo nelíbilo;
• zdůvodníte svůj nazor.

Chystáte se uspořádat sraz spolužáků zakladní školy. Rad/a byste pozval/a i vaši bývalou britskou učitelku angličtiny paní Sally Shaw. Napište jí  e-mail v rozsahu 60-70 slov, ve kterém:

• ji pozvete na třidni sraz;
• ji připomenete vaši třidu (např. škola, rok, spolužáci, společný zážitek);
• uvedete, kdy a kde se sraz koná ;
• sdělite ji, že se na ni těšíte.

Státní maturita z angličtiny. Didaktický test s odpoveďmi a cvičení. 2017 jaro

POSLECHOVÝ SUBTEST 

POSLECH. 1. ČÁST ÚLOHY 1–4 8 bodů / 2 body.

Uslyšíte 4 krátké nahrávky. Nejprve uslyšíte otázku a poté vyslechnete nahrávku. Na základě vyslechnutých nahrávek vyberte k úlochám 1-4 vzdy jeden správný obrázek A-C.

1 Where will the girls sleep at the weekend?

2.  What kind of pizza will the man order today?

3.  What was damaged during the robbery?

4. Why wasn’t Carol at work?

2. ČÁST ÚLOHY 5–12.

Uslyšíte rozhovor dvou příbuzných, kteří se setkali po delší době. Na základě vyslechnuté
nahrávky rozhodněte, zda jsou tvrzení v úlohách 5–12 pravdivá (P), nebo nepravdivá (N).

3. ČÁST ÚLOHY 13–20 16 bodů / 2 body

U slyšíte část výkladu průvodce v muzeu hraček. Na základě vyslechnuté nahrávky
odpovězte na otázky v úlohách 13–20. V odpovědích použijte nejvýše 3 slova. Čísla
můžete zapisovat číslicemi.

The Doll and Teddy Bear Museum

4. ČÁST ÚLOHY 21–24. 8 bodů / 2 body

Uslyšíte čtyři krátké nahrávky. Nejprve uslyšíte otázku a poté vyslechnete nahrávku. Na
základě vyslechnutých nahrávek vyberte k úlohám 21–24 vždy jednu správnou odpověď
A–D.

1. What is the planned landing time of Mr. Grey’s plane in Toronto?

22 According to the woman, what makes a perfect holiday?

23 What is the man’s opinion on using Facebook?

24 Why did Allan go to Brazil?

He went to Brazil:

5. ČÁST ÚLOHY 25–29 10 bodů / 2 body

Přečtěte si pět krátkých textů. Na základě informací v textech vyberte k úlohám 25–29 vždy jednu správnou odpověď A–D.

Free Bus Rides
In 2003, a 106-year-old woman from Os in Norway received an offer for free bus rides to school. Town officials sent it to her because they thought she would first attend school in autumn 2003. Ingeborg Thuen, born in 1897, is the oldest citizen of Os and actually started school in 1903 when she was six years old. Computers in the town hall of Os read the ’97 of her birth year as 1997 and added her to the list of children starting the first grade in autumn 2003. When Ingeborg received the offer, she laughed and said, “Free rides are a very good idea, although now I live near the school. When I started school back then, I had to walk for an hour every morning, which was really hard. However, as I can already read, write and count, I will skip school this time,” she joked.
(www.broadcaster.org.uk, upraveno)

25 Why was the woman offered free bus rides?

She was offered free bus rides:

Syringe1

The development of the syringe became very important with the arrival of penicillin in the 1940s. This drug blocked up glass syringes and even heat sterilization didn’t help, so the syringes couldn’t be used again. Later, in 1951, Harry Willis, a distributor at a drug company, designed and patented a syringe made of plastic. However, Willis needed a plastics expert to make his idea of the new tool a reality. This is why he visited Charles Rothauser, an Australian manufacturer who was using plastic to produce toys, and asked him to use his knowledge of plastics in order to make a plastic syringe according to Willis’ design. Rothauser made the first syringes out of polyethylene, a plastic which softens with heat and has to be sterilized chemically, which was too expensive. So he tried another material – polypropylene – a plastic that can be sterilized by heat. He succeeded, and today Australians argue that it was a toymaker from Australia who gave us this life-saving tool.
(www.bbc.co.uk, upraveno)
1 syringe: injekční stříkačka

26 What did the Australian toymaker do for the development of syringes?

An accident

A scared Finnish woman called the police at 3 a.m. to report repeated doorbell ringing at night. At first, the policemen thought it was the work of neighbourhood kids. On closer inspection they discovered that ants had built a large ant hill inside the wall of her house. This was pressing on the doorbell parts in the wall and made them ring. The officers identified the ants as pharaoh ants. This insect is attracted to warm buildings, because it is the way to survive in cold, northern Europe. The police had to use a knife to cut through all the materials the ants had brought into the wall and destroyed all the ants to stop the woman’s doorbell ringing.
(www.outsideonline.com, upraveno)

27 What is the most suitable title for this article?

World War II Message Found
Last month, David Martin, a car mechanic from southern England, found the skeleton of a homing pigeon 1 with a message in the chimney while he was renovating his house.  During World War II (WWII), pigeons like this one were taken to the Nazi-occupied territories in France and sent back to Britain with messages from the British Army. Historians believe that this pigeon began its journey in France in June 1944 and never arrived to deliver its message. The pigeon either got lost in the bad English weather or was tired after its trip across the Channel and ended up falling down the chimney. The message that was found by David Martin next to the pigeon was certainly secret because it was written in a strange code. Now historians are trying to understand the message and find out whether it could possibly have changed history.
(www.bbc.co.uk, upraveno)
1 homing pigeon: poštovní holub

28 What does the article say about the discovered top secret message?

What you didn’t know about dolphins…
Four Australian lifeguards were on a training swim about 100 metres from the beach when several dolphins appeared and pushed them together by making circles around them. When one lifeguard tried to swim away from the circle, two bigger dolphins forced1 him to go back. That’s when the lifeguards noticed a huge white shark only twenty metres away from them. The lifeguards spent the next forty minutes surrounded by the dolphins before they could safely return to shore. According to scientists, dolphins normally do this to protect their young against sharks, so their action was natural.
(www.bbc.co.uk, upraveno)
1 to force: přinutit

29 What did the dolphins do?

The dolphins:

6. ČÁST ÚLOHY 30–39 10 bodů / 1 bod

Přečtěte si tvrzení v úlohách 30–39 a leták s informacemi o zahradách v anglické oblasti Cornwall. Na základě informací v textu rozhodněte, zda jsou tvrzení pravdivá (P), nebo nepravdivá (N).

Welcome to the Magical Gardens of Cornwall!

Enjoying the warmth of the Gulf Stream, the magical gardens in Cornwall are home to a number of exciting, rare and beautiful plants and trees. Here are invitations to two of them. HELIGAN GARDENS were originally created by the Tremayne family in the mid-18th century. The Gardens had been admired by visitors only until the last owner moved to Italy. After his departure in 1920, the place was closed and left without any care and was forgotten by everyone until 1990, when the devastated gardens were discovered only by chance. In 1991 the gardens became the scene of the largest garden restoration project in Europe and in 1992 they were opened to the public. Today, the gardens are unique and one of the most fascinating places to visit. You will find an Italian garden, a superb collection of walled gardens to the north, and the The Jungle, an exotic sub-tropical valley with bamboo tunnels and majestic banana trees, to the south. The journey through The Jungle will make you think you are far from the UK. And all this is outdoors for you to enjoy the unique coastal weather! On arrival, you’ll be given a free garden map. All parts of the gardens are clearly marked there as well as the famous Heligan Kitchen & Bakery. Why not stop by for a traditional Cornish cream tea and sandwiches or taste some of the fruit and vegetables grown here? Although we don’t grow enough for our kitchen, we buy the rest from Cornish farmers and we are proud of the regional flavours we create. Heligan Gardens offer a perfect walk for you and your four-legged friend. However, we kindly ask all visitors to keep their dogs on their leads at all times. Whether you plan to visit Heligan Gardens on a sunny day in summer, or in the middle of peaceful winter, you are guaranteed a unique experience. Every time of year has its charm here. However, the best time to visit the Gardens is in late spring and early autumn.
Opening hours: Heligan Gardens are open daily from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm – the last tickets are sold at 6:00 pm (except on Mondays: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – the last tickets are sold at 4:30 pm).

Admission fees: Adults £13.50, Students £8, Children (younger than five) no charge Heligan Kitchen & Bakery is open also to non-paying visitors. Visitors with a valid ticket to Heligan Gardens will get a 10% discount at Heligan Kitchen & Bakery on all meals.

TREGREHAN GARDENS, ideally situated on the south coast of Cornwall, have been home to the Carlyon family since 1565. Tregrehan Gardens are proud of its extraordinary collection of plants, as well as wildlife residents. However, the pathways in the gardens were created long before modern health and safety requirements so explore the gardens carefully. The gardens contain hidden hazards especially for kids (e.g. holes and lakes) so it is necessary that children
are accompanied at all times. We also ask visitors to leave their pets at home as we have some rare ducks and goats in the gardens. A map with marked picnic areas is included in the price of the ticket. Look for our Tregrehan Café on the map, too. The café offers large selections of tea and coffee, freshly made cucumber sandwiches and home-made ice cream. We do not provide soups or warm dishes, but you are allowed to bring your picnic basket with you and enjoy lunch with your family or friends in the gardens. To anyone arriving at the gardens by bicycle, there is a special parking place for bikes as well as a number of lockers where you are free to store bags and equipment while you’re exploring the
gardens on foot. At the Ticket Office, please tell our staff about your means of transport to get a gift from us. We love nature and like to reward those who reach us in a way that does not harm the environment.
Opening hours: March–May: daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, June–October: Mondays only
from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Admission fees: Adults £6.00, Kids free. There’s free entry to Tregrehan Café for everyone – no need to buy a ticket. Even if you’re not visiting the gardens, we’d still love to see you!

(www.greatgardensofcornwall.co.uk, http://www.heligan.com, upraveno)

7. ČÁST ÚLOHY 40–44 10 bodů / 2 body

Přečtěte si vyprávění muže o jeho dědečkovi. Na základě informací v textu vyberte k úlohám 40–44 vždy jednu správnou odpověď A–D.

Me and my grandfather

My grandfather came from a very poor family of potato farmers. Although he died when I was only seven, he has played an important role in my life. I was not only named after him, I also inherited1 many of his books and share his love of history. As a history teacher, I love to read about past ages in his books. In one of them, I once found a photograph of him singing in a church. I have never believed in God, unlike my grandfather, but the memories of him singing religious songs to me still move me greatly. His faith was surely one of the reasons for finishing his medical studies successfully, but not the only one. He had a very strong will2 with his medical studies, but surprisingly not with his bad habit. Even as a doctor, he loved smoking cigars and that’s definitely not the route I want to follow.

My grandfather was actually given the first name Herric, but while studying at university he changed the spelling to Herrick. For a long time, nobody in my family knew what made my grandfather add a ‘k’ to the end of his name, but I’ve done some research and found the reason. Herrick is the original Old English spelling of the name, which dates back to the 11th century. I’ve always been Herrick, and that’s fine with me.

Another thing that belonged to my grandfather is a gold ring. When I was at secondary school, my grandmother gave it to me and told me its story. She didn’t remember who had given it to my grandfather. Perhaps he got it from a patient who found him important in his life. But one day, he lost it while working on the family farm and couldn’t find it. The farm  was later bought by a family friend. One day the friend came to my grandfather’s office and  anded him the long-lost ring. He found it in the field and recognised it by the initials on the inside.

I also have a photo of Winston Churchill, which used to be in my grandfather’s office, where he is smoking a cigar. As a small boy I used to think the man in the picture might be my grandfather, who also smoked cigars, and that’s why they looked similar to me. When someone told me it was Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, I believed he and my grandfather were friends. Later I was told that my grandfather had kept the picture to show how greatly he had loved and respected Churchill, although he had never met him. It was given to him by one of his patients.

My grandfather could have been a successful big-city doctor, but he chose to work in his hometown as a general practitioner3. Unlike specialists in just one medical field, such local doctors had to be good at everything and my grandfather was no exception. He treated people, delivered babies and did surgery. And even though he didn’t like working on a farm, he was always ready to help his beloved local farmers. I think he had a special reason for doing all that for his neighbours. The town helped pay for my grandfather’s studies, as his parents could not afford it. I am sure that refusing attractive job offers in the city and coming back to work for the town as a doctor was a natural way for my grandfather to pay it back.
(www.thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.cz, upraveno)

40 What does the author have in common with his grandfather?

41 Which statement is true about the author’s first name?

42 Who found the author’s grandfather’s lost ring?

43 Why did the author’s grandfather have a photo of Winston Churchill in his
office?

To show that:

44 What does the author think about his grandfather?

He thinks his grandfather:

8. ČÁST ÚLOHY 45–49 10 bodů / 2 body

Přečtěte si pět požadavků lidí, kteří hledají víkendový pobyt v hotelu, a nabídky hotelů. Na základě informací v textech přiřaďte k úlohám 45–49 vždy jednu nabídku A–G. Dvě nabídky jsou navíc a nebudou použity.

Where to Stay.

9. ČÁST ÚLOHY 50–64 15 bodů / 1 bod Max. bodů – 1, váha 10. Pro zisk bodu je potřeba odpovědět na všechny otázky správně.

Přečtěte si článek o Facebooku. Na základě textu vyberte k úlohám 50–64 vždy jednu správnou odpověď A–C.

Uslyšíte čtyři krátké nahrávky. Nejprve uslyšíte otázku a poté vyslechnete nahrávku. Na základě vyslechnutých nahrávek vyberte k úlohám 1–4 vždy jeden správný obrázek A–D.

1 What does the man want to buy at the Christmas market this year?

2 What is the woman looking forward to at the birthday party?

3 What did the woman order for lunch in the new fast food restaurant today?

4 Which thing in the hotel room is the woman disappointed with?

2. ČÁST ÚLOHY 5–12

Uslyšíte rozhovor mezi přáteli po hudebním představení. Na základě vyslechnuté nahrávky rozhodněte, zda jsou tvrzení v úlohách 5–12 pravdivá (P), nebo nepravdivá (N).

5 Harry liked the evening music performance in the Blues Bar.

6 Tickets to the Blues Bar are expensive for Harry.

7 Karen’s birthday is in August.

8 Harry and Karen can play the same musical instrument.

9 Harry thinks it should not be possible to take children to the Blues Bar for evening performances.

10 As a child, Karen enjoyed staying with her babysitter.

11 Harry’s girlfriend sings in a band.

12 Karen and Harry agree on going to Ricky’s Jazz Bar next Saturday.

3. ČÁST ÚLOHY 13–20

Uslyšíte muže hovořit k rodičům o fotbalovém kroužku pro jejich děti. Na základě vyslechnuté nahrávky odpovězte v anglickém jazyce na otázky v úlohách 13–20. V odpovědích použijte nejvýše 1 slova. Čísla můžete zapisovat číslicemi.

After School Football Club

4. ČÁST ÚLOHY 21–24

Uslyšíte čtyři krátké nahrávky. Nejprve uslyšíte otázku a poté vyslechnete nahrávku. Na základě vyslechnutých nahrávek vyberte k úlohám 21–24 vždy jednu správnou odpověď A–D.

21 What did Mary not do on her holiday in Scotland?

She did not:

22 Why is the woman moving from the village?
Because:

23 How does John feel now?

24 What prize did Bill win in last week’s competition?

Č T E N Í A J A Z Y KO VÁ KO M P E T E N C E

5. ČÁST ÚLOHY 25–29

Přečtěte si pět krátkých textů. Na základě informací v textech vyberte k úlohám 25–29 vždy jednu správnou odpověď A–D.

Me and My Violin

blog by Kelly Miller
I wish I were a better violin player. Unfortunately, I gave up learning to play the instrument too soon. I still remember how upset my parents were when I quit taking violin lessons at the age of 12. My parents wanted me to do something in my free time and they were willing to pay for it. They’d spent a lot of money on the lessons and then I no longer wanted to continue. I can’t say I didn’t enjoy playing the violin at the age of 12. Actually, Mrs Baker, my violin teacher, made me fall in love with it and I often spent my free time practising. It became a great hobby of mine. But one day Mrs Baker moved back to her hometown and I couldn’t imagine taking lessons with anyone else. I’m sure she wouldn’t be happy I quit taking lessons, especially if she knew it was only because of her. But I kept playing at home just for fun or at family celebrations. After quitting I suddenly had more free time but I never took up any other hobby.

25 Why did Kelly Miller stop taking violin lessons when she was twelve?
She stopped because:

Sleepy Teenagers

Many secondary school teachers complain that students are tired in their lessons. The teachers believe it’s because teenagers leave home for school without having a proper breakfast. But scientists have found out eating more in the morning is not what would prevent students from being so tired. Nine hours of sleep would. However, to get it, students would have to go to sleep by 10:00pm at the latest. According to scientists, the problem is that teenagers’ brains tell them to start feeling sleepy at around 11:00pm so going to bed earlier wouldn’t help as students wouldn’t fall asleep anyway. What would help is a different daily school routine. When students get up at around 7:00am to be at school by 8:00am, they haven’t had their nine hours of sleep. That’s why they’re tired. Some schools are thinking of solving the problem by giving students 20-minute breaks between the morning lessons. But
scientists disagree and suggest that secondary schools move the time when school starts from 8:00am to 9:00am. This way students wouldn’t be so tired.
(www.fortheteachers.org, upraveno)
26 According to scientists, what would help secondary school students to feel less tired at school?

hieves who broke into a shop in the German city of Mülheim an der Ruhr spoilt 1,200 bottles of König Pilsener beer when they removed the bottle caps. There were special symbols on the bottom of some of these caps and with such caps people could win pieces of sports equipment. The police believe the thieves were trying to win the prizes because all of the bottles they opened were only König Pilsener. Surprisingly, the thieves left the beer inside the bottles without even trying it, but as the bottles stayed open, the beer was left to spoil. The thieves left most of the bottle caps in the shop,collecting only the winning ones. The König Brewery1 spokesman said: ‘It is impossible to find the stolen bottle caps among the hundreds we receive in the contest every day. But there’s still a chance to catch the thieves if we now watch for someone who sends us an unusually high number of winning caps.’
(www.nbcnews.com, upraveno)
1 brewery: pivovar

27 What is the best title for the article?

The Perry County Bridge

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is a state organisation and it now hopes to find a new owner for an 82-year-old historic bridge in Perry County. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet would prefer not to destroy the bridge and so it is looking for someone who will buy it. The state said it would even pay to move the bridge if needed. ‘It could work well as an entrance to a public park or to a walking path. Or if a private owner needed a 450-foot
bridge to access their property,’ H. B. Elkins, a member of the Cabinet explained.
(www.shortnews.com, upraveno)

28 What can we find out about the Perry County Bridge?

The Pyramid of Khufu

For the first time ever, scanning technology is being used on the Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt. A new project is trying to map this old structure as well as discover any secret rooms and halls in it. Experts believe that King Khufu, who built the pyramid, was also buried in it, but they haven’t found the exact place yet. No other new spaces have been found, either. This means the scientists haven’t been able to draw exact plans of the pyramid yet. However, the scan has shown something extraordinary about the material used to build the pyramid – a few of the stones are warmer than others. The reason remains unknown. Scientists believe it means something and there are still questions to be answered.

(www.theguardian.com, upraveno)
29 What have experts managed to do so far?
They have managed to:

6. ČÁST ÚLOHY 30–39

Přečtěte si tvrzení v úlohách 30–39 a leták s informacemi o Centru Jane Austenové ve městě Bath. Na základě informací v textu rozhodněte, zda jsou tvrzení pravdivá (P), nebo nepravdivá (N).

The Jane Austen Centre in Bath

The Jane Austen Centre in Bath is a perfect place to learn about Jane Austen’s experience living in this amazing city between 1801 and 1806. The permanent exhibition, called Jane Austen in Bath, has been the most
visited exhibition in Bath since it opened in 1999. The Centre is located at 40 Gay Street. Jane Austen actually lived in Gay Street for a couple of months in 1805. Although her house was higher up the hill, it was on
the same side of the street as the Centre.

» Exhibition “Jane Austen in Bath” and the statue of Jane Austen Set on the ground floor, the exhibition is one of the most important places where you can learn about Jane Austen, one of the most popular English fiction writers. The exhibition’s helpful staff, dressed in 1805 clothing, will show you around the ground floor. The thing visitors usually can’t wait to see is the statue of the writer. Fans of Jane Austen often asked what she
actually looked like, so in 2002 Melissa Dring, a police forensic artist, painted a portrait of her and gave it to the Centre. Melissa Dring’s work was later used by sculptor Mark Richards, who made a statue of Jane Austen based on Dring’s painting. The sculpture has been on display at the Centre since 2014.
Note: Wheelchair users cannot enter unless they agree to be guided by our special assistants.
Moving around freely is forbidden.
Tickets
Tickets are available at the Centre itself and on the Centre website. You can also take advantage of the ‘Early Bird’ discount: come in the morning and pay £1.00 less per ticket! You can save £1.25 if you come during the lunch hour (12:00pm–1:00pm). For prices and other discounts, go to http://www.janeausten.co.uk.
Opening hours: 9:00am–6:30pm

»The Regency Tea Room
Set on the first floor, it is a place where you can escape the noise of the busy streets. To relax and have hot drinks or light snacks, just come up to the first floor. You needn’t worry about not having a ticket to the exhibition, it won’t prevent the staff from serving you.
Opening hours: We are open from January to June from 9:45am to 5:30pm. These times are the same for September–December. In summer, from July to August, we are open from 9:00am to 6:30pm. Last orders are taken 30 minutes before closing.
Note: The Centre is located in a historic building so please note there is no lift for wheelchair users. However, if you are a wheelchair user we will help you get to the tea room on the first floor.

»The Gift Shop
Set on the ground floor, the shop offers souvenirs that will remind visitors of Jane Austen. The souvenirs in the Centre’s gift shop were made for the Centre itself and are not available anywhere else. The objects sold in the shop are extremely popular, especially the candles with a portrait of Jane Austen on them. Every year, during the week before Christmas, the shop sells three times as many of these than at any other time of the year.
Opening hours: 9:45am–5:30pm except in July–August when it’s open from 9:00am to 6:30pm.

»Walking Tours Through the Streets of Bath
The Centre offers walking tours through the streets of Bath. Our guides take visitors on 90-minute tours to places of interest in Bath twice a day. The first tour, which starts at 8:00am, doesn’t cost anything. The second one starts at 2:00pm and costs five pounds. The guides aren’t as easy to recognise as the exhibition staff dressed in clothes from the time of Jane Austen. The guides all wear their everyday casual clothes with the Jane Austen Centre logo on their jackets. All walking tours start at the Jane Austen Centre.
(www.janeausten.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org, prints.bournemouth.ac.uk; upraveno)

30 The Jane Austen Centre in Bath is in the same building where Jane Austen lived.

31 The statue of Jane Austen in the Centre was created by Melissa Dring.

32 You can save £1 per ticket if you visit the exhibition before noon.

33 The Regency Tea Room is open for exhibition visitors only.

34 It is possible for wheelchair users to visit both the exhibition and the Regency Tea Room.

35 The Gift Shop sells souvenirs that cannot be bought in any other shops.

36 Candles with a portrait of Jane Austen on them are sold in The Gift Shop only during the week before Christmas.

37 The Regency Tea Room and The Gift Shop have the same opening hours.

38 The Centre organises two free walking tours through the streets of Bath a day.

39 While working, both the exhibition staff and the Walking Tour guides wear clothes from the time of Jane Austen.

7. ČÁST ÚLOHY 40–44

Přečtěte si článek o Georgi Hearstovi a jeho synu Williamovi. Na základě informací v textu vyberte k úlohám 40–44 vždy jednu správnou odpověď A–D.

Like Father, Like Son

In the 19th century in the USA, many children didn’t receive any formal education as it wasn’t common at that time to send kids to school. George Hearst, a boy from Missouri, really wanted to study and was lucky that his parents could afford to send him to the Franklin County Elementary School. After finishing his elementary education, he wanted to continue studying because of his great hobby – geology. However, at that time, there was no school specialising in geology, so instead of attending any other secondary school he started to work, and read all about minerals in his free time. One day, after several years of self-study, he heard about the discovery of gold in California. He went there immediately. He was surprised that his knowledge of geology was almost as good as the knowledge of the university-educated geologists he met there. After ten years, even without a degree, he became a famous prospector1 and made millions of dollars. He settled in California, married Elizabeth Collins and became the father to a son named William. And because he was always sorry he hadn’t
attended school more, he wanted to give his son William the best education.

After years of private education, George Hearst’s young son, William, was sent to Harvard University to study law. However, William’s wish was to be a publisher, not a lawyer. That’s why he was more interested in writing for the university magazine than in studying and had problems with discipline. Soon, the school management told William they would send his father a warning letter if his behaviour didn’t change. They finally stopped being patient when
they found an alligator, which William was taking care of, in his room in the halls of residence.
On that same day, they mailed a letter to his father to inform him what William had done. However, it didn’t help much and only a few weeks later, William left a donkey in a teacher’s classroom with a note around its neck that read, “Now there are two of you”. But that still wasn’t the worst. William sent all the teachers little parcels with pictures of wild animals with the teachers’ faces drawn over them. He was expelled2 from the university immediately and
the school wrote one last letter to his father to inform him about it.

William had to leave Harvard. His father George was very upset and had a terrible argument with him. He was so infuriated that he could hardly talk to his son for some time. However, a few years later, in 1887, he gave his son a final chance and lent him money so that he could start his own business. William wanted to show his father his qualities in what he loved – writing. He was inspired by Joseph Pulitzer, the journalist and owner of the New York World newspaper. So, William bought the New York Morning Journal, a newspaper which had not been very successful, and he also started the New York Evening Journal. He began to live his dream. Soon, his idol Pulitzer became his rival.

William put a lot of money into his New York newspapers and bought modern printing machines. He also hired the most talented writers of the time, including the very popular Mark Twain and Jack London. He offered Pulitzer’s editors higher salaries to work for him, which they accepted. Pulitzer acted quickly and made his newspaper cheaper to increase circulation3, but it didn’t help. William had kept the price of his newspapers the same since the beginning
and by 1897, William’s New York newspapers were selling better than Pulitzer’s. Unfortunately, William’s father died before William became a millionaire and before he could finally make his father proud of him.

(www.history.com, http://www.biography.com; upraveno)
1 prospector: prospektor (tj. hledač drahých rud a nerostů)
2 expel: vyloučit
3 circulation: počet prodaných výtisků

40 What education did George Hearst receive?

41 When did Harvard University first inform George Hearst about his son’s bad behaviour?

When his son:

42 What is the meaning of the word ‘infuriated’ in the 3rd paragraph?

43 What did William not do according to the last paragraph?

44 What is the main idea of the article?

8. ČÁST ÚLOHY 45–49

Přečtěte si požadavky pěti párů studentů, kteří hledají na letošní letní prázdniny brigádu ve Skotsku, a nabídky brigád. Na základě informací v textech přiřaďte k úlohám 45–49 vždy jednu nabídku A–G.