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Test 5: Il mare e il tempo atmosferico

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Un test misto di livello proficiency su navigazione, tempeste e coste: collocazioni strette, condizionali, comparativi e formazione delle parole.

Parte 1: Spazi a scelta multipla

Scegli la parola o l'espressione che completa meglio ogni frase.

The islanders ___ out a modest living from fishing and a little farming.
- a) eked
- b) edged
- c) stretched
- d) pulled
A thick fog ___ in from the sea, and within minutes the harbour had vanished.
- a) rode
- b) rolled
- c) rang
- d) rowed
Had the crew heeded the warning, the ship ___ safely into harbour.
- a) would sail
- b) had sailed
- c) would have sailed
- d) sailed
The forecast was so ___ that nobody could decide whether to sail.
- a) equivocal
- b) equitable
- c) equable
- d) equivalent
Sailors are famously ___ about omens and luck.
- a) suspicious
- b) supercilious
- c) superficial
- d) superstitious
The ship ran ___ on a sandbank and had to wait for the tide.
- a) afloat
- b) aground
- c) abeam
- d) adrift
The more the wind rose, ___ the sea became.
- a) the rougher
- b) rougher
- c) the roughest
- d) as rough
Whatever the season, the coast road is liable ___ flooding at high tide.
- a) for
- b) of
- c) to
- d) with

Scrivi la parola o le parole mancanti in ogni spazio. Scrivi una sola parola, a meno che l'item non richieda chiaramente una breve espressione.

Scarcely had the boat left the harbour ___ the wind began to rise.
The crossing, ___ in good weather takes an hour, took nearly four.
Had the crew not been experienced, they ___ never have reached the shore.
The tide is due to turn at noon, ___ which point the channel will be impassable.
The island is cut off from the mainland ___ high tide.
Rough ___ the weather was, the ferry kept to its timetable.
She had no ___ but to turn back when the wind veered.
It was not ___ the fog lifted that they saw how close they had come to the rocks.

Usa la parola in MAIUSCOLO alla fine di ogni frase per formare una parola adatta allo spazio vuoto. Scrivi una sola parola.

The ___ of the coastline makes navigation difficult without local knowledge. (REGULAR)
The captain’s ___ saved the ship when the engine failed. (COMPOSE)
Fishermen are often remarkably ___ about the weather. (KNOW)
The storm struck with ___ force, tearing the sails to ribbons. (PRECEDENT)
The sea can look ___ calm and still be dangerous below the surface. (DECEIVE)
The ___ of the water near the rocks made landing impossible. (TURBULENT)
Her ___ was beyond question, even in the worst gale. (SEAMAN)
The sea is notoriously ___ in autumn. (PREDICT)

a) ekedTo eke out a living significa sopravvivere con difficoltà. È un phrasal verb fisso.
b) rolledFog rolls in è la collocazione standard. Gli altri verbi non si combinano con fog.
c) would have sailedQuesto è un terzo condizionale: had + participio passato nella proposizione con if, would have + participio passato nel risultato.
a) equivocalEquivocal significa che si presta a più di un'interpretazione. Equable descrive un temperamento o un clima stabile.
d) superstitiousSuperstitious significa che crede nei presagi e nella fortuna. Gli altri hanno significati diversi.
b) agroundRun aground significa incagliarsi sul fondale in acque basse. Afloat sarebbe il contrario.
a) the rougherThe more ... the + comparativo è la struttura correlativa.
c) toLiable to significa esposto al rischio di subire qualcosa. Liable for significherebbe legalmente responsabile.

when / beforeScarcely ... when/before è la coppia abituale, con inversione dopo Scarcely.
whichUna proposizione relativa non restrittiva richiede which, non that.
would / could / mightQuesto è un terzo condizionale invertito, quindi la proposizione del risultato usa un modale + have + participio passato.
at / by / after / fromAt which point, by which point, after which point e from which point vanno tutti bene in questa proposizione relativa non restrittiva.
at / duringSia At high tide sia during high tide sono naturali.
as / thoughRough as/though the weather was significa although the weather was rough.
choice / option / alternativeNo choice, no option o no alternative but to è uno schema fisso.
until / tillIt was not until/till ... that è la struttura scissa per il tempo.