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4429 "Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals (such as fruit bats, porcupines and non-human primates) and then spreads in the human population through direct contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and with surfaces and materials (e.g. bedding, clothing) contaminated with these fluids." How was EVD known in the past?

Severe and fatal illness. Polio. Ebola haemorrhagic fever. A very dangerous disease.

4413 "Coronaviruses are viruses that circulate among animals; some coronaviruses can infect humans. Many human coronaviruses come from bats which are considered natural hosts of these viruses. The virus is then thought to be passed on through an intermediate host to humans. The first SARS-CoV originated in bats and was transmitted to humans via civet cats, while MERS-CoV emerged in humans through the intermediate host of camels. The precise way in which SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted from animals to humans is currently unknown". According to the text, where do the first SARS-CoV come from?

Rats. Bats. Civet cats. Humans.

4397 "The Canterbury Tales (1386-1400) by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1342/1343-1400) is a story about a group of pilgrims who travel from London to Canterbury to visit the tomb of the martyr Thomas Becket. The pilgrims meet at the Tabard Inn and the owner of the inn suggests they hold a story-telling competition while they are on their way to Canterbury and back. The pilgrims agree and the inn-owner proposes to travel with them as competition judge". According to the text, where did the pilgrims from the Canterbury Tales used to meet?

London Bridge. London bridge. Tabard Inn. Hyde Park.

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President Joe Biden announced that the United States plans to donate 500 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses globally as part of his efforts to reassert US leadership on the world stage. "America knows first-hand the tragedy of this pandemic. We've had more people die in the United States than anywhere in the world, nearly 600,000 of our fellow Americans," Biden said in remarks after meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He added, "We know the tragedy. We also know the path to recovery." The move will also serve to counter efforts by Russia and China to use their own state-funded vaccines to expand their global influence. White House officials brokered a deal with Pfizer to secure half-a-billion doses of its coronavirus vaccine over the course of just four weeks as they raced to secure a deal ahead of the G7 summit, a senior White House official told CNN. Over those four weeks, White House officials -- led by Jeffrey Zients, the White House's coronavirus coordinator whom Biden also tapped to lead the international vaccine distribution effort -- engaged in near-daily negotiations with several US-based vaccine manufacturers, ultimately selecting Pfizer because the company "could deliver the fastest." Hundreds of millions of doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, along with China's Sinovac and Sinopharm shots, have been making their way around the world. Only the Sinopharm vaccine has been accepted into the World Health Organization's COVAX initiative. The White House has said it has been monitoring and is concerned by efforts by Russia and China to use vaccines to make geopolitical gains. Biden had previously committed to sharing 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses with other countries. Last week, the Biden administration announced a plan to share the first 25 million Covid-19 vaccine doses with the rest of the world and an overall framework of distributing at least 80 million doses by the end of June. About 75% of those donated vaccines will be shared with the global vaccination program called Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access, or COVAX, and about 25% will be shared directly with countries in need, the White House said. Biden said last month the US would share an additional 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of June on top of the 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine the President had already committed to sharing by July 4. The additional 20 million doses will consist of Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines as well as AstraZeneca, which has to be approved by federal regulators before being shipped overseas.
Read the extract taken from CNN and then choose the correct option. Which of the following is NOT one of the motivations behind the donation ?

To regain the United States' position as a world leader. To help the US economy recover from the pandemic. To help other countries avoid the same tragedy that was experienced in the US. To prevent Russia and China from using their vaccines to gain international control.

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When you take a shy, sometimes awkward and mostly unknown young person who isn't even 21 years old, turn them into a global sports superstar almost overnight, make them the highest-earning female athlete on the planet and have them represent a country that has never claimed a tennis player of such magnitude, there is no playbook. For some, it might come naturally. For others, you can imagine it being deeply uncomfortable and invasive, full of anxie??es and pressures that can place undue strain on mental well-being. In Naomi Osaka's announcement Monday that she is pulling out of the French Open - after several days of escalating narratives about her initial announcement that she wouldn't fulfill the tournament's media obligations and a stern response from the Grand Slam tournaments - she revealed that she has suffered bouts of depression since winning the 2018 U.S. Open. Further, she said she will take some time away from tennis, and it's unclear when she intends to return. There was, on all sides, almost certainly a more productive and diplomatic way to handle this. But whatever that path might have been no longer matters. This has now become the biggest story in tennis, something that in many ways transcends sports, and the consequences are going to reverberate for a long ??me. The main thing now is that Osaka gets in position to return as soon as she feels well enough to do so. The issues this episode raised are going to linger, but at least we have a better understanding of the difficulties she's been dealing with. Had everyone involved taken a deep breath and talked to one another, this probably could have been resolved in a much more orderly fashion. Hopefully, after her break from the sport, Osaka can be part of a productive dialogue on mental health and feel comfortable participating in all aspects of being a highlevel tennis player again - including talking to the press.
Read the extract taken from USA Today and then choose the correct option. Why is becoming a sports superstar overnight difficult?

Nobody knows who they are. There is no set strategy to cope with this. Sports stars are often young and awkward. Sports stars earn too much money.

4349 "When there's new technology, there are technophobes. In 3500 BC, when a prehistoric man first found a round stone and said, 'Look! A wheel,' his friend probably said, 'That's dangerous. It goes too fast.' In Greece in about 400 BC, Socrates, a famous philosopher, was worried about the fashion for writing. 'Don't write,' he said, 'it's bad for your memory.' He was wrong, but over 2,000 years later technophobes say the same thing about computers - they are bad for your memory". Who claimed that writing was bad for the memory back in 400 BC?

Plato. Socrates. God. Armani.

4333 Complete the sentence with the most correct and proper option. "While I was cleaning my office, I came... a story I had written".

With. Across. On. Over.

4317 "John worked for a multinational company as a successful project manager in Brazil and was transferred to manage a team in Sweden. He was very excited about his new role but soon realized that managing her new team would be a challenge." According to the reading, which of these statements is true?

John refused to be transferred to Sweden. John realized that his new role would be very challenging and exciting. John was transferred to Brazil. John got scared about his new role, and he decided to resign.

4301 Si indichi il simple past del verbo "to come".

Comes. Came. Comed. Come.

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Up to 10,000 people could be allowed to watch Olympic events in Tokyo this summer, after Japanese health experts approved plans to raise the number of spectators at sports venues. The proposed measure would come into force after a Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and other parts of the country ends on 20 June and would last until the end of August, said Yasutoshi Nishimura, the minister overseeing Japan's coronavirus response. "It is important that we maintain thorough anti-infection measures to prevent a rebound in cases, especially as we foresee a spread of the Delta variant," Nishimura told a government advisory panel, which endorsed the spectator cap. Spectators are currently capped at 5,000 people or 50% of a venue's capacity, whichever is smaller. Tokyo, Osaka and eight other regions are under a state of emergency that is due to end on 20 June. Bars and restaurants have been banned from selling alcohol and must close at 8pm, while people have been urged to avoid non-essential outings and companies encouraged to allow employees to work from home. The Tokyo 2020 organising committee will not make a final decision on whether to allow domestic spectators to attend Olympic events until later this month. Nishimura said health experts had agreed with a government plan that would permit the increase in spectators provided that no special coronavirus infection controls were in place. Reports suggest Japan is likely to retain some rules on restaurant opening hours and other businesses that attract large numbers of people. With overseas sports fans already banned this summer, Japan's government is keen to have a limited number of domestic spectators at Olympic venues to create a semblance of atmosphere. On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee warned competitors who breached Covid rules would face a range of punishments, including temporary or permanent expulsion from the Games.
Read the extract taken from The Guardian and then choose the correct option. Health experts approved a government plan allowing more spectators:

If no covid-19 controls are conducted on site. In the absence of covid-19 prevention measures. But advises that extra measures are necessary. And expect that no additional measures will be required.

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