Use of English pr Arkusz 2019-2020

After a community group in Shropshire, England, decided to have a donated piano tuned,

the tuner made an incredible discovery. Inside the piano, first sold in 1906, there was a hidden

pile of gold. The group immediately _____ the find to the authorities, and the gold was

taken to the British Museum.

• conveyed

• reported

• notified

• informed

A British Museum specialist, Peter Reavill, was surprised at the discovery. “They laid this stuff

out and I was really impressed. I’m an archaeologist and I’m used _____ with treasure but

I’m more accustomed to medieval brooches,” Mr. Reavill told reporters.

• deal

• to deal

• dealing

• to dealing

The United Kingdom actually has a law concerning such discoveries. For a precious find to be

officially declared a treasure, “it must be made of gold or silver and must have been deliberately

concealed by the owner with a view to later recovery.” _____ the original owner is found, the treasure goes to the Crown.

• However

• Unless

• Whether

• If

The museum would then be able to buy it, and the tuner and

the piano owners would get a reward – a finder’s fee. The authorities are still trying to trace

the piano’s history and find the original owners. If they do, perhaps we’ll discover the story

behind this pile of gold – and why it was hidden in the first _____.

• place

• run

• turn

• attempt

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Over the past few weeks, a pair of love-struck storks have _______________ seen building

a nest on top of a 36ft high chimney at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens in Norfolk.

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This is a rare sight in the UK, as storks breed mainly in continental Europe. In fact, these spectacular birds

last nested in the UK in 1416 on St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. _______________ then they have not bred naturally here.

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Delighted wildlife lovers in England are keeping their _______________ crossed, hoping

the storks will soon enjoy a happy event.

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The birds will be closely watched for feeding activities

or any other sign that the young have arrived. It will be a day for great celebration if these storks

manage to breed successfully in the traditional way because earlier attempts to encourage stork

breeding _______________ out to be a failure.

During the last lesson, our chemistry teacher explained how (avoid / spill) ___________________________ the chemicals in the lab.

Children should (encourage / take) _____________

risks and make their own mistakes while they are still young enough to learn from them.