Bridge Slovakia October 2022

Solutions

• B-TF-2022-10_Online_p8.pdf

Maturita B1: 1 05; 2 02; 3 06; 4 01; 5 07; 6 04; X 03
Maturita B2: 01 follow; 02 who/that; 03 fail; 04 different/separate/opposite; 05 around; 06 being; 07 themselves; 08 each; 09 to; 10 with

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

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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