Zadanie 6. (7 pkt)
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THE COBRA
Cairo’s main station was full of people. It seemed to Tim, a young archeologist from London,
that they all wanted to get onto the Alexandria train. He got to the platform at last and put down
his suitcase. He searched through his pockets for his ticket, found it and got onto the train. He
hadn’t noticed that two men had been following him. They pushed their way to the ticket office
and hurried through the crowds to the train.
Tim found his place and sat down. He took a book out of his pocket and started to read. Soon
the train began to move. Tim looked through the window. In the streets of Cairo, women were
buying fruit and vegetables. They talked to one another in front of the piles of tomatoes, beans
and oranges that the country people had brought to sell in the city. Girls were holding trays of
bread, straight from the bakery, and donkeys were carrying heavy baskets to the market. It was
business as usual in Cairo.
The houses became fewer, and Tim could see the fields of the Nile Delta. Tim sat back and
looked at the passengers opposite him. A young man and a girl. The man was wearing a pair of
blue jeans and a leather jacket. The girl was wearing a bright dress. She was holding a leather
bag which she opened to take out a mirror. She lifted her hand to push back her hair. Suddenly,
Tim saw something that surprised him. He searched through his pockets for his glasses, found
them on the seat beside him and put them on. It was impossible, but there it was, in front of his
eyes. The girl’s bracelet was shaped like a snake, like a cobra, to be precise. The cobra’s metal
body was twisted several times round her wrist and its head was raised over the back of her
hand.
“Excuse me,” he tried to keep his voice calm as he spoke. The girl didn’t answer. He tried
again in Arabic. Tim’s Arabic was good, but she still didn’t seem to understand him. He put
out his hand to touch her sleeve. “Excuse me,” he said. The young man caught Tim’s wrist.
“Do not touch her!”, he said loudly and firmly. The other passengers looked at them. They were
clearly surprised by how Tim wanted to attract the girl’s attention.
“I was only going to ask her about the bracelet she is wearing as it looks very old and I just
wanted to have a look at it,” Tim explained. “OK, but I have to speak to her first,” the young
man said. He spoke to the girl, but Tim didn’t understand what he said.
The girl took off the bracelet and gave it to Tim. The unusual bracelet felt heavy in Tim’s
hands. He was sure it was authentic. He turned it over and searched for an inscription that would
tell him who the owner had been. He found it on the cobra’s head. He held his breath as he read
the hieroglyphs… “Cleopatra - Cleopatra,” he whispered. Might this be the first step on the
road to a great discovery? If he discovered the tomb of Queen Cleopatra, he would become the
best-known Egyptologist in the world.
Tim gave the bracelet back. “It’s very nice. Where did you get it?”
“My mother gave it to me before she died. My father has other things like that at home.”
“Can I come and examine them? My name is Tim Saunders and I work in the Egyptology
Department of London University. If the things are authentic, they will be of great interest to
my university department.” The girl was silent for a moment and then said, “You know what
happened to the archeologists who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun and took the treasures.
They all died young and for no reason, it seemed. But there was a reason - the magic powers
of the cobra. You can’t visit us.”
Tim smiled and said, “Magic powers don’t really exist. I am not afraid.”
The young girl picked up her bag. “I’m getting off in Alexandria,” she said. “My name is
Maria. It was nice to meet you, but I don’t think I’ll ever see you again.”
adapted from The Great Discovery by Mandy Loader
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6.1. Before getting on the train, Tim
A. spoke to the ticket clerk for a while.
B. made sure he had his train ticket.
C. wanted to buy a train ticket.
D. saw two people following him.
6.2. Looking through the train window, Tim couldn’t see
A. animals carrying baskets.
B. women doing the shopping.
C. people having conversations.
D. girls baking bread.
6.3. Tim put on his glasses to
A. have a look at something the girl kept in her bag.
B. see the piece of jewellery that the girl was wearing.
C. read the book which he had taken out of his pocket.
D. check if there was a snake under the girl’s seat.
6.4. The other passengers were very surprised when Tim
A. caught the young man’s wrist.
B. started to speak loudly in Arabic.
C. tried to touch the girl’s sleeve.
D. used English to talk to the young man.
6.5. Tim realized the bracelet had belonged to Cleopatra when he
A. had a closer look at the cobra’s head.
B. noticed its unique shape.
C. remembered the picture of her tomb.
D. got some information from the girl.
6.6. Tim wanted to visit the girl’s home because he
A. expected the girl to tell him more about Alexandria.
B. hoped to meet the men who had found Tutankhamun’s tomb.
C. wished to find out more about some of her father’s belongings.
D. needed to learn more about the magic powers of the cobra.
6.7. The text is about
A. an accidental meeting during a rail journey.
B. a criminal travelling to Alexandria.
C. a gift offered to a train passenger.
D. a treasure lost in a train compartment.
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