Przeczytaj dwa teksty związane z chorobami. Z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią tekstu. Zakreśl A, B, C albo D.
Tekst 1.
Beth was ill – she was sicker than anyone thought. The girls knew nothing about illness, and
Mr Laurence, their neighbour, was not allowed to see her. Meg stayed at home so that she
wouldn’t infect the family she worked for. She did the housework just to have something to do
in the day. She felt terrible when she wrote letters to Mrs March, their mother, but said nothing
in them about Beth’s illness. She didn’t think it was right, but she had promised Hannah
that she wouldn’t say anything – Hannah had told her she didn’t want Mrs March to
worry about something that Beth would probably get over.
Jo looked after Beth day and night. It wasn’t difficult because Beth was very patient, and
never complained about her pain. But eventually she almost lost her voice; she tried to sing
with such a sore throat that there was no music left; she did not know the familiar faces
around her but called them the wrong names; and she wanted her mother. Then Jo became
frightened, Meg wanted to write the truth to Mrs March, and even Hannah said she would
think about it, but that there was no danger yet.
The days seemed so dark then. And the hearts of the sisters were sad as they worked and
waited, while death came closer to their door.

1 Meg didn’t
A write to their mother.
B tell Mrs March that one of her daughters was ill.
C send her letters.
D think it was necessary to tell Mr and Mrs March about their daughter’s illness.

2 One reason why the girls knew that Beth was very ill was because
A she had lost interest in singing.
B she couldn’t recognise her mother.
C she became frightened.
D she didn’t know who they were.

Tekst 2.
Scarlet fever is one of the most common illnesses described in classic eighteenth- and
nineteenth-century literature. That is because, before the discovery of antibiotics, it was
one of the major causes of death.
It is easy to catch the disease. It is spread by getting too close to the infected person, touching
them or using things such as the same towels. People who catch the disease get a sore
throat and a fever – a high temperature in other words. The name scarlet fever comes from
the fact that the patient’s tongue goes a bright red colour. A day or two after the fever starts,
the patient then gets a rash which usually starts on the neck and face but soon spreads all
over the body. Anyone can catch it, but it is most common among children aged between
two and eight years old.
In 1900, a cure for the disease was found and many more people were able to survive. It was
still dangerous, though, and remained deadly until the invention of penicillin. Nowadays,
it doesn’t usually cause any serious problems provided that people are able to get medical
treatment as soon as possible. Once this has been done, it means taking antibiotics for a
few days and having a week off school.

3 The clearest symptom that the illness is scarlet fever is
A the high temperature.
B the rash.
C the colour of the tongue.
D the sore throat.

4 The writer is
A describing the history of scarlet fever.
B warning people of the dangers of scarlet fever.
C recommending a new treatment for scarlet fever.
D giving examples of scarlet fever in literature.