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WRITTEN ASSESSMENT (ENGLISH 3)

Lingue, Culture E Letterature Moderne Europee – N61

Name and Surname: __________________________________ Matricola: ________________

For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best ﬁts each gap. There

is an example at the beginning (0).

Example: A term B title C caption D label

RENEWABLE ENERGY COMES OF AGE

The (0) _____ ‘alternative energy’ was once used to describe the generation of wind, water and solar power.

These days, we tend to (1) _____ to them as ‘renewable energy’ and the use of this name (2) _____ a real

change in their status. These sources of energy have now become mainstream and are (3) _____ to make a

significant contribution to energy needs in the future.

Two closely linked developments (4) _____ behind this change in status. Firstly, the price of oil and gas has

been rising (5) _____, reflecting the extent to which reserves of these fossil fuels are becoming (6)_____ .

Equally important is the growing consensus that carbon emissions must be curbed. The scientific evidence for

climate change is now irrefutable, and both policy makers and the (7) _____ public are finally in agreement that

doing nothing about the prospect of global warming is no longer a viable option. Renewable energy represents

one real way of (8) _____both issues.

1. A consider B refer C mention D regard

2. A regards B reproduces B reminds C reflects

3. A bound B held C stood D put

4. A sit B reside C lie D recline

5. A equably B serenely C habitually D steadily

6. A depleted B decreased C depressed D debased

7. A deeper B greater C larger D wider

8. A coping B addressing C engaging D dealing

___/8

For questions 9 – 16, read the text below and think of the word which best ﬁts each gap. Use only one

word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES SHOULD BE COMPULSORY

Learning a new language should be compulsory for pupils (0) UP to the age of 16, according (9) ____ a new

report highlighting the UK’s recent abysmal record in encouraging young people to study languages other (10)

____ English. The report published (11) ____ the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) cites an EU-wide

survey showing that just 32% of young people in the UK say they are able to read or write in more than (12)

____ language, compared with 79% of their peers in France. The report calls (13) ____ the overturning of the

government’s 2004 decision to drop compulsory study of languages at key stage four – when pupils take GCSE

exams in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – which has led to a steep decline (14) ____ the numbers in

England going on to study languages at colleges and universities. It also recommends that the government (15)

____ start subsidising the teaching of languages at universities, “in light (16) ____ declining enrolments and

growing vulnerability for lesser taught languages”, for strategic and cultural reasons.

___/8

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WRITTEN ASSESSMENT (ENGLISH 3)

Lingue, Culture E Letterature Moderne Europee – N Name and Surname: __________________________________ Matricola: ________________ For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example : A term B title C caption D label RENEWABLE ENERGY COMES OF AGE The (0) _____ ‘alternative energy’ was once used to describe the generation of wind, water and solar power. These days, we tend to (1) _____ to them as ‘renewable energy’ and the use of this name (2) _____ a real change in their status. These sources of energy have now become mainstream and are (3) _____ to make a significant contribution to energy needs in the future. Two closely linked developments (4) _____ behind this change in status. Firstly, the price of oil and gas has been rising (5) _____, reflecting the extent to which reserves of these fossil fuels are becoming (6)_____. Equally important is the growing consensus that carbon emissions must be curbed. The scientific evidence for climate change is now irrefutable, and both policy makers and the (7) _____ public are finally in agreement that doing nothing about the prospect of global warming is no longer a viable option. Renewable energy represents one real way of (8) _____both issues.

A consider B refer C mention D regard
A regards B reproduces B reminds C reflects
A bound B held C stood D put
A sit B reside C lie D recline
A equably B serenely C habitually D steadily
A depleted B decreased C depressed D debased
A deeper B greater C larger D wider
A coping B addressing C engaging D dealing ___/ For questions 9 – 16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES SHOULD BE COMPULSORY Learning a new language should be compulsory for pupils (0) UP to the age of 16, according (9) ____ a new report highlighting the UK’s recent abysmal record in encouraging young people to study languages other (10) ____ English. The report published (11) ____ the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) cites an EU-wide survey showing that just 32% of young people in the UK say they are able to read or write in more than (12) ____ language, compared with 79% of their peers in France. The report calls (13) ____ the overturning of the government’s 2004 decision to drop compulsory study of languages at key stage four – when pupils take GCSE exams in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – which has led to a steep decline (14) ____ the numbers in England going on to study languages at colleges and universities. It also recommends that the government (15) ____ start subsidising the teaching of languages at universities, “in light (16) ____ declining enrolments and growing vulnerability for lesser taught languages”, for strategic and cultural reasons. ___/

For questions 17 – 24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). BEING AN UNCLE Technically speaking, I have been an uncle for over 20 years. At 10, though, the title was (0) ____ a schoolyard boast, to be greeted with a mix of (17) ____ and incomprehension. “An uncle?” friends would ask, noting the (18) ____ during little lunch. “How does that work?” Chiefly, it didn’t: being the youngest in my family – a child myself – responsibilities were waived by default. Lexicography is some help: the Oxford English Dictionary records some five senses of “uncle”, and the general gist is you should display (19) ____ and benevolence; be equal parts protector and patron. But there’s also a negative (20) ____ of the uncle – those who are racist at holiday meals, overly handsy elsewhere. Despite this (21) ____ I feel a love for this nephew that I have no prior referent, and scarce little vocabulary, for. When he eats a banana, or vomits on me, or kisses his favourite giraffe toy, something happens. It surely isn’t the love of a parent – there’s not enough fear or (22) ____ intermingled for that, but, I think, it gets close. Being an uncle is a voyage of (23) ____ and one of the most (24) ____ experiences by far.

(0) PRIMARY

(17) REVERE

(18) INCONGRUOUS

(19) KIND

(20) STEREOTYPICAL

(21) CONFUSE

(22) ANXIOUS

(23) DISCOVER

(24) ENRICH

Please transcribe your answers in the table below (0) PRIMARILY (17) REVERENCE (18) INCONGRUITY (19) KINDNESS (20) STEREOTYPE (21) CONFUSION (22) ANXIETY (23) DISCOVERY (24) ENRICHING ___/ For questions 25 – 30, 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 three and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: Amy stayed at the hotel once before. FIRST This is not the first time Amy has stayed at the hotel. I think she should refresh her language skills. ( BRUSH ) 25. Throughout this entire project, we’ve maintained a seamless harmony with our colleagues. ( WAVELENGTH) We have been _______________ON THE SAME WAVELENGHT AS_________________________ our colleagues throughout this entire project. 26. His new apartment is way less spacious than his previous one. ( NOTHING ) His new apartment is __________________nothing like as specious as______________________________________ his previous one. 27. The dedication and effort each member puts in are what truly impact our team’s success. ( DIFFERENCE ) What truly ______________makes the difference to_____________________ our success as a team is the dedication and effort that each member contributes. 28. She wouldn’t like to go, and I wouldn’t either ( DO )

‘They’re five thousand years old. There’s one you can actually go inside, if you borrow the key from the people in the Big House. I’ll never forget crawling down there. It was like going back to the very beginning. I had an eerie feeling that I’d been there before.’ ‘You Americans and your history. I thought you hated all that sentimental diddle-eye-doe aul’ Oirlan’ nonsense.’ ‘I do. I’m not talking about Oirlan’. I mean the real place underneath all that sentimental nonsense.’ ‘If I can’t see it, I’m not interested. We’re photographers, Lou. Surface is what we do.’ ‘I know it.’ Too well, she realised. They left the M50 and headed north on the N23 into countryside that was like a green quilt with grey stitching made stone by stone with muscle and sweat. The earth beneath held buried treasure – bronze goblets, gold torques, wisps of fabric and even human bodies preserved in the peat-rich soil. This was the Ireland she loved, although she usually kept her thoughts to herself. She didn’t want anyone to suppose she was just another daft American looking for her roots. (31) What do we learn about Louisa Maguire in the first paragraph? A She moved to Ireland because of social changes there. X B Being American helped her to get photographic work in Ireland. C The attitudes of Irish people confused her when she arrived there. D She had more success in Ireland than in America. (32) Louisa’s attitude to doing weddings and portraits was that A the money she could make from that kind of work was its main advantage. B the responses of clients often made that kind of work rewarding. X C she was only likely to do that kind of work temporarily. D she was not ashamed of doing that kind of work. (33) In the third paragraph, what is implied about Louisa’s work for weddings? A She sometimes had to persuade clients that her methods were right for them. B She preferred photographing weddings to doing portraits. C She showed aspects of the occasion that clients had not been aware of. D She used analogue cameras for photographing weddings. X (34) When Louisa met Paul at her studio and they got into the car, A he did something that annoyed her. B her mood changed. C she decided to delay answering the question he asked her. X D he misunderstood how she was feeling. (35) When Lousia mentioned the cairns to Paul, A he said that her attitude to the place was typical of Americans. X B he indicated that he had had a different experience at the place. C he said that he was not at all surprised by her feelings about the place. D he suggested that he did not regard it as a place worth visiting.

(36) During their conversation, Louisa agreed with Paul that A his attitude to his work was more limited than hers. B she had a tendency to be too sentimental. C her attitude to aul’ Oirlan’ was a foolish one. D only what was visible mattered to them in their work X ___/ You are going to read an extract from an account of a sailing race. Six paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A – G the one which fits each gap (39–42). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. THE ‘BRITAIN IN BLOOM’ COMPETITION Every year, more than 1,000 towns and villages across Britain are in fierce competition to reap the benefit of the Britain in Bloom awards. William Langley reports. Another town, another riot of begonias, hollyhocks and lupins. Cruising down streets thick with hanging baskets, planted tubs and flower-filled horse troughs, Jim Buttress, the Head Judge of the annual Britain in Bloom competition, needs no reminding that his verdict can make or break the place where you live. A nod from Jim can raise house prices, attract businesses, bring in tourists and secure council grants. Towns will do a lot to please him. 37 __ From barely noticed beginnings nearly half a century ago, Britain in Bloom has become a cultural phenomenon, stoking passions and rivalries that are changing the way the country looks and, as a consequence, refashioning our sense of what makes a place appear attractive. More than 1,000 towns, villages and cities now enter and the event has grown into the most fiercely contested of its kind in the world. Last week, the judging entered its tense final stages and Jim was weighing up the contenders for the biggest prize of all, the Champion of Champions trophy. In the early days, according to Jim, winning depended more or less on how many flowers you could plant and how much colour you could create. 38 _ The competition’s influence extends far beyond the committees that enter it. Extravagant manifestations of floweriness have become a part of the country’s visual texture. Traffic roundabouts have been turned into giant bouquets; ornamental gardens are springing up in industrial wastelands. Hanging baskets were relatively rare in Britain until the The competition’s defenders consider such criticisms over the top or, at least, out of date. Since 2001, it has been run by the Royal Horticultural Society, with the aim of supporting ‘environmentally sustainable, socially responsible, community-based’ programmes. The old tricks of concealing urban grime beneath forests of fuchsias or creating rustic pastiches in built-up suburbs no longer work. 40 __ However badly these developments go down with the traditionalist element, the competition has become too important for many communities to ignore. A spokesman in Stockton-on-Tees, which won the Champion City award three years ago, says: ‘Say you’re a business trying to recruit staff and your town’s won Britain in Bloom. It’s very helpful in image terms. It makes people feel happier about living here. 41 _ With so much at stake, the competitive tempo of Britain in Bloom has risen to a point that has started to cause alarm. Tales of dirty tricks abound. Recently, the village of Cayton, winner of several prizes, awoke to find that a mystery attacker had destroyed its prized flower beds. Jealous local rivals were rumoured to be responsible, though nothing has been proved. Some years earlier, in one village a water bowser used for irrigation was spiked with toxic chemicals. 42 __

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(0) PRIMARY

(17) REVERE

(18) INCONGRUOUS

(19) KIND

(20) STEREOTYPICAL

(21) CONFUSE

(22) ANXIOUS

(23) DISCOVER

(24) ENRICH