Intermediate 71-74

Question 1

a) leisure/ enjoyment = relax/ riposo

b) (absence of tension) = rilassamento

Answer 1

relaxation (riilaekseishn)

Question 2

un miglioramento del tempo

Answer 2

an improvement in the weather (impruuvm@nt)

Question 3

ability (pr)

Answer 3

@bil@ti

Question 4

fitness

Answer 4

a) forma fisica

All the recruits had to take a test to check their fitness.

b) fitness for st ((appropriateness (@pr@upri@tn@s) = idoneità/ adeguatezza

The board had to assess each candidate’s fitness for the position.

c) (biology) = adattamento/ idoneità

A species' survival over time is a good indicator of its fitness for the environment.

Question 5

la mia incapacità nell’usare i computers

Answer 5

my inability to use computers

Question 6

calciatore

Answer 6

footballer (futbool@)

Question 7

esitare

Answer 7

to hesitate (heziteit)

Question 8

esitazione

Answer 8

hesitation (heziteishn)

Question 9

informal (not yet used) = nuovo di zecca

Answer 9

brand-new

Question 10

suffix (pr)

Answer 10

safiks

Question 11

per ragazze di 3 e 7 anni

Answer 11

for three-and seven-year-old girls

Question 12

importance (significato/ valore)

Answer 12

impootns
significance (signifikns)

Question 13

santuario/ reliquiario

Answer 13

shrine

Question 14

-able (pr)

comfortable (pr)

Answer 14

-able (@bl)

comfortable (kamf@t@bl)

Question 15

This suffix often means ‘full of’ or ‘having the quality of the noun’,

what suffix is used to express (ikspres) The opposite meaning?

Answer 15

-ful

painful

-less

painless

Question 16

(movie director) syn

Answer 16

film-maker

Question 17

incrocio/ bivio

(is it plural of singular?)

Answer 17

crossroads

it can be both

a) As a singular noun

It looks plural, but it takes a singular verb when referring to one intersection:

This crossroads is dangerous.

We are at a crossroads in our lives.

b) As a plural noun

It can also refer to more than one:

Several crossroads are poorly marked.

Question 18

semaforo

(plural or singular?)

Answer 18

traffic lights

1) Plural (most common use)

The traffic lights are broken.

2) Singular form

The singular is “traffic light”:

The traffic light is red.

Question 19

ATM (syn)

Answer 19

cashpoint

Question 20

abbiamo avuto due figli quando eravamo giovani

Answer 20

we had 2 children when we were young

Question 21

è abbastanza probabile che staremo qui

Answer 21

it’s quite likely that we’ll stay here

Question 22

mettere peso

Answer 22

to put on weight

Question 23

fare una dieta

Answer 23

to go on a diet (dai@t)

Question 24

to earn points (segnare)

Answer 24

to score (skoo)

Question 25

aspettare un bambino (incinta)

Answer 25

to expect a baby (ikspekt)

Question 26

un grosso numero di studenti un piccolo/ limitato numero di...

Answer 26

a large number of students a small/ limited number of... (limitid)

Question 27

una grossa somma di denaro

Answer 27

a large amount of money

Question 28

un'ampia scelta di cibo disponibile una scelta limitata/ ristretta di...

Answer 28

a wide choice of food available a limited/ narrow choice of...

Question 29

un ampio vocabolario d'inglese un limitato etc.

Answer 29

a wide vocabulary in English a limited vocabulary...

Question 30

è molto importante per lei

Answer 30

it's of great importance to her

Question 31

è stato molto divertente

Answer 31

it was great fun

Question 32

c'era un traffico intenso/ leggero nell'autostrada in uscita dalla città

Answer 32

there was a heavy/ light traffic on the motorway going out of town

Question 33

sono terribilmente dispiaciuto per essere in ritardo

Answer 33

I'm terribly sorry I'm late

Question 34

è ben consapevole del problema

Answer 34

she's well aware of the problem

Question 35

estremamente/ in modo vitale

Answer 35

vitally (vaitli)

Question 36

profondamente addormentato

Answer 36

fast asleep

Question 37

completamente sveglio, del tutto sveglio

Answer 37

wide awake

Question 38

non è una notizia fantastica?

Answer 38

Isn't that fantastic news? (faentaestik)

Question 39

ton (pr)

Answer 39

tan