{"id":"jezyk-angielski-2024-grudzien-probna-dwujezyczna/zad/5","paper_id":"jezyk-angielski-2024-grudzien-probna-dwujezyczna","number":"5","points":null,"ptype":"closed","subject":"jezyk-angielski","category":"probna","year":2024,"month":"grudzien","level":null,"text":"TASK 5. (0-4)\nRead the article. Four passages have been removed from the text. Complete each gap\n(5.1.-5.4.) with the passage which fits best and put the appropriate letter (A-F) in each\ngap. There are two passages which you do not need to use.\nTOP OF THE SWAPS\nExchanging houses with strangers across the world might seem daunting, but if done\nproperly, it makes for cheap and lively holidays.\n“You look fabulous,” said the pink Post-it note on the wall mirror in a beautifully decorated\none-bedroom apartment on the corner of 54th and Broadway. Other Post-it notes from\nthe owners were our guide around their home. It was our first time in New York and we had\nthis fantastically located apartment for a solid month, including Christmas and New Year.\nSo how had we come up with the notion that home swapping was good for us? Like many\nothers, we first got the idea from the most unoriginal of sources, the rom-com movie\nThe Holiday, in which a freshly heartbroken Amanda, played by Cameron Diaz, seeks\ndiversion and discovers a website that facilitates her swapping homes with a total stranger by\nthe name of Iris, played by Kate Winslet.\nPost-movie Googling took my partner Evan to homeexchange.com, which has a banner\nannouncing, “As seen in The Holiday!”. 5.1. What if they trash our place? What if we\ntrash theirs? Dozens of blood-curdling scenarios kept running through my head. But a seed\nhad been planted; and a few days later Evan announced that he had paid the $150\nregistration fee, which seemed steep but it had the reassuring effect of filtering out chancers.\nAnd so we started taking the pictures of our Sea Point flat with no parking and no sea view,\nfacts which we made sure we included in our description.\nIt is this honesty that makes home swapping so successful. Something about the intimacy of\nthe transaction brings out the best in strangers. 5.2. Then you make contact with\npotential matches and start receiving messages from others. When we started, it seemed to\ntake a while for our posting to drum up any serious interest. Then, finally, after about 15 or so\nonline conversations amounting to only lukewarm contact, Gretchen and Matt got in touch\nwith us. We were more than happy to trade a month of sweltering Cape Town for New York’s\nmajestic streets, theatres and snow.\nOver a flurry of emails, we discussed all the details of our hypothetical arrangement.\n5.3. When everything was settled, within a few days we booked our non-refundable\nairline tickets and arranged everything for the journey. We were still fairly nervous when we\nset off on the adventure but needn’t have been. Everything went swimmingly and we had\na glorious time. We have now done four home exchanges and each one has been free of the\nnightmares other people experienced. Sure, there have been small mishaps. 5.4. But\nsuch things are all part of the ups and downs of everyday life. We’ve never experienced any\nvandalism, fraud or arson, which everybody fears.\nAdapted from: Getaway Magazine\nMJAA-D0-100\nA. After registering, you upload photos and fuss over the all-important profile with its many\nsections, where you describe your home, neighbourhood, places you would like to visit\nand, of course, yourselves.\nB. When I learned about that, I instinctively knew that this would be it. I sincerely started to\nfeel that it was time to bring up that dusty old suitcase of mine from the basement and\nfind the most suitable destination.\nC. Since the site only introduces you to one another and does not mediate the agreement,\nthis part-negotiation, part-seduction process is vital and builds the rapport you need to\ntrust each other for the exchange to take place.\nD. We were naturally full of doubts. For although the idea of having free accommodation in\nforeign lands was decidedly tempting, we felt that it was also fraught with danger.\nE. Some other home swap companies offer a monthly subscription plan, with rates starting\nat $10 a month, so we spent a little time doing some research to find the best financial\noption matching our needs.\nF. In Berlin, for example, we were certain we had lost the owner’s cat. Fortunately, it\nreappeared two days later, much to our relief. And some Americans managed to cause\na power outage in our whole block, which led to a few testy remarks from the neighbours\nwhen we returned.\nTRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET!\nMJAA-D0-100","answer":null,"answer_text":"5. Jeżeli lukę należy uzupełnić dłuższym fragmentem tekstu lub zadanie wymaga\nodpowiedzi pełnym zdaniem, kluczowe jest przekazanie komunikatu.\nZasady oceniania rozwiązań zadań\nUwaga!\n1. W zasadach oceniania rozwiązań zadań ustalanych dla zadań w konkretnym arkuszu\negzaminacyjnym mogą zostać określone wyjątki od powyższych zasad, np.\ndopuszczające uzgodniony katalog błędów w przypadku danego wyrazu.\n2. 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TASK 5. (0-4)
Read the article. Four passages have been removed from the text. Complete each gap
(5.1.-5.4.) with the passage which fits best and put the appropriate letter (A-F) in each
gap. There are two passages which you do not need to use.
TOP OF THE SWAPS
Exchanging houses with strangers across the world might seem daunting, but if done
properly, it makes for cheap and lively holidays.
“You look fabulous,” said the pink Post-it note on the wall mirror in a beautifully decorated
one-bedroom apartment on the corner of 54th and Broadway. Other Post-it notes from
the owners were our guide around their home. It was our first time in New York and we had
this fantastically located apartment for a solid month, including Christmas and New Year.
So how had we come up with the notion that home swapping was good for us? Like many
others, we first got the idea from the most unoriginal of sources, the rom-com movie
The Holiday, in which a freshly heartbroken Amanda, played by Cameron Diaz, seeks
diversion and discovers a website that facilitates her swapping homes with a total stranger by
the name of Iris, played by Kate Winslet.
Post-movie Googling took my partner Evan to homeexchange.com, which has a banner
announcing, “As seen in The Holiday!”. 5.1. What if they trash our place? What if we
trash theirs? Dozens of blood-curdling scenarios kept running through my head. But a seed
had been planted; and a few days later Evan announced that he had paid the $150
registration fee, which seemed steep but it had the reassuring effect of filtering out chancers.
And so we started taking the pictures of our Sea Point flat with no parking and no sea view,
facts which we made sure we included in our description.
It is this honesty that makes home swapping so successful. Something about the intimacy of
the transaction brings out the best in strangers. 5.2. Then you make contact with
potential matches and start receiving messages from others. When we started, it seemed to
take a while for our posting to drum up any serious interest. Then, finally, after about 15 or so
online conversations amounting to only lukewarm contact, Gretchen and Matt got in touch
with us. We were more than happy to trade a month of sweltering Cape Town for New York’s
majestic streets, theatres and snow.
Over a flurry of emails, we discussed all the details of our hypothetical arrangement.
5.3. When everything was settled, within a few days we booked our non-refundable
airline tickets and arranged everything for the journey. We were still fairly nervous when we
set off on the adventure but needn’t have been. Everything went swimmingly and we had
a glorious time. We have now done four home exchanges and each one has been free of the
nightmares other people experienced. Sure, there have been small mishaps. 5.4. But
such things are all part of the ups and downs of everyday life. We’ve never experienced any
vandalism, fraud or arson, which everybody fears.
Adapted from: Getaway Magazine
MJAA-D0-100
A. After registering, you upload photos and fuss over the all-important profile with its many
sections, where you describe your home, neighbourhood, places you would like to visit
and, of course, yourselves.
B. When I learned about that, I instinctively knew that this would be it. I sincerely started to
feel that it was time to bring up that dusty old suitcase of mine from the basement and
find the most suitable destination.
C. Since the site only introduces you to one another and does not mediate the agreement,
this part-negotiation, part-seduction process is vital and builds the rapport you need to
trust each other for the exchange to take place.
D. We were naturally full of doubts. For although the idea of having free accommodation in
foreign lands was decidedly tempting, we felt that it was also fraught with danger.
E. Some other home swap companies offer a monthly subscription plan, with rates starting
at $10 a month, so we spent a little time doing some research to find the best financial
option matching our needs.
F. In Berlin, for example, we were certain we had lost the owner’s cat. Fortunately, it
reappeared two days later, much to our relief. And some Americans managed to cause
a power outage in our whole block, which led to a few testy remarks from the neighbours
when we returned.
TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET!
MJAA-D0-100

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  1. Jeżeli lukę należy uzupełnić dłuższym fragmentem tekstu lub zadanie wymaga
\n

odpowiedzi pełnym zdaniem, kluczowe jest przekazanie komunikatu.
Zasady oceniania rozwiązań zadań
Uwaga!

\n
  1. W zasadach oceniania rozwiązań zadań ustalanych dla zadań w konkretnym arkuszu
\n

egzaminacyjnym mogą zostać określone wyjątki od powyższych zasad, np.
dopuszczające uzgodniony katalog błędów w przypadku danego wyrazu.

\n
  1. Akceptowane są wszystkie odpowiedzi nieujęte w zasadach oceniania, które są
\n

merytorycznie poprawne i spełniają wszystkie warunki zadania.
Rozumienie ze słuchu
Zadanie 1.
Zadanie
Podstawa programowa1
Poprawna
odpowiedź
Wymaganie ogólne
Wymaganie szczegółowe

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