{"id":"jezyk-angielski-2009-maj-matura-dwujezyczna-2/zad/6","paper_id":"jezyk-angielski-2009-maj-matura-dwujezyczna-2","number":"6","points":8,"ptype":"closed","subject":"jezyk-angielski","category":"matura","year":2009,"month":"maj","level":null,"text":"TASK 6. (8 points)\nRead the text below. For questions 6.1. - 6.8. choose the answer that best matches\nthe text by circling the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D). For each correct answer\nyou will be given 1 point.\nBy the time Girija reached the camp site, it was nine-thirty; but he rested a few\nminutes before starting work. He had calculated beforehand that it would take him less than\ntwo hours to move all the boxes to the cane thicket, and was determined to reserve\nhis strength as much as possible. That’s how he was taught in MI5 - save your energy.\nThe hardest part of the job would come on the third night, and he must be prepared for that.\nHe had solved the problem of handling the boxes, almost by accident. At intervals,\nMr. Wright received catalogues from a mail order house in Singapore, and in one of them\nGirija had seen a device that had interested him. It was a gadget for those with heavy suitcases\nwho did not wish to hire porters. It consisted of a strap attached to a bracket with two small\ntrolley wheels mounted on it. The strap was fastened lengthwise round the suitcase,\nwith the wheels at one corner. There was a handle on the strap. The owner of the suitcases\nsimply grasped the handle and walked along, trailing the case behind him, with half\nof the weight of it carried on the trolley wheels. The price was six dollars.\nGirija had sent for one, and when the parcel arrived, he started to experiment.\nThe thing worked on firm ground; but up at the camp site, and with a heavy box of rifles,\nthe small wheels sank into the spongy surface of the hillside and were useless. Larger wheels\nwith broader tyres were needed. He had found them eventually on the estate. Before\nthe Wright children had been sent away to school in England, one of them had had a scooter.\nIt had been left in Mr. Wright’s garage, and Girija had had no difficulty in removing\nthe wheels. Mounted on an axle made out of a spare jack handle, they worked quite well.\nThe transfer to the cane thicket was completed by midnight, and Girija began\nthe journey back. In spite of his resolve to conserve his energies, he was tired, and realised\nthat he could no longer rely upon his wits to see him through. Now, it would be a question\nof stamina.\nThere was a compensation. As his weariness increased, his fears seemed to diminish.\nBy the time he had completed the next night’s work, he had forgotten about leopards from\nthe jungle, and feared the dark track from the stream bed to the tin workings only because\nit threatened his powers of endurance.\nThe nine boxes containing the rifles were the most awkward to handle, and only one\ncould be moved at a time. It required twenty stumbling journeys each way to shift\nall the boxes, and the final move from the stream bed to the oil depository took five and a half\nhours. When he had secured the padlock he sank down on the ground in a state of collapse.\nIt was another hour before he could summon the strength to get on his bicycle and ride back\nto the estate; and only the fear of being seen returning to the estate compound at daybreak\nbefore he had had time to wash and put on clean clothes, drove him to make that final effort.\nadapted from Passage of Arms by Eric Ambler\nCzęść II\n5\n6.1. After arriving at the camp, Girija\nA. decided to calculate how long the job would take.\nB. was careful to avoid getting too tired.\nC. loitered until 9.30 before starting work.\nD. immediately got to completing his task.\n6.2. The device from the catalogue was\nA. purchased via the postal service.\nB. recommended by Mr. Wright.\nC. hired from a porter in Singapore.\nD. ordered for Girija by somebody else.\n6.3. The original gadget\nA. made suitcases more comfortable to carry.\nB. helped people to fasten suitcases.\nC. made suitcases easier to move.\nD. helped porters trailing the suitcases.\n6.4. The gadget did not work well at the camp site because\nA. Girija had never used it before.\nB. the boxes were too big to transport .\nC. the trolley wheels slid.\nD. the ground was not hard enough.\n6.5. In order to improve the gadget, Girija\nA. changed the tyres for the scooter’s.\nB. fixed larger wheels onto an axle.\nC. mounted larger wheels on the bracket.\nD. removed the axle from the scooter.\n6.6. The phrase ‘he could no longer rely upon his wits to see him through’ means that\nA. he could not depend on his sense of humour.\nB. logical thinking was not the key to survival.\nC. his mood would help him to succeed.\nD. he was beginning to go insane from the strain.\n6.7. After two nights’ work, Girija felt\nA. threatened by wild animals.\nB. too tired to walk to the tin workings.\nC. more confident of his endurance.\nD. extremely exhausted.\n6.8. The main character in the passage can best be described as\nA. a determined secret agent.\nB. a willing accomplice.\nC. a remorseless schemer.\nD. a malnourished guerrilla.\nTRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET!\nCzęść II\n6","answer":null,"answer_text":null,"solution":null,"image":"img/jezyk-angielski-2009-maj-matura-dwujezyczna-2/zad-6.webp","solution_image":null,"topics":null,"page_from":4,"source":"ocr","answer_source":null,"answer_text_source":null,"solution_source":null,"text_source":"ocr","source_label":"Język angielski · Matura · maj 2009","subject_label":"Język angielski","category_label":"Matura","text_html":"

TASK 6. (8 points)
Read the text below. For questions 6.1. - 6.8. choose the answer that best matches
the text by circling the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D). For each correct answer
you will be given 1 point.
By the time Girija reached the camp site, it was nine-thirty; but he rested a few
minutes before starting work. He had calculated beforehand that it would take him less than
two hours to move all the boxes to the cane thicket, and was determined to reserve
his strength as much as possible. That’s how he was taught in MI5 - save your energy.
The hardest part of the job would come on the third night, and he must be prepared for that.
He had solved the problem of handling the boxes, almost by accident. At intervals,
Mr. Wright received catalogues from a mail order house in Singapore, and in one of them
Girija had seen a device that had interested him. It was a gadget for those with heavy suitcases
who did not wish to hire porters. It consisted of a strap attached to a bracket with two small
trolley wheels mounted on it. The strap was fastened lengthwise round the suitcase,
with the wheels at one corner. There was a handle on the strap. The owner of the suitcases
simply grasped the handle and walked along, trailing the case behind him, with half
of the weight of it carried on the trolley wheels. The price was six dollars.
Girija had sent for one, and when the parcel arrived, he started to experiment.
The thing worked on firm ground; but up at the camp site, and with a heavy box of rifles,
the small wheels sank into the spongy surface of the hillside and were useless. Larger wheels
with broader tyres were needed. He had found them eventually on the estate. Before
the Wright children had been sent away to school in England, one of them had had a scooter.
It had been left in Mr. Wright’s garage, and Girija had had no difficulty in removing
the wheels. Mounted on an axle made out of a spare jack handle, they worked quite well.
The transfer to the cane thicket was completed by midnight, and Girija began
the journey back. In spite of his resolve to conserve his energies, he was tired, and realised
that he could no longer rely upon his wits to see him through. Now, it would be a question
of stamina.
There was a compensation. As his weariness increased, his fears seemed to diminish.
By the time he had completed the next night’s work, he had forgotten about leopards from
the jungle, and feared the dark track from the stream bed to the tin workings only because
it threatened his powers of endurance.
The nine boxes containing the rifles were the most awkward to handle, and only one
could be moved at a time. It required twenty stumbling journeys each way to shift
all the boxes, and the final move from the stream bed to the oil depository took five and a half
hours. When he had secured the padlock he sank down on the ground in a state of collapse.
It was another hour before he could summon the strength to get on his bicycle and ride back
to the estate; and only the fear of being seen returning to the estate compound at daybreak
before he had had time to wash and put on clean clothes, drove him to make that final effort.
adapted from Passage of Arms by Eric Ambler
Część II
5
6.1. After arriving at the camp, Girija
A. decided to calculate how long the job would take.
B. was careful to avoid getting too tired.
C. loitered until 9.30 before starting work.
D. immediately got to completing his task.
6.2. The device from the catalogue was
A. purchased via the postal service.
B. recommended by Mr. Wright.
C. hired from a porter in Singapore.
D. ordered for Girija by somebody else.
6.3. The original gadget
A. made suitcases more comfortable to carry.
B. helped people to fasten suitcases.
C. made suitcases easier to move.
D. helped porters trailing the suitcases.
6.4. The gadget did not work well at the camp site because
A. Girija had never used it before.
B. the boxes were too big to transport .
C. the trolley wheels slid.
D. the ground was not hard enough.
6.5. In order to improve the gadget, Girija
A. changed the tyres for the scooter’s.
B. fixed larger wheels onto an axle.
C. mounted larger wheels on the bracket.
D. removed the axle from the scooter.
6.6. The phrase ‘he could no longer rely upon his wits to see him through’ means that
A. he could not depend on his sense of humour.
B. logical thinking was not the key to survival.
C. his mood would help him to succeed.
D. he was beginning to go insane from the strain.
6.7. After two nights’ work, Girija felt
A. threatened by wild animals.
B. too tired to walk to the tin workings.
C. more confident of his endurance.
D. extremely exhausted.
6.8. The main character in the passage can best be described as
A. a determined secret agent.
B. a willing accomplice.
C. a remorseless schemer.
D. a malnourished guerrilla.
TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET!
Część II
6

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