Test GRAMMATICA DI BASE DELLA LINGUA INGLESE 3°

Kim Jong-un succeeded his father, Kim Jong-il, as the dictatorial leader of North Korea in 2011. Kim Jong-un is the third member of the family to lead North Korea; his grandfather Kim Il-sung took power in 1948 and  passed it to Kim Jong-il in 1994. North Korea is a closed society, and …. (continues the sentence)

In 2003, a site named MySpace took the Internet by storm. It quickly became popular among young users and the rest  was history. Soon everyone was trying to develop a social networking site. The sites …. (continues the sentence)

The Dalai Lama ― the world’s most famous Buddhist monk ― was born in Tibet in 1935. His real name is  Tenzin Gyatso. He is the leader of Tibet’s Buddhists.  Tenzin became “Dalai Lama” when he was just two years old. In 1950, due to the degenerating political  situation after the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1949, he was called to take on full power as the head of  the Tibetan government when he…. (continues the sentence)

Amnesty International is an organization that supports the struggle for human rights all over the world.  Its Website defines human rights this way: “Human rights are basic rights and freedoms ….. (continues the sentence)

What is a “Mullah”?

“Al Jazeera” is a broadcaster owned by the privately held “Al Jazeera Media Network” and  headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel,  Al Jazeera. ….. (continues the sentence)

“Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is responsible for the greenhouse effect”. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere caused by the  combustion of fossil fuels (coal, gas, and oil) …. (continues the sentence)

The European Central Bank (ECB) is one of the seven institutions of the European Union (EU) listed in the  Treaty on European Union (TEU). It …. (continues the sentence)

“As a legal system, ‘Sharialaw’ is exceptionally broad. While other legal codes regulate public behavior,  Sharia law regulates public behavior, private behavior, and even private beliefs.  Of all legal systems in the world today,  Sharia law …..” (continues the sentence)

” In 2018, all over the world, 45 million tons of electronic waste, the equivalent of almost 4,500 Eiffel Towers,  have been produced. Besides this record quantity, what is worrying …(continues the sentence)

“The war in Darfur, a region in Sudan, has been the reason for mass slaughter and rape of Darfuri  men, women, and children; what the United Nations has labeled a genocide. This war…..(continues the sentence)

“Globalization” is the tendency of businesses, technologies, or philosophies to spread throughout  the world, or the process of making this happen. The global economy …. (continues the sentence)

In some societies, stress is now regarded as a major problem, and it is thought that people suffer from  more stress today than they did in the past. However, others feel that the amount of stress people have  today is exaggerated. They … (continues the sentence)

A handshake is commonplace before and after an interview. Shaking the hand of your  interviewer…..(continues the sentence)

Dressing for an interview can be tricky if you don’t know what the normal dress is for  candidates and really depends on the company, occupation, type of competition/ selection, and  formality of the interview. To be on the safe side, it’s advised that you wear:

If your cell phone goes off in the middle of an interview, you can pretty much kiss the job  goodbye When in doubt,…..(continues the sentence)

“Good morning, my name is Ms Martin. You’ve applied for the Laboratory Assistant’s  position, right?”. What is the best answer during an interview?

“Can you tell me why you decided to take part in this competition for the Laboratory Assistant’s  position?”. What is the best answer during an interview?

The World Heritage Convention, adopted by UNESCO in 1972, aims to identify and maintain a  list of sites that may be considered:

Zoos are entirely unsuitable places for animals. People visit zoos to learn about animal behaviour  but…. (continues the sentence)

Many conceptual artists do not usually play any physical part in producing the artworks credited to  their names beyond design and sometimes supervision. They…. (continues the sentence)

Which one of the following countries is NOT a monarchy?

What does the word “Hezbollah” mean?

Who are the “mujahideen”?

“Arab Spring, wave of pro-democracy protests and uprisings that took place in the Middle East and  North Africa beginning in 2010 and 2011, challenging some of the region’s entrenched authoritarian  regimes. Demonstratorsm…. ( continues the sentence)

Some people have suggested that there is a difference between physiological addiction to a substance  and psychological addiction. So they would want to distinguish between the physiological need for  chemicals contained in certain substances — such as that for nicotine satisfied through smoking —  and the mere psychological craving for, say, chocolate. However, studies show that chemicals are  released in the brain when people satisfy a psychological craving. Therefore, there is no difference  between the two types of addiction, as both involve a relationship between body chemistry and  physical substances.

 Which one of the following is a flaw in the above argument?

In tests designed to compare children’s eating habits, children from primary schools in England and  Germany were offered a choice between a chocolate bar and a piece of fruit. It was discovered that  the English children were far more likely to choose the less healthy chocolate bar than their German  counterparts. Television advertising of snack foods is restricted in Germany. If such advertising were  to be similarly restricted in the UK, English children would adopt far healthier eating habits.

Which one of the following is an assumption that is required by the above argument?

Some recent research has shown that bees learn better early in the morning when their energy levels  are highest. The process of memorising new odours from flowers is very energy-intensive, so carrying  out the process of drawing nectar from flowers, which then helps the bee to remember the flower,  is most effectively done early in the morning. Furthermore, most flowers accumulate their nectar  during the morning, making this the optimum time for pollination. In this way, the two species exhibit  a mutually beneficial behaviour pattern.

Which one of the following could be drawn as a conclusion from the passage above?

The Governor of California has recently announced that pupils will soon be learning only from digital  texts, and experts in the UK said yesterday that the paperless classroom was becoming a reality here  too. Although some educational publishers already offer a range of online resources, most of them  are little more than electronic versions of the paper book. Books also offer something that digital  resources just can’t replicate; you can flick back and forth in them quickly and you can write in them.  So the traditional textbook is not about to die a sudden death, especially not in the UK, where some  children still do not have access to the Internet at home and thus have every right to utter the  postmodern excuse of not being able to download their homework.

Which one of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the above argument?

In principle, the larger the mirror of a reflecting telescope, the further one can see into space with it.  The larger the mirror, however, the greater the weight of the steel needed to support it and maintain  its shape. Such a mass of metal and glass stores a lot of heat during the day, enough to keep the  mirror several degrees warmer than the surrounding air after sunset. The shimmering air above the  warm mirror blurs the image of distant stars and galaxies. Given existing technology, therefore, there  is no point building telescopic mirrors above a certain size.

Which one of the following is an assumption of the above argument?