C1
I)
Complete the second sentence so that
it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word/words given. DO
NOT CHANGE THE WORD/WORDS.
1) I’m sure John stole the bag. MUST
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2) As soon as I got home I started to
study for the exam. NO SOONER
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3) Jane said, “I promise I won’t be
late.” PROMISED
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4) I wish I hadn’t been so rude. REGRET
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5) Although the weather was bad we still went out.
DESPITE
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6) The teacher gets very angry
when students constantly arrive late for
lessons. WISHES
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… /6
II)
Complete the text below by filling
each gap with ONE WORD ONLY
A doctor (1) ……………. was being treated at an Ebola clinic run by
British military medical staff in Sierra Leone (2) ………………. died.
The death of Thomas
Rogers Town (3)……….. Friday brings the number of doctors in Sierra Leone who
have been killed (4) …………. the deadly virus to eight. He had worked at
Connaught hospital in Freetown, the capital of the country (5) ……….. Ebola is
spreading fastest. Ebola has now infected more (6) ……….. 17,500 people and
killed about 6,200.
The high number of infections in
healthworkers deters many from volunteering (7) …………work on Ebola wards,
particularly local healthworkers. (8) …………………… foreign doctors and nurses who
have become infected have (9) ……………..evacuated for treatment at better-equipped
foreign hospitals, locals are almost always treated in their own countries.
Facilities (10) …………… as the one at Kerry Town have been set up in an attempt
to respond to that disparity.(11) ………………… has been established in Liberia and
another is planned for Guinea.
I)
Put the text below into English
Quanto conta la statura nell’amore? Secondo una
ricerca dello psicologo Gert Stulp dell’Università di Groningen gli uomini
preferiscono le donne basse, non per una semplice questione di gusto, le
motivazione di tale scelta sarebbero addirittura rintracciabili a livello
genetico. Secondo lo studio dell’Ateneo olandese le donne basse tendono a
scegliere uomini alti e gli uomini alti le donne basse. La teoria è stata
confermata da un esperimento a cui hanno partecipato diecimila coppie inglesi.
Inconsciamente l’altezza di un uomo
rappresenta per la donna una protezione
necessaria. Al contrario la
bassa statura della donna rappresenta per l’uomo un’ideale di tenerezza e
amore. Non è tutto. Sembra infatti che gli uomini tendano a preferire le donne
più basse perché nel loro corpo c’è una maggiore presenza di estrogeni*, gli
ormoni femminili che sono invece ridotti nelle donne alte. * estrogen
C3
I)
Complete the second sentence so that
it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD.
1) He decided to go on holiday despite the fact he couldn’t
really afford it. ALTHOUGH
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2) I don’t believe he got full marks in
the exam. CAN’T
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3) Jane has asked me to help her to find somewhere to live. WANTS
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4) I regret being so unkind to Peter
at the party. WISH
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5) The teacher says we must study at least two
hours per day. SAID
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6) They think the findings of the study will help medical
research. THOUGHT
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
/6
II)
Complete the text below by filling
each gap with ONE WORD ONLY
The Royal free
Hospital in north London has (1) …………….. that the condition of the British
nurse diagnosed with Ebola (2) ……………… deteriorated and is now critical . Pauline
Cafferkey, a Scottish public health nurse(3) ……………..
had been volunteering (4) ……………… Sierra
Leone, was
diagnosed with the virus after returning
to Glasgow via Casablanca in Morocco.
A brief statement
on the hospital’s website said: “The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is
sorry (5) ………………. announce that the condition of Pauline Cafferkey has gradually
deteriorated over the past two days and is now critical.” It did not comment
further but it is understood (6) …………….
the next 24 hours (7) ……………. be
crucial. Cafferkey, 39, (8) ……………. admitted to hospital in Glasgow on Monday
morning after arriving at Heathrow airport
(9)………… previous night.
The hospital,
(10) ……………. Cafferkey has been treated
(11) ……………. Tuesday, was unable to obtain an experimental drug that has been used on other
international Ebola patients (12) ……………… it is no longer available.
/6
III)
Put the text below into English
Ha 114 anni ed è giapponese la donna più anziana del mondo. Lo ha stabilito
il Guinness World Records. La signora, Misao Okawa, vive in una casa di riposo*
ad Osaka e compirà 115 anni il prossimo 15 marzo. Nata nel 1898, si sposò nel 1919.Ha lavorato fino a
settant’anni nel negozio di
famiglia. Ha avuto tre figli, due dei quali sono novantenni. Quando le è
stato chiesto come si sentisse ad essere la donna più vecchia al mondo ha
risposto: "Sono molto felice".
Il direttore della casa di riposo in cui vive ha detto che la donna non è sottoposta a particolari
restrizioni dietetiche, ma mangia ciò che le piace. In Giappone vivono oltre
51mila centenari, l'87% dei quali donne, secondo dati del ministero della
Salute.
*nursing home
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