МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА ОБРАЗОВАНИЕТО И НАУКАТА

ДЪРЖАВЕН ЗРЕЛОСТЕН ИЗПИТ ПО

АНГЛИЙСКИ ЕЗИК – 27 май 2022 г.

ОБЩООБРАЗОВАТЕЛНА ПОДГОТОВКА

НИВО В2.1

ВАРИАНТ 2

ЧАСТ 1 (време за работа 60 минути)

LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Task One
You will hear a text twice. Before you listen to it for the first time, you have 30 seconds to read the
tasks to the text. While listening for the first time you are not allowed to mark your chosen answers.
After you listen to it for the first time, you have 1 minute to mark your chosen answers on your
answer sheet. While listening to the text for a second time, you can mark your chosen answers.
After you listen to the text for the second time, you have 1 more minute to check or correct your
answers.
1. The distance between Portland and Multnomah Falls is less than 50 kilometres.
A) True B) False

2. Multnomah Falls is not suitable for visitors with walking disabilities.

A) True B) False

3. Multnomah Falls usually dries up during the summer months.

A) True B) False

4. The whole waterfall sometimes freezes in the peak of winter.

A) True B) False

5. Tourists can enjoy warm drinks and buy souvenirs at Multnomah Falls Lodge.
A) True B) False

Task Two
You will hear a text twice. Before you listen to it for the first time, you have 30 seconds to read the
tasks to the text. While listening for the first time you are not allowed to mark your chosen answers.
After you listen to it for the first time, you have 1 minute to mark your chosen answers on your
answer sheet. While listening to the text for a second time, you can mark your chosen answers.
After you listen to the text for the second time, you have 1 more minute to check or correct your
answers.

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 6. The two country houses offer an opportunity to forget the hustle and bustle of city life.
A) True B) False

7. Kale Pot Cottage was originally built as a traditional stone country house.
A) True B) False

8. Kale Pot Cottage is a short walk from an ancient market town.

A) True B) False

9. Cheltenham Cottage offers all the conveniences of a small hotel.

A) True B) False

10. Cheltenham Cottage is perfect for a family getaway.

A) True B) False

Task Three
You will hear a text twice. Before you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to read the
tasks to the text. While listening for the first time you are not allowed to mark your chosen
answers. After you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to mark your chosen answers
on your answer sheet. While listening to the text for a second time, you can mark your chosen
answers. After you listen to the text for the second time, you have 1 more minute to check or
correct your answers.
11. During their internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) interns will
A) be mentored by famous artists.
B) learn how to be creative.
C) gain professional experience.
D) do research on their own.

12. The School-year high school internships at the Met provide opportunities for students
who are
A) rising juniors or seniors.
B) 10- or 11-graders.
C) high-school graduates.
D) winners of school competitions.

13. Both internship programs provide opportunities

A) for residents of New York City.
B) for residents of New Jersey and Connecticut.
C) during the entire academic year.
D) during the summer vacation only.

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 14. Interns who apply for the summer high school internships are placed in different
departments of the museum according to
A) their own interests.
B) the availability of mentors.
C) their ambitions as future artists.
D) their professional skills.

15. The purpose of the text is to

A) raise public awareness of the importance of museums.
B) explain the application process for the internship programs.
C) offer full time jobs at the Met.
D) advertise internship programs at the Met.

Task Four
You will hear a text twice. Before you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to read the
tasks to the text. While listening for the first time you are not allowed to mark your chosen answers.
After you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to mark your chosen answers on your
answer sheet. While listening to the text for a second time, you can mark your chosen answers.
After you listen to the text for the second time, you have 1 more minute to check or correct your
answers.
16. Which of the following is NOT true about the Gateway Arch?
A) It is the most recognisable landmark in the American Midwest.
B) It was opened to the general public in 1965.
C) It was designed by a Finnish architect of American descent.
D) It is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson and his ideas for US expansion to the west.

17. The Gateway Arch

A) is much taller than it is wide.
B) has the same height and width.
C) is the tallest natural arch in the world.
D) is less than 600 feet tall.

18. The unique tram system which brings visitors to the top of the Arch
A) was designed by a person with no academic degree.
B) took two years to design.
C) has a curved shape.
D) is a combination between a tram and a ferris wheel.

19. Presidents are not allowed to go to the top of the Arch

A) because it is very high.
B) ever since President Eisenhower decreed so.
C) due to security reasons.
D) because of the accident with one of the presidents.

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 20. President Eisenhower
A) signed the order for the construction of the Arch in 1967.
B) made an unplanned visit to the top of the Arch.
C) was invited to be the first President to ascend the Arch.
D) visited St. Louis for the official opening of the Arch.

Task Five
You will hear a text twice. Before you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to read the
tasks to the text. While listening for the first time you are not allowed to mark your chosen answers.
After you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to mark your chosen answers on your
answer sheet. While listening to the text for a second time, you can mark your chosen answers.
After you listen to the text for the second time, you have 1 more minute to check or correct your
answers.

21. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the text?
A) The sports event took place in Barcelona in 1992.
B) The event was part of the Olympic games.
C) The event was the 400-meter hurdles finals.
D) The event was the 400-meter sprint semi-finals.

22. Derek Redmond is described as an athlete whose “former glory came at a high cost”
because
A) he had to part with a substantial amount of money.
B) he went through serious health problems before achieving glory.
C) he had to give up all pleasures in life.
D) he spent a lot of time training for each competition.

23. Derek Redmond collapsed

A) 10 meters after the start.
B) in the middle of the race.
C) 100 meters before the final.
D) crossing the finish line.

24. After collapsing, Derek Redmond

A) was in great pain until the medical team arrived and helped him.
B) struggled to his feet and moved away from the track.
C) rose to his feet and jogged slowly along the track.
D) waited to be taken off the track on a stretcher.

25. After the incident,

A) Derek’s father entered the race ground without any problem.
B) Derek and his father crossed the finish line together.
C) the audience watched the final of the race in deep silence.
D) Derek managed to cross the finish line on his own.
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 МИНИСТЕРСТВО НА ОБРАЗОВАНИЕТО И НАУКАТА
ДЪРЖАВЕН ЗРЕЛОСТЕН ИЗПИТ ПО

АНГЛИЙСКИ ЕЗИК – 27 май 2022 г.

ОБЩООБРАЗОВАТЕЛНА ПОДГОТОВКА

НИВО В2.1

ВАРИАНТ 2

ЧАСТ 2 (време за работа 180 минути)

READING COMPREHENSION

Task One
Read the text below. Then read the questions that follow it and choose the best answer to
each question, marking your answers on your answer sheet.

4:16 p.m. This is what Holly Fitzgerald knew for sure. She’d been out for lunch. She’d
come home. She’d gone inside. End of story.
So she was having trouble figuring out what she was doing lying on a nature strip, staring
up at the sky, blades of grass pricking against her wrists and the backs of her legs. Her bones
felt bruised.
There was a gap in her memory.
She remembered sitting at lunch, celebrating turning forty, toasting the new decade. Like
turning forty and 2020 were good things. So far (and it was only February): her best friend
had gone to live abroad and, as if to make the perfect start to the perfect year even more
perfect; millions of hectares of bush had burned in worst-in-a-century bushfires; her
boyfriend had gone off to Sydney for a golfing long weekend and missed her birthday
altogether.
And now here she was, lying face-up on the footpath.
The street was quiet, the neighbourhood unfamiliar, the house styles varied: a Californian
bungalow here, a white two-storey house there, a Spanish hacienda on the other side of the
road. On a busy main road visible beyond the corner a few meters to her right, traffic was
heavy. Except all the cars were long and boatlike, like from America in the seventies. And
they were all driving on the wrong side of the road.

26. Holly has no idea how she has found herself in this unfamiliar neighbourhood.
A) True B) False

27. The phrase ‘nature strip’ in paragraph 2 most likely refers to a motorway.
A) True B) False

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28. Holly does not feel any physical discomfort after the fall.
A) True B) False

29. Holly thinks that so far the year of 2020 has brought her only good things.
A) True B) False

30. The cars Holly can see on the busy road look old-fashioned to her.
A) True B) False

31. There are clues in the text suggesting that Holly has somehow travelled in time and
space.
A) True B) False

Task Two
Read the text below. Then read the questions that follow it and choose the best answer to
each question, marking your answers on your answer sheet.
Endangered Languages
There are more than 7,000 languages spoken in the world today but a third of those have
fewer than 1,000 speakers and according to UNESCO more than 40% are in danger of
extinction. In fact, every fortnight, one of the world's languages disappears forever.
When we speak of dead languages, Latin is the one that usually comes to mind. Yet,
paradoxically, Latin actually never died. It has been spoken continuously since the time of the
Roman Empire, but it gradually changed over 2,000 years until it became Italian, French,
Spanish, or another of the Romance (also known as Neo-Latin) languages. True language
death happens when communities switch to other languages and parents stop raising their
children to speak their old one. When the last elderly speaker dies, the language is unlikely
ever to be spoken fluently again.
In the bad old days governments just banned languages they didn’t like. But sometimes
the pressure is more subtle. Any teenager growing up in the Soviet Union soon realized that
whatever language you spoke at home, mastering Russian was going to be the key to success.
In China, ethnic groups speaking Shanghainese or Cantonese face similar pressure today to
focus on Mandarin, the dialect adopted as the official language of China. And just think of
what happened to the native languages in America or Australia!
Once a language is gone, it usually goes the way of the dinosaur. Just one language has
ever come back from the dead: Hebrew. It was extinct for two millennia but Jewish settlers to
Palestine in the early 20th century, who spoke different languages, adopted Hebrew on their
arrival as their common language. It became Israel’s official language when the country was
fully established in 1948 and now has seven million speakers.
Hebrew is the world’s only fully revived language but others are trying somehow to
survive. Cornish, spoken in southwestern England, died out two centuries ago but today its
revitalised version has several hundred speakers. Is it worth the effort? To some, preserving a

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dying language may seem impractical and purely sentimental, but human diversity is a good
thing in its own right. Imagine going on an exciting holiday only to find that food, clothes,
buildings, people, and yes, the language, were just the same as back home. With enough
dedication, small language communities can keep their languages despite all the odds.

32. The author of the text claims that

A) there are about 7,000 endangered languages in the world today.
B) every year one language dies out.
C) 40% of the world languages have disappeared.
D) one out of three living languages is spoken by no more than 1000 people.

33. One reason mentioned in the text for the fact that Latin is not an extinct language
today is that
A) it was spoken in the Roman Empire.
B) it is still taught in some schools today.
C) it has evolved into the Romance languages.
D) it continues to exist in ancient texts.

34. According to the author of the text, people in the Soviet Union
A) were forced by the authorities to speak only Russian.
B) were forbidden to use their native language at home.
C) perceived good Russian as essential for a successful career.
D) faced greater pressure to use the dominant language than the Chinese.

35. The text discusses Hebrew as a rare case of a language that

A) has gone the way of the dinosaur.
B) has been extinct for two centuries.
C) was banned in the early 20th century.
D) has come back to life in modern times.

36. The author of the text affirms that preserving endangered languages is good for
A) international relations.
B) global politics.
C) cultural diversity.
D) practical purposes.

Task Three
Read the text below. Then read the questions that follow it and answer each question with
a sentence of your own. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Sentences copied word
for word from the text will get 0 points.

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 Generation Z
Generation Z has emerged as a population increasingly worthy of attention, especially
now as its older members enter young adulthood. It has been defined as the demographic
group born, roughly, between 1996 and 2012, succeeding the millennials and preceding
Generation Alpha. While Generation Z-ers, colloquially also known as ‘zoomers’, share a
number of characteristics with millennials, their formative years have been shaped by a
drastically different world, resulting in key differences in attitudes, tendencies and outlook.
Statistics compiled by the Pew Research Center paint a clear picture. Here’s what we know:
DIVERSITY IS THEIR NORM
Generation Z-ers are more likely to have grown up amid diverse family structures –
whether in a single parent household, a multi-racial household, or a household in which
gender roles were blurred. As a result, they are less concerned about differences in race,
sexual orientation or religion.
THEY ARE OUR FIRST “DIGITAL NATIVES”
Another characteristic of Generation Z is their native use of technology. Whereas
millennials were considered “digital pioneers” who saw the gradual rise of technology and
social media, Gen Z was born right into a world of peak technological innovation – where
information was immediately accessible and social media ruled.
These technological advancements have had both positive and negative effects on Gen Z.
On the plus side, an abundance of information is at their fingertips, allowing them to broaden
their knowledge and be proactive in their learning. On the other hand, too much screen time
can lead to underdeveloped social skills.
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Mental health issues are a sad characteristic of Generation Z, sometimes called the
loneliest generation. The endless hours spent online can encourage feelings of isolation and
depression. More time spent on smartphones or watching Netflix means less time spent
cultivating meaningful relationships.

37. What is the generation born between the mid-90s and the early 2010s called?

38. What is the meaning of ‘zoomer’ in the context of this article?

39. Who are ‘the millennials’?

40. Compared to previous generations, what kind of differences between people are
Gen Z-ers more tolerant to?

41. Why are Gen Z-ers called “digital natives” as opposed to “digital pioneers”?

42. What positive effect can the easy access to lots of information have on Gen Z-ers?

43. What features of Generation Z’s lifestyle may lead to mental health problems?

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WRITING

44. Read the task and write a formal letter (120 – 130 words) including the suggested
prompts.
You are Tony Smith / Kate Smith. You have seen the following advertisement on the site of
an agency for international exchange:

Summer Kid Camp assistants required

We are looking for energetic and outgoing young people aged 18+ to join us at our international summer
camp for kids aged 6 to 10 in Bansko, Bulgaria, from July to September 2022. The kids’ programme will
include daily activities in the mountains plus interactive English language training with native English
teachers.
Accommodation and food will be provided.
Requirements for the position:
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Passion for dealing with kids
• Mature and reliable personality
• Good English
 Creative and/or athletic skills are a plus.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please write to us to explain what makes you suitable for the job.

Write your letter of application, including information about:

• how far you meet the stated requirements;
• former experience or/and qualification certificates to support your claims;
• how the kids will benefit from having you as their assistant.

Писмен текст с обем под 65 думи или текст изцяло несъответстващ на темата се
оценява с 0 (нула) точки.

45. Read the task and write an essay (200 – 220 words), expressing your opinion on the set
topic.
The pros and cons of distance learning
Give your opinion about the topic, including the following points:
• what the advantages and disadvantages of online classes are;
• how effective distance learning is for language learning in particular;
• what could be done to improve the quality of distance learning.

Писмен текст с обем под 110 думи или текст изцяло несъответстващ на темата се
оценява с 0 (нула) точки.

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ДЪРЖАВЕН ЗРЕЛОСТЕН ИЗПИТ ПО

АНГЛИЙСКИ ЕЗИК – 27 май 2022 г.

ОБЩООБРАЗОВАТЕЛНА ПОДГОТОВКА

НИВО В2.1

ВАРИАНТ 2

Ключ с верните отговори

Въпрос Верен Брой Въпрос Верен Брой

№ отговор точки № отговор точки
1 A 1 19 C 1
2 B 1 20 B 1
3 B 1 21 C 1
4 B 1 22 B 1
5 A 1 23 C 1
6 A 1 24 C 1
7 B 1 25 D 1
8 B 1 26 A 1
9 A 1 27 B 1
10 A 1 28 B 1
11 C 1 29 B 1
12 B 1 30 A 1
13 A 1 31 A 1
14 A 1 32 D 1
15 D 1 33 C 1
16 C 1 34 C 1
17 B 1 35 D 1
18 A 1 36 C 1

Оценяване на задачите с кратък свободен отговор

Въпросите от 37. до 43. са отворени. Задачите с кратък свободен отговор се оценяват с 0
точки, 1 точка или 2 точки в зависимост от верността и пълнотата на отговора. При
проверка на задачите с кратък свободен отговор не се вземат предвид правописни и
граматически грешки. В отговора се оценява съответствието между информацията в него с
тази в текста.

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Примерни отговори /по текста/:
Въпрос № 37 - It is called Generation Z / Gen Z / Gen Z-ers. /2-0/

Въпрос № 38 - [In colloquial English] It denotes/means/ refers to a member of Generation Z / a

Gen Z-er / a person who belongs to Gen Z / someone who was born (roughly) between 1996 and
2012. /2-0/

Въпрос № 39 - They / The millennials are the generation (born) before/preceding Generation Z /
people born before the mid 1990s. /2-0/

Въпрос № 40 - They/ Gen Z-ers are more tolerant to racial, religious and gender differences
[between people] / ... to people of a different/another race, religion or sexual orientation. /2-0/

Въпрос № 41 - Because they/ Gen Z-ers were born in the digital world. // Because they / Gen Z-
ers are familiar with digital technology from an early age. // Because digital technology has been
all around them since their birth. /2-0/

Въпрос № 42 - It can broaden their knowledge /1-0/ and make them proactive in their learning.
/1-0/ // It makes it possible for them to get/acquire more knowledge /1-0/ and actively
pursue/look for/search for it /1-0/.

Въпрос № 43 - Too much screen time means less time for (building/keeping) relationships. /2-0/
// Gen Z-ers spend too much time online, on their smartphones and/or watching TV /1-0/, which
prevents them from building meaningful relationships / makes them isolated and depressed /
leads to poor social skills /1-0/.

Критерии за оценяване на създадения текст:

№ 44 - Първа задача
0-5: Съдържателно съответствие с темата, смислова свързаност и логическа
последователност (вкл. и спазване на регистъра);
0-3: Структура на текста (вкл. и спазване на зададения обем и формат);
0-5: Правилна и адекватна употреба на лексиката, лексикално богатство;
0-5: Граматическа правилност (морфологична и синтактична правилност);
0-2: Правопис.

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№ 45 - Втора задача
0-8: Съдържателно съответствие с темата, смислова свързаност и логическа
последователност (умение за представяне на факти, за формулиране на позиция);
0-2: Структура на текста (вкл. и спазване на зададения обем и формат);
0-9: Правилна и адекватна употреба на лексиката, лексикално богатство;
0-9: Граматическа правилност (морфологична и синтактична правилност);
0-2: Правопис.

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АНГЛИЙСКИ ЕЗИК – 27 май 2022 г.

ОБЩООБРАЗОВАТЕЛНА ПОДГОТОВКА

НИВО В2.1

ВАРИАНТ 2

Лист за учителя! Да се дава само при необходимост!!!

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Task One
You will hear a text twice. Before you listen to it for the first time, you have 30 seconds to
read the tasks to the text. While listening for the first time you are not allowed to mark your
chosen answers. After you listen to it for the first time, you have 1 minute to mark your
chosen answers on your answer sheet. While listening to the text for a second time, you can
mark your chosen answers. After you listen to the text for the second time, you have 1 more
minute to check or correct your answers.

In a state where water regularly flows down from up high, Multnomah Falls – all 189 m of
it – stands out among the rest as Oregon’s tallest waterfall.
Located just 48 km east of Portland along the Historic Columbia River Highway, the two-
drop cascade attracts visitors of all types and ages, with both wheelchair-accessible viewing
platforms and steep hiking trails that lead all the way to the top. Fed by rainwater and
snowmelt, the falls’ steady stream runs year-round, making it a year-round attraction. The
highest volume comes in winter and spring, and the waterfall sometimes freezes partially at
the height of winter.
There is a small grassland halfway up the falls, which is perfect for catching your breath
before moving ahead to the top or returning to the Multnomah Falls Lodge below. Built in
1925, the lodge also has excellent views and is home to a restaurant, gift shop and espresso
bar.

Task Two
You will hear a text twice. Before you listen to it for the first time, you have 30 seconds to
read the tasks to the text. While listening for the first time you are not allowed to mark your
chosen answers. After you listen to it for the first time, you have 1 minute to mark your
chosen answers on your answer sheet. While listening to the text for a second time, you can

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mark your chosen answers. After you listen to the text for the second time, you have 1 more
minute to check or correct your answers.

Want to spend the New Year away from your home? These are two of our rural picks –
country houses perfect for large groups of friends or cosy accommodation for couples.
Walkers, nature-lovers or those craving a little post-Christmas quiet will enjoy Kale Pot
Cottage, a delightful converted log barn, surrounded by miles of unspoilt countryside in the
North York Moors National park. Sleeping up to five in two bedrooms, it has walking and
cycling trails from the front door, the Railway runs nearby, while the ancient market town of
Pickering is about 10 miles to the south. Pick up supplies on the way in and spend a week
with no mobile signal, Kale Pot Cottage offers the perfect opportunity to really hide away
from it all.
Cheltenham Cottage is a great choice for a family that wants the facilities of a hotel with
the independence of a cottage stay. It is a traditional stone house, surrounded by delightful
gardens. The two-bedroom cottage has a large drawing room and kitchen, firelit lounge and a
king-size bed in the master bedroom. Besides there is a huge array of activities, including an
adventure playground and two play areas, a swimming pool, spa and gym.

Task Three
You will hear a text twice. Before you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to
read the tasks to the text. While listening for the first time you are not allowed to mark your
chosen answers. After you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to mark your
chosen answers on your answer sheet. While listening to the text for a second time, you can
mark your chosen answers. After you listen to the text for the second time, you have 1 more
minute to check or correct your answers.

Are you interested in a museum career? Apply for a high school internship at Metropolitan
Museum of Arts, generally known as The Met, to meet experts, find mentors, make friends or
gain professional experience.
We offer two internship programs that allow students to connect with arts, museum, and
creative professionals as they develop professional skills and gain work experience.
We offer two internship programs.
The first program offers school-year high school internships.
It offers paid opportunities for students in grade 10 or 11 who either reside in or attend a
high school in New York City. This internship is not limited to young people who have a
passion for art. You can get one-on-one attention and work in small groups with museum
professionals choosing among a number of fields in addition to art. Some are experts in
marketing, scientific research, social media, law, educational programming, and more. The
program takes place during the academic year.

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 The second program offers summer high school internships.
This internship program offers paid opportunities for students who will be rising juniors or
rising seniors at the beginning of the internship and who either reside in or attend a high
school in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.
Each intern spends the internship observing, assisting, and being mentored by a staff
member in one of the Museum's departments. The placement is chosen according to the
intern's interests and experience.

Task Four
You will hear a text twice. Before you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to
read the tasks to the text. While listening for the first time you are not allowed to mark your
chosen answers. After you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to mark your
chosen answers on your answer sheet. While listening to the text for a second time, you can
mark your chosen answers. After you listen to the text for the second time, you have 1 more
minute to check or correct your answers.

The Gateway Arch

There’s hardly a more recognizable landmark in the Midwest of the United States than St.
Louis’s towering Gateway Arch, a 630-foot-tall monument to Thomas Jefferson and his ideas
for America’s westward expansion. It’s the tallest monument in the United States and the
tallest arch in the world. The Arch was designed by a Finnish-born American architect. It
officially opened in 1965 and has drawn millions of visitors since. Though it’s an iconic
landmark, there are some facts you might not know about.
The arch is as tall as it is wide. It is 630 feet tall and 630 feet wide. Since you’re not always
looking at the arch straight on, you experience an illusion that it’s much taller than it is wide.
It has a unique tram system. Thanks to the curved shape of the arch, a regular elevator
couldn’t bring visitors from the base to the top. An elevator company was contacted to solve
the problem. They asked Dick Bowser, a college dropout whose family was in the elevator
business, to design the system in just two weeks. His solution was a tram that was part
elevator and part ferris wheel.
Presidents aren’t allowed to go to the top - except President Eisenhower.
The Secret Service has forbidden all presidents from ascending the Gateway Arch due to
security concerns because it is a very tight, enclosed space. The only exception was Dwight
D. Eisenhower, who signed the order for the construction of the arch in 1954. In 1967, when
he was 77 years old, the former president visited St. Louis to give a speech. A trip to the top
was not in his itinerary, but when he showed up early to the monument, he insisted on riding
the tram up.

Task Five
You will hear a text twice. Before you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to
read the tasks to the text. While listening for the first time you are not allowed to mark your
chosen answers. After you listen to it for the first time, you have 4 minutes to mark your
chosen answers on your answer sheet. While listening to the text for a second time, you can
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mark your chosen answers. After you listen to the text for the second time, you have 1 more
minute to check or correct your answers.

The year was 1992. It was the Olympics games in Barcelona. The event was the 400 meter
sprint semi-finals.
Derek Redmond was one of the athletes favoured to win the gold medal. He had already
been the world champion in several world competitions and knew what it meant to be the
winner. His former glory, however, came at a high cost. In the 4 years leading up to
Barcelona, he underwent eight surgeries for injuries during training or at competitions. So,
Derek Redmond knew both pain and agony of injury.
Roughly 100 meters to go in the race, Derek felt a snap in his leg. He took a few more
strides, and collapsed in pain. His dream of capturing the gold had come to a crashing halt.
His hamstring was torn. On the open field the onlookers saw a man kneeling.
Undoubtedly, the logical thing for Redmond to do next was to wait for the medical team
and be taken off on a stretcher. But to the amazement of everyone, Redmond struggled to his
feet. He began to jog slowly, and gained momentum with each stride.
Suddenly, a man came down from the stands and entered the ground fighting the security
officers. That was Derek’s father. He assisted his son and told him they would finish the game
together. The audience watched this incredible event with wet eyes and clapped for the father-
son to the finishing line. Shortly before the final his dad let him go to complete the race alone.