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1 Part I Reading Comprehension International Herald Tribune (Dec ) Editorial page: A premature constitution Test 01 The leaders of the European Union are facing a fateful moment this weekend when they decide at their summit in Brussels whether to accept the draft of a constitutional treaty. Much of the draft is essentially a codification of the tangle of oft-revised treaties and rules that now govern the EU. The draft also attempts the Solomonic feat of creating power-sharing arrangement that would satisfy 15 current and 10 incoming members of hugely different size and wealth. Other key proposals include the new positions of an EU president and an EU foreign minister. These are all useful and necessary changes to avoid political paralysis in a greatly enlarged and diversified Union. The real problem with the constitutional project is not in the draft which, after all, can be fine tuned but in the fact that the exercise has failed to generate much interest in the broad European public. Even if the summit this weekend approves the draft, it might well founder in the national referendums that several states have decreed as a condition for ratification. There are several reasons for this. One is that the goings on in that faceless entity that Europeans refer to as Brussels are about as exciting as a day-old baguette, and the European Parliament does not have the legislative powers, or the knack to generate a buzz.* For all the control that Brussels has over the lives of all Europeans and it is expanding daily few Europeans really understand the balance of powers among the Council, the Commission, the ever-changing president, the Parliament and the innumerable agencies. Many, moreover have come to resent this power. * to generate a buzz create excitement and a momentum for growth Completare la frase scegliendo fra a, b, c, 1. According to this editorial, the text of the constitutional draft.. a )... cannot be modified if the draft is accepted. b)... does not modify European Union administrative positions. c)... is a codification of current rules but also proposes new administrative positions. 2. When this newspaper editorial was written... a)... there were twenty-five Member countries in the European Union. b)... there were 10 Member countries of hugely different size and wealth. c)... there were fifteen member countries in the European Union. 1/5

2 Rispondere alla domanda con una o più frasi complete. 3. According to this editorial the constitutional project will encounter a problem that may cause the project to fail. What is the problem? PART II Completare le frasi con la forma appropriata dei verbi tra parentesi. 1. We.. (play) tennis every weekend. 2. They.( listen) to some music at the moment. 3. I. (not/ get up) early on Saturdays. 4. Roger (call) me at 9:00 last night. 5. I (have) my lunch when Bianca phoned. 6. Nadia (never see) any Chinese films. Completare le frasi scegliendo fra can, can t, must, mustn t, should, might 7. You. read those files. They are confidential! 8. Emma.. do computer graphics. 9. You sign the form and return it by next Monday. Completare le seguenti frasi scegliendo fra a, an, the, some, any, much, many (se necessario.) 10. How.. countries are there in the European Union? 11. Where is Lisbon? It s in.portugal. 12. There aren t. good restaurants in this town. Completare le frasi scegliendo la preposizione giusta fra: in, on, a, by, to 13. Goodbye! See you.. Saturday. 14. Most people go to work. car. 15. You can fly. Scotland direct from Paris. Completare ogni frase con il comparativo o il superlativo dell aggettivo dato. Aggiungere than, the o as, se necessario. 16. Thank you! That s.. (nice) gift I ve ever received. 17. These boots are (cheap) the other ones. 2/5

3 Completare le frasi con la forma appropriata del periodo ipotetico. 18. If Martina ( work). hard, she...(pass) her exams. 19. If you (wear) your coat tomorrow, you (not/ be ) cold. Leggete il testo e completatelo usando le parole nel riquadro. Ogni parola può essere usata una sola volta. The Charter of Fundamental Rights: content and scope For the first time a single document.all of the rights previously to be found in a variety of legislative instruments., such as national laws and international conventions from the Council of Europe, the United Nations and the International Labour Organisation. By making fundamental rights and freedoms clearer and more.., the Charter helps to develop the concept of of the European Union and to create an area of freedom, security and justice (as stated in the preamble). The Charter enhances legal security as regards the protection of Fundamental rights, where in the past such protection only by the case law of the court of Justice and article 6 of the treaty on European Union. The charter contains a preamble and 54 Articles. citizenship visible brings together was guaranteed Sottolineare le forme verbali errate e scrivere la forma corretta. English is speak by about 1.5 billion people... is spoken 24. Marco and Anna wasn t at the party The magazine is founded in My sister has see the film Titanic five times If I had more money now, I go on a trip round the world... 3/5

4 Part I Reading Comprehension Completare la frase scegliendo fra a, b, c, KEYS 1. According to this editorial, the text of the constitutional draft.. c)... is a codification of current rules but also proposes new administrative positions. 2. When this newspaper editorial was written... c)... there were fifteen member countries in the European Union. Rispondere alla domanda con una o più frasi complete. 3. According to this editorial the constitutional project will encounter a problem that may cause the project to fail. What is the problem? (possible answer) The constitutional project has not generated interest in the European public. According to the editorial, many Europeans do not understand the work of the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament. PART II Completare le frasi con la forma appropriata dei verbi tra parentesi. 1. We play tennis every weekend. 2. They are listening to some music at the moment. 3. I don t get up early on Saturdays. 4. Roger called me at 9:00 last night. 5. I was having my lunch when Bianca phoned. 6. Nadia has never seen any Chinese films. Completare le frasi scegliendo fra can, can t, must, mustn t, should, might 7. You mustn t read those files. They are confidential! 8. Emma can do computer graphics. 9. You must sign the form and return it by next Monday. Completare le seguenti frasi scegliendo fra a, an, the, some, any, much, many (se necessario.) 10. How many countries are there in the European Union? 11. Where is Lisbon? It s in Portugal. 12. There aren t any good restaurants in this town. (many) Completare le frasi scegliendo la preposizione giusta fra: in, on, a, by, to 4/5

5 13. Goodbye! See you on Saturday. 14. Most people go to work by car. 15. You can fly to Scotland direct from Paris. Completare ogni frase con il comparativo o il superlativo dell aggettivo dato. Aggiungere than, the o as, se necessario. 16. Thank you! That s the nicest gift I ve ever received. 17. These boots are cheaper than the other ones. Completare le frasi con la forma appropriata del periodo ipotetico. 18. If Martina works hard, she will pass her exams. 19. If you wear your coat tomorrow, you won t be cold. Leggete il testo e completatelo usando le parole nel riquadro. Ogni parola può essere usata una sola volta. The Charter of Fundamental Rights: content and scope For the first time a single document brings together all of the rights previously to be found in a variety of legislative instruments., such as national laws and international conventions from the Council of Europe, the United Nations and the International Labour Organisation. By making fundamental rights and freedoms clearer and more visible, the Charter helps to develop the concept of citizenship of the European Union and to create an area of freedom, security and justice (as stated in the preamble). The Charter enhances legal security as regards the protection of Fundamental rights, where in the past such protection was guaranteed only by the case law of the court of Justice and article 6 of the treaty on European Union. The charter contains a preamble and 54 Articles. citizenship visible brings together was guaranteed Sottolineare le forme verbali errate e scrivere la forma corretta. English is speak by about 1.5 billion people... is spoken 24. Marco and Anna wasn t at the party. weren t. 25. The magazine is founded in was founded 26. My sister has see the film Titanic five times..has seen. 27. If I had more money now, I go on a trip round the world. would go.. 5/5