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First Year Exam: English Language Proficiency Test, Prove d'esame di Inglese

A comprehensive english language proficiency test designed for first-year university students. It covers a range of grammar and vocabulary skills, including cloze exercises, verb cloze, open cloze, transformation exercises, word formation, and question formation. The test is suitable for assessing students' understanding of english grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure.

Tipologia: Prove d'esame

2022/2023

Caricato il 07/01/2025

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DISUM FIRST YEAR EXAM SEPTEMBER 2022 EXAM 3 (VALID UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024)
SURNAME _________________ NAME _________________ MATRIC. _____________ CORSO DI LAUREA _______
SECTION TWO: QUESTIONS 11-20 (10 points) CLOZE TEXT
Read the passage and choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentence. Mark the answer (a,
b, or c) with a cross AND rewrite the word(s) in the space provided.
11. For the website Ancestry.com, _____________ family has a story, and their job is to help
A) all B) everyone C) each
12. people understand their family history. Ancestry.com _________________ the world’s
A) gives B) holds C) gets
13. largest collection of digitalised information on family history. Whether you are ___________ in
A) passionate B) keen C) interested
14. discovering specific details about your family, or simply _______________ about your origins,
A) searching B) looking C) finding out
15. Ancestry.com can help. The website’s popularity has ___________ up over the past few years.
A) grown B) gone C) given
16. It would _____________ a long time to get information without Ancestry.com’s digital library.
A) get B) spend C) take
17. ______________ only does the website tell us when and where someone’s relatives lived,
A) If B) Not C) For
18. but it also tells us what these people _______________ for a living.
A) made B) had C) did
19. Ancestry.com employs local historians who are fully ______________ to deal with your needs.
A) graduated B) qualified C) capable
20. For a small _____________ , Ancestry.com is ready to guide you through the first steps.
A) fee B) pay C) bill
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SURNAME _________________ NAME _________________ MATRIC. _____________ CORSO DI LAUREA _______ SECTION TWO: QUESTIONS 11-20 (10 points) CLOZE TEXT Read the passage and choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentence. Mark the answer (a, b, or c) with a cross AND rewrite the word(s) in the space provided****.

  1. For the website Ancestry.com , _____________ family has a story, and their job is to help A) all B) everyone C) each
  2. people understand their family history. Ancestry.com _________________ the world’s A) gives B) holds C) gets
  3. largest collection of digitalised information on family history. Whether you are ___________ in A) passionate B) keen C) interested
  4. discovering specific details about your family, or simply _______________ about your origins, A) searching B) looking C) finding out
  5. Ancestry.com can help. The website’s popularity has ___________ up over the past few years. A) grown B) gone C) given
  6. It would _____________ a long time to get information without Ancestry.com’s digital library. A) get B) spend C) take
  7. ______________ only does the website tell us when and where someone’s relatives lived, A) If B) Not C) For
  8. but it also tells us what these people _______________ for a living. A) made B) had C) did
  9. Ancestry.com employs local historians who are fully ______________ to deal with your needs. A) graduated B) qualified C) capable
  10. For a small _____________ , Ancestry.com is ready to guide you through the first steps. A) fee B) pay C) bill

SURNAME _________________ NAME _________________ MATRIC. _____________ CORSO DI LAUREA _______ SECTION THREE: QUESTIONS 21-30 (10 points) VERB CLOZE Read the passage. Choose the correct verb form and write it in the spaces in the text. I had an embarrassing experience last year, while I was in a band __CALLED_______________ ( 21 - call ) “The Pilgrims”. We don’t usually play in public, but last summer we decided ___TO PERFORM_____________ ( 22 - perform ) at a friend’s wedding. We ____HAD BEEN_________________ ( 23 - be ) in a band together for only three months before the wedding, so we didn’t know many songs. For that reason, we spent at least five days a week ____PRACTISING_________________ ( 24 - practise ), so that we would make a good impression at the wedding. The day before the wedding, I had moved to a new flat, so I FELT_____________________ ( 25 - feel ) completely exhausted. A final meeting with all the band members __WAS ARRANGED______ ( 26 - arrange ) for nine o’clock that morning, but when my friends arrived, they couldn’t find me anywhere! They kept _PHONING( 27 - phone ) me, but I didn’t answer. At 10 a.m. they came round to my flat and knocked on my door until I woke up. “We HAVE BEEN TRYING_______ ( 28 - try ) to get hold of you all morning!” they SAID_________ ( 29 – say ), when I finally opened the door. “__GET UP__________________ ( 30 - get up ), we’re late!” I quickly put my clothes on and ran out of the flat, only realising one hour later that I had left my guitar behind! SECTION FOUR: QUESTIONS 31-40 (10 points) OPEN CLOZE Read the passage and fill the gap with ONE suitable word. During the first lockdown in 2020, the UK government encouraged people to use cars or bicycles instead _____OF__________ ( 31 ) public transport. Consequently, _THERE_______________ ( 32 ) was a dramatic increase in the number of people driving and cycling. Cyclists received advice about WHAT__________ ( 33 ) they needed to do to follow government guidelines. They were told to ride their bikes either alone, ____OR________ ( 34 ) with someone they lived WITH____________ ( 35 ). In addition, they weren’t allowed to cycle at all IF_____________ ( 36 ) they had Covid-19. The government’s suggestion to use bicycles was ____VERY__________ ( 37 ) popular with the public. Newspapers reported ________A ( 38 ) 200% increase in cycling, with 1.3m Brits buying a bike during _THAT___________ ( 39 ) period. Health specialists also widely encouraged their use, explaining that the exercise that cycling provided would not only boost the immune system, but would also be good for people’s mental health, at a time when many of THEM______________( 40 ) were experiencing anxiety and stress.

SURNAME _________________ NAME _________________ MATRIC. _____________ CORSO DI LAUREA _______

49. There was a large number of empty seats on the bus. PLENTY There ARE PLENTY OF______________ empty seats on the bus. 50. Jack and Simon are the same height. AS Jack is AS TALL AS Simon. SECTION SIX: QUESTIONS 56-65 (5 POINTS) WORD FORMATION Use the word in CAPITAL LETTERS at the end of the sentence to form another word which is suitable in the context****. 51. How many FLIGHTS______________________ have you taken this year? FLY 52. The film was so _____BORING_______________ that she fell asleep. BORE 53. I always burn the dinner. I’m such a HOPELESS ______________________ cook! HOPE 54. Book LOVERS________________ are people who are very interested in books. LOVE 55. Molly finds German EASIER _________________ to learn than French. EASY 56. Kate and her friends all have similar PERSONALITIES__________. PERSON 57. Fashion bloggers write about STYLISH __________________ clothes and new trends. STYLE 58. Having lots of money doesn’t ______NECESSARILY make you happy. NECESSARY 59. If I had a CHOICE______ , I wouldn’t work on Saturdays. CHOOSE 60. Did your parents ADVISE__________ you to study another language? ADVICE SECTION SEVEN: QUESTIONS 61-65 (5 POINTS) QUESTION FORMATION The underlined words are the answer to a question. Use them to form the question. Write the question in the space provided. Example: He was born in 1987. WHEN was he born? 61. He found an old bank note in his coat pocket. __WHAT DID HE FIND IN HIS COAT POCKET______? 62. Freddie will visit his grandparents tomorrow. __WHO WILL FREDDIE VISIT TOMORROW________? 63. The Porsche was travelling at 180 km per hour. _HOW FAST WAS THE PORSCHE TRAVELLING______________? 64. The student is running to class, because he is late for the lesson.

SURNAME _________________ NAME _________________ MATRIC. _____________ CORSO DI LAUREA _______ _WHY IS THE STUDENT RUNNING TO CLASS_____________________?

65. The woman is called Patricia. _WHAT IS THE WOMAN’S NAME? WHAT IS THE WPMAN CALLED_________________________________________________________________________________ __?