Zadanie 6. (0-5)
Przeczytaj dwa teksty związane z rowerami. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą,
zgodną z treścią tekstu. Zakreśl literę A, B, C albo D.
Tekst 1.
MORNING RUSH
A train pulls into the station. There is a loud hiss as the doors are released and a hard rolling
sound as they spring apart. The train is almost empty but a large crowd of commuters is
waiting to board it. At the door nearest the exit stairs a man in a grey tracksuit and holding a
bicycle tries to get off the train against the crush of people trying to get on. One pedal of the
bicycle snags a shopping basket which is pulled from the grasp of the middle-aged lady who
is carrying it. The basket is dumped on the slatted wooden floor of the tube train. It contains
mostly vegetables, including a plastic two-pound bag of new potatoes. This bag is ejected
from the basket and splits as it hits the floor. The potatoes are all small and they scatter among
the feet of those getting on the train.
One passenger, a businessman carrying a briefcase, steps on a potato. The man slides
sharply to the right, recovers momentarily, and then pitches forward. He lets go of his
briefcase and puts his hands out to stop his fall. One corner of the briefcase strikes the floor
first, the clips at the top spring apart with the shock and the briefcase flies open. The contents
are deposited across the floor of the rapidly filling carriage. A copy of the Financial Times,
three pens, a red and yellow packet containing thirty-six photographs, and two tickets for the
following evening’s performance of ‘Shirley Valentine’ at the Empire Cinema with at least
half a dozen paper clips. Three or four passengers bend down to help retrieve the contents of
both the briefcase and the shopping basket while someone else helps the businessman who
has fallen to get to his feet. He inspects his hands which are scuffed and bruised but not
bleeding.
The cyclist, meanwhile, has managed to free himself from the crowd and is standing at the
back of the platform waiting for the crowd to disperse. He has seen nothing of the incident
with the shopping basket and the briefcase. He leans his bicycle against the wall and inspects
it for signs of damage. The man in the train has now recovered his briefcase and all its
contents except the paper clips. From his position in the centre of the space between the doors
of the carriage he looks out over the heads of those latecomers still struggling to get on and
sees the cyclist over by the wall as he leans over to check the chain and gearing.
adapted from Cybernetics by D. Mackenzie
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6.1. When leaving the train, the cyclist
A. strikes a passenger with his basket.
B. pushes his way through the boarding crowd.
C. lets the lady with a shopping basket go first.
D. crushes other passengers against the exit door.
6.2. After falling down, the businessman
A. immediately tries to get to his feet on his own.
B. notices his hands are covered in blood.
C. is given a hand with collecting his things.
D. cannot move because the carriage is packed with people.
6.3. After getting off, the cyclist waits on the platform because
A. he wants to see the latecomers trying to get on the train.
B. there are a lot of people rushing around.
C. he intends to apologize for the incident he has caused.
D. one part of the bike turns out to be broken.
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Tekst 2.
HIRE A BIKE TO WORK
By 7.30 a.m., the suited hordes are already swarming out of Waterloo, Britain’s busiest
station. South West Trains commuters are marching half-awake towards tubes, buses and one
of the 117 bikes in the station’s “super-dock”, the biggest in the capital. At this time there are
plenty of bikes to take, and the suits unlock them with their membership keys, pedal off and
flow over Waterloo Bridge. Wait half an hour, though, and there is a problem. A recent report
showed that that by 8 a.m. there are only a few bikes left and 10 minutes later the super-dock
is completely empty.
As commuters ride from the peripheries of the Cycle Hire Scheme zone into the City and
central London, they leave empty docking stations behind them in the morning and fill up the
ones where they park their bikes, so those arriving later either cannot find a bike to ride, or
cannot dock it when they arrive at work. The problem happens in reverse in the evenings.
Serco, the service company that runs the scheme, is supposed to redistribute bikes so that
empty and full periods don’t happen. Its fleet of vans and cars is supposed to ensure that if a
docking station does not have a bike or docking point available, there will be another nearby
which does, but the stories from users suggest that isn’t the case. “The system must be reliable
for people to be able to trust the transport for regular commutes. We’re really fed up. It might
be the time for the city council to reconsider whether it is the best service provider we can
get,” complained one user.
However, despite these inconveniences, the Cycle Hire Scheme is definitely a welcome
improvement to the city’s public transport network. Although many residents were skeptical
about cycling in London rainy weather, the Cycle Hire Scheme has recorded nearly 19 million
journeys. At this time of the year the 7,000 bikes in service are used about 10,000 times a day,
a figure that doubles when spring arrives. The early doubters have also been proved wrong
with regard to another issue. According to the latest data, compared to foreign schemes,
London scheme has recorded much lower rates of theft. There are also fewer cycling
accidents than feared earlier.
adapted from London Evening Standard
6.4. Which of the following is stated in the text as an OPINION, not a fact?
A. Hiring bicycles is most difficult after 8 a.m.
B. Commuters use the scheme most frequently in spring.
C. The theft of bicycles for hire is lower in London than abroad.
D. The service company is unable to carry out its task adequately.
6.5. In the last paragraph, the author
A. questions the purpose of introducing the scheme.
B. comments on the unexpected popularity and safety of the scheme.
C. suggests making some improvements to the scheme.
D. warns against negative consequences of using the scheme in the long run.
PRZENIEŚ ROZWIĄZANIA NA KARTĘ ODPOWIEDZI!
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Tekst1 (Morning Rush): 6.1 rowerzysta wysiadając z pociągu "tries to get off the train against the crush of people trying to get on" -> B (przepycha się przez tłum wsiadających). 6.2 pasażerom pomaga w zebraniu rzeczy: "Three or four passengers bend down to help retrieve the contents..." -> C. 6.3 rowerzysta czeka na peronie "waiting for the crowd to disperse" - z powodu tłumu ludzi -> B. Tekst2 (Hire a Bike to Work): 6.4 wypowiedź niezadowolonego użytkownika "We're really fed up..." o niesprawnym systemie dystrybucji rowerów to opinia, nie fakt -> D. 6.5 ostatni akapit komentuje nieoczekiwaną popularność i bezpieczeństwo systemu (19 milionów przejazdów, niższe kradzieże, mniej wypadków) -> B.
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