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Universit degli Studi di Trieste

Gorso di laurea in Comunicazione interlinguistica applicata

ESAME D'AMMISSIONE A.A. 2015 - 2016

LINGUA INGLESE PARTE A e B
Parte A: TEST A SCELTA MULTIPLA
ISTRUZIONI

completamento della frase giudicata migliore.

SCHEDA ALLEGATA PREDISPOSTA PER LE RISPOSTE.

casella.

1)
2l

the bad weather, they've decided to go camping.

a) Although
c) Albeit
b) ln spite
d) Despite
Campaigners have been protesting against the widening gap between wages and railfares as
the cost of some season tickets
five times more than average earings.
a) is risen
c) are increased
b) have raised
d) has risen

3) All political parties are aware that the possibility of high numbers of new migrants has become

an issue, fuelled by unproven claims that the new arrivals . crime an social problems.
a) could lead to a rise in
c) could be leading to a raise in
b) might led to a rise of
d) maybe could led to a raise in

4l .....j...nottosayanythingatthemeetingandtolettheothersdoallthetalking.
a) They said me
c) | was said
b) | was told
d) They told
......... at least six months.
a) don't hear from him for
b) don't hear from him since

5) |

c) haven't heard from him for

d) haven't heard from him since

6) I would prefer not ... ... ... the last train.

a) risking to miss
b) risking to lose
7l I've often thought
a) lemigrate.
b) of emigrating.
8) I'm

not

c) to emigrate.
d) to emigrating.

slippers.

a) usually wearing
b) used wearing

9)

c) to risk missing
d) to risk losing

c) used to wear
d) used to wearing

He was so depressed that he wished he . .. .. . ... born.

a) had never been

b) was never

c) has never been

d) would never be

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to ... ... ... in today's economic climate.

c) run a successful business
business
do
successfully
a)
have successful business
d)
success
b) make business

10) They say it's very difficult

1l ) He thinks
a) to be
b) he is

the best player in the team.

c) being
d) he's being
I .. ' . .. . -. here.
c) would be
d) have been

12) | don't know the place very well, this is only the second time

a) was
b) am
13) lf he doesn't tell the truth,

.........

he won't, we'll punish him.

c) like

a) what
b) that

d) which

14) This old jacket of mine is

.........

out.

c) thrown
d) used

a) worn
b) fallen
15) How can I tell you anything about the man when

a) almost don't
b) nearly don't

know him?

c) hardly
d) just

16) | ... ... . .. get here on time or not at all.

a) expect you to
b) pretend that you
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...... ... be so insulting?

a) Need you to
b) Must you to

c) pretend you to
d) demand you to

c) Need you
d) Do you need

18)They silly when they realised they were at the wrong church.
c) had to feel
a) must feel
d) had to have felt
b) must have felt
l9) | don't believe

in this project, it's not

c) worthy doing.
d) worth to do it.

a) worth doing.
b) worth to do.
20) lt's getting cold,
a) should
b) would

we

better go inside.

c) may
d) had

that,

he is still hopeful.
21) He says
a) considered all things,
b) in spite of everYthing,

c) albeit everything,
d) despite of everything,

22lyou

stayed up all night trying to finish the report because it's not going to be discussed
until next week.
c) don't need to
a) needn't have
d) didn't have to
b) mustn't have

23) Not until

later

a) did I realise
b) have I realised

that I'd lost my watch'

c) I have

realised

d) | realised

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24lYou don't know what

a) you do.
b) do you do.

c) you're doing.
d) are you doing.

......... me to buy some wine before we leave.

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a) Remember
b) Remind

c) Recall
d) Recallto

26) The table, ... ... ... was virtually impossible to lift.
a) due its weight,
b) owing its weight,

c) being so heavy,
d) because so heavy,

27lYou won't be allowed to leave

a) if you won't have renewed
b) unless you don't renew

c) unless you renew

d) unless you'll not renew

your passport.

28) ln the EU today, there are far too many .........

a) unemployees.
b) people without work places.

c) disoccupied.
d) jobless.

29) She's lacking the basic skills and doesn't have much tact ... ... ...

a) either.
b) neither.

He

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c) moreover.
d) as well.

before buying that particular model.

a) suggested us to look around
b) urged looking around

c) recommended us looking around

d) advised us to look around

...... You almost got yourself killed!

a) Watch out the car!
b) Beware to the car!

c) Attention to the car!

d) Mind the car!

......... to see if I have enough money.

a) | have to control
b) | have to ascertain

c) | have to check
d) I have to watch

33) Luckily | ... ... ... to the station before the train left.
a) could have got
b) was able to get

c) was capable to get

d) have got

34) Because of the continuing dispute with our neighbour over a boundary fence, we,ve decided to

seek.........
a) legal advices.
b) a legal advice.

35)

c) legal advice.
d) some legaladvices.

......... this morning's exam would be a piece of cake.

a) lf you were to study more,
c) Were you to study more,
b) lf you'd study more,
d) Had you studied more,

I
. too sensitive, would you be offended?
a) said you are
b) said you were

36) lf

37) I think we'll be hearing wedding bells

soon.

a) They're seeing a lot of each other

b) They're seeing themselves a lot

c) would say you are

d) would say you were
these days.

c) The/re dating the other a lot

d) They're frequnting a lot

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38) I'm

afraid

Would you kindly explain it to me again?

c) | find it quite baffling.
d) | have much confusion.

a) l'm somewhat amazed for it.

b) I'm quite bewildered for it.

39) There doesn't seem to be ... ... ... worth watching on TV this evening.

a) no programme
b) any programmes

c) something
d) anything

40) lt wasn't a very big wedding but I can't remember exacfly how many
a) people there were.
c) were the people there.
b) people were they.
d) people they were.
41)

Who's

of Customer Services in your company?

a) the leader
c) in charge
b) the responsible
d) responsible

42lln most big cities nowadays ......... to recycle paper, plastic, glass and even organic waste.
a) you are required
c) it is due
b) it is requested
d) you are made compulsory
43)As the weeks went by, his depression
see a doctor.
a) more and more deep
b) always worse

got

and eventually his wife decided he should

c) worse and worse

d) ever more bad

44) The meaning of English phrasal verbs is often one of the most difficult things for non-native

speakers to ... ... ...

a) grab.
b) grasp.

c) grip.
d) intend.

45) The little girl was very upset when her favourite pet hamster

a) died.
b) has died.

c) is died.
d) is dead.

46) The new teacher had to wait tilt the class had

lesson.
a) talking
b) to talk
47) Next year my aunt and uncle
celebration.
a) are
b) are going to be

stopped

before she could begin the

c) making noise
d) to make a noise
married for 60 years and they're going to have a big

c) will have been

d) will have

48)This looks like a nice pub. Mike has offered to ... ... ... the first round as he has to leave early.
a) make
c) pay
b) drink
d) buy
49) lt's getting late - perhaps ...... ... home.
a) we should be going
b) we have to go
50) l'll tell her about the change of venue when

a) willsee
b) will be seeing

c) it's time we go
d) we'd better to go
I

her tomorrow morning.

c) will have seen

d) see

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