{"id":"jezyk-angielski-2018-maj-matura-dwujezyczna/zad/2","paper_id":"jezyk-angielski-2018-maj-matura-dwujezyczna","number":"2","points":null,"ptype":"closed","subject":"jezyk-angielski","category":"matura","year":2018,"month":"maj","level":null,"text":"TASK 2. (0-6)\nYou are going to hear two texts. For questions 2.1.-2.6., choose the answer which best\nmatches what you have heard by circling the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D).\nQuestions 2.1.-2.3. are for Text 1., questions 2.4.-2.6. are for Text 2. You will hear\nthe recording twice.\nText 1\nYou are going to hear an account of a problem connected with the Curiosity Rover,\na motor vehicle used for exploring Mars.\n2.1. Which is TRUE about the speaker?\nA. He had second thoughts about the board’s decision not to change anything.\nB. He suspected that the project manager might be responsible for the error.\nC. He investigated the error and insisted no change was necessary.\nD. He felt offended that his point of view had been ignored.\n2.2. During the meeting on Saturday,\nA. the decision to send a software fix was made unanimously.\nB. the NASA headquarters demanded to have additional equations sent.\nC. the project manager exercised his authority in making the final decision.\nD. the speaker convinced the NASA headquarters that the change was a lesser evil.\n2.3. When relating the conversation which followed the final decision, the speaker draws\nattention to the project manager’s\nA. pride in achieving his goal.\nB. praise for the speaker’s behaviour.\nC. dismissive attitude to the problem.\nD. openness to critical remarks from upper management.\nMAD-1A\nText 2\nYou are going to hear an interview with a cat behaviourist.\n2.4. When talking about the idea of catification, Jackson Galaxy\nA. mentions a colleague who opposes his approach to cats.\nB. refers to a stereotype concerning cat owners’ living space.\nC. points to the link between cats’ misbehaviour and owners’ anxiety.\nD. explains how to introduce vertical spaces without spoiling your house interiors.\n2.5. Which of the statements reflects Jackson Galaxy’s point of view?\nA. Cats’ behavioural problems are fostered by their owners’ absence from home.\nB. People do their best to contribute to their relationship with cats.\nC. Cats’ alleged aloofness is often misunderstood by people.\nD. For cats, interaction with people is merely a strategy to get fed.\n2.6. Answering the question about allowing cats to roam outdoors, Jackson Galaxy\nA. dismisses the interviewer’s concerns about keeping cats indoors.\nB. advocates adopting British regulations in the US.\nC. questions the idea of micro-chipping cats.\nD. expresses his concern for cats’ safety.","answer":null,"answer_text":"2. Akceptowane są również inne odpowiedzi, jeżeli są merytorycznie poprawne i spełniają\nwszystkie warunki zadania.","solution":null,"image":"img/jezyk-angielski-2018-maj-matura-dwujezyczna/zad-2.webp","solution_image":null,"topics":null,"page_from":2,"source":"ocr","answer_source":null,"answer_text_source":"ocr","solution_source":null,"text_source":"ocr","source_label":"Język angielski · Matura · maj 2018","subject_label":"Język angielski","category_label":"Matura","text_html":"

TASK 2. (0-6)
You are going to hear two texts. For questions 2.1.-2.6., choose the answer which best
matches what you have heard by circling the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D).
Questions 2.1.-2.3. are for Text 1., questions 2.4.-2.6. are for Text 2. You will hear
the recording twice.
Text 1
You are going to hear an account of a problem connected with the Curiosity Rover,
a motor vehicle used for exploring Mars.
2.1. Which is TRUE about the speaker?
A. He had second thoughts about the board’s decision not to change anything.
B. He suspected that the project manager might be responsible for the error.
C. He investigated the error and insisted no change was necessary.
D. He felt offended that his point of view had been ignored.
2.2. During the meeting on Saturday,
A. the decision to send a software fix was made unanimously.
B. the NASA headquarters demanded to have additional equations sent.
C. the project manager exercised his authority in making the final decision.
D. the speaker convinced the NASA headquarters that the change was a lesser evil.
2.3. When relating the conversation which followed the final decision, the speaker draws
attention to the project manager’s
A. pride in achieving his goal.
B. praise for the speaker’s behaviour.
C. dismissive attitude to the problem.
D. openness to critical remarks from upper management.
MAD-1A
Text 2
You are going to hear an interview with a cat behaviourist.
2.4. When talking about the idea of catification, Jackson Galaxy
A. mentions a colleague who opposes his approach to cats.
B. refers to a stereotype concerning cat owners’ living space.
C. points to the link between cats’ misbehaviour and owners’ anxiety.
D. explains how to introduce vertical spaces without spoiling your house interiors.
2.5. Which of the statements reflects Jackson Galaxy’s point of view?
A. Cats’ behavioural problems are fostered by their owners’ absence from home.
B. People do their best to contribute to their relationship with cats.
C. Cats’ alleged aloofness is often misunderstood by people.
D. For cats, interaction with people is merely a strategy to get fed.
2.6. Answering the question about allowing cats to roam outdoors, Jackson Galaxy
A. dismisses the interviewer’s concerns about keeping cats indoors.
B. advocates adopting British regulations in the US.
C. questions the idea of micro-chipping cats.
D. expresses his concern for cats’ safety.

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  1. Akceptowane są również inne odpowiedzi, jeżeli są merytorycznie poprawne i spełniają
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wszystkie warunki zadania.

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