شرکت در آزمون آنلاین زبان انگلیسی 1 - زبان انگلیسی 1 | آزمون شماره 10478

When you study ...................... , you get to live with people from other countries , know their cultures , and learn other languages .

If the companies do not stop working, the … in a short time.

They are quite a talking point in Italy at the moment, these so called mammoni. Just why is it that Italian children leave home so late in life? Many stay with their parents until well into their thirties. Some never leave the family nest at all. One reason is the Italian education system. It may seem unbelievable to those of you who finished your degree at the age of 21, but most Italian students don’t graduate until their late twenties.

lt is up to their families to support them financially, as the few scholarships granted are given to those from large families with lots of brothers and sisters who are also students. Another reason is the bella figura, which is still such an important part of Italian life. Roughly translated, this means to create a good impression on others. In order to achieve la bella figura it is quite normal for Italian youngsters to be given a brand new car at the age of 18, plus a mobile phone, and of course there will be no lack of parental handouts for new clothes, shoes, sunglasses and all those other essentials. Naturally this means there is no contribution to the housekeeping, even if the child is earning. One 35-year-old teacher, who is my friend, very honestly said, “My parents pay the bills and in exchange I’m there for them if they need me. I’m not unusual.”

The word “They” in paragraph 1 refers to Italian … .

San Francisco was shaken by a severe earthquake which, together with the fire that followed almost completely … the city.