Lingua e Traduzione Inglese 4

I wish my brother ______ smoking because he has lung disease. would stop. stopped. will stop. stops.

Which of these oprions is WRONG? We make no change when: none of the above. we report immediately what someone. says we speak about ourselves. we report a state of meaning.

Complete the sentence: "I wish I.". would buy that. smartphone! will buy that smartphone!. none of the above. had bought that smartphone.

The sentence "If we had gone to his wedding, we might have met Aunt Sonya" can be also written: If we had gone to his edding, we could have met Aunt Sonia. If we had gone to his wedding, we will have met Aunt Sonya. None of the above. If we would go to his wedding, we had met Aunt Sonya.

Complete the sentence: "If you press the button". the sugar will come out. the sugar comes out. the sugar come out. none of the above.

Complete the sentence: "I wish I". could eat without get fat. didn't eat without getting fat. none of the above. could eat without getting fat.

I wish I ________ studied more. will. have. want. had.

You must choose ______ dress to buy. that. what. which. whose.

I'm not interested ______ what you have to say. at. about. in. for.

I wish you _______ younger to have a little more fun. are. were. be. was.

Complete the sentence: "If you _____ more, you _______ - the exam". had studied/would pass. would pass/had studied. none of the above. had studied/ would have passed.

If we transform the sentence "I love this dish", we have "he/she love_______ dish". he/she love the dish. he/she loved the dish. he/she loves this dish. we can't change.

Complete the sentence: "If I had a boyfriend". I made him biscuits every day. I would make him biscuits every day. I will make him biscuits every day. I make him biscuits every day.

Complete the sentence: "I wish she _______ a wonderful guy and get merried. find. will find. finds. would find.

_______ is responsible for the accident will pay. that. who. whomever. whom.

I wish I ______ money to buy a house. had. will. have am. 'd have.

Complete the sentence: "If only I". be able to graduated". could graduate. can graduate. graduate.

Complete the sentence: "Bruce will go to the party". ... if he has a car. ... if he would have a car. ... if he had a car. ... if he got the car.

If it ______, we _____ go out. rains/won't. will rain/won't. rain/won't. rains, don't.

Complete the sentence: "I would not have told Gina about our secret if _______". she didn't threatened me. .... she wouldn't threatened me. none of the above. .... she hadn't threatened me.

Complete the sentence: " I still want to be with you, _______ you love me". with. as long. as unless. so.

The zero conditional. none of the above. is always true. can be form with simple past + will. doesn't exist.

Complete the sentence: "You can come with me,__________ you're busy". although. though. unless. whereas.

If I ___________ to France, I would have learnt a new language. had gone. will. go go. went.

Complete the sentence: "Melanie says. I'm tired". she's tired". she tired". she was tired".

The reported speech of "I want to go out" is: he/she said that he/she wanted to go out. he/she said that he/she would like to go out. he/she said that he/she wants to go out. none of the above.

If you ________ th button, the light _______. press/will turn on. press/ turn on. press/ turns on. none of the above.

Complete the sentence: "You will have your piece of cake _______ you eat all your broccoli". unless. provided that. because. that is.

How many conditionals do you know?. 3 (1,2,3). 1 and 2. 2. 4 (0,1,2,3).

If you _______ the truth, you ______ like that. knew/would act. knew/won't act. none of the above. knew/wouldn't act.

Conditional 1: express the certainty that somethin will happen. doesn't have the simple present in the if clause. express the possibility that something will happen. none of the above.

The worker ________ if nobody cared about their rights. will make a strike. made a strike. would make a strike. make a strike.

Conditional 3: none of the above. has the highest degree of certainty. has the lowest degree of certainty. expresses a consequences of an action.

We always put an object. only if there is tell in the sentence. before tell. none of the above. after tell.

If David, ______ he wouldn't have had an accident. would drink. hadn't been drunk. had been drunk. was drunk.

Complete the sentence: "We have a fire extinguisher inour house, ______ there's fire". unless. in case. as long. as because.

Conditional 2: describes what the speaker thinks would happen in an imagery situation. expresses unreality. none of the above. describes what the speaker thinks would happen in a real situation.

I wish I _______ studied more. will. have. want. had.

Complete the sentence: "If I were you...". I would never marry that man. I never merry that man. I merry that man. I will never marry that man.

They're all adjectives, except: they're all adjectives. great. hard. early.

Which of these is also an adverb?. lonely. friendly. lovely. they are all adverbs.

Complete the sentence: "My mother cooks ______. good. always. well. fine.

Well and ill are. adjectives. none of the above. modals. adverns.

Correct the sentence: "Children never say the truth to parents". the children never say the truth to parents. children never tell truth to parents. children never tell the truth to parents. none of the above.

Wee put the adverbs of frequency: none of the above. betwen subject and be, but after verbs. between subject and verb, but after be. non of the above.

They are all adverbs, except: early. cash. late. right.

"Gambling" is: when you risk money while playing. a place. a game you paly at the casino. am American dish.

Complete the sentence: "Tomorrow Erika and I will go to the beach" is: correct. an example of British politeness. incorrect. an invitation.

Complete the sentence: "Lucy tried ______ make a cake but she failed". none of the above. to. not to. for.

Complete the sentence: "His parents told us they ______ talk with the boy". will. has to. didn't. would.

We don't use advercs with: look, seem, feel. look, but we use them with seem and feel. none of the above. seem, but we use them with feel and look.

Someone who nibbles: eats a lot of food. eat all day long. none of the above. eats tiny bites of food.

The sentence "The students are studying hard". none of the above. is incorrect, it should be "the students are studying hardly. is correct. is passive.

Correct the sentence: "You don't look well". You don't look good. You don't look fine. You are ugly, I dare to say. You look bad.

"My daughter said she loves animals" is: an example of direct speech. an example of negative sentence. an examplee of passive. correct.

Complete the sentence "Fanny said she ______ go to France". is. shall. can. would.

Complete the sentence "She warned us _________". not to speak. to speak. of speaking. none of the above.

So, since, or are: adverbs. connectors. adjectives. none of the above.

Complete the sentence: "I __________ watch tv because I hate it". sometimes. always. often. never.

Complete the sentence: "You can use oil ________ butter". instead of. as. because. so that.

Complete the sentence: "I woke up early this morning ________ study more". because. for. to. until.

Complete the sentence: "She is trying _______ Spanish without a teacher". and study. study. to study. studying.

Complete the sentence: "Everybody _______ to be your friend". wants. want. feels. dares.

The sentence "I left you because I couldn't stand you". it could be changed in "I left you so to I couldn't stand you". none of the above. is correct. is not correct.

Complete the sentence: "I had to go home because I felt _______". ill. hard. well. bady.

If you go around with no clear purpose or direction, you are: none of the above. none of the above. walking. roaming around.

If you're seeking something: You're looking for sdomething. You're decluttering your room. You're paying money. none of the above.

A demon is: a tool. none of the above. an evil spirit. a spirit.

If something is reluctant, it is: neutral. unwilling. none of the above. accepted.

The sentence "I said you to shut up!". is a reported speech. none of the above. is incorrect. is a passive.

Complete the sentence: "That person is _______ gentle". extremely. romantically. none of the above. kindely.

Complete the sentence: "I'm _______tired, I can't read anymore". often. hardly. none of the above. too.

In the sentence "This book is really boring", the adverb is. of frequency. of certainty. none of the above. none of the above.

Complete the sentence: "I'm very sad because I feel". strongly. none of the above. lonely. none of the above.

Complete the sentence: "We are too tired ______". instead of studying. to study. for to study. none of the above.

Which of these adverbs is not an adverb of frequency?. often. always. never. early.

Which one is correct?. I have the headache. I have an headache. none of the above. I have a headache.

Whom is used: in formal language. none of the above. in informal language. with eminent people.

Complete the sentence: "This is Avatar, the film _________ Cameron made". when. where. that. of.

The passive form of the sentence: "My sn has eaten the whole cake" is: The whole cake had been eaten by my son. The whole cake has been eaten by my son. The whom cake is been eaten by my son. The whole cake is been eaten from my son.

A modifier doesn't end: in -er. in -ur. in -ly. in -ing.

Complete the sentence: "The students are ________ the library". at. as. by. in.

Per Von Humboldt, le parole nascono: dalla madre i tutte le lingue. nessuna delle precedenti. da energia. dall'universo.

Per Von Humboldt, le parole: possono essere sinonimi, ma ognuna si riferisce a un concetto. non possono essere sinonimi. sono contenitori vuoti. nessuna delle precedenti.

Nonostante gli studi sulla traduzione si siano evoluti, permangono concetti millenari come: l'interdisciplinarietà. l'importanza dei supporti tecnologici. la lingua materna. nessuna delle precedenti.

Dall'approccio empirico, per gli studi sulla traduzione si è optato per un approccio. metodologico-filologico-filosofico. sintetico. pragmatico. teorico.

All'inizio, gli studi sulla traduzione erano basati su. testi sia sacri che letterari. testi letterari. nessuna delle precedenti. testi sacri.

Non fanno parte del periodo scientifico. nessuna delle precedenti. i saggi di Chomsky. i saggi di Croce. le idee di Von Humboldt.

La prima fase del periodo prescientifico finisce. con la rivoluzione francese. all'inizio del XX secolo. all'inizio del XIX secolo. con la fine dell'epoca vittoriana.

La prima fase del periodo prescientifico comprende: tutte le opzioni elencate. l'Umanesimo. il Rinascimento. Il secolo delle grandi scoperte geografiche.

Uno dei primi problemi che hanno riscontrato gli studi sulla traduzione è stato: la loro denominazione. stabilire il periodo temporale da studiare. nessuna delle precedenti. capire a quale tipo di pubblico si stessero riferendo.

L'epoca che conferisce dignità al mondo della traduzione è: l'epoca moderna. il Romanticismo. l'Illuminismo. l'Umanesimo.

Inizialmente, le riflessioni sulla traduzione venivano apposte. nel peritesto o nell'ipotesto di un libro. nelle appendici dei libri. nessuna delle precedenti. nei giornali.

Per molto tempo, gli studi sulla traduzione. erano un'esclusiva femminile. non hanno costituito una disciplina scientifica. nessuna delle precedenti. sono stati in forma orale.

Non fanno parte del periodo prescientifico. le teorie di Lutero. le teorie di Croce. nessuna delle precedenti. le teorie di Hegel.

La consapevolezza degli studi sull traduzione come materia si acuisce: nella prima metà del Novecento. nella seconda metà del Novecento. Nessuna delle precedenti. negli anni precedenti alla Prima Guerra Mondiale.

Anticamente, poteva accadere che introduzione, epilogo o parte aggiunta di un testo contenessero. saluto e ode al mecenate. nessuna delle precedenti. riflessioni sulla traduzione dell'opera. informazioni legate alla casa editrice.

Il rapporto fra la storia della traduzione e le lingue è: indissolubile. impossibile da decifrare. unilaterale. impensabile.

La forma degli studi sulla traduzione come solida disciplina si verifica: nel periodo scientifico. nel 2000. nel periodo prescientifico. nessuna delle precedenti.

Per Von Humboldt, tradurre vuol dire. nessuna delle precedenti. prendere parte alla formazione di energia vitale. entrare nella dimensione anche poco chiara dell'inconscio. passare da un'area dotata di una determinata concezione del mondo a un'altra diversamente caratterizzata.

Per Von Humboldt la traduzione è: necessaria per diversi motivi. un processo non indispensabile. nessuna delle precedenti. necessaria per un unico motivo: perfezionare l'arte del tradurre.

La seconda fase del periodo prescientifico termina. in concomitanza della nascita dei regimi totalitari. con la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. negli anni Quaranta del Novecento. con l'Unità d'Italia.

Il rapporto fra la storia della traduzione e la letteratura è: impossibile da definire. bilaterale. nessuna delle precedenti. indissolubile.

Il rapporto fra la storia della traduzione e la religione e la cultura di un paese è: irrilevante ai fini scientifici. impossibile da pianificare. assai fragile. indissolubile.

Nel periodo scientifico si verifica: un periodo di vuoto in cui gli studi sulla traduzione non progrediscono. una svolta fondamentale per la dignità degli studi sulla traduzione. nessuna delle precedenti. una rottura definita con le idee dei secoli precedenti in materia di traduzione.

La seconda fase del periodo prescientifico inizia. con l'inizio del XIX secolo. nel 1900. con la fine dell'epoca vittoriana. con la fine del XIX secolo.

The headline. is not so relevant. is always mysterious. give a general idea of the topic. is not used in essays.

To support a thesis in an essay, we can: use the imperative. use statistics and quotations. use a colloquial style. none of the above.

__________ he's lazy, he's a very gentle boy. though. wheras. that. if.

When we write an essay: none of the above. we use a friendly tone. we use short forms. we do not use short forms.

Quando scriviamo un articolo, è importante tenere in considerazione. la data di uscita. la fascia di pubblico alla quale si rivolge. l'editore. nessuna delle precedenti.

When we write an opinion essay: none of the above. we only write about our personal opinion. we cannot use quotation. we can use quotation.

Nel dare indicazioni o istruzioni a qualcuno, usiamo. il passivo. verbi progressivi. il present continuous. l'imperativo.

Nella conclusione che chiude la descrizione di un luogo. tutte le opzioni elencate. diamo la nostra opinione. lo raccomandiamo. esprimiamo un commento.

Quali di questi aspetti trattiamo quando descriviamo una persona?. il suo fisico. la sua personalità. a cosa si dedica. tutte le opzioni elencate.

Se nel descrivere una persona vogliamo comunque parlare dei suoi aspetti negativi. li elenchiamo direttamente. li elenchiamo con enfasi. optiamo per uno stile mite. approfittiamo per fare una caricatura.

Jenny is a dancer. __________, she likes sleeping very much. what. however. if. in spite.

When writing an essay, each paragraph. should deal with at least two aspects. should deal with just one aspect. none of the above. can be written randomly.

Nel descrivere un oggetto, bisogna usare: un linguaggio preciso e accurato. nessuna delle precedenti. un linguaggio preciso, ma amichevole. un linguaggio metaforico.

Se l'evento storico che descriviamo appartiene al nostro passato. usiamo il presente storico per parlarne. ricorriamo al presente. usiamo verbi al tempo passato. nessuna delle precedenti.

"I'm writing to express my disappointment" è una frase tipica di: informalletter. letter of complaint. E-mail to a friend. geetings.