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3) Choose the correct form. She ... many different jobs since she moved to silicon valley.
A) has had
B) is having
C) had
D) has
4) Choose the correct form. I have not had the ... to read the newspaper today.
A) possibility
B) chance
C) moment
D) event
5) Choose the word or words which best complete the following sentence. “I urgently need information on the climate in Patagonia but …”.
A) I can’t find it
B) I can’t find some
C) I can’t find one
D) I can’t find none
7) Scegliere la forma verbale corretta per la seguente frase: “My friend Peter… late yesterday.”
A) arrived
B) arrives
C) had arrived
D) has arrived
17) Scegliere la forma verbale corretta per la seguente frase: You…at school yesterday.
A) weren’t
B) wasn’t
C) didn’t be
D) didn’t were
18) There ... some sugar.
A) is
B) are
C) am
D) have
40) “How old … Mr. & Mrs. White?” “... 50 and 48.”
A) are; They’re
B) is; They
C) are; They
D) is; They are
53) Oh! How nice! We’ve got the beach all to ...!
A) ourselves
B) ourself
C) us
D) we
54) “High” is the opposite of :
A) low
B) green
C) new
D) over
57) Choose the correct form. “When ... , give him this envelope.”
A) Steve arrives
B) Steve will arrive
C) is Steve arriving
D) Steve arrive
64) Choose the word or words which best complete the following sentence. “… is strong enough to lift it”.
A) None of us
B) All of us
C) Nobody of us
D) Noone of us
66) Choose the word or words which best complete the following sentence. “… if I open the window?”
A) Do you mind
B) Would mind you
C) Should it mind you
D) Does it trouble to you
70) I went to buy some Christmas presents but … was too expensive.
A) everything
B) anything
C) something
D) all
91) Choose the correct form. “I was about … when the phone rang.”
A) to leave
B) my leaving
C) leaving
D) time to leave
92) Choose the correct form. “ ... hours do you study every day?”
A) How many
B) A lot
C) How much
D) Any
100) The flight was … bumpy that I was sick in a paper bag.
A) so
B) too
C) such
D) very
106) A: ... does it rain here? B: Mostly in summer and winter. A: ... snow? B: In winter.
A) When; What about
B) Why; How
C) What time; Whom
D) When; Why
110) Tracy and Cindy are sisters, Tracy is ... than Cindy.
A) younger
B) oldest
C) old
D) most old
127) Can you tell me … his name is? I have already seen him but I can’t remember … .
A) what; where
B) why; what
C) who; when
D) when; which
130) He is very difficult to get … with and a lot of people want to leave.
A) on
B) into
C) through
D) over
132) There are two movies on tonight: … would you like to see?
A) which one
B) whether
C) whatever
D) what one
148) I returned after midnight and … my surprise, everybody was still up.
A) to
B) by
C) for
D) with
200) … I like Colin personally, I don’t think he has got the right skills for this job.
A) Although
B) Despite
C) However
D) In spite
242) If … wrong this time, nobody will ask for your opinion again.
A) you are
B) you will be
C) you will
D) you be
243) My room is … the fifth floor.
A) on
B) at
C) to
D) of
263) Colin and John are tired because … work too much.
A) they
B) their
C) them
D) he
280) The grocer’s is … near the square; in fact, it’s in the shopping centre, now.
A) no longer
B) still
C) any more
D) moved
304) Try … through the binoculars. You might be able to see them.
A) looking
B) to see
C) see
D) look
308) John and Jim are tired because … work too much.
A) they
B) their
C) he
D) them
326) … to Italy?
A) Have you ever been
B) Are you never been
C) Are you ever been
D) Are never you been
332) This museum contains the finest collection of modern art in the … .
A) UK
B) England
C) Britain
D) Great Englang
333) In inglese "dig" significa :
A) scavare
B) sognare
C) trattare
D) fare
340) Lind was surprised his husband was out. He … to the pub, she thought.
A) must have gone
B) should go
C) must gone
D) is gone
344) John and Jim have grown up. Now … are 16.
A) they
B) them
C) their
D) we
363) If you … time, could you come to the cinema with me?
A) have
B) has
C) will have
D) could have
392) Colin is really talented. He should be just a little more self-… if he wants to do something with his life.
A) confident
B) centred
C) appointed
D) absorbed
393) During the training the coach … the whole team into four groups.
A) split
B) join
C) shared
D) drew
427) It’s amazing how much Colin … his father: they look and act exactly the same.
A) takes after
B) takes on
C) takes in
D) takes off
429) The … of this poisonous algae has caused the … of many kinds of fish.
A) proliferation; exodus
B) love; death
C) morality; decline
D) genesis; holiday
453) His … directions misled us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.
A) ambiguous
B) complete
C) arbitrary
D) extenuating
485) I watched a very interesting interview … the trainer of the Brazilian team.
A) with
B) to
C) by
D) at
486) Il participio di "to burn" è :
A) burnt
B) burned
C) burnen
D) burnten
491) You can keep it if you like, Bill. I’ve got … others.
A) plenty of
B) lots
C) furnished of
D) a lot
525) … our expectations, the bank decided to grant us a mortgage to buy our second house.
A) Contrary to
B) Opposite
C) As against
D) Due to
548) "That’s David, … wife ran away with his best friend."
A) whose
B) whom
C) that
D) of whom
549) "… is our train."
A) That
B) Those
C) These
D) Who
554) "Unless the insects are kept down, they … the city."
A) will infest
B) infested
C) are infesting
D) infest
563) "… does it take to get to the city center … the suburbs?"
A) How long; from
B) When; to
C) What; for
D) Who long; from
646) "I don’t think you are in love, I think it’s just a …".
A) crush
B) hot
C) fair
D) heat
650) "He told me that he never … a helmet when he was in the army."
A) wore
B) weared
C) wored
D) has worn
654) "There isn’t much fruit on the table. There’s only …".
A) a little
B) few
C) any
D) a few
669) "He was able to give a … account of the accident since he had been a witness to it."
A) first-hand
B) first-class
C) preview
D) forefinger
685) It was Sunday, and the town was deserted. ... was in the streets, and ... was open.
A) Nobody; nowhere
B) Anybody; anywhere
C) Somebody; somewhere
D) Everybody; everywhere
687) In Inglese formale, quando si fa una nuova conoscenza, come si risponde alla domanda “How do you do?”.
A) How do you do?
B) Very well
C) Very well, thanks
D) Well, thanks, you?
690) My grandmother had left the door …, that’s why some thieves broke in.
A) ajar
B) closed
C) locked
D) shut
697) Complete correctly. We usually spend the weekends ... the garden.
A) doing
B) for to do
C) to do
D) for doing
700) Complete correctly. When I finish the course, I … work in a software house.
A) could
B) would likes
C) like
D) would
701) Some workers believe that the unions are incapable to represent the needs of the employees and choose not to join … .
A) them
B) us
C) it
D) its
702) Choose the word or words which best complete the following sentence. “She has never … at a public event before”.
A) spoken
B) speaked
C) spoke
D) spoked
705) Kelly … for her father for over half an hour, now.
A) has been waiting
B) waits
C) has waiten
D) is waiting
721) I study … .
A) history
B) story
C) his story
D) stories
745) I don’t … .
A) smoke
B) smoking
C) smokes
D) to smoke
796) I am … .
A) 23 years old
B) 23 years
C) 23 year old
D) 23 years young
808) Quale, tra le seguenti alternative, ha lo stesso significato della frase: “he always visits his grandparents”.
A) he always goes around to his grandparents’
B) he always goes to his grandparents’
C) he always sees his grandparents’
D) he always finds his grandparents’
866) My jacket is … .
A) there
B) that
C) this
D) those
874) I am … school.
A) at
B) at the
C) in
D) in the
877) I have … .
A) information
B) an information
C) any information
D) a information
896) … a banana?
A) Would you like
B) Would like you
C) You would like
D) Do you like
962) I … karate.
A) do
B) play
C) make
D) can
963) Il termine “cartoon” significa:
A) cartone animato
B) cartone
C) cartolina
D) fumetto
1004) … is my forte.
A) learning
B) learn
C) to learning
D) learned
1014) I like …
A) Fiats
B) Fiat car
C) Fiats car
D) cars Fiat
1024) I … sport.
A) do
B) make
C) go
D) play
1027) I … Barcelona.
A) come from
B) coming from
C) came of
D) come of
1028) … Paula.
A) She’s
B) She
C) Is she
D) Is
1032) … nice?
A) Is Mark
B) Mark is
C) Mark’s
D) Mark
1034) Today is … .
A) Monday
B) raining
C) rain
D) The 15
1035) We are … June.
A) in
B) at
C) of
D) for
1038) We … Monday.
A) leave on
B) leaving in
C) leave for
D) leaves at
1039) Is this … ?
A) yours
B) your
C) you
D) you’re
1040) … him?
A) Is that
B) That’s
C) That
D) That is
1042) A comes … B.
A) before
B) after
C) befour
D) with
1046) He … football.
A) plays
B) play
C) games
D) game
1047) I … football.
A) play
B) plays
C) games
D) game
1057) … here.
A) We’re
B) Where
C) Were
D) We’s
1114) I … cigarettes.
A) smoke
B) fume
C) do
D) drink
1141) C: How much is it? Sk: it’s £2.50. C: here is £5. Sk: here is £2.50 … .
A) change
B) rest
C) money
D) for you
1198) If you can … my name, I will come out with you tonight!
A) guess
B) know
C) understand
D) tell
1199) I work … .
A) hard
B) much
C) very
D) good
1263) Have you tidied your room yet? Yes, it’s all … now.
A) clean
B) done
C) in order
D) fresh
1270) Please … this application form and the manager will see you soon after.
A) fill in
B) fill on
C) fill up
D) fill down
1311) If you have studied the lesson, please give me the correct … .
A) answer
B) response
C) repost
D) question
1312) If i’m not late, I usually …. school, because it’s near my house.
A) walk to
B) go to
C) run to
D) drive to
1313) When I … to Jamaica , we ate fresh fish on the beach every day.
A) went
B) was
C) have been
D) have gone
1314) Brown bread is very … .
A) healthy
B) fit
C) fitness
D) health
1342) How … were you when you were a kid? About 1.30 cm.
A) tall
B) small
C) high
D) height
1418) If you … all day in front of the PC, you will be sick!
A) spend
B) pass
C) stay
D) are
1442) We’re having … dinner tonight. We are going to wear elegant clothes.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) some
1470) I work in a … .city. There are always many young people around.
A) lively
B) live
C) life
D) lives
1480) I wrote a … about the accident. The chief inspector wasn’t interested though.
A) report
B) story
C) summary
D) note
1562) It’s difficult to open bottles with that bottle opener. … do it for you?
A) Shall I
B) I
C) Do I
D) Will I
1576) It was very nice … you to help me with that heavy suitcase.
A) of
B) from
C) for
D) in
1588) Do you … for the wifi in this restaurant? No madam, it’s free.
A) charge
B) buy
C) acquire
D) spend
1596) To stop the body … ill you need a lot of nutritious food.
A) getting
B) get
C) to get
D) to getting
1608) When the actor performs well the audience … their hands.
A) clap
B) applaud
C) move
D) cheer
1609) When I saw Monica at the arrivals in the airport I was so happy that I … her.
A) hugged
B) embrace
C) touched
D) clapped
1622) Sushi is just … fish with rice. Anyone can make it!
A) raw
B) crude
C) naked
D) unrefined
1659) Hello, … Mrs White from room 201. Do you have room service?
A) this is
B) is
C) here is
D) there is
1660) Sorry to … you again but I need another pillow for the bed.
A) bother
B) annoy
C) fastidious
D) mind
1691) I will have … days off … holidays this summer. How annoying!
A) neither/nor
B) either/nor
C) or/or
D) neither/or
1692) My daughter always … that I don’t listen to her.
A) complains
B) laments
C) tells
D) cries
1696) Please mind the … between the train and the platform.
A) gap
B) space
C) break
D) distant
1698) She has a strange fashion … . She always looks like an American Indian.
A) sense
B) idea
C) like
D) taste
1702) I was walking down the street when … I saw a horse cross the road! I was really surprised.
A) suddenly
B) all once
C) sometime
D) a certain point
1707) The results of the test show that … 20% of people have eating disorders.
A) almost
B) the
C) a
D) quite
1713) I asked … the meat not the fish. Can you take it away please? Oh I’m really sorry madam.
A) for
B) at
C) about
D) from
1723) I’d really like to … jobs with you. You always have so much free time!
A) swap
B) exchange
C) change
D) invert
1729) McDonald’s serves healthy food now. You can find salads in all … restaurants.
A) its
B) it’s
C) it
D) his
1730) … has shown that it’s better to eat 5 fruit and vegetables a day.
A) Research
B) Search
C) Researching
D) Searching
1731) My dad gave me two really good … of advice to pass my English test.
A) pieces
B) slices
C) units
D) parts
1745) You are so clumsy. You have … wine all over my sweater.
A) spilt
B) spill
C) spillen
D) spilte
1746) Your glasses are … in front of you.
A) right
B) left
C) all
D) direct
1747) The Shinkansen train can reach faster speeds … than a normal train.
A) more quickly
B) most quickly
C) quicklier
D) quickliest
1748) Wasn’t Alan following us in his car? Yes, but I think he … lost when we suddenly turned right.
A) got
B) was
C) became
D) has
1750) How did the convention go, Sam? … , it went quite well.
A) All in all
B) After all
C) Likewise
D) Above all
1759) Sorry miss I didn’t have time to do my homework. Well, that’s not a good … .
A) excuse
B) justification
C) motive
D) situation
1761) I … stay in this hotel. It’s closer to the centre than others.
A) might
B) would
C) am able to
D) maybe
1767) Quale dei seguenti pronomi, significa “niente”, quando usata in una frase di tipo negativo?
A) anything
B) nothing
C) something
D) everything
1768) How … have you had those jeans? They look very old.
A) long
B) much time
C) much
D) many times
1780) Can I speak to Jacob please? I’m sorry, you … him. He went out a moment ago.
A) have missed
B) have lost
C) lost
D) missed
1781) Wow, this car is fast. It’s the first time I … such a fast vehicle.
A) have driven
B) had driven
C) drove
D) drive
1782) Choose the sentence with the adverb of time in the correct place.
A) I had just had a coffee
B) I had had just a coffee
C) I had had a coffee just
D) Just I had had a coffee
1786) This book must be … . you have been there for hours.
A) interesting
B) interest
C) interested
D) interessed
1793) That’s a very big fish, but I have caught … bigger one.
A) an even
B) the
C) a still
D) an incredible
1812) Where’s Mike? He walked … because there is a long waiting time to see the doctor.
A) out
B) in
C) over
D) straight
1832) We would never have had the accident if you ... so fast.
A) hadn’t been driving
B) wouldn’t drive
C) had driven
D) wouldn’t been driving
1840) He … be silent!
A) must
B) have to
C) has
D) musts
1862) It was …
A) he
B) him
C) her
D) its
1863) It is a secret ... you and …
A) between/me
B) between/I
C) on/your
D) by/I
1879) Many people are … prison for … crimes they have not committed
A) in/the
B) at/his
C) in/her
D) into/those
1883) Mark decided to give up sports so that he could concentrate … his studies
A) on
B) in
C) into
D) with
1885) My present job isn’t wonderful, but I prefer it … what I did before
A) to
B) than
C) more
D) into
1886) I was coming out of the room I collided … somebody who was coming in
A) with
B) into
C) in
D) to
1896) What’s that music? I know it’s … Beethoven, but I can’t remember what it is called
A) by
B) of
C) off
D) over
1903) I don’t know where my umbrella is. Perhaps I left it … the bus
A) on
B) of
C) to
D) at
1905) Marcel is French. He has just returned … France after two years abroad
A) to
B) at
C) in
D) into
1912) Can you turn the light on, please. I don’t want to sit … the dark
A) in
B) for
C) on
D) at
1914) I haven’t seen Kate for a few days. I last saw her … Tuesday
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) into
1918) What do you think … the new manager? She is all right, I suppose
A) of
B) to
C) for
D) on
1919) What have you done with all the money you had. What did you spend it …?
A) for
B) of
C) on
D) at
1921) A pacifist is a person … believes that all the wars are wrong
A) who
B) whose
C) where
D) whom
1922) Mary wasn’t happy in her new job at first, but she … to enjoy it now
A) is beginning
B) begin
C) begun
D) began
1930) They … out after lunch and they’ve just come back
A) went
B) have gone
C) are gone
D) go
1931) The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he … before
A) hadn’t flown
B) hasn’t flown
C) wasn’t flying
D) didn’t fly
1936) It was a great party last night. You … come. Why didn’t you?
A) should have
B) ought to have
C) had to
D) must have
1946) … with the heating on, it was very cold in the house
A) Even if
B) Even
C) If
D) Even though
1947) We won’t forgive them for what they said … they apologize
A) even if
B) even
C) if
D) even though
1952) I decided to stay at home last night. I would have gone out if I … so tired
A) hadn’t been
B) wasn’t
C) weren’t
D) wouldn’t have been
1953) Sorry, I’m late. The car … on the way here
A) broke down
B) show off
C) move in
D) drop out
1954) I arranged to meet Jane after work last night, but she didn’t …
A) turn up
B) drop out
C) move in
D) show off
1985) I think I … stay at home next summer. My parents have invited me to Paris
A) won’t
B) won’t to
C) don’t
D) am not going to
2018) You can only have one pair of shoes. … your choice
A) take
B) make
C) have
D) do
2038) In Italy there are only … people who can speak Portuguese
A) a few
B) little
C) a little
D) few
2045) It … yesterday
A) didn’t rain
B) hasn’t rain
C) wasn’t raining
D) hadn’t rained
2046) I … now
A) am watching TV
B) watch TV
C) have watched TV
D) watched TV
2058) I … him
A) concealled
B) concealed
C) conceal
D) concealeed
2076) It costs 60 pounds to travel 10 miles by car; … if you go by bus it costs only 30 pounds
A) however
B) so
C) or
D) and
2087) Those boys ... darts while those girls are singing.
A) are playing
B) plays
C) playing
D) played
2088) My computer won’t work. I am … buy a new one.
A) going to
B) going
C) buying
D) go buying
2098) ... friends came to the party. Only three out of thirty.
A) Few
B) Some
C) Any
D) Many
2100) Are there any eggs in the fridge? No, there are … .
A) none
B) never
C) nothing
D) no
2109) My mother was rushing to work when she ... down the stairs.
A) fell
B) has fallen
C) was falling
D) falls
2127) Our secretary has already booked the train tickets for us. ...!
A) How efficient
B) What efficient
C) That efficient
D) As efficient
2132) You look tired. You should ... plans for your next holiday!
A) make
B) take
C) do
D) get
2133) You don’t need to hurry. The train ... at 9.30 am.
A) leaves
B) will leave
C) is leaving
D) is going to leave
2137) Years ago I ... to work because I loved doing that sport.
A) used to cycle
B) cycled
C) used cycle
D) to cycle
2143) The suggestion you’ve just made doesn’t ... new to me.
A) sound
B) look
C) taste
D) hear
2148) She got a very challenging job soon after ... university.
A) leaving
B) left
C) have left
D) to have left
2150) I have lived in Frankfurt ... I left Italy three years ago.
A) since
B) when
C) at
D) by the time
2151) I highly recommend this therapy as it is ... painful of all.
A) the least
B) the less
C) the more
D) the most
2152) Even though the business isn’t successful, they haven’t fired anyone … .
A) so far
B) by far
C) by now
D) now
2155) I’m not keen on clubbing at the weekend. I ... the cinema.
A) would rather go to
B) had better
C) had decided to
D) would love to
2158) It’s 1 pm. I’d rather have lunch now ... a new presentation. I’m exhausted.
A) than giving
B) than to give
C) that gives
D) to give
2161) The survey findings are kept secret. We ... any feedback yet.
A) haven’t received
B) are received
C) have received
D) will receive
2179) “I’ll pay the bill this time if you … it the next time.”
A) pay
B) are paying
C) will be paying
D) will pay
2183) “His house was … yesterday, but the thieves were caught by the police.“
A) burgled
B) broken up
C) broken away
D) furnished
2189) “If we want to get to the bird sanctuary this afternoon, we … leave now.”
A) had better
B) will
C) were better
D) had better not
2194) Find the best description for “break the news to”.
A) inform, give bad news
B) to continue doing something too long, to keep taking chances
C) invent, create
D) don’t bother asking someone
2197) “There were daisies and marigolds growing … along the road.”
A) all
B) right
C) straight
D) over
2224) “If you hadn’t lost the tickets, now you … to Paris.“
A) would be flying
B) will be flying
C) wouldn’t have flown
D) were flying
2233) “Have you got … idea of how much the tickets are going to cost?“
A) any
B) the
C) a
D) none
2261) “Shall I get anything for you at the market?” - “Yes please, … tomatoes.”
A) get some
B) take a little
C) get any
D) bring lots
2263) “He did not turn up this morning; he must … his train.”
A) have missed
B) miss
C) be missing
D) have been missing
2275) “Rainwater goes … through limestone to form stalactites and stalagmites in the caves beneath.”
A) straight
B) right
C) all
D) over
2276) “I … pizza.”
A) like
B) laike
C) laik
D) likes
2277) In inglese “game“ significa…
A) gioco
B) ragazza
C) pieno
D) ottenere
2280) “He realised that he … his money when he went to pay for his coffee.”
A) had forgotten
B) forgot
C) has forgotten
D) was forgetting
2281) “This table is very valuable. You … look after it very carefully and you … damage it.”
A) must; mustn’t
B) needn’t; have
C) needn’t have; didn’t need
D) need; have to
2282) “A lot of people think that there are too many … on free television channels.”
A) advertisements
B) promotion
C) publicity
D) spots
2289) “James loves Sandra, but he feels a long distance relationship might not … well.”
A) work out
B) work down
C) turn down
D) turn away
2334) “In the 1980s, the Japanese … the world in manufacturing, particularly in cars and electronics.“
A) led
B) have leaded
C) have led
D) leaded
2373) “The police … a good deal of criticism over their handling of the affair.”
A) received
B) passed by
C) came out for
D) came for in
2389) “Don’t spend any more money … that hobby. It’s too expensive.“
A) on
B) for
C) in
D) with
2391) “He told me that he never … a helmet when he was in the army.“
A) wore
B) weared
C) wored
D) has worn
2395) “Some tourists were missing, since they had been … by a group of terrorists.“
A) kidnapped
B) raped
C) robbed
D) carried
2396) “The ship … so all the passengers jumped into the lifeboats.”
A) was sinking
B) is sinking
C) sank
D) sinked
2400) “The price of the car … when Andrew decided to buy it.“
A) had risen
B) has risen
C) will have risen
D) was risen
2410) “Linda and Colin have grown up. Now … are 18.”
A) they
B) them
C) we
D) their
2411) “My grandmother had left the door … , that’s why some thieves broke in.“
A) ajar
B) closed
C) locked
D) shut
2412) In inglese “to study” significa…
A) studiare
B) come
C) storia
D) forte
2417) “We really like … new motorbike. We are very happy we have bought … !“
A) our/it
B) hers/them
C) ours/her
D) mine/it
2423) “Although there are … outbursts of gunfire, we can report that the major rebellion has been suppressed.”
A) isolated
B) heinous
C) bitter
D) nocturnal
2432) “Architects travel to Greece and Italy to … the marvels of classic design.”
A) study
B) embellish
C) recollect
D) recall
2441) “I was able to …my baggage just five minutes after leaving the plane.”
A) retrieve
B) rescue
C) recover
D) review
2442) “By next Christmas, the school … operational for three years.”
A) will have been
B) will been
C) have been
D) will have being
2449) “She did not turn up this morning; she must … her bus.”
A) have missed
B) miss
C) have been missed
D) has missed
2455) “Colin is very forgetful: you’ll have to … or he’ll never do all the things you want him to do.”
A) keep on him
B) keep him on
C) keep around him
D) keep him up
2459) “His daughters don’t get any exercise. They just watch television … .“
A) all day
B) every time
C) all time
D) each time
2463) Find the best description for “bite off more than one can chew”.
A) take on more responsibility than one can handle
B) tolerate, put up with
C) need practice or review
D) consider
2465) L’espressione “to get on well with someone” può essere tradotta con…
A) andare d’accordo con qualcuno
B) istruire bene qualcuno
C) volere bene a qualcuno
D) ricevere complimenti da qualcuno
2466) “Elbow, knee and shoulder are … .”
A) joints
B) nerves
C) muscles
D) cartilage
2469) L’espressione “to let one’s hair down” può essere tradotta con…
A) lasciarsi andare
B) perdere i capelli
C) allungarsi i capelli
D) essere spigliati
2471) “I watched a very interesting interview … the trainer of the Italian team.”
A) with
B) to
C) at
D) by
2473) “It’s better to stay away from the building … the bomb explodes.”
A) in case
B) unless
C) providing
D) because
2474) “We can’t get down to the beach this way. We … go back.”
A) had better
B) will
C) were to
D) would
2475) “The police stopped me for … the speed limit.“
A) breaking
B) transcending
C) surpassing
D) superimposing
2476) L’espressione “to make up one’s mind” può essere tradotta con…
A) decidersi
B) istruirsi
C) svegliarsi
D) confidarsi
2485) “You should have … when you kicked sand into my face.”
A) apologised
B) asked mercy
C) made your excuses
D) begged to pardon
2491) “You realize that you were driving at 120 mph, don’t you? - No officer, It … . This car can’t do more than 80.”
A) couldn’t be me
B) needn’t have been
C) didn’t need to be
D) couldn’t been
2525) “Your windows need … . Would you like me to do them for you?”
A) cleaning
B) clean
C) be cleaned
D) having to be cleaned
2527) “On our tour the guide organized lots of … to tourist sites.“
A) excursions
B) journeys
C) voyages
D) travels
2528) “We really like … new table We are very happy we have bought …”
A) our/it
B) her/him
C) mine/it
D) our/her
2529) “In order to save I … some money each month.”
A) put aside
B) put through
C) put up
D) put in
2546) “The value of the Euro … during the last two years.”
A) dropped
B) fell down
C) ran off
D) lost
2547) “Can you put this vase of flowers … the coffee table?”
A) on
B) at
C) to
D) over
2549) “It’s forbidden to smoke in this taxi: can you please … the cigarette?.“
A) put out
B) light
C) burn out
D) lit off
2550) “At the time of my visit last June, his son Colin … school.”
A) was just finishing
B) has finished
C) had been finished
D) would finish
2554) “My car stopped half way there, since it had … petrol.“
A) run out of
B) run off
C) run down of
D) run away
2559) “There’s something wrong with the car. I suppose it’s the …”
A) spark plug
B) spare plum
C) span plug
D) spark plum
2568) “They said they were going to come, but they haven’t … yet.”
A) turned up
B) turned off
C) turned in
D) turned down
2580) “If he … without her, she will never speak to him again.“
A) goes
B) will be going
C) go
D) will go
2595) “By the time Colin got to the port, he … the boat.”
A) had missed
B) have missed
C) was missing
D) missed
2627) “Could you pull … to the side of the road, please, sir?”
A) over
B) out
C) about
D) off
2628) “She was able to give a … account of the accident since she had been a witness to it.”
A) first-hand
B) first-class
C) forefinger
D) preview
2629) “Would you mind … my sister for a night, until she gets the house?”
A) putting up
B) putting on
C) putting in
D) putting down
2631) “It’s better to stay away from the building … the bomb explodes.”
A) just in case
B) just unless
C) just providing
D) just because
2680) “Today I … three letters and finished my homework and it’s only lunch time!”
A) have written
B) had written
C) wrote
D) write
2681) When you … him tomorrow, you will think he is ten years older.
A) see
B) will see
C) would see
D) are going to see
2682) Come tradurresti la frase "Sono le due meno venti"
A) it’s twenty to two
B) it’s twenty at two
C) it’s twenty past two
D) it is the two less twenty
2688) Inserisci la preposizione esatta "I had a drink with John … saturday"
A) on
B) in
C) by
D) at
2690) Qual è la risposta corretta della frase: What’s the weather like today?
A) sunny
B) on my desk
C) delicious
D) light blue
2691) Come tradurresti la frase "Today, the internet connection is rather slow"?
A) oggi la connessione ad internet è piuttosto lenta
B) oggi la connessione ad internet non è affatto lenta
C) oggi internet va piano
D) oggi la connessione non è lenta
2692) Qual è la risposta corretta per la frase: "Do you live in Italy?"
A) no, i don’t
B) no, i doesn’t
C) i don’t know
D) i didn’t
2696) "It’s sometimes … when you have to ask people for money"
A) embarrassing
B) embarrassed
C) embarass
D) embarrasses
2697) He is … .
A) an artist
B) of artist
C) artist
D) artistically
2699) "The room hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really …"
A) disgusting
B) disgusted
C) disgusty
D) disgust
2700) "He was … than his wife by twenty years"
A) older
B) short
C) young
D) more old
2705) In quale delle seguenti frasi, il genitivo sassone è inserito correttamente se intendo tradurre "Il padre di Anna"
A) Anna’s father
B) the father’s of Anna
C) Anna father’s
D) the father of Anna’s
2714) Come tradurresti la frase "Egli non mi scrive dal Giugno scorso"
A) he hasn’t written to me since last june
B) he hadn’t wrote from last june
C) he didn’t written to me since last june
D) he doesn’t write since june
2750) “We cannot call ourselves civilised ... we stop killing animals for sport.”
A) until
B) while
C) if not
D) as soon as
2752) Inserisci la parola corretta nella frase "I’ve seen … good films recently"
A) some
B) a
C) the
D) low
2756) Qual è la risposta corretta per la frase: I’ve got a new job!
A) have you?
B) are you?
C) is it?
D) were you?
2757) … the nineties a lot of money was made on the stock exchange.
A) During
B) While
C) When
D) At
2760) Qual è l’esatto ordine delle parole nella seguente frase? [1] Always [2] friends [3] are [4] their [5] they [6] with
A) 5-3-1-6-4-2
B) 1-5-3-6-4-2
C) 4-2-3-1-6-5
D) 2-4-3-5-6-1
2762) “There are some differences … british english and american english”
A) between
B) in
C) to
D) if
2763) Seventy significa…
A) 70
B) 7
C) 17
D) 77
2764) Come tradurresti la frase "This morning I didn’t wake up because the alarm clock was broken"?
A) questa mattina non mi sono svegliato perché la sveglia era rotta
B) questa mattina non mi sono svegliato
C) questa mattina la sveglia era rotta
D) questa mattina svegliandomi ho rotto la sveglia
2766) … this city has a lot of problems, I wouldn’t live anywhere else.
A) Although
B) If
C) Anyway
D) Why
2783) I was doing 160 Km/h on the motorway when I … by a police car.”
A) was stopped
B) stopped
C) had stopped
D) was stopping
2819) Qual è la risposta corretta alla seguente domanda: have you got any news for me?
A) no, I haven’t got any
B) no, excuse me
C) no, I haven’t got no
D) no, anyone
2824) If you need advice, Mr. Wisdom is the person you should talk to. If you need advice, Mr. Wisdom is the person ….
A) to talk to
B) being talked to
C) talking to
D) should talk to
2829) Come tradurresti la frase: Trova un altro posto dove parcheggiare la tua auto.
A) find another place to park your car
B) take tour car and go away from this street
C) put your car away
D) go away with your car
2838) Qual è la risposta corretta per la domanda "The gender of these words is different. Which word is different from the others?"
A) girl
B) brother
C) boy
D) boyfriend
2840) Completa la frase con il comparativo dell’aggettivo tra parentesi. Anna is (happy) than Paola.
A) anna is happier than paola
B) anna is happyer than paola
C) anna is most happyness than paola
D) anna is a few happy than paola
2849) The kidnappers said that they … his daughter if he …. pay the ransom
A) would kill – didn’t
B) would kill – don’t
C) had killed – had not
D) will kill – didn’t
2850) Inserisci la preposizione esatta "I’m staying with friends in London … four days"
A) for
B) of
C) from
D) at
2851) "Jack and Carl stood in front of the mirror and looked at …"
A) themselves
B) one other
C) theyself
D) them
2866) “you can find the park … the end of the street”
A) at
B) on
C) over
D) in
2883) The lack of security in parts of the country doesn’t encourage people … there.
A) to invest
B) investing
C) to investing
D) invest
2887) Come tradurresti la frase "I’ve been looking for you for ages!"
A) ti ho cercato per secoli!
B) ti ho guardato tanto negli ultimi anni!
C) sono stato a vederti giocare!
D) ho cercato di capire la tua età!
2891) “I went to buy some Christmas presents but … was too expensive.”
A) everything
B) anything
C) something
D) nothing
2902) “I don’t mind your baking a cake, but just make sure you … everything … when you’ve finished.”
A) put /away
B) take / off
C) put / out
D) take / back
2904) Inserire il presente indicativo del verbo "parlare" nella frase "He … with Fred"
A) speaks
B) speakt
C) spoke
D) speak
2909) “They say the universe is expanding all the time. So, The universe is supposed … all the time.”
A) to be expanding
B) expanding
C) to have expanded
D) to have been expanded
2911) “… your grandmother … leave school when she was only fourteen?”
A) Did / have to
B) Will / have to
C) Won’t / have
D) Are / having to
2912) “The curved bar above the front wheel of a bicycle which controls the direction in which it goes is the … .”
A) handlebars
B) crew
C) pedal
D) berth
2919) Quale, tra le seguenti, è un’ alternativa a: “Peter Brown was the sole survivor of the air crash.”
A) He was the only person who wasn’t killed in the crash.
B) He was the only person who was killed in the crash.
C) He was the first person to reach the scene of the crash.
D) He was the only one to blame for the crash.
2957) Qual è la risposta corretta della frase: What’s your favorite color?
A) red
B) now
C) an apple
D) this morning
2960) Quale, tra le seguenti, è un’ alternativa a questa frase e non cambia il significato: “He loves creating stories for his child.”
A) He loves making up stories for his child.
B) He loves making over stories for his child.
C) He loves making out stories for his child.
D) He loves making of with stories for his child.
2961) Come tradurresti la frase "I bambini hanno freddo"
A) the children are cold
B) children is cold
C) the child are cold
D) the kids have cold
2962) Sostituisci il soggetto ed oggetto con i pronomi corretti nella frase: “Mr Watson said that the mystery was over.”
A) he/it
B) he/she
C) she/she
D) they/it
2966) Quale, tra le seguenti, è un’ alternativa alla frase tra parentesi e non cambia il significato: Building that new fireplace [has worn me out].
A) has made me really tired
B) has made me angry
C) has weared me out
D) has worn mine out
2967) Qual è il significato della frase "You mustn’t use a dictionary in the test!"
A) non devi usare il dizionario nel test!
B) non puoi usare il dizionario nel test!
C) non possono usare il dizionario nel test!
D) non vi ho detto di usare il questionario nel test!
2976) L’espressione "to get on well with someone" può essere tradotta con:
A) andare d’accordo con qualcuno
B) istruire bene qualcuno
C) volere bene a qualcuno
D) ricevere complimenti da qualcuno
2980) “We should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help … .”
A) ourselves
B) themselves
C) yourselves
D) himself
2982) Tradurre la seguente frase idiomatica: " It’s a piece of cake "
A) Facile come bere un bicchier d’acqua
B) Fare qualcosa di inutile
C) È inutile piangere sul latte versato
D) Una situazione rischios
2987) “It was Sunday, and the town was deserted. … was in the streets, and … was open.”
A) nobody/nothing
B) Anybody / anywhere
C) Somebody / somewhere
D) Everybody / everywhere
2988) Come tradurresti la frase: Che tipo è?
A) What is he like?
B) How is he?
C) How is he like?
D) What kind is?
2998) Traffic has been banned from the city centre … to reduce pollution.
A) in order
B) in other
C) on order
D) on other
2999) Inserire il presente indicativo del verbo "essere" nella frase "She … very happy"
A) is
B) are
C) am
D) be
3003) "I have … read the novel nor seen the film"
A) neither
B) either
C) both
D) again
3004) Qual è la risposta corretta per la frase "Which is the number between six and eight?"
A) seven
B) five
C) nine
D) ten
3005) "I didn’t have any money but John had …"
A) a little
B) few
C) lot
D) all
3006) “I can’t come, since I have to … my children.”
A) look after
B) look up
C) look down
D) look through
3014) "Sound comes in waves, and the higher the frequency, ..."
A) the higher the pitch
B) the higher is the pitch
C) the pitch is higher
D) pitch is the higher
3015) “What’s the weather … in summer in England?”
A) like
B) liking
C) looking
D) look like
3029) Quale è la traduzione corretta della frase: "Quante lingue studi a scuola"?
A) how many languages do you study at school?
B) how many languages studied in the school?
C) how many languages study at the school?
D) do you studied languages at the school?
3031) “It … the first time they had ever taken the plane.”
A) was
B) is
C) would be
D) has been
3041) Inserire il presente indicativo del verbo "aiutare" nella frase "I … you"
A) help
B) helpen
C) helps
D) helpe
3042) “They said that they … their homework.”
A) had finished
B) has finished
C) did finish
D) finish
3044) Inserire il presente indicativo del verbo "essere" nella frase "We … mechanics"
A) are
B) is
C) am
D) be
3046) Qual è la risposta corretta per la frase: I’d like to visit India.
A) would you?
B) did you?
C) do you?
D) have you?
3047) Quale frase completa la seguente "Do you often eat in restaurants?"
A) no, it’s 5 months since I have eaten in a restaurant
B) no, it’s 5 months that I eated in a restaurant
C) no, it’s 5 months that I had eat in a restaurant
D) no, is 5 months from when I eat in restaurant
3048) Inserisci la parola corretta per la frase: Luxembourg has … in the way of natural resources and so relies on imports.
A) little
B) a little
C) few
D) a few
3049) “Before the computer could be repaired, a special part had … from Germany.”
A) to be imported
B) a very long delivery
C) to have been important
D) to import
3055) Quel è il significato della segeunte frase idiomatica “He’s not playing with a full deck.”
A) Essere stupidi
B) Barare
C) Essere pazzi
D) Non riuscire a prendere una decisione
3092) Quale, tra le seguenti, è un’ alternativa alla frase tra parentesi e non cambia il significato: This book is very difficult. (I don’t understand
it.)
A) I can’t make it out.
B) I can’t make it up.
C) I can’t make it off
D) I can’t make it over.
3094) “This new dishwasher is quite … as I don’t have to do the washing myself.”
A) handy
B) cheeky
C) chesty
D) heady
3099) “By the time I get home the story … in the evening newspaper, he thought.”
A) will have appeared
B) would be
C) appears
D) has appeared
3108) “I haven’t read … of these books but George has read … of them.”
A) any/some
B) no/some
C) none/some
D) any/any
3109) “Jane and John saved and saved, and finally they … buy the house of their dreams.”
A) managed to
B) could have
C) can
D) couldn’t
3110) Come tradurresti la frase "The wind broke many branches last night."?
A) il vento ha rotto molti rami la scorsa notte
B) c’è stato molto vento la scorsa note
C) si sono rotti molti rami la scorsa notte
D) la scorsa notte il vento soffiava tra i rami
3117) “Several plans have recently been … to help reduce our consuption.”
A) put forward
B) put up
C) put in
D) put aside
3119) “I advised him to wear a ... , so that no one would recognise him:”
A) wig
B) whip
C) wick
D) whim
3127) “Without funds this project will never get ... the ground.”
A) off
B) into
C) in
D) to
3129) When you left for the North Pole, we trusted that you ... soon.
A) would return
B) would have returned
C) returned
D) had returned
3130) We fully rely on our new marketing campaign and we are sure we ... new market shares.
A) will succeed in gaining
B) might be able to gaining
C) put off gaining
D) managed to gain
3131) They shouldn’t be held responsible. The blame for this shameful situation lies … .
A) elsewhere
B) somewhere
C) anyhow
D) someone else
3132) My grandmother remembers ... in the field when she was a child.
A) working
B) work
C) used to work
D) to work
3134) He was a successful business manager ... he had very little experience as a CEO.
A) even though
B) in spite of
C) if
D) despite
3135) How lazy our boy is! He only goes and visits his grandparents … .
A) once in a while
B) never again
C) each time
D) at a time
3136) The article I was reading was about a man who ... his wife two years before.
A) had murdered
B) was murdering
C) has murdered
D) murdered
3140) Some people ... Scotland speak a different language called Gaelic.
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) with
3141) There are ... five million people in Scotland, and Edinburgh is ... most famous city.
A) about/its
B) between/his
C) among/your
D) even/my
3142) A long time ago, there ... many forests, but now there are only a ... .
A) were/few
B) is/little
C) was/lot
D) are/much
3143) He was the first to use many new inventions, ... sound and colour.
A) including
B) bringing
C) containing
D) supporting
3144) In 1907 Alice ... to New York where she started her own film company.
A) moved
B) ran
C) entered
D) transported
3145) She was ... successful, but, when Hollywood became famous, the best days of the independent New York film companies were ... .
A) immediately/over
B) once/down
C) recently/behind
D) next/after
3147) UFOs are popularly known as flying saucers, ... that is often the ... they are reported to be.
A) because/shape
B) therefore/look
C) although/size
D) so/type
3148) The ... "flying saucers" were seen in 1947 by an American pilot.
A) first
B) oldest
C) next
D) last
3149) Even people experienced at watching the sky, ... as pilots, report seeing UFOs.
A) such
B) like
C) that
D) so
3150) A television ... went up with the pilot and filmed the UFOs.
A) cameraman
B) director
C) actor
D) announcer
3152) They spent a lot of time ... at the pictures in the museum.
A) looking
B) for looking
C) to looking
D) at look
3153) Shirley enjoys science lessons, but all her experiments seem to ... wrong.
A) go
B) come
C) turn
D) end
3155) She ... her neighbour’s children for the broken window.
A) blamed
B) accused
C) complained
D) denied
3156) As I had missed the history lesson, my friend went ... the homework with me.
A) over
B) by
C) after
D) on
3158) The decorated roof of the ancient palace was ... up by four thin columns.
A) held
B) supported
C) built
D) carried
3159) Would it ... you if we came on Thursday?
A) suit
B) agree
C) like
D) fit
3160) This form ... be handed in until the end of the week.
A) needn’t
B) doesn’t need
C) doesn’t have
D) hasn’t got
3161) If you make a mistake when you are writing, just ... it out with your pen.
A) cross
B) clear
C) do
D) wipe
3162) Although our opinions on many things ... , we’re good friends.
A) differ
B) oppose
C) disagree
D) divide
3166) It can be a good idea for people who lead an active life to increase their ... of vitamins.
A) intake
B) upkeep
C) in
D) upturn
3167) I thought there was a ... of jealousy in his reaction to my good fortune.
A) touch
B) shadow
C) part
D) piece
3168) Why didn’t you ... that you were feeling ill?
A) mention
B) advise
C) remark
D) tell
3169) James was not sure exactly where his best interests ... .
A) lay
B) stood
C) rested
D) centred
3170) He’s still getting ... the shock of losing his job.
A) over
B) across
C) by
D) through
3171) New York has perhaps the ... skyscraper of the world, the Empire State Building.
A) best-known
B) first-rate
C) well-built
D) top-class
3172) The ... beneath the streets is rock, ... enough to take the heaviest load without sinking, and is therefore well‐suited to bearing the ... of tall
buildings.
A) ground/hard/weight
B) dirt/stiff/height
C) field/forceful/size
D) soil/powerful/scale
3173) Scrabble is the world’s most popular word game. Alfred Butts, an architect, invented it … found himself out of ... .
A) when/work
B) while/earning
C) what/income
D) where/job
3174) He decided that there was a ... for a board game based on words and ... to design one.
A) market/set out
B) sale/got round
C) commerce/made for
D) purchase/took up
3175) Eventually he made a ... from it, in spite of the fact that his original ... was only three cents a game.
A) fortune/profit
B) wealth/receipt
C) fund/benefit
D) cash/allowance
3176) Roger’s manager ... to make him stay late if he hadn’t finished the work.
A) threatened
B) insisted
C) warned
D) announced
3177) By the time he has finished his week’s work, John has hardly ... energy left for the weekend.
A) any
B) much
C) no
D) same
3179) I don’t remember ... the front door when I left home this morning.
A) locking
B) to lock
C) locked
D) to have locked
3180) I ... to other people borrowing my books: they always forget to return them.
A) object
B) disagree
C) avoid
D) dislike
3181) Andrew’s attempts to get into the swimming team have not ... with much success.
A) met
B) associated
C) concluded
D) joined
3182) Although Harry had obviously read the newspaper article carefully, he didn’t seem to have ... the main point.
A) grasped
B) clutched
C) clasped
D) gripped
3183) A lot of the views put forward in the documentary were open to ... .
A) question
B) enquiry
C) query
D) wonder
3184) The new college ... for the needs of students with a variety of learning backgrounds.
A) caters
B) furnishes
C) supplies
D) deals
3185) I find the times of English meals very strange – I’m not used ... dinner at 6pm.
A) to having
B) to have
C) having
D) have
3186) Man is first … in the British Isles in the Ice Age, when Britain … still part of the Continent.
A) found/was
B) finding/were
C) founded/was
D) finded/are
3187) The first inhabitants … the Britons, a population of Celtic stock, who … a Celtic … .
A) were/spoke/language
B) was/speaking/idioms
C) is/told/glossary
D) are/spoke/vocal
3188) I expect you think I’m ... because I don’t understand that.
A) stupid
B) dumb
C) deaf
D) crazy
3190) I’m sure you’re quite ... but many people disagree with you.
A) right
B) all right
C) serious
D) write
3192) I’ve tried those tablets and they haven’t done me any … .
A) good
B) benefit
C) better
D) best
3193) I’m going ... for a few days so don’t send me any more work.
A) away
B) over
C) out
D) off
3202) When your train arrives, I’ll ... you from the station.
A) fetch
B) remove
C) bring
D) take
3207) The police officer told the children always to tell the …
A) truth
B) true
C) facts
D) information
3219) That’s a good question but I need ... to think about it.
A) time
B) space
C) length
D) width
3220) Don’t worry, there’s no need to answer ... I’m not in a hurry.
A) immediately
B) easily
C) fairly
D) firstly
3226) All right let me ask you what you like doing least of ...?
A) all
B) everything
C) entire
D) that
3238) The brothers will ... school both together at the end of this year
A) finish
B) finishes
C) ending
D) end
3239) They wanted their daughter to improve her social skills and sent her to the famous ... school in Switzerland.
A) finishing
B) finishes
C) ending
D) ends
3240) You can’t miss it, it’s that tall building right at the ... of the road.
A) end
B) ends
C) finish
D) finishes
3242) It didn’t take long for the children to ... off the cakes and pastries that had not been eaten at the party.
A) finish
B) finishing
C) ending
D) end
3243) He thought they would all share the cost of the meal but unfortunately he ... up paying for everybody.
A) ended
B) end
C) finish
D) finished
3244) After the children had ... doing their homework, the whole family watched television.
A) finished
B) finishes
C) ended
D) ends
3245) You could tell the time by him because he always ... work at exactly the same time every day.
A) finished
B) finishes
C) ended
D) ends
3246) I’ve written practically the whole book except for the last part and I just don’t know how to ... the story.
A) end
B) finish
C) finishing
D) ending
3247) To most people it seemed like a long and successful relationship and so it was a great surprise to learn that they had ... with each other.
A) finished
B) finishes
C) ended
D) ends
3261) Well, I get a ....... in my right eye every time I drink a cup of tea.
A) pain
B) feel
C) shoot
D) hurt
3265) I’m not ....... you to do that but next time you drink tea with sugar...
A) asking
B) speaking
C) indicating
D) placing
3269) Yes, thank you and I’m afraid it’s not ....... very bright at the moment.
A) looking
B) seeing
C) appearing
D) seeming
3270) The trouble is that there are some very ....... rain clouds over the north.
A) heavy
B) fat
C) weighing
D) dragging
3272) Then the clouds will ....... further south in the afternoon.
A) move
B) direct
C) convey
D) transport
3273) And by early evening the ....... country will see the rain.
A) whole
B) total
C) complete
D) hole
3277) Good evening. Let me tell you what’s in ... for you on television tonight
A) store
B) screen
C) market
D) shop
3280) This will be a programme presenting that ....... comedian, George Blair.
A) popular
B) poplar
C) populous
D) populated
3281) After that we have the ....... show on the latest hits.
A) regular
B) ruled
C) regulated
D) regimented
3283) This will be read by the very pretty ....... Penny Lane.
A) newscaster
B) newsbringer
C) newspaper
D) newsagent
3286) Because after the news Penny and I are ....... on a date.
A) going
B) taking
C) making
D) doing
3290) Now I’ve shut the window and I’ll make one more ........
A) attempt
B) tempt
C) trial
D) experiment
3292) Ah that’s ....... better now I can’t hear those awful bells. Now what was it you wanted to say?
A) much
B) mostly
C) most
D) more
3293) It doesn’t really ....... now. I just wanted to say how beautiful the bells sounded.
A) matter
B) help
C) care
D) hold
3294) ....... me what did you do at the weekend?
A) Tell
B) Say
C) Speak
D) Announce
3302) That ....... have been horrible. So what are you doing this weekend?
A) must
B) may
C) can
D) should
3303) I’m starting a ....... of swimming lessons.
A) course
B) run
C) row
D) line
3308) Mike: More people die from eating fatty food than from smoking. Jane: .......
A) You must be joking!
B) You must be laughing!
C) You must be ridiculous!
D) You must be smiling!
3309) Mike: You know he failed all his examinations? Jane: .......
A) I don’t believe it.
B) I must believe it.
C) I might believe it.
D) I ought to believe it.
3310) Mike: It’s getting very late, we must hurry up. Jane: .......
A) Point taken.
B) Point received.
C) Point got.
D) Point held.
3311) Mike: I haven’t stopped working for eight hours today. Jane: .......
A) My heart bleeds for you.
B) My heart breaks for you.
C) My heart hurts for you.
D) My heart beats for you.
3312) Mike: You know the boss will be angry with you. Jane: .......
A) I don’t care.
B) I’m not caring.
C) I’m not at all caring.
D) I care nothing.
3313) Mike: I wonder if you could help me with this problem. Jane: .......
A) Try me.
B) Probe me.
C) Practise me.
D) Examine me.
3324) He tends to forget things very quickly and behaves more and more like the typical ....... professor.
A) absent-minded
B) clear-minded
C) well-minded
D) cool-minded
3325) This is a very expensive holiday intended for those with plenty of money as it involves a trip ....... the world.
A) around
B) through
C) along
D) about
3326) The car is almost ready to collect from the garage but there are just a couple of spare ....... missing.
A) parts
B) pieces
C) extras
D) accessories
3327) They were ....... of having broken into the stately home and stolen several famous paintings.
A) accused
B) charged
C) described
D) blamed
3328) The one thing my family will always remember about Grace was the many ....... of kindness that she showed us in her long life.
A) acts
B) deeds
C) actions
D) feats
3329) If you had bought a house about thirty years ago you would certainly find that it had considerably ....... In value.
A) increased
B) heightened
C) developed
D) doubled
3330) If you’re not careful you’ll find that because of your generous nature, she’ll start taking ....... of you.
A) advantage
B) part
C) consideration
D) prominence
3331) There’s a huge ....... in the local paper about the special offers available in the store this weekend.
A) advertisement
B) display
C) notice
D) announcement
3332) You’ll notice that as soon as the children come home from school, the dog will jump up and show its great ....... for them.
A) affection
B) infection
C) protection
D) affectation
3333) Sociologists maintain that some of the films on show today have created a generation of very ....... children.
A) frightened
B) afraid
C) fearful
D) frightening
3334) There are no problems for me because I find those questions very ....... .
A) easy
B) soft
C) facile
D) straight
3335) Are you going ....... for your holidays this year?
A) abroad
B) outside
C) absent
D) external
3340) She never spoke about herself and was always very ....... about the good things she had done.
A) modest
B) humble
C) meek
D) simple
3341) He has lots of money and ....... two houses in the city.
A) owns
B) holds
C) possesses
D) occupies
3342) One of that child’s teeth is very ....... and will soon fall out.
A) loose
B) lose
C) losing
D) lost
3345) All I can say at the moment is: Long ....... the company!
A) live
B) lives
C) lived
D) living
3347) And at other times I’m glad I ....... know what the future holds.
A) don’t
B) hadn’t
C) doesn’t
D) didn’t
3348) Let’s ....... there tomorrow if it’s fine.
A) go
B) goes
C) gone
D) going
3349) Try ....... the door really hard if you want to open it.
A) pushing
B) pushes
C) pushed
D) push
3352) I’ll finish now and I look forward to ....... you again soon.
A) seeing
B) seen
C) having seen
D) see
3353) Please come back soon and ....... the work you started two weeks ago.
A) finish
B) finishes
C) finishing
D) finished
3354) Middle Eastern restaurants often have a way of whisking you away to a far off land of belly dancers, exotic spices and ....... drink.
A) intoxicating
B) instigating
C) intimidating
D) incriminating
3356) Complete correctly. Traffic has been banned from the city centre ... to reduce pollution.
A) in order
B) by in
C) so
D) because
3357) I’ll go for lunch as soon as my boss ... from lunch.
A) comes back
B) will have come back
C) come back
D) will come back
3358) The gender of these words is different. Which word is different from the others?
A) Brother
B) Girl
C) Mother
D) Sister
3359) He is … teacher.
A) a
B) an
C) of
D) the
3363) Choose the correct form. “This is my sister; do you know ... name?”
A) her
B) its
C) his
D) hers
3377) If you think you have got ... work, you should speak to your boss.
A) too much
B) a few
C) too
D) few
3385) Indicare il significato della seguente frase: “Do you play a musical instrument? Yes, I do. I play the guitar.”
A) Suoni uno strumento musicale? Si. Suono la chitarra
B) Suoni uno strumento musicale? Si. Suono il violino
C) Suoni uno strumento musicale? No
D) Suoni uno strumento musicale? No. Non suono la chitarra
3386) It’s no … talking to Andy when he’s reading. He’ll just ignore you.
A) good
B) point
C) result
D) worth
3395) Complete correctly. It’s ... expensive for a european student to study in the best american universities.
A) too
B) so much
C) a lot
D) an much
3403) Choose the correct form. The office is open from 9 in the morning ... 6 in the evening, Monday to Friday.
A) until
B) for
C) during
D) since
3410) The chairman began with compliments to everyone, but his cold tone … his words.
A) belied
B) gave worth to
C) bore out
D) emphasized
3411) In inglese "try" significa :
A) provare
B) girare
C) vero
D) viaggio
3449) Choose the right way to begin this question: … you think you’ll miss her?
A) Do
B) Doesn’t
C) Does
D) Is
3455) If … wrong this time, nobody will ask for my opinion again.
A) I’m
B) I will be
C) I be
D) I’ll
3456) Find the opposite meaning of the word "to economize".
A) To waste
B) To budget
C) To acquaint
D) To save
3471) This radio costs only $ 10. It’s much … than the other one.
A) cheaper
B) dearer
C) more economics
D) more expenseless
3472) He returned after midnight and … his surprise, everybody was still up.
A) to
B) by
C) with
D) for
3488) I have to offer him my condolences, since his father has just … .
A) passed away
B) passed down
C) passed out
D) passed through
3490) If he … we … go.
A) comes; will
B) came; will
C) had come; would
D) will come; will go
3498) Shall I get anything for you at the supermarket? - Yes please, … tomatoes.
A) get some
B) take a little
C) bring lots
D) get any
3499) If you accepted to buy 1,000 units, we … you a 15% reduction on the price.
A) could offer
B) have be offering
C) have to offer
D) must be offering
3502) The most exciting moment is when the plane … the ground.
A) lifts off
B) looses up
C) lifts out of
D) takes out
3508) The teacher has been here … the school was built.
A) since
B) for
C) from when
D) by
3518) … you ever been to Rome before your arrival here today?
A) Had
B) Was
C) Did
D) Have
3519) Il corretto significato di "disposable" è :
A) usa e getta
B) eterno
C) accoppiabile
D) disposto
3544) The new manager is extremely … and always listens attentively to her colleagues.
A) polite
B) just
C) correct
D) educated
3547) It’s forbidden to smoke in this room: can you please … the cigarette?
A) put out
B) light
C) lit off
D) buy
3606) I can’t … with my brother-in-law: I’ll tell him to leave as soon as possible.
A) put up
B) get up
C) lock down
D) take off
3614) The shop is closed. The … in this department has gone to lunch.
A) salesgirl
B) testgirl
C) moneygirl
D) clothesgirl
3655) "We plan to change the … of our newspaper to make it more readable."
A) format
B) timetable
C) memorandum
D) schedule
3693) "Have you got … idea of how much the project is going to cost?"
A) any
B) the
C) none
D) a
3711) "The mechanic says the car … be repaired later this week."
A) will
B) going
C) was to
D) is going
3715) "Could you close the …, please? Too much light is coming in."
A) shutter
B) shuffler
C) closet
D) blinded
3724) "His daughters don’t get any exercise. They just watch television … ."
A) all day
B) every time
C) all time
D) each time
3740) "The pilot set the throttle to … to slow down the plane."
A) idle
B) blast
C) forward
D) flare
3770) "My grandmother had left the door … , that’s why some thieves broke in."
A) ajar
B) closed
C) locked
D) shut
3771) "He asked me where … last night."
A) I went
B) have I been
C) have I gone
D) I have gone
3801) "My car stopped half way there, since it had … petrol."
A) run out of
B) run off
C) run down of
D) run away
3803) "We really like … new motorbike. We are very happy we have bought … !"
A) our/it
B) hers/them
C) ours/her
D) mine/it
3827) "The kidnappers said that they … his daughter, if he … pay the ransom."
A) would kill; didn’t
B) would killed; don’t
C) had killed; had not
D) will kill; didn’t
3841) "That book belongs to Linda. All those books are … ."
A) hers
B) my
C) him
D) her
3848) Complete correctly. Traffic has been banned from the city centre ... to reduce pollution.
A) in order
B) by in
C) so
D) because
3850) The gender of these words is different. Which word is different from the others?
A) Brother
B) Girl
C) Mother
D) Sister
3851) He is … teacher.
A) a
B) an
C) of
D) the
3852) “Where ... now?” “In her office.”
A) is she
B) is he
C) is it
D) is
3855) Choose the correct form. “This is my sister; do you know ... name?”
A) her
B) its
C) his
D) hers
3858) Indicare il significato della seguente frase: ”My sister Sandra works in a chemical company”.
A) Mia sorella Sandra lavora in un’azienda chimica
B) Mia sorella Sandra era stata assunta in un’azienda chimica
C) Mia sorella Sandra possiede un’industria chimica
D) Nessuna delle risposte è esatta
3869) If you think you have got ... work, you should speak to your boss.
A) too much
B) a few
C) too
D) few
3870) Who are … people over there?
A) those
B) these
C) that
D) this
3877) Indicare il significato della seguente frase: “Do you play a musical instrument? Yes, I do. I play the guitar.”
A) Suoni uno strumento musicale? Si. Suono la chitarra
B) Suoni uno strumento musicale? Si. Suono il violino
C) Suoni uno strumento musicale? No
D) Suoni uno strumento musicale? No. Non suono la chitarra
3878) It’s no … talking to Andy when he’s reading. He’ll just ignore you.
A) good
B) point
C) result
D) worth
3879) ... name is Apple. ... Ann Apple.
A) Her; She’s
B) His; He’s
C) His; She
D) His; His
3887) Complete correctly. It’s ... expensive for a european student to study in the best american universities.
A) too
B) so much
C) a lot
D) an much
3888) Eliza … from Greece. … from Poland.
A) isn’t; She’s
B) is; Is
C) is; Isn’t
D) is; Is not
3895) Choose the correct form. The office is open from 9 in the morning ... 6 in the evening, Monday to Friday.
A) until
B) for
C) during
D) since
3902) The chairman began with compliments to everyone, but his cold tone … his words.
A) belied
B) gave worth to
C) bore out
D) emphasized
3912) I’ll pay the bill this time if you … it the next time.
A) pay
B) will pay
C) are paying
D) will have paid
3930) He’s picking his cousin … from the airport later today.
A) up
B) out
C) in
D) away
3939) At first he didn’t agree, but he eventually managed to talk him … coming.
A) into
B) over
C) round
D) back to
3941) Choose the right way to begin this question: … you think you’ll miss her?
A) Do
B) Doesn’t
C) Does
D) Is
3942) In inglese "beat" significa :
A) battere
B) diventare
C) curvare
D) sopportare
3947) If … wrong this time, nobody will ask for my opinion again.
A) I’m
B) I will be
C) I be
D) I’ll
3963) This radio costs only $ 10. It’s much … than the other one.
A) cheaper
B) dearer
C) more economics
D) more expenseless
3964) He returned after midnight and … his surprise, everybody was still up.
A) to
B) by
C) with
D) for
3980) I have to offer him my condolences, since his father has just … .
A) passed away
B) passed down
C) passed out
D) passed through
3982) If he … we … go.
A) comes; will
B) came; will
C) had come; would
D) will come; will go
3990) Shall I get anything for you at the supermarket? - Yes please, … tomatoes.
A) get some
B) take a little
C) bring lots
D) get any
3991) If you accepted to buy 1,000 units, we … you a 15% reduction on the price.
A) could offer
B) have be offering
C) have to offer
D) must be offering
3994) The most exciting moment is when the plane … the ground.
A) lifts off
B) looses up
C) lifts out of
D) takes out
4000) The teacher has been here … the school was built.
A) since
B) for
C) from when
D) by
4010) … you ever been to Rome before your arrival here today?
A) Had
B) Was
C) Did
D) Have
4029) Before her driving test, Colin learnt the highway code by … .
A) heart
B) memory
C) repeating
D) soul
4036) The new manager is extremely … and always listens attentively to her colleagues.
A) polite
B) just
C) correct
D) educated
4039) It’s forbidden to smoke in this room: can you please … the cigarette?
A) put out
B) light
C) lit off
D) buy
4098) I can’t … with my brother-in-law: I’ll tell him to leave as soon as possible.
A) put up
B) get up
C) lock down
D) take off
4106) The shop is closed. The … in this department has gone to lunch.
A) salesgirl
B) testgirl
C) moneygirl
D) clothesgirl
4147) "We plan to change the … of our newspaper to make it more readable."
A) format
B) timetable
C) memorandum
D) schedule
4207) "Could you close the …, please? Too much light is coming in."
A) shutter
B) shuffler
C) closet
D) blinded
4216) "His daughters don’t get any exercise. They just watch television … ."
A) all day
B) every time
C) all time
D) each time
4232) "The pilot set the throttle to … to slow down the plane."
A) idle
B) blast
C) forward
D) flare
4262) "My grandmother had left the door … , that’s why some thieves broke in."
A) ajar
B) closed
C) locked
D) shut
4295) "We really like … new motorbike. We are very happy we have bought … !"
A) our/it
B) hers/them
C) ours/her
D) mine/it
4319) "The kidnappers said that they … his daughter, if he … pay the ransom."
A) would kill; didn’t
B) would killed; don’t
C) had killed; had not
D) will kill; didn’t
4320) Il participio di "to spell" è :
A) spelt
B) spelten
C) spellen
D) spelling
4333) "That book belongs to Linda. All those books are … ."
A) hers
B) my
C) him
D) her
4340) "On our tour the guide organized lots of … to tourist sites."
A) excursions
B) journeys
C) voyages
D) travels
4355) "If you … time, could you come to the zoo with me."
A) have
B) has
C) could have
D) will have
4356) "Fred is …; he is young."
A) nineteen
B) nineten
C) ten-nine
D) ninety
4366) "Owing to the bad weather, the garden party was …".
A) called off
B) called out
C) called through
D) called away
4408) "Have you got … idea of how much the tickets are going to cost?"
A) any
B) the
C) a
D) none
4417) Completare, in base alla risposta, la domanda "Where’s Luca …?" - "He’s Italian".
A) from
B) at
C) to
D) of
4421) Some people believe that the world is rapidly running … oil.
A) out of
B) off
C) end
D) finish
4444) ... didn’t take our children to the park as … were at school.
A) We; they
B) Her; our
C) Us; they
D) We; them
4447) My boss is very difficult to get … with and a lot of people want to leave.
A) on
B) at
C) in
D) as
4451) Where’s the cash desk? I’d like to pay ... this book.
A) for
B) to
C) with
D) about
4452) ‘Can I ... these jeans … please?’ ‘Sure. The changing rooms are over there.’
A) try; on
B) try; out
C) put; out
D) put; away
4456) Inserire la parola mancante "He leaves at ten past nine … the morning".
A) in
B) on
C) to
D) at
4457) The ship … so all the passengers jumped into the boots.
A) was sinking
B) is sinking
C) sank
D) sinked
4467) “What time are we eating?” “Don’t worry. It … ready before your TV program.”
A) will be
B) is
C) might be
D) are
4470) They ... their baby Lily, but they aren’t sure yet.
A) might call
B) are calling
C) call
D) will call
4472) I’m not interested ... what you think or what you want.
A) in
B) on
C) with
D) to
4473) Helen found a good job, and ... Peter.
A) so did
B) too did
C) also
D) so
4476) Don’t spend any more money … that hobby. It’s too expensive.
A) on
B) for
C) in
D) with
4477) When they finally arrived, they … the car and went in.
A) parked
B) were parking
C) had parked
D) have parked
4478) He is a hot-head.
A) He is fierce.
B) He has a fever.
C) He is very intelligent.
D) He is curious.
4481) She said that they had … of selling the house but had decided… .
A) been thinking; not to
B) thought; to not
C) thinked; not
D) been thought; not
4482) … car did you borrow last night?
A) Whose
B) Of who
C) Who
D) Whom
4484) If I … younger, I ... to play the piano, but I’m too old now.
A) were; would learn
B) will be; are learning
C) were; would
D) am; will learn
4488) The man who fixed it must ... a mistake with the connections.
A) have made
B) to have made
C) to made
D) made
4492) She has been ... the USA ... three years.
A) in; for
B) at; for
C) on; for
D) in; since
4494) You aren’t concentrating on your work. What are you thinking ...?
A) about
B) on
C) with
D) to
4501) Jane and John saved and saved, and finally they ... buy the house of their dreams.
A) managed to
B) could
C) can
D) couldn’t
4512) He is ... .
A) an artist
B) of artist
C) artist
D) artistically
4515) Inserire il presente indicativo del verbo "essere" nella frase "We … mechanics".
A) are
B) is
C) am
D) be
4520) When you ... him tomorrow, you will think he is ten years older.
A) see
B) will be
C) would see
D) are going to see
4522) He has been trying to stop for a long time, but he can’t really … smoking.
A) help
B) support
C) close
D) finish
4525) I don’t mind your baking a cake, but just make sure you ... everything … when you’ve finished.
A) put; away
B) clear; up
C) put; out
D) take; back
4526) “By the time I get home the story ... in the evening newspaper,” he thought.
A) will have appeared
B) would be
C) appears
D) has appeared
4527) The president, … 68, is retiring next year.
A) who is
B) which is
C) whose
D) whom is
4533) The lack of security in parts of the country doesn’t encourage people … there.
A) to invest
B) investing
C) to investing
D) invest
4534) “What’s for supper?” “We ... lamb. It’s in the oven.”
A) are having
B) would have
C) had
D) might have
4535) … the nineties a lot of money was made on the stock exchange.
A) During
B) While
C) When
D) At
4536) Where … when you move to Leeds?
A) will you be living
B) have you been living
C) are you living
D) do you live
4537) I haven’t read ... of these books but George has read ...of them.
A) any; some
B) no; some
C) none; some
D) any; any
4539) “Oh, dear! The washing machine isn’t working. I haven’t got any clean clothes, and I’ve got to go to work. What am I going to do?’
‘Don’t worry. I’ll ... them all … . Just go to work.’
A) clear; up
B) find; out
C) sort; out
D) put; away
4541) Inserire il presente indicativo del verbo "avere" nella frase "Marc … a ticket".
A) has
B) have
C) hat
D) haves
4543) The mechanic says the car … be repaired later this week.
A) will
B) going
C) was to
D) is going
4546) Your face looks terribly familiar. Haven’t I seen you ... before?
A) somewhere
B) anywhere
C) nowhere
D) everywhere
4551) I enjoyed the music, but I didn’t like the play ... .
A) itself
B) herself
C) myself
D) yourself
4553) “If I’d known I’d feel so ill, I ... to party,” Peter moaned.
A) wouldn’t have gone
B) would go
C) didn’t go
D) would have gone
4554) “If I ... quickly, we wont be late for the party,” said Peter.
A) drive
B) will drive
C) drove
D) would drive
4558) This doesn’t look a very nice restaurant. Can we go ... else?
A) somewhere
B) anywhere
C) nowhere
D) everywhere
4559) Don’t worry about the baby. I’ll look … her while you’re out.
A) after
B) with
C) to
D) for
4566) By the end of the year, she … for the company for 25 years.
A) will have worked
B) will work
C) have worked
D) work
4570) Some tourists were missing, since they had been … by a group of terrorists.
A) kidnapped
B) raped
C) robbed
D) carried
4573) She ... off her horse and hurt her wrist.
A) fell
B) turned
C) ran
D) put
4575) The reason … I’m writing is to tell you about a meeting on Friday.
A) why
B) because
C) that
D) as
4586) The police ... find the man who had stolen my car. He was sent to prison.
A) managed to
B) could
C) can
D) couldn’t
4589) Inserire il presente indicativo del verbo "ringraziare" nella frase "… you very much".
A) Thank
B) Thanks
C) Thanke
D) Thankioo
4590) What a pretty dress! Turn ... ! Let me look at it from the back.
A) round
B) up
C) away
D) on
4593) The family had just had a new gas cooker ... in their kitchen.
A) fitted
B) fitting
C) to be fitted
D) for fit
4597) Choose the correct form. He will be in Rome ... time, but we have no time to see him.
A) some
B) any
C) the
D) no
4656) Come si traduce in Inglese: “è a casa che gioca con suo figlio”
A) he’s at home playing with his son
B) he’s at home that plays with his son
C) he is at home to play with his son
D) he is at home that he is playing with his son
4667) Usando la forma per fare richieste cortesi, completa la frase: “… you pass me the book, please?”.
A) could
B) should
C) must
D) shall
4674) I like … .
A) her
B) he
C) she
D) they
4694) I’ve … my best friend for 15 years. We still get on well. known
A) been knowing
B) had known
C) was knowing.
D) know
4699) I … a policeman.
A) ’m not
B) amn’t
C) am n’t
D) am no
4723) I’m not coming tonight because I have a busy work … tomorrow.
A) schedule
B) itinerary
C) programme
D) list
4736) I work … .
A) happily
B) happilly
C) happly
D) happely
4775) Come si traduce la frase “ho intenzione di studiare per diventare un pilota” in Inglese?
A) I’m going to study to become a pilot.
B) I will study to become a pilot.
C) I’m going to study fro becoming a pilot.
D) I’ll study for becoming a pilot.
4784) Usando la forma per invitare, completa la frase: “… you like to go to the cinema?”.
A) would
B) could
C) will
D) may
4789) He has presented a good project … his brother has done nothing.
A) whereas
B) as
C) where
D) meantime
4830) If people were more respectful, we … some many wars in the past.
A) wouldn’t have had
B) wouldn’t have
C) didn’t have
D) haven’t had
4835) Usando la forma per dare consigli, completa la frase: “you … write to your grandparents”.
A) should
B) would
C) could
D) may
4839) Would you like a burger or a hot dog? Mmm. ...are fine
A) both
B) either
C) neither
D) no one
4853) I … sport.
A) do
B) make
C) go
D) have
4893) … we go now?
A) Shall
B) …
C) Shell
D) Sholl
4899) Ed is … Michael.
A) less tall than
B) less taller than
C) less tall ten
D) less taller then
4937) What do the ... show? Well, some data about money.
A) charts
B) info
C) designs
D) drawings
4957) He … TV.
A) watches
B) watch
C) watchs
D) watchis
4981) I read … .
A) Books
B) the books
C) the book
D) book
4996) Con lo scopo di dare aiuto, completa la frase: “… I show you how it works?”.
A) shall
B) will
C) …
D) could
5036) … Mark?
A) Where’s
B) Where
C) Is where
D) Were is
5038) … that?
A) Who’s
B) Who
C) Is it
D) Whose
5041) Go … page 7.
A) to
B) at
C) on
D) in
5054) … my friend
A) Tony’s
B) Is Tony
C) Tony’s is
D) Tonys
5057) I do … karate.
A) some
B) the
C) at
D) a
5058) I wake … early.
A) up
B) on
C) in
D) down
5061) I study in … UK
A) the
B) their
C) at
D) there
5072) … here.
A) They’re
B) There
C) Their
D) They
5144) My … hurt!
A) feet
B) foots
C) foot
D) feets
5146) Don’t … it with your hand or you will get an electric shock.
A) touch
B) contact
C) make
D) watch
5207) How long does it ... to get to work from your house?
A) take
B) put
C) have
D) go
5209) Excuse me, where is the cinema? Go … and it’s on the left.
A) straight
B) strict
C) behind
D) towards
5213) You are very smart today. Where did you buy that … .
A) suit
B) suite
C) sweet
D) clothes
5255) He gave … .
A) me a gold ring
B) a gold ring me
C) to me a gold ring
D) me to a gold ring
5256) Oh sorry, I didn’t see you. it’s ok, … mind.
A) never
B) don’t
C) I
D) always
5276) Have you sent them a text? No, I don’t … , I call them usually.
A) text
B) send
C) do
D) message
5288) A musician is a … .
A) performer
B) worker
C) labourer
D) employee
5316) How far is the cinema? It’s about a 5 minute … from here .
A) walk
B) walking
C) run
D) running
5323) I don’t like to … food. We produce too much and we need very little.
A) waste
B) buy
C) spend
D) throw
5326) Which team do you like the … ? A.C. Roma is my favourite, of course!
A) best
B) more
C) less
D) worse
5338) They didn’t know the way but they were driving … the right destination.
A) towards
B) to
C) through
D) at
5342) They drove straight for some time and when they realized it wasn’t the right way, they went … .
A) back
B) over
C) out
D) away
5394) I’m … because I want to watch an action film but my girlfriend doesn’t.
A) annoyed
B) annoying
C) annoyance
D) annoy
5399) I eat … .
A) healthily
B) healthy
C) health
D) healthiest
5400) I walk … .
A) fast
B) speed
C) fastly
D) fastest
5405) I am a … person.
A) quiet
B) quietly
C) quiteness
D) quietful
5410) He is a … person.
A) polite
B) politely
C) politer
D) politeness
5421) We saw a wolf cross the road so we stopped … it. It was incredible.
A) to watch
B) watching
C) watch
D) to watching
5447) Do you want to come to dinner with me tonight? Sorry, I have other … .
A) arrangements
B) intentions
C) oblige
D) desires
5451) He is 2 metres … .
A) tall
B) high
C) height
D) big
5467) Thailand is … .
A) amazing
B) amazed
C) amaze
D) amazement
5502) Do you have a … for student life? Yes, don’t wake up late for school.
A) tip
B) counsel
C) advice
D) idea
5531) Why … come to the cinema tonight? Ok, then. What shall we watch?
A) don’t you
B) not you
C) do you
D) you don’t
5552) There was a big … in the city centre because of the carnival.
A) crowd
B) crowded
C) folly
D) crow
5553) I continued … TV after mum had gone to bed.
A) watching
B) watch
C) to watching
D) watched
5570) You should always cross the roads … the traffic lights.
A) at
B) on
C) in
D) of
5571) The teacher caught me … my classmate’s paper.
A) copying
B) to copy
C) copy
D) to copying
5583) You didn’t finish your work in time again. You are so … .
A) unreliable
B) unreliability
C) unrely
D) unrelated
5584) You … finish the steak. We can take it home with us.
A) don’t have to
B) don’t
C) needn’t to
D) mustn’t
5585) We should … the fire after we finish the barbecue. The park rangers are very strict.
A) put out
B) turn off
C) put off
D) turn out
5600) I have so much to study this year. I … never … to graduate from uni.
A) will/be able to
B) can/be able to
C) won’t/be able
D) can’t/ be able to
5618) Sorry can you explain that again. I’ll just … a map, it’s easier.
A) draw
B) write
C) design
D) paint
5619) You have to study from page 7 to 20. Did you … that?
A) get
B) comprehend
C) take
D) have
5621) I can’t understand you; you’re breaking … . the signal on this phone is really bad.
A) up
B) down
C) in
D) out
5642) What time are you coming tonight? Well, it depends … what time I finish work.
A) on
B) of
C) about
D) from
5643) I succeeded … passing my exams.
A) in
B) at
C) of
D) for
5653) I don’t like what the boss proposed because it … we have to work on Saturdays.
A) means
B) signifies
C) will be
D) makes
5657) It’s a ready meal. Just … hot water and it’s ready to eat.
A) add
B) plus
C) adjust
D) get
5675) I study economics. Oh, really? What year are you ...
A) in
B) at
C) on
D) to
5677) Put the question in the correct order: from where teacher is the?
A) Where is the teacher from?
B) From where is the teacher?
C) Where the teacher is from?
D) From where the teacher is from?
5683) Put the question in the correct order: did somewhere go nice Sunday on you?
A) Did you go somewhere nice on Sunday?
B) Somewhere nice did you go on Sunday?
C) You did go somewhere nice on Sunday?
D) Somewhere nice you did go on Sunday?
5685) Choose the sentence with the adverb of frequency in the correct place.
A) Do you often play tennis?
B) Often do you play tennis?
C) Do you play often tennis?
D) Do often you play tennis?
5687) Choose the sentence with the adverb of frequency in the correct place.
A) I always play football at school with my friends.
B) Always I play football at school with my friends.
C) I play football at school with my friends always.
D) I play football at school always with my friends.
5688) London has a … of 8 million.
A) population
B) populous
C) populate
D) populates
5701) He … maths.
A) teaches
B) teach
C) teachs
D) teachese
5713) Picasso … in July 1985. He left his daughter all his fortune.
A) died
B) dead
C) death
D) passed out
5730) I am a flight … .
A) attendant
B) crew
C) hostess
D) waiter
5745) The accident happened at the same time … I stopped to look at the shop window.
A) as
B) of
C) which
D) when
5747) I’m waiting for the exam results. I’m a bit … and nervous.
A) tense
B) tension
C) tens
D) tesion
5748) Which preposition do you use before a date (e.g. the 4th of november)?
A) on
B) at
C) in
D) of
5766) I didn’t understand … then he explained better and it was all clear.
A) at first
B) firstly
C) first
D) in first
5777) What’s … your mind Mark? Well, I’m worried about my mum. She’s not well.
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) over
5778) When I … met Martha she was having coffee at a bar.
A) first
B) at first
C) firstly
D) the first time
5780) Can you guess the meaning of the words from the … ?
A) context
B) contest
C) history
D) tell
5788) We landed in Rome at 6 pm, got to the … area at 7 pm and then left the airport by taxi.
A) arrivals
B) departures
C) baggage drop off
D) check-in
5792) It’s a long stop-over. We have to wait … 5 hours to get our flight.
A) at least
B) the least
C) least
D) for least
5804) Where shall we eat? What … Carluccio’s pizzeria? It’s really nice.
A) about
B) of
C) say
D) do you say of
5805) … me know what time you are arriving tomorrow.
A) Let
B) Make
C) Do
D) Have
5807) Would you like to come for dinner tonight? Yes, I’d … . What time shall we meet?
A) love to
B) love do
C) love
D) to
5816) I’ve been in America for 2 weeks. I’m flying … home on Monday.
A) back
B) return
C) via
D) to
5817) Stop arguing you two. You should … say sorry and make up.
A) both
B) two
C) either
D) neither
5818) We’re not all here; we’re … John. I think he’s still in the bathroom.
A) missing
B) left
C) lost
D) neither
5822) Would you like a snack or drink while we wait for Anna to get ready? … , thank you. I would like to see your photo collection.
A) Neither
B) Either
C) Both
D) Each
5823) You should take off your … . It’s very hot in here.
A) jumper
B) t-shirt
C) trousers
D) socks
5826) You should be careful, you … killed me with that broken glass!
A) almost
B) quite
C) enough
D) yet
5833) I want to change a jacket at the shop but I don’t have the … .
A) receipt
B) receive
C) recipe
D) received
5838) I don’t like this party but everyone … does. I don’t understand why.
A) else
B) other
C) more
D) each
5853) I got a bit fat over the Christmas holidays. I’m not in … now.
A) shape
B) form
C) fit
D) health
5854) Read the section of the book on … healthily. You should find some useful information.
A) living
B) live
C) to live
D) to living
5860) “Cream” is the music band … Eric Clapton played the guitar.
A) in which
B) where
C) in what
D) whose
5864) Can you keep this secret? Yes, I … tell anyone, don’t worry.
A) won’t
B) don’t
C) can’t
D) mustn’t
5865) The shoes are 90 pounds. Do you want them? Yes, I … take them.
A) will
B) want
C) do
D) can
5881) When I met Jim he didn’t … he had won the lottery. Maybe he wants to keep it secret!
A) mention
B) tell
C) remind
D) speak
5889) You really … tell your girlfriend that you have been fired.
A) should
B) ought
C) will
D) can
5900) If you meet my parents, they … want to know everything about you.
A) will
B) certain
C) would
D) should
5915) I’m a … worried that James will not find a good job.
A) bit
B) very
C) lot
D) much
5916) I was worried when I started studying English, but I … found many similarities with Italian.
A) soon
B) fast
C) quick
D) while
5918) I have 2 bicycles in this parking lot. Oh really? Which … are yours?
A) ones
B) one
C) two
D) twos
5927) I … you were joking when you said you were only 18.
A) thought
B) thinked
C) though
D) taught
5930) I got many emails today but I … reply tonight. I’m not in a rush.
A) am going to
B) am
C) have
D) need
5931) Carl has gone … on holiday, he is back next week.
A) away
B) to
C) for
D) aside
5934) I think Jenna … a lie when she was spoking about her age.
A) told
B) said
C) spoke
D) was
5937) Which of the following, isn’t a synonym for the word “get”?
A) stay
B) receive
C) arrive
D) become
5944) Eat your vegetables Nathan … I won’t give you any ice cream.
A) otherwise
B) although
C) however
D) even though
5946) She … a lot of jewellery when she goes for a night out.
A) wears
B) carries
C) puts
D) takes
5952) I’ve had many smart phones. … , the best one was a Samsung.
A) However
B) Although
C) Even if
D) After all
5956) Excuse me, where is the train station? It’s easy, just … the first turning on the left.
A) take
B) go
C) have
D) get
5962) One of the … information in the text is wrong. Can you see which one?
A) pieces of
B) portions of
C) slices of
D) parts of
5971) Quale, tra le seguenti frasi, è usata per descrivere una possibilità?
A) I might go to the party
B) I must go to the party
C) I shall go to the party
D) I will go to the party
5972) Quale, tra le seguenti frasi, è usata per formulare una richiesta?
A) Could you help me with my homework?
B) Should you help me with my homework?
C) Shall you help me with my homework?
D) Do you help me with my homework?
5974) Quale, tra le seguenti frasi, è usata per esprimere una decisione presa?
A) I will have a cheese and ham sandwich.
B) I can have a cheese and ham sandwich.
C) I would have a cheese and ham sandwich.
D) I have a cheese and ham sandwich.
5975) Quale, tra le seguenti frasi, è usata per offrirsi di fare qualcosa per qualcuno?
A) Shall I show you how to use the computer program?
B) Will I show you how to use the computer program?
C) Do I show you how to use the computer program?
D) Would I show you how to use the computer program?
5976) What are you doing tonight? I’m not sure. I … watch TV.
A) might
B) will
C) maybe
D) should
5986) I … married for 15 years. I still enjoy every moment I spend with my wife.
A) have been
B) am
C) was
D) have
5989) I have been … Italy for 15 years. I speak Italian like a native now.
A) in
B) to
C) at
D) by
5990) The boat trip was disrupted by a storm but we … the port safely.
A) reached
B) got
C) arrived
D) came to
5992) Can you take your father’s car? Yes, I … allowed that sometimes.
A) am
B) have
C) do
D) can
5993) … that I am not 18 yet, I can only drive under the supervision of an experienced driver
A) Given
B) Give
C) To give
D) Gave
5994) What time do you usually … your alarm clock?
A) set
B) put
C) do
D) fix
6006) I flew on an Airbus 380 last month. It was the first time I … on such a huge plane.
A) had flown
B) have flown
C) flew
D) was flying
6007) Choose the sentence with the adverb of time in the correct place.
A) I hadn’t met him yet
B) I yet hadn’t met him
C) I hadn’t met yet him
D) Yet I hadn’t met him
6008) If I … Spanish at school, now I wouldn’t have any problems ordering a coffee in a bar.
A) had learnt
B) learnt
C) have learnt
D) learn
6009) If I wasn’t such an honest person, I would … the wallet I found on the floor.
A) have kept
B) keep
C) had kept
D) kept
6016) The ball went … the goal and the players celebrated.
A) into
B) in
C) onto
D) on
6027) I can see that you have hurt yourself, but shouldn’t play with fire … .
A) in the first place
B) in primis
C) firstly
D) in first
6028) You two are similar … appearance. You look the same.
A) in
B) at
C) of
D) by
6035) There are many … in Trastevere where you can have a good night.
A) clubs
B) locals
C) place
D) locands
6042) after you mix the flour and the eggs, … some sugar. The cake will be sweet.
A) add
B) more
C) do
D) plus
6060) What’s your … Mr Morrison? I was born in the 27th of December 1979.
A) date of birth
B) birth day
C) born date
D) date of born
6077) Can you believe it? He did … what I told him not to do.
A) exactly
B) exact
C) exacting
D) exacted
6080) Where is the bar? I think you have just walked … it.
A) past
B) into
C) over
D) along
6090) The best way to learn a language is ... a little every day.
A) by speaking
B) speak
C) in speaking
D) to speaking
6092) After ten years working for the same company, she ... from her job yesterday
A) resigned
B) renounced
C) reconsidered
D) reneged
6093) She has been ... of murdering her husband.
A) accused
B) charged
C) arrested
D) blamed
6095) They have put speed bumps on the road to ... accidents.
A) prevent
B) prohibit
C) forbid
D) evade
6101) I wouldn’t like his job. He spends most of his time talking … the phone
A) on
B) in
C) at
D) for
6102) Jenny’s brother is an engineer, but he is out of work … the moment
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) for
6105) Henry is 65. He will be retiring from his job … two years time
A) in
B) about
C) at
D) for
6106) She works quite hard. You can’t accuse her … being lazy
A) of
B) for
C) to
D) on
6113) Your son is much taller than when I last saw him. He … a lot
A) has grown
B) have grown
C) grew
D) grewed
6118) I need a new job. … the same job for too long
A) I’ve been doing
B) I am doing
C) I’ve been do
D) I’ve been to doing
6119) Ann has gone out. Oh, has she? What time … ?
A) has she gone
B) did she go
C) she has gone
D) have she gone
6120) … with that newspaper yet? No, I am still reading it
A) Have you finished
B) Do you have finished
C) Did you finish
D) Do you finish
6131) Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It … rain later
A) might
B) may
C) can
D) could
6139) When the fire alarm rang … left the building immediately
A) Everyone
B) All
C) Everybody
D) Everything
6145) She only accepted the job … the salary, which was rather low
A) in spite of
B) because
C) because of
D) although
6166) Tell the police the truth please, or … will arrest you!
A) they
B) them
C) it
D) their
6169) I’m sorry but I can’t look … your children tonight, I have a date
A) after
B) about
C) then
D) for
6207) Joe and Ted are good friends. The … lives in England, the … lives in America
A) former - latter
B) first - second
C) the first - the second
D) first - last