Prova di saldo del debito formativo in Lingua Inglese Classe 3

NOME:
1 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.
1. Im sure that her success made her parents feel wonderful. MUST Her success _________________ feel
wonderful.
2. Mary moved here in 1987. LIVING Mary _____________________1987.
3. I probably forgot to mention that the deadline is Tuesday. MAY
Tuesday.

I _________________ that the deadline is

4. Could you wait a second while I get my books? George asked Bridget. ASKED George ___________ a
second while he got his books.
5. The actress began working in television in 1999. BEEN The actress ______________ in television since
1999.
6. My brother is too young to watch soap operas on television. NOT My brother is ____________ to watch
soap opera on television.
7. I dont think you should wear that ring to school. WERE If I ________________ wear that ring to school.
8. Oh no! I forgot to go to the bank this morning, said John. REALISED
bank that morning.

John _____________ to go to the

9. Teams of experts were discussing the problem. DISCUSSED The problem _______________ teams of
experts.
10. Im sorry I lost your book, James, said Tom. APOLOGISED Tom ______________ Jamess book.
11. Diana is alive today because a man rescued her from the lions cage. BE
from the lions cage, ___________ today.

If a man hadnt rescued her

12. Thanks for reminding me about this meeting otherwise I would have missed it. NOT
_________________ about this meeting, I would have missed it.
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If you

2 Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line. ___/ 10
If you want to keep your brain fit and 1 ., then it is
HEALTH
important to use it. And 2 to some experts, doing
ACCORD
puzzles can help us to keep our brains active. As well as
getting 3 . from finding the correct answer to a difficult
problem, we give our brains a good 4 .. in the process,
WORK
a bit like a session in the gym for other parts of the body.

SATISFY

To help us do this, all sorts of handheld brain games are now

available in the shops, and the most 5 games
SUCCESS
have sold in their millions.
Whats more, people 6 . that the more they play the
COVER
games, the easier it is to find a 7 .. to the problems
SOLVE
that are posed. They see this as proof that there has been
an 8 . in the power of their brains. But this may not be the case.

IMPROVE

Some 9 argue that the brain gets better at any task

SCIENCE
the more often that task, or similar tasks, is repeated. In other
words, the 10 . of the brain is following a normal pattern.
PERFORM
So although these brain games are obviously fun to play, it
remains unknown whether they are actually helping to boost brainpower or not.
3 Complete the following sentences with the suitable conditional form.
1

If you had had _________________________________________________________________________________

I wouldnt have asked ________________________________________________________________________

She will be delighted __________________________________________________________________________

As soon as the holidays begin _________________________________________________________________

Id love to live here if ___________________________________________________________________________

If someone gave you a helicopter ______________________________________________________________

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4 Put the following into indirect speech.

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1. Which of you knows how to make Irish stew? said the cook.
2. Whose car did you borrow last night? I said to him.
3.Where were you last night? he said.
4.Have you done this sort of work before? said his new employer.
5.Will you go on strike when the others do? the shop steward asked him.
6.Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning? said his secretary.
5 Read this part of a letter from your English-speaking friend, Jennie. Write an informal letter
to Jennie giving your opinion.
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It was fun to think we were reading the same book! I found the plot
a bit slow-moving and I couldnt get really interested in the main
character.
What do you think?
Jennie
6 Put the verbs in brackets in the most appropriate past tense (Simple Past, Past Continuous,
Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous).
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1. My brother (be) in a gang since he was 16 and he (never/ change) it.
2. Im really fed up with him! I (wait) for him for half an hour and he (not/ arrive) yet. Last time we (meet)
he (do) the same.
3. Sorry, I (not/ write) yet, but I (be) very busy recently.
4. We (have) four tests this week and I (not/ finish) yet. Im getting very annoyed.
5. When my father was 15 he (see) a woman committing a crime. While he (go) to the bus stop he
(understand) there (be) something strange going on in a jewellery at the end of the street. A woman in
black (get) away with a bag full of jewels. He (run) after her and (catch) her. When the police (arrive) they
(praise) him because he (be) very brave.
6. It was Sunday morning and I (jog) in the park when I (bump) into an old colleague of mine who (work)
in my office ten years before.
7. When he (crash) the car he (drive) at 180 kph.
8. Sam (sleep) hard because he (drink) two bottles of wine.
9. Yesterday my teacher (call) me and I (take) a good mark because I (study) hard the day before.
10. It was a very elegant party in the heart of Manhattan. People (wear) smart clothes and (chat). It was
around midnight and they ( dance) for almost three hours.
11. Susan (already/ decide) that she wanted to leave that place because she (be) very unhappy there.
12. Technology (change) a lot since I (be) a boy. My grandson (recently/ download) from the Internet. For
the last two hours he (also/ watch) a TV programme on his computer. I dont understand any of it. He (try)
to teach me how to download a virtual garden tour all this week but I was lost.

VOTO: / 88 = ./ 10

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