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Polecenie
You are going to hear four people talking about different discoveries. For questions 1.1.–1.5., choose the right speaker (A–D) and put a cross (X) in the appropriate column in the table. One speaker must be chosen twice. You will hear the recording twice.
Transkrypcja nagrania:
Speaker A
Finding treasure without looking for it is, certainly, not an everyday experience, but that's what happened to an American family. They inherited an old building which contained a vast stock of vintage shoes that were virtually brand-new. The bewildered heirs did not know that the building used to operate as a shoe store in the 1940s. The doors of the business closed for good in the 1960s and, for some reason, its wares were abandoned. The shoes, despite being at least 50 years old, wouldn't look out of place today, as the leather they were made from has practically not deteriorated at all. According to historians, the collection provides intriguing insights into a long-gone era and would be a worthy addition to any fashion museum. The collection is also expected to be extremely valuable. Fearing potential break-ins, the family steadfastly refuses to reveal the location of the building where the footwear was found and still remains hidden.
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Speaker B
In 1974, a family of three investigating a small fire in the garden near their residence in Florida, stumbled across a strange metal ball, which was completely smooth except for a single engraved triangle. Thinking it might be a piece of space junk, they took it home. After about two weeks, they started noticing something unnerving about the find: the sphere would vibrate in response to certain sounds, such as notes from a guitar. What's more, its finders claimed that when it was rolled on the floor, it would change direction of its own accord and often return to its original starting position. As a result, various hypotheses about where the ball may have come from began to circulate. The most popular suggest an alien civilisation or a rogue space programme. We might never discover the truth since the ball's current location is unknown.
Speaker C
The residents of Otta in Norway were eagerly awaiting the opening of a package which, according to the town's records, had been sealed in 1912 and accidentally discovered in 2012. The townspeople pinned great hopes on it, as they anticipated finding objects of great historical significance inside. The package was opened at the end of a lavish ceremony which featured musical performances and impassioned speeches. The crowd, which included Princess Astrid of Norway, had to wait 90 suspenseful minutes before a representative of the local museum opened the mysterious package. This turned out to be a dubious honour, as inside, alongside certain lacklustre documents, there were newspapers dating from 1919. This was some years after 1912, the year in which the package was alleged to have been sealed.
Speaker D
A mysterious object was discovered in 1901 by a crew of sponge divers in a shipwreck off the remote Greek island of Antikythera. For years after its discovery, researchers attempted in vain to determine the original function of the heavily rusted device. Only recently has it been found to be a primitive kind of mechanical 'computer' intended to track the cycles of the solar system and predict solar and lunar eclipses. Its dials have pointers for the Sun and the Moon, as well as markings that coincide with the zodiac and solar calendars. The corroded mechanism dates from around the end of the 2nd century BC. Attempts are still being made to discover exactly how it works as this could contribute immensely to our understanding of the ancient world.
Which speaker mentions:
1.1. items whose presence was inconsistent with previously available information about the find?
1.2. the reason for not disclosing the place where the find is stored?
1.3. the potentially significant historical value of the find despite its poor condition?
1.4. the contents of the find being revealed in public?
1.5. certain properties which prompted inconclusive theories about the origin of the find?
1.1. C
1.2. A
1.3. D
1.4. C
1.5. B
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