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MATURITA 2019

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B2

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Section I – LISTENING (20 points)

This section of the test has three parts. You will hear three recordings which you will listen to twice. While listening, answer the questions in the appropriate part of the test.

Audio - pokyny:

Part 1: Debbie Horsfield, a Scriptwriter (7 points)

You will hear Debbie Horsfield, a scriptwriter, talking about her professional and personal life. For the following statements 01– 07, choose the correct answer (A), (B), (C) or (D). There is always only one correct answer.

Mark your answers on the answer sheet labelled with a "X".

Now you have 2 minutes to read the tasks.

Audio - ukážka:

1.) Debbie Horsfield selected Aidan Turner for the role of Ross Poldark because Aidan [.....]

(A)

had been an acknowledged actor in historical films

(B)

had become popular, especially with female fans

(C)

and Ross had a similar physical appearance

(D)

and Ross had relatively similar personalities

2.) When Debbie was asked to adapt the novel Poldark, she [.....]

(A)

felt experienced enough to start the work

(B)

had partial knowledge of the process

(C)

realised she lacked experience in adaptating novels

(D)

was glad that she had done a similar thing for a different company

3.) When Debbie started writing the script for Poldark, her biggest mistake was focusing too much on [.....]

(A)

the details of the original novel

(B)

Ross Poldark’s character

(C)

Ross Poldark’s relations with other characters

(D)

preserving the accuracy of historical details

4.) As a child, Debbie was [.....]

(A)

passionate about performing in fairy tales

(B)

enthusiastic about turning fairy tales into plays

(C)

keen on acting in school performances

(D)

fond of writing stories about her siblings

5.) Debbie’s drama Cutting It was based on [.....]

(A)

her own professional experience

(B)

the professional experience of her relatives

(C)

her own observations of certain professions

(D)

the observations of her neighbours

6.) At the beginning of her career for the BBC, Debbie’s surprise moment came when [.....]

(A)

a famous BBC director offered her co-operation quite unexpectedly

(B)

a celebrated producer let her choose actors for her episode

(C)

well-known actors turned up at a practice performance of her episode

(D)

her agent told her that she had become the BBC’s best new writer

7.) In the process of writing, Debbie needs to [.....]

(A)

anticipate her characters’ conflicts

(B)

develop her characters’ personalities

(C)

determine her characters’ hopes and fears

(D)

identify with her characters’ perspectives

Part 2: Sidney Poitier, African-American Actor (6 points)

You will hear some facts from the life of Sidney Poitier, a renowned African-American actor. For questions 08–13, decide whether the statements are true (A), false (B), or whether the information was not given (C).

Mark your answers on the answer sheet labelled with a "X".

Now you have 2 minutes to read the tasks.

Audio - pokyny:

Audio - ukážka:

8.) Poitier was first impressed by films in the Bahamian village of Cat Island.

(A)

true

(B)

false

(C)

not stated

9.) Poitier’s first attempt at acting in a theatre was a failure because of his pronunciation.

(A)

true

(B)

false

(C)

not stated

10.) Poitier’s short performance in a Greek comedy was criticised negatively by theatrical

(A)

true

(B)

false

(C)

not stated

11.) In the movie The Defiant Ones, the characters played by Poitier and Curtis developed mutual esteem.

(A)

true

(B)

false

(C)

not stated

12.) In the film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, a mixed partnership did not end in disaster for the first time in film history.

(A)

true

(B)

false

(C)

not stated

13.) Before Buck and the Preacher was shot, Belafonte had insisted on working with Poitier.

(A)

true

(B)

false

(C)

not stated

Part 3: Six Steps to Overcome Loneliness (7 points)

You will hear a radio programme in which a psychologist gives tips on how to beat loneliness. The psychologist will describe six steps how to achieve this. Below, you can read summaries of this information numbered 14 –20, which are in the wrong order. Indicate the order in which you hear the information by writing a number 1–6 next to the number that represents that information. Be careful, there is one extra summary – put X next to the number that represents extra information.

Write your answers on the answer sheet labelled with a "pen".

Now you have 2 minutes to read the tasks.

Audio - pokyny:

Audio - ukážka:

14.) Follow passions, not people.

Poradové číslo:

15.) Restore former relationships.

Poradové číslo:

16.) Challenge negative thinking.

Poradové číslo:

17.) Support people in your local community.

Poradové číslo:

18.) Figure out why you are lonely.

Poradové číslo:

19.) Sort out conflicts with your friends.

Poradové číslo:

20.) Search for like-minded individuals.

Poradové číslo:

Section II – LANGUAGE IN USE (40 points)

This section of the test has three parts. To complete this section of the test, you will need approximately 45 minutes.

Part 1: Canada (20 points)

For questions 21–40, read the text below. Decide which word or phrase (A), (B), (C) or (D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (00).

Example: 00 – (C)

Mark your answers on the answer sheet labelled with a "X".

Canada Day is on 1 July, when Canadians celebrate their customs and traditions, their great landscapes and cities – and, of course, themselves. In 1867, the Constitution Act 00 the Canadian Confederation of four provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
The 2017 World Happiness Report ranked Canada in seventh 21

, well ahead of the US, Britain and Germany. 22

the report, one of the single most important factors for national happiness is generosity. Money is important, and 23

health and freedom. But generosity is right up there with these more obvious factors.
Heading south-east from Calgary towards the border with the US, tourists can reach the Sweet Grass Hills, 24

are situated across the border in Montana. Just to the north, on the Canadian side, the Milk River 25

a small valley into sandstone cliffs.
The Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is home to the largest collection of rock paintings and carvings in the Great Plain. The first 26

here were aboriginal – or First Nations – peoples. Some who still live in this area are part of the Blackfoot Confederacy of tribes. They believe that the lands around the Milk River and the Sweet Grass Hills are 27

.
The Milk River area was also the 28

of an early camp set up by the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) to control the nearby border with the US. But life was so 29

, the camp soon closed. Only recently has it been reconstructed as a tourist attraction. 30

, however, the NWMP had more than enough to do.
When Canada 31

the Northwest Territories in 1870 – including the regions that are now Alberta and Saskatchewan – it was clear that this beautiful but remote 32

needed some governance. The frontier men who came here to hunt and trade whisky were loud and often violent, changing the First Nations’ lifestyles with alcohol and more aggressive hunting methods. 33

were high in the summer of 1873. Just as Canada 34

permission by Queen Victoria to create the North-West Mounted Police, a confrontation 35

between hunters and the Assiniboine people.
The NWMP at Fort Walsh, 36

in 1875, worked hard to keep the peace. Inspector James Morrow Walsh, after 37

the fort was named, became famous when he helped negotiate the exile of Chief Sitting Bull and several thousand Sioux after they had crossed the border into Canada in 1876 38

the famous Battle of the Little Bighorn. The reconstructed stables and wooden huts of Fort Walsh sit impressively in a field above Battle Creek. But it’s the statue of Walsh and Sitting Bull near the visitors’ centre that 39

visitors: two men on horseback, talking as if they 40

in the woods.

Part 2: For the Love of a River (10 points)

For questions 41–50, read the text below. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (00).

Example: 00 – landmark

Write your answers on the answer sheet labelled with a "pen".

A river in New Zealand has become the first 00 in the world to be recognised as a living entity, after a 170-year battle. This longest court battle in the history of New Zealand has come to an end. The 41

of this Herculean contest? A river. For at least 150 years, the Maori people have been fighting to have New Zealand’s third-longest river, the Whanganui, recognised 42

as a living being. The river – of enormous 43

meaning to the indigenous peoples – was, in fact, recently granted official 44

as a legal entity by New Zealand’s parliament. The Maori people have fought to find an approximation in law so that all others can understand that, from their perspective, treating the river as an 45

and living whole, instead of the traditional model for the last 100 years of treating it from a perspective of 46

and management. The river will be 47

represented by one member appointed by the Maori community, or Iwi, and one appointed by the government. “I know the initial 48

of some people will say it’s pretty strange to give a natural resource a legal personality. The new law is the first of its kind in the world and should help the Maori to keep control over the river for environmental and 49

reasons. The Whanganui River is the longest 50

river in New Zealand that attracts canoeists and day trippers.

Part 3: How They Found La Dolce Vita (10 points)

Read the text below and fill in the gaps 51–60 with one suitable word. The words to be filled in have to be words with some grammatical function. There is an example at the beginning (00).

Example: 00 − had

Write your answers on the answer sheet labelled with a "pen".

It was during one of their trips to Italy that a new way of life came into view. The Casale San Pietro, a grand home built in the 17th century just outside of Anagri, 00 come up for sale. It had 51

derelict for decades and Joe and Alana Mazza had always thought 52

would make a wonderful hotel. They decided to take a look. The original stone walls and beams were magnificent, but it was the view that made their hearts race. It was an Italian idyll.

For the first year of the renovations Joe lived in Italy, working 53

their architect Rossi and overseeing the project, while Alana stayed in Yorkshire 54

their daughter Sarina finished her A-levels. The following year, when she went to university, Alana made the break. The Mazzas sold the apartment and moved into the casale while the work was 55

done.

Moving away from their children was incredibly hard, but the children made it easier on them. Joe told them ‘you’ll be seeing a lot 56

of us in Italy than if you stayed in rainy Britain!’

The project itself was a steep learning curve. 57

were many hurdles to jump. Financially, they 58

going against all their instincts. In two years they used up all their life savings. There were times when they thought of their old apartment and wondered 59

they hadn’t just retired there. What sustained them was their vision of 60

the place could become. They pictured their guests relaxing on the terrace, enjoying a sundowner while taking in the spectacular view.

Section III – READING (20 points)

This section of the test has three parts. To complete this section of the test, you will need approximately 45 minutes.

Part 1: Birmingham in the 19th Century (7 points)

Read the following text. For questions 61–67, decide which sentence (A)– (J) below the text best fits into each of the numbered gaps in the article. There are three extra sentences which do not fit any of the gaps.

Mark your answers on the answer sheet labelled with a "X".

In the 19th century, industry in Birmingham was still dominated by metalworking. The workers of the town still made nails, brass goods, nuts and bolts, screws and buttons. 61

There were also jewellers and gunsmiths in Birmingham. In the late 19th century, railway carriages were made in Birmingham. 62

Glass making was also an important industry. From the end of the 19th century, there was also a cocoa and chocolate industry at Bourneville.

Like most towns in the early 19th century Birmingham was dirty and unsanitary. But in the second half of the century conditions improved. 63

A by-law passed in 1861 stated that all new houses must be connected to a sewer. Unfortunately it did not apply to houses already built, some of which had to wait decades before they were connected.

Birmingham Water Company was formed in 1826 to provide piped water to part of the town but citizens had to pay for this service and even where it was available, many people could not afford it. They relied on wells or water carriers who sold water from carts in the streets. 64

But it was not until a reservoir was built at Elan Valley in 1904 that Birmingham’s water supply problems were solved.

Although conditions improved in Victorian Birmingham, there were epidemics of smallpox in 1871 – 72, 1874 and 1883. There were also epidemics of scarlet fever in Birmingham in 1878 and 1882 – 3.

65

Winson Green Asylum opened in 1850. Rubery Hill Asylum opened in 1881. Queens Hospital opened in 1847, closing in 1993. A general hospital opened in 1897. 66

The Botanical Gardens opened in 1832 and the first public baths opened in 1852. The first public park in Birmingham opened in 1856. In 1873 – 75, Joseph Chamberlain was mayor of Birmingham. 67

He thus set an example for many other local politicians.

Part 2: From the Biography of Matthew C. Perry (6 points)

Read the text and decide whether the statements 68–73 are true (A) or false (B). For each statement also write the letter (a)–(e) of the paragraph in which you found the evidence for your answer. Mark your answers on the answer sheet labelled with a "X".

(A)

Matthew Calbraith Perry was born on April 10, 1794, in South Kingston, Rhode Island, the son of a U.S. Navy captain and younger brother of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. Matthew was educated at local schools and began his naval career at the age of 15. His first duty was on his older brother’s ship. He served during the War of 1812 at the Battle of Lake Erie. Blockaded in New London, Connecticut, by a British fleet, he journeyed to New York, where he courted and married Jane Sidell in 1814.

(B)

Between 1833 and 1844, Perry was stationed at the New York Navy Yard. There, he helped advance the U.S. Navy by advocating the conversion of U.S. sailing ships to steam power. He also established a Navy museum and assisted in developing the curriculum for the U.S. Naval Academy at West Point. During the Mexican War, he commanded naval forces and played an important role in supporting General Winfield Scott’s capture of Veracruz.

(C)

By the 1852, the U.S. had been trading in the Orient for several years. That year, President Millard Fillmore sent Matthew C. Perry to Japan to open diplomatic and trade relations. Perry thought Japan’s traditional isolation policy could be changed if he didn’t take “no” for an answer, and came with a superior naval force to press his demands. On July 2, 1853, Perry arrived in Tokyo Bay. After he threatened to deliver the president’s message by force, if necessary, the ruling Shogun government relented and asked for time to consider the president’s offer.

(D)

In 1854, Perry returned to Japan with seven ships and 1,600 men. After more than a month of negotiations, the Treaty of Kanagawa was concluded on March 31 of that year; the pact assured the good treatment of shipwrecked U.S. seamen, permitted U.S. ships to fuel and supply at two Japanese ports, and arranged for a U.S. diplomat to reside in Japan to further trade relations.

(E)

Perry returned to the United States a hero in 1855, was awarded a grant from Congress and promoted to rear admiral. He gained wide specialist knowledge about the Far East, and stressed the danger of an inadequate American presence in the western Pacific Ocean. Perry spent his last years writing his memoirs. He died of rheumatism of the heart on March 4, 1858, in New York City.

68.) The pact between the U.S. and Japan allowed U.S. ships to take supplies at any Japanese harbour.

(A)

true

(B)

false