Merchant@Florence - Exam Folder 3

C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Objective Proficiency 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

encountered

stumbled

run

fallen

substituted

represented

described

typified

instance

occasion

precedent

illustration

uncovered

unwrapped

unearthed

unmasked

Outwardly

Actually

Logically

Apparently

put

took

set

came

enhance

lift

elevate

embellish

tenure

proprietorship

possession

custody

An Italian academic, Giorgio Stabile, has (0) ___ to light the fact that the ubiquitous symbol of Internet era communication, the @ sign used in email addresses, is actually a 500-year-old invention of Italian merchants. He claims to have (1) ___ on the earliest known example of the symbol's use, as an indication of a measure of weight or volume. He said the @ sign (2) ___ an amphora, a measure of capacity based on the terracotta jars used to transport grain and liquid in the ancient Mediterranean world. The first known (3) ___ of its use occurred in a letter written by a Florentine merchant on May 4, 1536. The ancient symbol was (4) ___ in the course of research for a visual history of the 20th century. (5) ___ , the sign had made its way along trade routes to northern Europe, where it (6) ___ on its contemporary accountancy meaning: 'at the price of'. According to Professor Stabile, the oldest example could be of great value as it could be used for publicity purposes and to (7) ___ the prestige of the institution that has it in their (8) ___ .

Merchant@Florence

brought

given

shed

shown

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