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1st Year Lettorato Exam September 11th 2001
A – Grammar
1.
During this semester Alice ……………………..absent
a) is often
b) has often been c) often has been d) has been often
2. Peter is intelligent, but Alec is …………………. he is.
a) much more intelligent than b) as much intelligent as c) very more intelligent than d) much more
intelligent as
3.
4.
5.
If you go to New Zealand you ………………………….. be vaccinated against yellow fever.
a) shouldn’t
b) needn’t
c) mustn’t
d) shouldn’t have
At the beginning, I found life in the army difficult because I …………………..early.
a) wasn’t used to get up b) used not to get up c) didn’t use to get up d) wasn’t used to getting up
I won’t go to see him in hospital because I expect he ……………………….too many visitors already.
a) would have b) would be having c) would have been having d) will have
6… …………….an action film for the second time is never very interesting.
a) Watching b) To have seen c) The seeing d) To see
7.
If people ……………………. the Titanic could sink they wouldn’t have been so keen to travel on it.
a) knew b) were knowing c) had known
d) would have known
8.
Reginald asked Sandra ……………………………………….. at university in California in the 60s.
a) what she had studied
b) what did she study
c) what had she studied d) what she was studying
9.
We have no set plans for the weekend, but if the weather is hot we …………… go to the beach.
a) ought b) will to c) may d) maybe
10.
How strange! Amelia has just won a holiday for two in the Caribbean, but she ……………. happy.
a) will not look b) does look c) hasn’t looked d) doesn’t look
11.
I always listen to criticism, ………… it seems unfair.
a) also if
b) also when c) even if
d) despite
12.
Since 1895, cars ………………… at the Fiat factory in Turin.
a) were produced b) are being produced c) have been producing d) have been produced
13.
Would you like a dessert? Yes, …………………………….. a chocolate mousse please.
a) I’m having
b) I’d like c) I like d) I’d want
14.
While Charlie was cleaning the car Yvonne …………………… student exam papers.
a) had corrected b) has been correcting c) was correcting d) has corrected
15.
Vienna is one of the few cities …………I would like to live.
a) in which
b) to which
c) in that
d) at which
16.
I won’t phone you until ………………………….. some more information to give you.
a) I won’t have b) I don’t have c) I’ll have d) I have
17.
I couldn’t speak until I was two.
……………………………
a) Nor was I b) Neither could I c) I could either d) Nor I could
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19.
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John isn’t in his office. He ……………… to lunch.
a) might go
b) must have gone
c) must be going
d) could have been going
I’ve been working in the house for 5 hours and ……………. all the windows.
a) I’ve been cleaning
b) I had cleaned
c) I’ve cleaned
d) I cleaned
The border police studied Jim’s passport carefully before they ………………………
a) made him go through b) let him go through c) had him go through d) had him gone through
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Because I want to keep fit I like …………………… to the gym at least once a week.
a) to go
b) that I go
c) using to go
d) go
22.
Jason’s wearing his new shoes to go skateboarding! ……………………… them.
a) He should ruin
b)He ruins
c) He must ruin
d) He’s going to ruin
23.
My father taught me ………………………. hope, no matter how desperate the situation.
a) that I do never give up b) never giving up c) to give up never d) never to give up
24.
Josh: I often wondered what she kept in that drawer.
Steve:.................
a) So have I
b) Nor do I
c) So did you
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d) So did I
Mr Reynolds asked Kevin if ………………………………his newspaper.
a) he will lend him b) would he lend him
c) he would lend him
d) he would lend to him
B – Word formation
Which one of the following words could NOT fit in the blank? Ignore spelling or other
changes.
example:
It was a(n) ....................ful picture.
a) beauty
b) wonder
c) interest
d) fancy
beautiful, wonderful, fanciful all fit - but interesting doesn’t so the answer is c)
26. The shop assistant thought the woman was un.............
a) educated
b) bearable
c) attractive
d) polite
27. The experts decided the painting was…… less
a) price
b) worth
c) taste
d) bright
28. At the end of all our discussions, Peter usually dis….............
a)approves
b) appears
c) agrees
d) considers
29. The child said that he would like to be a … er when he grew up.
a) sail
b) farm
c) football
d) teach
30. Which of the following verbs does not have a noun which finishes in .. ion?
a) decide
b) react
c) emphasise
d) imagine
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C – Vocabulary
Choose the most appropriate expression to go in the blank.
31. It’s taken Doug six weeks to ..................clearing out the garage.
a) get up to
b) get round to
c) get off to
d) get off with
32. How do you ............ those noisy neighbours of yours?
a) put up with
b) put up to
d) put up
c) put up by
33. Mrs. Davies discovered she had ....................coffee just after the first guests had started to arrive.
a) run off with
b) run down on
c) run out of
d) run out with
34. I’ve such a full timetable this week – I’ll .............going to the doctor for another few days.
a) stand back
b) get off
c) make off
d) put off
35. However bad an argument you’ve had, always................before going to bed.
a) turn it off
b) make it off
c) make it up
d) turn it round
36. Have you ..............Sue what your plans are for tomorrow yet?
a) said
b)talked
c) spoken
d)told
37. Mike Lansbury was .................with assault in court yesterday.
a) damaged
b) charged
c) reported
d) arrested
38. During the oral exam students can talk about............of their own choice.
a) an argument
b) a topic
c) an image
d) a history
39. Could you stop................all that noise, please – I can’t concentrate.
a) doing
b) playing
c) getting
d) making
40. Next month we’re going to a .....................island in the Pacific.
a) far
b) faraway
c) far from
d) away
41. We have known for a long time about the connection between ....................and diet.
a) heart disease
b) heart treatment
c) heartache
d) hearthurt
42. Doctor, could you give me something for this red..............all over my back and chest?
a) ointment
b) itch
c) injure
d) rash
43. The children on the merry-go-round were ................with excitement.
a) screaming
b) crying
c) whispering
d) murmuring
44. Angela got back late again and her dinner was.................
a) injured
b) spread
c) damaged
d) ruined
45. I can’t ...............another bike at the moment – I spent too much on holiday.
a) charge
b) afford
c) ride
d) pay
46. Joe wants to ............ his shoes repaired in town.
a) make
b) have
c) let
d) do
47. Only one item of...................is allowed on the plane.
a) luggage in hand
b) hand case
c) luggage by hand
d) hand luggage
48. Ms. Dodd needs a new secretary, because the last one was too................
a) unfortunate
b) careless
c) efficient
d) urgent
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49. Last week during a party I ..............a very nice Erasmus student from Liverpool.
a) knew
b)met
c) enjoyed
d) encountered
50.................... eye-contact is vital, if you want to get served here.
a) making
b) getting
c) paying
d) doing
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D – Error correction
Indicate which part of each sentence (a,b,c,or d) has an error in it
51. When John’s father lent him
A
52. If you had got up
A
his sports car for the weekend
B
when I told you to,
B
he warned John
C
you wouldn’t be late
C
to don’t drive too fast.
D
for yesterday’s job interview.
D
53. As soon as I will have the money I will pay you back and I promise I won’t ask you again,” said Brian.
A
B
C
D
54. Paul and Jane want to get married.
A
Their friends think they should expect.
D
They met at a disco
B
55. He gave me several good advices
A
take a year off from university.
D
56. When are you thinking
A
if he saw
B
58. The Rossi family live here
A
59. The university system
A
60 Jane has given up
A
about finding a job abroad
B
of taking back the books
B
57. John asked his father
A
a couple of weeks ago.
C
since they arrived
B
is being revised,
B
to smoke.
B
you lent
C
if I decide to
C
from the library?
D
his beer glass
C
anywhere
D
in the country
C
4 years ago
D
but someone doesn’t agree
C
She used to smoke
C
with these reforms
D
10 cigarettes a day
D
E – Phonetics
For each question, mark a) b) c) or d)
61. One of the following words does not contain the vowel sound / :/. Which one?
a) girl
b) beard
c) murder
d) work
62. One of the following words does not contain the vowel sound / :/. Which one?
a) took
b) jewel
c) rule
d) cool
63. One of these transcriptions is wrong. Which one?
a) nose - 
b) mouth - 
d)
c) eyes - 
head - 
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64. In which pair are the words pronounced differently?
a) price – prize
b) two – too
c) pair – pear
d) stair – stare
65. Only one of these words has two syllables. Which one?
a) watched
b) carried
c) dived
d) filmed
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66. In one of these sentences, can would not usually be pronounced in the weak form /kn/. Which one?
a) Can you swim?
c) She can use a computer.
b) Yes, of course I can.
d) You can’t speak Japanese, can you?
67. In one of these transcriptions the stress symbol is in the wrong position. Which one?
a) : b) 
c)  d) 
68. Which of the following does not contain the sound  ?
a) stranger
b) picture
c) luggage
d) Japan
69. Which of the following words cannot be pronounced as 3 syllables?
a) opened
b) realise
c)  interesting
d) government
70. Which of the following is not a correct transcription of a part of the day?
a) :
b) ::
c) :
d) 
F – Reading comprehension
Text 1
Artists fight for Italian village
A row between a group of British artists and the Italian Government over an ancient ruined
village will be taken to the supreme court in Rome, as the BBC's Andrew Burroughs reports
The group of artists moved into the village of Bussana Vecchia near the Italian Riviera in the hippy
era of the 1960s and restored it. The local authorities told the artists they could become owners of
their new homes, but never fulfilled that promise. Now, after decades of legal wrangling, the Italian
government says the village looks so good it must be made state property as part of Italy's heritage.
Bussana Vecchia is 1,000 years old and none of its streets are wide enough for a car. Towns like
Bussana were built on hilltops in the ninth century as a defence against Saracen raiders, but in
1887 it was destroyed by an earthquake and abandoned. In the 1960s, hippy artists from Britain
were invited to revive the ghost town. They restored its houses and rebuilt the water and sewage
system. But a promise that the buildings would become theirs was never put in writing.
Riviera appeal
Film composer Francis Shaw was among the community's founders - his legal fight to stay has so
far cost him £8,000. "We came into this 30 years ago in good faith as young artists wanting to live a
life that was slightly different, that was freer. "It's pretty sick now, 30 years on, that still nothing is
established having poured a lot of money into rebuilding the place and not getting any clear
answers from the state about what the situation is."
Since the Sixties, property prices on the nearby Italian Riviera have rocketed.
Artist Colin Wilmot believes that is why the authorities are reluctant to recognise their right to
ownership, even though he personally put all the money from his London home into Bussana.
"Land values now are sky-high. We're near the sea, we're between two ports and the motorway.
"It's gold mine potential and they're behaving like shady property dealers who're trying to get us
out."
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In the latest twist, inspectors from Italy's culture ministry has declared Bussana state property
because it is a historic monument. Giuseppe Bellezza from the ministry has denied the declaration
was a conspiracy to oust the artists. "We just want to make sure Italy's heritage is properly
protected," he told me.
For the Italian authorities to claim Bussana Vecchia as a historic monument is ironic. They have
neglected it for years - originally they ordered its demolition to keep people out. They have not
supported restoration work and they do not recognise the local community.
The suspicion here is that the authorities simply do not want to hand over this now valuable village
to outsiders their lawyers have dismissed as squatters.
Despite their lawyer's efforts eight families face eviction, and pending an appeal to the Supreme
court the fate of 12 more families hangs in the balance.
The trouble is Italian law always allows another appeal - it is a game the state can play forever
while Bussana's artists will soon run out of money.
71.
a)
b)
c)
d)
No-one wanted to live in Bussana after the artists arrived.
No-one had lived in Bussana for almost one hundred years before the artists arrived.
No-one was interested in living in Bussana because its streets are not wide enough for a car.
No-one abandoned Bussana after the earthquake in 1887.
72.
a)
b)
c)
d)
A big problem for the artists is that they have no legal documents to prove ownership.
The local authorities have never fulfilled their written promises.
The local authorities intend to keep their promises but will not put them in writing.
The local authorities have written documents that prove the artists own the buildings.
73.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Francis Shaw paid £8,000 to buy his house in Bussana.
It cost Francis Shaw £8,000 to found the community at Bussana.
Francis Shaw has to pay £8,000 to stay in Bussana.
Francis Shaw has paid £8,000 in lawyer’s bills.
74. The artists claim that the Italian state…
a)
b)
c)
d)
75.
a)
b)
c)
d)
… is only interested in Bussana because property values have increased so much.
… is only interested because of the gold mine found at Bussana.
… wants property dealers on the Italian Riviera to get the artists out of Bussana.
…is reluctant to recognise its right to ownership because the artists have invested a lot of money in
Bussana.
The artists have enough money to continue the legal fight.
The artists have appealed to the Supreme Court for more money to continue the legal fight.
The artists will soon not have enough money to continue the legal fight.
The artists do not have enough money to continue their legal fight.
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Text 2
Greenpeace
David McTaggart, founder of Greenpeace, died on March 23rd, aged 68.
The South Pacific had a fascination for David McTaggart, as it has done for many westerners.
Tahiti, New Caledonia, Tonga: he bought a boat, the Vega , and sailed from one evocative landfall
to another. In 1972 he heard of, or maybe read about an organisation called “Don’t Make a Wave”.
It was protesting about French nuclear tests on the island of Mururoa. France had tested its first
bombs in the Sahara desert, but in 1966 it had moved its nuclear test site to the more distant
Mururoa, an uninhabited island that is part of French Polynesia.
Although Mururoa is remote, nuclear watchers were worried that the French tests were above
ground, potentially polluting the atmosphere for many hundreds of miles beyond its shores. Now
here was France nine years later continuing to send poisonous mushrooms into the Pacific skies.
It is not clear if “Don’t Make a Wave”, a small group of enthusiasts, intended more than a signal to
the world about what the French were up to. But in McTaggart they found they had recruited a
warrior. When the next test was reported to be imminent, he set out from Tahiti in the 36ft Vega
and hove-to downwind from the expected explosion. The French had taken great trouble to clear
the seas around Mururoa and tried to persuade McTaggart to sail away. He declined. They
postponed their test, then rammed the yacht. It was damaged but still seaworthy, and McTaggart
hobbled back to Tahiti. Next year he returned to Mururoa. This time French commandos boarded
the boat and beat him up. In 1974 McTaggart won damages in a French court. The same year
France ended atmospheric tests, instead exploding nuclear devices underground in Mururoa.
McTaggart took over “Don’t Make a Wave”, and gave it rebirth as Greenpeace.
76. McTaggart bought the Vega
a) to protest against nuclear bombs.
b) in order to enjoy the South Pacific.
c) in order to sail to nuclear tests.
d) to sail to where land had fallen because of nuclear tests.
77.
a)
b)
c)
d)
France tested its first bombs in 1966.
The bombs were tested first in the Sahara in 1972.
The French preferred Mururoa because it is part of French Polynesia.
Mururoa is even more isolated than the Sahara.
78. The association “Don’t Make a Wave”
a) preferred the French to do their nuclear tests in the Sahara
b) was founded in 1972.
c) recruited McTaggart because he was a warrior.
d) planned to let the world know about France’s nuclear tests.
79. McTaggart
a) disrupted the tests around Mururoa.
b) sailed away from the next explosion
c) rammed the yacht.
d) declined the French government’s invitation to the tests.
80. McTaggart
a) founded Greenpeace after he left Don’t Make a Wave.
b) was assaulted by French soldiers.
c) won a case because the French had damaged the environment.
d) managed to stop all the nuclear tests.
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1st Year Lettorato Exam September 11th 2001
G – Writing
Your Swedish pen-friend has written to say that he is tired of academic study and thinking
of taking a year off before continuing university. He would like your advice about whether
this is a good idea or not and what you suggest that he does – travel, work in Sweden or
something else. Write to him giving him your opinion and some advice. Also, ask him
some questions in order to try to understand why he is tired of studying.
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Use a letter lay-out

The body of your letter should be between 175 and 200 words
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Write the total at the end of the letter
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1. B
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. C
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. A
16. D
17. B
18. B
19. C
20. B
21. A
22. D
23. D
24. D
25. C
26. D
27. D
28. D
29. A
30. C
31. B
32. A
33. C
34. D
35. C
36. D
37. B
38. B
39. D
40. B
41. A
42. D
43. A
44. D
45. B
46. B
47. D
48. B
49. B
50. A
51. D
52. C
53. A
54. D
55. A
56. C
57. B
58. A
59. C
60. B
61. B
62. A
63. A
64. A
65. B
66. B
67. B
68. B
69. A
70. A
71. B
72. A
73. D
74. A
75. C
76. B
77. D
78. D
79. A
80. B
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