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TOUCHDOWN IN TIBET
The descent over the Tsangpo valley is slightly unnerving for the first time. I could feel
that the plane was slowly descending, but below there was no trace of any city or airport,
not even a single house. The plane did not circle or turn in any way but just continued to sink
lower and lower in the morning sky. The mountain tops appeared very close outside
the windows. Some were even above the plane. The inquisitive mind can stretch the minutes
of the descent into long hours. “Was the pilot really the uniformed youth we saw slurping tea
from a jam jar at the top of the steps? Had he been in a plane before? Did the man
with the screwdriver do his job?”
Suddenly, as if in answer to the prayers being said aboard the plane, a flash of grey concrete
appeared at the moment of impact and the plane rolled securely along one of the longest
runways in Asia. The relief of a safe landing is normally missed by the foreign passengers
who instead watch in disbelief at the sight of Tibetans happily standing in the aisle at this tense
moment, stretching, yawning and unpacking their belongings from the overhead lockers.
The flight attendants do not react.
I once sat on the plane to Lhasa with an American visitor who suddenly screamed at the top
of her voice, ‘SIT DOWN! EVERYBODY SIT DOWN!’ All heads turned to this frantic woman
who was waving madly at the Tibetans to get back in their seats. Rather sheepishly,
those standing in the aisle, looked at one another, then back to the wild woman and decided that
there would be less trouble if they just stood by their seats and waited until the plane had landed
before continuing to empty the overhead locker. As soon as the door opened, heavy parcels
of stinking garlic grass and cabbage were dropped from overhead lockers and the Tibetans made
their way to the front, flattening everything in their path. Once on the runway, they scurried off
towards the airport building dragging their bundles behind them.
When I got off, I was left in peace to survey the scene around me. The sky directly above
was an impossibly bright blue that I had only seen before on faked postcards. Woolly clouds
hung in the air just over the mountain tops. At first, I was slightly disappointed. I had expected
the landing strip to be hacked out of ice between glaciers, but here everything looked soft
and green. I didn’t realise at the time that I was seeing Tibet at the climax of its short, warm
summer and that, just two months later, I would be desperate to see something green - other
than the fluorescent Holiday Inn sign covered with snow. Intrigued though I was with all this,
I set about the more immediate task of finding my car and driver.
I had only walked 20 paces across the runway when I had to stop to take in lung-full of air.
I was gasping like a fish on the river bank. After a few moments to regain my breath, I headed
for the airport building. Stepping over a ditch which ran along the side of the runway, a young
man approached me waving a white cloth.
“Holiday Inn?” he smiled.
I nodded and returned the smile.
“Ah, I am Tashi,” he said, busy searching for something in his bag which turned out to be
a beautiful silk scarf that he gave me as a present. Still smiling, he placed the scarf over
my head, bowed slightly and uttered the words tashi delai.
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“Good to meet you Tashi Delai. I am Alec Le Sueur.”
“No, no, I am not Tashi Delai. I am Tashi.”
“So who is Tashi Delai?” I asked. He looked puzzled and said “Nobody is Tashi Delai.”
This conversation was getting us nowhere.
“Tashi delai is a Tibetan greeting,” he explained. “My name is Tashi. Only Tashi. Not Tashi
Delai.”
“Ah, I see,” I said.
Whoever Tashi was I could see that we were going to be friends.
adapted from The Hotel on the Roof of the World by Alec Le Sueur
7.1. Alec got anxious during the descent because
A. the plane failed to touch down at the first attempt.
B. he could see no sign of civilisation on the ground.
C. the plane had to go round over the mountains several times.
D. the pilot informed the passengers about a technical problem.
7.2. The most surprising thing for foreigners flying to Tibet is
A. the local people’s conduct during landing.
B. the fear the Tibetans show while the plane descends.
C. the way the crew calm down upset passengers.
D. the amount of luggage that is stored in overhead lockers.
7.3. When the American woman screamed, the Tibetans
A. carelessly dropped their belongings in the aisle.
B. asked the flight attendant to calm her down.
C. sat down obediently in their seats.
D. stopped unpacking for a while.
7.4. When Alec got off the plane, he was
A. surprised by the scenery.
B. relieved that he could breathe so easily.
C. disturbed by the snow and ice on the runway.
D. disappointed with the low temperature outside.
7.5. When Alec and Tashi met,
A. Tashi was puzzled by Alec’s name.
B. Tashi greeted Alec in a rude way.
C. Alec received a welcoming gift from Tashi.
D. Alec introduced himself in the local language.
PRZENIEŚ ROZWIĄZANIA NA KARTĘ ODPOWIEDZI!
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Official CKE answer key found in corpus at arkusze/jezyk-angielski-2020-czerwiec-matura-stara-rozszerzona-odpowiedzi (matura.lol's automatic pairing missed it). 'Touchdown in Tibet' excerpt: 7.1 B (he could see no sign of civilisation on the ground). 7.2 A (the local people's conduct during landing). 7.3 D (stopped unpacking for a while). 7.4 A (surprised by the scenery - expected ice/glaciers, found it green). 7.5 C (Alec received a welcoming gift from Tashi - the silk scarf).
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