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1. Completare il testo utilizzando UNA sola parola per ogni spazio.

Historically, flags originate as military standards, used as signs. 1.______practice of flying flags indicating the country 2.______origin outside of the context of warfare emerges 3.______the , introduced during the age of sail, in the 4.______17th century. The origins of the flag date back 5.______1603, when James VI of inherited the English and Irish thrones, thereby uniting the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland in 6.______personal union (which remained separate states). 7.______12 April 1606, a new flag to represent this regal union 8.______England and Scotland was specified in a royal decree, according 9.______which the (a red cross on a white background, 10.______as St George's Cross), and the flag of Scotland (a white saltireon a blue background, known as the or St Andrew's Cross), would be joined together, forming the flag of 11.______first Union Flag. With the emergence of nationalist sentiment from the late 18th century the desire was felt to display national flags 12.______in civilian contexts, notably the US flag, in origin adopted as a naval 13.______1777, which after the American Revolution began to 14.______displayed as a generic symbol of the United States, and the French Tricolore which became a symbol of the Republic in the 1790s. Most countries of Europe adopted a national 15.______in the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries, often based 16.______older (medieval) war flags. The specifications of the were codified in 1748, 17.______on a 14th-century design. The 18.______introduced in 1889, also based on medieval war flags. The introduced two national flags in 1813 (either 19.______orange-white-blue or a red-white-blue tricolour; the final decision in favour of red was 20.______in 1937).

2. Scegli la risposta giusta (mettendo una X sopra alla lettere A, B, C, o D) per completare le seguenti frasi

1) The cat sat ______the bed. A on B left C house D over 2) A. Where ______you from? B. I am from Boston. A is B take C are D home 3) Yesterday I ______to university. A go B wet C went D dog 4) Could you please turn ______the light when you leave the room. A blue B red C round D off 5) This test is the ______I have ever taken. A easiest B chicken C door D car 6) Do you want to ______me about it? A say B speak C order D tell 7) The teacher said we ______to read page nine of the text book. A must B have C cold D glasses 8) I love ______football. A begin B eating C playing D to plays 9) Sarah ______golf at the weekend. A player B playing C to play D plays 10) ‘I am ______television’ the man shouted.

A watch B watched C watching D watches 11) The policeman asked the man to sit ______. A over B sat C under D down 12) We___ eating pizza. A eat B like C should D had 13) Some people believe that ___ men and ___ women think differently. A -/the B -/- C the/the D the/- 14) Excuse me, could you give me ____ about the castle? informations B the information C an information D some A information 15) __ night I saw an excellent film on television. A Last B Yesterday C The last D Every 16) If I were you, I ___ buy a new house at the moment. A wouldn’t B didn’t C shouldn’t D couldn’t 17) Turn left __ the traffic lights. A on B in C over D at 18) When I get home I am going to ___ my homework. A make B do C have D be 19) If we want to save the tiger, there ____ time. A isn’t many B aren’t many C isn’t much D aren’t much 20) These 60 answers are all incorrect. ___of them are correct. A Neither B Either C Both D None 3. WRITING – scrivi una note (minimo 100 parole - massimo 150). You are studying in an English university and have just moved to your new student-house. You want to organise a party to meet your college friends. Write a note to your college friends. Include the following points: - Introduce yourself - Explain what you want to organize and why - Inform them of when the party will be - Include any other information ______