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

1. In this outlet the less well-off customers are offered massive discounts on d

es

i

gner

(with a

famous brand name) clothes, which are normally very expensive.

2. I am addressing you to c

omplain

(to express dissatisfaction) about the poor service

I received at your hotel restaurant last Friday.

3. The authorities threatened to block their bank

a

c

coun

t (an arrangement with a bank to keep

money) to discourage donations.

4. Unfortunately, the imminent economic crisis is looming ahead and the standards of living are

expected to d

eclin

e (to get worse) next year.

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

1

b

2

h

3

f

4

a

5

d

6

c

7

e

8

g

estate
second-
clothes
online
pay off
withdraw
shopping
spending

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a catalogue
b agent’s
c cash
d debts
e centre
f shop
g spree
h hand

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

1. In my opinion, online shopping

is safer than

(jest bezpieczniejsze niż) most people think.

2. Maybach is

one of the most expensive

(jednym z najdroższych) luxury cars in the market.

3. I usually go shopping with a friend, but this time

I’d rather go/ I’d prefer to go alone/on my

own/by myself

(wolałabym pójść sama).

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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. Also, they had to time
harvests and know when a certain depleted patch would regenerate and yield good harvest again.
Therefore, in modern times women spend much more time choosing the perfect fabric, colour and
texture and 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, women are

more likely to know when to buy certain
types of food because they

A.

used to plan gathering crops.

B. are more perceptive than men.
C. spend more time shopping.
D. had to avoid poisonous foodstuffs.

2. According to Professor Kruger, men in

modern times

A. are unlike their prehistoric forefathers.

B.

like to do their shopping quickly.

C. understand women’s shopping strategies.
D. spend too much time making decisions.

3. Women are more likely than men to take

children shopping with them because in
the past children

A. spent a long time looking for plants.
B. had an ability to focus on specific objects.
C. were helpful to hunters.

D.

accompanied their mothers gathering food.

4. The main aim of the article is to provide
A. a glimpse of life in the prehistoric past.
B. advice on successful shopping.

C.

an evolutionary explanation of different

shopping habits.

D. a justification of women’s shopping habits.