READING COMPREHENSION 2

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Przeczytaj tekst ulotki. Dobierz właściwy nagłówek (A–F) do każdej części tekstu (4.1.–4.4.).Wpisz odpowiednią literę w każdą kratkę.Uwaga: dwa nagłówki zostały podane dodatkowo i nie pasują do żadnej części tekstu.A. THE TRAININGB. THE COMMUNITYC. THE ASSESSMENTD. THE YEARLY PLANE. THE PRIVATE TRAINERSF. THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS BEST BODY FITNESS – A GYM FOR YOUBest Body Fitness isn’t just a gym: it’s a full-service fitness membership made for you. Here’s how it works:4.1. CThe first meeting is a chance for you to see what we do at Best Body. We’ll check the amount of your body fat percentage and your physical condition. What we do is are no-cost and no-risk. We’ll also make a plan specifically for you.4.2. AWhen you decide to become a Best Body member, we show you what to do, how to do it and why you are doing it. After a few sessions with an expert trainer you will feel comfortable working out on your own. But don’t worry, we’ll always be nearby if you have questions.4.3. FMembership works on a month-to-month basis. You can start and stop whenever you want. And the best part? Our fees are the most competitive in the whole downtown area. Don’t believe it? Check it out for yourself!4.4. BAt Best Body Fitness, we see everyone as part of a big team. And when you work with a team, you can do great things. Join any of our specialised classes led by expert instructors. Come to our nutrition classes and participate in our regular social events.adapted from Przeczytaj trzy teksty dotyczące pracy. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu. Zakreśl literę A, B lub C. Tekst 1.Hi LuciaHow are you? It was so nice to meet you last week in Sydney. How was the rest of your trip? Did you see any kangaroos? Anyway, I’ve accepted the job offer I was telling you about. The location of my office is perfect. There are lots of restaurants, cafés and banks in the area. Maybe you could visit me one day? I would like to show you the city, especially in the winter. You said you have never seen snow – you will see lots of it here!Bye for now,Mikel The author of the e-mail asks Lucia for a favour. invites Lucia somewhere. encourages Lucia to move to a certain city. Tekst 2.TIPS ON WRITING A GOOD CVStart with a short profile to show who you are and what you offer, then list your employment history, starting with the present. Then give your educational background. List the relevant qualifications that you have, starting with the most recent, including the title of your qualification, where you studied and the date of completion. Don’t worry if you haven’t worked anywhere yet – focus on the education instead. And don’t forget to list other experience, pastimes or interests you have. According to the text a good CV doesn’t have to include the schools you have attended. work experience. your hobbies. Tekst 3.WORK FOR COFFEE BEANSJoin Britain’s number one café at COFFEE BEANS, where every café has the same aims: tocreate family-like teams and to provide excellent customer service.Many different kinds of people come and work with us, so start your career at COFFEEBEANS today! Choose the hours you work, get management experience and share your loveof coffee! Join us as a Team Member, Assistant Manager or Café Manager, depending on yourskills and experience. E-mail us at [email protected]. Which is true about the job offer? The working time is flexible. It is for one certain position only. You have to phone the cafe manager if you want to apply for work there. Przeczytaj tekst. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu. Zakreśl literę A, B, C lub D. CHLOE AND HER PETSChloe came back home from school, made herself a cup of coffee and took it up to her bedroom.She had some homework to do, but that could wait for later. She wanted to enjoy the quiet timebefore her parents arrived home. She liked this time of day, also because she could play withher pet rats. Yes, that’s right, pet rats! She didn’t like rats either until her friend Martin showedher his pets and she saw how affectionate and intelligent they were. Last year, when one ofMartin’s rats had babies, Chloe decided she’d like to have two of them.It wasn’t easy to persuade Mum and Dad, of course. But fortunately, a good school reportarrived a few days before Chloe’s birthday and put her parents in a good mood. When Mumasked her what she wanted for her birthday, Chloe took a deep breath and said she’d like a pairof rats.“Rats? Are you serious?” asked Mum, and then Chloe told her about Martin and the baby rats.“Give me five minutes,” said Chloe’s mum, looking doubtful. “I’m going to phone Martin’sparents and see what they say.”It had been the longest five minutes of Chloe’s life but, finally, Mum came back into the kitchenand said, “Yes, alright. You can have two rats, but...they must live in your room and never goto other parts of the house, especially not the kitchen”. Two days later they went to Martin’shouse to collect Roxy and Zena.In her room, Chloe opened the cage. First, she picked up Roxy and put her on the floor. Thenshe picked up Zena and put her on her shoulder. After a while, there was a knock at the door.“Hi, Chloe,” called Mum. “Are you there?”“Yes, Mum,” said Chloe. “Come in.”Mum came in and then took a step back as she noticed Zena. “I’m going to my aerobics classas usual. I’ll be back about seven o’clock. Dad’s on his way home. He’s making pasta tonight.”“OK, Mum. See you later,” Chloe replied.Mum closed the door and Chloe put Zena back in her cage and called for Roxy. “Roxy?” saidChloe. “Roxy, where are you?” Roxy always came when Chloe said her name. Chloe waiteda moment and then started to look around her room. Where could Roxy be?adapted from After coming back home Chloe didn’t make herself something to drink. play with her pet rats. go to her bedroom. do her homework. Chloe asked her parents for permission to have pet rats after she had celebrated her birthday. her mum had called Martin’s parents. her parents had seen that she was a good student. her friend Martin had brought them to her house. Roxy and Zena mustn’t play on Chloe’s bedroom floor. leave their cages. spend time in their cages. be brought to the kitchen. From the text we learn that Chloe’s mum will make pasta for dinner. does some sports on weekdays. often plays with Zena and Roxy. came back home later than Chloe’s dad. The text is about a schoolgirl’s daily routine. unusual pets kept by somebody. a pet which was missing and then found. a disagreement between parents and their daughter. Przeczytaj tekst. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, tak aby otrzymać logicznyi gramatycznie poprawny tekst.8.1. 8.2. 8.3.A. so many A. another A. whereverB. too much B. others B. whoeverC. as much C. other C. whether8.4. 8.5.A. out leaving A. remind ofB. not leaving B. forget aboutC. not to leave C. remember about CAN EATING FRUIT BE BAD FOR YOU?Let’s compare an apple to a can of full-sugar fizzy drink. Typically, a regular-sized soft drinkcontains about seven to eight teaspoons of sugar. An apple contains four teaspoons of sugar. So,have two apples and you’ve taken in 8.1._C_ sugar as you had in a can of coke. That sugarcomes mainly in two forms. One is glucose, your body’s preferred source of energy, which goesstraight into your bloodstream. The 8.2._C_ is fructose, which is taken to your liver, and if notneeded, is turned into fat. These two kinds of sugar are chemically identical to the sugars you get injunk food. So, if you’re not careful, they can cause you the same problems.Sugar is sugar. And you’re going to gain weight if you eat too much of it, 8.3._A_ it comes from.So how can you get all the health benefits of fruit without overdosing on sugar? Well, the first thingis to choose your fruit carefully. Bananas, cherries, pomegranates, mangoes, grapes and figs allcontain more sugar than watermelon, raspberries, kiwi fruit and fresh cranberries. Also, very ripefruit contain much more sugar, so try 8.4._C_ it lying around for too long.You should eat most of your fruit whole. And do not have more than one glass of juice or smoothie,as digesting the whole fruit causes your body to release the sugar more slowly and helps avoidoverloading your system with one big hit. Finally, don’t 8.5._B_ vegetables. There is no vitaminor mineral in fruit that you can’t get from vegetables, in return for only a little sugar the sugar.adapted from Przeczytaj tekst, z którego usunięto trzy zdania. Wpisz w luki 7.1.–7.3. litery, którymi oznaczono brakujące zdania (A–E), tak aby otrzymać logiczny i spójny tekst.Uwaga: dwa zdania zostały podane dodatkowo i nie pasują do żadnej luki.A. So it’s obvious that fairies were invented by Shakespeare and he used his imagination todescribe how they looked.B. In 1917, 16-year-old Elsie Wright took two photos of her cousin, nine-year-old FrancesGriffiths, sitting with fairies.C. Living outside of society, the hiding people probably stole food and attacked villages.D. The earliest fairy-like creatures can be found in the Greek idea that trees and rivers hadspirits called dryads and nymphs.E. Elsie Wright was one of the experts on fairies and she wrote a couple of books about thetopic. FAIRIESFairies, today the stuff of children’s stories, are little magical people, often shiny and withwings. Typically pretty and female, they usually are friendly to humans.We owe many of our modern ideas about fairies to Shakespeare. However, we can see similarcreatures in many cultures. 7.1. _D_ Another explanation suggests the origin of fairies isa memory of real people. When tribes with metal weapons invaded a land where only stoneweapons were used, some of the people escaped and hid in forests and caves. People alsobelieved that fairies were afraid of iron and could not touch it. 7.2._C_ This might explainwhy fairies were often described as playing tricks on humans.While most people no longer believe in fairies, only a hundred years ago some people believedthey might exist. 7.3. _B_ Some experts thought they were fake, while others weren’t sure.Elsie admitted the photos were fake only years later, in 1983, created with the use of picturesof dancers that she copied from a book.adapted from