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ANGLICKÝ JAZYK B2

100 Minút

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Section I – LISTENING (20 points)

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- Part 1: Debbie Horsfield, a Scriptwriter (7 points)
  
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  - had been an acknowledged actor in historical films had become popular, especially with female fans and Ross had a similar physical appearance and Ross had relatively similar personalities
  - felt experienced enough to start the work had partial knowledge of the process realised she lacked experience in adapting novels was glad that she had done a similar thing for a different company
  - the details of the original novel Ross Poldark’s character Ross Poldark’s relations with other characters preserving the accuracy of historical details
  - passionate about performing in fairy tales enthusiastic about turning fairy tales into plays keen on acting in school performances fond of writing stories about her siblings
  - her own professional experience the professional experience of her relatives her own observations of certain professions the observations of her neighbours
  - a famous BBC director offered her co-operation quite unexpectedly a celebrated producer let her choose actors for her episode well-known actors turned up at a practice performance of her episode her agent told her that she had become the BBC’s best new writer
  - anticipate her characters’ conflicts develop her characters’ personalities determine her characters’ hopes and fears identify with her characters’ perspectives
- Part 2: Sidney Poitier, African-American Actor (6 points)
  
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- Part 3: Six Steps to Overcome Loneliness (7 points)
  
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Section II – LANGUAGE IN USE (40 points)

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- Part 1: Canada (20 points)
  
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  Canada Day is on 1 July, when Canadians celebrate their customs and traditions, their great landscapes and cities – and, of course, themselves. In 1867, the Constitution Act proclaimed the Canadian Confederation of four provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
  The 2017 World Happiness Report ranked Canada in seventh , Well ahead of the US, Britain, and Germany. the report, one of the single most important factors for national happiness is generosity. Money is important, and health and freedom. But generosity is right up there with these more obvious factors.
  Heading south-east from Calgary towards the border with the US, tourists can reach the Sweet Grass Hills, are situated across the border in Montana. Just to the north, on the Canadian side, the Milk River a small valley into sandstone cliffs.
  The Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is home to the largest collection of rock paintings and carvings in the Great Plain. The first here were aboriginal – or First Nations – peoples. Some who still live in this area are part of the Blackfoot Confederacy of tribes. They believe that the lands around the Milk River and the Sweet Grass Hills are .
  The Milk River area was also the of an early camp set up by the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) to control the nearby border with the US. But life was so , the camp soon closed. Only recently has it been reconstructed as a tourist attraction. , however, the NWMP had more than enough to do.
  When Canada the Northwest Territories in 1870 – including the regions that are now Alberta and Saskatchewan – it was clear that this beautiful but remote needed some governance. The frontier men who came here to hunt and trade whisky were loud and often violent, changing the First Nations’ lifestyles with alcohol and more aggressive hunting methods. were high in the summer of 1873. Just as Canada permission by Queen Victoria to create the North-West Mounted Police, a confrontation between hunters and the Assiniboine people.
  The NWMP at Fort Walsh, in 1875, worked hard to keep the peace. Inspector James Morrow Walsh, after the fort was named, became famous when he helped negotiate the exile of Chief Sitting Bull and several thousand Sioux after they had crossed the border into Canada in 1876 the famous Battle of the Little Bighorn. The reconstructed stables and wooden huts of Fort Walsh sit impressively in a field above Battle Creek. But it’s the statue of Walsh and Sitting Bull near the visitors’ center that visitors: two men on horseback, talking as if they in the woods.
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  - Due to According to Regardless of Because of
  - so are such are are so are such
  - that which where there
  - digs dug has dug is dug
  - settling settled settle to settle
  - sacrificed saint holy faithful
  - side site sight sigh
  - quiet silent still soft
  - On the contrary Alternatively On the whole Consequently
  - contracted purchased dealt marketed
  - earth soil ground land
  - Pressures Tensions Strikes Attacks
  - gave has given was given could give
  - executed performed took place came along
  - laid rooted born founded
  - who whom whose which
  - next following upcoming succeeding
  - impresses provokes provides encourages
  - had just met just had met has just met just has met
- Part 2: For the Love of a River (10 points)
  
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  A river in New Zealand has become the first landmark in the world to be recognised as a living entity, after a 170-year battle.
  This longest court battle in the history of New Zealand has come to an end. The valuable Of this Herculean contest? A river.
  For at least 150 years, the Maori people have been fighting to have New Zealand’s third-longest river, the Whanganui, recognised legal as a living being. The river – of enormous spirit meaning to the indigenous peoples – was, in fact, recently granted official recognise as a legal entity by New Zealand’s parliament.
  The Maori people have fought to find an approximation in law so that all others can understand that, from their perspective, treating the river as an divisible and living whole, instead of the traditional model for the last 100 years of treating it from a perspective of owner and management.
  The river will be joint represented by one member appointed by the Maori community, or Iwi, and one appointed by the government.
  “I know the initial incline of some people will say it’s pretty strange to give a natural resource a legal personality.
  The new law is the first of its kind in the world and should help the Maori to keep control over the river for environmental and religion reasons.
  The Whanganui River is the longest navigate river in New Zealand that attracts canoeists and day trippers.
- Part 3: How They Found La Dolce Vita (10 points)
  
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  It was during one of their trips to Italy that a new way of life came into view. The Casale San Pietro, a grand home built in the 17th century just outside of Anagri, had come up for sale. It had derelict for decades and Joe and Alana Mazza had always thought would make a wonderful hotel. They decided to take a look. The original stone walls and beams were magnificent, but it was the view that made their hearts race. It was an Italian idyll.
  For the first year of the renovations Joe lived in Italy, working their architect Rossi and overseeing the project, while Alana stayed in Yorkshire their daughter Sarina finished her A-levels. The following year, when she went to university, Alana made the break. The Mazzas sold the apartment and moved into the casale while the work was done.
  Moving away from their children was incredibly hard, but the children made it easier on them. Joe told them ‘you’ll be seeing a lot of us in Italy than if you stayed in rainy Britain!’
  The project itself was a steep learning curve. were many hurdles to jump. Financially, they going against all their instincts. In two years they used up all their life savings. There were times when they thought of their old apartment and wondered they hadn’t just retired there. What sustained them was their vision of the place could become. They pictured their guests relaxing on the terrace, enjoying a sundowner while taking in the spectacular view.
Section III – READING (20 points)

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- Part 1: Birmingham in the 19th Century (7 points)
  
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  In the 19th century, industry in Birmingham was still dominated by metalworking. The workers of the town still made nails, brass goods, nuts and bolts, screws and buttons. There were also jewellers and gunsmiths in Birmingham. In the late 19th century, railway carriages were made in Birmingham. Glass making was also an important industry. From the end of the 19th century, there was also a cocoa and chocolate industry at Bourneville.
  Like most towns in the early 19th century, Birmingham was dirty and unsanitary. But in the second half of the century, conditions improved. A by-law passed in 1861 stated that all new houses must be connected to a sewer. Unfortunately, it did not apply to houses already built, some of which had to wait decades before they were connected.
  Birmingham Water Company was formed in 1826 to provide piped water to part of the town, but citizens had to pay for this service, and even where it was available, many people could not afford it. They relied on wells or water carriers who sold water from carts in the streets. But it was not until a reservoir was built at Elan Valley in 1904 that Birmingham’s water supply problems were solved.
  Although conditions improved in Victorian Birmingham, there were epidemics of smallpox in 1871 – 72, 1874, and 1883. There were also epidemics of scarlet fever in Birmingham in 1878 and 1882 – 3.
  Winson Green Asylum opened in 1850. Rubery Hill Asylum opened in 1881. Queens Hospital opened in 1847, closing in 1993. A general hospital opened in 1897. The Botanical Gardens opened in 1832 and the first public baths opened in 1852. The first public park in Birmingham opened in 1856. In 1873 – 75, Joseph Chamberlain was mayor of Birmingham. He thus set an example for many other local politicians.,
  ,(A)Later, however, it became a medical institution for children.,
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  ,(B)Soon a network of sewers was dug under the streets of Birmingham.,
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  ,(C)However facilities in Birmingham gradually improved.,
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  ,(D)Pens and toys were also manufactured in the city.,
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  ,(E)The mayor supported digging the network.,
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  ,(F)It led to becoming the streets much cleaner.,
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  ,(G)At that time, bicycles were not permitted in the centre of Birmingham.,
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  ,(H)After Birmingham council had taken over the water company, sanitary inspectors closed many private water sources.,
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  ,(I)So were bicycles.,
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  ,(J)The idea of local authorities taking responsibility for services like water and parks was a strong belief of his.,
  - Later, however, it became a medical institution for children. Soon a network of sewers was dug under the streets of Birmingham. However facilities in Birmingham gradually improved. Pens and toys were also manufactured in the city. The mayor supported digging the network. It led to becoming the streets much cleaner. At that time, bicycles were not permitted in the centre of Birmingham. After Birmingham council had taken over the water company, sanitary inspectors closed many private water sources. So were bicycles. The idea of local authorities taking responsibility for services like water and parks was a strong belief of his.
  - Later, however, it became a medical institution for children. Soon a network of sewers was dug under the streets of Birmingham. However facilities in Birmingham gradually improved. Pens and toys were also manufactured in the city. The mayor supported digging the network. It led to becoming the streets much cleaner. At that time, bicycles were not permitted in the centre of Birmingham. After Birmingham council had taken over the water company, sanitary inspectors closed many private water sources. So were bicycles. The idea of local authorities taking responsibility for services like water and parks was a strong belief of his.
  - Later, however, it became a medical institution for children. Soon a network of sewers was dug under the streets of Birmingham. However facilities in Birmingham gradually improved. Pens and toys were also manufactured in the city. The mayor supported digging the network. It led to becoming the streets much cleaner. At that time, bicycles were not permitted in the centre of Birmingham. After Birmingham council had taken over the water company, sanitary inspectors closed many private water sources. So were bicycles. The idea of local authorities taking responsibility for services like water and parks was a strong belief of his.
  - Later, however, it became a medical institution for children. Soon a network of sewers was dug under the streets of Birmingham. However facilities in Birmingham gradually improved. Pens and toys were also manufactured in the city. The mayor supported digging the network. It led to becoming the streets much cleaner. At that time, bicycles were not permitted in the centre of Birmingham. After Birmingham council had taken over the water company, sanitary inspectors closed many private water sources. So were bicycles. The idea of local authorities taking responsibility for services like water and parks was a strong belief of his.
  - Later, however, it became a medical institution for children. Soon a network of sewers was dug under the streets of Birmingham. However facilities in Birmingham gradually improved. Pens and toys were also manufactured in the city. The mayor supported digging the network. It led to becoming the streets much cleaner. At that time, bicycles were not permitted in the centre of Birmingham. After Birmingham council had taken over the water company, sanitary inspectors closed many private water sources. So were bicycles. The idea of local authorities taking responsibility for services like water and parks was a strong belief of his.
  - Later, however, it became a medical institution for children. Soon a network of sewers was dug under the streets of Birmingham. However facilities in Birmingham gradually improved. Pens and toys were also manufactured in the city. The mayor supported digging the network. It led to becoming the streets much cleaner. At that time, bicycles were not permitted in the centre of Birmingham. After Birmingham council had taken over the water company, sanitary inspectors closed many private water sources. So were bicycles. The idea of local authorities taking responsibility for services like water and parks was a strong belief of his.
  - Later, however, it became a medical institution for children. Soon a network of sewers was dug under the streets of Birmingham. However facilities in Birmingham gradually improved. Pens and toys were also manufactured in the city. The mayor supported digging the network. It led to becoming the streets much cleaner. At that time, bicycles were not permitted in the centre of Birmingham. After Birmingham council had taken over the water company, sanitary inspectors closed many private water sources. So were bicycles. The idea of local authorities taking responsibility for services like water and parks was a strong belief of his.
- Part 2: From the Biography of Matthew C. Perry (6 points)
  
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  ,(a)Matthew Calbraith Perry was born on April 10, 1794, in South Kingston, Rhode Island, the son of a U.S. Navy captain and younger brother of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. Matthew was educated at local schools and began his naval career at the age of 15. His first duty was on his older brother’s ship. He served during the War of 1812 at the Battle of Lake Erie. Blockaded in New London, Connecticut, by a British fleet, he journeyed to New York, where he courted and married Jane Sidell in 1814.,
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  ,(b)Between 1833 and 1844, Perry was stationed at the New York Navy Yard. There, he helped advance the U.S. Navy by advocating the conversion of U.S. sailing ships to steam power. He also established a Navy museum and assisted in developing the curriculum for the U.S. Naval Academy at West Point. During the Mexican War, he commanded naval forces and played an important role in supporting General Winfield Scott’s capture of Veracruz.,
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  ,(c)By the 1852, the U.S. had been trading in the Orient for several years. That year, President Millard Fillmore sent Matthew C. Perry to Japan to open diplomatic and trade relations. Perry thought Japan’s traditional isolation policy could be changed if he didn’t take “no” for an answer, and came with a superior naval force to press his demands. On July 2, 1853, Perry arrived in Tokyo Bay. After he threatened to deliver the president’s message by force, if necessary, the ruling Shogun government relented and asked for time to consider the president’s offer.,
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  ,(d)In 1854, Perry returned to Japan with seven ships and 1,600 men. After more than a month of negotiations, the Treaty of Kanagawa was concluded on March 31 of that year; the pact assured the good treatment of shipwrecked U.S. seamen, permitted U.S. ships to fuel and supply at two Japanese ports, and arranged for a U.S. diplomat to reside in Japan to further trade relations.,
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  ,(e)Perry returned to the United States a hero in 1855, was awarded a grant from Congress and promoted to rear admiral. He gained wide specialist knowledge about the Far East, and stressed the danger of an inadequate American presence in the western Pacific Ocean. Perry spent his last years writing his memoirs. He died of rheumatism of the heart on March 4, 1858, in New York City.,
- Part 3: Marco Polo’s Journeys (7 points)
  
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  ,Marco Polo was an Italian merchant and explorer, famous for introducing Europeans to China and Central Asia. He inspired future travellers, including Christopher Columbus. Born, presumably in the Republic of Venice, around 1254, Marco Polo played an important role in cartography. His pioneering explorations of East Asia, as depicted in his iconic book, led to the 1450 Fra Mauro map which has been considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography.
  His father, Niccolo Polo, was a wealthy merchant who traded with the Middle East and travelled with Maffeo Polo, Marco’s uncle, through Asia. While in Constantinople, the Polos foresaw a political shift in 1260 and headed for the Volga River, reaching the court of Berke Khan, the sovereign of the western territories of the Mongol Empire. These skillful merchants doubled their assets while in Bolghar and also became friends with Kublai Khan, the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. In spite of their similar journeys, Marco Polo only met his father and uncle in 1269, when the Polo brothers returned to Venice.
  After the death of his mother, Marco was raised by his aunt and received education in trade-related subjects such as foreign currency and managing cargo ships. In 1271, the Polo family decided to embark on a long, adventurous journey in Asia, travelling around 15,000 miles and passing through China, Japan, and India. Marco documented all these experiences and adventures in his historic book based on several manuscripts. After 24 years spent on the Asian continent, the Polos returned to Venice, but Marco Polo was captured in 1298 at the Battle of Curzola by the Genoese army. While captive in prison in Genoa, he dictated his travel-related memoirs to Italian Rustichello da Pisa, who was also an inmate. He was eventually released in 1299 and returned to his native Venice, where he became a wealthy tradesman and married a merchant’s daughter.
  Published around 1300, this travelogue, entitled Il Milione, was divided into four volumes. Considered specialised informal literature, but actually a biography, this famous book describes Marco Polo’s travels between 1276 and 1291 as well as his memorable experiences at Kublai Khan’s court.
  The first volume depicts the territories of Central Asia and the Middle East. Book two describes China and court of the emperor of the Mongol Empire. Book three depicts the coastal regions of the Far East, including India, Japan, Africa’s eastern coast and Sri Lanka. Book four describes the wars between the Mongol Empire and northern regions such as Russia. Nevertheless, this outstanding body of work is quite controversial, considering that Marco Polo failed to mention important parts of the Chinese culture and traditions such as the Great Wall of China and the use of tea.,