UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI URBINO “CARLO BO”
Centro Linguistico d’Ateneo
Facoltà di Farmacia – Livello B1
Scienza della Nutrizione e Tecniche Erboristiche
Test 3
Part I Reading Comprehension
All proteins that come from animals are called complete proteins because they
contain some combination of all nine essential amino acids. Plant-based foods, except
soy, are called incomplete proteins because not all amino acids are present in each
type of plant. Soy is actually a complete protein. If you eat meat, fish, poultry, eggs,
dairy products or soy, you will easily get all the amino acids you need every day. If
you are a vegan, you need to eat a variety of plants to be sure you get all of the amino
acids you need.
All animal products contain a large amount of protein and some plant foods such as
legumes, nuts and seeds do as well. Fruits and vegetables generally don’t have as
much protein, but they still contribute to your overall protein intake. Most of us only
need 50 to 70 grams of protein every day, which is about what you would find in
eight ounces of beef. It really isn’t difficult to get all the protein you need each day –
the difficult part is choosing the healthiest protein sources.
When you choose your proteins, you need to think about how the protein source is
prepared or what fats are naturally found with that protein. Fish, like salmon or tuna,
is a terrific protein source because the fats that accompany the proteins are high in
omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for good health and often deficient in
western diets.
An example of a poor protein choice would be a chicken-fried steak. Steak, as a red
meat, has a large amount of artery-clogging saturated fats and the style cooking
(breaded, fried and drenched in gravy) adds more unhealthy fats and extra calories.
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Read the article and tick (ü) A, B, or C.
1.
Not all proteins derived from animals are complete.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
2.
Soy contains a combination of all nine essential amino acids.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
3.
Most vegans take dietary supplements to make sure they get all the amino
acids they need.
A True
4.
B False
C Doesn’t say
Though fruits and vegetables generally don’t have as much protein, they still
contribute to your overall protein intake.
A True
6.
C Doesn’t say
Plant foods such as legumes, nuts and seeds contain a small amount of protein.
A True
5.
B False
B False
C Doesn’t say
You need to eat large amounts of beef every day to get all the protein your
body needs.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
7.
Salmon is more popular than tuna in western diets.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
8.
Omega-3 fatty acids are an important dietary component.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
9.
According to the article, it is not important how foods are prepared.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
10.
Chicken-fried steak is a poor protein choice because steak, as a red meat, has a
large amount of artery-clogging saturated fats and the style cooking adds more
unhealthy fats and extra calories.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
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Match the underlined words or expressions in the text to the word or expression
with a similar meaning below.
1. __________________
= crucial
2. __________________ = in reality
3. __________________ = such as
4. __________________ = milk and foods that are made from milk
5. __________________ = meat from birds such as chickens
6. __________________ = approximately
7. __________________ = obtain
What do these words refer to ? Choose (a), (b), or (c).
8. that (line 1 )
(a) animals
(b) all nine essential amino acids
(c) All proteins
9. they (line 10)
(a) Fruits and vegetables
(b) your overall protein intake
(c) protein
10. which (line 11)
(a) Most of us
(b) 50 to 70 grams of protein
(c) every day
PART II
Present Simple and Present Continuous
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Carla ................................... five languages. (speak)
2. I ................................... really long hours at the moment. (work)
3. His grandfather is eighty-seven now; he ............................ to lose his memory.
(start)
4. Ron ................................... surfing. (like)
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Past Simple / Present Perfect Simple
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
5. Cigarette?
No thanks. I ........................................ for years. (not/ smoke)
6. Penny ........................................ work at five o’clock yesterday. (leave)
7. I ........................................ a funnier film. You must see it! (never /see)
8. I ......................................... a lot of interesting people at the party. (meet)
Complete with ‘going to’ and a verb from the box,
There are two extra options which you do not need to use.
be
buy win
play
see
travel
do
stay in
Example: What film are you ................................... tonight?
What film are you going to see tonight?
9. I am ................................... my first bungee-jump next Saturday.
10. We aren’t .......................................... tennis this weekend.
11. I am .................................................... a new computer soon.
12. We are ............................................ tonight and take it easy.
13. Carlo and Roberta are.................................................. around Spain this summer.
+  use positive form
-  use negative form
?  use question form
Write sentences with will/won’t
Use contractions where you can.
It/ be difficult [+]
It’ll be difficult.
14. They/win [-] ......................................................................................................
15. The meeting / be long [?]..................................................................................
16. I’m sure / he / pass the exam [+] .....................................................................
17. You / like the film [-]...........................................................................................
Relative Clauses
Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun:
where, whose, that.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
who, which,
That’s the café .................................. we met for the first time.
I don’t like people .............................. main concern is money.
A microscope is a thing .............................. we use to look at very small things.
The woman ............................... called this morning didn’t leave a message.
On this map you can see the little town .......................................... I was born.
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Comparatives and Superlatives
Complete the following sentences using a suitable form of the adjectives in brackets.
Add than, the or as if necessary.
23. Children learn languages ........................................ adults. (fast)
24. It’s ..................................... city in the world. (polluted)
25. This is ............................................. time to drive through the city. (bad)
26. Gold is ......................................... silver. (valuable)
Complete the sentences using can, can’t, could, couldn’t, or was/were able to.
27. My grandfather was a very clever man. He ……………………….speak five lan­
guages.
28. He …………………………………………… play the guitar very well but he’s
an excellent singer.
29. A girl fell into the river but fortunately we ……………………………rescue her.
30. I looked everywhere for the book but I ………………………………….find it.
31. You should take the bus because you …………………………………….. park
downtown.
Quantity expressions with countable and uncountable nouns:
Complete the following sentences with: some, any, much, many, a
lot of.
32. How .............................. kilometers do you run each week?
33. Let me give you .............................. advice.
34. There aren’t ............................... dinosaurs in the world today because they died
out millions of years ago.
35. There are .............................. people waiting to see you.
36. We haven’t got ..............................time.
Re write the sentences in the passive voice.
Example: Van Gogh painted this picture of sunflowers.
This picture of sunflowers was painted by Van Gogh.
37. Alexander Flemming discovered Penicillin in 1928.
Penicillin ............................................................................................................
38. We keep the information on our computer.
The information ................................................................................................
39. The police are questioning two men.
Two men.............................................................................................................
40. We will choose a new class representative on Monday.
A new class representative .................................................................................
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Test 3 - Answer Key
Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary/Word reference
1. B - False
2. A – True
3. C – Doesn’t say
4. B – False
5. A – True
6. B – False
7. C– Doesn’t say
8. A – True
9. B – False
10. A – True
1. essential
2. actually
3. like
4. dairy
5. poultry
6. about
7. get
8. (c) All proteins
9. (a) Fruits and vegetables
10. (b) 50 to 70 grams of protein
Part II
1. speaks
2. am working
3. is starting
4. likes
5. haven’t smoked
6. left
7. have never seen
8. met
9. going to do
10. going to play
11. going to buy
12. going to stay in
13. going to travel
14. they won’t win.
15. Will the meeting be long?
16. I’m sure he’ll pass the exam.
17. You won’t like the film.
18. where
19. whose
20. which/ that
21. who
22. where
23. faster than
24. the most polluted
25. the worst
26. more valuable than
27. could
28. can’t
29. were able to
30. couldn’t
31. can’t
32. many
33. some
34. any
35. some / a lot of
36. any/ much / a lot of
37. Penicillin was discovered in 1928
by Alexander Flemming.
38. The information is kept on our
computer.
39. Two men are being questioned by
the police.
40. A new class representative will be
chosen on Monday.
Indoneità: Per conseguire l’idoneità il candidato deve rispondere correttamente
ad almeno 40 delle 60 domande della prova.
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