Centro Linguistico di Ateneo

Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro

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Accertamento competenze linguistiche
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N. Matricola ………………… RISULTATO ………….…

 Circle the correct answer

1) I’m going to the beach …………… Sunday.

A) at B) in C) of D) on
2) …………… they often go clubbing on Saturdays?
A) Are B) Do C) Does D) Is
3) She …………… a lot of time at work.
A) gets B) passes C) spends D) takes
4) The letter isn’t ready …………….
A) still B) already C) too D) yet
5) Why …………… sunglasses? It’s cloudy today.
A) do you wear B) are you wearing C) do you wearing D) are you wear
6) …………… to school yesterday?
A) Do you walk B) Did you walked C) Did you walk D) Have you walked
7) These are your sunglasses and those are …………….
A) me B) mine C) mines D) my
8) Rome isn’t …………… expensive as New York.
A) more B) most C) as D) the most
9) She …………… in Toronto.
A) use to live B) used to living C) used to live D) was used to
10) They haven’t got …………… children.
A) a B) an C) some D) any
11) How …………… time have we got?
A) many B) much C) long D) a lot
12) Janet would stay longer in Vienna if she …………… more time.
A) has B) had C) will have D) is having
13) Do you remember …………… at the top of the Eiffel Tower on our trip last year?
A) to stand B) standing C) stood D) will stood

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14) - What …………… ?

- He’s an engineer.
A) is your father doing B) is your father do C) does your father do D) does your father doing
15) I might go out on Sunday. It depends ……. The weather.
A) by B) on C) from D) for
16) Mary …………… to take me to Budapest.
A) promised B) reminded C) suggested D) threatened
17) …………… the weather wasn’t great, we went anyway.
A) In spite of B) Even C) Although D) Despite
18) I would love …………… lying on a beach in Tahiti right now.
A) being B) to being C) having been D) to be
19) Paul …………… for a promotion for the past year.
A) asked B) asks C) has asked D) has been asking
20) We ‘re going …………… the opera tomorrow night.
A) at B) in C) on D) to
21) If you want to get fit you …………… go to the gym.
A) ought B) should C) mustn’t D) shouldn’t
22) Can you look ……….. my dog while I’m away on holiday?
A) on B) a C) after D) to
23) My brother thinks this restaurant is …………… than that one.
A) more worse B) the worst C) badder D) worse
24) Have you read anything …………… Ernest Hemingway?
A) in B) of C) by D) from
25) His story …………… be true, but I don’t think it is.
A) can B) couldn’t C) might D) can’t
26) The flight from Toronto to Montreal ……………. 4 hours.
A) wants B) needs C) requests D) takes
27) I hardly ……………. go to church.
A) never B) sometimes C) ever D) always
28) The little girl said that when she …………… up, she wants to be a doctor.
A) grows B) grow C) growing D) grew
29) She is very interested …………… history.
A) at B) in C) for D) by
30) I …………… waiting in queues. It drives me crazy.
A) like B) love C) don’t mind D) can’t stand
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 Read the following text and answer the related questions.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

A distinctively American architecture began with Frank Lloyd Wright, who had taken to heart the
admonition that form should follow function, and who thought of buildings not as separate
architectural entities but as parts of an organic whole that included the land, the community, and the
society. In a very real way the houses of Colonial New England and some of the southern
plantations had been functional, but Wright was the first architect to make functionalism the
authorative principle for public as well as domestic buildings. As early as 1906 he built the Unity
Temple in Oak park, Illinois, the first of those churches that did so much to revolutionize
ecclesiastic architecture in the United States. Thereafter he turned his genius to such miscellaneous
structures as houses, schools, office buildings, and factories, among them the famous Larkin
Building in Buffalo, New York, and the Johnson Wax Company building in Racine, Wisconsin.

31) The phrase “taken to heart” in line 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A) taken seriously B) criticized C) memorized D) taken offence

32) In what way did Wright’s public buildings differ from most of those built by earlier architects?
A) They were built on a larger scale.
B) Their materials came from the southern United States.
C) They looked more like private homes.
D) Their designs were based on how they would be used.

33) The author mentions the Unity temple because it

A) was Wright’s favourite building.
B) influenced the architecture of subsequent churches.
C) demonstrated traditional ecclesiastic architecture.
D) was the largest church Wright ever designed.

34) The passage mentioned that all of the following structures were built by Wright EXCEPT
A) factories. B) public building. C) offices. D) southern plantations.

35) Which of the following statements best reflects one of Wright’s architectural principles?
A) Beautiful design is more important than utility.
B) Ecclesiastic architecture should be derived from traditional designs.
C) A building should fit into its surroundings.
D) The architecture of public buildings does not need to be revolutionary.

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 Read the following text and choose the most suitable words to complete the gaps.

STUDYING IN THE USA

If you want to study at a university in the United States, there are a number of things you should
check out first. Studying in the USA can be quite expensive so you should first of all see how much
the degree courses cost. Tuition …………… (36) vary from university to university. Remember,
you can always …………… (37) for a student loan from your Local Education Authority. This loan
can be paid back over a number of years. Immigration regulations and concerns about international
terrorism also mean that …………… (38) requirements have become stricter in recent years so
check out the requirements on the American Immigration website. Once you have decided on a
course, send your application …………… (39) directly to the university you want to attend. Last
but not least, …………… (40) sure that you have the necessary language skills to be able to follow
the courses!

36) A) taxes B) fees C) prices D) money

37) A) apply B) applicate C) demand D) call
38) A) seen B) vise C) visa D) visto
39) A) module B) scheme C) card D) form
40) A) do B) have C) make D) take

 Read the following text and choose the most suitable words to complete the gaps.

TWO GRADUATES

I _____________ (41) from Sussex University in 2006 and _____________ (42) then I have been
working as a market researcher for a multinational company. My wife, _____________ (43) also
went to Sussex university, used to work for the same company but had to leave in order to bring
_____________ (44) our two young children. She doesn’t regret giving up her job but I’m sure that
if she ____________ (45) on, she would have become very successful.

41) A) have graduated B) have degreed C) graduated D) degreed

42) A) from B) since C) after D) for
43) A) she B) that C) who D) which
44) A) up B) on C) after D) to
45) A) stayed B) would have stayed C) had stayed D) would stay