Test 01. UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI URBINO CARLO BO Centro Linguistico d Ateneo. Leggere il brano e rispondere alle domande in inglese

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1 Test 01 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI URBINO CARLO BO Centro Linguistico d Ateneo Leggere il brano e rispondere alle domande in inglese Tracing a poison s global path back to China. A syrupy poison, diethylene glycol, is an indispensable part of the modern world, an industrial solvent and prime ingredient in antifreeze. It is also a killer. And the deaths, if not intentional, are often no accident. Over the years, the poison has been loaded into all varieties of medicine- cough syrup, fever medication, injectable drugs- a result of counterfeiters who profit by substituting the sweet-tasting solvent for a safe, more expensive syrup, usually glycerin, commonly used in drugs, food, toothpaste and other products. Toxic syrup has figured in at least eight mass poisonings around the world in the past two decades. Researchers have estimated that thousands have died. The kidneys fail first, then the central nervous system begins to misfire. In many cases, the precise origin of the poison has never been determined. But records and interviews show that in three of the last four cases, it was made in China, a major source of counterfeit drugs. Panama is the most recent victim. Last year government officials there unwittingly mixed diethyhlene glycol into 260,000 bottles of cold medicine with devastating results. Families have reported 365 deaths from the poison, 100 of which have been confirmed so far. The Panama death toll leads directly to Chinese companies that made and exported the poison as 99.5 percent pure glycerin. Forty-six barrels of the toxic syrup arrived via a poison pipeline stretching halfway around the world. Through shipping records and interviews with government officials, The New York Times traced this pipeline from the Panamanian port of Colon, back through trading companies in Barcelona and Beijing to its beginning near the Yangtze Delta. The makers of counterfeit glycerin, which superficially looks and acts like the real thing, but generally costs considerably less are rarely identified. Much less prosecuted, given the difficulty of tracing shipments across borders. The counterfeit glycerin passed through three trading companies on three continents, yet not one of them tested the syrup to confirm what was on the label. Along the way, a certificate falsely attesting to the purity of the shipment was repeatedly altered eliminating the name of the manufacturer and previous owners. As a result, traders bought the syrup without knowing where it came from, or who made it. With this information, the traders might have discovered that the manufacturer was not certified to make pharmaceutical ingredients. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned drug makers and suppliers in the United States "to be especially vigilant" in watching for diethylene glycol. The warning did not specifically mention China, and it said there was "no reason to believe" that glycerin in America was tainted. Even so, the agency called for all glycerin shipments to be tested for diethylene glycol and said it was "exploring how supplies of glycerin become contaminated."

2 Answer the following in one or more complete sentences. 1. Why was the poison diethylene glycol put into a number of medicines such as cough syrup and fever medication? What is diethylene glycol normally used for? 2. What are the health consequences of ingesting diethylene glycol? 3. Why is the couterfeit glycerin a problem for the global community? How should trading companies deal with substances such as diethylene glycol? 4. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about counterfeit glycerin. What suggestions have they made to drug makers?

3 5. Nel contesto dell articolo scegliete la traduzione in italiano più adatta per kidneys a) reni b) polmoni c) arterie d) cuore 6. Nel contesto dell articolo scegliete la traduzione in italiano più adatta per source a) fonte b) destinazione c) magazzino d) mercato 7. Nel contesto dell articolo scegliete la traduzione in italiano più adatta per shipments a) siringhe b) spedizioni c) sciroppi d) condizioni 8. Nel contesto dell articolo scegliete la traduzione in italiano più adatta per without a) quando b) senza c) mentre d) insieme a Completare le frasi con la forma appropriata dei verbi tra parentesi. 1. I m afraid he s busy at the moment. He... (talk) to someone on the other line. 2. My parents...(meet) in He..(not / drink) alcohol. 4. We......(go) to the concert on Friday. We already bought the tickets. 5. Do you think it...(snow) this week? 6. There it is! I... (look) for that book for three weeks! Modal verbs: Completare le frasi scegliendo fra can, can t, could, couldn t, must, mustn t, should, shouldn t, have to, don t have to 7. You.. drive without a licence. It s against the law. 8. Piero.. work less. He always looks tired. 9. Franca speak four languages she works as an interpreter in Brussels. 10. When he was a young man, he. run for miles.

4 Multi-part verbs (phrasal verbs): Choose the correct alternative from the box and complete the sentences. There are two extra options you do not need to use. fill in looking forward call off point out look up come up 11. We had to.. the meeting at the last minute. 12. You ll have to. with a solution. 13. I m... to meeting him. 14. We can.. that information on the Internet. Completare le frasi scegliendo la preposizione giusta. 15. Can you pay... my coffee? 16. I don t agree... you. 17. The trains are terrible these days. They never arrive... time. 18. We have a meeting half past eleven. Completare le frasi con la forma appropriata del periodo ipotetico. 19. If I see Linda at school, I (give) her your book. 20. She (buy) a new car if she had enough money. 21. If he took his medicine, he... (feel) better. 22. If you wear your coat tomorrow, you... (not /be) cold. Verb Pattern: the ing form (verb+ing) or the infinitive (to+verb) Underline the correct alternatives in these sentences: Es: You can find out if flights are delayed by calling /to call the airport. You can find out if flights are delayed by calling /to call the airport. 23. She finished writing / to write the book years ago. 24. I didn t manage finding / to find out anything. 25. He enjoys cooking / to cook. 26. I m interested in seeing/to see your book.

5 Tradurre in Italiano English jaw liver tooth tongue hand leg foot knee Italian In the long term, steroids raise cholesterol levels and blood pressure, creating the risk of heart attack and stroke. The liver can malfunction, so jaundice yellows the eyes and skin. The most devastating effects may not appear for years, but the immediate effects are so obvious that the athletes cannot say, I didn t know. Cycling has been hit by doping scandals in recent months with Tour de France winner Floyd Landis testing positive for testosterone causing one of the biggest scandals the sport has known. Some sports people who take anabolic steroids escape detection because they stop taking the drug prior to competition, giving the body time to break down the compounds.

6 Keys Possible answers: 1. Why was the poison diethylene glycol put into a number of medicines such as cough syrup and fever medication? What is diethylene glycol normally used for? Diethylene glycol was used as a substitute for a more expensive sweetener, the syrup glycerin. It is used in industry as a solvent and as an ingredient in antifreeze. 2. What are the health consequences of ingesting diethylene glycol? The ingestion of diethylene glycol can have fatal consequences. It first affects the kidneys and then begins to damage the central nervous system. 3. Why is the couterfeit glycerin a problem for the global community? How should trading companies deal with substances such as diethylene glycol? Pharmaceutical products are currently shipped around the world. It is sometimes difficult to trace shipments back to the country of origin and to the original manufacturer. Shipping companies should verify shipping labels and certificates. 4. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about counterfeit glycerin. What suggestions have they made to drug makers? The FDA believes that pharmaceutical suppliers should carefully control shipments of glycerin and suggested that all shipments be tested for diethylene glicol. 5. a reni 6. a fonte 7. b spedizioni 8. b senza Completare le frasi con la forma appropriata dei verbi tra parentesi. 1. I m afraid he s busy at the moment. He s talking to someone on the other line. 2. My parents met in He doesn t drink alcohol. 4. We re going to the concert on Friday. We already bought the tickets. 5. Do you think it will snow this week? 6. There it is! I have been looking for that book for three weeks! 7. You mustn t (can t) drive without a licence. It s against the law. 8. Piero should work less. He always looks tired. 9. Franca can speak four languages she works as an interpreter in Brussels. 10. When he was a young man, he could run for miles.

7 11. We had to call off the meeting at the last minute. 12. You ll have to come up with a solution. 13. I m looking forward to meeting him. 14. We can look up that information on the Internet. 15. Can you pay for my coffee? 16. I don t agree with you. 17. The trains are terrible these days. They never arrive on time. 18. We have a meeting at half past eleven. 19. If I see Linda at school, I ll give her your book. 20. She would buy a new car if she had enough money. 21. If he took his medicine, he would feel better. 22. If you wear your coat tomorrow, you won t be cold. 23. She finished writing the book years ago. 24. I didn t manage to find out anything. 25. He enjoys cooking. 26. I m interested in seeing your book. Tradurre in Italiano English jaw liver tooth tongue hand leg foot knee Italian mascella fegato dente lingua mano gamba piede ginocchio In the long term, steroids raise cholesterol levels and blood pressure, creating the risk of heart attack and stroke. The liver can malfunction, so jaundice yellows the eyes and skin. The most devastating effects may not appear for years, but the immediate effects are so obvious that the athletes cannot say, I didn t know. A lungo termine gli steroidi, alzano i livelli del colesterolo e della pressione del sangue aumentando il rischio di infarto o di ictus. Possono portare ad un cattivo funzionamento del fegato e, in seguito, all itterizia che ingiallisce occhi e pelle. Gli effetti più gravi potrebbero non comparire per anni ma gli effetti immediati sono così ovvi che un atleta non può dire Non lo sapevo. Cycling has been hit by doping scandals in recent months with Tour de France winner Floyd Landis testing positive for testosterone causing one of the biggest scandals the sport has known. Some sports people who take anabolic steroids escape detection because they stop taking the drug prior to competition, giving the body time to break down the compounds.

8 Il ciclismo è stato interessato dagli scandali del doping negli ultimi mesi con il caso del vincitore del Tour de France, Landis, risultato positivo per testosterone che ha causato uno dei piu grandi scandali che questo sport abbia conosciuto. Qualche sportivo che assume steroidi anabolizzanti non viene scorperto perchè smettono l assunzione prima della gara in modo che il corpo abbia tempo per eliminare la sostanza.