Bridge October 2022

Solutions

Maturita: Reading Part Five
1B, 2C, 3D, 4D, 5D

Frightful Halloween Idioms
Creeping Me Out: A (it refers to insects and similar creatures)
Talking Horror: D (it means to be angry)
Ever So Scared: B (to use fear to achieve a specific effect)
The Living Daylights: B

“Can We Talk?”
1 significant other; 2 accomplish; 3 Springing (also possible, but not ideal: To spring); 4 eavesdropping; 5 clarifying; 6 defensive; 7 frame; 8 accusations; 9 argument; 10 talking in circles

Big Little Country
A CHAMPION OF DEMOCRACY
1 B; 2 the Democratic Party; Antony Blinken, also a Democrat
A FUTURE PRESIDENT’S WIFE
B
CZECH GOLDEN HANDS
sight, hearing, taste, touch
THE MOST INFAMOUS CZECH
1 C; 2 would have escaped – this grammar structure is called the third conditional and it is used to talk about things in the past that did not happen and their possible results
BAD BOY ARTIST
1 A; 2 E.g.: St. Wenceslas riding a dead horse, a man hanging out of a window, two men urinating on a map of the Czech Republic, the Feast of Giants bus stop in Liberec, a red London double-decker bus doing push‑ups, the head of Franz Kafka with rotating parts

THROUGH THE EYES OF A MACHINE (crossword)
1 saguaro cactus, 2 constitution, 3 zombie, 4 trick-or-treating, 5 superheroes, 6 Samhain, 7 meteorite, 8 album, 9 Jack of the Lantern, 10 Oregon Trail, 11 executive, 12 radiator, 13 bonfire, 14 phoenix, 15 hippies, 16 spacecraft, 17 Thanksgiving, 18 ACROSS television, 18 DOWN telescope, 19 chaise longue, 20 speakers, 21 musical, 22 announcer, 23 canal, 24 the Sandman, 25 Ferris wheel

B2 Language Practice
LISTENING
Part One: 1A, 2B, 3C, 4C, 5B
Part Two: 6T, 7F, 8F, 9T, 10T, 11F, 12T, 13T, 14F, 15F
Part Three: 16B, 17G, 18C, 19D, 20F; not used: A and E
READING
1C, 2G, 3D, 4A, 5F, 6B; not used: E and H
USE OF ENGLISH
Word Formation
1 dangerous; 2 satisfaction; 3 excitement; 4 disappointment; 5 ability; 6 especially; 7 unfortunately; 8 generally; 9 financial; 10 organization
Gapfill
1 have; 2 of ; 3 by; 4 that; 5 even/many; 6 with; 7 not; 8 which; 9 enough; 10 In
Say It Differently
1 We enjoyed the trip despite the [terrible] weather / despite the weather being terrible.
2 I’d prefer to stay at home tonight.
3 Watching football is not as exciting as watching ice hockey.
4 His offer of help was/got turned down by the man.
5 We set out early in order to watch the sunrise.
6 If only I had visited Liz while I was in London!
7 Tom accused James of lying/having lied about the stolen phone.
8 It took us two hours to find the lost keys.
9 An article on dog breeds is being written by Ralph.
10 This computer hasn’t / has not been fixed yet. / This computer is yet to be fixed.

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