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4353 Leggere il brano e rispondere alla seguente domanda
The aviation industry is in crisis, there's a global push to cut carbon emissions, and many of us haven't stepped on a plane or hugged far-flung loved ones in more than a year. But now a fresh bunch of start-ups are working on supersonic and hypersonic projects. Last October frontrunner Boom Supersonic was the first to roll out an actual demonstrator aircraft, the XB1. "That barrier of ??me is what keeps us apart. We believe it's deeply important to break the time barrier, more so than the sound barrier", said Blake Scholl, Boom Supersonic founder and CEO. Designed to seat between 65 and 88 people, Overture will focus on over 500 primarily transoceanic routes that will benefit from the aircraft's Mach-2.2 speeds -- more than twice as fast as today's subsonic commercial jets. A journey from New York to London would take just three hours and 15 minutes while Los Angeles to Sydney would be cut down to eight and a half hours. Breaking the time barrier could be life-changing, says Scholl. "It changes where we can vacation, changes where we can do business, changes who you can fall in love with or you can be close to." Accessibility is key. His aim is that airlines will be able to set fares at a price point similar to business class -- unlike Concorde, which by the '90s was charging around $12,000 for a round trip, or $20,000 in today's money. "As things get back into growth mode," says Scholl, "There's an opportunity to build a new-generation fleet that's got supersonic baked into it. That actually makes it easier to adopt." Then there's the plane's lean 199 feet (60 meters) of supersvelte lines, with no space inside for those undesirable middle seats -- an advantage post-pandemic. "Supersonic's got some inherent advantages," says Scholl. "It's about the same form factor as a 757, so it fits in narrow-body gates, which actually causes airlines to really love it." Wide-body gates are at a premium in today's super-congested airports, so big fat airplanes can be hard to find space for -- but not so for a humble Boeing 757 or a Boom Overture. The major obstacle is that "beyond just accomplishing the speed, it generates a ferocious amount of heat. Any conventional engine that you put together would melt." What will be needed is further advances in material science -- and it's dependent on further invention or discovery. Interest in Boom's project has been high, the company says it currently has $6 billion in pre-orders of Overture aircraft.
Read the extract taken from CNN and then choose the correct option. Which of the following is the best title for the article?

Boom Supersonic: Ready to fly in a post-pandemic world. Boom Supersonic: The leader in high-speed aviation. Boom Supersonic focuses on breaking the sound barrier. Boom Supersonic: The future of aviation for the mega-rich.

4321 Which one of the following words is out of its context?

Saddle. Queue. Pedal. Valve.

4289 "Nowadays, pollution is a huge issue due to rapid population growth, unsustainable resource use, and poverty; as a result, people ought to be more conscientious about its implications, consequences, and effects on society." What are the main causes of pollution?

Deforestation and pollution. Rapid population growth, unsustainable resource use, and poverty. Consciousness about its implications, consequences, and effects. Industries are the major problem of pollution.

4257 Complete the sentence with the most correct and proper option. "I get really annoyed ... my brother's behaviour".

By. From. Of. In.

4402 Which one of the following words is out of its context?

Plane. Bag. Train. Bus.

4370 Which one of the following words is out of its context?

Sofa. Waiter. Carpet. Armchair.

4338 "Travel and tourism make up an important part of the US economy. In 2018, they accounted for about 6% of the GDP and directly supported 5.5% of the total workforce. 78 million people visited the country in 2018 and the most popular destination was New York, followed by Los Angeles, Orlando, Las Vegas and Chicago". According to the text, what was the most US popular destination in 2018?

Las Vegas. New York. San Diego. Washington.

4306 Which one of the following words is out of its context?

Luggage. Diary. Suitcase. Bag.

4274 Si indichi il corretto participio passato del verbo "to leave".

Leaves. Left. Leeft. Leaved.

4242 What is the best translation of: He left home this morning.

Uscirà di casa questa mattina. È uscito di casa questa mattina. È uscito di casa ieri mattina. Sta per uscire di casa.

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