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THAT FATEFUL DAY
In its 183-year history the annual Oxford-Cambridge race along the Thames has become
more than a highlight of the sporting calendar. It has become the occasion for another contest,
between those who view it as a grand spectacle and those who condemn it as an emblem of
a class- and tradition-bound Britain. The latter used to protest by thrusting their banners
at the television cameras that broadcast the race. 8.1 Then came that fateful Saturday
in April 2012, when the whole affair ended more in frustration and tears than in celebration.
On that fateful day a chain of events distorted the apparently indefectible image of this
well-established competition. First, an Australian who had posted an essay on the Internet
beforehand titled “Snobbery Leads to Tyranny” jumped into the river. He ducked his head
under the water and swam directly into the path of the two boats. 8.2. Then the protester
resurfaced with a big smile across his face. Though no damage was done, his presence caused
sufficient alarm for the race umpire to wave a red flag to halt the contest.
After a half-hour delay, during which the protester was pulled out of the river onto
a police launch, handcuffed and charged with disturbing public order, the race was restarted
where it had been halted, only to have the two boats collide immediately afterwards. 8.3.
As a result, the crew was left with just seven effective contestants out of the starting eight.
This incident allowed Cambridge to post an easy victory.
Some on the Oxford side complained later that the umpire should have ordered a second
restart. But that was not the end of the day’s drama. At the finish line, Zoe de Toledo -
Oxford’s first female crew member in 12 years, furiously protested against the race umpire’s
ruling blaming her for the clash of oars. 8.4. Medics worked to aid the contestant - Alex
Woods - giving him oxygen and then sending him in an ambulance to Charing Cross
Hospital, where he was kept overnight.
The usual post-race celebrations were abandoned, with no trophy presentation,
no speeches and no champagne.
adapted from www.nytimes.com
A. In the confusion she stirred up, minutes went by before anybody realized that one of the
oarsmen had collapsed after the race.
B. The clash took the tip off one of the Oxford rowers’ oars.
C. However, despite such minor incidents, things always came off peacefully enough.
D. Nevertheless, they regarded it as the most dangerous moment in the history of the boat race.
E. Once on dry land, wrapped in a blanket and grinning broadly, she was led away by the police.
F. The churning oars of the Oxford team narrowly missed hitting him.
PRZENIEŚ ROZWIĄZANIA NA KARTĘ ODPOWIEDZI!
Poziom rozszerzony - część II
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Official CKE answer key found in corpus at arkusze/jezyk-angielski-2014-maj-matura-rozszerzona-odpowiedzi (covers both Arkusz I and II; matura.lol's automatic pairing missed it). 'That Fateful Day' (Oxford-Cambridge boat race) missing-sentence gap-fill: 8.1 C (However, despite such minor incidents, things always came off peacefully enough.) — sets up the contrast with 'Then came that fateful Saturday'. 8.2 F (The churning oars of the Oxford team narrowly missed hitting him.) — explains the danger right after he swam into the boats' path. 8.3 B (The clash took the tip off one of the Oxford rowers' oars.) — explains what happened when 'the two boats collide'. 8.4 A (In the confusion she stirred up, minutes went by before anybody realized that one of the oarsmen had collapsed after the race.) — leads into 'Medics worked to aid the contestant'. (D and E are the extra, unused sentences.)
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