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1st Year Lettorato Exam September 9th 2009

A – Grammar
Choose the correct answer

1. A psychologist ...... people’s minds work.

a) is study how b) study the way c) studies which d) studies the way

2. Dr. Patrides ...... lectures at this university.

a) gives regularly b) regularly gives c) is often giving d) often give

3. Mildred can’t come to the phone at the moment because she ...... a shower.
a) has b) has having c) is having d) was having

4. That man over there ...... jokes all afternoon and they’re not even funny - my patience is running out.
a) is telling b) have told c) told d) has been telling

5. You can’t use the toilets at the moment. They …….

a) are cleaning b) are being cleaned c) are been cleaned d) are cleaned

6. I’m sorry, you can’t speak to Timothy – he ...... to Germany with his cousins.
a) went b) has been c) has gone d) is gone

7. It was …… unanimous decision.

a) an b) a c) the d) ---

8. The girl …… works in the supermarket is a big fan of Fabri Fibra.

a) who b) whom c) which d) whose

9. Sidney found a …… of letters on his desk.

a) few b) lots c) plenty d) couple

10. Roland hopes ...... a professional boxer.

a) to become b) becoming c) become d) that he become

11. I’ve heard that Toto Cutugno is now singing with the Black-Eyed Peas, but it ...... be true.
a) must b) hasn’t to c) should d) can’t

12. The teacher told us ...... the exam if we cheated.

a) we have left b) we had left c) we will leave d) we would have to leave

13. I ...... to Berlin four times from 2004 to 2007.

a) have been b) have gone c) went d) was

14. Coco Chanel ...... when she ...... at the age of 87.
a) still worked / is died b) was still working / died
c) had been working / dead d) still worked / was dead

15. Look what you've done. You’ve broken it! What ...... now?
a) would you do b) will be done c) are you going to do d) are you doing

16. We could go to Borneo if we ...... the money.

a)’ll have b) ’ve had c) had d) would have

17. I think it’s ...... you leave now.

a) good b) well c) best d) the better

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18. Victor said, “Maybe it’s an original Picasso, but I’m not certain.” Peter responded, “Yes, it ...... be an original.”
a) could b) supposed c) can d) would

19. I had a wonderful holiday in Italy. I went walking in ...... Alps, then I spent some time relaxing by ......
Mediterranean sea before visiting Verona and ...... Lake Garda.
a) the / the / the b) – / the / – c) the / the / – d) – / – / –

20. ...... that job I asked you to do, or do you need more time?
a) Did you finished b) Had you finished c) Have you finished d) You finish

21. If you commit another offence you ...... to prison.

a) may be send b) will be sent c) will probably send d) are sending

22. My bike, …… was a Christmas present from my grandparents, has been stolen.
a) which b) that c) - d) who

23. Mr. Follett ...... the students about the opportunities of studying in New Zealand.
a) explained b) said c) communicated d) told

24. I have decided to give up …… Hungarian: it’s too difficult.

a) learn b) learning c) to learn d) of learning

25. If Jack ...... his glasses by next week, he’ll have to buy another pair.
a) won’t find b) finds c) hasn’t found d) isn’t finding

26. If I’d known your number ......

a) I’d call you b) I’ll call you c) I’ve called you d) I’d have called you

27. My brother is so bad at French that even if he spends a year in Paris he ...... improve.
a) might have b) won’t c) ought d) can’t have

28. What a headache I have. It's the ...... I've had in a long time.
a) most worse b) worstest c) worse d) worst

29. Michael couldn’t find …… information on llamas in the college library.

a) much b) many c) a lot d) plenty

30. I ...... everyone if they can give me a lift tomorrow, but they are all busy.
a) asking b) have asked c) would ask d) have been asked

B – Vocabulary

31. What new products do you think designers will ...... in the next 10 years?
a) style b) created c) evolve d) develop

32. ...... evolved through the design of boats and aircraft.

a) Stream-fashioning b) Streamlining c) Stream-lines d) Line-streaming

33. What a perfect melody for the advert. It's very .......
a) eye-catching b) catchy c) catch d) caught

34. Have you heard the way she speaks English? She uses a lot of .......
a) accent b) grammar c) slang d) dialects

35. The owner of a small shop is .......

a) an entrepreneur. b) a wholesaler. c) a retailer. d) a supplier.

36. After Gucci died, his grandson Maurizio ...... the business.
a) took over b) overtook c) took out d) took down

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37. How much of a ...... did you ...... last year ?
a) profit / do b) revenue / do c) profit / make d) earning / make

38. The detectives are looking for ...... in the room where the crime took place
a) evidences b) finger prints c) finger marks d) proofs

39. The teenager who was driving at 180 km/h was arrested for..........
a) speed b) speeding c) faster driving d) drive faster

40. It’s true what they say - that travelling ...... your horizons. I feel a different person since I went to Africa.
a) deepens b) lengthens c) opens d) broadens

41. He took the overnight bus from Dover and ...... Newcastle seven hours later.
a) got at b) got in c) got to d) got through

42. There are many ...... jobs, but being in charge of the Metropolitan Police must be one of the worst.
a) stressful b) stressed c) stressive d) stress

43. I can’t imagine what our neighbour does all day – apart from walking the dog, he ...... all his time shut indoors.
a) spends b) waits c) uses d) makes

44. In the UK, children generally start ...... at the age of 5.

a) compulsory instructions b) compulsory education c) obligated instruction d) obligated education

45. If he doesn’t start studying seriously, Mark will ...... his exams.
a) pass b) overcome c) fail d) miss

46. Mr. Morris finds it difficult to ...... so many technological changes.

a) keep up b) keep up with c) keep on with d) keep with

47. There is a ...... view from the top of the hill.

a) hilarious b) breathtaking c) classic d) groundbreaking

48. “Memoria” is a very ...... documentary about the survivors of the Holocaust.
a) moved b) moving c) move d) movable

49. Mrs Brown, the biology teacher, was ...... for her sex education course.
a) critiqued b) critical c) criticised d) critic

50. He was arrested for ...... behaviour.

a) dissocial b) anti-social c) insocial d) bi-social

51. He is a diligent and hard-...... student.

a) worked b) work c) works d) working

52. They’ve ...... an important new breakthrough.

a) done b) achieve c) producted d) made

53. She was a talented but ...... actress.

a) under-ranked b) underestimate c) underrated d) understood

54. The reason why dinosaurs ...... has still not been fully explained.
a) died down b) died out c) died away d) died over

55. “Death on the bus” is a ...... thriller.

a) gripping b) moving c) hilarious d) heartbreaking

56. They left the east coast of Africa on 16th October and ...... by ship until they reached the southern tip of India.
a) carried out b) carried through c) carried over d) carried on

57. Silvia had always wanted to be a model because she thought it would be .......

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a) glamorous b) glamour c) glamoring d) glamourful

58. It took my boyfriend almost a year ...... after he graduated.

a) to find a job b) to get job c) to get a work d) to find an employment

59. The Testa group has just produced a fantastic TV ...... for Fiat.
a) advertising b) spot c) advertise d) commercial

60. As a child, I was so frustrated: my parents wouldn’t ...... me do anything or go anywhere!

a) allow b) permit c) let d) leave

C – Error Correction
61. Henry’s father was being a pilot and his mother was working as a stewardess when they first met
A B C
about twenty years ago.
D

62. There were many famous designs in the 20th century but without a doubt
A B C
the VW Beetle can be one of the classics.
D

63. Perhaps we should stay at home tomorrow, the weather forecast says it must rain
A B C
in the afternoon and evening.
D

64. “You mustn’t come to the wedding if you don’t want to, you’re free to decide for yourself,”
A B C
said Angela to her sister.
D

65. This mobile phone has Bluetooth, a camera and many other features.
A B
Also, the battery recharge very quickly and it doesn’t cost too much either.
C D

66. The woman, that wasn’t wearing any shoes, screamed loudly when she saw the mouse
A B C
run across the floor.
D

67. I may be wrong but I think the country with the biggest population in the world
A B C
is the China.
D

68. There were hundreds of people at the meeting but neither of them protested against the decision
A B C
to build a new supermarket.
D

69. There are a little people who prefer to stay at home rather than go away for their holidays.
A B C D

70. I can’t decide whether to buy the green sweater or the blue one. I’m thinking about it
A B C
then I’ll let you know.
D

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D – Reading Comprehension

Vogue editor attacks fashion houses on size zero models

The editor of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman, has accused designers of forcing magazines to hire skinnier models to
fit the clothes they make. She claims the sample sizes of the garments made by the world’s top fashion houses have
become ‘substantially smaller’ and do not even fit the celebrity models, like Nicole Kidman.

In a strongly-worded letter addressed to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, John Galliano, Prada and Versace and not
intended for publication, Ms Shulman said she had been forced to hire girls 'with prominent bones and no breasts or
hips' simply so they could get into the sample clothes sent out to the magazine for photo shoots.

Supermodels such as Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell, who have returned to fashion magazine pages in recent
years, could not fit into many of the samples, and even newer models, such as Daisy Lowe, were not thin enough to
wear some of the garments. ‘Nowadays I will often ask the photographers to retouch to make the models appear larger.
I am finding from the feedback from my readers that the general feeling in the UK is that people really don't want to see
such thin girls in either editorial or advertising’.

Ms Shulman, who has edited the magazine for nearly 20 years, told The Times: ‘Quite often I have heard the fashion
editor say when talking about one model or another “I don't think she will fit the clothes”. Some of the girls she was
talking about were already very thin’. The problem lies in the fact that the various items are typically cut to fit the
models who will wear them on the catwalk six months before they appear in shops around the world; however, fashion
show models are usually young and underdeveloped (recently “discovered” models can be as young as 15), and so are
lacking in more womanly curves. Immediately after the catwalk shows the same samples will be sent to magazines to
shoot. But as the sizes are so small, editors have no choice but to hire models who fit the clothes, otherwise they will
not be able to publish the latest collections from designers.

Ultimately, what Shulman is asking designers to do is to stop denying their responsibility for creating negative role
models and thus contributing to women’s health problems. There are more than 1.1 million people today suffering from
anorexia or bulimia, according to BEAT, the eating disorder charity. Emma Healey, the organisation’s director of
operations, said today: ‘This is very welcome. The whole controversy over size zero models has been a wake up call.
British fashion is leading the way on this, and it is very encouraging to see Vogue, which is THE fashion magazine,
taking a stance like this’.

Fashion terminology:
samples: examples of new models from a recent collection
catwalk: a long raised structure models walk along in a fashion show

Choose the most appropriate response.

71. Designers create problems for fashion magazines because their samples
a. are made for the catwalk 6 months before the clothes appear in the shops.
b. are made to fit young catwalk models, who are newly discovered.
c. do not appeal to celebrity models, like Nicole Kidman.
d. are made to fit only very skinny models.

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72. Photos published in Vogue are frequently modified

a. to look like the catwalk shows.

b. to make the models look slimmer.
c. to make the models look less thin.
d. to make the models look taller.

73. Shulman believes that British Vogue readers

a. require the editors to use extremely tall thin girls in the magazine.
b. have become used to seeing extremely tall thin girls in the magazine.
c. would like to see more slim celebrity models in the magazine.
d. would like to see more normal sized models in the magazine.

74.
a. BEAT is encouraging Vogue not to use size zero models wearing designer clothes.
b. BEAT is very pleased that Vogue is opposing size zero models wearing designer clothes.
c. BEAT believe that British fashion is one of the principle users of size zero models.
d. BEAT is satisfied that there are no more than 1.1 million people suffering from anorexia or bulimia.

75. In the context of this article “has been a wake up call” (par. 5) means

a. has made people aware of a serious problem

b. has confused people about a serious problem
c. has stopped people from suffering from eating disorders
d. has forced British fashion to ban zero size models.

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1st YEAR - Multiple choice exam key (September 2009 - 001)
1) D 26) D 51) D
2) B 27) B 52) D
3) C 28) D 53) C
4) D 29) A 54) B
5) B 30) B 55) A
6) C 31) D 56) D
7) B 32) B 57) A
8) A 33) B 58) A
9) D 34) C 59) D
10) A 35) C 60) C
11) D 36) A 61) A
12) D 37) C 62) D
13) C 38) B 63) C
14) B 39) B 64) A
15) C 40) D 65) C
16) C 41) C 66) A
17) C 42) A 67) D
18) A 43) A 68) B
19) C 44) B 69) A
20) C 45) C 70) C
21) B 46) B 71) D
22) A 47) B 72) C
23) D 48) B 73) D
24) B 49) C 74) B
25) C 50) B 75) A

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