Lingua e Traduzione inglese 3

Before buying a computer, I_________to see if it works properly. try it out. try it on. try it for. try it up.

What's the English for "chiedere in giro "?. ask for. ask around. ask over. ask out.

You can't rely on Helen. She's __________ so many times . dropped me off. came up with me. cut me down. let me down.

Which is correct ?. both are correct. John threw out his worn shoes. none is correct. John threw his worn shoes out.

There is no point in hankering ___________ your lost youth. after. on. in. at.

You must _____________ salty foods and sweets. cut back on. cut off. cut down on. cut in.

I miss _________ with you. hanging in. hanging on. hanging out. hanging up.

I _____ my father. We have both a very sweet tooth . take after. take off. take apart. take back.

During the text you cannot _________ the wrong answers. cross out. cross. cross over. cross in.

The lesson ___________ so I missed my train. ran out. ran over. ran by. ran through.

Can I take two days _______ next week to visit my family ?. of. away. up. out.

When we changed the furniture ______ the room felt much bigger. round. over. for. down.

Which is correct ?. both are correct. My boyfriend cut off me while I was in the middle of speaking. none is correct. My boyfriend cut me off while I was in the middle of speaking.

Which is correct ?. Ann and Mark broke up last week. both are correct. none is correct. Ann and Mark broke last week up.

My husband and I had a big fight yesterday but we ________ soon. made on. made up. made for. made in.

I think I'll __________my mother on the way home from work. call-out. call in on. call by. call off.

I ran ________ my mother on the way to my office. into. on. in. at.

My daughter is ______ eating Japanese food. keen at. keen in. keen into. keen on.

Hey Ann, ________ the boy with the fair hair, he's quite handsome. check at. check out. check up. check in.

I don't like my job so I'm_________ a better one. looking at. looking for. looking after. looking up.

Mario is ___________ mayor again this year. running for. running through. running out. running over.

This rain is _________ on me. knocking down. getting down. keeping down. pelting down.

She daren't ________him she scratched his car. tell. telling. tells. to tell.

I drank a glass of wine before ___________. sleeping. slept. to sleep. having slept.

This year I can't afford _________ on holiday. go. going. to go. to be going.

I like _______ on my bed on Sunday mornings. to lie. to lain. to lain to lye. to lay.

Mark decided _____________biology. to study. studiing. studying. study.

Do you mind ________ me a hand ?. giving. give. to give. none of the above.

Oh my God! I forgot __________ my homework ! My teacher will be angry. to do. none of the above. do. doing.

If you've got the flu, try __________ an aspirin. to take. taking. take. taken.

They walked out of the classroom without ___________ a word. saying. telling. to say. to tell.

If he ______the opportunity, he could have gone. had. had had. has had. have had.

If I _____ this match, I ________happy. 'll win/ am. 'll will/ 'll be. win/ 'll be. win /am.

If I _____ they were honest, I ___ gladly lend them some money. knew/ 'd. knew/would have. 'd known/'d. knew/ 'll.

If you _____ punctual, we could start on time. was. 'll be. had being. were.

If you want to lose weight, you _____ eat less bread. wouldn't. would. 'd better. 'd better to.

If I ___ you, I ______ plant some more flowers around the house. were/will. was/ 'd have. were/ 'd. was/ 'd.

If I didn't like flying , I _____be a pilot. didn't. shan't. wouldn't. won't.

If I had known you were coming I ___________ some food. would have bought. had bought. would bought. would had bought.

If I ________ a higher salary, I probably would have stayed with the company. were being offered. were offered. was offered. had been offered.

A. What would you do if you ______ a lot of money ? _____ you stop working ? B. No, It ______ drive me crazy if I _______ anything to do. won - would - will - didn't have. won-would-would-didn't have. win -would -would-hadn't. won - won't - will -didn't have.

After he _______painting, he _________________a shower. finished/had had. had finished/had. had finished/had had. finished /had.

We have to use the stairs: the lift __________. has been breaking down. broken down. has broken down. broke down.

We ____________ _______ to this holiday for ages. look forward. 've looked forward. looked forward. 're looking forward.

I ____________ glasses for 30 years. 've worn. wore. 'd worn. wear.

This is the worst book I ______. read. 've ever read. red. ever read.

This is the 15th time I ______to China. was. went. had been. 've been.

Ann ________ to England four times already. has gone. had gone. went. was going.

Mary has lost her passport again. It's the second time it ________. happens. has happened. is happened. happened.

My daughter has_______ a great job of redecorating her own room. done. managed. succeeded. accomplished.

Cross out the item which does not normally collocate with "make". evil. an offer. an effort. a mistake.

Cross out the item which does not normally collocate with "make". a translation. a noise. friends. plans.

Cross out the item which does not normally collocate with "do". a promise. one's best. a favour. justice.

Cross out the item which does not normally collocate with "do". the cooking. a business. an exercise. one's duty.

He _______the wrong train by mistake. coughed. caught. cough. catched.

They ______ arrows from behind a thick bush. shoted. shoted. shot. shoot.

They _________ a beautiful concert this month. seen. 've seen. were seeing. saw.

My daughter began to cry and sob and _____ to me. clung. clang. clunged. clong.

What ________yesterday ?. did you cook. you cooked. did you cocked. have you cooked.

It's time you ________in bed. are. go. were. 'll go.

I wish I _______ an extra pay for working on holidays. get. 'll get. m getting. got.

I wish I _______ buy a new car but I haven't enough money. could. can. may. 'll be able.

He ____ his job when the truth about his past ______known. leaved/became. left/became. leaved/become. left/become.

Ann _____ the room. She said she ______to go. leave/has. left/had. lived/had. leave/had.

I wish I _____ this problem. can solving. could solve. can solve. will solve.

My cousins are always at our house. I wish they ________so near. wouldn't live. don't live. didn't live. hadn't live.

We ______ of petrol and we _______ to walk home. ran out/have. run out/ had. ran out/ had. ran/have.

When it _________to rain, our dog _________ to come inside. started/wanted. start/wanted. was starting/was wanting. starts/wanted.

Kim ____ her hand when she__________ her daughter's clothes. burnt/was ironing. burned/ironed. burning/was ironed. was burning/ironed.

____you ____each other long ?. had/known. have/known. do/know. have / been knowing.

I _________________ her since she was three years old. know. 've known. 'm knowing. I've been knowing.

My daughter _____________ the piano since she was five. is playing. has plaied. plays. has been playing.

He was respected by the people ____ he worked ____ because he was ____ honest man. with who/-/a. -/with/an. -/with/a. with who/-/an.

Mark gave you a lift, ________?. isn't he. don't he. doesn't he. didn't he.

____ are you waiting _____ ?. Who/for. Whom/for. For whom /-. For who/-.

"What time ________? " - "at 2:00 p.m.". begins the film. does the film begin. does begin the film. the film begins.

There is a little we can do about it, ___?. isn't it. isn't there. is there. is it.

__________ does it take ? It takes 3 hours. how long. how far. how many. how much.

I' m late ,________-?. aren't I. am not I. do I. do I.

It's too late for you, _________?. isn't there. isn't it. aren't you. are you.

_________ penicillin ?. Did who discover. Who has discover. Who did discover. Who discovered.

__________ dog is that? It's my neighbor's. which. whose. what. how.

________________________ ? I've got long dark hair and dark eyes. what do you look like?. how are you ?. how is your look ?. how are you ?.

Your eyes are red, _________ ?. have you been crying. had you cried. do you cry. have you cried.

When Yukiko went to live in Germany, she _____there quickly. is getting used to live. got used to living. used to live. used to living.

There ___________ be a post office here. use to. 's used. used to. was used.

I ___________ to eat raw fish but I do now. use. didn't used. was used. didn't use.

I ___________stay up, but now I always go to bed early. used to. would use. am used to. get used to.

My friend Jill, from Thailand, usually finds our food tasteless because she _____spicy food. is used to eat. used to eaten. used to ate. is used to eating.

If you go to live in Australia you __________ on the left. 'll have to get used to driving. 'd have had to get used to. 'll have to get used to drive. 'd have to get used to.

We were sure that Kim and Trevor _______by the time we arrived. would be leaving. left. would leave. would have left.

Choose the most correct way of saying the same thing in the passive voice. Mary would have told you. => You ____________ by Mary. were being told. would have been told. would told. would be told.

Choose the most correct way of saying the same thing in the passive voice. Ann is writing a book. => A book _____________ by Ann. is being written. has being written. was written. has been written.

Read the following active sentence: "Did anyone answer your question ?" Choose the correct passive sentence. Is your question answered ?. Is your question being answered ?. Has your question been answered ?. Was your question answered?.

Read the following active sentence:"They told the children to leave the classroom " Choose the passive one. The children are told to leave the classroom. The children were told to leave the classroom. The children were been told to leave the classroom. None of the above.

Read the following active sentence:"Someone is teaching her Chinese" Choose the passive one. She is being taught English. She is been taught English. She is taught English. None of the above.

Peter was almost sure he _________his exam. was to pass. would pass. pass. past.

This movie ________ by millions of people. was watched. were watched. watched. has watched.

The best way __________. will be found. will be finded. will be find. will find.

He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class. told. is told. was told. was being told.

________we move in the dining room ? Lunch is served !. don't. will. must. shall.

That's the second house they have bought this year. They _______ be very rich. must. can. might. could.

John __________hear the teacher because the students were talking so loudly. shouldn't. couldn't. can't. might not.

Which is the most defective verb ? It is ___________________. must. can. shall. will.

If I had gone to the University of Tokyo, I _________ participated in their Japanese immersion program. will. can. might. could have.

You ______ worry, it'll be done. need not to. no need. need not. don't need.

Do you know where Mary is ? She _____ be out: her bag is on the chair. might. can't. could. must.

You _______take insect repellant if you're coming near a lake. 'rather. 'd better. better. would better.

We ________not have bought enough biscuits for everyone. can. may. need. must.

You _________to pay to go into the museum. It was free. needn't. ought. didn't need. should.

You ___ eat or drink in the library. It is not allowed. shouldn't. didn't need. mustn't. needn't.

I ______ my umbrella. It's turned out very sunny. didn't need to get. needn't have brought. didn't need to bring. didn't need to buy.

I knew that we had enough bread and that I ______ any. didn't need to buy. needn't have got. needn't need to got. needn't have bought.

She is a very well-mannered person ________that you don't contradict her. providing. whether. unless. as long.

I am sorry I made you cry. I wish I ______reprimanded you. hadn't. wouldn't. couldn't. didn't.

Your friend talks a lot and you don't like it. What could you say ?. If only he would be quiet !. If only he is quiet!. If only he will be quiet !. If only he had been quiet!.

I won't be able to do it ____ you help me. unless. if. whether. in case.

____ you're late, I'll leave without you. whether. weather. unless. if.

Do you wish you _____ taller and skinny ?. were. seem. can be. are.

I refuse to go ______ you come with me. providing. as long. so long. unless.

I'd rather _______ in the eighteenth century than in the twentieth century. would lived. have lived. lived. had lived.

If you want to catch the last bus, it's time you ________. had left. have left. leave. left.

I wish you _____________ . [=you are being very slow]. 'll hurry up. would hurry up. hurryed up. hurry up.

It's time people _____ their attitude towards immigration. changed. will change. change. have changed.

It's time you _______ home. were going. went. gone. go.

If only I _____ it before, I would have called him an egoist. know. had known. have known. known.

It's about time you _______studying if you want to pass the exam. were started. would start. start. started.

Unless you ______ over 18, she ___________ any cigarettes. aren't / won't sell. are/ will sell. are/ won't sell. aren't/ will sell.

Unless the weather ______better, I __________ . got/ won't arrive. gets/ won't arrive. doesn't get/ won't arrive. gets/will arrive.

It's very sensible ______you not telling him your sister's secret. with. on. for. of.

We drove ________ the coastline of Italy. along. in. at. next.

The main road will take you straight ____________ the city center. into. onto. in. at.

Is she Chinese ? For some reason I was _______ the impression that she was Korean. on. under. over. by.

My grandparents lived in that same house ___ages. since. for. from. by.

Have you read anything ___ Ernest Hemingway ?. of. by. on. from.

I'm very good ____speechmaking. on. with. at. in.

It was a chance ______a million and I got it. in. of. on. by.

He has a pain ___his chest. of. in. on. into.

I live ____ Salterton Road. on. at. in. by.

I live ____ 38, Salterton Road. on. in. at. by.

He will go _____ London in a couple of months. at. -. to. in.

What are you doing ______next Monday ?. at. on. of. -.

That house has been ___the market for three years. at. of. on. in.

There were numerous mistakes ________________ the test. throughout. beneath. alongside. among.

My house is ____________ the school. over. next. in front. near.

Mary argued ____ her brother _____ their property. against/for. with/on. at/for. with/about.

I am leaving ___ the afternoon.I am coming back_____Sunday evening. I'll be there ___ the whole weekend. at/on/for. in/on/for. -/-/-. in/on/-.

Why do people talk to pets ______that stupid voice ?. for. in. at. on.

Please fill in the form _____pen. in. of. with. by.

Do you want to meet me ___ the park ___ lunchtime?. at/at. on/at. in/on. in/at.

Are you still fond ____ romantic films. in. of. for. on.

My classmate was very kind ____ me when I lost my cellular phone. about. from. of. to.

We enjoyed our holiday but we were disappointed ___our hotel. on. with. of. in.

I'd like to be in charge ____ managing a company. in. on. about. of.

My grandmother suffered ____ arthritis. in. from. with. on.

I apologised _________ being late. for. to. of. on.

I was thinking _______ becoming a singer. of. for. to. on.

My sister wasn't very keen _____ going to the theatre. with. on. in. for.

It was really nice ____ you to lend me your suitcase. in. of. with. from.

Jim called me yesterday and I ___________him this afternoon at 6 PM. am meeting. meet. would meet. 'll meet.

It's so cold in here. I ____ the window. 'll close. close. 'm closing. 'm going to close.

You ______that book. It is very boring. want like. 're liking. shan't like. won't like.

It's my mother's birthday next Tuesday, __________ her some flowers. I buy. I'm going to buy. I'll buy. I' m buying.

I suppose they ________the house. will sell. 're going to sell. are selling. sell.

Perhaps we _____ much traffic at this time. are not finding. are finding. are not going to find. will not find.

We 'll stay here until dad _______. returns. is returning. will return. return.

I would like to finish my paper before it ______ dark. gets. is getting. get. will get.

We're going to relax on the beach while we ________on holiday. are. shall be. will be. are being.

Do you have a minute ? I'm sorry, _______in a couple of minutes. I'm about to leave. I'll left. I leaving. I leave.

That is the girl ____ sister is in my English class. whose. who. ,who. that.

Choose the American equivalent for the British word "queue". lane. line. lain. linen.

What is the name of the girl ______ dictionary I used last week ?. who. whose. which. that.

My brother has a friend ___________ has met the President of the Italian Republic. where. whose. who. which.

Jim is the guy _______ helped me the day I got lost. which. whose. who's. that.

Choose the American equivalent for the British word "motorway". motoroad. highway. highroad. highstreet.

George _____ is a pilot, flew To Amsterdam last week. ,who. that. who. -.

I've got a new purse _______ is very small. which. whom. who. whose.

It's late ! It's getting _______. darker and darker. most dark. more and more dark. more and dark.

I've decided to fire Mario Rossi. He arrived _____ for the meeting again. lately. more late. late. later.

My brother is _______ me. older than. elder than. older then. elder then.

This is __________expensive sweater in the store. the last. the least. the lees. the less.

My next-door neighbour has a beautiful car but my brother has the ______ one in the world. more beautiful. most beautiful. beautifullest. beautiful.

This hotel is quite cheap but that one is _____ . cheapest. cheaper. cheap. more cheap.

Maria is the youngest girl ______her family. in. by. on. of.

What's the British English for "lattina" ?. tin. bin. pet bottle. can.

What's the American for "marciapiede"?. pedestrian crossing. pavement. cross walk. sidewalk.

Choose the British translation for the Italian word "farmacia". drugstore. chemist’s. grocery. none of the above.

Choose the American translation for the Italian word "benzina". motor-oil. gas. petrol. non of the above.

Choose the American translation for the Italian word "rubinetto". faucet. tap. pipe. none of the above.

Choose the correct prefix to make the following adjective negative in meaning: honest. un. des. in. dis.

Choose the correct prefix to make the following adjective negative in meaning: pratical. im. un. dis. in.

Choose the correct prefix to build a new word: " ______shore". up. dis. down. off.

Choose the correct prefix to make the following adjective negative in meaning: regular. ir. un. in. dis.

Choose the correct prefix to build a new word: "______structure". super. off. side. over.

Choose the word that can be placed after the word given hereinafter : "world". wide. way. cube. ball.

Choose the word that can be placed after the word given hereinafter : "time". side. line. light. ground.

Choose the word that can be placed after the word given hereinafter : "back". pack. stream. type. task.

Choose the correct prefix to build a new word: "______affected". under. dis. up. an.

Choose the correct prefix to make the following adjective negative in meaning: agreeable. dis. non. in. un.

Choose the correct prefix to make the following adjective negative in meaning: relevant. un. dis. ir. in.

What's the English for "il silenzio è d'oro'". the silence is gold. silence is gold. the silence is goldish. silence is golden.

What's the English for "avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca" ?. Have your cake and eat it. Have your barrel and hit it. Have your wife completely drunk. Have your wife as tight as a drum.

"to drink like a fish" means. to drink a lot of water. not to drink at all. to keep a secret. to drink a lot of alcohol.

"ring a bell" means. it sounds familiar. someone is calling. it looks odd. it plays a nice tune.

" A piece of cake" means. something very soft. something very sweet. something very easy to eat. something very easy to do.

What's the English for "il dado è tratto"?. the die is pulled. the dice is cast. the die is cast. the dice is drawn.

"make noise" means: fare rumore. rendere noioso. dare fastidio. annoiare.

"make up your mind" means: decidersi. truccarsi. farsi perdonare. avere nuove idee.

What's the English for "perle ai porci" ?. To give pearls to swine. To cast pearls to pigs. To cast pearls before swine. To give pearls to an unworthy person.

Choose the correct Idiom meaning "something's strange". something's horsy. something's fishy. something's tricky. something's kitty.

"A red letter day" means: an important day. a dangerous day. an eventful day. a formidable day.

"take it easy" means. be simple. calm down. be nice. slowdown.

"hit the books" means. to study. to read. to book sth. to kick.

" Can't stand (something)" means: none of the above. to sit down. to rest a little bit. to dislike something.

What's the English for "il sangue non è acqua"?. blood is thicker than water. blood is heavier than water. blood is stronger than water. none of the above.

"jump out of the skin" means. to be worried. to be happy. to be scared. to be exultant.

"To smell a rat " means: to have an odor. to suspect a trick. to misunderstand. to see a hidden meaning.

What's the English for " ride bene chi ride ultimo ?". have the last grin. have the last smile. have the latest laugh. have the last laugh.

" to be on the ball" means. to be fit. to be confused. to be alert. to be in shape.

What is the Italian for "gentle" ?. gentile. delicato. gente. soffice.

What is the Italian for "firm". azienda. fabbrica. firmatario. firma.

What is the Italian for "ape". aperitivo. ape. gorilla. approssimativo.

What does "pace" mean ?. passo. piccolo pezzo. pace. pece.

What does "barracks" mean ?. capanna. rifugio. baracca. caserma.

What does "attic" mean ?. soffitta. appartamento all'ultimo piano. attico. appartamento di lusso.

What does "convenient" mean ?. utile. convenienza. economico. chi conviene.

I can't go to my friend's party because I _____ to Japan. am travelling. can travel. travelling. travel.

I have to confess. I like buying! Even if I have a similar object at home, whether it’s clothes or furniture, I have to buy another one. Let’s face it: I’m a self-confessed shopaholic and I might have got this trait from my aunt Jill. What is the meaning of ‘shopaholic’?. A person who enjoys shopping and drinking. A person who enjoys drinking alcohol and does it occasionall. A person who enjoys shopping very much and does it a lot. -.

We were walking along the Thames River when we came _____ Nigel, an old classmate!. across. through. into. about.

It’s a beautiful jacket! The colour suits you too. It _____ a lot!. must to cost. must have cost. can cost. will cost.

Mary _____ her holiday in Japan. told me about. told about. said me about. said about.

Do you have any idea __________?. where Ann livs. where Ann live. where Ann lives ?. where does Ann live.

My cousins asked me, "How are you doing"? . My cousins _______________. asked me how you're doing. asked me how I'm doing. asked me how I was doing. ask me how I was doing.

John said " I'm writing a paper tomorrow" - John said _____________. that he was writing a paper tomorrow. that he was writing a paper the day before. that he was writing a paper the following day. that he has been writing a paper the next day.

Last night police said that they _______ the missing girl. had found. were finding. have found. find.

Mark ________________ my cellular phone. admitted stealing. admitted him stealing. admitted steal. admitted to steal.

We were all too afraid to speak. Nobody ________ say anything. didn't dare. doesn’t dare. dare. dared.

I ran in a marathon last week, but I wasn’t fit enough. I ___________ after 5 kilometers. dropped out. dropped by. dropped in. dropped down.

What was Mark doing when you saw him in the museum ? He __________ around by a guide. was showing. was shown. was being shown. showed.

Rephrase the sentence with an indirect question. “Where is the post office ?”. Can you tell me where is the post office ?. Can you tell me the post office is where?. Can you tell me where the post office is?. Can you tell me where does the post office is?.

I’m going to a Japanese restaurant tonight – Oh really ? ______________. So we too !. So are we !. So do I !. So we are !.

Whom do you ______ in your family, your mum or your dad ?. look up. take after. look for. take for.

Remember _______ to the supermarket and don’t forget _________ my favourite biscuits, please!. going/buying. to go/to buy. going/to buy. to go/buying.

Which of the following pairs of words are homophones ?. Still / steel. Miss / mess. Shoe / sue. Ate / eight.

It was midday. _____________ I put on light. Even. Although. Even so. Even though.

The wedding will ______ on 12th May. take after. take place. take off. take up.

Mary swam strongly and __________cross the river easily, even though it was swollen by the heavy rain. can. could. were able to. was able to.

Rewrite the sentence in reported speech: “We have enjoyed ourselves very much at the party”. They told Ann that they were enjoyed themselves very much at the party. They told Ann that they have enjoyed themselves very much at the party. They told Ann that they enjoyed themselves very much at the party. They told Ann that they had enjoyed themselves very much at the party.

I _________along that street for ages when I realised it was the wrong direction!. ‘d been walking. was walking. have walked. ‘ve been walking.

Which sentence is NOT correct?. These exercises aren’t as difficult as last week’s exercises. These exercises are less difficult than last week’s exercises. These exercises are as difficult like last week’s exercises. These exercises are more difficult than last week’s exercises.

Paul, yesterday you forgot ______ Richard on his graduation!. congratulating. congratulate. to congratulate. has congratulated.

Which sentence is correct?. Have you emailed Andrew yet? No, I haven’t done it yet, I’m going to do it later this afternoon. Have you emailed Andrew already? No, I haven’t just done it, I’m going to do it later this afternoon. Have you emailed Andrew just ? No, I haven’t done it yet, I’m going to do it later this afternoon. Have you emailed Andrew yet ? No, I haven’t done it already, I’m going to do it later this afternoon.

The view from her house was wonderful ! If I _______ a camera with me, I would have taken some pictures. had. had had. would have. would have had.

If my husband had locked his car properly, his car ____________stolen. would not. would have never been. wouldn’t had stolen. won’t be.

Mark is very friendly and nice, he_______ with all his colleagues. gets on well. gets in well. gets fit. gets off.

Choose the American equivalent for the British word "courgette". zucchini. cucumber. eggplant. barley.

You don't object ______________ late tonight, do you ?. to working. work. working. to work.

Choose the English equivalent for the American word "backyard". yard. meadow. garden. courtyard.

They needed someone who was both an excellent administrator and manager . _________________was not so easy to find. Such person. Such a person. Such. A such person.

Quando viene istituzionalizzata la Scuola di Traduttori di Toledo ?. XI a.C. XII d.C. XIII a.C. XII a.C.

WWF should consider _____ the plan developed by UN for a nationwide solution for climate crisis. for implementing. to implement. implement. implementing.

I _____ back form the supermarket when I realized that I _____ any wine for dinner. had only come/ hadn't bought. had just come/ hadn't bought. have just come/ hadn't bought. had just come/didn't buy.

You shouldn't eat ____cheese and cream: they're ____. much/fattening. many / fats. many of /fattening. much/fats.