NAME: ______punteggio: (_____/ 60) = ___/30
FACOLTA’ DI LINGUE
2ND YEAR ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEST- Sept. 2007
CORSO DI LAUREA 4
Time allowed: 1 hour
WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THIS EXAM PAPER ! DO NOT USE OTHER SHEETS OF PAPER.
- Complete the following passage by inserting an appropriate article (a, an, the); if no article is necessary, put an X in the gap.
Language is (1)______extremely powerful tool. Our manner of speech can have (2)______significant influence on another’s behaviour. The words we choose can reflect (3)______way we look at (4)______world and perceive others. For centuries, (5)______Arabs have recognized the power of language and have used Arabic to convey unity, worldview, and artistic impressions. Arabic is one of (6)______oldest living languages in the world. For example, Egyptians did not consider themselves Arabs until (7)______seventh century, when Arabic became the predominant way to communicate in the region. Today (8)______Egyptian children learn only inArabic and are taught to memorize and proudly recite lengthy verses of the Koran. (9)______Middle East consists of various countries and cultural and ethnic groups, but Egyptians will readily proclaim, “But we are all Arabs!” A visitor who learns (10)______few words of Arabic will quickly gain friends in this region. Egyptians are also willing to share their knowledge of Arabic. ______/10
- Put the verbs in parentheses into the most logical form.
“Spring Break” is an annual event for many college students, who usually (1)______(TRAVEL) to beach towns for some “fun in the sun”. Last year, my roommate and I (2)______(DECIDE) to go to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We (3)______(DRIVE) on the Interstate for about four hours, when we (4)______(HEAR) on the radio about a serious six-car collision twenty miles from where we were. We were afraid of getting stuck in a traffic jam, so we (5)______(TAKE) the next exit, quickly (6)______(ARRIVE) in a small town in Georgia. We stopped at a small restaurant for lunch. We (7)______(ENTER) the restaurant, where everybody (8)______(EAT) and (9 )______(TALK). It looked like a friendly place. We (10)______(SIT) down at a table close to the door. While we (11)______(READ) the menu, an elderly woman (12)______(COME)to our table and asked me my name. I (13)______(NOT RECOGNIZE) her but she told me she (14)______(BE) my elementary school teacher at least fifteen years before ! What a coincidence! ______/14
3. Put the verbs into an appropriate conditional tense.
1. If the freeway system ______(DESIGN) well, we ______(NOT HAVE) the present traffic problems.
2. If I ______(LIVE) closer to the centre of town, I ______(WALK) to the fair yesterday.
3. If I ______(FIND) a mouse in my kitchen, I ______(BUY) a new mousetrap.
4. If we ______(CLEAN UP) our city, it ______(BE) a nicer place to live.
5. I had tickets to the concert last night but I got sick. If I ______(NOT BE) sick yesterday, I ______(NOT MISS) the concert. What a shame !
______/10
4. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or conjunction.
In high context cultures, the environment (the way people sit, the shared cup (1)______tea, the dress of the boss) is important in understanding the message. You need (2)______be able to read these signals to understand the communication. Often, it is more important to understand what is notsaid, rather than what is said. (3)______low-context cultures, people do not pay much attention to the context. They focus (4)______what is said and expect the message to be transparent. Email is a low-context communication tool, and it can be an excellent means (5)______communication—it is available 24 hours a day; it is flexible, quick and direct. However, it can be impersonal and can easily upset people. Because it is so easy to use we sometimes reply too quickly, (6)______thinking about the effect our message will have on the reader. When we speak face(7)______face or even on the telephone, we reinforce feelings and emotions (8)______our expressions and tone of voice. In an email this can be lost. We may not be able to convey the same depth and range of meaning as we can in spoken interaction, especially if we are (9)______a hurry, or if our writing skills are weak. If you use email a lot, you can maintain good business relationships (10)______occasional telephone calls.
______/10
- Complete the following passage with an appropriate relative pronoun.
Amnesty international is a human rights organization (1)______was founded in London. Its work centres on the rights of “prisoners of conscience,” men and women (2)______governments have imprisoned them for their beliefs, ethnic origin, language or religion. A program (3)______Amnesty International has been well known for is its adoption program. This involves a group of concerned citizens (4)______select a prisoner of conscience and write to the government (5)______has imprisoned him or her, asking for the prisoner’s release. Amnesty International has done a great deal to defend human rights, for (6)______it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. ______/6
- Fill in the blanks with ONE appropriate word.
On June 5 this year, representatives of more than 50 top fragrance-and flavour companies met (1)______the World Perfumery Congress in Cannes, France. Gilles Andrier, CEO of Givaudan, the industry leader, gave a (2)______on “The Noses of Tomorrow.” International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF), Givaudan’s closest rival, flew in most of its top scent developers separately to the June congress; (3)______noses are so precious that IFF prohibits more than two from ever travelling on the same plane. Technological advances, consolidation and the race to get into new markets have (4)______shaking up the industry. Givaudan and IFF account for about 30% of the $18 billion global market. The global market for flavoured packaged food tops $1 trillion, and consumers (5)______hundreds of billions on scented cleaning and hygiene products. In this industry, the toughest battles are fought not on the perfume counter (6)______on grocery-store shelves. Within an hour of waking, many Americans interact at least five times with companies most of (7)______have never heard of. Using shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, sun-block, skin cream or hair gel: (8)______these products are partly creations of the fragrance industry. The people in the industry are also concerned about how development is endangering raw materials. India (9)______lost thousands of acres of sandalwood trees over the past decades. If that trend continues it will be (10)______for the fragrance companies to continue to develop new scents. _____/10
NAME: _____ANSWER___KEY______punteggio: (_____/ 60) = ___/30
FACOLTA’ DI LINGUE
2ND YEAR ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEST- Sept. 2007
CORSO DI LAUREA 4
Time allowed: 1 hour
WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THIS EXAM PAPER ! DO NOT USE OTHER SHEETS OF PAPER.
- Complete the following passage by inserting an appropriate article (a, an, the); if no article is necessary, put an X in the gap.
Language is (1)____an______extremely powerful tool. Our manner of speech can have (2)_____a______significant influence on another’s behaviour. The words we choose can reflect (3)___the_____ way we look at (4)______the___ world and perceive others. For centuries, (5)____the___ Arabs have recognized the power of language and have used Arabic to convey unity, worldview, and artistic impressions. Arabic is one of (6)____the______oldest living languages in the world. For example, Egyptians did not consider themselves Arabs until (7)____the______seventh century, when Arabic became the predominant way to communicate in the region. Today (8)____X_____ Egyptian children learn only in Arabic and are taught to memorize and proudly recite lengthy verses of the Koran. (9)____The_____ Middle East consists of various countries and cultural and ethnic groups, but Egyptians will readily proclaim, “But we are all Arabs!” A visitor who learns (10)____a_____ few words of Arabic will quickly gain friends in this region. Egyptians are also willing to share their knowledge of Arabic. ______/10
- Put the verbs in parentheses into the most logical form.
“Spring Break” is an annual event for many college students, who usually (1)__travel___(TRAVEL) to beach towns for some “fun in the sun”. Last year, my roommate and I (2)___decided______(DECIDE) to go to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We (3)___had beendriving______(DRIVE) on the Interstate for about four hours, when we (4)_____heard______(HEAR) on the radio about a serious six-car collision twenty miles from where we were. We were afraid of getting stuck in a traffic jam, so we (5)_____took______(TAKE) the next exit, quickly (6)____arriving______(ARRIVE) in a small town in Georgia. We stopped at a small restaurant for lunch. We (7)____entered____(ENTER) the restaurant, where everybody (8)_____ was eating______(EAT) and (9)______talking_____(TALK). It looked like a friendly place. We (10)____sat______(SIT) down at a table close to the door. While we (11)___were reading_____(READ) the menu, an elderly woman (12)____came______(COME) to our table and asked me my name. I (13)___didn’t recognize______(NOT RECOGNIZE) her but she told me she (14)____had been______(BE) my elementary school teacher at least fifteen years before ! What a coincidence! ______/14
3. Put the verbs into an appropriate conditional tense.
1. If the freeway system ______had been designed______(DESIGN) well, we ______wouldn’t have______(NOT HAVE) the present traffic problems.
2. If I ___lived______(LIVE) closer to the centre of town, I ____would have walked______(WALK) to the fair yesterday.
3. If I ____find_____(FIND) a mouse in my kitchen, I ___will buy______(BUY) a new mousetrap.
4. If we __cleaned up______(CLEAN UP) our city, it ___would be______(BE) a nicer place to live.
5. I had tickets to the concert last night but I got sick. If I __had not been______(NOT BE) sick yesterday, I __wouldn’t have missed______(NOT MISS) the concert. What a shame !
______/10
4. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or conjunction.
In high context cultures, the environment (the way people sit, the shared cup (1)___of_____ tea, the dress of the boss) is important in understanding the message. You need (2)___to____ be able to read these signals to understand the communication. Often, it is more important to understand what is not said, rather than what is said. (3)___In_____ low-context cultures, people do not pay much attention to the context. They focus (4)___on_____ what is said and expect the message to be transparent. Email is a low-context communication tool, and it can be an excellent means (5)____of____ communication—it is available 24 hours a day; it is flexible, quick and direct. However, it can be impersonal and can easily upset people. Because it is so easy to use we sometimes reply too quickly, (6)_without__ thinking about the effect our message will have on the reader. When we speak face(7)___to____ face or even on the telephone, we reinforce feelings and emotions (8)___through/with_ our expressions and tone of voice. In an email this can be lost. We may not be able to convey the same depth and range of meaning as we can in spoken interaction, especially if we are (9)___in___ a hurry, or if our writing skills are weak. If you use email a lot, you can maintain good business relationships (10)___with/by___ occasional telephone calls.
______/10
- Complete the following passage with an appropriate relative pronoun.
Amnesty international is a human rights organization (1)___which_____ was founded in London. Its work centres on the rights of “prisoners of conscience,” men and women (2)__whose____ governments have imprisoned them for their beliefs, ethnic origin, language or religion. A program (3)____which_____ Amnesty International has been well known for is its adoption program. This involves a group of concerned citizens (4)____who_____ select a prisoner of conscience and write to the government (5)____which_____ has imprisoned him or her, asking for the prisoner’s release. Amnesty International has done a great deal to defend human rights, for (6)___which____ it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. ______/6
- Fill in the blanks with ONE appropriate word.
On June 5 this year, representatives of more than 50 top fragrance-and flavour companies met (1)____at_____ the World Perfumery Congress in Cannes, France. Gilles Andrier, CEO of Givaudan, the industry leader, gave a (2)__speech____ on “The Noses of Tomorrow.” International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF), Givaudan’s closest rival, flew in most of its top scent developers separately to the June congress; (3)___their____ noses are so precious that IFF prohibits more than two from ever travelling on the same plane. Technological advances, consolidation and the race to get into new markets have (4)___been_____ shaking up the industry. Givaudan and IFF account for about 30% of the $18 billion global market. The global market for flavoured packaged food tops $1 trillion, and consumers (5)__spend___ hundreds of billions on scented cleaning and hygiene products. In this industry, the toughest battles are fought not on the perfume counter (6)___but______on grocery-store shelves. Within an hour of waking, many Americans interact at least five times with companies most of (7)___them____ have never heard of. Using shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, sun-block, skin cream or hair gel: (8)___all______these products are partly creations of the fragrance industry. The people in the industry are also concerned about how development is endangering raw materials. India (9)___has____ lost thousands of acres of sandalwood trees over the past decades. If that trend continues it will be (10)___difficult__ for the fragrance companies to continue to develop new scents. _____/10