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1) Leggere il brano e rispondere alla seguente domandaWhen 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 anxieties 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 time. 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 high- level 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?
- There is no set strategy to cope with this.
- Sports stars are often young and awkward.
- Nobody knows who they are.
- Sports stars earn too much money.
2) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "He's the boy ______ mother is an actress".
- Whose.
- Who.
- Where.
- Which.
3) "Gold has always attracted people. At the start of the twentieth century, and during the nineteenth century, thousands of men went to the West of the United States, looking for gold. The "Gold Rush" lasted, on and off, for, sixty or seventy years, then it finished. But today, there are still men and women out in the West, looking for gold, as Andrew Rossiter found out." What is the meaning of 'The "Gold Rush" lasted, on and off, for, sixty or seventy years, then it finished'?
- The "Gold Rush" lasted, constantly, for, sixty or seventy years, then it finished.
- The "Gold Rush" lasted, intermittently, for, sixty or seventy years, then it finished.
- The Gold Rush has never finished.
- The "Gold Rush" lasted for several years, then it finished.
4) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "It couldn't ________ John you saw at the supermarket last night. He's at home studying!".
- Been.
- Be.
- Have been.
- Being.
5) "The European Commission (EC) is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, enforcing EU laws and directing the union's administrative operations. Commissioners swear an oath at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg City, pledging to respect the treaties and to be completely independent in carrying out their duties during their mandate. The Commissioners are proposed by the Council of the European Union, on the basis of suggestions made by the national governments, and then appointed by the European Council after the approval of the European Parliament. It is common, although not a formal requirement, that the commissioners have previously held senior political positions, such as being a member of the European Parliament or a government minister." By whom are the Commissioners proposed?
- By the Council of the European Union.
- By the European Parliament.
- By the EC.
- By the ECB.
6) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "John spent one year out of ________ ".
- A work.
- The work.
- Little work.
- Work.
7) Leggere il brano e rispondere alla seguente domandaPresident Biden and fellow Western leaders issued a confrontational declaration about Russian and Chinese government behaviour on Sunday, castigating Beijing over its internal repression, vowing to investigate the pandemic's origins, and excoriating Moscow for using nerve agents and cyberweapons. Concluding the first in-person summit meeting since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the leaders tried to present a unified front against a range of threats. But they disagreed about crucial issues, from timelines for halting the burning of coal to committing tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to challenge Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, China's overseas investment and lending push.Still, as they left Cornwall, almost all the participants welcomed a new tone as they began to repair the breaches from four years of dealing with Mr. Biden's predecessor, Donald J. Trump. The difference in tone was indeed striking: the last time the Group of 7 met in person, in Biarritz, France in 2019, its final communiqué never mentioned China and the United States dissented from all the commitments to confront the climate crisis. Then Mr. Trump withdrew American support from the gathering's final statement. This year's final communiqué called on China to restore the freedoms guaranteed to Hong Kong when Britain returned it to Chinese control, and condemned Mr. Putin's "destabilizing behavior and malign activities," including interfering with elections and a "systematic crackdown" on dissidents and the media.Even as Mr. Biden successfully pushed his counterparts to embrace a more aggressive posture against autocracies, the group failed to reach agreement on key parts of the president's early foreign policy agenda. It did not settle on a timeline to eliminate the use of coal for generating electric power, and climate activists said that signaled a lack of resolve to confront one of the world's leading causes of global warming. And while the leaders called on China to respect "fundamental freedoms, especially in relation to Xinjiang," there was no agreement on banning Western participation in projects that benefited from forced labour. Instead, the effort to confront Beijing's human rights abuses ended with a vague declaration that the allies were setting up a working group to "identify areas for strengthened cooperation and collective efforts towards eradicating the use of all forms of forced labour in global supply chains."Read the extract taken from the New York Times and then choose the correct option.What is the purpose of this article?
- To criticise China and Russia.
- To demonstrate that politicians cannot agree.
- To describe why President Biden is better than President Trump.
- To summarise the outcome of this year's summit.
8) In quale dei punti che seguono è fornita una corretta definizione di politica monetaria?
- La politica governativa che si avvale in particolare degli strumenti della spesa pubblica e delle imposte.
- Insieme di azioni intraprese dalla Banca Centrale per influenzare l'offerta di moneta.
- Politiche volte a migliorare il funzionamento dei mercati attraverso gli investimenti in infrastrutture, istruzione e formazione, e ricerca e sviluppo.
- Nessuna di quelle citate nelle altre opzioni di risposta.
9) What's the correct translation into Italian of "They were playing chess yesterday evening"?
- Hanno giocato a scacchi due sere fa.
- Stavano giocando a scacchi ieri sera.
- Giocano a scacchi ogni sera.
- Giocavano a scacchi ora.
10) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "John promised not ________ the wedding gift".
- Forgetting.
- Forget.
- Forgot.
- To forget.
11) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: “If I ______ more vegetables as a child, I would be healthier now”.
- Eaten.
- Eating.
- Has eating.
- Had eaten.
12) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "Paul looked everywhere for his laptop and it was here ________".
- Every time.
- All the time.
- For time.
- Each time.
13) I need to ________ my travel plans for the upcoming vacation.
- Eat.
- Run.
- Finalize.
- Drink.
14) Leggere il brano e rispondere alla seguente domandaBeekeeping is one of the oldest industries in existence, but it faces numerous threats. A number of tech firms hope to help the honey bee have a brighter future. Noah Wilson-Rich, chief scientific officer of US firm Best Bees Company, says it is distressing how many American honey bee colonies, or hives as they are otherwise known, die off every year. Hit by a deadly parasitic mite, pesticides and climate change, a survey showed that between April 2019 and 2020 43.7% of US hives were lost. His Boston firm installs hives on commercial and residential properties - everywhere from roof tops to back gardens. Its staff then use an advanced software system to monitor and record the health of all the bee colonies. The data is shared with researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to help them better understand the plight of the insects. One firm also at the forefront of the honey bee industry is Irish business ApisProtect, which makes wireless in-hive sensors that collect and transmit data to a website-based "dashboard". "What we do is extract those raw data points and then use machine learning to convert that into useful information," says Chief Executive Fiona Edwards Murphy. "In a commercial operation only about 20% of hives at any given time need intervention. The problem is that beekeepers don't know which 20%. They literally go out and pick around a hive to see if it's the one they should be looking at. What we do is enable them to get a picture of what's happening in all their hives, spread across a large area, before they even leave their office in the morning. For commercial beekeepers, we see a 50% reduction in labour costs. That obviously has a huge impact on the business of beekeeping." An even more futuristic bee tech project is the pan European Hiveopolis scheme, which is studying the possibility of putting tiny "waggle dancing" robots inside hives to influence bee behaviour. The idea is that the robots will try to imitate how bees communicate using movement. And from that the hope is that the robots will be able to direct the worker bees to the best sources of nectar.Read the extract taken from BBC News and then choose the correct option.Which of the following is TRUE about ApisProtect?
- It makes technology that is installed outside of bee colonies.
- It is a pioneer in the honey bee industry.
- It is the most innovative company creating technology for honey bees.
- It was the first tech company to address the needs of honey bees.
15) He brought ___ own lunch.
- Hers.
- His.
- He's.
- Him.
16) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "Katie's brother Jeremy is ______ and very handsome".
- Long.
- High.
- Low.
- Tall.
17) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "I looked again for the little girl, but She _______ vanished".
- Had.
- Being.
- Was.
- Have.
18) "India has a population of about 1.3 billion and will probably be the world's most populated country by 2030. It has a very young population with about 45% of the people under the age of 25. Indian people are ethnically and culturally diverse and religion plays an important role in society. About 80% of Indians practise Hinduism". What is the most practiced religion among the Indian population?
- Amish.
- Islam.
- Catholicism.
- Hinduism.
19) A norma del disposto di cui all'art. 238 del TFUE afferente le deliberazioni del Consiglio, la minoranza di blocco deve comprendere almeno il numero minimo di membri del Consiglio che rappresentano:
- Oltre il 25% della popolazione degli Stati membri partecipanti, più un altro membro; in caso contrario la maggioranza qualificata si considera raggiunta.
- Oltre il 45% della popolazione degli Stati membri partecipanti, più un altro membro; in caso contrario la maggioranza qualificata si considera raggiunta.
- Oltre il 40% della popolazione degli Stati membri partecipanti, più un altro membro; in caso contrario la maggioranza qualificata si considera raggiunta.
- Oltre il 35% della popolazione degli Stati membri partecipanti, più un altro membro; in caso contrario la maggioranza qualificata si considera raggiunta.
20) In Cina, dopo il crollo dell'impero nel 1911 e la proclamazione della repubblica, seguirono anni difficili in particolare a causa del Giappone che trasformò la Cina in un proprio protettorato. In tale contesto, a cavallo tra gli anni Dieci e Venti, sono emerse due componenti politiche: quali?
- La Forza di autodifesa e il Partito liberale (Nihon Jiyuto).
- Il movimento dei consigli di deliberazione (Shingikai) e il Partito progressista.
- Il movimento monarchico e il Partito socialista.
- Il movimento nazionalista e il Partito comunista.
21) In economia aperta, con tassi di cambio flessibili, un aumento del tasso di interesse provoca una riduzione della produzione?
- No, ma porta a un deprezzamento del tasso di cambio.
- No, ma porta a un apprezzamento del tasso di cambio.
- Si e un apprezzamento del tasso di cambio.
- Si e un deprezzamento del tasso di cambio.
22) "This course aims to reach functional proficiency in listening, speaking, and reading in English. We will cover nearly all of the reading and listening activities in our textbooks, in addition to pertinent online material." According to the text, which are the main objectives of the course?
- Develop mastery of grammar.
- Develop skills in listening, speaking, and reading in English.
- Develop the mastery of grammar and writing.
- Online materials and textbooks.
23) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "What ______ you doing yesterday morning at nine o'clock?".
- Were.
- Is.
- Have.
- Was.
24) In quale occasione gli italiani hanno accolto Mussolini come "salvatore della pace"?
- Dopo l'annessione dell'Austria al Reich tedesco nel 1938.
- Dopo l'occupazione di Corfù nel 1933.
- Dopo gli accordi di Monaco sulla crisi cecoslovacca nel 1938.
- Dopo l'uccisione del cancelliere Dollfuss e il tentativo di colpo di Stato nazista in Austria nel 1924.
25) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "Peter arrived at his parents'House ______ Thursday night".
- At.
- Out.
- In.
- On.
26) They ___ to the park last Sunday.
- Walks.
- Walk.
- Walking.
- Walked.
27) "In Europe, Britain is bottom of the recycling table with the lowest rate of 8% compared to the Netherlands where they recycle 72% more than Britain. According to government research, only 7% of plastic was salvaged, as was only 22% of the six billion glass containers manufactured annually in Britain. On the other hand, the same sources found that 90% of car batteries and 66% of lead is recycled." Which rate of recycling is awarded to the Netherlands?
- C 66%.
- A 80%.
- D 22%.
- B 72%.
28) What's the correct translation into Italian of the word "to study"?
- Insegnare.
- Studiare.
- Leggere.
- Ballare.
29) He ___ a class now.
- Will teaching.
- Taught.
- Teaches.
- Is teaching.
30) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "My brother lives in ______ hot city. The city is called Naples, in Italy".
- Two.
- A.
- The.
- An.
31) A quale componente etnica di Trieste, durante il regime fascista, è stata impedita ogni attività politica, culturale ed economica, suscitando un acceso sentimento anti-italiano?
- Ladina.
- Occitana.
- Provenzale.
- Slava.
32) Leggere il brano e rispondere alla seguente domandaJeff Bezos' space venture Blue Origin auctioned off a seat on its upcoming first crewed spaceflight on Saturday for $28 million. The winning bidder, whose name wasn't released, will fly to the edge of space with the Amazon founder and his brother Mark on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket scheduled to launch on July 20. The company said it will reveal the name of the auction winner in the coming weeks. Bidding opened at $4.8 million but surpassed $20 million within the first few minutes of the auction. The auction's proceeds will be donated to Blue Origin's education-focused nonprofit Club for the Future, which supports kids interested in future STEM careers. New Shepard, a rocket that carries a capsule to an altitude of over 340,000 feet, has flown more than a dozen successful test flights without passengers, including one in April at the company's facility in the Texas desert. It's designed to carry up to six people and flies autonomously - without needing a pilot. The capsule has massive windows to give passengers a view of the earth below during about three minutes in zero gravity, before returning to Earth. Bezos and fellow billionaires Elon Musk and Sir Richard Branson are in a race to get to space, but each in different ways. Bezos' Blue Origin and Branson's Virgin Galactic are competing to take passengers on short flights to the edge of space, a sector known as suborbital tourism, while Musk's SpaceX is launching private passengers on further, multi-day flights, in what is known as orbital tourism. Blue Origin's auction may have netted $28 million, but a seat on a suborbital spacecraft is typically much less expensive. Virgin Galactic has historically sold reservations between $200,000 and $250,000 per ticket, and more recently charged the Italian Air Force about $500,000 per ticket for a training spaceflight. Musk's orbital missions are more costly than the suborbital flights, with NASA paying SpaceX about $55 million per seat for spaceflights to the ISS.Read the extract taken from CNBC and then choose the correct option.The Italian Air Force:
- Won an auction with a $28 million bid.
- Paid Blue Origin $200,000 for commercial space flights.
- Was paid $500,000 by Blue Origin to train pilots.
- Paid Blue Origin $500,000 for training space flights.
33) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "My mother couldn't fall asleep, so she decided to give up ______ coffee".
- Drink.
- Drunk.
- Drinking.
- Drank.
34) Leggere il brano e rispondere alla seguente domandaScientists in Australia have classified a new species of dinosaur, discovered in 2007, as the largest ever found on the continent. The Australotitan cooperensis, or "the southern titan", is among the 15 largest dinosaurs found worldwide. Experts said the titanosaur would have been up to 6.5m (21ft) tall and 30m long, or "as long as a basketball court". Its skeleton was first discovered on a farm in south-west Queensland.Palaeontologists had worked over the past decade to identify the dinosaur - distinguishing it from other known species by comparing scans of its bones to those of other sauropods. Sauropods were plant-eating dinosaurs known for their size. They had small heads, very long necks, long tails and thick, pillar-like legs. The team of researchers had nicknamed the dinosaur Cooper while working on it, after the nearby Cooper Creek where it was found. The team found the Australotitan was closely related to three other sauropod species - the Wintonotitan, Diamantinasaurus and Savannasaurus. "It looks like Australia's largest dinosaurs were all part of one big happy family," said Dr Scott Hocknull, one of the lead researchers. "It's amazing to think from the first bones discovered by our son, the first digs with the Queensland Museum, through to the development of a not-for-profit museum that runs annual dinosaur digs, all have helped us to get to this point, it's a real privilege," Stuart Mackenzie said. The Queensland state government welcomed the classification on Tuesday- calling it a boon for local dinosaur discovery.Read the extract taken from BBC News and then choose the correct option.The Queensland government sees this find as:
- Something that will benefit dinosaur research in the area.
- A way to make profits.
- A negative thing for the local community.
- A waste of money.
35) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "John doesn't go to school by car, ________ he?".
- Isn't.
- Does.
- Doesn't.
- Not.
36) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "Last week it was Sandra's birthday and her friends ________ her what she wanted to do".
- Talked.
- Asked.
- Spoke.
- Pronounced.
37) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "Sally and John went to Ibiza last weekend and said they had a ________".
- Funny.
- Enjoyment.
- Good time.
- Fun.
38) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "Zoe is not here. She left about twenty minutes ________".
- Just.
- Ago.
- Yet.
- Past.
39) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "Since apple pie is my favourite dessert, my grandmother ________ me how to make it so that I can eat it whenever I want".
- Thought.
- Taught.
- Learned.
- Teached.
40) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "Yesterday John bought a ________ of sunglasses with his pocket money".
- Ten.
- Bit.
- Pair.
- Piece.
41) They are going ___ a trip next week.
- On.
- In.
- At.
- Without.
42) A norma di quanto dispone l'art. 18 dello Statuto delle Nazioni Unite le decisioni dell'Assemblea Generale su questioni importanti come l'ammissione di nuovi Membri delle Nazioni Unite sono prese:
- A maggioranza dei Membri presenti e votanti.
- A maggioranza di un terzo dei Membri presenti e votanti.
- A maggioranza di due terzi dei Membri presenti e votanti.
- A maggioranza di tre quarti dei Membri presenti e votanti.
43) A norma del disposto di cui all'art. 13 dello Statuto delle Nazioni Unite, quale organo intraprende studi e fa raccomandazioni allo scopo di promuovere la cooperazione internazionale nel campo politico ed incoraggiare lo sviluppo progressivo del diritto internazionale e la sua codificazione?
- Corte Internazionale di Giustizia.
- Consiglio di Sicurezza.
- Assemblea Generale.
- Segretariato.
44) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "John is going to be famous _______".
- Once.
- One day.
- Two days.
- Twice.
45) Leggere il brano e rispondere alla seguente domandaIn an interview last month with Oprah for their jointly produced docuseries about mental health, The Me You Can't See, Prince Harry made a deeply personal disclosure. Harry said he sought a special therapy program, EMDR, to process the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. He described how living with the trauma of her death makes him feel "helpless", "hunted", and as if "there is no escape".EMDR was developed in 1989 by Francine Shapiro, a California psychotherapist, as a treatment for trauma. It operates on the theory that "emotional, behavioral, and mental health symptoms originate from maladaptively stored life events. As those stored events are triggered, the client experiences disturbances and dysfunction in his or her current life." EMDR aims to help patients with painful memories of trauma to better manage anxiety-provoking stimuli. A typical EMDR session lasts for 60 to 90 minutes, during which the client is asked to visualize a traumatic event. Practitioners use repeated physical stimuli - such as sounds, taps or a pulsing lightbar - to facilitate "information processing" until the client is able to report that the memory is less disturbing. The EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) has more than 10,000 members trained to provide this therapy.EMDR is not without controversy. The Harvard psychologist Richard McNally has argued that "what is effective in EMDR is not new, and what is new is not effective". EMDR training ranges from $445 to $890. And it costs patients up to $200 per session if they don't have insurance or if their insurance does not cover it. That said, the therapy continues to grow in popularity in the US and across the globe and has been increasingly embraced by mainstream psychologists. EMDR may also provide an alternative for those who find talk therapy a challenge. Frontiers in Psychology, the largest peer-reviewed journal in its field, considers EMDR "an evidence-based psychotherapy which has been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a first-choice treatment for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)", and cites "growing interest" in the treatment. Past controversies plaguing the therapy are now considered outdated and said to "stem from misinformation".Read the extract taken from The Guardian and then choose the correct option.EMDR is based on a theory that:
- All mental health symptoms are based on traumatic life events.
- When traumatic events that are not suitably stored in the brain are triggered, they can cause disturbances in a person's life.
- Emotional, behavioural and mental health symptoms are caused by the refusal to face past trauma.
- Remembering traumatic events triggers mental health symptoms.
46) Leggere il brano e rispondere alla seguente domandaOnce one of the poorest countries following the Korean War in the 1950s, South Korea has rebuilt its economy from scratch. With barely any natural resources available, the only asset that Korea has had to rely on is its people, who have acted as a cornerstone of the extraordinary economic growth known as the Miracle on the Han River. The country's number one focus was to elevate education, and within just 10 years following the Korean War, illiteracy plummeted from 78% to 4%.In parallel, the country put all its efforts into maximizing export products, starting with simple items such as garments, fibre and footwear. As exports picked up, the government focused on building more sophisticated hardware-based products for heavy manufacturing industries such as automotive, TVs, steel, mobile devices and semiconductors. At the same time, the government has strengthened its collaborative ties to support a select number of front runners in these industries, which led to the creation of Chaeobols - family led large industrial conglomerates.While highly successful, this choice has had side effects including the uneven distribution of wealth and power and the creation of classes among the population. Economically speaking, South Korea has risen to become the 11th largest economy and the fifth largest exporter of goods and services globally. Samsung and LG have become the top display makers worldwide; Hyundai and Kia combined are third in vehicle production numbers. In July 2021, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD) upgraded Korea's status to a developed economy.South Korea is now at a critical inflection point. The country has succeeded in becoming an economic powerhouse, with a technological edge in manufacturing and hardware-based industries primarily led by large corporations. However, in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where innovative disrupters could overthrow strong incumbents, the country has been striving to use startups to foster such disruptive innovation; making the balance between industrial conglomerates and startups ever more crucial. Korea hasn't always been known as a startup friendly country. This recent development only occurred in the last few years thanks to government support schemes for startups like TIPS (Tech Incubator Program for Startups), a state led incubation programme that discovers and nurtures promising startups by selectively matching them with government funding. In 2017, South Korea established the Ministry of SMEs and Startups to systematically oversee various startup support schemes to continue and reinforce the momentum. Venture investments have also poured into Korean startups and have grown 78% year-on-year in 2021, surpassing 7.7 trillion won ($6.4 billion). The number of new jobs created by startups in 2021 surpassed the number of jobs created by the four largest conglomerates combined.Read the text and answer the questionWhat were the first goods Korea started exporting?
- Raw materials.
- Forniture.
- Nuclear Energy.
- Fibre, clothes and shoes.
47) "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?
- Civet cats.
- Bats.
- Humans.
- Rats.
48) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "My classmates always make fun of me because I'm too short, I wish I _________ taller".
- Am.
- Was.
- Being.
- Been.
49) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: "Italy is ______ than Ireland in the summer".
- More hotter.
- Hotter.
- None of the above.
- Hot.
50) Complete the sentence by using one of the options given: “She ______ her bag in the classroom”.
- Might have leave.
- Might have left.
- Can.
- Might.
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