Practice Test: 1

ACT1. Practice Test 1

Passage I: Fendi Restores the Trevi Fountain

Rome is famous for the Trevi fountain, which 1. A. NO CHANGE B. the fountain was designed by Nicola Salvi who won a is the largest Baroque fountain in the world. First contest unveiled in 1762, Nicola Salvi designed the fountain C. a contest to design the fountain D. designing the fountain was undertaken by Nicola Salvi, upon winning a contest held by Pope Clement XII in who won a contest 1 the year 1730. As is true of all ancient architecture, 2. If the writer were to delete the preceding sentence, the Trevi fountain has not been immune to the the paragraph would primarily lose:

ravages of time. 2 Although the fountain had been A. an indication of how old the fountain is. B. a description of the damages incurred by the fountain. refurbished from time to time, no restoration had C. a reason for why the fountain had been refurbished been as thorough or expensive as the one sponsored from time to time. D. an example of how time had adversely affected the by the luxury fashion house Fendi. fountain.

3. A. NO CHANGE Till 2014, the fountain had only received a few B. 2012; the aftermath C. 2012 the aftermath emergency repairs after the ornamental cornice D. 2012. The aftermath crumbled in 2012, the aftermath of an unusually cold 3 4. A. NO CHANGE winter. Lack of sufficient funds meant that the local B. meant that the local government could no longer afford an government could no longer afford, an extensive extensive restoration of the fountain C. meant that the local government could no longer afford, an restoration, of the fountain to keep it from falling extensive restoration of the fountain, 4 apart. The government turned to local businesses D. meant, that the local government could no longer afford an extensive restoration of the fountain, for help, leading Fendi to launch the ’Fendi for

Fountains’ project in January 2013. 5. A. NO CHANGE B. business; Fendi is C. business, it is D. business and Fendi, a local business, and it is a fashion giant, 5 agreed to restore the monument in exchange for

placing a branded plaque next to it.

345 [A] In July 2014, Fendi, which was a giant in the 6. A. NO CHANGE B. Fendi, agreeing to restore the fountain, fashion industry, began the restoration of the Trevi C. Fendi, launching the initiative ‘Fendi for Fountains’, 6 Fountain, a project that cost them 2.2 million euros D. Fendi

and took 17 months to complete. [B] There was a 7. A. NO CHANGE B. Therefore, brief setback caused by a colony of huge mice (each C. Finally, about 20 centimeters long) invading the scaffolded D. So,

fountain and terrorizing tourists. [C] However, 8. Which of the following would be LEAST acceptable 7 tourism thrived even during the renovations due to alternative here? A. a unique Fendi’s efforts; in fact, they even built a plexiglass B. a different bridge above the fountain to offer tourists a new C. an advanced 8 D. a fresh view of the fountain.[D] During the course of the

prolonged restoration, over 3 million visitors walked 9. A. NO CHANGE 9 B. of across Fendi’s bridge. 10 C. through D. by

[1] Bulgari (also known as ‘BVLGARI’), has 10. The writer wants to divide the paragraph into two in order 11 to separate the challenges faced during the process funded the renovation of the Spanish Steps, while of restoration from a description of tourism during the Tod’s has taken up the refurbishment of the Roman restoration. The best place to begin the new paragraph would be at: Colosseum, a colossal project. [2] Whether it is to A. Point A. give back to Italy, or for the generous tax breaks B. Point B. 12 C. Point C. that these projects bring, what matters is that they D. Point D. preserve history. 11. A. NO CHANGE B. Bulgari, (also known as ‘BVLGARI’), C. Bulgari, also known as ‘BVLGARI, D. Bulgari, also known as BVLGARI

12. The writer is considering revising the underlined portion to the following: tax breaks (worth 65% of the total donation value) Given that the information is accurate, should the writer make this revision?

A. Yes, because it clearly specifies how generous the tax breaks are. B. Yes, because it emphasises that tax breaks are the only reason fashion houses have contributed to restorations. No, because the sentence already indicates that the tax C. breaks are generous. No, because it questions the fashion houses’ reasons for D. contributing to restorations.

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[3] Fendi aside, other Italian luxury fashion houses 13. A. NO CHANGE B. in, and it is have pitched in and making several attempts to save C. in, they are making 13 the crumbling architecture (such as monuments) of D. in by

Rome (which is famous for the Trevi Fountain). 15 14. A. NO CHANGE 14 B. (such as monuments) of Rome. C. of Rome (which is famous for the Trevi Fountain) D. of Rome.

15. Which sequence of sentences makes this paragraph most logical? A. NO CHANGE B. 3, 1, 2 C. 2, 1, 3 D. 1, 3, 2

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