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UNITÀ 1
A – GENERE DEI SOSTANTIVI
1 1 b) – 2 a) – 3 c) – 4 a) – 5 a)
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 5 punti in totale.
2 1 girl 2 son 3 niece 4 waitress 5 brother
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 5 punti in totale.
E – RISPOSTE BREVI
1 1 I am. 2 they aren’t. 3 it is. 4 you are. 5 I’m not.
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
F – INTERROGATIVI
1 1 How are you? 2 When is the English lesson? 3 Where is the bag? 4 Who is the French teacher? 5 What is it?
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
G – AGGETTIVI DIMOSTRATIVI
1 1 This car 2 That car 3 These students 4 Those students 5 That man
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
H – ARTICOLO INDETERMINATIVO
1 1 an 2 a 3 a 4 An – a 5 a 6 an – an 7 an – a
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 2
A – AGGETTIVI QUALIFICATIVI
1 1 C 2 NC These books are heavy. 3 NC This is a nice cake. 4 C 5 NC Is that a nice cake? 6 C 7 C
1 punto per C o NC, 1 punto per la giusta correzione. 10 punti in totale.
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C – C’È/CI SONO
1 there’s – There’s – Is there – There are – Is there – there isn’t – There are – There’s – There are – There’s
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 3
A – AGGETTIVI POSSESSIVI
1 1 my/our – his 2 your – my 3 their 4 Her 5 your 6 our 7 their
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 9 punti in totale.
C – RISPOSTE BREVI
1 1 A: Has the hotel got a swimming pool? B: No, it hasn’t. 2 A: Have we got your address? B: Yes, you
have. 3 A: Has John got blue eyes? B: Yes, he has. 4 A: Have the children got homework today? B: No,
they haven’t. 5 A: Have you got an electric guitar? B: Yes, I have.
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
D – PRONOMI POSSESSIVI
1 1 Ours 2 his 3 mine – Yours 4 hers 5 theirs 6 mine 7 Mine 8 his 9 ours
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
E – GENITIVO SASSONE
1 1 B: It’s Denis’s. 2 B: It’s the children’s. 3 B: It’s Dave and Helen’s. 4 B:They’re Sue’s and Jill’s. 5 B:They’re the boys’.
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
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UNITÀ 4
A – SOSTANTIVI NUMERABILI E NON NUMERABILI
1 1 N 2 NN 3 NN 4 NN 5 N 6 NN 7 N 8 NN 9 N 10 NN
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
2 1 are – They’re 2 is 3 is – are 4 is – It’s 5 is
1 punto per ogni verbo corretto, 1 punto per il pronome soggetto corretto. 10 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 5
A – NUMERI CARDINALI
1 a) NC = one hundred and seventy-two b) C c) NC = forty d) NC = fifteen e) C f ) NC = two thousand
1 punto per C o NC; 1 punto per la giusta correzione. 10 punti in totale.
B – L’ORA
1 a) It’s thirteen minutes past six in the morning. b) It’s half past ten at night. c) It’s (a) quarter to ten
in the morning. d) It’s midnight./It’s twelve o’clock at night. e) It’s (a) quarter past four in the after-
noon. f ) It’s five (minutes) past five in the afternoon. g) It’s twenty-two minutes past seven in the
morning. h) It’s midday./It’s twelve o’clock in the morning. i) It’s ten (minutes) past twelve in the
morning. j) It’s eight o’clock in the evening/at night.
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
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2 1 It’s at half past nine. /It’s at nine thirty. 2 It’s at twenty-five (minutes) to one. /It’s at twelve thirty-
five. 3 It’s at ten (minutes) to two./It’s at thirteen fifty. 4 It’s at half past three./It’s at three thirty. 5 It’s
at (a) quarter to seven./It’s at six forty-five.
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 5 punti in totale.
C – NUMERI ORDINALI
1 a) first b) third c) ninth d) twenty-second e) seventeenth f ) twenty-fifth g) eightieth h) thirty-first
i) fourteenth j) sixty-ninth
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
2 1 23rd 2 71st 3 11th 4 42nd 5 60th
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 5 punti in totale.
E – LA DATA
1 a) the second of February two thousand and two b) the nineteenth of August seventeen eighty-
nine c) the thirty-first of November nineteen sixty-seven d) the eighth of May nineteen thirty-two
e) the twenty-third of March twelve ‘o’ nine f ) the seventeenth of January two thousand and one
g) the sixth of September sixteen fifty-three h) the fifth of October nineteen seventy-five i) the
eighteenth of December two thousand and five j) the ninth of April eighteen sixty-seven
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 6
A – IMPERATIVO
1 1 Buy 2 Clean 3 Don’t talk 4 Make 5 Don’t take 6 Don’t eat 7 Don’t laugh 8 Put 9 Don’t worry 10 Go
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
C – FORMA IN -ING
1 1 jumping 2 swimming 3 referring 4 travelling 5 crying 6 commenting 7 beginning 8 skiing
9 admitting 10 cutting 11 sleeping 12 playing 13 putting 14 making 15 dying 16 doing 17 closing
18 preferring 19 cooking 20 lying
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 20 punti in totale.
D – PRESENTE CONTINUO
1 1 What is Stephanie studying at university? She’s studying Marine Biology. 2 A: How are your parents?
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B:They’re fine.They’re abroad at the moment.A:Are they on holiday? B:No,dad is speaking at a conference
in Brussels and mum is keeping him company.They are staying with some friends.3 A:What are you doing?
B: I’m looking for my car keys.They aren’t in my bag. 4 Are you making a cake? I’m not making a cake. I’m
making pancakes. 5 A: Is Richard doing his homework? B: No, he isn’t doing his homework. He’s playing
with the computer.6 A: Are we eating at grandmother’s tonight? B:Yes, she’s cooking something special.
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 15 punti in totale.
2 1 Yes, she is. 2 No, she isn’t. 3 Yes, he is. 4 No, they aren’t. 5 No, she isn’t.
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 5 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 7
A – PRESENTE SEMPLICE: FORMA AFFERMATIVA
1 1 listen to 2 exports 3 creates 4 stay 5 come 6 tries 7 eat 8 do – find 9 washes
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 20 punti in totale.
D – AVVERBI DI FREQUENZA
1 1 Do you sometimes wear perfume? 2 I can’t usually make decent cakes. 3 Samantha doesn’t often go to
the hairdresser’s.4 Does the train always stop in Westbury? 5 I’m seldom at home in the morning.6 Do you
usually have lunch in the canteen? 7 Can Christine ever go out at night? 8 Have you always got much work?
9 We sometimes take the children to the Safari Park near here. 10 Cats don’t generally like water.
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
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UNITÀ 8
A – QUESTION WORDS: HOW/WHEN/WHERE/WHY
1 1 Where does your son go to school? 2 When are the elections? 3 How are you? 4 Why don’t you
like Jonathan? 5 How do you make duck à l’orange? 6 When does Kevin see his friends? 7 Why
haven’t you got your coat on? 8 Where do you want to go this evening? 9 How do you spell your
surname? 10 Why isn’t Susan coming on Saturday?
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 20 punti in totale.
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UNITÀ 9
A – STRUTTURA DELLA FRASE
1 1 I want to look at the dresses in that shop. 2 Richard climbs trees easily. 3 That garage usually has
a number of second-hand cars. 4 My neighbour’s dog often barks all night. 5 You must drive carefully
through residential areas./You must drive through residential areas carefully. 6 Do you know where
John is? 7 What is the date today? 8 Susan always behaves properly. 9 Can you tell me how much
that jumper is? 10 You always talk on the phone loudly./You always talk loudly on the phone.
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 20 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 10
A – PASSATO SEMPLICE DEL VERBO ESSERE E RISPOSTE BREVI
1 1 It wasn’t a very nice day yesterday. 2 The shops were very crowded on Saturday. 3 Why weren’t you at
the parents’ meeting last night? 4 A: Was I very rude to Mr Jones? B:Yes, you were. 5 What was the cor-
rect answer to that question? 6 There wasn’t any milk left at the baker’s. 7 We weren’t very happy with
the results of our test. 8 A:Were you and Carol surprised about Jim’s engagement? B: No, we weren’t.
1 punto per ogni frase corretta. 10 punti in totale.
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E – PASSATO CONTINUO
1 1 Why were you crying when Paul left? 2 I wasn’t copying! I was trying to read the questions on the
blackboard. 3 What was Sandra saying when I came in? 4 You weren’t concentrating while the
teacher was explaining how to do the exercise. 5 Chris and Sue were arguing when I saw them.
6 Henry was eavesdropping while you were speaking on the phone. 7 The children were getting
ready for bed when dad came home.
1 punto per ogni verbo corretto. 10 punti in totale.
G – CONGIUNZIONI: AFTER/BEFORE/WHEN/WHILE
1 1 b) after – 2 a) When – 3 a) When – b) While – 4 a) After reading the letter, b) After she read the let-
ter, – 5 b) After she read the letter, – 6 a) I go – 7 a) before – 8 a) When b) While
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta incluse le doppie risposte. 11 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 11
A – FORMAZIONE DEGLI AVVERBI DI MODO
1 1 That policeman was terribly brave. 2 Sheila thanked her uncle nicely for his gift. 3 Why don’t you listen
carefully? 4 I’m sure there must be a way to do this logically. 5 Diana lifted the chair easily.
6 Dad is extremely angry with you. 7 Unfortunately Susan is seriously ill. 8 That man was riding his bicy-
cle dangerously without lights. 9 It was raining heavily when I went out. 10 The thieves looked in all the
drawers and cupboards systematically./The thieves looked systematically in all the drawers and cupboards.
1 punto per l’avverbio corretto, 1 punto per la posizione corretta. 20 punti in totale.
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cake is as fattening as three biscuits. 6 The eighteenth century painting isn’t as valuable as the seven-
teenth century painting.7 This crate is as heavy as that crate.8 Derrick doesn’t smoke as heavily as Nigel.
9 The bus station isn’t as far as the train station. 10 The blue jumper is as large as the white jumper.
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 20 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 12
A – PASSATO PROSSIMO SEMPLICE
1 1 I haven’t seen Spielberg’s latest film. 2 David has eaten all the biscuits! 3 Have you phoned for an
ambulance? 4 They have built a block of flats opposite our house. 5 We haven’t finished our homework.
6 Have you met Mr Kirke? 7 I have bought a new pair of shoes.8 The dustmen haven’t collected the rubbish.
9 Have the local county council decided to close the public library? 10 I have passed my driving test.
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
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UNITÀ 13
A – FUTURO SEMPLICE CON SHALL/WILL
1 1 will (1) – 2 won’t (1) – 3 ‘ll (3) – 4 will (1) – 5 won’t (1) – 6 won’t (2),we’ll (2) – 7 ‘ll (3) – 8 ‘ll (3)/(2) – 9 won’t (1)
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 20 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 14
A – FUNZIONI COMUNICATIVE
1 1 b) – 2 a) – 3 b) – 4 a) – 5 a) – 6 a) – 7 b) – 8 a) – 9 a) – 10 a)
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
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UNITÀ 15
A – PERMESSO: CAN/COULD/MAY
1 A: May I sit here? B: Yes, of course. 2 STUDENT: Could I speak to Prof. Briggs? SECRETARY: Yes, certainly.
3 CUSTOMER: Could I pay by cheque, please? SHOPKEEPER: I’m sorry but we don’t accept cheques. 4
WOMAN: May I make a photocopy of this article? LIBRARIAN: Yes, of course. 5 TOM: Can I use dad’s car,
mum? MUM: No, you can’t.
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
B – RICHIESTA: CAN/COULD
1 2 YOU: Could you explain the equation again, please? TEACHER: Yes, of course. Which equation?
2 ^ D 3 YOU: Can you show me the photos of your trip to Lisbona ? SUSAN: I’m sorry, but I’ve left
them at home. 3 ^ A 4 YOU: Could you get the car ready for tomorrow? MECHANIC: I’m sorry, but
the repair will take two days. 4 ^ F 5 YOU: Can you help me do my homework? YOUR BROTHER:Yes,
sure,what do you have to do? 5 ^ E 6 YOU:Could you give me my bag ,please? HOSTESS:Yes,certainly.
Here you are. 6 ^ C
1 punti per ogni frase corretta; 1 punto per ogni abbinamento corretto. 10 punti in totale.
D – INVITO/OFFERTA
1 1 YOU: Do you want to come to the Litfiba concert? TOMMY: O.K. great!/Yes, thank you/Why not?
2 YOU: Would you like to go and play tennis with me? MR JOHNSON: Oh, that sounds lovely/I’d love
to. 3 YOU: Do you want some pizza and a glass of beer? DEBBIE: Yes, please. 4 YOU: Do you want a
chocolate? JEFF: No, thanks. 5 YOU: Do you want to go skiing? JACK: O.K.great!/Thank you/Why not?
6 YOU: Would you like some crisps? MRS GIBSON: No, thank you. 7 YOU: Would you like to stay for
dinner? MRS TAYLOR: Yes, that’s very kind of you./I’d love to. 8 YOU: Do you want to go sailing? PAT:
O.K. great!/Yes, thank you/Why not?
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 16 punti in totale.
E – PROPOSTA
1 1 B: Let’s watch a National Geographic video. A: That’s a good idea . 2 B: Let’s invite Carol and Tim. A:
I’d rather not. I’d rather invite the Joneses. B: Yes, O.K. 3 B: Let’s book Dino’s. A: I’d rather not. I’d rather
book Sunflowers.B:Yes, O.K.4 B: Let’s go to Germany.A: I’d rather not.I’d rather go to Spain and Portugal.
B: Yes, O.K. 5 B: Let’s take sandwiches and coca cola. A: Yes, let’s. 6 B: Let’s prepare roast lamb with mint
sauce. A: Yes, let’s.
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 16 punti in totale.
F – CONSIGLIO
1 1 should/ought to listen to 2 shouldn’t/oughtn’t to phone 3 shouldn’t/oughtn’t to spend 4 should/ought
to do 5 should/ought to look for 6 should/ought to take 7 shouldn’t/oughtn’t to be 8 should/ought
to change 9 shouldn’t/oughtn’t to go 10 shouldn’t/oughtn’t to eat
1 punto per il corretto uso di should/ought to; 1 punto per la scelta corretta del verbo. 20 punti in totale.
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UNITÀ 16
A – MODALI ED ESPRESSIONI CHE SI USANO PER FARE UNA PROIBIZIONE:
MUST NOT/CANNOT
1 Visitors mustn’t pick… Visitors mustn’t picnic… Visitors mustn’t bring… Visitors mustn’t disturb…
Visitors mustn’t light…
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
2 You can’t pick… You can’t picnic… You can’t bring… You can’t disturb… You can’t light…
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 17
A – CONDIZIONALE PRESENTE
1 1 Would – send 2 would prefer 3 would understand 4 would like 5 Would – take
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 5 punti in totale.
B – CONDIZIONALE PASSATO
1 1 I would have come 2 would have invited 3 would have postponed 4 would have installed 5 would
have been
1 punto per ogni risposta corretta. 5 punti in totale.
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UNITÀ 18
A – FORMA PASSIVA
1 1 Some important documents have been lost by the post office. 2 Next month the workers will be
paid higher wages by the company./Higher wages will be paid to the workers by the company next
month. 3 All flights to Rome have been cancelled.4 Most of the European currencies will be replaced
by the Euro by the year 2002. 5 “Corriere della Sera” is sent all over the world by airmail.
6 A lot of people were arrested (by the police) during the riot. 7 My wallet has been stolen! 8 The
Dutch guests will be met at the airport by Tom.
2 punti per ogni frase corretta. 16 punti in totale.
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E – FORMA PASSIVA
1 (You have been chosen by the department to represent) the British government at the United Nations
Conference which is being organized in Brussels next month. You will be met at the airport by the
organizers and you will be taken to your hotel.You will be given a detailed programme on your arrival.
If necessary the organizers can be contacted at this number:Brussels 098 403887 for further information.
We were given fantastic hospitality but we certainly weren’t given any time off.We were only taken
on a tour of the city on the last day.The role of the United Nations in international crises had already
been discussed at last year’s conference. The discussion was continued in this year’s conference.
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 20 punti in totale.
UNITÀ 19
A – DISCORSO INDIRETTO: VERBO INTRODUTTIVO AL PRESENTE
1 1 Kevin says he doesn’t take medicines if he can avoid it. 2 Helen and Mark say they have been to
that pub before. 3 Michele says she has got my book. 4 My secretary says I’m seeing Mr Janison at
three o’clock. 5 Sue and Terry say Ian and Jessica didn’t come to their wedding. 6 My aunt says there
are towels in that drawer if I/we need one. 7 The Greeves say their son is in America for two months
on a sabbatical. 8 My hairdresser says that shampoo is very good for my hair because it gives it body.
9 David says he can never remember that lady’s name and she lives near him. 10 Our relatives in
Canada say they hope to visit us soon.
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 20 punti in totale.
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UNITÀ 20
A – VOLERE CHE + CONGIUNTIVO
1 1 Carol wants Mrs Burt to heat the dinner. 2 Carol wants Steve to take his medicine. 3 Carol wants
Christine to study history. 4 Carol wants Mrs Burt to water the plants. 5 Carol wants Steve and
Christine to clean their shoes and make their beds before they go to school in the morning.
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
B – ‘I WISH + WOULD’
1 1 I wish he wouldn’t eat so much. 2 I wish Sheila wouldn’t spend hours in the bathroom. 3 I wish
Jennifer wouldn’t talk on the phone for hours. 4 I wish Nigel would pay attention to the lesson. 5 I
wish you/he would drive more carefully.
2 punti per ogni risposta corretta. 10 punti in totale.
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