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Parte Terza
Lingua inglese
Sezione II
Comprensione verbale
B. grey matters
C. scientific matters
D. unknown matters
Read through the text below, answer the questions that follow (6-10)
After the subway bombing last summer, the downturn predicted by so many London
watchdogs never happened – if anything, it was just the opposite. Stoic Londoners
have carried on with the characteristic stiff upper lip. And with that has come a rapid-
fire succession of restaurants from some of the city’s (and the world’s) most closely
watched chefs. Dining out is now one of the capital’s favourite pastimes, bringing
about the inevitable comparisons to New York. Future openings from heavy hitters
like Joël Robuchon, who will make his mark on both London and Manhattan this year,
draw the parallel even closer. But London is not just a stage for international players.
Everyone passes through Borough Market at some point. It’s become a Grand Central
Station for food lovers, who stop to marvel at the furred and feathered game, to covet
Brindisa’s Spanish harms, or to graze at the dozens of stalls serving seared scallops,
oysters, chorizo buns.
6) Here,
heavy-hitter
means:
A. well-known
B. overweight
C. spacious
D. wealthy
7) Downturn
means:
A. demolition
B. refusal
C. decline
D. change
8) Londoners are described as:
A. being indifferent to bombings
B. people not easily phased
C. having a sense of superiority
D. people concerned about safety
9) A rapid-fire succession of restaurants
are:
A. a series of restaurants opening quickly
B. a series of restaurants opening near each other
C. a series of restaurants closing quickly
D. a series of restaurants burning down
10) Furred and feathered game
refers to:
A. new recipes
B. wild animals
C. exotic kitchen utensils
D. culinary sport