Bridge Slovakia January-February 2023

Solutions

Maturita – didaktický test

B1:

LISTENING

Part 1: 1 A, 2 B, 3 B, 4 D, 5 A, 6 C, 7 C

Part 2: 8 C, 9 A, 10 A, 11 B, 12 B, 13 C

Part 3: 14-5, 15-6, 16-3, 17-1, 18-4, 19-X, 20-2

LANGUAGE IN USE

Part 1: 21 A, 22 B, 23 C, 24 A, 25 D, 26 A, 27 A, 28 B, 29 C, 30 A

Part 2: 31 other, 32 found/seen, 33 than, 34 the, 35 after, 36 was, 37 left, 38 known, 39 on, 40 like

READING

Part 1: 41 I, 42 F, 43 D, 44 A, 45 G, 46 B, 47 J, not used: C, E, H

Part 2: 48 A(b), 49 B(e), 50 B(d), 51 A(c), 52 A(b), 53 A(a)

Part 3: 54 technological invention, 55 dedicated, 56 resulted, 57 consider, 58 international controversy, 59 foundation collection, 60 documents

B2:

LISTENING

Part 1: 1 D, 2 B, 3 D, 4 B, 5 C, 6 D, 7 C

Part 2: 8 B, 9 C, 10 A, 11 A, 12 B, 13 C

Part 3: 14-3, 15-5, 16-2, 17-X, 18-1, 19-6, 20-4

LANGUAGE IN USE

Part 1: 21 C, 22 A, 23 C, 24 B, 25 D, 26 A, 27 C, 28 C, 29 D, 30 B, 31 D, 32 C, 33 D, 34 A, 35 A, 36 C, 37 D, 38 D, 39 C, 40 A

Part 2: 41 likely, 42 coastline/coastlines, 43 located, 44 known, 45 breathtaking, 46 majority, 47 including, 48 remoteness, 49 extensive, 50 remarkable

Part 3: 51 known, 52 with, 53 times, 54 for, 55 later, 56 in, 57 to, 58 cause, 59 become, 60 being

READING

Part 1: 61 J, 62 H, 63 G, 64 E, 65 C, 66 B, 67 A, not used: D, F, I

Part 2: 68 B(c), 69 A(e), 70 A(d), 71 B(a), 72 B(b), 73 B(a)

Part 3: 74 hybrid/combination, 75 variation, 76 challenging part, 77 precisely, 78 underwater, 79 modern take, 80 rounds

Solutions from the magazine:

The Wonders of Washington
1 to have something impressive / to have something to be proud of

2 busy / lively / full of busy activity / full of busy people

3 someone who sells fish / a person who sells fish / a fish-seller

4 cup of coffee

5 go/come/move in large numbers

6 famous / well‑known

They Changed the World

1 to, 2 to, 3 that, 4 was, 5 of, 6 up, 7 until, 8 was, 9 for / meaning, 10 than, 11 get / have / receive, / earn, 12 as, 13 her, 14 in / within, 15 for, 16 in, 17 was, 18 had, 19 had / got, 20 which, 21 were, 22 who, 23 with, 24 to

All the Action
1 fallen apart (meaning A)
2 true to the spirit of (B)
3 carry out (A)
4 sets it apart (B)
5 banter (A)
6 psychic (B)
7 franchise (B)
8 live up to (A)
9 plot twists (B)

The Puzzler
TABLETOP CROSSWORD
1 pepper, 2 bacon, 3 plate, 4 mushroom, 5 sausage, 6 butter, 7 tomato, 8 beans, 9 marmalade, 10 toast
REBUS
1 travel overseas, 2 try to understand, 3 apple pie
JUST A LOVE SONG
We’re no strangers to love / You know the rules and so do I; song: “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley
MISSING WORDS
Thames, shaman, Bahamas, ashamed; missing word: HAM
gloves, Slovenia, pullover, clover; missing word: LOVE

Cooliosities
OUR NEW ROBOT OVERLORDS
Task 1: C
ALIEN LANDING
Two statements (4 and 5)
A Tale of Two Pranks
Define It – sample answers:
1 it doesn’t sound familiar / you are not familiar with it / you have never heard about it
2 becomes popular / becomes fashionable / spreads
3 becomes known / is revealed
Fix the Mistakes
1 has been made > was made; 2020 > 2022
2 splitted > split; before > after
3 uploaded in > uploaded to; by a teacher > by a student / by students
4 newspaper > newspapers; kettle > toaster

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