INGLESE 3; 2° PARTE

01. Choose the most correct way of saying the same thing in the passive voice. Mary would have told you. => You ____________ by Mary. would have been told. would be told. would told. were being told.

02. Choose the most correct way of saying the same thing in the passive voice. Ann is writing a book. => A book _____________ by Ann. has been written. is being written. was written. has being written.

03. Read the following active sentence: "Did anyone answer your question ?" Choose the correct passive sentence. Has your question been answered ?. Is your question being answered ?. Is your question answered ?. Was your question answered?.

04. Read the following active sentence:"They told the children to leave the classroom " Choose the passive one. The children are told to leave the classroom. The children were told to leave the classroom. None of the above. The children were been told to leave the classroom.

05. Read the following active sentence:"Someone is teaching her Chinese" Choose the passive one. She is taught English. She is been taught English. None of the above. She is being taught English.

06. Peter was almost sure he _________his exam. past. would pass. pass. was to pass.

01. This movie ________ by millions of people. has watched. was watched. watched. were watched.

02. The best way __________. will be find. will be finded. will be found. will find.

03. He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class. told. is told. was told. was being told.

01. ________we move in the dining room ? Lunch is served !. shall. must. will. don't.

02. That's the second house they have bought this year. They _______ be very rich. could. might. can. must.

03. John __________hear the teacher because the students were talking so loudly. might not. couldn't. can't. shouldn't.

04. Which is the most defective verb ? It is ___________________. must. shall. will. can.

05. If I had gone to the University of Tokyo, I _________ participated in their Japanese immersion program. might. can. will. could have.

06. You ______ worry, it'll be done. need not to. no need. need not. don't need.

07. Do you know where Mary is ? She _____ be out: her bag is on the chair. can't. might. must. could.

08. You _______take insect repellant if you're coming near a lake. rather. 'd better. would better. better.

09. We ________not have bought enough biscuits for everyone. must. need. may. can.

01. You _________to pay to go into the museum. It was free. didn't need. should. needn't. ought.

02. You ___ eat or drink in the library. It is not allowed. needn't. mustn't. shouldn't. didn't need.

03. I ______ my umbrella. It's turned out very sunny. didn't need to get. didn't need to bring. needn't have brought. didn't need to buy.

04. I knew that we had enough bread and that I ______ any. needn't have bought. needn't need to got. didn't need to buy. needn't have got.

01. She is a very well-mannered person ________that you don't contradict her. as long. unless. whether. providing.

02. I am sorry I made you cry. I wish I ______reprimanded you. hadn't. didn't. couldn't. wouldn't.

03. Your friend talks a lot and you don't like it. What could you say ?. If only he would be quiet !. If only he had been quiet!. If only he will be quiet !. If only he is quiet!.

04. I won't be able to do it ____ you help me. unless. in case. whether. if.

05. ____ you're late, I'll leave without you. unless. weather. whether. if.

06. Do you wish you _____ taller and skinny ?. were. are. can be. seem.

07. I refuse to go ______ you come with me. so long. as long. providing. unless.

08. I'd rather _______ in the eighteenth century than in the twentieth century. had lived. lived. would lived. have lived.

09. If you want to catch the last bus, it's time you ________. had left. have left. leave. left.

10. I wish you _____________ . [=you are being very slow]. hurry up. would hurry up. hurryed up. 'll hurry up.

11. It's time people _____ their attitude towards immigration. changed. have changed. change. will change.

12. It's time you _______ home. went. go. gone. were going.

13. If only I _____ it before, I would have called him an egoist. known. have known. had known. know.

14. It's about time you _______studying if you want to pass the exam. start. would start. were started. started.

15. Unless you ______ over 18, she ___________ any cigarettes. aren't/ will sell. are/ won't sell. are/ will sell. aren't / won't sell.

16. Unless the weather ______better, I __________ . gets/will arrive. doesn't get/ won't arrive. got/ won't arrive. gets/ won't arrive.

01. It's very sensible ______you not telling him your sister's secret. with. on. for. of.

02. We drove ________ the coastline of Italy. next. at. along. in.

03. The main road will take you straight ____________ the city center. into. onto. in. at.

04. Is she Chinese ? For some reason I was _______ the impression that she was Korean. under. on. over. by.

05. My grandparents lived in that same house ___ages. since. for. from. by.

06. Have you read anything ___ Ernest Hemingway ?. of. by. on. from.

07. I'm very good ____speechmaking. on. with. at. in.

08. It was a chance ______a million and I got it. in. of. on. by.

09. He has a pain ___his chest. of. in. on. into.

10. I live ____ Salterton Road. on. at. by. in.

11. I live ____ 38, Salterton Road. on. in. at. by.

12. He will go _____ London in a couple of months. at. -. to. in.

13. What are you doing ______next Monday ?. at. on. of. .

14. That house has been ___the market for three years. at. of. on. in.

15. There were numerous mistakes ________________ the test. throughout. beneath. alongside. among.

16. My house is ____________ the school. over. in front. next. near.

17. Mary argued ____ her brother _____ their property. against/for. with/on. at/for. with/about.

18. I am leaving ___ the afternoon.I am coming back_____Sunday evening. I'll be there ___ the whole weekend. at/on/for. in/on/for. -/-/-. in/on/-.

19. Why do people talk to pets ______that stupid voice ?. for. in. at. on.

20. Please fill in the form _____pen. in. of. with. by.

21. Do you want to meet me ___ the park ___ lunchtime?. at/at. on/at. in/on. in/at.

01. Are you still fond ____ romantic films. in. for. on. of.

02. My classmate was very kind ____ me when I lost my cellular phone. about. of. from. to.

03. We enjoyed our holiday but we were disappointed ___our hotel. on. of. in. with.

04. I'd like to be in charge ____ managing a company. in. on. about. of.

05. My grandmother suffered ____ arthritis. in. from. with. on.

06. I apologised _________ being late. to. for. of. on.

07. I was thinking _______ becoming a singer. of. for. to. on.

08. My sister wasn't very keen _____ going to the theatre. with. on. in. for.

09. It was really nice ____ you to lend me your suitcase. in. of. with. from.

01. Jim called me yesterday and I ___________him this afternoon at 6 PM. am meeting. 'll meet. would meet. meet.

02. It's so cold in here. I ____ the window. 'm going to close. 'll close. close. 'm closing.

03. You ______that book. It is very boring. shan't like. 're liking. won't like. want like.

04. It's my mother's birthday next Tuesday, __________ her some flowers. I'm going to buy. I' m buying. I'll buy. I buy.

05. I suppose they ________the house. are selling. 're going to sell. will sell. sell.

06. Perhaps we _____ much traffic at this time. are not going to find. are finding. are not finding. will not find.

01. We 'll stay here until dad _______. return. will return. returns. is returning.

02. I would like to finish my paper before it ______ dark. get. is getting. will get. gets.

03. We're going to relax on the beach while we ________on holiday. are. are being. will be. shall be.

04. Do you have a minute ? I'm sorry, _______in a couple of minutes. I'm about to leave. I leave. I leaving. I'll left.

01. That is the girl ____ sister is in my English class. whose. who. who. that.

02. Choose the American equivalent for the British word "queue". linen. lain. line. lane.

03. What is the name of the girl ______ dictionary I used last week ?. who. which. whose. that.

04. My brother has a friend ___________ has met the President of the Italian Republic. where. who. which. whose.

05. Jim is the guy _______ helped me the day I got lost. who's. whose. which. that.

06. Choose the American equivalent for the British word "motorway". highstreet. highway. highroad. motoroad.

07. George _____ is a pilot, flew To Amsterdam last week. -. who. that. , who.

08. I've got a new purse _______ is very small. which. whose. who. whom.

01. It's late ! It's getting _______. more and dark. darker and darker. more and more dark. most dark.

02. I've decided to fire Mario Rossi. He arrived _____ for the meeting again. lately. late. more late. later.

03. My brother is _______ me. elder then. older than. older then. elder than.

04. This is __________expensive sweater in the store. the less. the lees. the least. the last.

05. My next-door neighbour has a beautiful car but my brother has the ______ one in the world. beautiful. beautifullest. most beautiful. more beautiful.

06. This hotel is quite cheap but that one is _____ . more cheap. cheap. cheaper. cheapest.

07. Maria is the youngest girl ______her family. of. in. on. by.

01. What's the British English for "lattina" ?. pet bottle. bin. tin. can.

02. What's the American for "marciapiede"?. cross walk. pedestrian crossing. sidewalk. pavement.

03. Choose the British translation for the Italian word "farmacia". none of the above. chemist’s. grocery. drugstore.

04. Choose the American translation for the Italian word "benzina". motor-oil. gas. non of the above. petrol.

05. Choose the American translation for the Italian word "rubinetto". none of the above. faucet. pipe. tap.

01. Choose the correct prefix to make the following adjective negative in meaning: honest. des. in. un. dis.

02. Choose the correct prefix to make the following adjective negative in meaning: pratical. im. in. dis. un.

03. Choose the correct prefix to build a new word: " ______shore". down. dis. up. off.

04. Choose the correct prefix to make the following adjective negative in meaning: regular. in. un. ir. dis.

05. Choose the correct prefix to build a new word: "______structure". side. off. super. over.

06. Choose the word that can be placed after the word given hereinafter : "world". ball. cube. way. wide.

07. Choose the word that can be placed after the word given hereinafter : "time". ground. side. light. line.

08. Choose the word that can be placed after the word given hereinafter : "back". task. pack. type. stream.

09. Choose the correct prefix to build a new word: "______affected". dis. up. an. under.

10. Choose the correct prefix to make the following adjective negative in meaning: agreeable. un. non. in. dis.

11. Choose the correct prefix to make the following adjective negative in meaning: relevant. in. ir. dis. un.

01. What's the English for "il silenzio è d'oro'". silence is golden. the silence is goldish. silence is gold. the silence is gold.

02. What's the English for "avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca" ?. Have your wife completely drunk. Have your barrel and hit it. Have your cake and eat it. Have your wife as tight as a drum.

03. "to drink like a fish" means. to keep a secret. to drink a lot of alcohol. not to drink at all. to drink a lot of water.

04. "ring a bell" means. it sounds familiar. it plays a nice tune. it looks odd. someone is calling.

05. " A piece of cake" means. something very easy to do. something very sweet. something very soft. something very easy to eat.

06. What's the English for "il dado è tratto"?. the die is pulled. the dice is cast. the dice is drawn. the die is cast.

07. "make noise" means: rendere noioso. dare fastidio. fare rumore. annoiare.

08. "make up your mind" means: truccarsi. farsi perdonare. avere nuove idee. decidersi.

09. What's the English for "perle ai porci" ?. To give pearls to an unworthy person. To give pearls to swine. To cast pearls before swine. To cast pearls to pigs.

10. Choose the correct Idiom meaning "something's strange". something's tricky. something's fishy. something's horsy. something's kitty.

11. "A red letter day" means: an important day. a formidable day. an eventful day. a dangerous day.

12. "take it easy" means. calm down. slowdown. be nice. be simple.

13. "hit the books" means. to kick. to book sth. to read. to study.

14. " Can't stand (something)" means: none of the above. to rest a little bit. to sit down. to dislike something.

15. What's the English for "il sangue non è acqua"?. none of the above. blood is thicker than water. blood is stronger than water. blood is heavier than water.

16. "jump out of the skin" means. to be exultant. to be happy. to be scared. to be worried.

17. "To smell a rat " means: to misunderstand. to see a hidden meaning. to suspect a trick. to have an odor.

18. What's the English for " ride bene chi ride ultimo ?". have the latest laugh. have the last laugh. have the last smile. have the last grin.

19. " to be on the ball" means. to be confused. to be fit. to be alert. to be in shape.

01. What is the Italian for "gentle" ?. soffice. gente. delicato. gentile.

02. What is the Italian for "firm". firmatario. fabbrica. azienda. firma.

03. What is the Italian for "ape". approssimativo. ape. aperitivo. gorilla.

04. What does "pace" mean ?. pece. passo. pace. piccolo pezzo.

05. What does "barracks" mean ?. baracca. caserma. rifugio. capanna.

06. What does "attic" mean ?. attico. appartamento all'ultimo piano. soffitta. appartamento di lusso.

07. What does "convenient" mean ?. convenienza. economico. utile. chi conviene.

01. I can't go to my friend's party because I _____ to Japan. travel. travelling. am travelling. can travel.

02. I have to confess. I like buying! Even if I have a similar object at home, whether it’s clothes or furniture, I have to buy another one. Let’s face it: I’m a self-confessed shopaholic and I might have got this trait from my aunt Jill. What is the meaning of ‘shopaholic’?. A person who enjoys shopping and drinking. -. A person who enjoys shopping very much and does it a lot. A person who enjoys drinking alcohol and does it occasionall.

03. We were walking along the Thames River when we came _____ Nigel, an old classmate!. about. into. through. across.

04. It’s a beautiful jacket! The colour suits you too. It _____ a lot!. will cost. must have cost. can cost. must to cost.

FUORI PANIERE. The teacher asked the students to come____with new ideas for the project. Out. Over. On. Up.

FUORI PANIERE. The concert was cancelled___ the bad weather. Whether. In case. No matter. Due to.

FUORI PANIERE. The care of the poor must not be left only to_____. The Government must do the work. Charity. Advocate. Inmigration. Class.

FUORI PANIERE. Our boss______ us____ for lunch to show her appreciation for us. Invite out. Got. Keep up. Took out.

FUORI PANIERE. Complete the sentence with the correct use of the future tense of the verb in brackets. We______haveroast beef and mashed potatoes for dinner. 'll have been having. have. 'll have. 'll be haveìing.

FUORI PANIERE. Could you______ me 10 $?'i'll give the money back to you tomorrow. Borrow to. Lend. Lend to. borrow.

FUORI PANIERE. She _______ to him on the phone every night this week. Didn't talk. has talked. has talking. have talked.

FUORI PANIERE. He is_______. He doesn't like meeting new people. talkative. selfish. extrovert. introvert.

FUORI PANIERE. _______to Cristoph? He looks terrible. What happening. What does happens. What did happen. What has happened.

FUORI PANIERE. Julia Roberts is one of the most beautiful actresses in the world. ?. ?. ?. Julia Roberts is one of the most beautiful actresses in the world.