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Section 1 (approximately 20 minutes) – Listening

You will have 2 minutes at the end of the listening section to copy your answers to the answer sheet.

TEXT K ÚLOHÁM 1 AŽ 6
You will hear a text which is followed by several tasks. You will be provided time to look through the relevant tasks before you
listen. You will hear the recording twice. Solve the tasks based solely on the information in the recording.
Austin Wierschke from Wisconsin, the fastest texter in America
(www.nbcnwwyork.com/new/local/Fastest-Texter-Phone-Championship-New-York-City-165398346.html)
1. 3. 5.
Austin Wierschke plans on using the Austin’s training consisted of ______. Another competitor, Kelly Barracato,
prize money to ______. (A) 500 different routines ______ Wierschke.
(A) get a gift for a colleague (B) texting while flying
(A) mentioned the qualities of
(B) move to Times Square (C) using the Optimus Zip phone
(B) practised texting with
(C) pay for his education (D) sending a lot of messages
(C) took a plane with
(D) travel around the U.S.
4. (D) went on a trip with
2.
Kent Augustine from Queens finished 6.
_____ people took part in the texting ______.
Anita Levine’s father finds texting to be
championship. (A) 1st a ______.
(A) 6 (B) 2nd
(A) very difficult thing to do
(B) 11 (C) 6th
(B) good discipline to compete in
(C) 17 (D) 16th
(C) part of the new generation
(D) 50
(D) meaningless activity

You will hear a series of short unrelated extracts. There is one task for each extract. You will be provided time to read the
relevant task before you listen. You will hear each extract twice. Solve the tasks based solely on the information in the recording.
7. 9.
You hear a train announcement. You hear someone talking about the exploration of Mars.
According to the announcement, passengers travelling to Which of the following is not true?
Claydon or Stowmarket should leave the train ______. (A) There used to be a lot more liquid water on the surface of
(A) at Romford Mars in the past than there is nowadays.
(B) at Ipswich (B) NASA has observed dark streaks on Mars, appearing
(C) at London seasonally, which are most likely flowing water.
(D) at Norwich (C) The atmosphere of Mars makes it possible for liquid
water to continually stay on its surface.
8.
(D) NASA has taken pictures of Mars in 2011.
You overhear a conversation between Lea and her friend Ted.
10.
Where does the conversation take place?
You overhear two friends, Jake and Amy, talking about Jake’s
(A) at a golf course new dog.
(B) at a tennis club
(C) in a swimming pool Why is Amy being rude about his dog when she sees it?
(D) at a soccer field (A) Because it is a rescued dog.
(B) Because it is very ugly.
(C) Because it has no name.
(D) Because of its weird collar.

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11. 12.
You hear someone talking about the Fairphone project. You hear part of a radio programme about cooking.
What is the main aim of this project? What does the presenter say about lamb meat?
(A) to produce a smartphone so cheap that even people in (A) It is very popular among people who listen to the show.
Africa can afford to buy one (B) It does not taste all that good.
(B) to make a shift towards a fairer way of producing (C) It contains more fat than pork meat.
electronics (D) It is not prepared all too often.
(C) to make a phone entirely out of recycled materials
(D) to make sure all smartphones currently in use can be
reused or recycled rather than thrown away

Section 2 (25 minutes) – Reading

Read the following text and solve the tasks based solely on the information in it.

TEXT K ÚLOHÁM 13 AŽ 18
Bangladeshi man missing for 23 years returns home
Moslemuddin Sarkar, 52, arrived back in Dhaka on Tuesday, a day after being freed from a Pakistani jail with the help of the Red
Cross. His family lost contact after Mr Sarkar left for India in search of work in 1989. Years later, he ended up in Pakistan, where he
was arrested. He says he was beaten and tortured in his subsequent 15 years in prison. “I requested that embassy officials send me
back to Bangladesh but no one listened to me,” he told the BBC. “I suffered a lot in the prison and was crying for help. But no one
came to my rescue. Still I don’t understand why I was kept in jail for such a long time. At last, I am back with my family and I feel
great.”
There were emotional scenes when Mr Sarkar was welcomed by relatives at Dhaka airport, the BBC’s Anbarasan Ethirajan reports
from Bangladesh. A younger brother, Julhas Uddin, told the AFP news agency that Mr Sarkar’s mother “passed out as he hugged
her” after returning to his home village. “It was a heartbreaking scene. He could not control his tears for hours,” Julhas Uddin said.
A dockworker at the port of Chittagong, Mr Sarkar says he illegally crossed the border to India in 1989 in search of better
opportunities, without telling his family. “We searched for him for years and finally gave up hope believing he might have drowned
in the sea. But our mother always believed that her son would return home one day,” Julhas Uddin said.
In 1997, he was caught trying to enter Pakistan without valid travel documents, spending the next 15 years in prisons in Lahore and
Karachi. He told the BBC he was completely cut off from the world during that time. “I went to Pakistan believing that I would get a
better job there. But they caught me at the border,” he told AFP. “I wrote dozens of letters to my village address, but did not have
any clue that they were never posted. At one stage I lost all hope of returning home.” His fate reportedly came to light when Pakistan
sent a list of long-serving Bangladeshi prisoners to consular officials, who informed Mr Sarkar’s family. They in turn appealed to the
International Committee of the Red Cross, who facilitated his release.
(BBC:Bangladeshi man missing for 23 years returns home. BBC News online, 2012)
13. 14. 15.
Moslemuddin went to India in order to When Moslemuddin was in prison, he Moslemuddin’s mother ______ when
______. asked to be ______. he returned home.
(A) avoid getting arrested (A) allowed to listen to Bangladeshi (A) mourned
(B) find employment news (B) died
(C) travel to Pakistan (B) reunited with his family in (C) drowned
(D) visit his family Pakistan (D) fainted
(C) taken to an embassy in Pakistan
(D) transported home

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16. 17. 18.
Moslemuddin ______ after returning to ______ was convinced that one day While Moslemuddin was in jail, he was
his village. Moslemuddin would come back. ______ his correspondence being held
(A) cried for a long time (A) His brother up.
(B) hugged all his neighbours (B) A dockworker (A) disappointed by
(C) organised a party (C) One of his friends (B) informed about
(D) wrote a story (D) One of his parents (C) suspicious of
(D) unaware of
Read the following text and solve the tasks based solely on the information in it.

TEXT K ÚLOHÁM 19 AŽ 27
You are going to read an article in which four people describe their various experiences related to beekeeping. For each of the
questions below, choose from the people A–D. The people may be chosen more than once.
A – Andrew
I ordered my first package of bees that January and in April I was standing under a big oak tree as the club’s bees were offloaded
from the pickup truck. They called my name to gather my package… this was real, this was happening. I was putting literally
thousands of bees into my car – had I thought this through all the way? Are these the actions of a sane individual? On the drive home
I drove slowly with the package of buzzing bees as my copilot, watching them closely after every curve or turn. Once home I
sprayed the bees with a bit of water and, under the watchful eye of my mentor, began introducing them to their new hive, hands
shaking. You basically pour them into your readied hive and they spill out by the thousands into their new home. They covered
every inch of the hive and began investigating the home I had prepared for them. As they buzzed all around me I felt an
overwhelming sense of something – calmness.
B – Brad
I started keeping bees two summers ago. My wife and I had moved to a duplex (with a yard!) the year before, and I started a
vegetable garden. We didn’t get a very big yield that first year, so I thought “I know what I need – more pollinators!” Sadly, it turns
out that our upstairs neighbour is violently allergic to bees, but by the time I found that out, I had two hives coming my way.
Fortunately, I found a woman who lives about five miles from me who wanted bees in her yard, but didn’t have time to keep them
herself. So now my hives live there, pollinating her garden (and terrorizing her son).
C – Colin
Installing the bees was the scary part – luckily I had a friend who already keeps bees with me to help. The bees came in a small cage
with a can of sugar syrup, and a separate cage for the queen and a few attendants. Transportation couldn’t have been simpler – we
just put the cages in the car and drove home. Once home we filled the feeders with sugar syrup – which I prepared the night before –
and then pried open the cages. Once the cage was open we had to lift the queen cage out and place it in the hive, wedged between
two frames. The cage is sealed with a plug of sugar which the other bees will slowly eat over the next week – eventually freeing the
queen. The idea behind this gradual introduction is to make sure the bees are used to the queen’s smell before she is freed, helping
ensure that they accept her as theirs.
D – David
It was the first monthly meeting of my local Bee Keepers Association. The Annual Honey show is part of this event and this year
Yorkshire Beekeepers association had also been asked to provide a honey tasting table and honey sales for the public. To cut a long
story short I decided to volunteer as I saw it as a good chance to help out and meet other beekeepers from Yorkshire and help
educate the public about the importance of eating real local honey!
(Mother Earth News [online], 2013. ApiNews [online], 2014. Tree Hugger [online], 2009. Yorkshire Bees [online], 2013.)
19. 20.
Which beekeeper contributed to an event without being paid Which beekeeper keeps his bees on somebody else’s property?
for it because it was for a good cause? (A) Andrew
(A) Andrew (B) Brad
(B) Brad (C) Colin
(C) Colin (D) David
(D) David

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21.
Which beekeeper wasn’t sure if driving with a package of bees
in the car wasn’t a crazy thing to do?
(A) Andrew
(B) Brad
(C) Colin
(D) David
22.
Which beekeeper felt quite serene while watching his bees
once they were in their new home?
(A) Andrew
(B) Brad
(C) Colin
(D) David
23.
Which beekeeper used a special device to make sure the bees
and their queen got on?
(A) Andrew
(B) Brad
(C) Colin
(D) David
24.
Which beekeeper originally got bees to improve the yield of
his crops?
(A) Andrew
(B) Brad
(C) Colin
(D) David
25.
Which beekeeper had to wait for a quarter of a year since
ordering his bees to start beekeeping?
(A) Andrew
(B) Brad
(C) Colin
(D) David
26.
Which beekeeper had to change his plans for safety reasons?
(A) Andrew
(B) Brad
(C) Colin
(D) David
27.
Which beekeeper was keen on meeting other people who keep
bees in the same region?
(A) Andrew
(B) Brad
(C) Colin
(D) David

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Section 3 (20 minutes) – Use of English

Konverzace
In the following tasks, choose the most suitable reply to the questions from the aspect of style and content; or choose the place or
environment where you would be most likely to encounter the notices or information provided.
28. 31. 35.
Choose the most appropriate reply: Choose the most appropriate expression What is the most likely subject of a
to complete the gap: newspaper article with the following
A: Mommy, mommy, look! Can I have
heading?
two scoops, please? Pretty please! A: I tried to convince him, but he did
not change his mind. “Elected by secret ballot.”
B: Oh, all right, since you’ve finished
all of your lunch today. What flavours B: I know. He is so ______. (A) politics
do you want? (B) a sports event
(A) stubborn
(C) an economic crisis
A: _____ (B) silent
(D) a new invention
(C) sensitive
(A) But I really can’t finish it, the
(D) sober
portion is way too big!
(B) My favourite are indigo-blue and 32.
the vanilla-yellow tinge of dawn.
Choose the most appropriate question:
(C) I’d like fish and chips with extra
vinegar for my lunch today. A: ______
(D) Lemon sorbet and strawberry,
B: I’m a doctor.
please.
A: Wow, that was my dream job when I
29.
was little!
Choose the most appropriate reply: (A) How do you do?
A: My parents are giving me a hard (B) What do you do?
time! (C) What are you doing?
(D) What have you done?
B: _____
33.
(A) But it’s not that long.
(B) Mine are strict as well. Choose the most appropriate reply:
(C) That’s generous of them!
A: It’s really chilly outside!
(D) I hope they are on time!
B: ______
30.
(A) I’ll wear a coat then.
Where would you most likely hear the (B) I’m allergic to peppers.
following phrase? (C) So I must turn the fridge off.
“Single or return?” (D) Yes, I really like summer.
(A) in a restaurant 34.
(B) at a clothes shop
What should you do if someone has a
(C) in a library
stroke?
(D) at a train station
(A) suggest that he/she should see a
psychologist
(B) congratulate him/her for being so
lucky
(C) seek medical help immediately
(D) consider lending him/her some
money

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Komplexní cvičení
Fill in the numbered gaps in the following short text with the most suitable word or phrase from the options offered. A hyphen in
the options means that no word should be filled in.

TEXT K ÚLOHÁM 36 AŽ 41
India Poll
A survey of nineteen __(36)__ and emerging countries suggests that India ranks the worst for women, coming even lower than Saudi
Arabia. The poll looked at a range of factors, from women’s education and health care to violence against women.
India scored poorly because of such practices as under-age marriage and domestic violence. The country’s Domestic Violence Act,
__(37)__ seven years ago, was described as progressive. But gender violence fuelled by social __(38)__ against girls does persist,
especially in low income families.
Some people __(39)__ surprised that India ranks lower than Saudi Arabia where women are not even __(40)__ to drive and have not
had the chance to exercise the __(41)__ to vote yet. In India, the status of women is closely linked to wealth and class. There are
plenty of well-educated, professional women who enjoy personal freedoms, but their experience stands in marked contrast to the
lives of rural women.
(McGivering J.: Poll finds India worst for women BBC online)
36. 38. 40.
(A) abundant (A) harm (A) allowed
(B) developed (B) prejudice (B) permit
(C) average (C) humiliation (C) forbidden
(D) substantial (D) rejection (D) capable
37. 39. 41.
(A) was passed (A) may be (A) option
(B) passing (B) might (B) possibility
(C) passed (C) could have (C) act
(D) has passed (D) shouldn’t be (D) right

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TEXT K ÚLOHÁM 42 AŽ 47
X-ray reveals drunk tourist sleeping on baggage belt at Rome airport
A Norwegian tourist __(42)__ caught on X-ray sleeping on a moving baggage belt at Rome’s Fiumicino airport. The unnamed
36-year-old man reportedly climbed over one of the check-in desks and __(43)__ asleep on the belt that takes luggage to be loaded
on to planes. When the belt started moving, he travelled for around 50m. He apparently remained asleep after staff spotted him in the
X-ray machine, stopped the belt and __(44)__ police. The tourist, who appeared to have __(45)__ heavily, will now face charges in
relation to the incident according to Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper. The incident has raised questions about security at the airport,
but a police spokesperson told the paper that the man could not have got through to secure areas of the airport. “There is a security
system – a sort __(46)__ roll-up blind – which can only be opened by the member of staff who loads the baggage,” the officer said.
“The Norwegian could have carried __(47)__ going round the main belt but he could never have ended up in sensitive areas of the
airport.”
(www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19206924)
42. 44. 46.
(A) has (A) accused (A) for
(B) has been (B) affirmed (B) of
(C) have (C) alerted (C) in
(D) had (D) astonished (D) to
43. 45. 47.
(A) fallen (A) been drinking (A) off
(B) falling (B) to drink (B) out
(C) fell (C) drink (C) on
(D) felt (D) drinking (D) over

Gramatika

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the most suitable word or phrase from the options offered.
A hyphen in the options means that no word should be filled in.
48. 51.
Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt the cathedral after the fire, If I ______ more time studying, my results would be better.
______? (A) spend
(A) did he (B) spent
(B) does he (C) would spend
(C) didn’t he (D) would spent
(D) wasn’t he
52.
49.
He is just so annoying! I can’t put ______ with his behaviour
How ______ you like to have your money changed? In tens? anymore.
(A) could (A) on
(B) are (B) out
(C) can (C) in
(D) would (D) up
50. 53.
Tell me about London, who was ______ most famous artist of She was watching a football match when he suddenly ______
______ city? the door.
(A) a / the (A) had opened
(B) – / the (B) has opened
(C) the / the (C) opened
(D) the / a (D) was opened

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54. 55.
Ladies and gentlemen, please, ______ attention to what I say! I was quite afraid ______ the exam.
(A) pay (A) of failing
(B) sell (B) to get failed
(C) spend (C) having fail
(D) offer (D) about failing

Word formation

Use the word in brackets at the end of each sentence to form a new word that fits the gap. Please write neatly in capital letters.
Example: The Mona Lisa is one of the most _____ paintings in the world. (FAME)
F A M O U S

59.
56.
Your brother is very ______ – he keeps telling everyone what
My brother got ______ because I called him a fool. to do all the time. (CONTROL)
(OFFENSE)
60.
57.
The school is some 4 kilometers away and we have only five
John is totally ______ to his grades, he just does not care about minutes left to get there – I think it’s very ______ that we will
them at all! (DIFFER) make it on time. (DOUBT)
58.
Calling your teacher an idiot was very ______ of you, you
should be ashamed! (RESPECT)

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