RECUPERO Choose the best answer a, b, c or d. 1) What is the temperature difference ______________ inside and outside? a) from b) of c) along d) between 2) Living conditions today in Third World countries are ____________ they were 5 years ago. a) bad than b) worse than c) badder than d) worse of 3) The authorities _________________the new library next week. a) are going to open b) will opens c) are going opening d) are going to be opened 4) Ireland, _________ was part of the United Kingdom until 1922, is now an independent republic.. a) who b) what c) whom d) which 5)______________the air conditioning until the temperature outside has reached a certain level. a) Don’t turned on b) Not to turn on c) Don’t turning on d) Don’t turn on 6) There aren’t __________________electrical engineers graduating this year _____________there were last year. a) as many……….as b) as…………..as c) how many…………than d) as much…………..as
7) In Switzerland, women______________ vote until 1971. a) can’t b) had better c) couldn’t d) weren’t able 8) _____________ any letters for me yesterday? a) Were there b) Are there c) Were their d) Are they’re 9) If I _____________ his number, I ________________telephone him. would know…………would b) know …………would to c) knew …………will d) knew………..would 10) Why don’t you help ___________with his work? a) his b) him c) himself d) he 11) “________________to the radio?” “ No you can turn it off” a) Are you listening b) Do you listen c) Listen you d)You are listening 12) The ____________fees were too heavy for the family to pay. a) doctor b) doctor’s c) doctors d) doctors’s
13) They_______________ Chemistry _________3 months. are studying……for b) have been studied ……for c) have been studying……for d) study……….since 14) The museum is free. It doesn’t cost____________. a) anything b) nothing c) something d) everything 15) ________________________the new swimming pool? a) How long is b) How much long is c) How length is d) How is long 16) We did an exam yesterday. We ____________ answer 6 questions out of 10. a) must b) had to c) have to d) hadn’t to 17) If you ___________the measurements correctly, there _______________mistakes in the final plan. a) will not calculate…….are b) don’t calculate………will be c) wouldn’t calculate……are d) calculate………will be 18) I met a woman _____________sister works in your school. a) that b) whose c) whom d) of who 19) The Sydney Opera House ________________thirty years ago. a) has been built b) is built c) were built d) was built 20) ___________you__________the engineer’s ideas? a) Do……. like b) Do ……….likes c) Are ……….liking d) Does ……like 21) This new portable computer is too expensive for us. We ____________it. a) should to not buy b) shouldn’t buy c) ought not buy d) had better to buy 22) I think that the government _________________a solution to the problem. a) will find b) will finding c) willn’t find d) will finds 23) Where ___________ the conference centre? ___________________opposite the city hall. a) are……. They’re b) is…….. It’s c) is ………it d) is it ………It’s 24) When __________ the computer? a) have you programmed b) programmed you c) will you to programme d) did you programme 25)_________________is it from the railway station to the University? a) How much distance b) How far c) How long d) How many 26) Data _________________on magnetic tapes. a) can store b) can be stored c) can storing d) can stored 27) John checked that he ___________________all the equipment before leaving the laboratory. a) has turned off b) was turned off c) had turned off d) had been turned off 28) His English isn’t very good. He__________me when I speak. a) isn’t understanding b) doesn’t understand c) understands not d) didn’t undersstand
29) While Peter____________the new programme, he lost everything that I had stored on the computer. a) had installed b) installed c) was installing d) was installed 30) Do you think that the building ____________________a very strong earthquake? a) will resisting b) was resisting c) is resisting d) will resist Soluzioni – Practice Test d, 2) b, 3) a, 4) d, 5) d, 6) a, 7) c, 8) a, 9) d, 10) b, 11) a, 12) b, 13) c, 14) a, 15) a, b, 17) b, 18) b, 19) d, 20) a, 21 ) b, 22) a, 23) b, 24) d, 25) b, 26) b, 27) c, 28) b, 29) c, 30) d. Svolto in 18minuti