PART 1

Read the text below and choose the best answer.

Apple Inc.

up
Apple logo is one of the best-known logos around today. The Apple company was set (1) Risposta

in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne to sell the Apple 1 personal computer.

Either
(2) Risposta SBAGLIATA (BOTH)

didn't w ork
Jobs and Wozniak worked there for a long period of time, though Wozniak (3) Risposta SBAGLIATA
(HASN’T WORKED)

like
with the company (4) Risposta SBAGLIATA (AS)

by
an active employee for many years now. He gave up this role in 1987 (5) Risposta SBAGLIATA (TO)

do other things.

success
Nowadays we know the company is a very (6) Risposta SBAGLIATA (SUCCESSFUL)

one, but this wasn't always the case. During the 1990s, some bad decisions were made and a lot of money was (7) Risposta
losen
SBAGLIATA (LOST)

. Things changed for the better in 2001 when the first Apple stores opened in Virginia and California, and the iPod and iPad

using
followed, and now millions of people all over the world enjoy (8) Risposta this technology to keep up to

us
date with the news or to send messages to friends and family. In fact, many of (9) Risposta

don't remember a time when we used to get the news only by watching TV or from the radio.

Apple's Head Office is in Cupertino, California and there are plans for a new 'spaceship' building nearby that will be ready in a

few
(10) Risposta

years' time.

PART 2

Read the text below and choose the correct answer.

The Roman Baths

w hich
The city of Bath takes its name from the public baths (1) Risposta
 began
were built there by the Romans. By the middle of the first century, they had already (2) Risposta (SBAGIATA:

know n
BEGUN) planning the baths. The biggest bath, (3) Risposta as the Great Bath, was (4) Risposta

like added
a swimming pool. In the next 300 years, the Romans (5) Risposta (SBAGLIATA:
EXPANDED) the baths with changing rooms , a sauna and other smaller baths. They used to come there not only to wash,

but of
(6) Risposta also to meet friends. This way (7) Risposta life ended in the year 400 when

left
the Romans (8) Risposta

Britain. The Great Bath was discovered again in the eighteenth century after being buried for years and the baths then (9) Risposta

became still
as famous as they had been in Roman times. Many tourists (10) Risposta visit the
baths today.

PART 3

Choose one of the words in the list to complete the article about Emmeline Pankhurst, a promoter of women's rights at the
beginning of the 20th century. N.B. There are three extra words that you don't need.

Emmeline Pankhurst

A hundred years ago men had the right to vote in Britain, but women didn't. At the end of the 19th century and first part of the
MOST
20th century, Emmeline Pankhurst fought for (1) Risposta (MORE) rights for women - especially the right to
vote - and her actions changed British society forever.

SINCE
Pankhurst was born in Manchester in 1858. At that time, life for women was very different (2) Risposta

(FROM) today. Women didn't usually go out to work. They stayed at home and looked (3) Risposta
(AFTER) the house and the children. Many women and girls worked as domestic servants, but some women wanted more. They
wanted education, they wanted the vote. These women were suffragettes. Emmeline Pankhurst was a suffragette for (4) Risposta
MORE SUPPORTED
(MOST)of her life. She was introduced to the movement at the age of eight (5) Risposta
(BY) her parents. When she was twenty-one, she married Richard Pankhurst. Her husband, a lawyer, (6) Risposta

(SUPPORTED) her work. In 1903 she started the Women's Social and Political Union that encouraged women
to march and protest. They organised demonstrations all over the country. Some of these were violent; they (7) Risposta

(BROKE) windows and attacked policemen. A lot of suffragettes were imprisoned. In 1914 the First World War
TAKING
started. Men from all over the country (8) Risposta (JOINED) the army and many women started (9) Risposta

(DOING) their jobs. Pankhurst stopped the militant movement against the government and encouraged
women to work in the factories to help the war.

In 1918 the war ended and the British government passed the Representation of the People Act. For the first time, all men could
HOWEVER
vote when they were twenty-one and women when they were thirty. (10) Risposta ,it wasn't until 1928 that all
women over twenty-one could also vote.

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PART 4

Choose the correct answer out of the four alternatives to complete the sentences.

to buy
1.He might Risposta (buy) his girlfriend a ring for her birthday.
 w as
2. I Risposta married for fifteen years. I got divorced two years ago.

used
3. When she was a child she Risposta (used to) have very long hair.

4. A. I can't do this exercise.

Neither can I
B. Risposta

didn't close
5. When we got to the airport we remembered that we Risposta (hadn’t closed) all the windows in our
house.

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Match 1-5 to a-f to make complete sentences. N.B. There is one ending that you don't need.

1. As the population of the world increases,

a. when several IT companies moved abroad.

b. because of global warming.

c. scientists must think of how to feed everyone.

d. is one of the biggest problems governments have to deal with.

e. because it has spread all over the world.

f. but scientists are trying hard to develop one.

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La risposta corretta è: c. scientists must think of how to feed everyone.

2. There was a huge rise in unemployment here

a. when several IT companies moved abroad.

b. because of global warming.

c. scientists must think how to feed everyone.

d. is one of the biggest problems governments have to deal with.

e. because it has spread all over the world.

f. but scientists are trying hard to develop one.

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La risposta corretta è: a. when several IT companies moved abroad.

3. No cure for cancer has been found yet,

 a. when several IT companies moved abroad.

b. because of global warming.

c. scientists must think how to feed everyone.

d. is one of the biggest problems governments have to deal with.

e. because it has spread all over the world.

f. but scientists are trying hard to develop one.

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La risposta corretta è: f. but scientists are trying hard to develop one.

4. Many countries have hotter summers now

a. when several IT companies moved abroad.

b. because of global warming.

c. scientists must think how to feed everyone.

d. is one of the biggest problems governments have to deal with.

e. because it has spread all over the world.

f. but scientists are trying hard to develop one.

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La risposta corretta è: b. because of global warming.

5. Pollution in many of the world's largest cities (SBAGLIATA)

a. when several IT companies moved abroad.

b. because of global warming.

c. scientists must think how to feed everyone.

d. is one of the biggest problems governments have to deal with.

e. because it has spread all over the world.

f. but scientists are trying hard to develop one.

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La risposta corretta è: d. is one of the biggest problems governments have to deal with.

READING COMPREHENSION

PART 1

Read the text and decide if the sentences are True or False.

The best inventions

This week in Inventor’s World, we asked one reader, Ben Cross, aged 25, to tell us which inventions he thinks have changed our lives
the most. Which inventions did he choose? Do you agree with him?

I work in IT, so I have a close relationship with electrical gadgets! In my opinion, one recent invention that has changed our lives is
the laptop computer. It allows us to work anywhere, and has made our working lives so much easier. The idea for the first laptop
(or portable computer) was created by Alan Kay in 1968. Kay wanted to make a personal computer (PC) for children to learn
computer skills. It was known as the Dynabook. In fact, the Dynabook was never built. But his idea was used by other companies to
develop laptops and PCs. The first portable computer in the shops was invented by Xerox PARC in 1976. It was called the Xerox
Note Taker. I’m too young to remember all this, but my boss told me that the first laptops were very heavy and difficult to carry
around. I can’t imagine life without my laptop. What did people use to do before they were invented?

It’s clear to me that another invention that has changed all our lives is the electric light bulb. We can go out or work late in the
evening and through the night, if we want to. These extra hours mean that we can do more and be more successful. What would
we do if we couldn’t go out in the evenings because it was too dark to see? The light bulb wasn’t invented recently – it was
invented in 1879 by Thomas Edison – but I can’t think of another invention that has made such a difference to our lives. The early
glass light bulbs were made by hand. Later they were produced by machine, and became cheaper to buy. These days, light bulbs
are made in a variety of different types and sizes. They are used in the home, at work, in cars, in torches, on Christmas trees, and so
on. Life would be very dark without them.

False
1. Ben sells electrical gadgets. Risposta

True
2. Ben thinks that the laptop computer has made our lives more complicated. Risposta (FALSA)

False
3. The first laptop for children was called the Dynabook. Risposta (VERA)

False
4. The Dynabook was bought by a lot of people. Risposta

True
5. The first PC was invented in 1976. Risposta

False
6. Ben had an early laptop when he was young. Risposta

False
7. Ben says that the electric light bulb has given us more time to work. Risposta (VERA)

True
8. The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison. Risposta

False
9. Light bulbs are now much cheaper to produce. Risposta (VERA)

True
10. Designs of light bulbs have all become bigger. Risposta (FALSA)

Part 2
Read the text and answer the questions.

WINTON’S CHILDREN

In 1938, a 29-year-old man called Nicholas Winton was living and working in London. One day he received a telephone call from a
friend in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Winton’s friend worked for the British embassy, and he was helping to organise refugee camps for
many families from Czechoslovakia. These families were in danger because they were Jewish. Germany occupied part of
Czechoslovakia and Winton and his friend knew it could soon occupy the rest of the country. Germany’s leader, Adolf Hitler, hated
Jews.
Winton came from a Jewish family himself. He decided to go to Prague. He wanted to help the families in Czechoslovakia before it
was too late. There were a lot of children in the refugee camps, and he decided to organise special trains to take them to Britain,
with the help of the British embassy. Winton returned to London and started to raise money for their journey. He also had to find
families in Britain to look after the children.
In March 1939, Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia. That year, eight large groups of children (669 children in total) left Prague.
Most of them were Jewish and seven groups left by train. It was a long journey. The trains travelled from Czechoslovakia through
Germany, and then to Holland. Next the children travelled by boat to England. On September 3rd 1939, there was an eighth train at
Prague station. It was ready to take children to England. Unfortunately, it never left Prague. That day, the Second World War
started. The Germans closed the borders. Tragically, the train and the 250 children on it, disappeared. For the rest of his life,
Winton was sorry that the train didn’t leave Prague one day earlier.
The 669 children started a new life in England. They lived with British families. Back in Czechoslovakia, Hitler sent Jews and many
other people to concentration camps. Most of the families of Winton’s children died.
For years, Nicholas Winton never talked about his work. He didn’t even tell his wife! 50 years later, in 1988, his wife found
documents, letters and photos and Winton finally told his story. In September 2009 a special train left Prague station. On the train
there were 22 of the original children, with their children and grandchildren. The train followed the same route as in 1939, from
Prague to London. At London Liverpool Street station, after 70 years, they finally met 100-year-old Sir Nicholas Winton, the man
who saved their lives.

1. In 1938 Winton's friend phoned him from Prague because:

He wanted Winton to come to Prague.

He wanted to tell Winton about Hitler's plans.

He wanted Winton to help him organise refugee camps for Jewish children.

He wanted to come to London to visit Winton.

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La risposta corretta è: He wanted Winton to help him organise refugee camps for Jewish children.

2. Winton went to Prague because:

He was Jewish.

He wanted to raise money there.

He wanted to visit his family there.

He wanted to help the Czechoslovakian families.

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La risposta corretta è: He wanted to help the Czechoslovakian families.

3. How did Winton intend to transport the children form Czechoslovakia to London?

By boat.

By train.

By plane.

By car.

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La risposta corretta è: By train.

4. How many children left Prague in March?

669

250

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La risposta corretta è: 669

5. The eighth train didn't reach London because: SBAGLIATA

There weren't any Jewish children left in Czechoslovakia.

There wasn't a boat waiting for them in Holland.

There weren't enough children to fill the train.

The Second World War started and the Germans closed the Czechoslovakian borders.

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La risposta corretta è: The Second World War started and the Germans closed the Czechoslovakian borders.

6. What happened to the children on the eighth train?

They stayed in Prague.

They found new families.

 They disappeared.

They started new lives.

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La risposta corretta è: They disappeared.

7. Where did the children live when they came to England?

In refugee camps.

In concentration camps.

With British families.

In seven groups on special trains.

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La risposta corretta è: With British families.

8. How did we hear about Winton's story? SBAGLIATA

He told newspapers about it.

He told his wife about it.

The children who came to England told their grandchildren about it.

His wife found out about it fifty years late.

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La risposta corretta è: His wife found out about it fifty years late.

9. Why did a special train make the same journey from Prague to London, in 2009? SBAGLIATA

Because some of the original children wanted to celebrate the man and the journey that saved their lives.

Because 22 of the original children were living in Prague again.

Because they wanted to come to Winton's 100th birthday celebration.

Because it was the only way to travel to London.

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La risposta corretta è: Because some of the original children wanted to celebrate the man and the journey that saved their lives.

10. The main purpose of the text is to tell readers about: SBAGLIATA
 The lives of the brave children who left Czechoslovakia.

The terrible things that happen in war.

One man who saved the lives of many children.

The way people used to travel in the past.

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La risposta corretta è: One man who saved the lives of many children.