- Thanks to Facebook I could find an old ___   school friend of mine

- That theory will never hold water.   Quella teoria non reggerà mai

- The advice you've just made doesn't ___ new to me.   sound

- The athletes trained hard and succeeded ___.   against the odds

- The baby ___ happily in her crib.   Is sleeping

- The best thing to do is to book in advance.   La cosa migliore da fare è prenotare in anticipo

- The car moved through the congested traffic.   Slowly

- The cat _______ up the tree yesterday.   Climbed

- The CEO announced that the company would ___ a new initiative next month.   roll out

- The children laughed as they played in the park.   Joyfully

- The company is planning to __________ a new branch in a different city.   Set up

- The engine is still working; so far so good.   Il motore funziona ancora; fino ad ora è andata bene

- The expression "would + infinitive", for example -He would play the guitar for hours- can be compared to the equivalent expression:   Used to + infinitive

- The firm has expanded and they want to ___ extra staff.   take

- The following sentence contains an unneeded word, remove it. "I told to Maria to phone Sandra, but she didn't".   To

- The following sentence contains an unneeded word, remove it. "Ronny is such of a good guy, he always helps me.".   Of

- The following sentence contains one or more mistakes. Choose the correct alternative. "I wander why she always forget about my birthday".   I wonder why she always forgets about my birthday

- The following sentence has been messed up. Put the words in the correct order: I had if had time, I gone would have him see to I time didn't but have.   If I had had time, I would have gone to see him. But I didn't have time

- The following sentence has been messed up. Put the words in the correct order: if I but you 'd you had have didn't asked done me it.   If you had asked me, I'd have done it, but you didn't

- The following sentence has been messed up. Put the words in the correct order: should tell later me it which regret offer to I not accept.   Tell me which offer I should accept not to regret it later

- The following sentence has been messed up. Put the words in the correct order: that he have him wouldn't with let away get.   He wouldn't have let him get away with that

- The following sentence has been messed up. Put the words in the correct order: train if had we the earlier caught got have we would late on time there but were we.   If we had caught the earlier train, we would have got there on time but we were late

- The food here is quite good although the menu is rather ___   basic

- The Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), _______ by the World Health Assembly, is a framework to save millions of lives through more equitable access to existing vaccines for people in all communities.   endorsed

- The kids ___ a sandcastle on the beach yesterday.   Built

- The letter by the secretary this morning.   Was typed

- The manager suggested we ___ the report before presenting it to the client.   look over

- The manager's explantion was ___ .   confusing

- The market demand is now _____________ due to a major slowdown.   Stagnating

- The meal I paid ___ was delicious.   for

- The meaning of arriving or finishing something just before it is too late, at the last possible moment can be expressed by:   In the nick of time

- The meaning of being involved in a situation that is too difficult for you to deal with can be expressed by:   Be in over your head

- The meaning of being wholly obligated, unable to free oneself can be expressed by:   Bound hand and foot

- The meaning of paying too much attention to differences that are very small or unimportant can be expressed by:   Split hairs

- The meaning of revealing a secret can be expressed by:   Tip your hand

- The meeting was cancelled but the clients ___ short notice by the organizations.   were given

- The milk has gone off.   Il latte non è più buono

- The movie starts ... 7pm.   at

- The new policy has really upset the employees; it's just added ___.   fuel to the fire

- The old cinema has taken____________ a new lease of life since its renovation.   On

- The one thing my family will always remember about Mary was the many ___ of kindness that she showed us in her long life.   acts

- The part of a car that contains some of the controls used for driving and the devices for measuring speed is called:   Dashboard

- The police recommended having security catches fitted on our windows too.   This sentence is grammatically correct

- The project by the team of engineers.   Was completed

- The results of the test were doctored up.   I risultati dell'esame sono stati falsificati

- The river _______ through the valley.   Flows

- The secretary began to ___ the message.   take down

- The storm caused the electricity to __________ for several hours.   Go out

- The students need to __________ the information from the textbook for the exam.   Look up

- The survey findings are kept secret. We ___ any feedback yet.   haven't received

- The train in an hour.   Will leave

- The water flowed down the river, creating a calming effect.   Smoothly

- There are different ways of ___ Shakespeare's plays and each director makes an individual choice.   approaching

- There isn't ___ hot water left for me to have a bath.   enough

- There isn't room enough in this apartment for both you and your boyfriend, you have to find a new one.   In questo appartamento non c'è abbastanza spazio per te e il tuo fidanzato, dovete cercarvene uno nuovo

- There's a huge ___ in the local paper about the special offers available in the store this weekend.   advertisement

- These biscuits are delicious! May I have ___ please?   one more

- They ___ him for his brave actions.   praised

- They _______ happy when they saw the present.   Felt

- They _______ to the concert last night.   Went

- They are going ___ a trip next week.   On

- They are going ___ a vacation next week.   On

- They are very good friends and ___ on well with each other.   get

- They decided to ___ the journey because of bad weather.   call off

- They set off before daybreak.   Sono partiti prima dell'alba

- They the meeting at 3 PM.   Will finish

- They went over my work with a fine-toothed comb.   Hanno passato al vaglio il mio lavoro

- This book....one year ago   was written

- This exercise is easy ___ for me to do it.   enough

- This meeting is an important opportunity for you. ___ you arrive on time.   ensure

- This morning I .... into Tom Brown!   Ran

- To express our own or other people's preferences we use:   Would rather + bare infinitive

- To keep fit you ___ junk food.   shouldn't eat

- To say what we would have preferred someone to do (or not do) in the past we use:   Would rather + person + past perfect

- To say what we would like someone else to do in the present or future we use:   Would rather + person + past simple

- Tom ___ out the window.   looked

- Tradurre la seguente frase: "Can you play this videogame?"   Sai giocare a questo videogioco?

- Translate into English the following comparative form: Meno errori fai, migliore è il tuo voto.   The fewer mistakes you make, the better your mark is

- Translate into English the following comparative form: Meno insisti, più ottieni.   The less you insist, the more you obtain

- Translate into English the following comparative form: Meno ti preoccupi più felicemente vivi.   The less you worry the more happily you live

- Translate into English the following comparative form: Più duramente lavori più soddisfazione hai nella tua vita.   The harder you work the more satisfaction you have in your life

- Translate into English the following comparative form: Più informazioni mi dai, meglio posso aiutarti.   The more information you give me the better I can help you

- Translate into English the following comparative form: Più leggi più impari.   The more you read the more you learn

- Translate the following sentence: " Don't you dare think outside the box!".   Non ti permettere di pensare in modo non convenzionale!

- Translate the following sentence: "He proposed to her finally!".   Le ha finalmente chiesto di sposarla

- Translate the following sentence: "I'm done talking.".   Ne ho abbastanza di parlare

- Translate the following sentence: "You're being very nosey today".   Oggi stai davvero facendo il ficcanaso

- Translate the following sentence: Can you fetch me some chalk, please?   Puoi andare a prendermi del gesso, per favore?

- Translate: a blessing in disguise.   Non tutto il male viene per nuocere

- Translate: bless you!   Salute!

- Translate: Bolt from the blue.   Inaspettatamente

- Translate: By the skin of your teeth.   A pelo, appena

- Translate: Have you got a pen I could borrow?   Hai una penna da imprestarmi?

- Translate: help yourself!   Serviti pure!

- Translate: I can't be bothered.   Non ne ho voglia

- Translate: never mind!   Non preoccuparti

- Translate: to be like two peas in a pod.   Essere pappa e ciccia

- Translate: what a shame!   Che peccato!

- Try ___ the door really hard if you want to open it.   pushing