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FACOLTA’ DI ECONOMIA
LINGUA INGLESE ESAME NUOVO ORDINAMENTO
TEST DI CONTROLLO PRE-CORSO
LIVELLO ELEMENTARE/ PRE-INTERMEDIO
Prof.ssa Luisanna Fodde
Risultati
GRAMMATICA (a cura del dott. P.G. Jones)
1. Simple past and past participle
TO BE- was were been; TO EAT ate eaten; TO BRING brought brought ; TO BUY bought bought; TO DO
did done; TO FIND found found; TO WRITE wrote written; TO SPEAK spoke spoken; TO DRINk drank
drunk; TO GIVE gave given.
2. The verb to be. Write a) the negative form; b) the interrogative form
c)
the
negative-
interrogative form for the following sentences:
1. He is an Italian citizen: IS HE AN ITALIAN CITIZEN? HE ISN’T AN ITALIAN CITIZEN; ISN’T
HE AN ITALIAN CITIZEN?
2. I am very tired. I AM NOT VERY TIRED. AM I VERY TIRED? AREN’T I VERY TIRED?
3. We are all Sardinians here. WE AREN’T ALL SARDINIANS, ARE WE ALL SARDINIANS?
AREN’T WE ALL SARDINIANS?
4. They are students. THEY AREN’T STUDENTS. ARE THEY STUDENTS? AREN’T THEY
STUDENTS?
5. You are intelligent. YOU ARE NOT INTELLIGENT. ARE YOU INTELLIGENT? AREN’T YOU
INTELLIGENT?
6. They were in the house all day yesterday. THEY WEREN’T IN THE HOUSE ALL DAY
YESTERDAY. WERE THEY IN THE HOUSE… ? WEREN’T THEY IN THE HOUSE…….?
7. She was with me. SHE WASN’T WITH ME, WAS SHE WITH ME? WASN’T SHE WITH ME?
3. Demonstrative adjectives, possessive adjectives and pronouns. Complete the sentences:
a. THIS man is my brother; He’s here
b. THOSE people over there are foreigners
c. “That’s MINE.; my brother gave it to me”
d. HIS brother lives in Rome, but HIS sister is still at home /John’s/
e. THAT pen, over there on the table, belongs to Olga
3. Definitive, indefinite, zero article. Complete the following sentences
a. English is A .worldwide language
b. He is studying X .history at university
c. THE .bread is on the table. Look!
d. AN. apple a day keeps THE. doctor away
e. X. beer is A popular drink in England
4. Prepositions. Fill in the following sentences with an appropriate preposition
a. Children usually go TO school in the morning
b. Efisio comes FROM .Cagliari, but he lives in Sassari
c. The train from. Oristano arrives in CAgliari at 8.40 a.m.
d. Many of our students live IN Cagliari
e. She is sitting ON TOP .of the wardrobe, I hope she will not fall off
5. Numbers. Write the following words, e.g.. 111: one hundred and eleven
a. 77 SEVENTY-SEVEN
b. 435 FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE
c. 1,208 ONE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHT
d. 5,000,000 FIVE MILLION
e. 8,273,000 EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE THOUSAND
6. What time is it? Translate the following phrases
a. Sono le nove di mattina . IT’S NINE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING
b. E’ mezzanotte IT’S MIDNIGHT
c. Sono le 16:40 IT’S FOUR FORTY P.M.; IT’S TWENTY TO FIVE
d. Sonon le tre e un quarto di pomeriggio IT’S QUARTER PAST THREE P.M.
e. E’ quali s’una IT’S ALMOST ONE
7. Dates and Times
a. He was born ON. 4th March 1990
b. They usually go skiing IN January
c. Owls fly AT .night
d. It is usually ho IN .the summer
e. IN .winter mornings, it is nice to stay in bed
8. Many/ much/ a lot of/ lots/ none. Complete the following sentences:
a. MANY .people prefer to live in towns
b. “I’m sorry, but there’s not MUCH I can do to help you
c. He’s got A LOT .of money, he doesn’t need a loan
d. She hasn’t got MUCH .time today because there are so MANY things to do
e. NONE .of our friends have the time. I’m sorry
9. Il ‘Genitivo Sassone’. Translate the following sentences:
a. E’ un amico di mio padre HE’S A FRIEND OF MY FATHER’S
b. I genitori di Mary sono vecchi MARY’S PARENTS ARE OLD
c. La nuova scuola degli studenti è lontana THE STUDENTS’ NEW SCHOOL IS FAR AWAY
10. VERBS. Present simple or continuous? Choose the right alternative
a. I am drinking /drink tea most afternoons at four o’clock
b. People who smoke / are smoking are often unpopular these days
c. Today we are wearing /wear our best clothes
11. Provide a question tag for the following sentences. e.g. They live in Brighton, DON’T THEY?
a. Last month he went to France, …DIDN’T HE…..?
b. The children won’t go to school today, WILL THEY……?
c. We haven’t got much time, HAVE WE (DO WE)..?
12. Past continuous/simple past/ present perfect
a. Bonaria …HAS LIVED (HAS BEEN LIVING) in Cagliari since she WAS BORN (to be born)
b. While they WERE TALKING (to talk), the telephone RANG (to ring) once
c. Yesterday we SAW.(to see) a brilliant film
d. How long HAVE YOU KNOWN..(to know) your girlfriend?
e. Last Christmas she GAVE (to give) him a beautiful watch
13 Future forms: Will + verb or going to + verb
a. That’s the door-bell, I ‘LL .(answer) it!
b. We’ve decided already: tomorrow, we …ARE GOING TO LEAVE (to leave) for Rome
c. Toby WILL BE (to be) eight at his next birthday
14. Passives. Transform the following sentences:
a. The dogs have eaten our dinner! OUR DINNER HAS BEEN EATEN BY THE DOGS
b. They are taking them to the hospital THEY ARE BEING TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL
c. Both Inter and Milan won ten matches last year TEN MATCHES WERE WON BY BOTH MILAN
AND INTER LAST YEAR
15. Modal verbs: to have to; to be able to; must. Choose the most appropriate forms
a. I hate being here, so I HAVE TO.go (have to, must)
b. Helena smokes too much: she …MUST…..stop (have to, must)
c. Geoffrey HAS To get up at six o’clock otherwise he will miss the bus (have to, must)
d. I WILL BE ABLE TO (to be able to /have to) easily catch the train with him
e. Although he has recently broken a leg, he IS ABLE (to be able to /have to) already to walk a little.
16. TO BRING; TO TAKE; TO CARRY; TO FETCH. Choose the most appropriate of these four
verbs:
a. “Jane, please BRING .that magazine here”
b. He always TAKES the newspaper to his father in hospital
c. It was necessary to have three men to CARRY .the table
d. The little girl FETCHED her mother’s books from the kitchen to where the old woman was sitting
17. MAKE OR DO?
a. She never…DOES .the washing
b. Whenever I MAKE…a mistake, I get angry
c. They are DOING .business abroad
18. Complete the questions with an appropriate question word. Then circle the correct answer:
a. WHO..was married to the actor Bruce Willis?
CHER
CRISTINA AGUILERA
DEMI MOORE
b. WHAT..is the actor Nicholas Cage’s real surname?
COPPOLA
LUCAS
SPIELBERG
c. WHICH…Beatle was really called Richard Starkey?
RINGO STARR
JOHN LENNON
PAUL MC CARTHY
d. WHERE..does Elton John come from?
EDINMBURGH
LONDON
NEW YORK
e. WHEN .was the film Titanic made?
1997
1998 1999
19. Insert an auxiliary verb (do, does, did) in the questions below where necessary:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
How much DO you weigh?
Who speaks the best English in your class?
How often DOES your teacher give you homework?
What DID you have for breakfast today?
Which languages can you speak?
Which party won the last election?
20. Rearrange the words to make questions:
a. best did friend meet when you your?
WHEN DID YOU MEET YOUR BEST FRIEND?
b. does teacher like look what your?
WHAT DOES YOUR TEACHER LOOK LIKE?
c. day do emails every get how many you? HOW MANY EMAILS DO YOU GET EVERY DAY?
d. Class in is person tallest the who your? WHO IS THE TALLEST PERSON IN YOUR CLASS?
e. are for going have lunch to tomorrow what you? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE FOR
LUNCHE TOMORROW?
f. after are do going lesson the to what you? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AFTER THE
LESSON?
21. Complete each sentence with a country adjective:
a. Bordeaux is a FRENCH….. wine
b. Fuji is a JAPANESE.. mountain
c. Guinness is an IRISH….beer
d. Lisbon is the PORTUGESE .capital
e. The Great Pyramid is an EGYPTIAN .monument
22. Conditional sentences. Zero, First or Second Conditional
a. John WOULD GO (to go) if you asked him
b. Can you lend me 10 euros, if I REPAY…. (to repay) you tomorrow?
c. If she READ (to read) more, she would probably be able to write better
e. If we WERE (to be) tired, we WOULD LIKE (to like) to sleep
23. Write the simple past and past participle of the following verbs:
Fall
FELL FALLEN
Grow GREW GROWN
Catch
CAUGHT CAUGHT Sell
SOLD SOLD
Eat
ATE EATEN Think THOUGHT THOUGHT
24. Comparative and superlative adjectives
a.
b.
c.
d.
Healthy people are often HAPPIER.(happy) than people who are not fit
Michael Schumacher is A MORE SUCCESSFUL.(successful) racing driver than his brother
THE LUCKIEST woman in the world won nearly $200 million in the Lottery (lucky)
At $466 million, the Stade de France was THE MOST EXPENSIVE stadium in the world when it
was built (expensive)
e. Your spelling is WORSE.(bad) than mine
f. Swimming is BETTER (good) for your health than golf.
25. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple
Romeo WAS(be) in love with Rosaline but one day at a party he MET(meet) Juliet. He immediately
FELL(fall) in love with her and FORGOT .(forget) all about Rosaline. Unfortunately, Romeo’s family
WERE (be) enemies of Juliet’s family. Her family WANTED.(want) her to marry someone else. To cut a
long story short, Romeo KILLED (kill) himself because he THOUGHT (think) that Juliet WAS (be) dead.
Then, Juliet WOKE (wake) up and FOUND (find) Romeo’s body. So, she TOOK.(take) Romeo’s sword and
KILLED (kill) herself too.
26. Now read the text about Romeo and Juliet and write questions for the following answers:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Where DID ROMEO AND JULIET MEET……? At a party
Why…DID ROMEO KILL HIMSELF.? Because he thought Juliet was dead
What …DID JULIET DO. when she woke up? She killed herself, too
How…DID JULIET KILL HERSELF….? With Romeo’s sword