Lingua e Traduzione Inglese 2 Ecampus

In ancient times, people_________travel on horses. none of the above. used to. uses to. didn't used to.

While I____________to work, I saw an accident. worked. none of the above. was worked. was working.

When___________yesterday morning?. had you breakfast. none of the above. were you having breakfast. did you have breakfast.

A:I'm taking the train to Boston tomorrow. B: Oh. What time_______it leave?. does. do. will. did.

______________drink, but now I have stopped. used to. didn't used to. didn't use. none of the above.

Anne, when_______the Tandem Cafe on the Internet?. none of the above. did you begin. were you beginning. you began.

We were having dinner while it______. was raining. raining. rain. none of the above.

What________when you got to the stadium?. were the players doing. none fo the above. the players were doing. do the players do.

I'm dizzy. I think________. I am going to faint. I will faint. I'm fainting.

Who____that house?. buyed. none of the above. did bought. bought.

I haven't made any plans for Easter. I____in Hong Kong. stay. will probably stay. will stay. am staying.

We were shocked to see her. _____been expecting her. none of the above. we are. we'd not. we have.

My uncle____smoking in the box. had. has. none of the above. had been.

Where____you born?. did. were. are. none of the above.

I____________for my exam on Sunday afternoon. revise. am going to revise. will revise. am revising.

I_________my friends for dinner after work tomorrow. I've already booked in a restaurant. will meet. meet. am meeting. am going to meet.

Take your umbrella. It________rain!. is going to. will. will be. is.

What time_________tomorrow?. does the sun rise. is the sun rising. will the sun rise. does the sun rising.

Anne has always wanted ____________her own shop. to open. none of the above. opening. she opens.

Last mont Jim succeded in____________a loan from his bank. none of the above. getting. got. he getting.

When he first opened, he avoided _______people to help him. asking. to ask. none of the above. ask.

At first Roxan was terrible at_______the restaurant. managing. none of the above. manage. to manage.

Recently, he's been having me______entire meals. prepared. to prepare. prepare. none of the above.

A lamp will "illuminate" this street nicely. blow up. take up. put up. light up.

Don't "believe" that offer. It's probably a scam. get along. run into. fall for. put up.

My University days were great! I "remember them" often. think back on them. leave them on. look them up. run into.

When did you "hire" John?. take him off. work him out. take him on. get along.

She was tired, but we couldn't ............. her accept our help. make. made. making. none of the above.

Do you think Japanese food will ever "become popular" here?. catch on. set up. try out. touch up.

If you have an idea for a topic, please talk it ......... with me. out. over. off. in.

Instead of arguing about the issue, let's "discuss it". talk it over. try it out. take it away. charge it up.

A: "Da Gino" doesn't accept credit cards. B: This shop ............. But don't worry, I have enough cash on me. doesn't either. But it does. neither did. none fo the above.

This paint is scratched. Le'ts "improve it" as much as we can. bring it up. touch it up. make it up. give it up.

The Black list on my Iphone is a great app! Who "invented it"?. thought it up. charged it up. let it on. give it on.

I'm not a customer care operator. Please, don't "end this call"!. hang up. drop out. let it out. call back.

My smartphone is "causing problems". Can you help me, John?. acting up. drop out. setting up. keeping out.

Anne works so hard that she's sure to "succeed". work off. run into. get ahead. give up.

Giorgia "got" some interesting ideas from the Internet. picked up. pointed out. set up. called up.

If you make a lot of mistakes, do the assignment. over. up. down. in.

Jason wanted to be an artist, but he "unexpectedly went" to medical school. ended up going. tried it out. figured out going. dreamt up going.

Be careful with those chemicals! They could "explode"!. come off. brak down. call up. blow up.

Fill .......... the school questionnaire completely. out. down. off. on.

A: I should't have any more cake. B: ...............I. I woun't be able to sleep. Neither should. none of the above. Either should. But should.

Clear .......... any problems you have about your homework assignment before you start. up. off. down. in.

Next week, I will pass ........ a list of suggested topics for your projec. on. up. off. out.

Maria lives in New York. So does Mike. none of the above. But Mike does. Neither does Mike.

Alex should look at the employment advertisements. Nadia should too. Nadia shouldn't either. none of the above. But Nadia should.

I_______flight attendant if I didn't get airsick. would become. had become. none of the above. became.

She's going for a walk in a few minutes. He may ........... at Jane's on the way. none of the above. have stopped. stopping. stop.

You should ................ Fear Factor tomorrow night. I hear it's going to be a really exciting show. miss. none of the above. not miss. have missed.

I don't understand this show. Jane was in London on Monday, so she couldn't ........... the money from a Manchester bank that day. have stolen. had stolen. none of the above. stole.

If I _____you, I'd just go for dessert. am. had been. none of the above. were.

I'm going to Jane's for Thanksgiving, but I can't stand to eat turkey. What ...... if that happened to you?. would you do. did you do. will you do. none of the above.

If I hadn't been fascinated with flying, I .... a pilot. wouldn't become. became. none of the above. wouldn't have become.

Florida ........... avoided in autumn because of dangerous storms. should have. ought to be. should. none of the above.

Go deep sea fishing, and get your picture ............... with your catch. take. be taken. none of the above. taken.

The girl ________ was sitting next to me was your sister. whose. who. which. what.

If I ___________Oliver, I would have invited him to the party. would see. will see. had seen. saw.

She said she got a new haircut, but I____like it. cannot. doesn't. shouldn't. may not.

Teenagers_________smoke. don't have to. have to. don't need to. shouldn't.

Michael is a banker and he enjoys his work very much. However, if he went back to college next year, he______a teacher so he could help children more. will become. none of the above. would have become. would become.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. This new dining table is bigger than the one we had before. NOT: The dining table we had before was not as big as this new one. The dining table we had before were not as big as this new one. The dining table we had before was not big as this new one.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Could you speak English when you were younger? ABLE: When you were younger, were you able to speak English?. When you were younger, was you able to speak English?. When you were younger, you were able to speak English?.

Which of these would not be acceptable in a formal letter?. wouldn't. Cannot. do not. I am.

One may write a(n)_______letter find out information, to apply for a job or a course, or to sent an apology. chain. informal. none fo the above. formal.

Which salutation is linked to "See ya" letter closure?. Dear Sir/Madam. Never acceptable. Dear Mr Higgins. Hey Mary.

You are asked to write an essay to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a specific topic. You are going to write a(n): for and against essay. none of the above. an opinion essay. transactional essay.

Which salutation is linked to the "Yours sincerely" letter closure?. Never acceptable. Dear Mr Swift. Hello Jane. Dear Sir/Madam.

Which salutation is linked to the "Yours faithfully" letter closure?. Dear Sir/Madam. Hey there. Dear Mr Smith. Never acceptable.

All letters have one thing in common. publicity. professionalism. as unknown purpose. none of the above.

When writing the headline,. use the imperative to describe recent events. use the simple present to describe recent events. none of the above. omit the verbs.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. It hasn't taken Sam long to learn Spanish. PICKED: Sam has picked down Spanish very quickly. Sam has picked off Spanish very quickly. Sam has picked up Spanish very quickly. Sam has picked in Spanish very quickly.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. I can't wait to see the sights in London. FORWARD: I am looking forward to seeing the sights in London. I am looking forward to see the sights in London. I am forward to see the sights in London. I am having forward to see the sights in London.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. We must take as much advantage as possible of any opportunity to speak English. MOST: We have to sit the most of any opportunity to speak English. We have to let the most of any opportunity to speak English. We have to do the most of any opportunity to speak English. We have to make the most of any opportunity to speak English.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. We are noticing a rise in the cost of living again. APPEARS: The cost of living appears to be rising again. The cost of living appears to be rise again. The cost of living appears to have rised again. none of the above.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. I think it's time the children went to bed now. HAD: I think the children had better to go to bed now. I think the children had gone to bed now. I think the children had been to go to bed now. I think the children had to have gone to bed now.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. I'm not going to tolerate this untidiness any longer. UP: I have no intention of taking up with this untidiness any longer. I have no intention of putting up with this untidiness any longer. I have no intention of sitting up with this untidiness any longer. I have no intention of letting up with this untidiness any longer.

In Modern English, grammatical relations are signaled by word order and prepositions. This means that this language is. Analogical. Nonve of the above. Analytic. Synthetic.

In Old English, grammatical relations were predominantly signaled by endings on nouns and verbs. This means that this language was: Synthetic. None of the above. Analogical. Analytic.

During the Middle English period, from which two languages were many words borrowed?. Latin and French. none of the above. Celtic and Old Norse. Urdu and Iroquoian.

Which one of the following texts was composed during the Old English period?. Othello. none fo the above. Beowulf. The Canterbury Tales.

What is another name for Old English?. Anglo-Saxon. Middle English. Celtic.

Which of the following Old English works documents the early history of England?. Boethius. none of the above. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Beowulf.

Varieties typical for social groups are called. none of the above. Jargons. Sociolects. Dialects.

When, according to most scholars, did English start to become a global Language?. At the end of the 16th century, with the start of the colonisation of the West Indian and North American Colonies. During the reign of Henry VIII. Immediately after the Norman Conquest. In 1858, when Britain took over formal rule in India.

Which of the below is NOT a subvariety of US English spoken by a distinct ethnic/social Group?. Cockney. Tex Mex. Pennsylvania Dutch. African American Vernacular English.

What does the acronym ESL stand for?. English as a Second Language. English as a Spoken Language. English as a Scientific Language.

Which of the below is NOT generally considered to be a danger of having a global language?. The death of lesser spoken languages. Cultural and linguistic imperialism. Complacency about learning other languages. A growth of Bilingualism.

Who were the original speakers of English?. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes. The Angles, Saxons and Vikings. The Angles, Saxons and Celts. The Angles,Celts and Jutes.

In which language family do the ultimate origins of the English language lie?. North American. Indo-European. Latin. none of the above.

The change from synthetic to analytic is a major development in the history of English. What is one of its main manifestations?. Grammaticalization has become dominant. The expression of thought is now more analytic. Many forms are always used to express a single form. Grammatical functions are expressed by word order and prepositions rather than endings.

When is the first attended usage of the phrase “inkhorn term” dated?. 1543. 1700. 1925. 1850.

Standard English emerged in this century: 17th. 20th. 15th. 16th.

According to you, which of the following words does NOT derive from French/Latin: Ghost. Consideration. spirit. Reflection.

One of the following statements about Early Modern English morphology is false: Prepositions are inflected. none of the above. Pronominal forms change. Agreement on verbs almost disappears.

The Norman Invasion happened in this year (AD): 1066. 1262. 874. 1010.

bed/bad is. a diphtong. a minimal pair. a rounded sound. none of the above.

A position slightly further back than alveolar, with the tip of the tongue bent or ‘curled’ backwards, is called. none of the above. retroflex. glottal. uvular.

If the change is brought about by pressures which are internal to the linguistic system, the change is. endogenous. exogenous. introgenous. none of the above.

In the USA, the compound washcloth corresponds to the British. none of the above. channel. fennel. flannel.

The UK is part of the. inner cirlcle. outer circle. expanding circle.

The understanding of linguistic differentiation is studied by. phonetics. pragmatics. morphology. sociolinguistics.

People need English for secondary education, politics, law, business. This is true for countries belonging to: outer circle. inner circle. expanding circle.

The varieties of English, especially those with official status, are often referred to as. New Englishes. Middle Englishes. Old Englishes. none of the above.

How is Kachru's model defined?. mouse model. square model. circle model. none of the above.

The various allophones constitute the. phonemic inventory. phonetic output. none of the above. phonemic output.

India is part of the. inner circle. none fo the above. outer circle. expanding cirlce.

Who proposed an American Standard in 1789?. Austin. Webster. Wordsworth. Halliday.

According to Graddol (1997), first-language speakers are: 375 million. 500 million. 750 million.

Most people have English as first language. This is true for the countries of: inner circle. outer circle. expanding circle. none of the above.

TRAVELED is the. AE spelling. BE spelling. IrE spelling. none of the above.

People need English for communication in business, politics, education. This is true for countries belonging to. inner circle. expanding circle. none of the above. outer circle.

An intralingual process where a new word is created by adding affixes to an old one is named: derivation. clipping. acronym. hypocorism.

"The man as was driving the car" is a typical ......... feature of BE: nonstandard grammar. standard grammar. none of the above. extrastandard grammar.

Scots as a spoken language was used by the rural population and the working classes: TRUE. FALSE.

Borrowings such as clan, galore ‘in abundance’ have been introduced by: Sir Walter Scott. Sir Winston Churchill. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

The voiceless ending is a historically based Scots feature. "selt" stands for. bent. sent. none of the above. sold.

The distinctiveness of Scottish English derived from the influence of other languages, especially: Gaelic, Norwegian, and French. Gaelic, Norwegian, and Spanish. German,Japanese and Italian.

A pile of stones that marks the top of a mountain or some other special place’ is in Gaelic: book. sporran. cairn. none of the above.

A small furry bag that hangs in front of a man’s kilt as part of traditional Scottish dress’ is in Gaelic. sporran. cairn. boko. none of the above.

Welsh and Gaelic speakers, Native Americans, Australian Aborigines have switched to Gaelic. It depends on the historical moment. TRUE. FALSE.

The model is above all the teacher's usage. TRUE. FALSE.

Exposure is what the English learners listen to or read. TRUE. FALSE.

The Commonwealth of Nations uses English. TRUE. FALSE.

Seidlhofer (2010) recommends adopting English as an official lingua franca, but making it clear that this is exclusively British English. TRUE. FALSE.

italian is increasingly used as a corporate or company language in multinational corporations. true. false.

English affects the code of other languages, above all their: vocabulary. syntax. pragmatics. phonetics.

What factors led to the use of English as a sort of lingua franca?. This was made possible first of all by cultural events. This was made possible first of all by historical events. This was made possible first of all by religious events. none of the above.

What do African-English literatures have in common?. All the new African-English literatures have shared similar styles and approaches, have dealt with the same basic themes, and gone through the same phases of development. none of the above. All the new African-English literatures have have arisen around the globe throughout human history. All the new African-English literatures are lee interested in introspection and psychological analysis or in elaborate experiments in language and structure.

The term ‘apartheid’ came from an African word meaning change. FALSE. TRUE.

Chinua Achebe was born in 1930 in a small ........ vilage. Nigerian. Canadian. Australian.

A lingua franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a mother tongue, in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both mother tongues. FALSE. TRUE.

What is the name of the protagonist of Thigs Fall Apart?. Okonkwo. Okorowo. Okinawa. Okinowo.

Midnight's Children cover the years. from 1915 to 1977. from 1930 to 1978. from 1920 to 1980. from 1940 to 1985.

In Runaway, when Carla started to live with Clark, she only looked at: mansions. villas. mobile homes. pile dwellings.

What is the central idea of Midnight's Children?. The central idea of the book is not just that public life affects private life, but that, thanks to the act of writing, any historical event or person may flow into people’s lives and thoughts. The central idea of the book is that nothing has to be taken for granted. The central idea of the book is that private lives of Indian people show somewhat selfishness and lack of consideration of other people's feelings. none of the above.

The Remains of the Day was published in. 1986. 1989. 1980. 1982.

In Runaway, Carla didn't use to. none of the above. live in a big house. consider mobile homes as real homes. like mobile homes.

V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in. 1932. 1922. 1952. 1942.

The people of the Islamic countries, according to Naipaul are. none of the above. poor, fragmented, backward and confused. rich, supportive, forefront and sterne. poor, supportive, backward and sterne.

According to the text you've read, what did Article 5 of the Constitution in Iran establish?. Article 5 stated that the highest authority in the Islamic Republic was the Leader, who exercised the supreme political and religious powers and was a manifestation of the integration of politics with religion. none of the above. Article 5 established that the government had the responsibility to confiscate all wealth accumulated through usury, usurpation and bribery. Article 5 stated that the Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good begaviour.

What is the main theme of Beyond Beliefs by V.S. Naipaul?. The main theme is political philosophy which cannot and should not be combined with religious faith. none of the above. The main theme is the clash between love and death. The main theme is religious enslavement which cannot be subverted.

In Midnight's Children, what are the children a metaphor for?. for slavery and corruption. for guilt and selfishness. for hope and opportunities betrayed. none of the above.

In Midnight's Children, what colours are in the flag of the new nation?. Saffron, white, and green. Black, white and red. Black, grey and blue. Orange, white and green.

Shalimar the Clown was published in. 2004. 2010. 2006. 2005.

In Midnight's Children, what happens at midnight?. The two babies were born and India awakens to life and freedom. Vanita and Amina get married and fly away from India. Vanita killed Amina and then flies away from Indi. There was a bombing in New Delhi which destroys entirely the city.

In 15th August 1947, who is Miss Mary Pereira?. an actress. a secretary. a midwife. an English teacher.

The system of apartheid brought about: a long international arms and trade. none of the above. blacxk political representation. the granting of citizenship to all racial groups.

Writers living in the ex-colonies and the Commonwealth who write in English. judge England as saviours. reject the popular tradition of their countries. judge England as outsiders. find themselves torn between their two cultures.

Things Fall Apart was published ...... years before Nigerian independence. 2. 10. 5. 8.

How did the clansmen react to the Ibo interpreter?. At first everybody laughed at him, then all joined to slaughter him. At first everybody laughed at him, then all joined to kill him. At first everybody laughed at him, then all listened to him. At first everybody laughed at him, then all prepared a birthday cake for him.

Where does the title of Things Fall Apart come from?. The title of the novel comes from S.T Coleridge's The Rime of The Ancient Mariner. The title of the novel comes from W. Shakespeare's Machbeth. The title of the novel comes from Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist. The title of the novel comes from W.B. Yeats’s poem The Second Coming.

The aims of Things Fall Apart is to show Nigerian people how the strength of their own culture could help them build a nation. TRUE. FALSE.

The Satanic Verses was published in. 1988. 1989. 1983. 1987.

The Remains of the Day is written in. first person narrative. third person narrative. second person narrative. none of the above.

When did India gain its independence from British rule?. 15th August 1947. 10th May 1945. 2nd June 1946. 1st December 1944.

In Runaway, Flora appeared: in Carla's dreams. in James's dreams. in Fiona's dreams. none of the above.

In the second part of the passage from Runaway you've read, the narrator writes about Lizzie. Lizzie is: a woman. a goat. a cat. a horse.

In Runaway, Carla. helps her husband with his work. none of the above. helps his husband stealing money from the rich.

In Runaway, the couple is. really rich. none of the above. quite poor. quite wealthy.

From the first lines of the excerpt you have read from Runaway, the couple lives: In NY. in the city. in the Philippines. in the countryside.

In Things Fall Apart, Achebe describes the gradual decay of the Ibo traditional society from colonial times to independence and neo-colonisation. TRUE. FALSE.

Which theme is amongst the most salient ones in The Remains of the Day?. spontaneity. guilt. none of the above. prejudice.

Which of the following themes can you find in The Remains of the Day?. prejudice. none of the above. love and lost opportunities. guilt.

All the new African-English literatures have: created revolutionary techniques. recorded the disillusionment with the outcome of independence. dealt with different themes. dealt with memories of the past.

What is Miss kenton like?. she is not very sensitive. none of the above. She understands Mr Stevens and wants to help.

The only consolation for the protagonist of Runaway is. a dog. a squirrel. a sheep. a goat.

The protagonists of Munro's works are mostly. Canadian women. European young men. American girls. none of the above.

Alice Munro has become famous for. her poems. her novels. none of the above. her short stories.

Midnight's Children is set in India, Pakistan and. Bangladesh. Japan. Indonesia. China.

Saleem Sinai sees hinself as a metaphor for: the nation. the body. mankind. women.

in Midnight's Children the children become a metaphor of guilt. FALSE. TRUE.

Alice Munro is________writer. a Canadian. an American. a Jamaican. a British.

How does the reader learn of Stevens's true feeling about his father?. from the other characters. none of the above. from Miss Kenton. from Mrs Mortimer.

Alice Munro was awarded: the Nobel Prize for Literature. the Booker Prize. none of the above. the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.