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I. Uzupełnij brakujące litery w wyrazach. (4 pkt)

1. The central shopping mall in Milan is full of posh b _ _ t _ _ _ _ _ (small shops selling

fashionable clothes) swarming with smart-looking customers.

2. ‘So what can we do to redress your complaint?’ ‘I must say I am completely dissatisfied with

your service and demand a complete r _ _ _ _ _ (money paid pack).’

3. Some ATM machines enable customers not only to withdraw cash, but also to d _ _ o _ _ _ (to

put into) money into their bank account.

4. I was pressed for money at the time and couldn’t pay the entire sum, so I decided to buy the

expensive TV set in _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s (payments made regularly over a period of time).

II. Dopasuj wyrazy z obu kolumn, tak aby utworzyć poprawne wyrażenia. (4 pkt)

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ultra-
travel
mail
toy
key in
gift
opening
shopping

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

a shop
b voucher
c order
d fashionable
e hours
f agent’s
g arcade
h PIN number

III. Przetłumacz podane w nawiasach fragmenty zdań. (3 pkt)

1. Paying in cash …………………………… (nie jest tak wygodne jak) using a credit card.

2. Tesco is ………………….………………. (największym ze wszystkich) supermarket chains

in the UK.

3. …………………….……………… (Wolałbym kupić) that sports equipment online than

spend a lot of time shopping.

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IV. Z podanych możliwości odpowiedzi zaznacz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu. Zakreśl

literę A, B, C lub D. (4 pkt)

EVOLUTION AND SHOPPING

According to current research, the reason women love to spend hours browsing in shops while men
prefer to be in and out of the high street in minutes goes down to the hunter-gathering past of the
human species. Professor Daniel Kruger of the University of Michigan says that while women spent
their days gathering food, men were hunters who made specific plans about how to catch and kill
their prey. This explains why women would spend hours trying to find the right outfit, present or
object, because in the past they spent ages trying to find the best quality and health giving foods. On
the other hand, men decided in advance what animal they wanted to kill and then went looking for
it. Once it was found – and killed – they returned home.

According to Professor Kruger, in prehistoric times women gained the skills of how to get the best
quality food because if they chose the wrong berry or nut, it could kill. Therefore, in modern times
women spend much more time choosing the perfect fabric, colour and texture. Also, they had to
time harvests and know when a certain depleted patch would regenerate and yield good harvest
again. For this reason, they are much more likely than men to know when a specific type of item
will go on sale. By contrast, prehistoric men had to hunt for specific items, which is reflected today
in their attitude to shopping. “Men often have a specific item in mind and want to get in, get it and
get out. It’s critical to get meat home as quickly as possible.”

Because gathering food was a daily social activity in prehistoric times, young children were often
included, much like they are today when women shop. By contrast, taking young children isn’t safe
in a hunt and would likely hinder progress.

Professor Kruger believes that his study could be the answer to why there is so much conflict when
couples shop together as well as help couples avoid fights in shops if they understood the reasons
why each sex had different ways of deciding on the perfect present. “It helps demystify behaviours
– guys, myself included, have been puzzled by why women shop the way they do. Women, on the
other hand, can have a hard time understanding a man’s aversion to it.”

Adapted from “Shopping styles of men and women all down to evolution, claim scientists”

by Richard Alleyne, published on www.telegraph.co.uk

1. According to the article, the prehistoric

man’s primary responsibility was to

A. provide food.
B. gather plants.
C. protect his family.
D. take care of children.

2. Women take more time to decide on an

item because in the past they

A. were not allowed to hunt.
B. had to decide when to harvest crop.
C. spent a lot of time gathering food.
D. had to avoid harmful foodstuffs.

3. Professor Kruger believes that the

results of his research can

A. broaden our knowledge about

prehistoric life.

B. antagonize the sexes.
C. help men and women understand each

other.

D. help improve shopping strategies.

4. The article is primarily about
A. the distant past of the human species.
B. scientific explanations of human

behaviour.

C. differences between the sexes.
D. shopping for clothes.