{"id":"jezyk-angielski-2024-maj-matura-dwujezyczna/zad/7","paper_id":"jezyk-angielski-2024-maj-matura-dwujezyczna","number":"7","points":null,"ptype":"closed","subject":"jezyk-angielski","category":"matura","year":2024,"month":"maj","level":null,"text":"TASK 7. (0-5)\nRead the text. For questions 7.1.-7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in\neach gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D).\nTHE SECRETS OF THE TOWER OF LONDON’S ROYAL RAVENMASTER\nThere are some weird jobs associated with the British royal household. For example, there’s\na keeper of the monarch’s stamps and a royal clock winder. And then there’s the\nravenmaster: Christopher Skaife, 7.1. with caring for the seven corvids that reside at\nthe Tower of London. Every mention of the Tower’s ravens makes reference to how King\nCharles II issued a royal decree to protect the ravens for evermore, after having been\nwarned that if the birds ever 7.2. away, the Tower itself would crumble to dust and\ngreat harm would befall the kingdom. Great story, but total codswallop, says Skaife, who has\npored through the archives and found out that the first mention of ravens at the Tower\nappeared not in the 17th century, when Charles reigned through the years of plague and fire,\nbut during the Victorian age, when the gothic revival was in full swing.\nUp close, the ravens resemble enormous crows dipped in oil. What do they do all day? They\nperch on benches, play with magpies and rummage through the rubbish bins. Skaife says\nthe ravens, like most Brits, have a weakness for potato crisps, which they scavenge and then\nwash in puddles if the flavouring - say, cheddar and onion - is not to their 7.3.\n“Ravens are surprisingly similar to us. They mate for life, more or less, and are capable of\ngreat cruelty and great kindness,” he explains.\nThe ravens in the Tower can fly, but not very well and not too far. They flap up to the rooftops\nand battlements. Previous caregivers substantially trimmed ravens’ feathers 7.4. them\nfrom flying altogether, but Skaife vowed to trim as little as possible. He calls it “feather\nmanagement”, just a snip, more in the long, warm days of summer and less in the cold, dark\nwinter.\nSkaife himself is an unending source of raven lore - not just myths and stories, but habits\nand personalities. “I never get bored of watching how ravens go about their lives,” he says.\n“You just never know what they’re going to do, so you’ve always got to be on your 7.5.\nwhen you’re looking after them.”\nAdapted from: www.npr.org\nMJAA-D0-100\n7.1.\nA. charged\nB. committed\nC. obliged\nD. employed\n7.2.\nA. have flown\nB. had better fly\nC. flew\nD. used to fly\n7.3.\nA. fondness\nB. liking\nC. flavour\nD. tasting\n7.4.\nA. so as to prevent\nB. in the event of preventing\nC. which are to prevent\nD. in response to preventing\n7.5.\nA. vigilance\nB. toes\nC. nerves\nD. tether\nTRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET!\nMJAA-D0-100","answer":null,"answer_text":"7. Rozpatrując zgodność tezy z treścią pracy bierze się pod uwagę jej zgodność\nz rozwinięciem. Jeśli we wstępie zdający uzna, że sztuczna inteligencja jest\nzagrożeniem, to argumenty powinny wspierać tę tezę. Jeśli w pracy zdający przytacza\nargumenty przeciwne do postawionej w rozprawce tezy, to powinien uznać je za\nniezasadne.","solution":null,"image":"img/jezyk-angielski-2024-maj-matura-dwujezyczna/zad-7.webp","solution_image":null,"topics":null,"page_from":14,"source":"ocr","answer_source":null,"answer_text_source":"ocr","solution_source":null,"text_source":"ocr","source_label":"Język angielski · Matura · maj 2024","subject_label":"Język angielski","category_label":"Matura","text_html":"

TASK 7. (0-5)
Read the text. For questions 7.1.-7.5., choose the word or phrase which fits best in
each gap. Circle the appropriate letter (A, B, C or D).
THE SECRETS OF THE TOWER OF LONDON’S ROYAL RAVENMASTER
There are some weird jobs associated with the British royal household. For example, there’s
a keeper of the monarch’s stamps and a royal clock winder. And then there’s the
ravenmaster: Christopher Skaife, 7.1. with caring for the seven corvids that reside at
the Tower of London. Every mention of the Tower’s ravens makes reference to how King
Charles II issued a royal decree to protect the ravens for evermore, after having been
warned that if the birds ever 7.2. away, the Tower itself would crumble to dust and
great harm would befall the kingdom. Great story, but total codswallop, says Skaife, who has
pored through the archives and found out that the first mention of ravens at the Tower
appeared not in the 17th century, when Charles reigned through the years of plague and fire,
but during the Victorian age, when the gothic revival was in full swing.
Up close, the ravens resemble enormous crows dipped in oil. What do they do all day? They
perch on benches, play with magpies and rummage through the rubbish bins. Skaife says
the ravens, like most Brits, have a weakness for potato crisps, which they scavenge and then
wash in puddles if the flavouring - say, cheddar and onion - is not to their 7.3.
“Ravens are surprisingly similar to us. They mate for life, more or less, and are capable of
great cruelty and great kindness,” he explains.
The ravens in the Tower can fly, but not very well and not too far. They flap up to the rooftops
and battlements. Previous caregivers substantially trimmed ravens’ feathers 7.4. them
from flying altogether, but Skaife vowed to trim as little as possible. He calls it “feather
management”, just a snip, more in the long, warm days of summer and less in the cold, dark
winter.
Skaife himself is an unending source of raven lore - not just myths and stories, but habits
and personalities. “I never get bored of watching how ravens go about their lives,” he says.
“You just never know what they’re going to do, so you’ve always got to be on your 7.5.
when you’re looking after them.”
Adapted from: www.npr.org
MJAA-D0-100
7.1.
A. charged
B. committed
C. obliged
D. employed
7.2.
A. have flown
B. had better fly
C. flew
D. used to fly
7.3.
A. fondness
B. liking
C. flavour
D. tasting
7.4.
A. so as to prevent
B. in the event of preventing
C. which are to prevent
D. in response to preventing
7.5.
A. vigilance
B. toes
C. nerves
D. tether
TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ANSWER SHEET!
MJAA-D0-100

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  1. Rozpatrując zgodność tezy z treścią pracy bierze się pod uwagę jej zgodność
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z rozwinięciem. Jeśli we wstępie zdający uzna, że sztuczna inteligencja jest
zagrożeniem, to argumenty powinny wspierać tę tezę. Jeśli w pracy zdający przytacza
argumenty przeciwne do postawionej w rozprawce tezy, to powinien uznać je za
niezasadne.

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