Matura 2023, angielski, poziom podstawowy: zadania z odpowiedziami

As a young girl, Vera Wang was passionate about figure skating. She competed professionally throughout her teens. Her ambition was to become a member of the USA national figure skating team and take part in the Olympics. Unfortunately, when she was 16, she failed to qualify for the Olympics. After this disappointment, Vera decided to stop skating.

She began studying art history at Sara Lawrence College and spent her summers working at the Yves Saint Laurent store in her home city. One day at the store, she met a man who worked for Vogue – a famous fashion magazine. To her surprise, he invited her to work for the magazine as an assistant to the fashion director. Within a year, Wang was promoted and became one of the magazine's youngest ever senior fashion editors.

In 1987, Vera Wang left Vogue to take a job as a design director at Ralph Lauren. A short time later, she began planning her wedding. Because she was unable to find a wedding dress that satisfied her, she designed one herself. This made her realize that she had the talent and passion necessary to become a professional dress designer. In 1990, Wang quit her job at Ralph Lauren and opened her own clothing boutique with the plan to design and sell her own collections.

At first, her shop offered clothes only from well-known designers. Then, she gradually started adding her own designs. She first received international attention during the 1994 Winter Olympics. She had designed a costume that figure skater Nancy Kerrigan wore while skating. Soon, celebrities from many countries were wearing her dresses at various events and her designs were a popular topic of discussion on top TV shows.

X: I wonder why they aren't here yet.
Y: _____
X: Let's ask Jimmy then. He might know.

X: You did such a good job. Congratulations!
Y: _____
X: The others are impressed, too.