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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
010 | FUVEST 1978 014 | PUCCAMP 1994
Assinale a alternativa que completa corretamente a Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche
sentença: corretamente as lacunas da frase apresentada a seguir:
Of all the movies I have seen lately, the one I saw yesterday - "Did Jerry come to work yesterday?"
was __________. - "Yes, he did. He arrived __________ than his colleagues,
but worked the __________ so that he got as much done as
a) worse. the others."
b) worst. - "Good. He's a very responsible fellow."
c) the worse.
d) the worst. a) late – harder
e) the most worse. b) later – hardest
c) earlier – hard
011 | UDESC 1996 d) early – hardest
Choose the correct grammatical answer: e) sooner – harder
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019 | UFRS 1997 024 | UEL 1994
The word that does not form the comparative in the same Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
way as large or short is: da frase a seguir:
a) confused – exhaust – excited I firmly believe that the tougher the laws, __________ the
b) confusing – exhausted – exciting criminal rate.
c) confuse – exhausting – exciting
d) confusing – exhaust – excited a) the lowest
e) confused – exhausted – excited b) lowest
c) the lower
021 | EFOMM 2008 d) lower
The lecture we’ve attended was not good. It was quite e) low
__________, and the audience was __________.
026 | UNESP 1989
a) amusing – amused The sooner a man begins to work __________.
b) bored – boring
c) amused – amusing a) the bad
d) boring – bored b) the best
e) interesting – interested c) the worst
d) the better
022 | EFOMM 2008 e) the good
Caren has a strange look. She seems to live on __________
frozen meals. 027 | PUC 1975
Fill in the blank of the following sentence correctly:
a) bad-prepare
b) recent-cooking The hole in front of his garage is becoming __________.
c) old-make
d) new-preparing a) deep and deep
e) ready-made b) deeper and deeper
c) deep and deeper
023 | UNESP 1983 d) deeper and deepest
Assinale a alternativa correta: e) deepest and deepest
Life in New York City is sometimes __________ harder than 028 | UNESP 1997
in any other town in the world. A lion is __________ than a dog.
a) very a) strong
b) much b) strongest
c) many c) more strong
d) so d) stronger
e) as e) most strong
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
029 | UNESP 1998 034 | PUCPR 1998
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna Choose the only correct alternative to complete the spaces:
da frase adiante:
I. The United States is not __________ as Brazil.
This hill is __________ than I thought it was. II. The Everest is __________ mountain in the world.
III. Chimpanzees are __________ than dogs.
a) more lower IV. Aids is __________ disease of human being.
b) lowest V. Mike Tyson is __________ as Evander Holyfield.
c) lower
d) more low a) as beautiful – the higher – so intelligent – the bad – more
e) more high strong
b) more beautiful – the most high – as intelligent – the
030 | MACKENZIE 1997 baddest – so strong
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following c) so beautiful – the high – most intelligent – the badder –
sentence: stronger
d) so beautiful – the highest – more intelligent – the worst –
His salary as a pilot is much higher __________. as strong
e) as beautiful – as highest – more intelligent – the worst –
a) in comparison of teachers strongest
b) to compare as a teacher's
c) than that of a teacher 035 | UNESP 2000
d) than of teachers' Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
e) than a teacher da frase apresentada:
031 | FEI 1997 This is the __________ day I have ever had.
Complete:
a) worse
John is __________ than the other students in his classroom, b) bad
but he is the __________. c) worst
d) less good
a) younger – most intelligent e) very bad
b) younger – more intelligent
c) more young – intelligentest 036 | UNESP 2001
d) most young – more intelligent Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
e) more young – most intelligent da frase apresentada:
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
038 | UFPE 2002 042 | FEI 2000
"The caveman had a much harder life" means that his life WORST é superlativo de:
was:
a) well
a) much easier. b) good
b) more difficult. c) worn
c) less dangerous. d) bad
d) just as thrilling. e) wealthy
e) not as hard as ours.
043 | PUCPR 1999
039 | FATEC 2002 Which is the option that completes the sentences
Interactivity makes life __________, yet __________ and CORRECTLY?
consumer-oriented. Plus, it's turning the world into a teeny,
homogenized global village and that is ultimately boring! I. English is not __________ as Portuguese.
II. Australia is __________ island in the world.
– A alternativa que preenche correta e respectivamente os III. In my opinion, Frank Sinatra was __________ singer of
espaços em branco é: this century.
IV. São Paulo is __________ as New York.
a) more easier – hurrier V. Europe is __________ from Brazil than EUA.
b) more easy – more hurried
c) easyer – hurrieder a) so difficult – bigger – the best – more noisier – as farther
d) easier – hurrieder b) difficultest – biggest – the good – as noisier – farther
e) easier – more hurried c) as difficult – the biggest – the best – as noisy – farther
d) as difficult – the bigger – the best – so noisy – farther
040 | PUCPR 2001 e) difficulter – most big – better – noisiest – so farther
About adjectives, choose the alternative that completes the
sentences correctly: 044 | PUCMG 1999
The capital expression in "The moment of discovery was NO
I. Is this | 1 one you have? LESS MAGICAL THAN the day in 1922" means that the
II. Celine Dion sings | 2 Madonna, but Madonna dances | 3. moment:
III. I wish I was | 4 Sean Connery.
IV. The church is | 5 monument of the town. a) was as magical as
b) was more magical
a) 1. the better; 2. best than; 3. well; 4. so handsome as; 5. c) was less magical
the more ancient d) wasn't magical
b) 1. the best; 2. so well as; 3. best; 4. more handsome than; e) was most magical
5. the ancienter
c) 1. the worst; 2. worse than; 3. better; 4. most handsome 045 | PUCRS 1999
than; 5. the most ancient The expression "as many as 80" expresses a capacity of:
d) 1. the best; 2. as well as; 3. better; 4. as handsome as; 5.
the most ancient a) not more than 80.
e) 1. the worse; 2. better than; 3. best; 4. as handsome than; b) at least 80.
5. the least ancient c) over 80.
d) less than 80.
041 | MACKENZIE 2001 e) close to 80.
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
sentence: 046 | UNIT 1999
"Less intimate and more isolated" are comparatives. Check
The more I read this book, __________. the item that contains the correct superlative from of the
two adjectives:
a) the less I understand it
b) most is what he doesn't know a) The intimatest and the more isolated.
c) the least do I understand it b) The intimatest and the least isolated.
d) more I like c) The most intimate and the less isolated.
e) the most I can understand d) The least intimate and the less isolated.
e) The least intimate and the most isolated.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
047 | FEI 2000 052 | UFPE 2003 – ADAPTED
The sidewalks are getting NARROWER. Indique o antônimo The expression more and more, in "more and more
de NARROWER: complex" and in "more and more intelligent":
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
056 | UERJ 2004 061 | UFRS 2007
“If it's noisy, call back from somewhere quieter.” Select the correct alternative to complete the sentence
below:
The suffix -er in quieter is semantically equivalent to the
suffix in: The opposite of SMALLER and LIGHTER is respectively
__________ and __________.
a) manners.
b) users. a) littler – easier
c) caller. b) larger – heavier
d) louder. c) larger – easier
d) little – heavier
057 | UFV 2004 e) bigger – greater
All the options below are examples of comparatives, except:
062 | FATEC 2008
a) younger. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o uso correto do termo
b) controller. fewer como no exemplo "fewer than one in five owners of a
c) rarer. mobile-wallet handset":
d) harder.
e) smaller. a) Mary has fewer money than John.
b) My teacher has fewer patience than the other teachers.
058 | UFV 2005 c) This company has fewer equipments than the others.
Choose the alternative in which BOTH words are examples d) My brother plays fewer musics than I do.
of the comparative form: e) Sue has fewer friends than her sister does.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
066 | FGV 2007 070 | UFSC 1997 – ADAPTED
In the sentence "Brazil's strong currency will likely also lead Select the proposition(s) in which the capital letters are
to a loosening of foreign exchange restrictions", the word ADJECTIVES:
LIKELY indicates a:
(01) The sun's rays are very POWERFUL.
a) comparison. (02) Don't take your VALUABLES on the beach.
b) conclusion. (04) COCONUTS are delicious.
c) probability. (08) The coral reef is BEAUTIFUL.
d) preference. (16) Monkeys can be DANGEROUS.
e) certainty. (32) The hotel is not RESPONSIBLE for your valuables.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
075 | MACKENZIE 1997 080 | JFS 2008
The same as 'Mr. Burton hardly talked to me.' is: BARELY is used in "Mike and Josh have barely enough to pay
the rent this month."
a) Hardly did Mr. Burton talked to me.
b) Hardly Mr. Burton talked to me. – Mark the option in which it must also be used to complete
c) Hardly did Mr. Burton talk to me. the sentence meaningfully.
d) Did Mr. Burton hardly talk to me.
e) Mr. Burton talked to me hardly. a) Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a
shock when she __________ died.
076 | MACKENZIE 1997 b) If you miss this train you can __________ catch the next
A sentença "Mal sabia ele que ela era casada", em inglês, one.
seria: c) He almost never washes the dishes and he rarely, if
__________, does any cleaning.
a) He didn't little know that she married. d) She was __________ fifteen when she won her first
b) Did he little know that she was married. championship.
c) Badly knew he that she married. e) __________ I'll have a piece of chocolate after the meals,
d) Little did he know that she was married. but it's quite rare.
e) Little knew he that she was married.
081 | FUVEST 1979
077 | AFA 2004 Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as
“An elderly German decided to commit suicide. Took a lot of lacunas:
pills, tied a briefcase full of stones around his neck, rowed
out into the middle of the Rhine and was found sound It's __________ difficult to find __________ a good wine.
asleep in his boat.”
a) so – such
(Buffalo News) b) such – so
c) such – such
In the first sentence “An elderly German decided to commit d) so – so
suicide” the word elderly is used as: e) such a – so
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
084 | MACKENZIE 1997 089 | UFPE 2000
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following Allen: You're pretty dirty.
sentence: Helen: I'm even prettier when I'm clean.
We're having __________ beautiful weather everybody – In "pretty dirty", pretty is equivalent to:
__________.
1) very
a) so – can relax 2) somewhat
b) such a – wants to go out on the weekends 3) more
c) so – likes it 4) beautiful
d) such a – have been having fun 5) ugly
e) such – feels good
– The correct choices are:
085 | MACKENZIE 1999
I have been studying __________ I can __________ English. a) 2 – 3
b) 4 – 5
a) as hard as – to learn c) 3 – 4
b) so hard as – learning d) 1 – 2
c) more hard as – to be learning e) 1 – 5
d) harder than – to have learned
e) as much hard – to learn 090 | FATEC 2005 – ADAPTED
O advérbio SO na frase "he did so efficiently and discreetly"
086 | MACKENZIE 1999 pode ser substituído de forma adequada e sem prejuízo de
Please turn off the lights. I have to develop this film and it's significado por:
__________ here.
a) very.
a) bright enough b) too.
b) much bright c) enough.
c) too bright d) less.
d) brighter e) a little.
e) enough bright
091 | MACKENZIE 1996
087 | UECE 1998 – ADAPTED Choose the correct alternative to complete the following
O vocábulo quite na sentença a seguir exerce a função de: sentence:
She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the Mr. Myers told me he will leave __________.
chair, quite motionless.
a) by train; for Paris; at 8 o'clock; next week.
a) substantivo. b) for Paris; at 8 o'clock; next week; by train.
b) adjetivo. c) next week; at 8 o'clock; by train; for Paris.
c) verbo. d) at 8 o'clock; next week; for Paris; by train.
d) advérbio. e) for Paris; by train; at 8 o'clock; next week.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
093 | MACKENZIE 1998 098 | UFV 2000
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following In the sentence "What is the BEST way to live?", the capital
sentence: word is the superlative form of the adjective:
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
103 | OSEC 1977 108 | EEAR 2008
Complete the sentence meaningfully: In “It was a fair game”, we conclude that the game was
played:
Everybody feels __________ in spring time.
a) well.
a) gooder b) badly.
b) more good c) honestly.
c) so good d) brilliantly.
d) better
e) as good 109 | ITA 1995
O termo seldom, entre aspas no trecho adiante, poderia ser
104 | FAAP 1975 substituído por:
Marque a alternativa correta:
As an American Express Card member, you will enjoy a
Your classroom is not so __________ as mine. Mine is the relationship with us that goes beyond the ordinary. You will
__________ in the school. be treated as a MEMBER, not a number. And you will receive
the respect and recognition 'seldom' found today.
a) bigger – biggest
b) greater – greatest a) occasionally.
c) great – greater b) rarely.
d) large – largest c) often.
e) large – more large d) usually.
e) always.
105 | EFOMM 1997
Take it easy, John! You need not work so __________. 110 | UEL 1996
In the text bellow, the word nearly means:
a) hardly
b) harder After 20 years of scientific advances, 'nearly' three out of
c) hard four infertile couples seeking medical assistance to have a
d) hardest child still go home to an empty crib.
e) hardy
a) almost.
106 | EEAR 2008 b) hardly.
“You can fold most umbrellas” means that we can: c) close.
d) far.
a) enlarge them. e) over.
b) open them easily.
c) hardly carry them. 111 | UNESP 1990
d) make them smaller. The sun __________ rises in the west.
a) always
107 | EEAR 2008
b) never
Read the sentence below:
c) often
d) sometimes
“In Mexico, 60% of men and 40% of women are
e) usually
overweight.”
112 | UFRS 1996
– According to the sentence above, we can conclude that
Gradually and powerfully are adverbs formed from the
the percentage of overweight men is:
adjectives gradual + ly and powerful + ly, respectively. Other
adjectives can take the same suffix to form adverbs, in the
a) lower.
same way, except:
b) highest.
c) higher. a) historic.
d) lowest. b) usual.
c) wild.
d) abrupt.
e) intelligent.
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113 | FUVEST 1977 119 | JFS 2012
Qual destas alternativas só contém expressões que indicam Which word is not an adverb?
tempo?
a) Wholly.
a) suddenly, at the same moment, through, just in time. b) Weekly.
b) just, suddenly, apparently, all her life. c) Earthly.
c) just, after, all, then. d) Sadly.
d) any more, apparently, at the same moment. e) Proudly.
e) right now, all her life, at the same moment, then.
120 | ITA 2010 – ADAPTED
114 | MACKENZIE 1976 Leia o seguinte fragmento:
Complete:
With Japan about to hold an election that could end 55
- "Have you finished your book yet?" years of almost uninterrupted one-party rule, the
- "Yes, I’ve __________ done it." __________ (I) ordinary citizens can fill the power vacuum
by taking part in public life, the __________ (II).
a) still
b) yet The Economist, de 8/8/2009.
c) already
d) ever Assinale a opção que preenche corretamente as lacunas I e
e) não sei II, no excerto acima.
a) yesterday
b) later
c) last year
d) last month
e) last week
a) Beautiful.
b) Harmful.
c) Colourful.
d) Roomful.
e) Sorrowful.
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005 | PUCMG 2001 – ADAPTED
Pronouns I had just participated in a project that was to determine the
minimum size of forest fragment necessary to save native
001 | ITA 1995 – ADAPTED
species of animals and plants from extinction. With this
The defenders of Normandy were not the best of Hitler's
information, scientists could then work to form preservation
army. Those were in Russia and Italy, as well as in France,
areas in the forest fragments left behind by cattle ranchers.
but on the other side of the Seine, the Pas-de-Calais, which
the Germans thought the more likely invasion target.
– The word THIS refers to the:
(Extracted from Time – June 6, 1994) a) utilization of many valuable native species
b) necessity of urgently saving birds from extinction
– O pronome demonstrativo "those" faz referência aos:
c) size of the forest needed for wildlife reserves
a) Soldados escalados para a defesa da Normandia. d) destruction of thousands of native species
b) Soldados soviéticos da Ásia Central.
c) Soldados mais adestrados do exército de Hitler. 006 | UNIFESP 2002 – ADAPTED
d) Soldados das divisões estacionárias. The rise of molecular biology since the late 1950s has had
e) Soldados russos, italianos e franceses. the gradual and quite unforeseen effect of turning the eyes
of medical scientists increasingly toward the basic
002 | UNIRIO 1995 – ADAPTED mechanisms of life, rather than disease and death. Of
Researchers at Ohio State have developed a way to speed up course, this has always been the orientation of all non-
the growth of native shade trees – and the local utility plans medical biologists, studying growth, reproduction, nutrition
to help promote these saplings to homeowners. or any of the other characteristics shared by all living things.
– A palavra THESE em "…and the local utility plans to help a) research in molecular biology.
promote these saplings to homeowners" refere-se a: b) gradual and unforeseen effect.
c) medical scientists.
a) plans. d) study of basic mechanisms of life.
b) trees. e) study of disease and death.
c) researchers.
d) bills. 007 | MACKENZIE 1998
e) costs. Choose the correct alternative:
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
009 | UFMG 1995 013 | UFSC 1996 – ADAPTED
Choose the GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT propositions to
Love Among the Laundry complete the blanks in the following sentence:
When Sally found a man's striped sock curled among her __________ were working, when she __________.
clothes at the launderette she returned it to the tall dark
young man with a shy smile. They met there every week for 01. They – arrived.
several months, then were seen no more. One of their 02. He – Arrives.
wedding presents had been a washing machine. 04. We – left.
08. Mary – is writing.
(Molly Burnett) 16. You – called.
32. David and Gregoire – came in.
– The word IT in “she returned it to the tall dark young man”
refers to: – Now, mark the correct sequence:
a) a smile. a) 01 + 04 + 16 + 32 = 53
b) a sock. b) 01 + 02 + 04 + 08 = 15
c) the launderette. c) 01 + 04 + 08 + 16 = 29
d) the laundry d) 02 + 04 + 08 + 16 + 32 = 62
e) the machine. e) 02 + 08 + 32 = 42
a) She a) her – I
b) They b) him – she
c) He c) she – I
d) Them d) myself – we
e) It e) they – him
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017 | PUCPR 1997 021 | UNESP 2001
Fill in the blanks of the text below with the appropriate As a tool, the computer assists __________ to perform a lot
pronouns: of activities.
Dear Debbie, a) we
How are you? Lisa and I are having a marvelous holiday. We b) us
are really enjoying __________. We brought three tubes of c) ourselves
suntan cream with __________ and we've used __________ d) they
all up already. Lisa is a bit annoyed because her suntan isn't e) to us
as good as __________.
022 | UEL 2001 – ADAPTED
a) ourselves – we – them – mine "A Chinese employee at Motorola complained that the
b) ourselves – us – them – mine company had been cheated when it bought numbers
c) us – us – they – my wholesale for its own staff, because IT was given numbers
d) us – we – themselves – mine that all ended in 4 (e.g. 54-7424), which means death."
e) ourselves – ourselves – they – my
– The capital word IT in the sentence above refers to:
018 | CESGRANRIO 1993
Mark the option which completes the following sentences a) wholesale.
with the adequate pronouns: b) a Chinese employee.
c) the Motorola company.
I. Businessmen have __________ own priorities. d) the number 54-7424.
II. Everyone must feel happy with __________ working e) death.
habits.
III. Working from home allows a mother to spend more time 023 | PUCSP 2002 – ADAPTED
with __________ children. Na frase "Women now become doctors at nearly the same
IV. If you have never tried to work at home, you cannot rate as men, but they become physicians, not surgeons", o
discuss __________ disadvantages. pronome they refere-se a:
a) we.
a) I – your
b) they.
b) she – you
c) I.
c) me – your
d) she.
d) me – yours
e) you.
e) her – yours
025 | UNESP 1995
020 | UECE 1998
Assinale a alternativa correta:
Em "It was HER sister Josephine who told HER", os vocábulos
em maiúsculo classificam-se respectivamente como: They saw men and women talking to __________ own
hearts.
a) pronome adjetivo/pronome objeto
b) pronome substantivo/pronome sujeito a) his
c) pronome adjetivo/pronome sujeito b) her
d) pronome substantivo/pronome objeto c) them
d) they
e) their
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026 | PUCPR 2001 030 | PUCSP 2006 – ADAPTED
Which option contains the correct use of the pronouns? When the Portuguese arrived in Brazil five centuries ago,
they encountered a fundamental problem: the indigenous
I. Could you tell __________ what has happened in the pub? peoples they conquered spoke more than 700 languages.
II. His uncle gave __________ the money to set up his new Rising to the challenge, the Jesuit priests accompanying
business. them concocted a mixture of Indian, Portuguese and African
III. It was kind of you to let me borrow __________ words they called "língua geral," or the "general language,"
computer. and imposed it on their colonial subjects.
IV. She ignored __________ father's warning and jumped
into the swimming pool. Adaptado do site www.nytimes.com
V. Just a minute, I'm going to hang __________ jacket in the
wardrobe. – No texto acima, palavra "THEM" refere-se a:
– No texto acima, o vocábulo "her" ocorre cinco vezes e, em – A alternativa que possui os pronomes que substituem
todas essas situações, refere-se a: corretamente os termos em destaque é:
a) cultura. a) It – She – It
b) povo. b) It – She – He
c) China. c) He – She – He
d) Portugal. d) She – He – He
e) She – It – He
028 | UFAL 1999 – ADAPTED
Between 1950 and 1960, Japanese manufacturing output 032 | PUCCAMP 1992
grew at an average annual rate of 16.7 per cent and Peter L. Berger, one of America's most important
__________ GNP (Gross National Product) at about 10 per sociologists, exhorts politicians to operate with "the ethic of
cent. responsibility" (borrowing a phrase from Max Weber) and
consider the moral consequences of their actions.
– Preencha corretamente a lacuna do texto:
(Adapted from Dialogue, 2/1989)
a) theirs
b) our
– In the text, the pronoun "their" refers to:
c) it
d) ours
a) sociologists.
e) its
b) philosophers.
c) politicians.
029 | FAAP 1997
d) consequences.
His niece has __________ meals in town.
e) actions.
a) her
b) their
c) your
d) his
e) yours
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033 | UNESP 1983 039 | UFSM 2002 – ADAPTED
That sports car is very expensive. The car dealer told me that Stars do it. Sports do it. Judges in the highest courts do it.
__________ price is 10,000 dollars. Let's do it: that yoga thing.
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043 | ITA 1997 – ADAPTED 047 | UNESP 2004
The computer giant IBM has offered $1.1 million (730.000 Nas orações – “Your click on the Fund Free Mammograms
pounds) for a chess rematch between Garry Kasparov and button helps fund free mammograms” e “The National
ITS super-computer, Deep Blue. Cancer Institute and U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services recommend that women in their forties and older
– O termo ITS em maiúsculo no texto refere-se: have mammograms every one to two years”, os adjetivos
possessivos YOUR e THEIR referem-se, respectivamente:
a) ao computador de Garry Kasparov;
b) a Deep Blue; a) ao clique e a quarenta anos ou mais.
c) à IBM; b) ao botão e a recomendar.
d) ao computador gigante da IBM; c) ao leitor e às mulheres.
e) a Garry Kasparov. d) ao leitor e a quarenta anos ou mais.
e) ao botão e às mulheres.
044 | UDESC 1997
Complete the sentence with the CORRECT alternative: 048 | UFPE 1996 – ADAPTED
Read the following sentence:
- Whose are these shoes?
- They are __________ shoes. They belong to __________. Computers and networks isolate us from __________.
They are __________.
– The correct choice to fill in the blank space is:
a) their – them – theirs
b) yours – you – your a) each other’s.
c) his – he – him b) ourselves.
d) our – us – ourself c) one another.
e) hers – she – hers d) themselves.
e) herself.
045 | UNESP 1999
Assinale a alternativa correta: 049 | UNESP 1997
Those two women always help __________.
In some cities people do not pay for __________ tickets.
a) other each
a) them b) each other
b) his c) one other
c) our d) other one
d) her e) another each
e) their
050 | PUCPR 2007
046 | ITA 1999 Lucy hates John and John hates Lucy. Lucy and John hate
Leia o recado de Ho Chi Minh aos franceses, em 1946. __________.
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052 | UNESP 1988 057 | UNESP 2000
Assinale a alternativa correta: Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
da frase apresentada:
People should know about __________.
Catherine is making __________ a dress.
a) yourself
b) herself a) to him
c) himself b) to her
d) themselves c) himself
e) yourselves d) herself
e) they
053 | UNESP 1996
Assinale a alternativa correta: 058 | UFV 2000
In the sentence "We look for answers within OURSELVES",
You can do that __________. the capital word has a meaning related to:
a) myself a) them.
b) himself b) him.
c) herself c) you.
d) yourself d) us.
e) ourselves e) her.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
062 | UEL 1994 067 | FUVEST 1997
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna Choose another way of saying "There isn't anything really
da frase a seguir: like that":
- "Why didn't you buy that sweater? It was such a good a) There is nothing really like that.
offer!" b) There aren't many things really like that.
- "Because I didn't have __________ money on me." c) There aren't no things really like that.
d) There is anything hardly really like that.
a) a e) There are a few things really like that.
b) no
c) any 068 | UEL 1997 – ADAPTED
d) some Assinale a alternativa correta:
e) none
Despite this violent activity, poltergeists in fact never hurt
063 | UNESP 1985 __________.
Assinale a alternativa correta:
a) something
Those organisms pose __________ danger to human life. b) nothing
c) none
a) any d) nobody
b) none e) anybody
c) no
d) not 069 | UEL 1997
e) no one Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
da frase a seguir:
064 | UNESP 1986
__________ said she is right. I will __________ longer stand his bad manners.
a) Somebody a) no
b) Anybody b) very
c) Anyone c) too
d) Something d) much
e) Anything e) many
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
072 | FEI 1997 076 | UFRS 2002
Complete o diálogo: A expressão HARDLY ANY em “He was a big, beefy man with
hardly any neck” poderia ser traduzida por:
- "Would you like __________ apples?"
- "No, thank you, I don't want __________ apple." a) raramente visto.
- "And you?" b) dificilmente algum.
- "Yes, I'd like __________." c) bom tamanho.
d) quase nenhum.
a) some – any – any e) especialmente longo.
b) an – any – no
c) any – no – some 077 | PUCRIO 2002
d) some – any – some
e) an – some – any
a) somebody.
b) anybody.
c) someone.
d) everybody.
e) nobody.
I. I want __________ more tea, please. – Mark the sentence which must be completed with
II. __________ I go fishing. "anywhere":
III. It doesn't rain __________.
IV. I'm sorry, but I have __________ to give you. a) The manager had to go off __________ else for an
V. __________ knows it's wrong. appointment.
b) The dangerous dog was approaching but there was
a) I. some; II. Every time; III. someday; IV. nothing; V. __________ to hide.
Somebody c) Britney says she didn't go __________ yesterday.
b) I. any; II. Sometimes; III. every day; IV. anything; V. d) This is part of the original castle build __________ around
Everybody 1700.
c) I. some; II. Sometimes; III. every day; IV. nothing; V.
e) Have you seen my glasses? I've looked __________ for
Everybody them.
d) I. any; II. Every day; III. sometimes; IV. nothing; V.
Everyone 078 | UNESP 2004
e) I. some; II. Everywhere; III. every time; IV. anything; V. Eating disorders __________ class, cultural, or gender
Somebody boundaries. Therefore, they can affect __________.
075 | UFRRJ 1998
a) knows no – anyone.
The sentence "there aren't any elephants here" in the b) know no – someone.
affirmative form is: c) know some – nobody.
d) can know – nobody.
a) there are many elephants here.
e) don't know any – anyone.
b) there are plenty of elephants here.
c) there are some elephants here.
d) there are a few elephants here.
e) there are a lots of elephants here.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
079 | UEL 1998 084 | MACKENZIE 2000
Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche I'm a person __________ technical knowledge of computer
corretamente a lacuna da frase apresentada: will impress __________.
Here is a riddle for you: Which hand should you stir soup a) who – everyone
with? b) which – someone
__________. You should use a spoon. c) for whom – nobody
d) whom – everybody
a) Both e) whose – anyone
b) Either
c) All 085 | UFSM 2002
d) Neither Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
e) No one da frase apresentada:
080 | MACKENZIE 1998 There are many evidences that __________ can live alone.
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following Those __________ marriage ends generally suffer from
sentence: depression.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
088 | UNITAU 1995 092 | UNESP 1986
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde ao referente do That is the one __________ I always use.
pronome relativo em destaque a seguir:
a) whose
Since then, microchips, satellites and nuclear power have b) who
become realities THAT define everyday life. c) what
d) which
a) every day e) whom
b) life
c) intellectuals 093 | UNESP 1990
d) realities The doctor to __________ Mrs. Jones went told her to eat
e) scientists less.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
097 | CESGRANRIO 1993 101 | FEI 1997
In the sentence "it's time to meet people who work from Complete:
their homes", the pronoun WHO can be replaced by THAT.
My neighbor, __________ is very beautiful, was here this
– Mark the option that can only be completed with the morning.
relative pronoun WHO:
a) which
a) That is the consultant __________ I met in São Paulo last b) whose
week. c) who
b) My brother, __________ works as a consultant, makes d) when
much money. e) what
c) Would you like to work with bosses __________ are
understanding? 102 | CESGRANRIO 1997
d) Employees __________ work from home part of the time Mark the sentence that can only be completed with WHOSE,
are happier. the relative pronoun:
e) The tele-commuter to __________ I was introduced
yesterday is Asian. a) This is Patricia, __________ sister you met last week.
b) One should be loyal to __________ one is married.
098 | PUCPR 1996 c) She's married to a doctor of __________ you have heard.
Fill in correctly with a relative pronoun: d) AIDS, __________ kills thousands of people, hasn't been
wiped out.
The flower exhibit ___________ was held in the Botanical e) I don't like people __________ lose their tempers easily.
Garden in Curitiba, last September, showed beautiful orchids
from all over the world. 103 | PUCPR 1998
Choose the right alternative to complete the spaces:
a) that
b) whose I. George Washington, __________ became president of the
c) whom United States, never told a lie.
d) where II. In Norway, __________ is a Baltic country, you can see
e) who the midnight sun.
III. Melanie Griffith, with __________ Antonio Banderas got
099 | PUCPR 1997 married, is very jealous.
Insert the appropriate relative pronoun: IV. Bernard Shaw, __________ books were known in all the
world, was a very clever writer.
Gossips, to __________ you should pay no attention, is a V. Le Corbusier, about __________ we are learning now, was
bad thing. a famous modernist architect.
Dr. Smith, __________ car is outside, has come to see a
patient. a) whose – that – which – who – whose
My friend Jack, __________ is in hospital, is very ill. b) whom – which – that – whose – whom
This is my Uncle John, __________ you have heard so much c) who – which – whom – whose – whom
about. d) which – whom – who – whom – which
e) that – who – whose – which – who
a) which, whose, who, whom
b) that, whose, whom, which 104 | MACKENZIE 1999
c) which, whom, that, who Choose the correct alternative:
d) whom, whose, that, whom
e) that, whom, who, which a) Caetano Veloso's, who latest CD, I bought last week, is
wonderful.
100 | MACKENZIE 1997 b) Caetano Veloso's latest CD, which I bought last week, is
Os períodos simples provenientes do composto SHE WAS A wonderful.
GIRL WHOM IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WELL são: c) Caetano Veloso's latest CD whom is wonderful I bought
last week.
a) She was a girl. Whom it was difficult to know well. d) Caetano Veloso, which is wonderful, I bought last week
b) She was a girl. It was difficult to know her well. latest CD.
c) She who was a girl. It was difficult to know well. e) Caetano Veloso's latest CD, whose I bought last week, is
d) She was a difficult girl. It was difficult to know well. wonderful.
e) She was a girl. It was difficult to know whom well.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
105 | JFS 2010 109 | UFV/PASES 2000
In his last book, the author decided to talk about the people Complete the sentence below correctly:
and the places __________ he loved.
Don Pedro, __________ was one of the visitors, was also
a) who very impressed with Bell's invention.
b) whom
c) which a) who
d) that b) whose
e) whose c) when
d) where
106 | FATEC 2002 e) which
O pronome which em "Many mobile phone operating
companies would rather give out new handsets than see 110 | UFRRJ 2000 – ADAPTED
their clients defect to rival services, which often try to lure In the sentence "about 20% of lung-cancer patients are
customers by offering the latest mobile phones free for found to have a tumor WHOSE biological characteristics and
switching services" refere-se a: small size give them a good chance of being cured if the
malignant growth is surgically removed", the capital word
a) clients. refers to:
b) handsets.
c) rival services. a) patients
d) customers. b) blacks.
e) mobile phone operating companies. c) tumor.
d) lung cancer.
107 | UNIOESTE 1999 – ADAPTED e) about 20%.
Assinale a(s) alternativa(s) na(s) qual(is) os pronomes that,
who e which estão utilizados corretamente: 111 | PUCPR 2003
Supply the sentences with the correct alternative:
( ) Athletes are basically the consumers who are going to
buy Jui2ce. I. This is the hardest problem __________ I have ever had to
( ) Jui2ce is a juice that offers a series of benefits to your face.
health. II. A doctor, __________ patients trust him, has great
( ) Mandarin Mango is a flavor which provides vitamin A. responsibility.
( ) Calcium is one of the components who is good for health. III. Vesuvius, __________ is a lofty volcano, overlooks the
( ) Young people that usually drink the Jui2ce say it is Bay of Naples.
delicious. IV. My friend Marcello, __________ is in hospital, is very ill.
( ) Jui2ce has beta-carotene, who is said to be excellent for V. There's something __________ I must tell you in
health. confidence.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
113 | UFRRJ 2003 – ADAPTED 116 | UECE/2ª FASE 2007
In the sentence “Under a microscope you can see the In the sentences: "Gold's novel was also the start of the
bacteria that lives in your gums. It's called gram-negative 'Jewish-American' novel, WHICH BECAME AN IMPORTANT
bacteria and it produces a toxin or poison that destroys the TYPE OF LITERATURE IN THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES. Gold
bones around your teeth”, the underlined word can be describes the failure of the 'American Dream' for those WHO
replaced by: HAD LEFT EUROPE LOOKING FOR A NEW AND BETTER LIFE",
the parts in CAPITAL LETTERS are, respectively:
a) who.
b) whose. a) defining adjective clause and non-defining adjective
c) whom. clause.
d) which. b) non-defining adjective clause and defining adjective
e) what. clause.
c) defining adjective clause and defining adjective clause.
114 | ITA 2006 d) non-defining adjective clause and non-defining adjective
clause.
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121 | UNIFESP 2008 125 | UNESP 1992
No trecho: Assinale a pergunta correta para a resposta apresentada a
seguir:
"Some soy plantations in central Brazil are being
transformed to sugarcane ethanol operations and For two weeks.
environmentalists say that could lead soy farmers to move
into the Amazon for their crop, which is also in high demand a) How long have you had it?
worldwide, particularly from China". b) How many time do you have it?
c) How long did you had it?
– a palavra which refere-se: d) How much time you have got it?
e) There is how long you've got it?
a) ao etanol de cana.
b) aos produtores de soja. 126 | UFPE 2007 – ADAPTED
c) à soja. The word THAT, in: "the United Nations reported THAT of
d) à Amazônia. the 41 countries it monitors"; and in: "because THAT might
e) à China. jeopardize their economic growth", and in: "costly mandates
and controls THAT harm the economy":
122 | JFS 2000
O pronome __________ completa corretamente a sentença ( ) functions differently in each phrase.
abaixo e, sintaticamente, é classificado como __________. ( ) has equivalent meanings in the three examples.
( ) is a conjunction in both, the first and the last examples.
A coward is one __________ thinks with his legs every time ( ) functions as a demonstrative pronoun in the second
he is in danger. example.
( ) is a relative pronoun in the last example and refers only
a) who – objeto to controls.
b) who – sujeito
c) whom – sujeito a) F F V V F
d) that – objeto b) F F F V F
e) which – sujeito c) V V V V F
d) V F F V F
123 | JFS 2002 e) V F F F V
Those firemen, __________ saved the little girl from the fire,
are local heroes. 127 | UNESP 1993
Assinale a alternativa correta:
a) who
b) that __________ is your hat?
c) whom
d) which a) When
e) a e b estão corretas b) Who
c) Whose
124 | UERJ 2005 – ADAPTED d) Where
Pronouns may have different functions according to the e) How many
contexts where they occur. The use of the pronoun THAT
establishing reference to the previous content of the 128 | CESGRANRIO 1995
sentence is found in: "A compulsive shopper told a researcher that she could
never go to a supermarket and buy just one bottle of milk".
a) That is a magical and mutually rewarding form of love
between writer and reader. Mark the question to which this sentence is an answer:
b) A battle scar, a light limp, hair that is an untamable mass
of curls, or any other minor flaw will make the character a) Where a compulsive shopper buys her milk?
more relatable, more lovable. b) What did a compulsive shopper tell a researcher?
c) What could be more fulfilling than a book that caresses c) Who did a compulsive shopper tell her habits to?
the reader with love, wit, sensuality and a feeling of d) Why has a compulsive shopper told a researcher about
goodness? her habits?
d) A romance novel that combines those elements will e) How has a compulsive shopper told a researcher her
seduce the reader from the first chapter to the last. routine?
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
129 | JFS 2000 133 | UNESP 1984
Complete: Assinale a alternativa correta:
- Henry is a scientist __________ wants to know how comets a) Who did discovered America?
are formed. b) Who discovered America?
- The thief __________ stole my wallet must be mad now. It c) Did who discover America?
was empty. d) What Columbus discovered?
- These precious moments __________ you are living now e) What did Columbus discovered?
won’t last forever.
- They are exploring a continent __________ surface is icy. 134 | UNESP 1985
- The woman about __________ we were talking is an expert Can you tell me __________?
on Astronomy.
a) how much does a box of matches cost
a) that – who – * – which – whom b) how much a box of matches costs
b) who – * – that – which – who c) how much did a box of matches cost
c) who – that – which – whose – whom d) how much has a box of matches cost
d) who – that – whose – which – whom e) how much costs a box of matches
e) who – that – which – of which – who
135 | UNESP 1999
__________ people __________ in Brasília?
130 | FUVEST 1977
Qual a pergunta que segue a afirmação "I know that you are a) How many – are there
the winner"? b) How much – are there
c) What many – was there
a) Whom said I am the winner? d) What many – were there
b) Which one told you that I am the winner? e) How many million – was there
c) Who told you so?
d) Who told that to you? 136 | UNESP 1999
e) Who said that I am the winner? __________ farm is that large one? It is __________.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
138 | CESGRANRIO 1994 141 | PUCPR 2007
"The new telephone can deal with 'hello' and other words We don't know with __________ he was talking on the
well enough." phone.
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144 | UEL 1996 148 | EFOMM 2009
- How about having a party soon? In the sentence: “If the oceans die, it could cause great
- __________. destruction”, the pronoun it refers to:
a) What a) mine
b) Whose b) ours
c) How c) his
d) Which d) hers
e) Why e) its
a) Apenas em I.
b) Apenas em II.
c) Apenas em III.
d) Apenas em I e II.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
005 | MACKENZIE 1996
Quantifiers and Intensifiers Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
sentences:
001 | UEL 1996 – ADAPTED
Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche I. Could you give me __________ water? I'm so thirsty.
corretamente as lacunas da frase apresentada: II. I have very __________ money. I need more.
III. Who has __________ friends than John? Nobody I think.
"Did you like the film?"
IV. Only __________ people came to the party yesterday. It
"No, not very __________."
was boring!
"__________ was wrong with it?" V. I have __________ time to stay with my family nowadays.
"The actors were good but the story was too sentimental."
a) I. less; II. little; III. lesser; IV. a few; V. few
a) much – What b) I. some; II. a little; III. few; IV. little; V. lesser
b) many – Why c) I. a little; II. little; III. fewer; IV. few; V. less
c) few – When
d) I. little; II. a little; III. less; IV. a few; V. least
d) little – How
e) I. few; II. less; III. least; IV. little; V. more
e) so – Where
006 | UFPR 1992
002 | UNESP 1991 __________ of our history and the lives of __________ of
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas our great men and women are recreated by the movies.
da frase a seguir:
– Choose the alternative(s) that can complete the sentence
Do politicians work __________ and earn __________
above correctly:
money?
01) much – much
a) little – many 02) much – many
b) very – much 04) many – much
c) much – few 08) a lot – a lot
d) little – much
16) a lot – much
e) hard – many
32) a lot – many
003 | UNESP 1993 a) 02 + 08 + 16 + 32 = 58
Assinale a alternativa correta: b) 01 + 04 + 08 + 32 = 45
c) 02 + 04 + 08 + 16 = 30
It is not easy to learn a foreign language. It requires d) 01 + 02 + 32 = 35
__________ years of study. e) 02 + 08 + 32 = 42
a) many
007 | UNESP 1990
b) much Assinale a alternativa correta:
c) little
d) lot of How __________ shoes are there in the shop windows?
e) any
a) much
004 | FUVEST 1979
b) many
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as
c) few
lacunas: d) a few
e) a lot of
Give me __________ tea with __________ sugar.
008 | ITA 1998
a) many – much Assinale a opção cuja frase esteja gramaticalmente correta:
b) some – a lot of
c) short – many
a) There is fewer people at the party than Mary expected.
d) bit – a lot of
b) There is less people at the party than Mary expected.
e) some – many c) There are less people at the party than Mary expected.
d) There are fewer people at the party than Mary expected.
e) There was less people at the party than Mary expected.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
009 | CESGRANRIO 1990 013 | UFRS 1998 – ADAPTED
Which of the following sentences can be completed with the Na sentença “the Tamagotchi is a Keychain-size plastic egg
word MANY as in "the laser has many applications"? that houses a small LCD in which ‘lives’ a creature that you
nurture by pushing a variety of buttons”, a expressão a
a) The laser beam is being used by __________ telephone variety of buttons significa o mesmo que:
companies.
b) The laser beam has caused __________ advance in a) little buttons.
various areas. b) several buttons.
c) Science has gained __________ from the latest c) all the buttons.
applications of the laser. d) very small buttons.
d) __________ effort has resulted in significant technological e) too many buttons.
improvement.
e) Scientists have devoted __________ time to research in 014 | UFRS 1998 – ADAPTED
the field of communication. These pioneers began a revolution that has culminated in a
firmly established belief among most American employers
010 | UNESP 1998 that women can do the job – any job – as well as men. Many
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna thought that day would never come.
da frase adiante:
– Na frase "Many thought that day would never come", a
Must you always make so __________ noise? palavra mais adequada para completar o sentido de many é:
a) much a) beliefs.
b) many b) most.
c) most c) women.
d) few d) standards.
e) less e) discrimination.
– The sentence which must be completed which FEW are: a) número controlado.
b) grande quantidade.
a) I and IV, only. c) número insuficiente.
b) II and III, only. d) número ilimitado.
c) I, II and V, only. e) número incompleto.
d) I, II, III and IV, only.
e) II, III, IV and V, only.
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017 | UFPE 1998 – ADAPTED 021 | UFSM 2001
Identify the equivalent phrases to the one which is in capital Em "A LOT OF these goods", a expressão em maiúsculo pode
word: ser substituída, sem alteração do sentido, por:
Not since the O.J. Simpson criminal trial have SO MANY a) a great deal of.
Americans been discussing one single issue. b) a few of
c) more of
(0) such a small number of d) the majority of.
(1) such a large number of e) much of.
(2) such a few
(3) such a considerable number of 022 | PUCPR 2000
(4) such a fair number of Mark the correct alternative to fill the gaps of the dialogue
below:
a) F V F V F
b) F V F V V At the Supermarket...
c) F F F V V
Wife: Do we need (I) wheat?
d) V V V F V
Husband: Yes, we do. We haven't got (II) wheat.
e) V V F V F
Husband: We need (III) apples, don't we?
Wife: No, we don't. We have got (IV) apples. But we have (V)
018 | MACKENZIE 1998
carrots and (VI) cheese. Let's get some...
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
sentences:
a) I. some; II. much; III. any; IV. few; V. many; VI. little
b) I. much; II. any; III. many; IV. too much; V. few; VI. few
A: I don't like stroganoff. Would you like (I) pizza instead?
c) I. few; II. some; III. little; IV. many; V. little; VI. little
B: Oh no! Let's buy (II) loaves of bread and make
d) I. any; II. much; III. some; IV. many; V. few; VI. little
sandwiches.
e) I. few; II. many; III. few; IV. no; V. much; VI. many
A: But we have (III) time to do that. We're late for school.
B: Alright, but we've got (IV) ham and (V) hot dogs.
023 | UNESP 1997
I have a __________ friends.
a) I. a little; II. a few; III. very little; IV. only a little; V. few
b) I. only a little; II. many; III. very little; IV. a few; V. any
a) ten
c) I. few; II. very few; III. more; IV. little; V. some
b) few
d) I. very little; II. only a few; III. many; IV. a few; V. more
c) some
e) I. little; II. much; III. few; IV. a few; V. very little
d) many
e) several
019 | UFV 2000
In the sentence "MANY thinkers have tried to give us
024 | CESGRANRIO 1997
answers," the capital word has a meaning close to:
LAUGHTER is an uncountable noun. Mark the sentence
below that shows the correct usage of countable and
a) a few.
uncountable nouns:
b) few.
c) little.
a) I'll have just a bread for dinner.
d) several.
b) John has fewer money than Paul.
e) much.
c) Can you give me an advice?
d) I need some informations.
020 | FATEC 2002
e) My mother is in very good health.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o uso gramatical
correto de "there is":
025 | AFA 2007
“Only a relatively small amount of heat is lost through the
a) There is few teachers and parents talking to the children.
windows”. The boldfaced expression in the sentence can
b) There is some children who need help.
only be substituted for:
c) There is a lot of frightened adults after the attack.
d) There is many events happening at the same time.
a) a great deal of.
e) There is much anger among people in New York.
b) plenty of.
c) a small number of.
d) a little.
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
025 | CESGRANRIO 1995 031 | JFS 2009
LITTLE is used in "There is still very little known about Read the following excerpt:
compulsive spenders". Check the item in which it must also
be used to complete the sentence meaningfully. Watched by his wife, Zahra Rahnavard, Mr. Mousavi told an
audience of female supporters in Tehran: "We should reform
a) __________ people claim they don't like to go shopping. laws that are unfair to women." As Ms. Rahnavard spoke,
b) Many adults are compulsive spenders, but very many in the crowd shouted protests against the morality
__________ children suffer from this obsession. police, who regularly arrest women they deem
c) Researchers are willing to spend __________ thousand inappropriately dressed.
dollars to find out more about compulsive shopping.
d) As the famous psychiatrist was talking about compulsive – Which of the following is the best option to be used after
shoppers, the audience interrupted very __________. the word many in the sentence “many in the crowd shouted
e) Apparently, changes in the treatment recommended to protests against the morality police” in order to complete its
obsessive shoppers were very __________. meaning?
a) small – emphatic opinion given by the author to the 032 | AFA 2004
characters. “An elderly German decided to commit suicide. Took a lot of
b) few – size of the men and mice. pills, tied a briefcase full of stones around his neck, rowed
c) brief – height of them out into the middle of the Rhine and was found sound
d) short – the lack of importance showed by the author asleep in his boat.”
a) some
b) much
c) many
d) nothing
e) everything
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
034 | EFOMM 2012
Choose the option which completes the sentences below
Verbs
correctly:
001 | FAAP 1997
It is __________ use trying to change her mind. Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
Slowly, __________ children began coming to school. da frase a seguir:
Unfortunately, he had __________ friends.
Could you possibly give me __________ help? In my school __________ many foreign students.
i. A great __________ people who voted for her in the last There __________ two main obstacles.
election will not be doing so this time.
ii. Have you heard __________ of Polly recently? a) is
iii. The repairs to our car cost __________ more than we b) was
were expecting. c) be
iv. I know quite __________ people who've had the same d) to be
problem. e) were
v. With __________ training she could do very well.
003 | PUCPR 1997
a) i. much; ii. much; iii. very; iv. few; v. little Complete the following text with the correct form of the
b) i. much; ii. much; iii. very; iv. a few; v. a little verb:
c) i. many; ii. little; iii. much; iv. few; v. little
d) i. many; ii. little; iii. much; iv. a few; v. a little A long time ago London __________ an important city, but it
e) i. many; ii. much; iii. much; iv. a few; v. a little __________ different from London today. There
__________ not very many big buildings. There __________
a lot of small boats on the river.
“Wear the old coat and buy the new book.”
Austin Phelps a) is, is, are, are
b) was, is, are, are
c) was, was, were, were
d) was, is, were, were
e) had been, is, were, are
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005 | FATEC 2002 010 | UNITAU 1995
Reescreva corretamente a frase a sentença apresentada a Assinale a alternativa que mostra a ordenação em um
seguir: diálogo coerente das frases numeradas de 1 a 15 a seguir:
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013 | UNESP 1987 018 | MACKENZIE 1998
Assinale a alternativa correta: Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
sentence:
Why __________ go home now?
I __________ when __________ that I have to study.
a) aren't we
b) didn't we a) don't like – she says
c) haven't we b) never like – she will tell me
d) don't we c) can't like – she says
e) wouldn't we d) mustn't like – she speaks
e) don't like it – she tells me
014 | UNESP 1996
Assinale a alternativa correta: 019 | JFS 2012
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
He doesn't __________ anymore. sentence:
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
023 | UFPB 1998 027 | FATEC 1999
International advertising can be a risky business. When Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a idéia equivalente a
McDonald's launched Le Big Mac in Paris, it discovered that "We used to fight like cats and dogs, but this has brought us
in local slang this meant "the big pimp". It is not just a closer together":
question of language either; national advertising styles also
vary considerably. The British like humour and irony in their a) We are not close together anymore.
ads, whereas the Germans regard this approach as frivolous. b) We usually fight like cats and dogs.
The French are more sexist than the British and will use c) We are used to fighting like cats and dogs.
seminaked women in almost any context. The Italians d) We are not so close together as we used to be.
generally like to see beautiful people wearing beautiful e) We don't fight like cats and dogs anymore.
clothes driving beautiful cars. These are not just national
stereotypes, but based on hard experience. Different 028 | PUCPR 1999
countries also prefer different products. Choose the alternative with the right sentences:
– The text is PREDOMINANTLY in the: I. Why don't you cut the orange yourself?
II. You must learn how to speak English well.
a) present tense. III. He is just likes my father.
b) past tense. IV. I do not know like to sing this song.
c) future tense. V. They cut each other with a knife.
d) present perfect tense.
e) present progressive tense. a) I, II, IV
b) II, III, V
024 | UFRS 1998 c) II, III, IV
The correct verbal forms of the nouns "seduction", d) I, II, V
"betrayal", and "destruction" are: e) I, IV, V
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032 | UFRRJ 2004 037 | AFA 2007 – ADAPTED
In the sentence, "biological agents do not survive well", the As a survivor of the Holocaust, I lost the life I led more than
use of the Present Tense implies: 60 years.
– What justifies the use of verbs in the present tense in the 040 | EEAR 2008
second sentence is the fact that that sentence expresses a: The stepmother smiled and said: “Of course you __________
go, Cinderella. If you __________ your work first and if you
a) generalization. __________ a dress to wear.”
b) systematization.
c) formalization. a) may – do – have
d) simplification. b) could – was – bought
e) formulation. c) might – are doing – lend
d) ought to – would finish – washed
036 | UECE 1998
O infinitivo de "stood" e "felt": 041 | EFOMM 2007
The companies are expanding their business and they
a) stand – feel __________ all the help they can get. So they __________
b) steal – fall several people.
c) stride – fly
d) stay – fear a) need – are employing
b) are needing – are employing
c) needed – are employing
d) are to need – employed
e) needing – employ
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042 | UNESP 1988 047 | FATEC 2004
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o uso correto do
da frase apresentada: presente contínuo como em "The British Army is now
installing it in its tanks":
Many countries __________ with nuclear reactors.
a) The British Army is liking the new program.
a) is experimenting b) The British Army is understanding the needs of the
b) experiments population.
c) experimenting c) The British Army is listening to the population.
d) would experiment d) The British Army is preferring the new general.
e) are experimenting e) The British Army is possessing many tanks.
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051 | AFA 2004 – ADAPTED 056 | UNESP 1991
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
Watching every motion in my foolish lover's game da frase a seguir:
On this endless ocean finally lovers know no shame
Turning and returning to some secret place inside Can you tell me where __________ my bike yesterday?
Watching in slow motion as you turn around and say
a) did you leave
(Trecho de Take my breath away – b) you left
Giorgio Moroder/Tom Whitlock) c) you have left
d) you leaved
– How can we classify the first verb in the first verse? It’s: e) did you left
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062 | UNESP 1998 067 | PUCPR 2000
Assinale a alternativa correta: Choose the option to complete the text correctly:
I __________ the river in a boat and swam __________ the CLAUDE MONET __________ in Paris on 14 November 1840
stream. and __________ on 6 December 1926. He __________ a
leading member of the French Impressionist painters,
a) across – cross especially concerned with the effect of outdoor light and
b) cross – crossed shade. He __________ especially noted for his quick,
c) acrossed – crossing spontaneous style, developed to catch the fleeting moment.
d) crossed – across Although now acclaimed as a great French painter, Monet
e) crossing – across himself, like most artists, never __________ that he had
achieved the perfect conclusion of the ideas that were in his
063 | MACKENZIE 1997 mind.
Indicate the correct alternative:
(Adapted from the book "The life and the works of Monet",
Kelly __________ her eyebrows in extravagant __________. by Edmund Swinglehurst
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
071 | UFRRJ 2000 075 | UFRS 2005
The infinitive and past simple forms of the verbs KNOWN Complete the gap in the sentence below with the best
and BEEN are: alternative:
a) know and be. In the past, English cavaliers __________ swords while
b) knew and being. __________ on the left.
c) know – knew and be – was/were.
d) known – knew and be – was/were. a) drew – riding
e) know – knew and be – were/was. b) draw – would ride
c) were drawing – riding
072 | UFV/PASES 2000 d) drew – have ridden
In the sentence "Thousands of visitors were surprised when e) had drawn – rode
they SAW and HEARD this invention", the capital verbs are
the past tenses of: 076 | FATEC 2003
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a forma interrogativa
a) save and hide. correta da frase "the death rate rose 33 percent":
b) say and hate.
c) sit and have. a) Did the death rate rose 33 percent?
d) sing and hum. b) Did the death rate raise 33 percent?
e) see and hear. c) Did the death rate rise 33 percent?
d) Does the death rate rise 33 percent?
073 | UFV 2002 – ADAPTED e) Does the death rate rose 33 percent?
Based on your knowledge of English grammar, correct the
sentence in the cartoon below: 077 | FATEC 2007
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à forma afirmativa
do segmento "Engineers didn't think":
a) Engineers thought.
b) Engineers though.
c) Engineers through.
d) Engineers thru.
e) Engineers throw.
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080 | EFOMM 2007 085 | UNESP 1986
- ‘David, __________ Mr. Willcox and Mr. Alex __________ Assinale a alternativa correta:
the P&O Shipping Company in 1837?’
- ‘That’s right. That was the first year.’ When John came in __________ a book.
– Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche He will __________ almost everything you ask him.
corretamente a lacuna da frase apresentada:
a) do
a) is watching b) to do
b) watches c) doing
c) will watch d) does
d) was watching e) did
e) has watched
089 | UNESP 1998
084 | UNESP 1989 Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
Assinale a alternativa correta: da frase adiante:
They __________ about art last night. I'll __________ soccer this afternoon.
a) talks a) playing
b) talk b) played
c) was talking c) to play
d) talking d) play
e) were talking e) plays
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
090 | UEL 1998 – ADAPTED 094 | PUCRIO 2000
That's exactly what you __________ experience aboard the In the sentence "For the first time in human history, early in
high speed Eurostar passenger train. the next millennium, there will be more people living in
cities than on the rest of the planet", the future form is used
– A lacuna do texto é corretamente preenchida pela to express a prediction. In which of the alternatives below is
alternativa: the future form used to express a similar idea?
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099 | ESPCEX 99 104 | FUVEST 1997
Choose the correct alternative: Considere a imagem a seguir:
a) will bring
b) won’t bring
c) will not break
d) will break
e) won’t break
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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
108 | FUVEST 1977 113 | FGV 1995 – ADAPTED
Qual destas sentenças está correta? Brutal competition from the Third World and the Soviet
block has stalled the developed nations.
a) I don't have never taken a course in Japanese.
b) I have never taken a course in Japanese. – No texto, a melhor tradução para HAS STALLED é:
c) I never didn't take a course in Japanese still.
d) I ever did not take a course in Japanese. a) tem incentivado.
e) I took not a course in Japanese ever. b) aqueceu.
c) crescer.
109 | FUVEST 1977 d) tem assustado.
Indique a resposta certa para "Has he heard the news?" e) parou.
utilizando "no":
114 | PUCCAMP 1992
a) No, I didn't. Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche
b) No, I haven't heard the news. corretamente as lacunas da frase apresentada:
c) No, he hasn't.
d) No, I haven't. Sandy: Hi, Jack.
e) No, you haven't. Jack: Hi, Sandy.
Sandy: Gosh! I __________ you for ages!
110 | FUVEST 1979 Jack: That's true. I __________ from a trip to Japan just
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna: yesterday.
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117 | UNESP 1985 122 | UFRS 1997
We're still waiting for Bill. He __________ yet. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentence below
correctly:
a) hasn't come
b) haven't come Mexico __________ many difficult crises in history, but now
c) didn't come it __________ its own future.
d) doesn't come
e) hadn't come a) has faced – is shaping
b) faced – was shaped
118 | CESGRANRIO 1993 c) have faced – shapes
In only a short time, the computer __________ the way in d) have been facing – shaped
which many jobs __________. e) faces – has been shaped
121 | UNESP 1998 (Panfleto da loja ONE WORLD SHOP, em Edimburgo, Escócia)
Assinale a alternativa correta:
– A alternativa que melhor preenche a lacuna do texto acima
Have you __________ my Uncle Jack? é:
a) not meet a) is
b) meets b) was
c) meeting c) had been
d) met d) have been
e) meet e) has been
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126 | ITA 2000 – ADAPTED 130 | FATEC 2003
But what has been so frustrating about the market reactions Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o uso correto do
in recent months is that despite the surging economy, Presente Perfeito do verbo "become", como em "Internet
inflation has not been rising. It has remained flat, at around cafes have become this generation's equivalent of the
3 percent, and ¢ yet Wall Street, certain that the shadow it telephone booth":
sees is the ghost of higher inflation come to haunt the
trading floors, has been clamoring to the Federal Reserve for a) He has become a political leader in 1984.
higher rates. b) She has become a U.S. citizen before she moved to
Australia.
The New York Times Magazine. May 22, 1994. c) She has become a widow right after the war.
d) She has become his wife five years ago.
– O que determinou a utilização do Present Perfect Tense no e) He has become ill.
parágrafo acima foi:
131 | UFRRJ 2003
a) o estilo do autor. In the sentence, "I HAVE HAD leading positions in political
b) a referência a um tempo passado não explicitado no and public office FOR nearly 30 years", the words in capital
texto. letters describe an action which:
c) a referência a acontecimentos e/ou sentimentos
desencadeados no passado e que continuam no presente. a) was repeated in the past.
d) a atribuição de maior ênfase ao que se pretende dizer. b) continues up to the present.
e) a referência a sentimentos e/ou acontecimentos que c) continues to the future.
ocorrem no presente. d) goes to the past.
e) was completed in the past.
127 | MACKENZIE 2000
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following 132 | UERJ 2004
sentence: In the sentences:
__________ plan that was presented __________. The large scale entrance of women into the professions
since the 1960s has posed many ideological and aesthetic
a) Not every – was suitable challenges.
b) Not all – had suited
c) Neither all – had suitability Many of the basic principles, associated with exclusively
d) Almost any – h as suited male executive office subcultures, have endured.
e) Every – suitably
– The temporal reference expressed by the verb forms has
128 | UFSM 2001 posed and have endured is best analyzed as:
Se o sujeito da oração "Machines HAVE already
CONVERGED" estivesse no singular e fosse mantido o tempo a) situations beginning at a prior point continuing into the
do verbo, a forma verbal destacada: present.
b) actions occurring at a specified prior time with current
a) ficaria inalterada. relevance.
b) seria trocada por "had converged". c) actions completed in the past prior to other past points in
c) se transformaria em "is being converged". time.
d) seria substituída por "has converged". d) situations developed over a prior time period and now
e) passaria para "is converging". completed.
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134 | UFRS 2006 138 | UECE 2008
Consider the verb form in the sentence below: The sentences "Plato acknowledged the power of poetry",
"This is simply the accepted mode of referential writing",
Britain HAS INVESTED very little in Chinese studies. "Traditionally, literary texts have been easy to identify" and
"In the 20th century, much attention has been given to the
– The same verb form is used correctly in the sentence language of literature" are respectively in the:
a) I haven't met my Chinese friends since July. a) simple past, present perfect, present perfect and present
b) The children have read a Chinese story yesterday. perfect.
c) Have you learned Mandarin when you were in school? b) simple past, simple present, present perfect and present
d) They have seen many Chinese films last year. perfect.
e) His parents have lived in China in the 1960's. c) simple past, simple present, past perfect and present
perfect continuous.
135 | PUCPR 2008 d) past perfect, simple present, present perfect and present
Find the correct use of the Present Perfect Tense: perfect continuous.
137 | ITA 2008 You look as if you __________ a monster!!! Are you all right?
Assinale a opção em que a contração dos verbos ('s) ou ('d)
está representada corretamente: a) just saw
b) have just seen
a) He's more useless than the gunman. – has c) have just been seeing
b) The car's only got a few minutes left on it. – is d) just see
c) I wish this bloke'd hurry up. – had e) are just seeing
d) The car's not even worth it. – has
e) He's just turned twenty. – has
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143 | CESGRANRIO 1990 148 | JFS 2008
Mark the sentence which can be completed with the verb Jeffrey was proud of his son who __________ a prize at
between parentheses in the same verb tense as in school.
“Scientists have found that the laser beam can transmit
human voices”: a) win
b) won
a) A century ago, scientists __________ not able to predict c) have won
the applications of the laser beam. (BE) d) has won
b) Doctors started to use the laser beam only after e) had won
communication experts __________ it. (USE)
c) Today laser researchers __________ the laser beam is 149 | UNITAU 1995
here to stay. (BELIEVE) Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à denominação do
d) Scientists __________ the importance of the laser since it tempo verbal da frase a seguir:
was discovered. (REALIZE)
e) By the year 2000, scientists in various areas __________ I have been looking for a tree.
the use of the laser beam. (EXTEND)
a) Gerund.
144 | EFOMM 1997 b) Simple Present.
Which is the correct form? c) Present Perfect.
d) Present Continuous.
a) Have ever you been in England? e) Present Perfect Continuous
b) Has you ever been in England?
c) Have you ever been to England? 150 | UNITAU 1995
d) Have you been ever in England? Assinale a alternativa na qual se incluem a forma do futuro
e) Have you ever be to England? simples e a forma do presente perfeito contínuo da sentença
a seguir:
145 | UEL 1995
He returned home after he __________ the office. Two teams of 11 players attempt to guide an inflated ball
into goal cages.
a) leaves
b) does leave a) Two teams of 11 players will attempt to guide an inflated
c) had left ball into goal cages./ Two teams of 11 players have been
d) will leave attempting to guide an inflated ball into goal cages.
e) didn't leave b) Two teams of 11 players would attempt to guide an
inflated ball into goal cages./ Two teams of 11 players has
146 | UFRS 2001 been attempting to guide an inflated ball into goal cages.
When earth __________ to be, the angels' war in heaven c) Two teams of 11 players attempted to guide an inflated
__________. ball into goal cages./ Two teams of 11 players are
attempting to guide an inflated ball into goal cages.
a) came – had ended d) Two teams of 11 players may attempt to guide an inflated
b) comes – has ended ball into goal cages./ Two teams of 11 players will be
c) had come – ended attempting to guide an inflated ball into goal cages.
d) came – had been ending e) Two teams of 11 players do attempt guiding an inflated
e) comes – was ending ball into goal cages./ Two teams of 11 players will has
attempted to guide an inflated ball into goal cages.
147 | UNESP 2008
The lady __________ that she __________ the PIN number 151 | FUVEST 1978
on the number of button presses required to access her Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna:
account balance.
I __________ the book for a couple of hours now.
a) wrote – has modeled
b) writes – would be modeling a) had read
c) was writing – modeled b) am read
d) wrote – has been modeling c) had been read
e) wrote – had modeled d) having read
e) have been reading
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152 | FUVEST 1996 – ADAPTED 157 | UFPEL 2006
As military spending has fallen, Brazil's arms makers For the past three years, she says, she has been submitting
__________. essays bought and copied from the internet and passing
them off as her own. She is currently working on her final-
a) have been struggling year project and most of the materials in the dissertation are
b) would be struggling coming off the net. Anna (not her real name) says she cheats
c) had been struggling because it is easy to get away with it.
d) has struggled
e) were struggling Pode-se observar, no texto acima, a ocorrência de três
tempos verbais distintos na língua inglesa. As afirmativas a
153 | UDESC 1996 seguir contêm idéias relativas a cada um desses tempos:
Mark the sentence that is written in CORRECT English:
I. Algo que Anna faz com regularidade.
a) I teach English since five years ago. II. Algo que Anna tem feito há algum tempo.
b) I'm teaching English for many years. III. Algo que Anna está fazendo no momento.
c) I've taught English since some years.
d) I had taught English since some years. – Com base nas asserções, assinale a alternativa que
e) I have been teaching English for five years. apresenta a idéia contida em cada um desses tempos
verbais, segundo a ordem em que aparecem nos referidos
154 | UDESC 1996 parágrafos:
Find the CORRECT alternative to complete the following
sentence: a) II, I e III.
b) III, I e II.
- "You look tired." c) III, II e I.
- "Yes, I __________ non-stop all day." d) I, II e III.
e) II, III e I.
a) am working
158 | JFS 2008
b) have been working
I __________ hard for 10 years before I __________ that
c) work
promotion.
d) will work
e) will have worked a) have been working – gotten
b) have been working – get
155 | UDESC 1997
c) had been working – got
Find the CORRECT answer: d) had been working – gotten
e) had been working – get
He __________ letters since lunch.
159 | FUVEST 1977
a) is writing Qual dessas sentenças está correta?
b) have been writing
c) have written a) News have to be sent by telegraph.
d) writes b) News has to be sent by telegraph.
e) has been writing c) News are sent through telegraph.
d) News had to be sent with telegraph.
156 | UFPE 1995 – ADAPTED e) News is to be sent with telegraph.
As Brazil __________ economic and social upheaval, many
Brazilians dream of moving to foreign parts to try out a new 160 | FATEC 1998
life. Em "THAT'S the buzz about creatine, a muscle-building
supplement THAT'S become as common as sweaty towels in
– Select the correct choice to fill in the blank space of the gyms across the country", a contração THAT'S corresponde
sentence above: respectivamente a:
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161 | UEL 2000 – ADAPTED 165 | UFG 2006
Addicted to portable electronics but hate adding to the 60
billion or so alkaline batteries that get thrown away every
year?
a) wouldn't smoke – had – would – they had – cured What happened to the bridge?
b) not to smoke – should have – was used to – did they –
cure a) Oh! We should have blew up it!
c) no smoking – have – used to – they had – been cured b) Oh! We should blown it up!
d) didn't smoke – had – used to – had they – cured c) Oh! We should to have blown up it!
e) don't smoke – would have – got used to – they were – d) Oh! We should have blown it up!
cures e) Oh! We should had blown up it!
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169 | CESGRANRIO 1994 172 | AFA 1999
Choose the alternative which completes the following Complete the text:
sentences with the adequate verb forms:
City residents tired of noisy car alarms that go off at all hours
I. The first translation program for computers __________ of the night __________ this: an auto-security system that
invented in the late forties. (BE) uses smoke, not noise. Called the Dragon Vehicle Defense
II. Scientists __________ research on machine translation Machine, it __________ robbery by filling the car with a
since the 50's. (DEVELOP) cloud of smoke so dense that the thief can’t see. It
III. Most contemporary translators nowadays __________ __________ at car stores in June. Cost 35 dollars.
computers to perform their task. (USE)
a) love – will prevent – is
a) (I) had been – (II) have developed – (III) will use b) will love – prevents – will be
b) (I) was – (II) have been developing – (III) use c) won’t love – is preventing – won’t be
c) (I) to be – (II) are developing – (III) are using d) loving – is going to prevent – is being
d) (I) has been – (II) develop – (III) will be using
e) (I) would have been – (II) developed – (III) have been using 173 | AFA 2008
Lovers' Moon
170 | PUCPR 1996
Lucy: How is your hotel? The fabled Lovers' Moon
Sally: Great! It's the best hotel I __________ in. illuminates the night.
Lucy: Is Ben __________ the holiday? Shining upon a couple with its magic light.
Sally: Ben is really __________. You know, the last time we They treasure just one thought
__________ to London was 10 years ago and the city two hearts so crystal clear.
__________ a lot since then. To hold in their arms one that is so dear.
One that makes life worth living just by __________ near.
– Choose the best option to complete the conversation:
They promise that forever
a) stayed – enjoying – pleasing – have come – have changed together they __________ as they bathe
b) stay – enjoyed – pleased – come – changed in the magic that others do not see.
c) ever stayed – enjoying – pleased – have come – have So if you feel that you __________ lonely
changed and hope to find love soon.
d) have ever stay – enjoying – pleased – came – changed Look toward the heavens and make
e) have ever stayed – enjoying – pleased – came – has a wish on the Lovers' Moon.
changed
From the Internet, Quacmoto 1/4/00
171 | JFS 2008
Fill in the gaps correctly: – Complete the brackets with the right tense of the verb to
be and mark the correct alternative:
Coldplay __________ a rock band formed in London,
England in 1997. Coldplay __________ 33.9 million albums, a) being – will be – are
and __________ also known for their hit singles, such as b) to be – to be – ‘re going to be
"Yellow", "The Scientist", "Speed of Sound", "Fix You", "Viva c) been – are – will be
la Vida" and the Grammy Award-winning "Clocks". Coldplay d) been – are going to be – are
__________ worldwide fame with the release of their single
"Yellow", followed by their debut album, Parachutes (2000), 174 | UFF 2000
which __________ nominated for the Mercury Prize. "Even had we known from the beginning he was suffering
from yellow fever it would not have changed the
From Wikipedia treatment".
a) are – have sold – are – achieved – was – The verb phrases in bold indicate that the change in
treatment:
a) are – has sold – is – achieved – was
a) are – have sold – is – achieves – was
a) will happen in future.
a) is – has sold – are – achieved – were
b) may happen in future.
a) is – have sold – are – achieves – were
c) could have happened but didn't.
d) can happen but will not any way.
e) might still happen.
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175 | ITA 2005 177 | JFS 2007
Fill in the text below with the following instructions:
www.engadget.com
* Em "We're" e "they'd", "'re" e "'d" são, respectivamente, – The correct sequence is:
contrações de flexões verbais dos verbos I e II.
* Uma outra forma de expressar a oração "If we told you a) called – has ... had – weren't making – were developing –
everything, they'd have to kill us." é III. would ... make
b) called – has ... had – wasn't making – was developing –
– A opção que melhor preenche as lacunas I, II e III é: would ... make
c) called – has ... have – wasn't made – was developing –
a) I. are; II. would; III. They'd kill us, unless we told you would ... make
everything. d) had called – has ... had – wasn't making – had been
b) I. are; II. had; III. They had to kill us, unless we told you developing – would ... make
everything. e) had called – has ... had – wasn't making – was developing
c) I. were; II. would; III. Unless we told you everything, they – would ... made
would have to kill us.
d) I. were; II. could; III. Unless we told you everything, they 178 | CESGRANRIO 1992
could kill us. Check the alternative which contains the correct verb forms
e) I. are; II. would; III. They wouldn't have to kill us, unless to complete the sentences below:
we told you everything.
1. My neighbor __________ sleeping pills since he lost his
176 | IME/CG 2011 – ADAPTED job. (TAKE)
By 1996, significant components of the aircraft’s defensive 2. Someone who __________ from insomnia finds it difficult
managing system, just one small part of its electronics, to sleep. (SUFFER)
__________ obsolete. 3. John __________ to see a specialist in sleeplessness three
weeks ago. (GO)
a) will be 4. As I entered the drugstore, I saw someone that I
b) is __________ 6 years earlier. (MEET)
c) are
d) were a) has been taking – suffers – went – met
e) was b) took – has been suffering – has gone – did meet
c) has taken – has suffered – went – have met
d) had taken – had suffered – had gone – met
e) has taken – suffers – went – had met
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179 | EFOMM 2012
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences:
Modal Auxiliaries
1. Where have you been? I __________ for you for two 001 | UNESP 1992
weeks! Assinale a pergunta correta para a resposta apresentada:
2. Their bus __________ at 3:00 p.m.
3. Tim __________ to the beach, when he heard the Take the second on the left and then ask again.
weather forecast and changed his mind.
4. Research _________ that excessive use of cell phones a) Can you give me an information?
may cause headaches. b) Excuse me. Where the Town Hall is?
5. When the police arrived, the thieves _________. c) Excuse me. Can you tell me where the Town Hall is?
d) Could you tell me where does the Town Hall is?
a) have been looking / has arrived / drove / showed / had e) Do you know when is the Town Hall?
run away
002 | CESGRANRIO 1995 – ADAPTED
b) am looking / has arrived / was driving / has shown / has
Shopaholics could be sexually frustrated, might suffer from
run away
c) have been looking / has arrived / drove / has shown / ran lack of self-esteem, or they may just have a neurotic reaction
away to television commercials and glossy advertisements.
d) have been looking / arrives / was driving / has shown /
had run away – The modals COULD, MIGHT and MAY appear in the text to
e) am looking / arrives / was driving / showed / ran away express the idea of:
a) permission.
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b) possibility.
Mark the correct option:
c) intention.
Language is the most important development in human d) prohibition.
history. The arts, sciences, laws, economic systems, and e) ability.
religions of the world __________ not exist without
003 | UNIRIO 1995 – ADAPTED
language. Humans __________ biologically for some 40
Research shows that sunscreens may not be as effective as
thousand years. However, our ability to communicate
hoped at preventing sunburn. Users may be spending long
__________ us from the cave all the way to the moon.
Little __________ about the birth of language. Written hours in the sun with a false sense of security.
records that are more than 4 thousand years old
__________, but anthropologists agree that humans – The word MAY expresses the idea of:
__________ thousands of years before that.
a) permission.
b) possibility.
a) could – have not changed – has led – has known – are
c) prohibition.
being found – have been speaking.
b) could – have not changed – will lead – known – is being d) obligation.
found – have spoken. e) expectation.
c) could – have not changed – has led – is known – have
been found – were speaking. 004 | FUVEST 1977
d) can – will – will lead – is known – have found – were Qual destas expressões corresponde a "ele não deveria ter
feito isso"?
speaking.
e) should – have not changed – have led – is known – were
found – have been speaking a) He mustn't have made it;
b) He shouldn't have done that;
c) He could not have made it;
“I believe that if one always looked at the sky, d) He might not have done that;
one would end up with wings.” e) He cannot have done that.
Gustave Flaubert
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005 | FUVEST 1977 010 | UEL 1994
Qual a forma correta? Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
da frase a seguir:
a) the mail must go on whether there are a hundred storms;
b) the mail can go on whether there are a hundred storms; - "Excuse me, sir. __________ you tell me the time?"
c) the mail should go on when there are a hundred storms; - "Sure, it's 5:20."
d) the mail must go on if there are a hundred storms;
e) the mail is going on if there are a hundred storms. a) May
b) Do
006 | FUVEST 1979 c) Can
He __________ avoid __________ mistakes. d) Have
e) Shall
a) ought – making
b) must – make 011 | UEL 1996
c) shall – make Assinale a tradução correta da frase entre aspas apresentada
d) needs – make no diálogo a seguir:
e) should – making
- "Can you tell me how to get there?"
007 | FGV 1995 – ADAPTED - Of course I can.
__________ we conclude, in line with the opinions of some
scholars, that black Nigerians are genetically more intelligent a) Você pode me dizer como se consegue isso lá?
than Europeans? b) Quem pode me contar como se faz isso?
c) Você pode me ensinar o caminho?
– Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche d) Como se pode ir de lá para cá?
corretamente a lacuna do texto: e) Você consegue atravessar para o outro lado?
a) can a) Will
b) must b) Will not
c) do c) Ought
d) did d) Shall
e) would e) Let's
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015 | UNESP 1989 020 | FAAP 1997
Assinale a alternativa correta: Assinale a alternativa correta:
Doctors and dentists should always __________ with their I'm sorry the train was late and I __________ arrive earlier.
training.
a) couldn't
a) continued b) ought not
b) continue c) don't
c) continuing d) mustn't
d) will continued e) wouldn't
e) have continue
021 | CESGRANRIO 1990
016 | UNESP 1996 The phrase BE ABLE TO in "the laser light signals will also be
Assinale a alternativa correta: able to transmit video telephone conversations in the
future" expresses the idea of:
Could I __________ earlier tomorrow?
a) permission.
a) to leave b) assumption.
b) leave c) obligation.
c) leaves d) ability.
d) left e) necessity.
e) leaving
022 | CESGRANRIO 1991
017 | UNIRIO 1996 In "servilities that must be avoided" the modal auxiliary
The word CAN in "Loneliness itself is hard to define. People MUST expresses an idea of obligation. The form which would
aren't always lonely when they're alone, but they CAN feel NOT express the same idea in this same context is:
lonely when surrounded by other people" expresses:
a) had better.
a) obligation. b) have to.
b) necessity. c) need to.
c) permission. d) ought to.
d) possibility. e) have got to.
e) intention.
023 | FEI 1996
018 | UECE 1997 – ADAPTED Complete:
I should get my hair cut.
I'd prefer to stay here. That's what I'd __________.
– 'Should' means:
a) do
a) would. b) do best
b) had to. c) have done
c) ought to. d) rather do
d) might. e) doing
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025 | UNESP 1997 031 | UNIRIO 1999 – ADAPTED
The rain can __________ our shoes. How dreadful for them to sense, as they must, the lack of
enthusiasm of the audience.
a) spoil
b) spoils – "As they must" sugere:
c) spoiled
d) to spoil a) obrigação.
e) spoiling b) advertência.
c) recomendação.
026 | UECE 1996 – ADAPTED d) dedução.
He must have seen the old priest's corpse lying there. e) permissão.
– Taking "must" as an example, choose the alternative 032 | UFRN 1999 – ADAPTED
where the modal is used correctly: I would like to find an agency or agencies that might be
interested in using the images for textbooks, calendars or
a) This card should be sent at once. postcards.
b) She should be sent us a post card.
c) They ought not go to the beach on Friday. – A forma verbal MIGHT BE exprime:
d) He must not to come to the party tonight.
a) necessidade.
027 | UERJ 1998 b) certeza.
The word CAN in "consumers can start questioning c) probabilidade.
advertising" expresses: d) condição.
a) possibility. 033 | UERJ 1999
b) probability. In “the computer cannot know that it is the year 2000, and
c) permission. must effectively work on the presumption that it is 1900”,
d) intention. the word must expresses:
028 | UFRS 1998 – ADAPTED
a) intention.
In “he should have reached the door of 10 Downing Street”,
b) certainty.
the form "should have reached" indicates the same as: c) necessity.
d) prohibition.
a) must have reached.
b) was expected to reach.
034 | PUCRIO 1998
c) will have reached.
The modal auxiliary ought to in "Liars ought to have good
d) can have reached.
memories" indicates:
e) was going to reach.
a) possibility.
029 | MACKENZIE 1998
b) probability.
Look how wet the ground is. It __________ last night.
c) obligation.
a) might be sunny d) ability.
b) must have rained e) permission.
c) should have been warm
d) may be snowing 035 | UFSM 2000
e) ought to dry Research suggests the cause may lie internally, in terms of
abnormal biological functioning.
030 | UNESP 2001
Universities abroad may __________ a more recent result – A melhor tradução para o segmento "may lie" é:
when the IELTS was taken a long time ago.
a) pode estar.
a) requires b) consegue revelar.
b) require c) parece encobrir.
c) to require d) deixa passar.
d) requiring e) permite enganar.
e) required
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036 | MACKENZIE 1998 – ADAPTED 041 | UEL 2000
Your government check may not arrive, your insurance Andrew Parker, a researcher at the Australian Museum,
policies may have expired. discovered that a bevy of tropical beauties are capable of
harnessing solar power for murderous ends.
In the sentence above, "may have expired" has the meaning
of: – A expressão ARE CAPABLE OF significa o mesmo que:
a) permission. a) can.
b) real deduction. b) must.
c) unreal future. c) might.
d) uncertainty. d) should.
e) logical conclusion. e) will.
a) there was – can be – O uso de MAY, na frase acima, indica que o autor:
b) there is – were
c) there were – couldn't be a) tem certeza do que afirma.
d) there was – could be b) evita fazer afirmações categóricas.
e) there wasn't – can't be c) pede permissão do leitor para fazer afirmações.
d) quer a confirmação para suas afirmações.
038 | FATEC 2002 – ADAPTED e) procura convencer o leitor sobre suas afirmações.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta idéia equivalente a "it
may lead to more confusion": 043 | PUCSP 2001
Nas frases:
a) It may be due to more confusion.
b) It may be caused by more confusion. * Knowledge about the effects of DNA variations among
c) It may be the result of more confusion. individuals can lead to revolutionary new ways to diagnose,
d) It may result in more confusion. treat, and someday prevent the thousands of disorders that
e) It may result from more confusion. affect us.
a) you don't have to do any exam. – A palavra CAN indica a idéia de:
b) you mustn't stay inside your home.
c) you can't keep away from colds. a) conhecimento.
d) you shouldn't be exposed to viruses. b) permissão.
c) habilidade.
040 | UFRS 2000 d) confirmação.
The verb which can be classified both as a FULL VERB and a e) probabilidade.
MODAL is:
044 | UFRRJ 1998
a) gets. In the sentence "MAY I ask why you do it?", the word that
b) turned. best replaces the capital word is:
c) dares.
d) envisions. a) should.
e) enjoy. b) ought to.
c) need.
d) can.
e) must.
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045 | FATEC 1999 050 | PUCRIO 2003
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o significado
correspondente mais próximo a "Sales may get a boost":
a) advice. a) 4 – 3 – 2 – 5 – 1
b) ability. b) 5 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 4
c) possibility. c) 4 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 5
d) prohibition. d) 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 5
e) 5 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 1
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052 | MACKENZIE 2004 056 | UNESP 2005
A different and possible ending to the sentence "If I put my Indique a sentença que expressa um conselho:
shoes on the right feet" is:
a) When depressed, teens always ask for adult guidance.
a) ...I can have been consider a normal person. b) Teens see more of what life has to offer and then they
b) ...I ought to be considered a normal person. become depressed.
c) ...I would have had considered like normal. c) Adolescents who never make new friends become
d) ...I should had considered to be normal. depressed.
e) ...I must have be considered a normal person. d) Adolescents don't try to make new friends when they feel
depressed.
053 | UFRRJ 2004 e) When teens become depressed, they should try to ask an
In the sentence, "the casualties were fewer than might have adult for help.
occurred", the underlined word implies:
057 | UEL 2005
a) possibility.
b) permission.
c) necessity.
d) assumption.
e) capacity.
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059 | PUCRIO 2006 062 | PUCRIO 2007
In the sentence "One reason TV can become instructive, In "This study appears to show us that the use of energy
when parents explain why children should not copy what drinks might predispose people to abuse alcohol", might can
they saw", the word can expresses the idea of: be correctly substituted by:
a) ability. a) must.
b) request. b) shall.
c) inability. c) had to.
d) permission. d) could.
e) possibility. e) ought to.
a) might.
b) must.
c) had to.
d) shall.
e) ought to.
a) are going to
b) ought to
– "Don't have to" and "must not" indicate: c) should
d) could
a) absence and lack of obligation. e) can
b) required permission and necessity.
c) lack of necessity and prohibition. 065 | UNIRIO 1998
d) no choice and permission. When your emotions are riding high, "the ever-changing
e) requirements and power. clouds and colors of the sky are a reassuring reminder that
your own state of mind is temporary. It's a relief to
061 | PUCRIO 2006 remember that, This too shall pass.
The only option in which the detached expression transmits
an idea of obligation/necessity is: – The word SHALL in "This too shall pass" conveys the
meaning of:
a) An email distribution list on Star Trek MAY HAVE close to
one hundred members. a) certainty.
b) The communication which takes place there COULD BE b) likelihood.
either one-way or merely informational. c) possibility.
c) Users MUST BE invited to join the community by someone d) suggestion.
already there. e) expectation.
d) Similar to Friendster, Orkut goes a step further BY
PERMITTING 'communities of users'. 066 | EFOMM 2008
e) InCircle WAS INTENDED for use by former university The invention of the elevator by Elinsha Gray transformed
students. architecture. If Elinsha hadn’t invented the elevator,
skyscrapers __________ have been built.
a) mustn’t
b) might
c) should
d) can
e) wouldn’t
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067 | EFOMM 2008 071 | UFPE 1998 – ADAPTED
- “How come Bob argued with the waiter?” "Must" in the sentence "Why the monarchy must stay" is
- “The food __________ awful.” equivalent to:
* I might come and visit you in America next year, if I can – The correct sequence is:
save enough money.
* We oughtn't to have agreed without knowing what it a) V V F F V
would cost. b) V V F V F
* When you got lost in the forest you must have been very c) V F F V F
frightened. d) V V F F F
e) F V V F F
– The Modals MIGHT, OUGHT and MUST express,
respectively: 073 | EFOMM 2010
a) possibility, advice and obligation "People must be aware of the consequences of their actions.
b) possibility, prohibition and probability One can do whatever he pleases as long as he doesn't do
c) possibility, advice and probability. harm to others. This may not be followed by many people,
d) capacity, advice and probability but it certainly should. If a person has many friends, he must
e) capacity, prohibition and advice know this already."
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074 | AFA 2005
Active and Passive Voice
001 | UNITAU 1995
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à forma ativa da
frase a seguir:
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005 | CESGRANRIO 1994 010 | FAAP 1996
Mark the sentence below which is NOT in the passive voice: The passive form of the sentence "The International Court of
Hague rejected an attempt by New Zealand to stop further
a) A revolutionary telephone system was unveiled. French nuclear tests in the South Pacific" is:
b) A sophisticated computer was programmed.
c) It was instructed to translate "out of sight, out of mind". a) An attempt by New Zealand to stop further French
d) The Russian translation was then fed into the computer. nuclear tests in the South Pacific have been rejected by The
e) A computer will invariably have difficulty in making sense International Court of Justice in Hague
of it. b) An attempt by New Zealand to stop further French
nuclear tests in the South Pacific would be rejected by The
006 | UNIRIO 1995 International Court of Justice in Hague
The PASSIVE construction equivalent to "in addition, c) An attempt by New Zealand to stop further French nuclear
Frogwear absorbs very little water" is: tests in the South Pacific was rejected by The International
Court of Justice in Hague
a) In addition, very little water is absorbed by Frogwear. d) The International Court of Justice has rejected an attempt
b) In addition, very little water can absorb by Frogwear. by New Zealand to stop further French nuclear tests in the
c) In addition, very little water would be absorbed by South Pacific.
Frogwear. e) An attempt by New Zealand to stop further French
d) In addition, very little water has been absorbed by nuclear tests in the South Pacific is being rejected by The
Frogwear. International Court of Justice in Hague
e) In addition, very little water was absorbed by Frogwear.
011 | MACKENZIE 1996
007 | FEI 1995 Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice:
Leia as sentenças a seguir e marque a que está na VOZ
PASSIVA: Somebody left the lights on all night.
a) We were experimenting with the use of sound waves. a) All night somebody left the lights.
b) It was a very low-tech start. b) The lights are left on all night.
c) Madonna has now been replaced by high energy waves. c) The lights didn't leave on all night.
d) All glass is weak because it cracks. d) The lights were left on all night.
e) Glass products have microscopic cracks in them. e) The lights was left on all night.
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014 | MACKENZIE 1997 019 | CESGRANRIO 1991
The Passive Voice of "It is alleged that he stole a car" is: The sentence Young people today think that "Thank you",
"You're welcome" and "Excuse me" are servilities that must
a) He is alleged to have stolen a car. be avoided, is in the passive voice.
b) The car is alleged to have stolen by him.
c) It was alleged that the car is stolen by him. – Mark the option which does NOT have a verb in the
d) It is alleged that he has stolen a car. passive voice:
e) He alleged that the car was stolen by him.
a) The most famous model in the world was born in Brazil.
015 | MACKENZIE 1997 b) The same syndrome is reflected in some advertisements.
Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice: c) Children who haven't been raised in boarding schools are
happier.
Thousands of people ride the underground every morning. d) This piece of advertising was chosen among many others.
e) If she hadn't been taught how to model, she wouldn't be
a) The underground is ridded by thousands of people every famous now.
morning.
b) The underground was rode by thousands of people every 020 | UEL 1994
morning. Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
c) The underground is rode by thousands of people every da frase a seguir:
morning.
d) Thousands of people is ride by the underground every In many parts of the world, the future productivity of the soil
morning. __________ by man's ill use of it.
e) The underground is ridden by thousands of people every
morning. a) endangers
b) endangered
016 | MACKENZIE 1997 c) will endanger
The Passive Voice of "Man has made the world much more d) are endangered
complex" is: e) is endangered
a) Much more complex has made the world. 021 | PUCPR 1997
b) The world was been made much more complex by man. Choose the correct form in the passive voice for Mr. Brown
c) Much more complex was the world made. gave us a lesson:
d) Complex has been made the world much more by man.
e) The world has been made much more complex. a) We had given a lesson.
b) A lesson will be given us by Mr. Brown.
017 | MACKENZIE 1997 c) A lesson is being given us by Mr. Brown.
Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice: d) We were giving a lesson.
e) We were given a lesson by Mr. Brown.
Did the army surround the city?
022 | UFRS 1997 – ADAPTED
a) Is the city surrounded by the army? A correct active version of the underlined expression in
b) Was the city surround by the army? Hammett came to the foot of the stairs and in a whisper
c) The city was surround by the army. said, "Come down. Be very quiet. When you get to the last
d) Was the city surrounded by the army? few steps, crouch very low so that you can't be seen through
e) Was the army surrounded by the city? the window" is:
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023 | CESGRANRIO 1999 028 | MACKENZIE 1999
All the following sentences have a verb in the passive voice, Our plan __________ by the members of the committee.
EXCEPT one. Mark it:
a) will consider
a) More powerful tobacco health-warning labels may be b) has being considered
required. c) has considered
b) Where are the warnings that alcohol may lead to violence, d) have been considered
may cause death? e) is being considered
c) Government and public opinion seem to be content to
allow alcohol to be portrayed as a fun, benign substance. 029 | MACKENZIE 1999
d) With tobacco, the product has been demonized. Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice:
e) With alcohol, it is the user who has been held responsible.
Did the idea interest them?
024 | UFPB 1998
This sentence is in the PASSIVE VOICE: a) Were they interested in the idea?
b) Was the idea interest to them?
Women are warned by doctors. c) The idea was interested to them?
d) Were they interest in the idea?
– The ACTIVE VOICE is: e) Are they interested in the idea?
a) was holding a) is
b) has been holing b) has used
c) held c) had been used
d) was held d) has been using
e) would hold e) has been used
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033 | FUVEST 2001 – ADAPTED 037 | FATEC 2000
At the moment, so-called genetically modified (GM) crops Assinale a alternativa em que a voz do verbo (voz passiva) é
are in disgrace. Consumers, particularly in Europe, are wary a mesma empregada em THE PESTICIDE HAS BEEN BANNED:
of buying food that may contain them. Environmental
activists are ripping up fields where they are being tested a) The chemicals are still a serious threat everywhere.
experimentally. And companies that design them are selling b) It's so effective in controlling mosquitoes that carry the
off their GM subsidiaries, or even themselves, to anyone malaria parasite.
willing to take on the risk. c) Small amount of pesticide can disrupt the working of
human hormones.
st
The Economist, July 1 2000 d) Some of the highest concentrations of DDT are found in
polar bears, penguins.
– Choose the correct ACTIVE VOICE FORM for "fields where e) They condense and fall to the ground in cold weather.
they are being tested experimentally":
038 | FEI 2000
a) fields where scientists have been testing them "He was elected". Indique a forma ativa:
experimentally
b) fields where environmentalists are testing them a) He elects.
experimentally b) He elected.
c) fields where genetic engineers had been testing them c) He had elected.
experimentally d) He has elected.
d) fields where genetic engineers are testing them e) He is electing.
experimentally
e) fields where one has been testing them experimentally 039 | UNESP 2002
Indique a alternativa que expressa o mesmo significado de:
034 | PUCRS 2001
The correct active voice for the sentence "20 billion were Japanese toymakers now see senior citizens as their most
spent on diet products and services" is "People __________ dynamic market.
20 billion on diet products and services".
a) Senior citizens are now seen as their most dynamic
a) spent
market by Japanese toymakers.
b) have spent
b) Senior citizens were seen as the Japanese toymakers'
c) will spend most dynamic market.
d) had spent c) Senior citizens' most dynamic market is seen as the
e) spend Japanese toymakers.
d) Senior citizens and Japanese toymakers are seen as the
035 | PUCRS 2002 most dynamic market.
The correct active voice of "The Athena guidance is now
e) Senior citizens are seen as Japanese toymakers by their
being negotiated with other groups" is:
most dynamic market.
a) They are now negotiating the Athena guidance with other
040 | UNESP 2003
groups.
Indique a alternativa que expressa o mesmo significado de:
b) The Athena guidance with other groups is now being
negotiated.
When children watch TV, they encounter a wide range of
c) Other groups are now negotiating the Athena guidance.
places, people, and information.
d) The Athena guidance is now negotiating with other
groups.
a) When children watch TV, a wide range of places, people,
e) They have been negotiating the Athena guidance.
and information will be encounter.
b) When children watch TV, a wide range of places, people,
036 | UFRRJ 1998
and information are encountered.
The sentence "it keeps the elephants away", becomes in the
c) When children watch TV, a wide range of places, people,
Passive Voice:
and information is encountered.
a) "in keeping with the elephants away". d) When TV was watched, a wide range of places, people,
b) "the elephants are keeping the way". and information are encountered by children.
c) "the elephants are kept away". e) A wide range of places, people, and information will be
d) "the elephants is kept away". encountered when children watched TV.
e) "the elephants keep the way".
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041 | PUCRS 1999 046 | FATEC 2003
The correct passive form of "This town of 1,500 has acquired Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a voz ativa correta da
a unique status" is "A unique status: frase "Few of these businesses are run by corporations":
a) was acquired by this town of 1,500." a) Corporations ran few of these businesses.
b) has been acquired by this town of 1,500." b) Corporations run few of these businesses.
c) have been acquired by this town of 1,500." c) Corporations are ran by few of these businesses.
d) was being acquired by this town of 1,500." d) Corporations were run by few of these businesses.
e) had been acquired by this town of 1,500." e) Corporations have run few of these businesses.
a) will have found most of the product examples in word a) The Son of God orders Lucifer to obey Him.
problems in books." b) Lucifer orders the Son of God to obey him.
b) found most of the product examples in word problems in c) God orders His Son to obey Lucifer.
books." d) Lucifer obeys the orders of the Son of God.
c) will be finding most of the product examples in word e) Someone orders Lucifer to obey the Son of God.
problems in books."
d) had been found most of the product examples in word 048 | MACKENZIE 1998
problems in books." Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
e) had found most of the product examples in word sentence:
problems in books."
A small number of visitors __________ to come to the
043 | UFRRJ 2000 meeting.
Another way of saying "I was shocked by their intensity" is:
a) are expecting
a) I shocked the with the intensity. b) are expected
b) Their intensity shocked me. c) will expect
c) Shocking them was intense. d) have expected
d) Their intensity was shocked by me. e) is expected
e) Their intensity was shocking me.
049 | MACKENZIE 1998
044 | FATEC 2002 __________ cheats on the test __________ sooner or later.
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à voz ativa da frase
the young Baartman was lured away em "In 1810, the a) Whomever – will caught
young Baartman was lured away from her Khoisan kin in b) Whatever – will catch
South Africa": c) Whichever – will have caught
d) Wherever – will be catching
a) they lured the young Baartman away. e) Whoever – will be caught
b) they lure away the young Baartman.
c) they have lured away the young Baartman. 050 | MACKENZIE 2003
d) they had lured the young Baartman away.
The sentence "He was told to take memantine with his
e) they were lured the young Baartman away.
regular pills" in the active voice will be:
045 | FATEC 2003 a) He said his regular pills were taken with memantine.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a voz ativa correta da b) If he takes memantine with his regular pills, said the
frase destacada em "EPHEDRA HAS BEEN LINKED TO A doctor, he will be cured.
NUMBER OF STROKES, heart attacks and seizures and more c) Someone said the pills that he took were taken with
than 100 deaths":
memantine.
d) He must take memantine with his regular pills, have said
a) They linked ephedra to a number of strokes.
the doctor.
b) A number of strokes have been linked to ephedra.
e) The doctor said that he should take memantine with his
c) They have linked ephedra to a number of strokes.
regular pills.
d) A number of strokes has been linked to ephedra.
e) They had been linked ephedra to a number of strokes.
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051 | MACKENZIE 2003 055 | PUCRS 2004
The sentence "Nair has produced a readable work that A voz ativa correspondente a "The pulsations in a red giant's
questions some modern assumptions" in the passive voice luminosity are caused by dramatic fluctuations in the star's
would be: temperature" é:
a) A readable work that questions some modern a) Dramatic fluctuations in the star's temperature caused the
assumptions has been produced by Nair. pulsations in a red giant's luminosity.
b) A readable work has been produced by questions about b) The star's temperature cause the dramatic fluctuations in
modern assumptions by Nair. a red giant's luminosity.
c) Some modern assumptions are questioned by a readable c) The red giant's luminosity and the star's temperature
work produced by Nair. caused the dramatic fluctuations on the stars.
d) Questions that have been produced by Nair have been d) Dramatic fluctuations in the star's temperature cause the
worked by readable modern assumptions. pulsations in a red giant's luminosity.
e) Modern assumptions that have been worked by Nair are e) The star's temperature have caused dramatic fluctuations
producing readable modern questions. in a red giant's luminosity.
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059 | UFV 2004 – ADAPTED 062 | PUCCAMP 2005 – ADAPTED
Choose the alternative which presents BOTH examples in the O significado da sentença "Não se pergunta a um atleta da
passive voice: Irlanda se é católico ou protestante" corresponde, em inglês,
a:
a) The distinction between individualistic media use and
social activities such as chatting with friends is less extreme a) It is not asked an Irish athlete if he is Catholic or
than "is commonly assumed"./ Only 1 child in 100 "can be Protestant.
classed" as a real screen addict. b) An Irish athlete is not asked if he is Catholic or Protestant.
b) Increasing prosperity "has also contributed" to the rise of c) Do not ask an Irish athlete if he is Catholic or Protestant.
the bedroom culture./ British teenagers "have always d) One should not ask an Irish athlete if he is Catholic or
retreated" to their bedrooms. Protestant.
c) The distinction between individualistic media use and e) No asking an Irish athlete if he is Catholic or Protestant.
social activities such as chatting with friends is less extreme
than "is commonly assumed"./ Increasing prosperity "has 063 | UNESP 2005
also contributed" to the rise of the bedroom culture. Indique a alternativa que expressa o mesmo significado de:
d) Only 1 child in 100 "can be classed" as a real screen
addict./ British teenagers "have always retreated" to their Depression is defined by doctors as an illness that affects the
bedrooms. ability to function.
e) The distinction between individualistic media use and
social activities such as chatting with friends is less extreme a) Doctors had defined depression as an illness that affects
than "is commonly assumed"./ British teenagers "have the ability to function.
always retreated" to their bedrooms. b) Doctors define depression as an illness that affects the
ability to function.
060 | UFV 2005 – ADAPTED c) Doctors would define depression as an illness that affects
Choose the alternative in which BOTH verbal forms are the ability to function.
examples of the passive voice: d) Doctors are defining depression as an illness that affects
the ability to function.
a) Discovered in the early 1950s, the Yanomami "were left e) Doctors are used to defining depression as an illness that
alone" for much of the next three decades./ At least two affects the ability to function.
thousand Yanomami have been massacred or "have died" of
064 | UNESP 2005
epidemics of measles, tuberculosis, and hepatitis.
Indique a alternativa que expressa o mesmo significado de:
b) Discovered in the early 1950s, the Yanomami "were left
alone" for much of the next three decades./ At least two Adults expect teens to act moody.
thousand Yanomami "have been massacred" or have died of
epidemics of measles, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. a) Teens expected adults to act moody.
c) I "could scarcely have found" a friendlier people./ At least b) Adults are expected by teens to act moody.
two thousand Yanomami "have been massacred" or have c) Adults and teens are expected to act moody.
died of epidemics of measles, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. d) Teens are expected to act moody.
d) I "could scarcely have found" a friendlier people./ At least e) Teens always act moody, although it is never expected by
two thousand Yanomami have been massacred or "have adults.
died" of epidemics of measles, tuberculosis, and hepatitis.
e) I "could scarcely have found" a friendlier people./ 065 | FATEC 2005
Discovered in the early 1950s, the Yanomami "were left Assinale a alternativa que apresente a forma correta da voz
alone" for much of the next three decades. passiva da seguinte frase:
061 | UFRRJ 2005 The decline of Education threatens our future as a nation
The sentence "People are scared by this proposition" is and as a people.
equivalent to:
a) Our future is threatened by the nation and the
a) This proposition scared people. Education's decline.
b) This proposition scares people. b) Our future was threatened by the decline of Education as
c) This proposition has scared people. a nation and as a people.
d) This proposition had scared people. c) Our future is to be threatened by the people as a nation.
e) This proposition is scaring people. d) Our future as a nation and as a people is threatened by
the decline of Education.
e) A nation and a people are threatening the Education's
decline.
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066 | FUVEST 2006 070 | ITA 2006
Choose the correct passive voice form for:
a) Victims of trauma are helped to reprocess disturbing – "I was dragged", no início do quinto quadrinho, significa:
thoughts and memories by E.M.D.R.
b) Disturbing thoughts and memories are reprocessed by a) Fui surpreendido.
victims of trauma which are helped by E.M.D.R. b) Fui arrastado.
c) Victims of trauma are reprocessed disturbing thoughts c) Fui capturado.
and memories by the help of E.M.D.R. d) Fui exposto.
d) Disturbing thoughts and memories are helped to e) Fui atirado.
reprocess victims of trauma by E.M.D.R.
e) E.M.D.R. is helped to reprocess disturbing thoughts and 071 | UFPE 2006 – ADAPTED
memories by victims of trauma. The phrase "The carbon in biofuels emissions has simply
been captured from the atmosphere by crops" has, as its
068 | MACKENZIE 2005 active counterpart:
The sentence "She counsels them to give 'urgent priority' to
finding a marriage partner fast" in the passive voice will be: a) Crops are simply capturing the carbon in biofuels
emissions from the atmosphere.
a) Finding a marriage partner fast and give 'urgent priority' b) Crops simply capture the carbon in biofuels emissions
to them is counselled by her. from the atmosphere.
b) 'Urgent priority' to finding a marriage partner fast is c) Crops simply captured the carbon in biofuels emissions
counselled by them. from the atmosphere.
c) To give 'urgent priority' to finding a marriage partner fast d) Crops have simply captured the carbon in biofuels
was counselled by her to them. emissions from the atmosphere.
d) She counselled them to be given 'urgent priority' to e) Crops had simply captured the carbon in biofuels
finding a marriage partner fast. emissions from the atmosphere.
e) They are counselled to give 'urgent priority' to finding a
marriage partner fast. 072 | PUCRIO 2006
The passive voice is used in "Orkut was quietly launched on
069 | MACKENZIE 2005 January 22, 2004".
The sentence "Daniel L. Schacter explores the memory
miscues that occur in everyday life" in the passive voice will – Now, find the sentence that is also in the passive voice:
be:
a) Communities have never rejected new members.
a) The memory miscues that occurs in everyday life is b) Good ideas took shape at the end of the session.
explored by Daniel L. Schacter. c) Some communities have been able to control their
b) The memory miscues that occur are explored by everyday growth.
life. d) Several social groups could be connected by the Internet.
c) In everyday life the memory miscues have explored by e) Young students are never tired of chatting with friends on
Daniel L. Schacter. email.
d) The memory miscues that occur in everyday life are
explored by Daniel L. Schacter.
e) Life that occurred everyday by memory miscues explores
by Daniel L. Schacter.
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073 | PUCPR 2007 077 | UECE 2008
"The seeds will be eaten by the birds" is the passive voice The sentences: "critics have attached importance to the
for: ethical purpose of literature" and "a textbook is written in
continuous prose" are respectively in the:
a) The birds will eat the seeds.
b) The birds ate the seeds. a) passive voice and active voice
c) The birds will be eaten by the seeds. b) active voice and passive voice
d) The seeds will eat the birds. c) passive voice and passive voice
e) The birds are going to eat the seeds. d) active voice and active voice
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082 | AFA 2007 086 | EFOMM 2006
Change the sentence below into passive voice: In: "The invention of the automobile has changed American
life in several ways", the passive voice is:
Chlorates and nitrates usually provide oxygen for the
reaction. a) “American life is being changed in several ways”.
b) “American life was being changed in several ways”.
a) Oxygen is provided for the reaction usually by chlorates c) “American life is changed in several ways”.
and nitrates. d) “American life has been changed in several ways”.
b) The ones that usually provide oxygen for the reaction are e) “American life would be changed in several ways”.
chlorates and nitrates.
c) Oxygen for the reaction is usually provided by chlorates 087 | EFOMM 2007
and nitrates. In: "This expedition will use a special Russian-owned ship",
d) Chlorates and nitrates are usually provided by oxygen for the passive voice is:
the reaction.
a) A special Russian-owned ship will use by this expedition.
083 | PUCPR 1998 b) A special Russian-owned ship would use by this
Choose the RIGHT alternative to complete the passage: expedition.
c) A special Russian-owned ship will be used by this
Everything __________ ready for the party. The room expedition.
__________, the furniture __________. There __________ d) A special Russian-owned ship would be used by this
bottles of wine and food on the table. A jazz record expedition.
__________ and the atmosphere was just right. e) A special Russian-owned ship would used by this
expedition.
a) is – is clean – is moved – are – is playing
b) was – had been cleaned – had been moved – were – was 088 | EFOMM 2008
playing The problem __________ discussed by the board of
c) had been – had been cleaned – had been moved – were – directors when it was proposed again by the supervisors.
had been played
d) was – had cleaned – had moved – was – had played a) had already
e) were – was cleaned – was moved – were – was playing b) is already
c) had already been
084 | EEAR 2007 d) has already
What’s the active voice for "The first roller skates were e) has already been
made in 1760 by Joseph Merlim"?
089 | UFRRJ 2003
Joseph Merlim __________ the first skates in 1760. The sentence "Scientists think they have found what causes
people to sneeze" is equivalent to:
a) made
b) makes a) what causes people to sneeze is founded by scientists.
c) has made b) what causes people to sneeze were found by scientists.
d) was making c) what causes people to sneeze has been found by
scientists.
085 | EFOMM 2005 d) what causes people to sneeze was found by scientists.
So far the President __________. e) what are the causes of sneezing by people.
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091 | UNESP 2006 096 | FUVEST 1979
Indique a alternativa que expressa o mesmo significado de: Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à frase:
It seems that some theories can't explain the origins of Preciso mandar fazer um terno para o casamento.
terrorism.
a) I must have a suit made for the wedding.
a) It seems that the origins of terrorism weren't explained by b) I have to have a suit done for the wedding.
all theories. c) I have to tell to do a suit for the marriage.
b) It seems that the origins of terrorism shouldn't be d) I need to order to make a suit for the wedding.
explained by theories. e) I must send to do a suit for the marriage.
c) It seems that all theories might be explained by the origins
of terrorism. 097 | MACKENZIE 1996
d) It seems that the origins of terrorism are explained by all Choose the correct alternative to complete the following
theories. sentence:
e) It seems that the origins of terrorism can't be explained by
some theories. Since I haven't got __________, I will __________.
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100 | JFS 2008
Fill in the blanks correctly:
Direct and Indirect Speech
I. Paulson and Patrick __________ hurt during the game 001 | FUVEST 1977
yesterday. Qual destas formas está correta se usada por uma pessoa
II. Chris __________ a terrific necklace during her birthday que narra um acontecimento?
party last weekend.
III. Do you think I look prettier? I have had my nose a) He thought she has not known what she is going through;
__________. b) He thought she will never know what she will have to go
IV. It __________ said that the price of oil will go again. through now;
V. Will the meeting __________ at noon or after the coffee c) He thought she would never know what she had gone
break? through then;
d) He thinks she did not know what she was going through;
– Now, mark the correct sequence: e) He will think she did not know what she went through
then.
a) were got – was given – straightened – has been – be
realized 002 | FUVEST 1977
b) got – was given – straighten – had been – have been Qual é a forma indireta, correspondente à forma direta "The
realized teacher said, Are you sure you have all understood me"?
c) have got – were given – straightened – is – can be realized
d) got – was given – straightened – is – be realized a) The teacher said if you are sure you had understood him;
e) gotten – were given – straighten – was – be realized b) The teacher asked whether we were sure we did
understand him;
c) The teacher said if we all are sure we have understood
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, him;
but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” d) The teacher asked if they were sure they had all
Anatole France understood him;
e) The teacher asked them to be sure to understand him.
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Change the sentences from 05 to 11 into the Reported 010 | MACKENZIE 1997
(Indirect) Speech: Warren said to me, "I can't find my glasses in this room."
005 | MACKENZIE 1996 a) Warren told me that he couldn't found his glasses in that
Sally said to me, "Do you know what time it is?" room.
b) Warren told me he couldn't find her glasses in these
a) Sally asked me if I knew what time it was. room.
b) Sally told me whether she knew what time it was. c) Warren told me that he couldn't find his glasses in that
c) Sally asked me whether she know what time it is. room.
d) Sally asked me if I know what time it is. d) Warren told me that he can't find his glasses in those
e) Sally told me if I knew what time was it. room.
e) Warren said to me that he could not found his glasses in
006 | MACKENZIE 1996 this room.
Jeff said to Meg, "You don't understand me."
011 | MACKENZIE 1997
a) Jeff told Meg she didn't understand him. Helen said to Paul, "Is this a free country?"
b) Jeff asked Meg that her didn't understand herself.
c) Jeff told Meg that she didn't understood him. a) Helen told Paul if this was a free country?
d) Jeff told Meg that he didn't understand her. b) Helen asked Paul if that was a free country.
e) Jeff told Meg she did understand him. c) Helen asked Paul whether that is a free country.
d) Helen told Paul this is a free country.
007 | MACKENZIE 1996 e) Helen told Paul if that is a free country.
"Are there any messages for me?", said Helen.
012 | PUCPR 1996
a) Helen asked if there is any messages for her. Choose the correct indirect form for:
b) Helen asked whether there were any messages for she.
c) Helen asked whether were there any messages for herself. Oliver said to her: "What will you do tomorrow?"
d) Helen asked if there were some messages for her.
e) Helen asked if there were any messages for herself. a) He asked her what she would do the following day.
b) He told her what she would do the following day.
008 | MACKENZIE 1996 c) She wondered what he will do the next day.
The director said to the boys, "Behave yourselves." d) He wanted to know what he would do the following day.
e) She asked what she would do the next day.
a) The director asked the boys to behave yourselves.
b) The director told the boys to behave himself 013 | UFPB 1998
c) The director asked the boys to behave themselves. Read this sentence:
d) The director told the boys to behave ourselves.
e) The director told the boys, "Behave themselves." The doctor says: "I'm happy we found this trend toward
reduced risk."
009 | MACKENZIE 1996
The patient said to me, "How long have the doctors been – The INDIRECT SPEECH is:
operating her?"
He said that he __________ this trend toward reduced risk.
a) The patient asked me how long the doctors had been
operating her. a) is happy they found.
b) The patient told me how long her had been operating by b) has been happy we have found.
the doctors. c) was happy they had found.
c) The patient asked me how long had the doctors been d) will be happy we will find.
operating her. e) would be happy they would find.
d) The patient told me whether have the doctors been
operating her.
e) The patient asked me how long had been the doctors
operating her.
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014 | UFRS 1998 018 | MACKENZIE 2000
Considere a frase: If you don't feed your Tamagotchi, it will The sentence They said, "Do parents know their kids?" in the
die. reported speech would be:
– Escolha a melhor opção para reescrevê-la, começando com a) They said that did parents know their kids?
She told me that: b) They asked that parents know their kids.
c) They said that parents knew the kids.
a) if I won't feed my Tamagotchi, it would die. d) They argued that do parents know their kids.
b) if you didn't feed your Tamagotchi, it had died. e) They asked if parents knew their kids.
c) if I didn't feed my Tamagotchi, it would have died.
d) if I didn't feed my Tamagotchi, it would die. 019 | MACKENZIE 2000
e) if you haven't fed your Tamagotchi, it will have died. The sentence He said, "Can Asians think?" in the reported
speech would be:
015 | MACKENZIE 1998
A forma indireta de "Would you like to go out tonight?" é: a) He asked can Asians think?
b) He said that Asians can think.
a) He asked her if she would have liked to go out tonight. c) He asked that Asians could think.
b) He asked if would she like to go out that night. d) He asked if Asians could think.
c) He asked whether she'd like to go out that night. e) He said that could Asians think.
d) He asked whether she had liked to go out that night.
e) He asked if she'd liked to go out tonight. 020 | PUCRIO 2000
The girl said to her parents: "Mom and Dad, the police were
016 | UNIRIO 2000 here while you were gone". If we turned this statement into
"How would you describe yourself?" is a direct question. reported speech, we would have The girl said to her parents
Complete the sentence below with the appropriate indirect that the police:
question form:
a) had been there while they had been gone.
Daniel Hart asked an African-American teenager: b) had been here while they had gone.
c) have been there while they were gone.
a) how to describe it. d) have been here while they would be gone.
b) how to describe yourself. e) would have been there while they have been gone.
c) how he would describe yourself.
d) to describe himself. 021 | UNESP 2006
e) to describe yourself. John Arquilla declared that the greatest advantage of the
internet __________ stealth, and that terrorists __________
017 | PUCRS 2000 in an ocean of bits and bytes.
The correct INDIRECT STATEMENT for the sentence "I don't
think our children should be subjected to needless a) was – swim
advertising" said Ms. Mazzoni is "Ms. Mazzoni said she: b) is – swam
c) is – has swum
a) doesn't think their children should be subjected to d) was – swam
needless advertising". e) was – swimming
b) has not thought their children should be subjected to
needless advertising". 022 | FATEC 2002
c) would not think their children should be subjected to Considere a frase "It's a perfect setup for heart disease and
needless advertising". diabetes, says Stampfer". Assinale a alternativa em que a
d) will think their children should be subjected to needless transposição dessa frase para o discurso indireto está
advertising". correta, completando a frase a seguir:
e) thinks their children should be subjected to needless
advertising". – Stampfer says:
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023 | MACKENZIE 2003 027 | JFS 1999
The question "Are left-handed people cognitively different Read the following cartoons:
from right-handers?" in the indirect speech is:
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028 | UFPE 2006 – ADAPTED 031 | MACKENZIE 2006
The two-year old girl said: "Daddy, draw me a spider". The The sentence "Why has evolution burdened humans with
reported speech for this sentence is: such seemingly irrational passions?" in the reported speech
will be:
She requested him:
a) Fisher asked evolution why it had burdened humans with
a) that he draws her a spider. such seemingly irrational passions.
b) that he had drawn her a spider. b) Fisher asked why evolution had burdened humans with
c) if he had drawn her a spider. such seemingly irrational passions.
d) to draw her a spider. c) Fisher asked why had evolution been burdened humans
e) whether he should draw her a spider. with such seemingly irrational passions?
d) Fisher said that why had evolution burdened humans with
029 | UFMG 1995 – ADAPTED such seemingly irrational passions?
A wife is telling us what happened this morning. Complete e) Fisher asked that evolution has burdened humans with
the following text according to the comic strip below: such seemingly irrational passions.
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034 | UEL 1998
Transformando-se a fala de Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten em
Conditionals
discurso indireto tem-se:
001 | UNESP 1991
As social scientists we are interested in trying to understand Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
the Diana phenomenon. da frase a seguir:
a) Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten said that as social scientists we If he put it this way, everybody __________ with him.
are interested in trying to understand the Diana
phenomenon. a) would agree
b) Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten says that as social scientists we b) should have agreed
are interested in trying to understand the Diana c) will agree
phenomenon. d) would has agreed
c) Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten has said that as social scientists e) agreeded
they would be interested in trying to understand the Diana
phenomenon. 002 | ITA 1996 – ADAPTED
d) Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten said that as social scientists they __________ just call our 24-Hour Card Replacement, and
were interested in trying to understand the Diana we'll have a new one in your hands usually by the end of the
phenomenon. next business day.
e) Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten says as social scientists they were
being interested in trying to understand the Diana – No texto acima omitiu-se uma oração. Preencha-a com a
phenomenon. opção que representa a melhor redação:
a) I feel
b) I am
c) I was
d) I'll be
e) I have been
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005 | UFMG 1995 009 | ITA 1998
Leia a seguir o comentário publicado pela revista
Love Among the Laundry NEWSWEEK:
When Sally found a man's striped sock curled among her "He had lots of German in him. Some Irish. But no Jew. I
clothes at the launderette she returned it to the tall dark think that if he __________ a little Jew he __________ it
young man with a shy smile. They met there every week for out".
several months, then were seen no more. One of their
wedding presents had been a washing machine. Singer Courtney Love,
on the suicide of her rock-star husband, Kurt Cobain.
(Molly Burnett)
– As lacunas (I) e (II) do comentário anterior devem ser
– If they had not got married, they would probably have: preenchidas, respectivamente, por:
a) changed their dirty clothes.
a) I. had had, II. would have stuck
b) lost their socks forever.
b) I. has had, II. would stick
c) rented a washing machine.
c) I. have had, II. had had stuck
d) returned to the launderette.
d) I. had had, II. had stuck
e) sold their striped socks.
e) I. had, II. would stuck
006 | MACKENZIE 1996
010 | UFRS 1996
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
The alternative that does not finish the sentence "If it rains
sentence:
we..." correctly is:
If you had taken my advice, you __________.
a) couldn't go out.
b) won't go out.
a) would learned the lesson
c) mustn't go out.
b) would have learnt the lesson
d) shouldn't go out.
c) should learned the lesson
e) can't go out.
d) would learn the lesson
e) should understand the lesson
011 | UFRS 1997 – ADAPTED
A frase sublinhada em "if you are otherwise healthy, just call
007 | CESGRANRIO 1991
your doctor" seria melhor traduzida como:
Mark the item that shows the correct ending to the
following sentence:
a) se você não é saudável de outras maneiras.
b) se você tiver pouca saúde.
If the process happens each time we eat sugar, we:
c) se você for saudável e esperto.
d) se você não tem outras doenças.
a) will have dental problems.
e) se você tem um plano de saúde.
b) would have dental problems.
c) would have had dental problems.
012 | UNESP 2001
d) could have dental problems.
Candidates who get a poor result always regret:
e) may have had dental problems.
If I had studied more before sitting for the test, I
008 | ITA 1997
__________ it.
Lady Astor MP: "If you (I) my husband I (II) poison your
coffee".
a) would pass
Churchill: "If you (III) my wife I (IV) drink it."
b) passed
c) have passed
– Os termos que melhor preenchem as lacunas I, II, III e IV
d) would have passed
são:
e) had passed
a) were (I), would (II), were (III), had (IV).
b) was (I), would (II), was (III), would (IV).
c) were (I), had (II), were (III), had (IV).
d) was (I), could (II), was (III), would (IV).
e) were (I), would (II), were (III), would (IV).
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013 | UFC 2001 016 | MACKENZIE 2002
If I __________ my raincoat, I __________ a cold.
Amelia's Letter
a) had worn – wouldn't have gotten
Dear Members of the UNICEF, b) wear – would have get
c) didn't wear – wouldn't have get
I am an eleven-year-old girl and come from a small village. I
d) am wearing – would have gotten
left home to come to the city and to work to send money to
e) hadn't wear – couldn't have get
my family. Now I make T-shirts in a factory. I work twelve
hours a day for very little money. The factory is very dirty
017 | FUVEST 2003 – ADAPTED
and hot. The boss is very mean and often beats us. He makes
Diana had been hoping to get away by five, so she could be
us work very hard without breaks. My friends and I want to
at the farm in time for dinner. She tried not to show her true
leave but we know that working in the factory is better than
feelings when at 4.37 her deputy, Phil Haskins, presented
begging in the streets. The boss tells us this every single
her with a complex twelve-page document that required the
day...
signature of a director before it could be sent out the client.
Could you please tell us what to do?
Haskins didn't hesitate to remind her that they had lost two
Adapted from: "Voices of Youth": similar contracts that week.
http://www.unicef.org/voy/meeting/rig/casestud.html
– Choose the item which best completes the sentence,
– Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: according to the passage:
If Amelia __________, she __________. Diana wouldn't be at the farm in time for dinner unless she
__________ by five.
a) had left her family behind – could have gotten a job
b) hadn't come from a small village – wouldn't be eleven a) would get away
years old b) gets away
c) worked less than 12 hours a day – wouldn't be beaten by c) got away
her boss d) had got away
d) hadn't gotten a job in a factory – might have worked with e) can get away
her mean boss
e) weren't afraid of ending up begging in the streets – would 018 | ITA 1997
have already left the factory New technologies allow total strangers to know almost
everything about a person. Author Peter F. Eder writes
014 | PUCRS 2002 about the ongoing invasion of personal privacy which will
The sentence "Had he made Patch Adams, Salles would have get much worse unless better safeguards are quickly
focused on the medical profession" could be rewritten, established.
without change in meaning, as:
– De que forma o trecho "unless better safeguards are
a) If Salles focused on the medical profession, he would have quickly established" poderia ser reescrito, sem alteração do
made "Patch Adams". significado do texto?
b) Salles would focus on the medical profession if he would
have made "Patch Adams". a) ... if better safeguards are established quickly.
c) If Salles had focused on the medical profession, he would b) ... if better safeguards quickly established.
have made "Patch Adams". c) ... if better safeguards are not quickly established.
d) If Salles made "Patch Adams", he would focus on the d) ... when better safeguards are quickly established.
medical profession. e) ... when better safeguards are not established.
e) Salles would have focused on the medical profession if
he'd made "Patch Adams". 019 | UNESP 2002
If senior citizens __________ more pessimistic toward
015 | MACKENZIE 2002 technology, Web developers and marketers __________ to
If she had gone to the movies, __________. emphasize two things: ease of use and value.
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020 | ITA 2004 – ADAPTED 024 | MACKENZIE 2005
Had they been born just a few years earlier, they would have The sentence "If Orwell's book were to be rewritten, you
been part of that powerful and long-lasting generation that would have a nightmare vision of the world" in the THIRD
entered the military during World War II and filled the CONDITIONAL will be:
universities immediately after the war.
a) If Orwell's book had to been rewritten, you would have
– Assinale a opção que contém uma expressão equivalente been a nightmare vision of the world.
a: "Had they been born", em "Had they been born just a few b) If Orwell's book had been rewritten, you would have had
years earlier..." e que, portanto, poderia vir a substituí-la no a nightmare vision of the world.
texto: c) If Orwell's book had rewritten, you would have a
nightmare vision of the world.
a) They had been born... d) If Orwell's book had been rewriting, you would had have a
b) When they had been born... nightmare vision of the world.
c) As they had been born... e) If Orwell's book had rewritten, you would have been a
d) Whether they had been born... nightmare vision of the world.
e) If they had been born...
025 | UFC 2006 – ADAPTED
021 | PUCPR 2005 – ADAPTED What's the relation between the two clauses in the
Although it is very big (a female adult measures 9 cm) and underlined sentence below?
poisonous, the Italian tarantula does not represent a serious
problem for people. If this dental dream becomes a reality, stem cells will be
taken from the patient, cultured in a lab and then
– According to the text, one alternative is correct: reimplanted under the gum in the patient's jaw where the
tooth is missing.
If the Italian tarantula had been so poisonous, a lot of
people: a) Consequence.
b) Conclusion.
a) will be killed. c) Result.
b) would have to kill. d) Contrast.
c) would have killed. e) Condition.
d) would be killed.
e) would have been killed. 023 | MACKENZIE 2005
The sentence "If you run into someone on the street in
022 | MACKENZIE 2005 Taiwan, he's likely to greet you by asking 'Have you eaten?'"
If you __________(I) a friend or relative for his or her in the THIRD CONDITIONAL will be:
favorite awards-show moment, you __________(II) about
a) If you had run into someone on the street in Taiwan, he
the kiss between Madonna and Britney Spears at the 2003
might have probably greeted you by asking 'Have you
MTV Video Music Awards.
eaten?'
– Mark the correct alternative to fill in blanks I and II: b) If you ran into someone on the street in Taiwan, he would
have been likely to greet you by asking 'Have you eaten?'
a) were asked about – can tell c) If you ran into someone on the street in Taiwan, he would
b) asked – have been told likely greet you by asking 'Have you eaten?'
d) If you had run into someone on the street in Taiwan, he
c) could have asked – should tell
would have been likely to greet you by asking 'Had you been
d) were to ask – might be told
e) must ask – have to be told eaten?'
e) If you could run into someone on the street in Taiwan, he
026 | UNESP 2006 would have likely to greet you by asking 'Have you eaten?'
If some anti-terrorist commentators __________ the causes
of terrorism, they __________ justifications for it. 027 | PUCPR 2007
If he loses election, he __________ from public life.
a) accept – also accepted
a) retired
b) don't refuse – wouldn't refuse
b) retire
c) accepted – would also accept
c) going to retire
d) wouldn't refuse – didn't refuse
d) will retire
e) accepted – won't refuse
e) has retired
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028 | MACKENZIE 2006 031 | UECE 2007
I'd have gone to that party if they __________ me.
a) have invited
b) had invited
c) will invite
d) are inviting
a) are walking
b) have walked
c) were walking
d) will walk
– The sentence that contains "if-clauses" correctly used is: 033 | UECE 2008
In the sentence "IF THE CRITERIA OF QUALITY BECOME
a) If you don't vote, you wouldn't have a say in the future of EXACTING, a canon may emerge ..." the part in capital letters
your country. is a/an:
b) Would you get married if you had been in love?
c) George might have become an architect if he went to a) relative clause.
school. b) conditional clause.
d) If she was traveling far, she always flies. c) noun clause.
e) Had I had money, I would have moved. d) restrictive clause.
a) The buildings had been full of 14,000 dead people. a) arrived – would haven't been
b) Fourteen thousand people died because the buildings b) had arrived – wouldn't be
were full. c) had arrived – wouldn't have been
c) Though the buildings were full, about 14,000 people didn't d) arrives – wouldn't be
die. e) has arrived – would be not
d) Had the buildings been filled with 14,000 people, no one
would have died. 035 | PUCPR 2001
e) About fourteen thousand people could have been killed if Select the best alternative to complete the sentences below:
the buildings had been full.
I. If they __________ money, they will build a big house.
030 | UNESP 2007 II. If you __________ out more, you would meet a few
Indique a alternativa que preenche corretamente a people.
sentença: III. If he __________ his restaurant, he would have got more
customers.
If the snow cover __________ longer, it __________ the IV. If she __________ so fast, she wouldn't have crashed her
plants and __________ the water cycle. car.
V. If we __________ a car, we wouldn't have to spend all our
a) lasted – would damage – will disturb time waiting for buses.
b) would last – would damage – disturb
c) lasts – will damage – disturb a) have; went; had cleaned; hadn't been driving; had
d) will last – damages – disturbs b) have; go; cleaned; wasn't driving; have
e) lasts – will damage – disturbed c) had; went; was cleaned; hadn't driven; has
d) have had; have gone; had cleaned; hadn't been driven;
have had
e) have; have gone; has cleaned; hadn't driven; have
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036 | ITA 1996 041 | JFS 2011
If the U. S. Justice Department had not derailed Gate's bid to Complete the sentence below meaningfully:
acquire Intuit, the deal __________ realize Microsoft's
ambition to make money from almost every commercial __________ they __________ harder, they __________.
transaction in cyberspace.
a) Unless – had studied – wouldn’t have failed
a) is going to help b) Unless – hadn’t studied – would have failed
b) would have helped c) If – had studied – would have failed
c) would help d) Unless – had studied – would have failed
d) helps e) If – hadn’t studied – wouldn’t have failed
e) is likely to help
042 | JFS 2010
037 | EFOMM 2005 "Earthquakes don't kill — they don't create damage —
If my boss had not phoned the police on the spot, the thief __________," said Eric Calais, a Purdue University
__________. geophysicist studying the Haiti quake.
a) would get away with it – A lacuna presente no excerto acima deve ser preenchida
b) got away with it por:
c) should got away with it
d) would have gotten away with it a) unless there's nothing to be damaged.
e) has gotten away with it b) unless there's nothing to damage.
c) if there's little to damage.
038 | EFOMM 2007 d) if there's nothing to damage.
The loan __________ back if they hadn’t been held up last e) if there's almost nothing to be damaged.
week.
043 | EFOMM 2012
a) would have paid Choose the correct alternative to complete the following
b) would pay sentence:
c) would have been paid
d) will have paid "If she hadn’t been so bad-tempered, I __________ her."
e) will be paid
a) shall have married
039 | AFA 1999 b) ought to have married
"Come back to me and you will really know what happiness c) might have married
can be" means: d) will have married
e) must have married
a) If you come back to me, you will know what happiness can
be. 044 | EFOMM 2010
b) If coming back makes you happy, it could bring happiness The conditions expressed in the sentences "If they had
to me. known the outcomes, they would have taken different
c) If you come back to me, you would know what happiness measures" and "you should know people better, if you really
could be. want to make more friends" are, respectively:
d) Come back to me or else you won’t know what could be
happiness. a) unlikely / unlikely
b) impossible / unlikely
040 | JFS 2000 c) likely / unlikely
Complete meaningfully the following sentence: d) impossible / likely
e) likely / impossible
Had they studied hard, they __________.
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006 | FEI 1997
Question Tags He'll be back soon, __________?
001 | UNITAU 1995 a) will he
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à sequência de b) doesn't he
Question Tags adequados para completar as frases a seguir: c) shall he
d) won't he
1. He isn't at home, __________?
e) couldn't he
2. That will happen, __________?
3. She hasn't a cue, __________? 007 | FUVEST 1998
4. It rains a lot, __________? Escolha a question tag correta para "I knew I would be a
scientist":
a) isn't he; won't it; has he; doesn't it
b) is it; will it; does she; has it a) didn't I?
c) isn't he; will it; has she; hasn't it b) wasn't I?
d) is he; won't it; has she; doesn't it c) won't I?
e) isn't he; won't he; has she; does it d) don't I?
e) would I?
002 | FUVEST 1978
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna: 008 | UDESC 1997
Complete with the CORRECT alternative:
He doesn't study here, __________ he?
The sun shone the whole day, __________ it?
a) doesn't
b) do a) is
c) did b) did
d) does c) doesn't
e) don't d) didn't
e) isn't
003 | UNESP 1987
Assinale a alternativa correta: 009 | FMTM 1998
You can sing well, __________?
Your name is Mary, __________?
a) didn’t you
a) isn't you b) can’t you
b) isn't it c) don’t you
c) aren't it d) doesn’t you
d) aren't you e) couldn’t you
e) isn't he
010 | JFS 1999
004 | UNESP 1988 Roy read the newspaper this morning before his father,
Politics is a science, __________? __________?
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012 | JFS 2002 018 | AFA 1997
Complete corretamente: We can’t do without him, __________?
a) isn’t it
b) does one
c) one knows
d) knows one
e) do we
017 | EN 1989
The cheque of the customer had not been returned:
a) hadn't it?
b) does it?
c) hasn't it?
d) did it?
e) had it?
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005 | EFOMM 2006
Rejoinders Philip: "- She's got a place at college!"
Kate: "- __________!"
001 | FUVEST 1978
Selecione a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna: a) So have I
b) So I have
My mother doesn't drink tea and __________ do I.
c) And I
d) I am too
a) or
e) So am I
b) also
c) too 006 | JFS 2008
d) either Mr. Anderson can’t speak Chinese.
e) neither
a) Neither I can.
002 | MACKENZIE 1997
b) Neither can I.
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
c) So can I.
sentence: d) So I can.
Anne disliked our new roommate, and __________.
“Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity
a) I didn't too than in prosperity.”
b) I didn't either
Chilo
c) neither did I
d) never did he
e) so did I
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005 | PUCPR 1996
Articles Fill in the blanks of the following sentence with the definite
article:
001 | UNITAU 1995
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à sequência que __________ Brazil is __________ most industrial country in
completa as lacunas a seguir: __________ South America, while __________ United States
holds __________ same position in North America.
__________ Indian the ecologist saw, started __________
horrible fire because of __________ ordinary yellow bird
a) the; the; the; the; the; the
__________ flew over his head. b) *; the; the; *; the; *
c) *; the; *; the; the; *
a) a; the; a; who d) *; the; the; the; the; *
b) an; the; a; whose e) the; *; *; *; the; the
c) the; a; an; which
d) the; an; a; whom
006 | PUCCAMP 1992
e) a; an; a; which
Fred: I've been thinking of buying __________.
Sam: Really? Which make are you considering?
002 | FUVEST 1977 – ADAPTED Fred: That doesn't matter as long as __________ is
In __________ beginning, __________ religion played economical.
__________ important part in __________ history of
__________ Brazil. a) a car – some car
b) a car – the car
a) a / the / a / the / *
c) some car – car
b) * / the / an / the / *
d) the car – a car
c) the / the / a / the / * e) car – a car
d) the / * / an / the / *
e) the / the / an / the / * 007 | UFPB 1998
Read this sentence:
003 | FUVEST 1978 – ADAPTED
__________ money is very important, but you can't buy
__________ good idea is __________ good idea, whether
__________ bit of luck with all __________ money you
it's done in __________ one, __________ three or 33
have. countries.
a) The / a / the – It is completed by the following sequence:
b) * / a / the
c) A / a / the a) A / no article / the / the
d) Some / a / the
b) no article / no article / a / a
e) The / a / *
c) The / the / no article / no article
d) A / a / no article / no article
004 | UNESP 1991 e) The / no article / a / no article
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas
da frase a seguir: 008 | FATEC 1998
Indique a alternativa em que a tradução de a ou an difere do
It was __________ honor for us to see __________ Queen of
seu significado habitual de artigo indefinido (um, uma) em
__________ England.
língua portuguesa:
a) a – the – the a) However, the abduction of Gutiérrez would be a new
b) * – a – * twist.
c) an – a – the b) After his family paid an undisclosed ransom.
d) the – * – an c) An American businessman help for eight days was
e) an – the – *
released just last week.
d) Kidnapping has become rampant in Mexico with hundreds
of cases a year.
e) Editorials are already referring to him as a "political
kidnapee".
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009 | PUCPR 2001 013 | EEAR 2007
In which of the sentences we MUSTN'T use the article THE to Choose the alternative in which the definite article is used
complete the blanks? correctly:
a) __________ Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of a) The Brazilians are very friendly.
tourists every year. b) The old man is arriving right now.
b) Lots of people enjoy __________ amount of time they c) The spring is the season of flowers.
spend outdoors. d) The New York is a very beautiful city.
c) Richard Claydermann will play __________ piano for
hundred people in the theatre tomorrow. 014 | JFS 2008
d) Economically, __________ London is considered one of Mark the correct option:
the most important cities in Europe.
e) Who is __________ next to be interviewed? __________ Mr. Smith called you when you were out.
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018 | JFS 2000 022 | JFS 2009
Complete corretamente as sentenças abaixo: Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the correct
sequence of articles:
- __________ life you want is really fascinating.
- I felt __________ love in her touch. The Strokes are __________ American rock band formed in
- Carlson, __________ teacher, has become __________ rich 1998 that rose to fame in __________ early 2000s as
man. __________ leading group in __________ garage rock
- Everybody intends to enter in __________ university. revival. Upon __________ release of their acclaimed debut
- Johnson bought __________ ewe. album Is This It in 2001, many critics hyped __________
group as the "saviors of rock" for __________ their stripped
a) The – the – a/ a – an – a down sound, heavily influenced by bands such as The Velvet
b) The – * – the/ a – a – a Underground. Since then, __________ band has maintained
c) The – the – the/ a – a – an __________ large fan base and has enjoyed much
d) * – * – the/ a – an – a __________ success, particularly in __________ United
e) The – * – the/ a – an – an Kingdom.
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006 | FEI 2000
Plural of the Nouns ALL HE NEEDED. Escolha a sentença correta, colocada no
plural, tempo futuro simples:
001 | FUVEST 1979
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as a) All they will need.
lacunas: b) They all will need.
c) They would need all.
Boys have big __________ and girls have small __________.
d) All they would need.
e) All they didn't need.
a) foots – ones
b) feet – ones 007 | PUCPR 1996
c) feet – one Match the columns below so that the words in the second
d) feets – ones column fit the sentences provided in the first one:
e) foot – one
1.Tom and Mary love their __________.
002 | CESGRANRIO 1990
2. Put the oranges inside those __________.
KNIVES is the plural of KNIFE. Which of the words below 3. I can't walk. My __________ are aching a lot.
does not form its plural in the same way? 4. The __________ are flying south.
5. The cat is hunting the __________.
a) Wife. 6. When Jane fell over, she broke two of her __________.
b) Life.
c) Leaf.
( ) feet
d) Chief.
( ) teeth
e) Half.
( ) children
( ) geese
003 | CESGRANRIO 1991 ( ) mice
The word that DOESN'T have an irregular plural form like ( ) boxes
tooth – teeth is:
– Choose the correct alternative:
a) ox.
b) foot.
a) 6 – 3 – 1 – 4 – 5 – 2
c) cloth. b) 3 – 6 – 1 – 4 – 5 – 2
d) goose. c) 3 – 6 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 1
e) mouse. d) 5 – 3 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 1
e) 3 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 2 – 5
004 | FATEC 1998
Observe a frase: "Did hundreds of Japanese KIDS suffer a TV-
008 | PUCRS 2007
induced epileptic attack last week". Indique a alternativa em
Nouns in English can be divided into countable or
que todas as palavras têm a mesma forma de plural de KIDS: uncountable (e.g.: apple X water). In order to indicate some
kind of "measurement" in the case of uncountable nouns,
a) attack – mouse another noun is required (e.g.: "glasses" or "liters" of water).
b) episode – Japanese Accordingly, the expression below that is equivalent to the
c) cartoon – trigger structure "blades of grass" is:
d) show – child
e) explosion – Japanese
a) structures of steel.
b) classes of Chinese.
005 | PUCRIO 1999 c) cups of coffee.
Check the only word that could be used in the plural form: d) floors of wood.
e) letters of complaint.
a) Information.
b) Land.
c) Research.
d) Energy.
e) Employment.
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009 | MACKENZIE 2003 012 | ITA 1988
Dadas as afirmações de que o plural de:
1. BASIS é BASIS
2. DATUM é DATAS
3. BUSINESS é BUSINESSES
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016 | JFS 2000 019 | ITA 1990
Complete as sentenças a seguir utilizando as formas corretas Dadas as afirmações de que o plural de:
de cada vocábulo apresentado:
1. Chief é Chieves
– He bought a __________ car. 2. Radius é Radii
– She is a __________ rock star. 3. Leaf é Leaves
– I have good __________ to give you.
– The police __________ in front of the building. – Constatamos que está (estão) correta(s):
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005 | UDESC 1997
Genitive Case __________ father is in Europe.
001 | UNESP 1994 a) The Mary's and George's
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna: b) Mary's and George
c) Mary and George's
The __________ uncle was dead.
d) Mary's and Georges's
e) The Mary and George's
a) writer
b) writers 006 | UNESP 1999
c) writer of __________ farm is that large one? It is __________.
d) writer's
e) writers of the a) Which – Peter's
b) Whose – Peter's
002 | UNITAU 1995
c) Whose – of Peter
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à tradução mais
d) Which – for Peter
adequada da frase a seguir: e) What – Peter's
My mother's maid has just bought the dog's meat. 007 | UFRS 2001
O possessivo, usado como em "Woody Allen's Sweet and
a) Minha mãe e a empregada acabam de comprar a carne do Lowdown", está correto em todas as alternativas abaixo,
cachorro.
EXCETO em:
b) A empregada de minha mãe acaba de comprar a carne do
cachorro.
a) There was a two hours' delay at the airport in London.
c) Minha mãe acabou de fazer a carne do cachorro. b) Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange is a milestone in
d) Minha mãe fará compras com a empregada e o cachorro. modern literature.
e) Minha mãe é empregada e comprou carne de cachorro. c) In our last holidays we had to cope with our young
relatives' weird ideas.
003 | FUVEST 1979 – ADAPTED
d) Elizabeth I's interest on sea voyages brought development
Reescreva empregando o caso genitivo:
to England.
e) Maggie and Millie's eyebrows are so thin you can hardly
John and Mary are cousins. Have you met the parents of see them.
John and of Mary?
008 | FATEC 2003
a) John and Mary are cousins. Have you met John and Mary's Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o uso correto do caso
parents. possessivo, como no substantivo "media" em "the media's
b) John and Mary are cousins. Have you met John's and
collective attention":
Mary's parents.
c) John and Mary are cousins. Have you met John's and Mary a) mens' garment.
parents. b) womens' wear.
d) John and Mary are cousins. Have you met John's and c) mental's disturbance.
Mary's parents’. d) children's clothes.
e) John and Mary are cousins. Have you met John's and e) disappointment's feeling.
Mary's parent’s.
009 | UNESP 2005
004 | UFRS 1996 Indique a alternativa que expressa o mesmo significado da
The phrases "Americans' encounter" the nation's energies" expressão em destaque na sentença:
and "America's physical geography" are examples of:
It is important to remember that THE BEHAVIOR OF
a) passive voice. DEPRESSED CHILDREN may change.
b) the infinitive.
c) the gerund,
a) the depressed children's behavior
d) the genitive.
b) the behavior's depressed children
e) indirect speech. c) the behavior of the depressed children's
d) the children's depressed behavior
e) the depressed behavior's children
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010 | UFRS 2007 015 | AFA 1999
While the danger does not seem to dampen anyone's The honor to a woman is to:
partying spirit, violence is much feared and the threat is
much discussed among the locals. a) refer to the daughter of her mother’s.
b) have the same of her daughter’s name.
– The use of 'S is the same in ANYONE'S PARTYING SPIRIT c) be referred to as her daughter’s mother.
and in: d) be called by the name of her daughter’s.
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005 | AFA 2001
Numbers What’s the right answer for the numerical expressions
below?
001 | FEI 2000
Indique o ordinal referente a "four":
1 3 16
; 2 ;
a) forty 5 5 15
b) fourteen
c) fourteenth a) One fives / two thirty-five / sixteen fifteen
d) fourth b) One five / two and third fifth / sixteen fifteens
e) fortieth c) One fifth / two and three fifths / sixteen fifteenths
d) First fifths / second thirty-five / sixteenth fifteenths
002 | FUVEST 1979 – ADAPTED
Reescreva a frase colocando por extenso os numerais, na 006 | JFS 2008
sua forma ordinal: Some stats about the Olympic Games in Beijing:
Her __________ (21) birthday will be on the __________ * 28 Olympic programs, 302 sub-categories
(11). * 302 gold medals
* 10,500 athletes are expected to participate
a) Her twenty-first birthday will be on the eleventieth. * 21,880 torchbearers will run 137,000 km over 130 days
b) Her twenty-one birthday will be on the eleven. * The National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) covers an area of
c) Her twenty-first birthday will be on the eleven. 258,000 sq. meters
d) Her twenty-one birthday will be on the eleventh. * The Bird’s Nest has 91,000 seats
e) Her twenty-first birthday will be on the eleventh. * The surface of the National Aquatics Center is covered by
1,437 pieces of transparant material
003 | JFS 2000 * The highest price for the opening ceremony tickets is 5000
Marque a alternativa que possui os resultados corretos das Renminbi, the lowest is 200 Renminbi
operações abaixo: * Beijing expects 550,000 international visitors and 2.4
million domestic spectators
2×9=? * Over 800 star-class hotels and 4,000 hostels will provide
14 – 11 = ? about 420,000 overprized rooms
? + 4 = 16
– Give the marked numbers in full:
a) eighteenth – three – twelve
b) eighty – thirty – two a) three hundreds and two; ten thousands and five
c) eighteen – third – twelve hundreds; one hundred and thirty-seven thousands; two
d) eight – thirteen – twenty hundreds and fifty-eight thousands; one thousand and four
e) eighteen – three – twelve hundreds and thirty-seven; two millions and four hundreds
thousands; four hundreds and twenty thousands
004 | JFS 2000 b) three hundred and two; ten thousand and five hundred;
Solve the problems below: one hundred and thirty-seven thousand; two hundred and
fifty-eight thousand; one thousand and four hundred and
1. Two into ten goes __________ times. thirty-seven; two million and four hundred thousand; four
2. A quarter plus three-quarters makes __________. hundred and twenty thousand
3. Twenty-eight from fifty leaves __________. c) three hundred and two; ten thousand and five hundred;
one hundred and thirty-seven thousand; two hundred and
a) five – one – twenty-one fifty-eight thousand; one thousand and four hundred and
b) four – four – twenty-one thirty-seventh; two million and four hundred; four hundred
c) five – four – twenty-two and twenty thousand
d) five – one – twenty-two d) three hundred and two; ten thousand and five hundred;
e) four – four – twenty-two one hundred and thirty-seven thousand; two hundred and
fifty-eight thousand; one thousand and four hundred and
thirty-seven; two million and four thousand; fourth hundred
and twenty thousand
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007 | JFS 2008
Read the following sentence and fill in the blanks
Prepositions
meaningfully:
001 | PUCRIO 2004
More than twenty __________ people were inside the Mark the only sentence that CANNOT be correctly
stadium, but __________ more were outside because they completed with the preposition FROM:
didn’t get to buy the tickets in time.
a) Commercial sales of drugs derived __________ this one
a) thousand – hundreds plant are about US$160 million a year.
b) thousands – hundreds b) Madagascar's rosy periwinkle, a plant __________ Africa,
c) thousand – thousand provides two important anti-tumor agents.
d) hundred – thousand c) Quinine, an aid in the cure of malaria, is an alkaloid
e) hundreds – hundreds extracted __________ the bark of the cinchona tree found in
Latin America and Africa.
008 | ITA 1990 d) __________ 1960, only 19 percent of Hodgkin's disease
A alternativa que corretamente preenche as lacunas I, II e III sufferers had a chance for survival.
de: e) Until recently, wild yams __________ Mexico and
Guatemala provided the world with its entire supply of
1. Five from six leaves I. diosgenin, an active ingredient in birth control pills.
2. Two into eight goes II times.
3. The third power of two is III. 002 | UFRS 2006
In the phrase "Exports to China are expected to quadruple
– é: by 2010", BY is being used with the same meaning as in:
a) to – for – of
b) on – to – for
c) of – to – on
d) for – on – of
e) of – for – for
a) up
b) to
c) in
d) into
e) for
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005 | ITA 1995 – ADAPTED 010 | FUVEST 1977 – ADAPTED
It's clear that Gossard and the rest of Pearl Jam no longer Complete com as palavras necessárias:
want to "rely" __________ anger and craziness to drive the
band. I was born __________ 2 o'clock __________ the morning,
__________ a Sunday __________ April __________ the
– A preposição que deve acompanhar o verbo "rely", year 1958, __________ a farm __________ a small village
relacionado no texto, é: called Sta. Cruz, __________ the state of Goiás, Brazil.
a) at a) on / in / on / in / in / in / in / in
b) on b) on / in / on / in / of / in / in / in
c) in c) at / in / on / in / of / on / in / on
d) for d) at / in / in / in / of / in / in / in
e) with e) at / in / on / in / of / in / in / in
– A preposição que preenche a lacuna corretamente é: – Mark the item which contains the prepositions that
complete the passage above:
a) by.
b) for. a) with, of, about, in
c) over. b) with, on, from, in
d) through. c) with, in, of, in
e) with. d) without, at, by, on
e) without, from, after, on
007 | UNESP 1993
He walked __________ the room. 012 | FAAP 1996
An executive presiding over a lunchtime meeting
a) at __________ a busy San Francisco restaurant was having no
b) on luck getting the waiter's attention. So, using his cellular
c) between phone, he called the restaurant and asked __________ have
d) into some menus sent over __________ his table. It worked.
e) among
Reader's Digest – Sep./95
008 | UNESP 1995 – Quais preposições completam corretamente o texto
I read a chapter __________ politics. anterior?
a) on a) in, about, to
b) at b) at, to, in
c) above c) in, for, on
d) before d) for, for, to
e) after e) in, to, to
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014 | MACKENZIE 1996 018 | CESGRANRIO 1990
Complete with the appropriate prepositions: The sentence in which FOR is used in the same way as in
"These knives are now used for some general surgery" is:
I. How kind __________ you to invite us __________ your
party! a) The laser has been used for years.
II. I'm sorry __________ him but even so I'm not sorry b) The technician is leaving for Tokyo.
__________ what I did. c) This telephone records word for word.
III. Is the director confident __________ his abilities? d) The laser has become popular for its wide applicability.
e) Doctors use laser for several types of operations.
a) I. for/for; II. about/for; III. about
b) I. of/to; II. for/about; III. of 019 | CESGRANRIO 1990
c) I. in/for; II. for/about; III. of In "The sweet-and-lovely look is OUT; the aggressive punk
d) I. on/to; II. for/in; III. in pose is IN", the capital words stand for:
e) I. for/on; II. of/for; III. with
a) out of work / in vogue
015 | MACKENZIE 1996 b) out of sight / in mind
Complete with the appropriate prepositions: c) out of order / in memory
d) out of date / in fashion
I. My wife was very glad __________ taking a trip abroad. e) out of mind / in sight
II. Are you hopeful __________ receiving a nice gift?
III. Whatever is good __________ you will be acceptable 020 | FEI 1996 – ADAPTED
__________ me. One of the most famous monuments in the world, the
IV. Criminals belong __________ jail. Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of
America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
a) I. in; II. about; III. for/for; IV. to
b) I. on; II. of; III. about/for; IV. to – Preencha a lacuna de acordo com o texto:
c) I. with; II. for; III. for/to; IV. on
d) I. about; II. of; III. for/to; IV. in Who was the statue presented __________?
e) I. of; II. in; III. to/to; IV. at
a) from
b) for
016 | UDESC 1996
c) by
Choose the CORRECT alternative to complete the sentence:
d) at
e) in
That girl __________ the corner told everybody she is going
__________ leave __________ New York __________ seven
021 | UEL 1997 – ADAPTED
tomorrow night, __________ a huge airplane.
Olajuwon should have no trouble promoting his product. "All
I drink is water", says he. OVER a gallon a day.
a) by – for – on – in – at
b) under – below – by – at – for
– A palavra OVER, no texto, significa:
c) through – into – onto – on – on
d) on – to – for – at – by a) sobre.
e) on – to – for – in – by b) em cima de.
c) super.
017 | MACKENZIE 1996 d) mais do que.
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following e) abaixo de.
sentence:
022 | MACKENZIE 1997
__________ you know, Jack is a soldier, but he walks __________ the end, he gave __________ discussing
__________ a general. __________ his father and said he would go __________
medicine.
a) How; how
b) As; like a) In – up – with – in for
c) As; as b) At – up – with – in
d) Like; as c) In – out – about –into
e) How; like d) At – in – with – out in
e) In – at – on – up at
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023 | UNESP 1986 028 | UNIRIO 1997
Assinale a alternativa correta: The word LIKE in "Premier researchers use the Net to test
projects like real-time, 3D models of colliding galaxies or
Fried potatoes are called "French Fries" __________ the rampaging tornadoes" introduces elements of:
United States.
a) exemplification.
a) on b) generalization.
b) about c) reformulation.
c) of d) comparison.
d) from e) addition.
e) in
029 | ITA 1997 – ADAPTED
024 | UNESP 1987 Specialty Minerals do Brasil, an international, research-
Assinale a alternativa correta: based company, (I) several openings for Operator
Technicians at its plant in Jacareí. The successful candidate
Very little is known __________ nuclear energy. will be responsible (II) operating a computer-controlled
process, performing quality control lab tests, unloading of
a) of bulk product, loading tanker trucks with finished product,
b) over and other duties as assigned. Availability (III) travel abroad is
c) in required.
d) into
e) about – As lacunas I, II a III devem ser preenchidas
respectivamente por:
025 | UNESP 1988
Assinale a alternativa correta: a) I. has, II. for, III. for
b) I. have, II. by, III. of
Aspirin is the best drug to fight __________ headache. c) I. have, II. for, III. of
d) I. has, II. for, III. to
a) on e) I. has, II. by, III. to
b) against
c) with 030 | ITA 1997
d) to
e) for Mensagem Capadócia
026 | UNESP 1989 Um adesivo "made in Paraguai" anda circulando nos vidros
Assinale a alternativa correta: dos carros paulistanos: "Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go
to everywhere". É de doer, posto que o correto seria:
That experiment was performed __________ important "__________".
scientists.
Bárbara Gancia, Folha do São Paulo de 7/06/96.
a) by
b) to – A perspicácia da colunista se faz notar de diversas formas
c) from no texto anterior. Uma delas é através da correção de uma
d) against impropriedade normativa. Qual seria a frase final do texto,
e) for aqui omitida propositalmente?
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031 | ITA 1997 – ADAPTED 034 | UFRS 1997
Probably the only thing that Brazil's two pay TV Fill in the blank below with the best alternative:
heavyweights, Globo and TVA, agree __________ is that the
country's multichannel business is on the verge of a boom. Political corruption and civil unrest are __________ Mexico's
modern problems.
– Qual a preposição que melhor preenche a lacuna?
a) because
a) for b) between
b) on c) throughout
c) at d) among
d) by e) although
e) in
035 | FEI 1997
032 | CESGRANRIO 1998 Complete:
The following sentences must be completed with "between"
or "among": Pablo said that __________ Spain, everybody sleeps
__________ 1 and 4 PM.
I. There were no radicals __________ her close friends.
II. The students talked quietly __________ themselves
before the test started. a) with – among
III. The father and the mother sat in the sofa, with the baby b) among – between
__________ them. c) between – among
IV. The Queen of England is not very popular now d) among – at
__________ the British people. e) in – at
V. There is much difference __________ the American and
the Brazilian education systems. 036 | MACKENZIE 1999
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
– "Between" must be used in sentences: sentence:
a) III and V only. She's used __________ running __________ the park
b) I, II and III only. __________ 6 p.m.
c) II, III and IV only.
d) II, IV and V only. a) for – at – at
e) I, II, III and V only. b) for – in – at
c) at – in – before
033 | CESGRANRIO 1998 d) into – at – about
Fill in the blanks of the text below with the correct e) to – in – after
prepositions:
037 | UNESP 1999
No higher education reforms are likely to be adopted Jim wanted to buy a ticket __________ the nine o'clock bus.
__________ time to affect the choice that a student or his
family makes about where the student should go to college a) for
today. For a student, not having to worry about cost would b) into
be a wonderful option. But __________ almost every c) out
student to be able to go to school these days, working out d) of
matters of cost is an essential part __________ choosing the e) over
best college.
038 | MACKENZIE 1998
a) on, to and in She sent __________ a beautiful birthday card.
b) on, for and at
c) in, for and of a) for her teacher
d) in, before and in b) to her teacher
e) about, to and of c) into her teacher
d) her teacher
e) up to her teacher
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039 | UFRS 1998 043 | CESGRANRIO 1999
Escolha a melhor alternativa para preencher as lacunas da Advertising is capitalism's soft sell. Girls growing up and
frase a seguir: housewives worried __________ achieving their roles are
the foremost consumers. Advertising sets out to make
__________ 1948 an American woman was employed people identify __________ characters __________
__________ the first time __________ a jet pilot advertisements, to make them jealous __________ the
__________ an American airline. person they would become if they bought the product.
a) In – at – as – for – Check the item that contains the missing prepositions that
b) During – by – like – in complete the text above:
c) From – on – with – by
d) On – for – like – by a) with – to – in – of
e) In – for – as – by b) with – with – of – of
c) with – through – of – at
040 | UEL 1998 d) about – with – in – of
The not-for-credit series of 13 interdisciplinary lectures e) about – with – on – at
focuses on the creation of myths and explores parallels to
Eva Perón and the Virgin Mary, __________ others. 044 | MACKENZIE 1998
__________ Christmas people usually sing __________.
– Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
do texto: a) On – pop music
b) On – musics
a) between c) In – lyrics
b) among d) About – lullabies
c) above e) At – carols
d) under
e) across 045 | UECE 1999
"They may find a house to live in for the winter". A partícula
041 | PUCPR 1998 IN, usada na frase, emprega-se de modo INCORRETO, no
Choose the RIGHT alternative to complete the spaces: seguinte exemplo:
I. I stayed in New York __________ two months. a) There are three girls in the group.
II. The film didn't begin __________ nine o'clock. b) They walked home in the rain.
III. I go there __________ an hour. c) In her mind, he is guilty.
IV. They've been mending the road __________ last d) He began his new job in Monday.
Monday.
046 | UNESP 2000
V. I'll be working in a bank __________ three years.
The boys and girls ran __________ the street.
a) by – in – since – for – until
a) above
b) for – until – in – since – for
b) with
c) by – until – in – before – for
c) at
d) since – by – before – until – by
d) down
e) until – since – by – for – since
e) back
042 | MACKENZIE 1998
047 | UFSM 2000 – ADAPTED
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
A conflict that goes back to the 1300s cannot be solved by
sentence:
bombing the warring parties. The solution can come only
from within the Balkans and its people.
"Apartments __________ rent are difficult __________
nowadays", said the tenant. – A melhor tradução para a expressão from within é:
a) on – for find a) dos.
b) for – for finding b) até o fim dos.
c) to – for finding c) de fora dos.
d) on – to be found d) à moda dos.
e) for – to find e) desde o início dos.
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048 | UNESP 2001 – ADAPTED 052 | UFSM 2001
In cyberspace, we can talk, exchange ideas, and assume A palavra em maiúsculo na expressão "BY 1900 Britain had
personae of our own creation. We have the opportunity to become a major world power" tem o mesmo sentido de:
build new kinds of communities, virtual communities, in
which we participate with people from all over the world, a) beyond.
people with whom we converse daily, people with whom we b) at
may have fairly intimate relationships but whom we may c) among.
never physically meet. d) through.
e) around.
– After I read the text above, I could realize that my friend
Christine has a terrible problem: She lives __________ 1204 053 | PUCMG 1999 – ADAPTED
Reality Boulevard but her husband lives __________ Rudolph, skilled at surviving in the wilderness, vanished in
cyberspace! the mountainous woods of North Carolina.
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056 | PUCRIO 2000 060 | PUCPR 2003
Mark the sentence which must be completed with on and in, Fill in the blanks of the following sentences with the
respectively: appropriate option:
a) I was talking __________ the phone when I heard a knock I. They deliver the mail __________ ten o'clock.
__________ the door. II. __________ it was raining, we went for a walk.
b) The boy got a bike __________ his birthday, and is now III. Don't eat so much __________ you go bathing.
keeping it __________ his parents' garage. IV. He ran away __________ he saw the policeman.
c) The Smith family lives __________ the countryside, V. You won't win __________ you try hard.
__________ a very cozy farm house.
d) John was invited to speak __________ the conference a) I. after; II. While; III. unless; IV. before; V. until
__________ behalf of the company's president. b) I. until; II. Before; III. after; IV. while; V. although
e) Several workers decided to go __________ strike c) I. unless; II. When; III. until; IV. after; V. before
__________ the same day their boss announced his d) I. at; II. Although; III. before; IV. when; V. unless
bankruptcy. e) I. before; II. Until; III. although; IV. unless; V. when
Bell used electricity to send the human voice __________ Tolkien wrote much __________ his trilogy __________
one place __________ another. World War II, but denied that his stories were analogous
__________ that great battle.
a) on – in
b) from – to a) of – during – to
c) in – to b) of – at – with
d) at – to c) about – during – into
e) above – below d) for – in – to
e) of – in – into
058 | UFRS 2001
The word into is used correctly in all alternatives below 062 | PUCMG 2005 – ADAPTED
EXCEPT: According to Stuff magazine, the iPod is the "coolest thing to
come out of California since the Beach Boys".
a) He ran into some old friends at the airport.
b) He remained into that room where they had always met. – The word "since" conveys an idea of:
c) She walked into his life as a breath of fresh air.
d) It came into view when the clouds cleared the sky. a) manner.
e) She went into the house carrying a bunch of flowers. b) place.
c) time.
059 | UFRS 2002 d) result.
Complete the following sentence with the correct
alternative: 063 | UFSM 2005
The first games __________ athletes __________ a disability
In New England, we drove __________ hours along country __________ held __________ 1948.
roads and stayed __________ an old sea captain's home
__________ the sea. – Selecione a alternativa que completa corretamente as
lacunas:
a) for – in – off
b) during – into – by a) for – without – was – on
c) up – near – from b) to – with – has – at
d) during – at – out c) from – with – is – on
e) for – in – by d) to – without – are – at
e) for – with – were – in
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064 | UFRS 2005 068 | JFS 2000
Fill in the gaps in the following sentence correctly: The cat jumped __________ the table in order __________
get the food that was __________ it.
Man walked __________ the moon __________ the first
time __________ 1969. a) up – to – on
b) about – for – up
a) on – for – in c) over – for – about
b) across – at – in d) on – to – on
c) across – by – on e) onto – to – on
d) in – on – at
e) on – at – after 069 | ITA 1991
A alternativa abaixo que preenche a lacuna de:
065 | JFS 2012
Fill in the following sentences correctly: Buses here never arrive __________ time.
a) At / in / on
b) With / from / over
c) With / of / without
d) Both / in / without
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073 | FUVEST 1977 078 | EFOMM 2006
Qual a sentença correta? I made seven different plans for my vacation, however
__________ the end I went to the Bahamas again.
a) We were deprived from playing games for a week.
b) We were deprived of playing games for a week. a) to
c) We were deprived of playing games through a week. b) by
d) We were deprived at playing games for a week. c) with
e) We were deprived from playing games by a week. d) in
e) at
074 | EEAR 2007
Choose the best alternative to complete the blanks: 079 | EFOMM 2006
There is nothing illegal about my business dealings.
Julie was born __________ July 3, __________ night Everything is strictly __________ board.
__________ New York.
a) on
a) in / at / at b) above
b) on / at / in c) by the
c) in / at / in d) over
d) on / in / at e) onto
a) of a) in / in / in
b) under b) in / in / into
c) out of c) on / on / onto
d) into d) on / on / onto
e) onto e) on / in / into
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083 | JFS 2008 a) in / under / in / on / on
Ryan drove __________ me without stopping and drove off b) at / under / at / on / off
__________ the downtown. c) in / in / on / in / in
d) at / in / in / at / off
a) from / into e) at / on / at / in / on
b) towards / over
c) along / up 087 | JFS 2011
d) past / towards Fill in the gaps correctly:
e) in / next to
He aimed __________ the bird and shot __________ it!
084 | EFOMM 2010
Choose the option in which the prepositions complete the a) at – in
verb phrases with accuracy, respectively: b) on – at
c) on – on
I. The ship is bound __________ Africa. d) at – on
II. We set sail __________ a tour of the Caribbean. e) at – at
III. The captain was responsible __________ the incident.
IV. Attention has to be given __________ the weather 088 | UFV 2003
conditions. The expression regardless of in the sentence "You can profit
V. Crew members are expected to comply __________ from it regardless of your level of formal education", can be
safety regulations. replaced by:
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009 | MACKENZIE 1996 013 | UEL 1995
Yes, I know Mario quite well; __________, I __________ to A lacuna é corretamente preenchida pela alternativa:
see him at the club last weekend.
__________ he is lazy, he makes a lot of money.
a) furthermore – had
b) thus – wanted a) But
c) in fact – happened b) Thus
d) whereas – waited c) Due to
e) despite – liked d) Unless
e) Although
010 | MACKENZIE 1996 – ADAPTED
Corporations can no longer afford lifetime employment and 014 | CESGRANRIO 1993
the seniority system, whereas young workers do not Freedom, however, poses its own problems. The biggest
consider company life the most important. advantage is that you are in charge of everything. And the
biggest disadvantage is that you are in charge of everything.
– The meaning of whereas in the text is: Typical problems include a sense of isolation, lack of
motivation, and, conversely, the feeling that you can never
a) sufficiently. get away from your work.
b) theoretically.
c) at present. – The word CONVERSELY means:
d) intensely.
e) while. a) on the other hand.
b) additionally.
011 | MACKENZIE 1996 c) firstly.
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following d) especially.
sentence: e) even though.
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017 | FAAP 1997 022 | CESGRANRIO 1991 – ADAPTED
I don't know __________ she is as optimist or a pessimist In the sentences:
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026 | CESGRANRIO 1992 – Uma outra forma de se escrever o trecho "despite
'A good story,' he thought. So he went there – it took 36 concerns about monthly book/bill ratios", em maiúsculo, no
hours by train and canoe. texto é:
– The relationship between these two sentences is NOT one a) ...in case of the concerns about monthly book/bill ratios.
of: b) ...because of the concerns about monthly book/bill ratios.
c) ...due to the concerns about monthly book/bill ratios.
a) consequence. d) ...rather than getting concerned about monthly book/bill
b) conclusion. ratios.
c) result. e) ...although they are concerned about monthly book/bill
d) cause. ratios.
e) time.
030 | UFRS 1996
027 | ITA 1998 __________ subdue the new territory, Americans had to
In an early article, McKay suggested that the occurrence of face severe conditions.
PAHs (polyaromatic hydrocarbons) and textural and
mineralogical features in the Martian meteorite ALH84001 a) So as
were consistent with the presence of past life on Mars. A b) In order that
series of technical comments and responses address c) As for
whether abiotic processes could have instead produced d) In order to
these features. e) By order that
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034 | UERJ 1998 – ADAPTED 038 | UFRS 1998
Photojournalists are often people who feel a powerful social __________ all the conquests already achieved by women, a
responsibility to document the atrocities of humanity IN lot still remains to be done.
ORDER TO provide evidence to the world.
a) In spite of
– The capital world expression is a marker of: b) Because of
c) Although
a) result. d) In order to
b) reason. e) Supposing
c) purpose.
d) consequence. 039 | UECE 1998 – ADAPTED
Assinale a frase em que THAT não é pronome relativo:
035 | UNIRIO 1998
The word AS in "And as stress begins to ebb you may find a) Knowing THAT Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart
that it's replaced by a renewed sense of possibility and trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as
optimism" expresses the idea of: possible the news of her husband's death.
b) There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable,
a) consequence. roomy armchair. Into this she sank, pressed down by a
b) comparison. physical exhaustion THAT haunted her body and seemed to
c) purpose. reach into her soul.
d) contrast. c) There was something coming to her and she was waiting
e) time. for it, fearfully. What was it? She did not know; it was too
subtle and elusive to name. But she felt it, creeping out of
036 | UFRS 1998 the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents,
In case you are childless or an alien from outer space and the color THAT filled the air.
managed to avoid this craze, the Tamagotchi is a Keychain- d) She was beginning to recognize this thing THAT was
size plastic egg that houses a small LCD (Liquid Crystal approaching to possess her.
Display) in which "lives" a creature that you nurture by
pushing a variety of buttons. 040 | FUVEST 1999
Choose the item which best completes the sentence,
– A expressão "in case" pode ser substituída, sem alteração according to the passage:
de sentido, por:
__________ some Scottish fans bare their bottoms, they are
a) So. readily forgiven.
b) As.
c) When. a) No matter
d) Indeed. b) Always if
e) If. c) All the time
d) Even when
037 | UFRS 1998 – ADAPTED e) In spite of
Na frase "Moreover, PCs and telecommunications
technologies have enabled more women and men to work at 041 | MACKENZIE 1998
home, increasing employment options and bringing the Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
perennial kids-and-career battle to an end", a palavra sentence:
MOREOVER pode ser substituída por:
She cleaned the house __________ she ironed the clothes.
a) However.
b) Such as. a) whatsoever
c) In addition to that. b) and after that
d) Provided that. c) nevertheless
e) Notwithstanding. d) so
e) and after
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Indicate the alternative that best completes the following Considerando a "charge" a seguir bem como a sua tradução,
sentence: assinale a opção cuja conjunção corresponda à palavra que
foi excluída (entre parênteses) da fala do assessor de
He is very mature __________. Clinton:
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049 | UFRRJ 1999 – ADAPTED 054 | ITA 2000 – ADAPTED
The explosive growth in these regions is DUE not only TO But what has been so frustrating about the market reactions
high birth rates but to the young age at which mothers have in recent months is that despite the surging economy,
their children, telescoping the time between generations. inflation has not been rising. It has remained flat, at around
3 percent, and yet Wall Street, certain that the shadow it
– The expression DUE TO could be replaced by: sees is the ghost of higher inflation come to haunt the
trading floors, has been clamoring to the Federal Reserve for
a) since. higher rates. (...)
b) towards.
c) from. The New York Times Magazine. May 22, 1994.
d) because of.
e) during. – "Yet" quer dizer:
051 | UFSM 1999 – The option which completes correctly and meaningfully
The new phones can be programmed to dial only a few the sentence above is:
numbers, LIKE home, or a parent's office.
a) in spite.
– A palavra em destaque indica uma relação de: b) even though.
c) because.
a) oposição. d) unless.
b) comparação. e) however.
c) exemplificação.
d) adição. 056 | UNIRIO 2000
e) causa – efeito. Speech is natural, __________, we learn to speak before we
learn to read and write.
052 | PUCRIO 1998
In the sentence "If you wrote about the international – The item which completes the sentence above in a
banking systems for bankers, your language and information meaningful way is:
would be more technical", the author intends to transmit an
idea of: a) but.
b) although.
a) conclusion. c) however.
b) addition. d) nevertheless.
c) condition. e) therefore.
d) comparison.
e) contrast. 057 | UERJ 2000
SIMILARLY, there has been a mad dash to book cabins on
053 | UNESP 2000 cruise ships.
__________ Mr. Foley was reading the newspaper, Mrs.
Foley was watching television. – The capital word in expression indicates:
a) While a) comparison.
b) As long b) explanation.
c) In the meantime c) conclusion.
d) Because of d) analogy.
e) How
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058 | UERJ 2000 063 | ITA 2001 – ADAPTED
Crews may need to watch radar screens FOR oncoming
traffic instead of popping corks. SINGAPORE
– The capital word has the idea of: In a 1975 survey, only 27 per cent of people over age 40
claimed to understand English, whereas among 15-20-year-
a) cause. olds, the proportion was over 87 per cent. There is also
b) purpose. evidence of quite widespread use in family settings. In such
c) direction. an environment, therefore, it is not surprising that a local
d) explanation. variety ('Singaporean English') should have begun to emerge.
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066 | PUCRS 2002 – ADAPTED 069 | PUCRIO 2002 – ADAPTED
The first time I saw Walter Salles's brilliant Brazilian film The sentence "While French at one time was the foreign
Central Station (Central do Brasil) was on the same day I had language most favored by educated Brazilians, nowadays
to see Robin Williams's "Patch Adams", which is more or less many younger citizens are required in school to learn English
its American counterpart. (…) Both are about optimism in as a second language and are seen ¡chatting in English at the
the face of adversity, with Salles dealing with the mall, exercising their bilingual skills" expresses an idea of:
reformation of a cynical woman, while Williams strives to
regenerate the entire medical profession. a) addition.
b) result.
– A palavra while é usada com o mesmo sentido no texto e c) definition.
na alternativa: d) conclusion.
e) contrast.
a) We must have been burgled while we were asleep.
b) You can go swimming while I am working on this paper. 070 | MACKENZIE 2002
c) While I am willing to help, I do not have too much time In which of the sentences can "since" be replaced by
available. "because"?
d) While you are good at science, your friend is absolutely
hopeless. a) I have enjoyed science since I was a child.
e) They chatted for a while before they walked into the b) I am interested in this article since I like science.
theater. c) I've been studying science since 1988.
d) Lots of strange things have happened here since last
067 | UNIFESP 2002 – ADAPTED week.
Na frase "The rise of molecular biology since the late 1950s e) Since his trip to the States, he's been very ill.
has had the gradual and quite unforeseen effect of turning
the eyes of medical scientists increasingly toward the basic 071 | PUCSP 2002
mechanisms of life, rather than disease and death", a Among married women, labor-force participation rates rose
expressão rather than pode ser substituída, sem mudar o 10 percentage points per decade for each 10-year period
sentido, por: from 1940 to 1990. So today, the rates are over 70 percent
for all women age 25 to 64, and a little over 80 percent for
a) even if. women who have bachelor's degrees.
b) in order to.
c) moreover. – Na frase "So today, the rates are over 70 percent for all
d) furthermore women age 25 to 64", a palavra so pode ser substituída, sem
e) instead of. alterar o sentido, por:
a) alternância. a) although
b) exemplificação. b) instead
c) oposição. c) therefore
d) condição. d) however
e) enumeração e) whereas
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073 | UFRS 2000 – ADAPTED 076 | PUCSP 2001 – ADAPTED
Swiss cheese? Roquefort? Is it Gouda? Well... we all know Na frase "To help achieve these goals, researchers also are
the moon isn't really made of cheese. Cheese is just one of studying the genetic makeup of several nonhuman
the many different images seen in the charcoal-gray, black, organisms", a palavra TO pode ser substituída por:
and white markings created by various lunar craters and
basins. (…) The Chinese see a rabbit in the dark areas and a a) such.
toad in the white. b) in order to.
c) because.
(Fonte: Astronomy, Sept. 1999) d) from.
e) then.
– De acordo com o texto, complete a sentença abaixo com a
alternativa correta: 077 | MACKENZIE 2001
Indicate the alternative that best completes the sentence:
The Chinese can see __________ a rabbit __________ a toad
on the lunar markings. The road was in bad condition:
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081 | PUCRS 2000 – ADAPTED 085 | FURG 1999
The word while as in "The groom got the idea of corporate GOOD NEWS Some of the most notorious chemicals in the
sponsorships while working in a small struggling animation 1960s and 1970s such as the pesticide DDT, and PCBs – used
studio that often had to barter for services" is used with the in a variety of goods, from electrical equipment to paint –
same meaning as in: have been banned or heavily restricted. Shipments of toxic
waste are carefully controlled by an international treaty.
a) I watched the show a while ago. However, we have little idea of the long-term effects of all
b) Sabrina is blonde while Tom is redheaded. but a few of the 70,000 and more chemicals that are in
c) While she knows he's not rich, she still wants to marry regular use.
him.
d) I met her while I was studying at PUC. – O termo HOWEVER é empregado para:
e) We haven't seen them for a while.
a) expressar idéia de tempo.
082 | UFRN 2000 – ADAPTED b) dar idéia de consequência.
Through Lisbon flowed not only the gold of Brazil and West c) fazer referência a uma idéia já mencionada.
Africa and the spices of the East Indies, but new treasures of d) apresentar idéias semelhantes.
knowledge, new maps, accounts of different peoples and e) introduzir uma idéia que se opõe à anterior.
societies, new animal and botanical species.
086 | PUCRS 1999 – ADAPTED
– A expressão correlativa not only... but indica: But neither the park nor the mountains are enough to
explain why Hay attracts so many visitors.
a) adversidade.
b) exclusividade. The expression "neither... nor" excludes both "the park" and
c) negação. "the mountains." If they were to be included, the correct
d) adição. expression(s) would be:
a) Thus. a) As if
b) Therefore. b) Since
c) Hence. c) Until
d) Nevertheless. d) Because
e) Finally. e) Though
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089 | MACKENZIE 2000 094 | UNIRIO 2002
Choose the alternative in which WHILE is being used to Whether it spreads joy or alarm, the body-shaping trend is a
express a contrast: boom that is still growing.
a) While the machines are working, let's have some coffee. – The capital word discourse marker WHETHER introduces a
b) I usually take a shower while my mom is preparing (an):
breakfast.
c) What were you doing while Peter was studying? a) result;
d) While she was in bed, he read the paper. b) example;
e) My dad is a dreamer, while my mom is too realistic c) condition;
d) comparison;
090 | UFRRJ 2000 e) choice of alternatives.
"I was giving a talk in a large auditorium in New England
WHEN A WOMAN SITTING IN THE BALCONY STOOD UP". 095 | JFS 2012
Mark the synonym to the words in bold in the sentence
– The selected passage expresses an idea of: below:
092 | UFSM 2002 – ADAPTED – A palavra FOR, em destaque na linha 4, poderia ser
O oposto do termo destacado em "But according to clinical substituída por:
psychologist Simon Gelsthorpe, at Bradford Community
Health Trust, loneliness and depression are not always about a) yet.
being alone" é: b) why.
c) still.
a) in relation to. d) but.
b) as a result of. e) because.
c) concerning to.
d) in disagreement with. 097 | FATEC 2003 – ADAPTED
e) in reference to. A palavra though em "Anyone can contract lupus, though it's
most common among those between 15 and 44" indica uma
093 | FATEC 2002 relação de:
A palavra although em "Although many became ill the next
day, some guests didn't show symptoms for several days" a) tempo.
indica uma relação de sentido de: b) concessão.
c) consequência.
a) tempo. d) explicação.
b) explicação. e) causa.
c) consequência.
d) concessão.
e) adversidade.
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098 | JFS 2012 102 | UERJ 2003
We were unable to get sponsoring and __________ had to And, since the "who" and "where" of our lives are always
abandon the project. changing, so is our understanding of truth.
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In the sentence "But Soderlholm and his wife, Gunvor, are
happy to pay", the word "but" could be replaced by:
a) Except for.
b) Therefore.
c) Yet.
d) Just.
e) While.
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The twelve days of the event led to a series of infrastructure Assinale a alternativa correta:
changes that will very much improve the quality of life for
citizens in Greece, especially groups of people with __________ he was waiting for the news, he looked very
restricted mobility. __________, the greatest legacy of the angry.
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games will be a new social
perception of the disabled. a) If
b) While
– The appropriate expression to complete the blank in line c) Why
04 is: d) Since
e) How
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b) However 117 | UERJ 2006
c) In general Connectors establish a set of semantic roles while linking
d) Once more clauses. Observe the kind of link employed in the sentence
e) For instance below.
114 | UFC 2000 "It isn't simply that he accepts the factual existence of power
The sentence “Yet their ambitions and their dreams are a or legitimacy; RATHER, it's that he accepts that an authority
mirror image of our own – and our response to them says a figure is justified in making a decision without also
great deal about us as individuals, as a country” is equivalent explaining the reason for that."
in meaning to:
– The information that follows the spotted connector
a) In other words, their ambitions and their dreams are a functions as:
mirror image of our own – and our response to them says a
great deal about us as individuals, as a country. a) enumeration.
b) As a result, their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror b) replacement.
image of our own – and our response to them says a great c) reinforcement.
deal about us as individuals, as a country. d) exemplification.
c) In addition, their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror
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deal about us as individuals, as a country. O advérbio rather than em "Rather than buying more guns
d) Similarly, their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror or patrol cars, Bogotá's cops went for something bigger:
image of our own - and our response to them says a great science" poderia ser substituído, sem prejuízo de significado,
deal about us as individuals, as a country. por:
e) Still, their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror image
of our own – and our response to them says a great deal a) instead of.
about us as individuals, as a country. b) in addition to.
c) as long as.
115 | ITA 2006 d) now that.
Leia atentamente todo o período transcrito abaixo, verifique e) as far as.
as idéias contidas nas orações introduzidas por unless e
hence e assinale a opção que, respectivamente, expressa 119 | UNIFESP 2007
tais idéias. Em "The United States might buy up credits instead of
reducing their own emissions", a expressão instead of
Unless the administration changes its approach, it will indica:
continue to erode America’s good name, and hence its
ability to effectively influence world affairs. a) reiteração.
b) substituição.
a) uma causa e uma concessão. c) alternância.
b) uma explicação e uma adição. d) sugestão.
c) uma condição e uma explicação. e) causalidade.
d) uma explicação e uma conclusão.
e) uma condição e uma conclusão.
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In the sentence "Even though some investors thought the New York City closed several blocks of Broadway in 2009 to
upgrade had been long overdue, few expected it to create a pedestrian plaza around Times Square – a much-
materialise before the end of the year due to current global publicized experiment that in February became permanent
uncertainty", even though and due to express, respectively, policy, even though it did not improve traffic flow as much
ideas of: as hoped. The Big Apple has also dabbled in shorter-term
but larger-scale street closures, barring cars on a stretch of
a) cause and effect. streets leading from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park on a
b) contrast and addition. series of summer Saturdays in 2008 and 2009. And on June
c) contrast and resulting. 7, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a
d) complementarity and consequence. somewhat less sexy but nonetheless significant change in
e) resulting and effect. the city's infrastructure, instituting dedicated bus-only lanes
on Manhattan's East Side to speed transit up and down the
121 | JFS 2012 island.
Which of the following sentences can be filled in correctly
with the word ‘instead’? – As expressões em NEGRITO no excerto acima podem ser
substituídas, respectivamente, por:
a) I think I'd like to stay at home this evening __________ go
out. a) although e yet.
b) You can go __________ me, if you want. b) besides e nevertheless.
c) There's no coffee – would you like a cup of tea c) since e even though.
__________? d) however e therefore.
d) Small cities aren't very noise __________ they can be fun. e) though e moreover.
e) __________ all my work, I still failed the exam.
125 | EFOMM 2010
122 | IME/CG 2012 She has tried to reach them four times on the phone without
They seem to have the same number of stars as fully grown success. Hence she needs to write them as her last option.
galaxies in the present-day Universe. __________, their sizes
are four to five times smaller and their densities are a – The underlined connective expresses the idea of:
hundred times larger than their present-day counterparts.
a) addition
a) Whenever b) conclusion
b) Even though c) enumeration
c) Though d) contrast
d) However e) concession
e) Although
123 | IME 2012 – ADAPTED “Because your own strength is unequal to the task,
Leia o texto seguinte e complete as lacunas com as palavras do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man;
correta. but if anything is within the powers and province of man,
believe that it is within your own compass also.”
Atmospheric Physics is the study of physical processes in the Marcus Aurelius
atmosphere; understanding the climate and the weather,
and the physical reasons __________ it is as it is and how it
might change in the future. My own particular research
background is in radiative transfer and by that I mean the
transport of electromagnetic radiation through the
atmosphere; __________ the Sun’s radiation coming in,
getting absorbed and scattered in the air, and the transfer of
heat radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface.
a) as – neither
b) because – if
c) for – but
d) why – both
e) that – not only
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005 | UEL 1994
Subjunctive, Imperative, Assinale a alternativa correta:
Infinitive and Gerund
He stopped __________ only after the doctor said he was
001 | ITA 1995 going to die.
Without fear of be happy (Sem medo de ser feliz) é o título,
em inglês, que um periódico paulista atribuiu ao livro do a) drank
jornalista americano Ken Silverstein sobre a campanha de b) drink
Lula à Presidência da República em 1989. Examinando o c) drinks
título, você diria que: d) drinking
e) to drink
a) Está estruturalmente correto.
b) Deveria ser: "Without Fear of Been Happy". 006 | UNESP 1990
c) Deveria ser: "Without Fear of to Be Happy". Both Mary and Roger enjoy __________ tennis.
d) Deveria ser: "Without Fear of Being Happy".
a) plays
e) Deveria ser: "Without Fear to Be Happy".
b) play
c) to playing
002 | ITA 1995
d) playing
A lacuna da sentença abaixo deve ser preenchida por:
e) played
Astronomers are used __________ all kinds of wild things in
007 | MACKENZIE 1996
outer space.
Indicate the correct alternative:
a) find I had hoped __________ my letter.
b) to find
c) finding a) her answer
d) to finding b) her answering
e) found c) that she answer
d) that she would answer
003 | UNESP 1985 e) to her answer
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a
sentença a seguir: 008 | ITA 1995
A melhor forma de concluir a sentença a seguir é:
Most people cannot learn verbs without __________ them.
Although personal appearance is of great importance when
a) to study going to an interview for a job, the candidate should be
b) studying careful __________.
c) study
d) studied a) to not overdress
e) studies b) to do not overdress
c) not to overdress
004 | JFS 1999 d) do not overdress
Assinale a alternativa correta: e) not overdress
Nothing can be done except __________ the results of the 009 | ITA 1996
exam. Leia a frase e preencha a lacuna:
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010 | FEI 1996 015 | ITA 1996
I regretted answering like that. I was sorry __________ so. A alternativa que deve preencher a lacuna no quadro a
seguir é:
a) to have done
b) in doing
c) to do
d) to be doing
e) for do
a) me to interrupt
b) me for interrupt
c) me for interrupting
d) me in interrupting
e) me to interrupting
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017 | UFSC 1997
Select the proposition(s) which is(are) in the Imperative Phrasal Verbs
Form:
001 | MACKENZIE 1996
(01) Please, place all valuables in the hotel safe. Choose the correct alternative which indicates the meaning
(02) You are advised not to take money on the beach. of blow over in the following sentence:
(04) We ask you to return your keys before your departure.
(08) You must carry your suitcases. They're hoping that this crisis will BLOW OVER and be
(16) Don't make noise at night. forgotten.
(32) Be careful with your tickets.
a) happen suddenly and make you able to accept a pleasant
– Soma = ( __________ ) experience.
b) explode.
a) 49 (01 + 16 + 32) c) succeed in spite of difficulties.
b) 48 (16 + 32) d) become stronger and cause trouble for other people.
c) 50 (02 + 16 + 32) e) pass without doing harm.
d) 56 (08 + 16 + 32)
e) 17 (16 + 01) 002 | UDESC 1996
Find the correct alternative:
018 | JFS 2007
Which of the following sentences is not in the Imperative a) to put on – to remove
Mood? b) to put out – to increase
c) to put off – to dress
a) Get plenty of calcium. d) to put on weight – to grow fat
b) Don’t mess too much with your hair. e) to put together – to keep
c) But, be patient with those who supply it.
d) Painting over the ugly parts. 003 | FUVEST 1979
e) But trust me on the sunscreen. Assinale a alternativa que melhor traduz a seguinte frase:
019 | ITA 2010 I have run out of vinegar.
Assinale a opção em que o termo em negrito apresenta
função gramatical diferente das demais. a) Corri para buscar vinagre.
b) Derramei o vinagre.
a) ... depending on whether they were playing at home or
c) Preciso sair para pegar vinagre.
away.
d) Meu vinagre acabou.
b) Knowing that appearance affects people’s mood and
e) Joguei fora o vinagre.
outlook,...
c) Using data from the 1970s and 1980s, they found that...
004 | MACKENZIE 1996
d) But while the 1988 finding has become a classic in
Choose the correct alternative. Indicate the meaning of
psychology, ...
catch on to in the following sentence:
e) …when they started wondering about the effect of being
able to alter… We didn't quite CATCH ON TO what the teacher said.
020 | IME 2012 a) reach the same standard or level
Na sentença a seguir, encontram-se em destaque cinco b) hear
termos. Assinale a alternativa correspondente ao termo cujo c) confirm
emprego está INCORRETO. d) believe
e) understand
I am currently studying for a PhD at the British Antarctic
Survey working on the structural interpretation of gravity
and magnetic going from east Antarctica, including both 005 | UNESP 1990
numerical and mechanical modelling of data. He took __________ his hat.
a) studying a) off
b) working b) out
c) going c) in
d) including d) into
e) modelling e) on
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006 | UECE 1997 010 | PUCRIO 1999
SPLIT UP in “After getting stores and various other The only option in which MAKE UP has the same meaning as
commodities together in Mamfe, John and I decided to split immigrants make up only 12% of today's workforce is:
up” means that:
a) The committee is made up of representatives from all the
a) they decided to separate. university.
b) they decided to end their relationship. b) You must make up what you owe before the end of the
c) they decided to stay together. month.
d) they decided to talk over their plans. c) She never goes without making herself up first.
e) they decided to sleep together. d) I can make up a bed for you on the floor.
e) He made up an incredible story about his holiday.
007 | CESGRANRIO 1998
The verb to go may be followed by many adverbial particles 011 | EFOMM 2000
and prepositions that add different meanings to it. Match “Is that my new TV in that package?’
the two columns and then mark the correct alternative: “Yes, just __________.”
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015 | JFS 2010
Fill in the gaps in the sentences below meaningfully:
False Cognate Words
1. __________ the computer __________ and let's go. 001 | UFV 1996
2. Her new boyfriend __________ her __________ on their The word particular in the sentence Much to the surprise of
second date. everyone, the remarkable conclusion of the research
3. She __________ the flu after being sick for a week. showed that people of a certain group actually were born
under a PARTICULAR planet, means the same as:
a) 1. Shut … down – 2. stood … up – 3. got over
a) private
b) 1. Shut … down – 2. stood … down – 3. got down
b) specific
c) 1. Shut … off – 2. stood … over – 3. got over
c) ordinary
d) 1. Shut … off – 2. stood … down – 3. got down
d) personal
e) 1. Shut … off – 2. stood … up – 3. got on
e) general
016 | JFS 2012
002 | UNITAU 1995
You’d better give __________. This issue has no solution.
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à tradução mais
a) out adequada da frase nominal, entre aspas, a seguir:
b) up
Future generations may regard the scientific indictment of
c) over
smoking as 'a major contribution' to preventive medicine
d) away
and the health of the western world.
e) off
a) uma contribuição importante
017 | EFOMM 2010
b) uma contribuição do major
In:
c) a maior contribuição
d) uma contribuição para o major
"Did you buy a new bike?"
e) a importante contribuição
"Yes, I bought one two weeks ago."
– Which phrasal verb can substitute the underlined word? 003 | MACKENZIE 1996
The meaning of EXQUISITELY in the sentence “Their children
a) ran into were exquisitely dressed” is:
b) let down
c) picked out a) strangely or unexpected.
d) turned out b) extremely beautiful in appearance.
e) picked up c) oddly with an unusual appearance.
d) peculiarly with a special or unique quality.
018 | EFOMM 2010 e) very unattractive and unpleasant to look at.
Choose the correct alternative to complete the statements.
004 | MACKENZIE 1997
I. They __________ the search after three hours. It was The meaning of CONSISTENT in the sentence Mr. Brown's
hopeless. behavior is not consistent with his ideas is:
II. Somebody’s got to __________ those high principles.
III. We shouldn’t __________ their arguments so easily. a) coherent.
IV. I’m trying to __________ my own work. b) contradictory.
V. What a preposterous idea! Jane will never __________ c) right.
with it! d) persuasive.
e) strong.
a) gave up / stand up for / give in / catch up on / get away
b) carried out / stand up to / give over / catch up on / get 005 | UNIRIO 1997
ahead A opção que contém um falso cognato é:
c) gave up / stand up to / give over / catch up with / get
across a) enthusiasts
d) gave up / stand up for / give over / catch up with / get b) processes
along c) outdoors
e) carried out / stand up to / given in / catch up on / get d) spades
through e) parts
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006 | JFS 2000 010 | EN 1990
Dadas as sentenças: In “They pretended to be dead”, TO PRETEND means:
a) Did he push or pull the door when he got there? a) assist – mayor – policy
b) Did he pushed or pulled the door when he arrived there? b) attend – major – police
c) Did he pull or push the door when he got there? c) support – official – politics
d) Pushed or pulled he the door when he gots there? d) assist – mayor – politics
e) Pushed or pulled him the door when he arrived there? e) attend – major – policy
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016 | PUCRIO 1995
The verb TO ATTEND is used in “The first semester I
Mixed Topics
attended college, I became friends with one of the American
001 | ITA 2001
students in my class”.
Assinale a opção correta em relação às frases abaixo,
extraídas de um calendário americano:
– Check the ONLY alternative in which the same verb can be
used. I. "A really great talent finds its happiness in execution." –
Goethe.
a) The receptionist's job was to __________ the phone. II. "There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but
b) The doctor carefully __________ the patient.
only a few will catch your heart… pursue these." – unknown.
c) The professor __________ a convention to present his
III. "By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of
work. heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that
d) He __________ the radio to listen to the news. belong to humanity." – V. Howard.
e) The interviewer __________ questions from the public.
a) Na sentença (I), "its" refere-se a "happiness".
017 | JFS 2012 b) Na sentença (II), "these" refere-se a "things in life that will
Em inglês, há algumas palavras que, ao serem pluralizadas, catch your heart."
podem mudar o sentido, tornando-se falsas cognatas. Como c) Na sentença (II), "those" refere-se a "flowers".
exemplo, o vocábulo spirit: “espírito”, no singular, e d) Os termos "but" na sentença (II) e "as" na sentença (III)
“disposição”, no plural. Qual das opções abaixo segue o são conjunções que podem ser consideradas sinônimas no
mesmo padrão? contexto em que se encontram.
e) Os termos "beautiful" e "good", na sentença (III), exercem
a) Minute. a função de adjetivos.
b) Human.
c) State. 002 | UNITAU 1995
d) Fruit. Assinale a alternativa que relaciona as construções
e) Diplomat. adequadas e as construções inadequadas em inglês dentre
as listadas a seguir:
018 | JFS 2012
Complete as sentenças a seguir coerentemente: 1. The football is in the our hearts.
2. Romário was not born in the United States.
I. Many __________ were killed during the battle. 3. Romário does not come from the United States.
II. It's a typical country __________ with a large house for 4. I see he and she.
the owner, farm buildings and workers' houses. 5. Pelé is more popular than Nixon.
III. The secret to public speaking is to get the __________ on 6. A cat is more big than a mouse.
your side. 7. Parreira have a little sister.
IV. Over two hundred people __________ the funeral. 8. An elephant is smarter than a feminist.
V. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he 9. The Brazilian and the Italian teams have no problems
has __________. here.
10. I am seeing the cup.
a) privates – state – listeners – answered – spread
b) privates – estate – audience – attended – amassed a) Adequadas: 2, 4, 6, 8. Inadequadas: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10.
c) privates – estate – audience – attended – spread b) Adequadas: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Inadequadas: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
d) corporals – estate – listeners – answered – amassed c) Adequadas: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Inadequadas: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7.
e) corporals – state – audience – attended – amassed d) Adequadas: 2, 3, 5, 8, 9. Inadequadas: 1, 4, 6,7, 10.
e) Adequadas: 3, 2. Inadequadas: todas as demais.
“It is possible to store the mind with a million facts 003 | UFSM 1999
and still be entirely uneducated.” Over __________ last century, women __________ been
Alec Bourne __________ the opportunities __________ play a greater
role in government and business.
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004 | UFSM 2001 007 | EEAR 2007
Assinale a alternativa que completa corretamente os Computer viruses can travel __________ one place to
espaços no trecho a seguir: another __________ fast __________ a phone call.
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011 | UNITAU 1995 a) ficariam inalterados.
Assinale a alternativa que relaciona as construções b) seriam trocados para "winded" e "their".
adequadas e as construções inadequadas em inglês dentre c) se transformariam em "winded" e "it".
as listadas a seguir: d) seriam substituídos por "wind" e "their".
e) passariam para "wind" e "theirs".
1. Mary is likeing John.
2. Mary needs to help sheself. 014 | JFS 2002
3. I can see him. Read carefully the sentences below and try to find the
4. John was expected to win the world cup. correct one:
5. Americans films are goods.
6. They has a big farm in downtown. a) Daniel and Marla are going to buy a new and expensive
sport car to his son.
a) Adequadas: 3, 4. Inadequadas: 1, 2, 5, 6. b) The collected data is important to discover the average
b) Adequadas: 1, 2, 5. Inadequadas: 3, 4, 6. age of our students.
c) Adequadas: 3, 4, 5. Inadequadas: 1, 2, 6. c) The newcomer neighbours have a two-year-old baby and
d) Adequadas: 1, 3, 6. Inadequadas: 2, 4, 5. are planning to have another child before the next X-mas.
e) Adequadas: 2, 3, 5, 6. Inadequadas: 1, 4. d) They are looking up the lost documents inside the office
but I think that they won’t find it before the meeting.
012 | UFMA 2000 e) Parker is used to read the Bible before sleep. He is a very
Catholic man.
016 | EN 2001
Choose the alternative that correctly completes the text “No
celebrations”:
Copyright 2000 United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
Redistribution in whole or in part prohibited. No Celebrations
– In the context of the cartoon above, the correct alternative No big celebration __________ held when I arrived. Huang
is: Taitai didn’t have red banners greeting me in the fancy room
on the first floor. Tuan-yu was not __________ to greet me.
a) “another” implies no other additional idea. Instead, Juang Taitai hurried me upstairs to the second floor
b) “can” indicates ability. into the kitchen, __________ was a place family children
c) “doesn’t have to” indicates permission. didn’t usually go. This was a place for cooks and servants. So
d) “did” is used to make questions with ordinary verbs in I __________ my standing.
the Present Tense.
e) “can” could be replaced with the same meaning by “may”. a) was/ there/ which/ knew
b) would/ here/ where/ have known
013 | UFSM 2002 c) has/ somewhere/ when/ had known
Se o sujeito da oração "that WINDS back 5,000 years in ITS d) will/ anywhere/ that/ know
native India" se referisse a uma expressão no plural e fosse
mantido o tempo verbal, os termos destacados:
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017 | AFA 2005 020 | JFS 2012
Read the ad and answer the question: The magic __________ had __________ audience
participation, with people shouting things __________ the
Lockheed Martin and Sikorsby. Working together for performers and going up __________ stage.
three decades, this team __________(I) and integrated
__________(II) any other team in the world. That includes a) performance – lots of – at – over
the SH-60B, __________(III) the new MH-60R and MH60S b) performance – lots of – to – over
programs. This __________(IV) delivers the proven Naval c) show – a lot of – to – on
Hawk airframe with advanced multi-mission avionics d) show – lot of – at – on
capabilities to the U.S. Navy and navies worldwide – e) show – a lot of – at – on
together we deliver __________(V) naval capability to
__________(VI) customers. As questões de 19 a 23 devem ser respondidas a partir da
imagem abaixo.
SiKorsKy | A United Technology Company
This guide __________ useful __________ about the city. 022 | UEL 1999
Preenche corretamente a lacuna (II) a alternativa:
a) gives – information
b) have given – information a) I'm
c) is giving – piece of informations b) I'd
d) gave – pieces of informations c) I've
e) will give – pieces of informations d) You'll
e) You're
019 | JFS 2012
After a __________ I enjoy __________ beer __________ 023 | UEL 1999
two. Preenche corretamente a lacuna (III) a alternativa:
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024 | UEL 1999
Preenche corretamente a lacuna (IV) a alternativa:
Idioms and Vocabulary
a) us 001 | UEL 1997
b) me Assinale a tradução correta dos termos em maiúsculo:
c) my
d) hers I DON'T FEEL LIKE being indoors all day. Let's go for a long
e) mine walk.
“Do not protect yourself by a fence, a) Quem não deve, não teme.
but rather by your friends.” b) Quem quer faz, quem não quer manda.
Czech Proverb c) Deus ajuda a quem cedo madruga.
d) Longe dos olhos, longe do coração.
e) Em terra de cego, quem tem um olho é rei.
a) competir
b) concordar
c) compartilhar
d) tornar–se
e) cortar (qualquer tipo de relação)
Prefiro ir de carro.
a) I like cars.
b) I dislike cars.
c) I always go by car.
d) I'd rather go by car.
e) I don't have a car.
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006 | UFRS 1997 010 | UEL 1996
The expressions immediately off and were off, in the Assinale a tradução correta da frase entre aspas:
sentence below, mean respectively:
- "Can you tell me how to get there?"
There were four last stragglers who stopped to examine a - Of course I can.
small dogwood immediately off the terrace, but one of our
dogs barked in the distant kennels and the deer were off a) Você pode me dizer como se consegue isso lá?
into the woods. b) Quem pode me contar como se faz isso?
c) Você pode me ensinar o caminho?
a) close to – went away d) Como se pode ir de lá para cá?
b) approximately – far off e) Você consegue atravessar para o outro lado?
c) in – gathered
d) nearby – far away 011 | UEL 1996
e) together – jumped Assinale a versão correta da frase a seguir:
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015 | PUCCAMP 1994 020 | JFS 2010
Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche - How many students are there in the classroom?
corretamente as lacunas da frase apresentada. - A BAKER’S DOZEN.
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025 | JFS 2012 029 | JFS 2012
Fill in the gaps meaningfully:
a) organized
Adapted from http://3.bp.blogspot.com/
b) disposed
c) received – No cartun acima, a expressão hit the sack poderia ser
d) placed substituída por:
e) educated
a) turn in.
027 | AFA 2004 – ADAPTED b) sleep over.
Among eighteen recorded CD’s by the London Starlight c) stretch my legs.
Orchestra, eleven are dedicated to some good movies. They d) pull back.
are considered veracious musical photographs as part of the e) fork out.
story of cinema. “Take My Breath Away”, from Moroder and
Witlock, is the love theme of the remarkable movie “Top 030 | JFS 2010
Gun” and also from the album that contains more than “Although the risk of a double-dip recession is still
seventeen of the same type. significant, it is not the most likely scenario,” said Diane
Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial. “Moreover,
According to the title of the song mentioned in the text there are no silver bullets when it comes to fueling
above, what´s the best definition for the lover´s feeling? employment.
a) you keep air my lungs and not let it out. – The expressions in bold can be defined respectively as:
b) you make me feel shocked by surprise.
c) you make me feet brand new. a) The worst-case scenario the economy of a country may
d) you hold my breath deeply face – A doubtful solution
b) When the economy moves back into a deeper and longer
028 | JFS 2012 recession – An impossible solution
Parker's fun at parties, but his brother's a wet blanket. c) A recession twice stronger than the previous one – A
solution that seems magical
– A partir da sentença acima, podemos concluir que o irmão d) A recession followed by a short-lived recovery, followed
de Parker é, em inglês: by another recession – A complete solution to a large
problem
a) a faint-hearted Guy. e) A recession that will be twice longer than the previous
b) a timid person. one – A definitive solution to a huge problem
c) a gatecrasher.
d) a killjoy.
e) a miserable man. “A positive attitude may not solve all your problems,
but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”
Herm Albright
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004 | EFOMM 2004
Synonyms and Antonyms Regarding the impact the lady’s appearance caused, the
word breathless in verse 16 means:
001 | EFOMM 2003
In “I’m enjoying a peasant life now. I’ve moved out of a) simple.
London”, the underlined word means: b) light.
c) unimportant.
a) easy d) remarkable.
b) rich e) awful.
c) fancy
d) country 005 | JFS 2009
e) weird In the sentences “The police, firefighters and other
emergency personnel joined about 150 volunteers” and
002 | EFOMM 2003 “Most of the injured passengers were able to walk out of the
Which word could replace the underlined word without a station, but about 20 were carried out on red stretchers”,
change of meaning? the word about cannot be replaced by:
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008 | EFOMM 2005 013 | JFS 2010
In “On TV and radio, in print and over the Internet, news is He may have competed in one of the most passionate
everywhere. But are we better informed or just derbies on the planet as a player, led a team at the FIFA
overwhelmed?”, the underlined word means: World Cup™ and be the most successful manager in the
history of British football, but even Sir Alex Ferguson has
a) interested. admitted that he was shaking the first time he met Nelson
b) agape. Mandela. "We also met him two years ago and were invited
c) worn out. to his house and it was amazing how relaxed he was. He
d) familiar. really seemed to be enjoying himself, which was great to
e) tight. see. He is a truly amazing man".
009 | EFOMM 2006 – In the fragment above, the word amazing cannot be
Psychologists say kids are being robbed of time they need replaced by:
for connecting with their parents and siblings.
a) gruesome.
a) colleagues b) fascinating.
b) partners c) incredible.
c) relatives d) stunning.
d) friends e) wonderful.
e) brother or sister
014 | JFS 2010
010 | EFOMM 2008 In the sentence “Researchers conducting tests in the harsh
Communication is embedded within culture and therefore environment of Mono Lake in California have discovered the
culturally orientated. first known microorganism on Earth able to thrive and
reproduce using the toxic chemical arsenic”, the words in
– The word embedded means: bold can be replaced, respectively, by:
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017 | EFOMM 2010 – ADAPTED 020 | IME 2010
Read the following sentences: The word underlined in the sentence “That incident, which
took place on 7 November 2007, exhibits many of the
1. NATO warships and helicopters pursued Somali pirates for hallmarks of the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan ...” can be
seven hours and the highspeed chase only ended when replaced by which of the following expressions, still keeping
warning shots were fired at the pirates’ skiff. the same meaning?
– Which option contains words that replace with accuracy – A synonym for the word ‘flee’ is
the following words that are underlined in the text
respectively: SKIFF – EVASIVE – THWARTED – RAMPANT: a) arrive
b) investigate
a) vessel – elusive – avoided – increasing c) run away
b) small boat – dangerous – facilitated – violent d) meet
c) yacht – ambiguous – planned – violent e) face
d) small boat – elusive – prevented – uncontrolled
e) vessel – dangerous – spoilt – increasing 022 | JFS 2010
Among the hundreds of thousands of leaked State
018 | EFOMM 2010 Department documents were candid and often unflattering
In the fragment “… naval officers hailed the pirates over assessments of foreign leaders. The classified diplomatic
loudspeakers and finally fired warning shots to stop them”, cables were released Sunday by online whistle-blower
the word highlighted could be accurately replaced with: WikiLeaks. The massive release of material intended for
diplomatic eyes only is sure to ruffle feathers in foreign
a) alerted capitals since the cables contain many tart comments.
b) threatened
c) called In the sentence “The cables contain many tart comments”,
d) informed the words in bold mean respectively the same as:
e) advised
a) wires and sharp.
019 | IME 2010 b) information and luscious.
Modern buildings incorporate exciting forms with glittering c) links and caustic.
façades and compelling interior spaces. Surveying for these d) messages and sour.
projects requires sophisticated computation, aggressive e) chains and bitter.
quality control and close interaction with construction
teams. 023 | JFS 2010
The revolutionary war hero and outstanding silversmith
– Tick the alternative that corresponds to “glittering”, still made the Sons of Liberty silver bowl in the case.
keeping the same meaning of the sentence.
– The word outstanding cannot be defined as:
a) glossing
b) gliding a) impressive.
c) gladding b) remarkable.
d) gluing c) stunning.
e) gloating d) feeble.
e) striking.
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024 | JFS 2010 a) fairly
Give the correct sequence of synonyms for the highlighted b) doubtfully
words in the excerpt below: c) faithfully
d) steadily
Egypt’s tough 82-year-old president, in charge for the past e) eventually
three decades, now says he will go – but only at the end of
his term in September, with dignity and with a subtle threat 028 | JFS 2011
that if he does not get his way, things could turn uglier still. The conditions for the agreement were very austere.
a) sturdy – turn – slight – become – Which of the following options cannot be used to replace
b) strong – shift – tenuous – change into the underlined word?
c) healthy – cycle – faint – shift
d) stiff – spell – fine – grow into a) severe
e) frail – span – quiet – develop b) harsh
c) strict
025 | ITA 2007 d) feeble
Even after adding in the 16 ovens and coffee machines in the e) relentless
galley, plus the electronic navigation, communications and
avionics systems, we will still be well short of the electrical 029 | ITA 2009 – ADAPTED
system on board the advanced jets that will go into service At the Eucentre, a research site cofounded by the Italian Civil
between 2006 and 2010. Protection Department in Pavia, Italy, a young engineer dons
a firefighter’s uniform that has been in testing for six
– A expressão to be well short of pode ser substituída por: months. (...) Though the technology was pioneered in the
U.S., the Europeans have taken the reins in a bid to revitalize
a) to be far from. their traditional-textile industry, which has been hammered
b) to be adequately supplied with. by Asian competition. “We want to develop state-of-the-art
c) to be below the limit. know-how that can’t be found in Asia,” says Andreas
d) to be close. Lymberis, a scientific officer with the European Commission
e) to be left off. who has championed smart textiles.
a) I. constantly II. provided by III. complication IV. likely Na sentença acima, o vocábulo grifado poderia ser
b) I. completely II. derived from III. risk IV. nearly substituído por:
c) I. generally II. made by III. infection IV. almost
d) I. slightly II. exhaled by III. loss IV. around a) far away.
e) I. totally II. produced by III. problem IV. exactly b) incredible.
c) much.
027 | JFS 2012 d) distant.
Give a synonym for the underlined word in the sentence e) many.
below:
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031 | ITA 2012 033 | AFA 2012
This Janus-like quality is true of all intelligence services, I Observe the fragment taken from the blues Blow Wind Blow
suppose, but I have never seen an organization quite like the (Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield):
ISI. It is at once very secretive and very open, yet ISI officials
get especially peeved at the charge of duplicity: “I cannot go When the sun rose this morning,
on defending myself forever, even when I am not doing what I didn’t have my baby by my side.
I am blamed for,”‖wrote one of my ISI contacts, after I had When the sun rose this morning,
written a column noting the organization’s “double game” I didn’t have my baby by my side.
with the U.S. “I shall do what I think is good for PAKISTAN, I don’t know where she was,
my country. I am sure you will do the same for US.” I know she’s out with some another guy.
– A opção cujo significado mais se aproxima do vocábulo – In the context of the song, the word when can be
peeved (linha 4) é: substituted for:
a) mistrustful. a) while.
b) challenged. b) even though.
c) irritated. c) considering that.
d) worried. d) by the time.
e) encouraged.
034 | EEAR 2008
032 | ITA 2011 The underlined word in the sentence below means:
Leia a seguinte imagem:
– The appropriate response to “How are you?” that anyone
expects to hear is an automatic “I’m fine”.
a) wish
b) answer
c) excuse
d) greeting
a) cultures.
b) behaviour.
c) information.
d) conceptions.
Adapted from http://www.gocomics.com/tomtoles
– A palavra breakthrough, na charge, tem o mesmo sentido “When you relinquish the desire to control your future,
you can have more happiness.”
de:
Nicole Kidman
a) customary.
b) inept.
c) conventional.
d) innovative.
e) ordinary.
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Okay, we realize it could be for Rogue 24's own 008 | JFS 2011
protection. __________, their carefully-protected “Journey” As receitas do restaurante Rogue 24 devem ser
menu runs 24 courses and takes three hours to serve (and extremamente saborosas.
eat). And surely hours of preparation go into each meal,
providing apt backing for the intense cancellation – Qual o equivalente, em inglês, para o vocábulo em negrito
restrictions. Imagine if photos from such a storied menu na sentença acima.
appeared on Twitter? The horror!
But really, no matter how delectable the menu a) Receipts.
might be, since when is a simple meal run like a business b) Recipes.
deal? You might want to call your lawyer before planning c) Prescriptions.
your night out at Rogue 24. It's only fair. d) Guidelines.
e) Instructions.
Adapted from http://newsfeed.time.com/
Persuading Leonardo
005 | JFS 2011
Infere-se a partir da leitura do texto que: Although both Ben Shneiderman's Leonardo's
Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies
a) a multa por um eventual cancelamento de reserva no
and B.J. Fogg's Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to
restaurante Rogue 24 pode chegar a 175 dólares, por
Change What We Think and Do are written by academics,
pessoa, caso o aviso não seja feito com no mínimo 72h antes
the books transcend academia to provide a different view of
do dia marcado.
the Internet's potential. Shneiderman prepares the
b) não é permitido o uso de equipamentos eletrônicos
groundwork for what he calls the "new computing," while
dentro do restaurante em virtude do receio que haja
Fogg describes how to make that computing persuasive.
vazamento de certas técnicas utilizadas pelos chefs do
The idea behind Leonardo's Laptop is a
estabelecimento durante a confecção dos pratos.
consideration of what Leonardo da Vinci would demand
c) a assinatura de contratos no ato de se fazer uma reserva é
from a laptop computer and what he would do with it. To
uma prática que se torna cada vez mais comum nos
Shneiderman, who is founding director of the Human-
melhores restaurantes norte-americanos.
Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland, the
d) o restaurante, localizado em Washington, solicita o
new computing puts users first. Shneiderman begins with a
número do cartão de crédito do cliente para garantir que o
brief history of computing and computer applications,
pagamento da reserva seja feito antes do dia marcado.
declaring that, "These founders of the old computing
e) o autor não concorda com a política adotada pelo
overcame technological limitations to build impressive
restaurante Rogue 24 em fazer seus clientes assinarem
projects and then turned to producing tools for themselves,
contratos no ato de se fazer uma reserva.
giving little thought to the needs of other users." Although
006 | JFS 2011 not a founder, I admit to being of the old computing
Assinale a opção correta: generation. I programmed in dead languages such as IBM's
1401 Autocoder and 360 Assembler before progressing to
a) o vocábulo patron (linha 2) equivale semanticamente a Cobol and RPG. I have now learned Visual Basic and C++, and
owner. I can report that there is nothing intrinsic to any of these
b) o vocábulo strict (linha 3) pode ser substituído por languages that center a programmer's focus on those who
austere. use their applications. The new computing is not about
c) o vocábulo binding (linhas 5 e 12) pode ser traduzido languages but, as Shneiderman suggests, about
“insensato”. understanding human activities and human relationships.
d) a expressão up to (linha 24) pode ser substituída por as With Leonardo as both creator and user, his laptop
far as. will enable greater creativity and grander goals. This book
e) a expressão on the hook (linha 26) significa “na lista goads you with ideas for applications in e-learning, e-
negra”. business, e-healthcare, and e-government. Each area is built
around a framework for technology innovation that
007 | JFS 2011 Shneiderman calls the "four circles of relationships" and the
A lacuna presente no 6º parágrafo deve ser corretamente "four stages of activities." (…)
preenchida por: Although the mental picture of Leonardo with a
notebook computer excites the imagination, as a literary
a) Inasmuch as device, it does not wear well as the book progresses.
b) Afterwards Nonetheless, Shneiderman achieves the objective of
c) After all Leonardo's Laptop — creating a foundation for the new
d) Instead computing.
e) Actually
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With a new computing application in hand, B.J. 010 | ITA 2009
Fogg's Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change Considere as seguintes afirmações.
What We Think and Do gives you advice on its
implementation. To Fogg, who launched Stanford's I. As duas obras discutidas no texto têm como assunto
Persuasive Technology Lab and who holds seven patents in principal o uso do computador e suas aplicações atuais e
the area of UI* design, a web site must first be credible to be potenciais.
persuasive. Fogg has coined the term "captology" to II. Shneiderman e Fogg, autores do texto, mostram a
describe this branch of the study of computers. From the potencial aplicação da internet nos dias atuais.
book's "Introduction:" III. De acordo com Shneiderman, o computador eficaz deve
Captology focuses on the design, research, and ser, concomitantemente, uma ferramenta capaz de
analysis of interactive computing products created for the persuadir e um agente interativo.
purpose of changing people's attitudes or behaviors.
It is the computer's ability to provide interactivity – Está(ão) correta(s)
that gives its applications an advantage over other forms of
media. a) apenas a I.
Persuasive Technology describes three basic roles b) apenas a II.
that computers play: the computer as a tool, as media, and c) apenas a III.
as a social actor. Further, there are seven types of d) apenas I e II.
persuasive tools described by Fogg. Such tools persuade by e) apenas I e III.
simplifying, tunneling (guiding), customizing, being there at
the right time, removing tedium, rewarding after 011 | ITA 2009
observation, and reinforcing proper behavior. As media, Com relação a Leonardo’s Laptop: Human Needs and the
computers can modify behavior by simulating new New Computing Technologies, NÃO se pode dizer que a
endeavors. As a social actor, computers persuade through obra:
praise. However, no matter the role, to persuade, the
application must be credible. a) tem como foco o usuário de computadores, seja ele um
Perhaps the most interesting parts of Fogg's book iniciante ou especialista no assunto.
are the two chapters that discuss the ways in which b) destaca a importância de programas como Autocoder e
computer applications destroy their own credibility and Assembler, assim como COBOL, RPG, Visual Basic e C++.
what an application or web site must do to be considered, c) discute o tipo de uso que Leonardo da Vinci faria, caso
by its users, trustworthy. According to Fogg, a computing tivesse um computador portátil.
device or application is perceived to be credible only if it is d) mostra a importância das relações humanas no uso do
first perceived as believable — trustworthiness based on computador.
expertise. In brief, an application is trustworthy if it is e) apresenta ao usuário possibilidades de diferentes usos do
thought to be fair and unbiased. It is trustworthy if its author computador, dentre eles, para negócios eletrônicos.
or origin is thought to be skilled and knowledgeable. The
crux of the issue is that credibility matters. 012 | ITA 2009
Both books are thoroughly documented and both Com relação a Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to
are excellent points of departure for a more detailed inquiry Change What We Think and Do, analise as afirmações a
into the available material. If both books are taken to heart, seguir:
using computers and their applications will become
I. O trabalho foi idealizado no Laboratório de Tecnologia
enjoyable and satisfying.
Persuasiva da Universidade de Stanford e consiste na sétima
criação intelectual do autor.
* U.I. - User Inteface
II. Ao propor um novo conceito na área computacional, o
autor destaca mudanças de atitude ou de comportamento
D. Wohlbruck, Dr Dobb’s Journal, January, 2004.
dos usuários.
III. A obra argumenta que uma página da web deve ser
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confiável para seduzir o usuário.
Indique o gênero, em inglês, ao qual o texto acima pertence.
– Está(ão) correta(s)
a) summary
b) review a) apenas a I.
c) essay b) apenas a II.
d) abstract c) apenas a III.
e) report d) apenas I e II.
e) apenas II e III.
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a) contraste.
b) evolução.
c) crítica.
d) ironia.
e) inexorabilidade.
Extract 2
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Levando em consideração o contexto, preencha correta e Tsunami Debris Expected on U.S. Shores in 3 Years
coerentemente a lacuna presente no 14º parágrafo:
The powerful tsunami triggered by the 9.0 Japanese
a) each other earthquake destroyed coastal towns near Sendai, washing
b) one another such things as houses and cars into the ocean. Projections of
c) themselves where this debris might head have been made at the
d) them International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at
e) everyone Manoa. What their model predicts about the tsunami debris
is that they first spread out eastward from the Japan Coast
017 | JFS 2012 in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. In a year, the
De acordo com o texto, marque o item correto. Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument will see
pieces washing up on its shores; in two years, the remaining
a) Os sites de relacionamento utilizam eficientes métodos Hawaiian islands will see some effects; in three years, the
matemáticos para relacionarem os usuários com os plume will reach the US West Coast, dumping debris on
parceiros mais possivelmente equivalentes. Californian beaches and the beaches of British Columbia,
b) Ciência e romance são completamente incompatíveis, daí Alaska, and Baja California. The debris will then drift into the
a ineficiência dos sites de relacionamento. famous floating junkyard, the North Pacific Garbage Patch,
c) Os psicólogos que realizaram o estudo feito sobre os sites where it will wander around and break into smaller and
de relacionamento concluíram que é impossível determinar smaller pieces. In five years, Hawaii shore scan expect to see
o grau de compatibilidade entre duas pessoas antes delas se another barrage of debris that is stronger and longer-lasting
conhecerem pessoalmente. than the first one. Much of the debris leaving the North
d) Os fatores determinantes, utilizados pelos sites de Pacific Garbage Patch ends upon Hawaii’s reef sand beaches.
relacionamento, para que duas pessoas se apaixonem e These model projections will help to guide clean-up and
tenham uma união duradoura são idade, proximidade tracking operations.
geográfica, dinamismo conjugal e questões circunstanciais.
e) Eli Finkel e sua equipe não tiveram acesso ao algoritmo Adapted from www.geog.ucsb.edu,
utilizado pelo site de relacionamentos eHarmony. April2011
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According to the first extract, it is correct to say that: Extract2 explains that the North Pacific Garbage Patch:
a) Japanese ship yards that build large vessels were virtually a) was formed after the Japanese tsunami.
unharmed by the impact of the tsunami. b) will reach the shores of the US West Coast.
b) all Japanese ship yards are not located on the path of the c) is formed by the garbage dumped on US shores.
tsunami. d) is formed by the accumulation of garbage in the ocean.
c) Japanese ship yards located on the path of the tsunami e) releases debris that will eventually end up in Baja
were slightly affected by the devastating waves. California.
d) shipyards in northwestern Japan were the most affected
by the earthquake and tsunami. Wall Street's wild swings last week helped skew
e) the earthquake and tsunami will have a big impact on the both retirement portfolios and mathematical models of the
Japanese ship yard industry over the next decade. financial markets. After all, a standard Gaussian function —
a bell curve — would predict that such extreme dips and
019 | EFOMM 2012 rises would be exceedingly rare and not prone to following
Read the following piece from extract 1 “The rotational one after the other on succeeding days.
schedule of interruption of power supply due to the Gaussian functions might be able to describe the
earthquake may affect our operation at our works and distribution of grades in a big college class, with most
subsidiaries.” It may be inferred that: students getting, say, B–/C+, and enable you to predict how
many students will get A's or fail. But evidently, they do a
a) Operations will be greatly affected by the constant poor job at explaining steep fluctuations in stock prices,
interruption of power supply. __________ (I) some economists and modelers think they
b) The earthquake caused the interruption of power supply are the best tool available to describe financial markets.
without any consequences to the operations. So can any math accurately describe market
c) Some operations are expected to be affected by the behavior and enable you to beat it? To find out, Scientific
interruption of power supply. American spoke with statistical physicist H. Eugene Stanley
d) Subsidiaries and works will benefit from the power supply of Boston University, a proponent of applying the
due to the earthquake. approaches and concepts of physics to economics.
e) Power supply was not affected by the earthquake and Can mathematical models beat markets?
operations will continue.
They haven't yet. Science is about empirical fact.
020 | EFOMM 2012 There is no question that optimistic people think they can
03. According to the following segment from the first beat the market, but they don't do it consistently with
extract: mathematical models. No model can consistently predict the
future. It can't possibly be.
“Japanese export ship orders rose for the 15th consecutive So what can math predict?
month in February on a year-on-year basis.”
What you can do is predict the risk of a given event.
a) The information above is collected every 15 months. The risk just means the chance that something bad will
b) The passage investigates the decrease in the number of happen, for example. That you can do with increasing
ship orders. accuracy because we have more and more data. It's like
c) The figures above were released before the tsunami. insurance companies: they cannot tell you when you are
d) One can tell for sure that Japanese ship orders were going to die, but they can predict the risk that you will die
decreasing just before the tsunami. given the right information. You can do the same thing with
e) Japanese ship orders have increased for over a year. stocks. If you lose less, you get ahead of those __________
(II) lose more.
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Why do economists and "quants" — those who use
According to the second extract, the model developed by
quantitative analysis to make financial trades — have such
the International Pacific Research Center intends to: faith in their mathematical models then?
a) predict the movement of tsunamis in the ocean. If they're just to reduce risk, then they're very
b) study the movement of litter in the ocean. valuable. If you're worried, for example, about the segment
c) indicate the amount of garbage dumped in the ocean. of the Chinese economy that deals with steel, you make a
d) collect the Japanese tsunami debris to clean the ocean. model of what that whole market is all about and then you
e) spread the debris in the ocean after the tsunami. see if we did this what would likely happen. They're right
some of the time. It's better than nothing.
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But when they have excessive faith in these models, a) I. although – II. which – III. one another
it's not justified. Math starts with assumptions; the real b) I. however – II. who – III. each other
world does not work that way. Economics, which calls itself a c) I. although – II. who – III. one another
science, too often doesn't start with looking at empirical d) I. however – II. whom – III. each other
facts in any great detail. Fifteen years ago even the idea of e) I. although – II. whom – III. one another
looking at huge amounts of data did not exist. With a limited
amount of data, the chance of a rare event is very low, 025 | JFS 2011
which gave some economists a false sense of security that De acordo com o texto:
long-tail events did not exist.
a) as oscilações do mercado financeiro podem ser
Why do you argue that financial markets are ruled not by
comparadas aos altos e baixos que a maioria dos estudantes
Gaussian functions but by power laws — relations in which
de ensino médio enfrenta no que diz respeitos às notas dos
the frequency of one event varies as a power of some
exames avaliativos.
attribute of that event and are generally more L-shape than
b) a mais recente crise em Wall Street poderia ter sido
bell shape?
prevista se a função gaussiana tivesse sido aplicada
For anything that is random and fluctuating, like a corretamente.
financial market, a Gaussian function is a wonderful way to c) uma curva de sino, considerada padrão quando a função
make a histogram of the outcome. If the things that gaussiana é aplicada, indica que oscilações no mercado de
fluctuate are not correlated at all with __________ (III), then ações são raras, embora suscetíveis a serem constantes.
it's demonstrable that a Gaussian function is the correct d) há outros métodos, além da função gaussiana, que
histogram. The catch is: in a financial market, everything is permitem aos economistas fazer análises dos mercados
correlated. The proof of that is that if the stock market were financeiros.
Gaussian, then you'd never have a flash crash*. (…) e) apenas fórmulas matemáticas e conceitos físicos
conseguem descrever o comportamento dos mercados
Adapted from http://www.scientificamerican.com/ financeiros de maneira precisa.
* The Flash Crash was a United States stock market crash on 026 | JFS 2011
May 6, 2010 in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average Marque o título que melhor contempla o tema do texto.
plunged about 900 points — or about nine percent — only
to recover those losses within minutes. (From Wikipedia) a) How to Cope with the Financial Markets’ Crisis?
b) The Stock Markets’ Flash Crash
023 | JFS 2011 c) Economy & Mathematics: How to Join Forces and Solve
H. Eugene Stanley: Crises?
d) The Financial Markets’ Mathematical Revolution
a) acredita que a aplicabilidade da função gaussiana para se e) Can Math Beat Financial Markets?
fazer previsões sobre o comportamento dos mercados
financeiros é válida, porém falha. When football __________ professional in South
b) acredita que o método utilizado pelas companhias de Africa in 1959, 12 clubs broke from the amateur ranks.
seguro para fazer previsões pode ser aplicado ao mercado However, in the strict days of Apartheid, these pioneers
financeiro de maneira mais eficiente do que os métodos _____ whites-only organizations and __________ today, all
vigentes. but a few, defunct. One of the survivors is Arcadia from
c) acredita que a fé depositada pelos economistas, que Tshwane/ Pretoria, an outfit that today competes in the
utilizam a análise quantitativa para fazer transações amateur ranks and concentrates on junior football.
comerciais, em seus modelos não é justificada.
d) acredita que a falsa sensação de segurança, sentida pelos Adapted from http://www.fifa.com/worldcup
economistas, é justificada pela grande quantidade de dados
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financeiros. Mark the alternative which completes the gaps from the text
e) acredita que a aplicação da função gaussiana na análise correctly.
dos mercados financeiros faria com que o cenário de ocorrer
um flash crash fosse menos provável. a) had gone – have been – were
b) went – were – are
024 | JFS 2011 c) have been – have been – would be
As lacunas I, II e III, presentes no texto, devem ser d) was – had been – will be
preenchidas, respectivamente, por:
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The text affirms that: O autor do texto acredita que:
a) days of Apartheid were extinguished as well as the a) a religião e o futebol são as duas principais paixões do
prejudice against black football players. povo brasileiro.
b) the pioneers of profession football in South Africa were b) os brasileiros foram os principais responsáveis pela
basically white. profissionalização do futebol.
c) there are no more organizations (professional or amateur) c) pessoas de outras nacionalidades também torcem pela
like the ones from the past. seleção brasileira de futebol.
d) in early 50’s in South Africa there weren’t amateur d) os momentos mais marcantes da história do futebol
football clubs anymore. mundial foram concebidos pela seleção brasileira.
e) várias outras seleções do mundo tentam, em vão, imitar o
estilo de jogo da seleção brasileira.
With the 2014 World Cup being awarded to Brazil, it 031 | JFS 2011
st
could be easily argued that football is going home. Ok, so The expression run a couple of errands (1 balloon) means
football originated in Britain and we invented the game but the same as:
the Brazilians have perfected it. They’ve taken the game to
their hearts and elevated it to the extent that it is a religion a) do tides of chores.
to the people. The blue and yellow clad players of Brazil b) pay two bills.
have given us some memorable moments and play the game c) do some shopping.
with a style and rhythm that no other nation on earth seems d) do a few tasks.
capable of. The game is played to a samba beat that runs e) correct some mistakes.
through the heart and soul of the entire country. When they
are on song, they are unstoppable and people the world 032 | JFS 2011
nd
over clamour to see them play. Chances are, if you asked In the 2 balloon, take-out is a kind of:
people to name the team they want to see win aside from
their own it would be the magicians from Brazil. a) container.
b) package.
Adapted from http://www.footballworldcupbrazil2014.com/ c) meal.
d) food.
e) duty.
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033 | JFS 2011 Too much TV has been associated with violence,
The couple in the cartoon: obesity and social isolation. But TV is having a positive
impact on the lives of billions worldwide, and as the spread
a) has two kids. of mobile TV, video cameras and YouTube democratize both
b) has just had a baby. access and content, it will become an even greater force for
c) cheers for different soccer teams. humbling tyrannical governments and tyrannical husbands
d) enjoys soccer. alike.
e) has a very busy routine.
Kenny, a development economist, is the
author of a forthcoming book on
innovation, ideas and the global standard
of living
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Why Urban, Educated Parents Are Turning to DIY Education When Laurie Block Spigel, a homeschooling
consultant, pulled her kids out of school in New York in the
They raise chickens. They grow vegetables. They knit. Now a mid-1990s, “I had some of my closest friends and relatives
new generation of urban parents is even teaching their own telling me I was ruining my children’s lives.” Now, she says,
kids. “the parents that I meet aren’t afraid to talk about it.
They’re doing this proudly.”
Many of these parents feel that city schools – or any
schools – don’t provide the kind of education they want for
their kids. Just as much, though, their choice to homeschool
is a more extreme example of a larger modern parenting
ethos: that children are individuals, each deserving a
uniquely curated __________ (IV). That peer influence can
be noxious. (Bullying is no longer seen as a harmless rite of
passage.) That DIY – be it gardening, knitting, or raising
chickens – is something educated urbanites should embrace.
That we might create a sense of security in our kids by
practicing “attachment parenting,” an increasingly popular
approach that involves round-the-clock physical contact with
children and immediate responses to all their cues.
In the beginning, your kids need you – a lot. They’re Even many attachment adherents, though, may
attached to your hip, all the time. It might be a month. It have trouble envisioning spending almost all their time with
might be five years. Then suddenly you are __________ (I) to their kids – for 18 years! For Tera Schreiber, it was a natural
send them off to school for seven hours a day, where they’ll transition. When you have kept your kids so close, literally –
have to cope with life in ways they never had to before. You she __________ (V) her youngest till Violet was 4 – it can be
no longer control what they learn, or how, or with whom. a shock to send them away.
Unless you decide, like an emerging population of Tera’s kids didn’t particularly enjoy day care or
parents in cities across the country, to forgo that age-old rite preschool. The Schreibers wanted a “gentler system” for
of passage entirely. Daisy; she was a perfectionist who they thought might worry
When Tera and Eric Schreiber’s oldest child was too much about measuring up. They knew homeschooling
about to start kindergarten, the couple toured the families in their neighborhood and envied their easygoing
__________ (II) public elementary school a block away from pace and flexibility – late bedtimes, vacations when
their home in an affluent Seattle neighborhood near the everyone else is at school or work. Above all, they wanted to
University of Washington. It was “a great neighborhood preserve, for as long as possible, a certain approach to
school,” Tera says. They also applied to a private school, and family.
Daisy was accepted. But in the end they chose a third path: Several homeschooling moms would first tell me, “I
no school at all. know this sounds selfish,” and then say they feared that if
Eric, 38, is a manager at Microsoft. Tera, 39, had their kids were in school, they’d just get the “exhausted
already traded a career as a lawyer for one as a nonprofit leftovers” at the end of the day. Says Rebecca Wald, a
executive, which allowed her more time with her kids. But Baltimore homeschooler, “Once we had a child and I realized
“more” turned into “all” when she decided that instead of how fun it was to see her discover stuff about the world, I
working, she would homeschool her daughters: Daisy, now thought, why would I want to let a teacher have all that
9; Ginger, 7; and Violet, 4. fun?” (…)
We think of homeschoolers as evangelicals or off- For many of the homeschoolers I met, family is
the-gridders who spend a lot of time at kitchen tables in the more: the very focus of their lives. And they wouldn’t want it
countryside. And it’s true that most __________ (III) parents any other way. One comfort Tera and Eric Schreiber held on
do so for moral or religious reasons. But education observers to when they started homeschooling was that if it wasn’t
believe that is changing. You only have to go to a downtown working out, they could enroll the girls in school, literally the
Starbucks or art museum in the middle of a weekday to see next day. That developed into an annual reassessment. By
that a once-unconventional choice “has become newly now their rhythms are deeply their own; they are embedded
fashionable,” says Mitchell Stevens, a Stanford professor in a community they love. And at the college up the road
who wrote Kingdom of Children, a history of homeschooling. there are plenty of calculus tutors, should they need them
There are an estimated 300,000 homeschooled children in one day.
America’s cities, many of them children of secular, highly
educated professionals who always figured they’d send their Adapted from http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/
kids to school – until they came to think, Hey, maybe we
could do better.
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Preencha as lacunas I, II, III, IV e V correta e coerentemente: No 3º parágrafo, o vocábulo affluent pode ser definido
como:
a) I. expecting – II. high-achieving – III. homeschooling – IV.
upbringing – V. breast-fed a) wealthy.
b) I. expecting – II. highly-achieved – III. homeschooling – IV. b) cozy.
upbringing – V. breast-fed c) developing.
c) I. expected – II. highly-achieving – III. homeschooled – IV. d) peaceful.
upbrought – V. breast-feeding e) bustling.
d) I. expected – II. high-achieving – III. homeschooling – IV.
upbringing – V. breast-fed
e) I. expected – II. high-achieving – III. homeschooled – IV.
upbringing – V. breast-feeding HE MAKES
038 | JFS 2012 FORMULA ONE
Segundo o texto:
HAPPEN
a) os pais perdem o controle sobre os filhos quando estes
começam a frequentar a escola. WITH ENERGY,
b) o ato de se enviar os filhos para a escola é considerado
um ritual completamente ultrapassado. DRIVE AND VISION.
c) as pessoas que normalmente optam pela educação fora
da escola são evangélicas ou que vivem em áreas isoladas e, SO DO WE.
portanto, desprovidas de escolas.
d) é bastante comum encontrar pais que optaram pela
educação fora da escola ensinando seus filhos em locadoras Bernie Ecclestone runs the world’s most prestigious sport.
de filmes e museus. One reason, five continents, 12 teams and over half a billion
e) o bullying está entre as principais causas que têm levado fans worldwide. It means compromise is not an option, and
muitos norte-americanos a tirarem seus filhos da escola e it means that speed, teamwork and precision are essential.
educarem-nos em casa. That`s why the man at the top demands the best. And that’s
why he chose us to be the official __________ partner of F1,
039 | JFS 2012 ensuring that the entire sport is delivered across the globe.
Marque o item correto.
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043 | ITA 2011 047 | JFS 2012
Assinale uma característica, associada à Fórmula 1, que NÃO A mensagem transmitida pela charge denota, em especial:
foi considerada como essencial pelo anunciante.
a) Incoerência.
a) velocidade b) Contradição.
b) compromisso c) Incerteza.
c) precisão d) Equívoco.
d) exigência e) Afirmação.
e) trabalho em equipe
048 | JFS 2012
044 | ITA 2011 O vocábulo rather, no 3º quadrinho, equivale a:
Escolha o termo cuja função gramatical e significado se
aproximam do vocábulo drive, na chamada do anúncio. a) wholly.
b) fairly.
a) comandar c) slightly.
b) percurso d) enough.
c) dirigir e) somewhat.
d) dirigente
e) determinação The history of technology is full of breakthroughs in
one field that wound up working wonders in a related one.
045 | ITA 2011
The 300B vacuum tube, introduced by Western Electric in
O texto informa que Bernie Ecclestone:
1937 to amplify telephone signals, found a far more
a) administra a Fórmula 1. enduring use as a high-fidelity audio amplifier. The atomic
b) é um esportista famoso. clocks first used in the 1960’s by the U.S. military to track
c) é um piloto prestigiado na Fórmula 1. Sputnik and later to validate Albert Einstein’s relativity
d) tem prestígio em todo o mundo. theories are now the basis of Global Positioning System. And
e) é um dos diretores da empresa anunciante. of course, the magnetron, invented in the 1920’s at General
Electric and used in radars during World War II, later found
itself repurposed as the basis for the microwave oven.
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Soon enough, say some engineers, miniature a) on edge
wireless sensors will be located in spots where it would be b) in the neighborhood of
inconvenient, to say the least, to change their batteries – c) on the brink of
inside your body, within the steel and concrete of buildings, d) in the vicinity of
in the dangerous innards of chemical plants. But today, even e) surroundings
the most robust nodes can be counted on to last only a few
years. Ideally, engineers need wireless sensors that can last Twenty years ago, when Paul McCartney turned
forever without external power sources or battery changes. 50, he remembers his then-manager pushing the idea of
According to research presented in December at the retirement. "It's only right," he was told. "You really don't
International Electron Devices Meeting, in Baltimore, that want to go beyond 50, it's going to get embarrassing." In
dream is within reach. June, McCartney will be 70 ("I'm never going to believe I'm
70, I don't care what you say," he says. "There's a little cell in
051 | IME 2011 my brain that's never going to believe that"), and he still has
What inconvenience is mentioned in the text? no plans to stop touring or recording. "You get the argument
'Make way for the young kids,'" he says. "And you think,
a) The fact that batteries are not lifetime loaded. 'Forget that, let them make way for themselves. If they're
b) The spots where wireless sensors are placed nowadays. better than me, they'll beat me.' Foo Fighters don't have a
c) The micro size of wireless sensors. problem, they're good. They'll do their thing.
d) To use wireless sensors inside the body. "If you're enjoying it, why do something else? And
e) That buildings are made of steel and concrete. what would you do? Well, a good answer is 'Take more
holidays,' which is definitely on the cards, but I don't seem
052 | IME 2011 to do that. I love what I do so much that I don't really want
What does the sentence “According to research presented in to stop. I'm just kind of casually keeping an eye on how I
December at the International Electron Devices Meeting, in feel, and onstage, it feels like it's always felt. So for the time
Baltimore, that dream is within reach.” imply about the text? being, the band's hot, I'm really enjoying myself, still singing
like I sang, not experiencing, touch wood, any sort of
a) In December engineers will come out with a solution for problems to speak of. If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
the problem. It doesn't hurt that his touring schedule has been
b) At the International Electron Devices Meeting dreams are reduced to shorter, intense bursts in recent years, largely
reached. because of his shared-custody arrangement for his eight-
c) The International Electron Devices Meeting is the ideal year-old, Beatrice. "We don't do the big sloggo tour, we
meeting to discuss new versions of wireless sensors. don't do the big U2-Stones go-out-forever thing, and get a
d) Engineers at the International Electron Devices Meeting bit fed up with it," says McCartney, who's planning some
dream about new inventions in the field of wireless sensors. dates for later this year. "What we do now is events and
e) It will be possible to produce wireless sensors whose selective dates. Because of my custody situation, I can only
batteries won’t need to be recharged. do that. At first, we thought, 'Oh, God, is this going to be a
problem?' and it's actually turned out to be some kind of a
053 | IME 2011 blessing."
The expression ‘to say the least’ in the text suggests that: He can see himself rocking well into his eighties. "I
a) the situation mentioned may be more than just can imagine it," he says. "As to whether my imagination will
inconvenient. come true, I don't know. The last couple of years, I've gotten
b) there is a list of technological researches that could solve into guitar – so there's all sorts of little things that crop up
the case presented in the text. that entice you forward, and you go, 'Hmm, I'd like that.'"
c) sensors used inside human body are inconvenient. I broach the idea of actually dying onstage –
d) wireless sensors used within the steel and concrete would he be into it? He recoils slightly, then smiles. "What
buildings are a reachable dream. kind of question is that? I must say, that's not in my
e) engineers need a sensor that can last forever without imagination. Rocking on until a grand old age... the only
external power sources or battery changes. thing would be when it's not pleasant anymore, then it
would be 'That's a good time to stop.' But it's way too
054 | JFS 2010 pleasant at the moment. And it pays. Good gig, man. But I
"Many OECD economies are in, or are on the verge of, a know exactly where you're coming from, though. How long
protracted recession of a magnitude not experienced since can this go on...?"
the early 1980s,'' OECD Chief Economist Klaus Schmidt-
Hebbel warned. Adapted from http://www.rollingstone.com/
– Slightly altered
– The highlighted expression means the same as:
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055 | JFS 2012 a) trabalha em um banco.
No 1º parágrafo do texto, o vocábulo then, utilizado na b) é funcionário público.
construção then-manager, possui relação semântica com c) é um trabalhador de “colarinho branco”.
qual das seguintes opções? d) atua na área administrativa.
e) tem um trabalho enfadonho.
a) latter
b) former Our Imaginary, Hotter Selves
c) so Avatars might serve therapeutic purposes,
d) late helping those with social phobia become more confident.
e) still
By Sharon Begley
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A expressão on the cards (2º parágrafo) é utilizada pelo ex- Anyone who has ever had a bad hair day, when
Beatle Paul McCartney para indicar que ele: looking like a latter-day Medusa makes you feel cranky and
antisocial and plodding, can sympathize with the Oakland
a) não pensa em tirar férias. Raiders – and not because the players get helmet hair. The
b) deseja tirar férias mais longas. Raiders alternated between mostly black and mostly white
c) considera a idéia de tirar mais férias. uniforms, depending on whether they were playing at home
d) sabe que precisa descansar mais. or away. Knowing that appearance affects people's mood
e) pensa em aproveitar mais feriados. and outlook, psychologists wondered whether uniform color
influenced the Raiders' aggressiveness. Using data from the
057 | JFS 2012 1970s and 1980s, they found that the team racked up way
De acordo com o texto: more penalty yards – a measure of aggression – when they
wore black than when they wore white, for infractions both
a) Paul McCartney não gosta do fato de estar prestes a minor (encroachment) and major (roughing the kicker). The
completar 70 anos. pattern held even when the scientists took into account
b) Faz 20 anos que Paul pensou pela última vez na hipótese different conditions and styles of play at home and away.
de se aposentar. But while the 1988 finding has become a classic in
c) A idéia de se aposentar e dedicar-se aos filhos não agrada psychology, the explanation remains controversial. Do
a McCartney. referees, because of black's cultural baggage, see black-clad
d) O ex-Beatle não teme ser superado pelos artistas mais players as meaner and badder than those in, say, baby blue?
novos. Or does wearing black make players see themselves as
e) Apesar de não gostar do Foo Fighters, McCartney respeita tougher and meaner – and therefore cause them to play that
o trabalho da banda. way?
Jeremy Bailenson and Nick Yee of Stanford
058 | JFS 2012 University had this and other classic studies in mind when
Consoante o texto, Paul McCartney: they started wondering about the effect of being able to
alter one's appearance. They weren't going to study
a) costuma analisar seu trabalho no palco como forma de se wardrobe choices, however. Their quarry is avatars, digital
autocriticar. representations of players in such games as Second Life.
b) ao comentar sobre não ter problemas com sua voz, "Your physical appearance changes how people treat you,"
demonstra-se uma pessoa supersticiosa. says Bailenson. "But independent of that, when you perceive
c) apesar de não demonstrar abertamente, lamenta o fato yourself in a certain way, you act differently." He and Yee
de não poder fazer turnês mais longas em virtude de sua call it "the Proteus effect," after the shape-changing Greek
filha mais nova. god. The effect of appearance on behavior, they find, carries
d) planeja continuar tocando mesmo quando estiver um over from the virtual world to the real one, with intriguing
roqueiro “oitentão”. consequences. (…)
e) tem medo de estender sua carreira por tanto tempo que
acabe por morrer durante uma apresentação. Adapted from http://www.newsweek.com.
Acesso em 5/6/2010.
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He's a desk-bound pen pusher who dreams of trekking
through jungles.
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060 | ITA 2011 Cezanne Becomes Priciest Painting Ever
De acordo com o título e o subtítulo do texto, avatares:
a) Os estudiosos da Universidade de Stanford não Not so fast, David Choe — you can no longer call
consideraram, em seus experimentos, a descoberta your Facebook murals the most expensive work of art,
realizada em 1988, cuja explicação ainda é controversa. because Qatar has come to the rescue. The oil-rich country
b) Psicólogos ainda questionam se, de fato, a aparência afeta has bought Paul Cezanne's painting The Card Players for
o humor e opinião das pessoas. more than $250 million, making it by far the highest price
c) Jeremy Bailenson e Nick Yee afirmam que a aparência ever paid for a work of art. Up until this point, the most
transforma o modo como as pessoas nos tratam e disso expensive painting ever sold was a Jackson Pollock for $140
depende a maneira como percebemos a nós mesmos. million in the frenzied pre-recession year of 2006, and in
d) A aparência física afeta o comportamento das pessoas e recent days the graffiti artist David Choe was reportedly
traz consequências para o mundo real e não apenas para o given Facebook stock options for decorating the company's
virtual. murals in 2005 that cost mere thousands then but will now
e) O foco dos estudiosos está no figurino dos avatares e no be worth some $200 million after the social-network giant
modo como isso afeta a agressividade dos jogadores. goes public. But Cezanne's small, quietly somber work beats
them all — there are four other Card Players in the world,
062 | ITA 2011 and they are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New
Assinale a opção em que o referente do pronome está York, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Courtauld in London,
INCORRETO. and the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.
a) they (linha 10) em they found that – raiders Adapted from http://www.thedailybeast.com/
b) they (linha 11) em they wore black – raiders
c) those (linha 19) em than those in, say, baby blue? – 064 | JFS 2012
players De acordo com o texto:
d) them (linha 21) em cause them to play – players
e) Their (linha 27) em their quarry – Bailenson and Yee’s a) os quadros do artista David Choe eram considerados os
mais valiosos do mundo, até a venda de um Cézanne por
063 | ITA 2011 250 milhões de dólares para um magnata do Qatar.
A measure of aggression (linha 11), encroachment (linha b) o autor do texto, ao comentar que “o Qatar veio ao
13), roughing the kicker (linha 13) e digital representations resgate”, demonstra sua aversão às obras de David Choe.
of players (linhas 27/28) têm, respectivamente, valor c) antes do quadro The Card Players ser vendido por 250
semântico de: milhões de dólares, a obra mais cara da história era um
Pollock, pintado em 2006.
a) exemplificação – explicação – exemplificação – explicação d) o quadro The Card Players é tão apreciado pela
b) explicação – exemplificação – explicação – explicação comunidade artística que possui réplicas para exposição
c) explicação – exemplificação – exemplificação – permanente, espalhadas por museus nos Estados Unidos e
exemplificação na Europa.
d) explicação – exemplificação – exemplificação – explicação e) o artista David Choe foi pago pelos seus serviços ao
e) exemplificação – explicação – explicação – exemplificação Facebook em ações, hoje avaliadas em 200 milhões de
dólares.
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Qual dos seguintes pares de adjetivos pode formar o grau Qual dos seguintes verbos, retirados do texto, pode ser
superlativo da mesma forma que the most expensive e the sinônimo de to stroll?
highest, respectivamente?
a) To take.
a) lavish – handsome b) To approach.
b) active – useful c) To wander.
c) famous – boring d) To zip.
d) tired – acid e) To explore.
e) eager – complex
a) between.
b) among. Adapted from http://cyberextazy.files.wordpress.com/
c) through.
d) over. 069 | JFS 2012
e) amidst. Analise as seguintes asserções:
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010. I’m not saying that the programs are not a
good idea. I imagine that they have a lot of benefits and
Newsweek Article: Bullying and Empathy could especially help kids who would not necessarily be
(Kate Altman, M.S.) bullies themselves, but may have quietly stood by while
witnessing bullying, to become more confident about
standing up to/reporting bullies. However, to truly reduce
bullying, society and schools need to find ways to identify
and work with aggressive children and their families from a
young age — to troubleshoot factors (from not having basic
needs met, to divorce, to models of aggression in the home,
etc.) that contribute to triggering aggressive behavior. Such
an approach would be expensive and time-consuming and
would command a lot of schools’ resources, but it is hard to
imagine a more lightweight approach being nearly as
effective.
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Australia's hybrid shark reveals evolution in action 074 | JFS 2012
De acordo com o texto:
By John Roach
a) cientistas australianos obtiveram êxito em sua pesquisa
sobre o cruzamento de tubarões de espécies diferentes.
b) após o sucesso obtido com a mistura de diferentes
espécies de tubarões, os cientistas australianos esperam
conseguir repetir o experimento com outros tipos de
animais.
c) apesar de não estar diretamente envolvido na pesquisa
mencionada no texto, Bob Hueter teve um papel
fundamental para o sucesso dos estudos.
d) foi preciso a pesquisa com os tubarões híbridos ter sido
produzida no laboratório de Bob Hueter para que o estudo
obtivesse credibilidade junto à comunidade científica.
e) é possível que a hibridização dos tubarões tenha ocorrido
em virtude da interferência humana no ecossistema dos
animais.
Hybrid sharks have been discovered swimming in
the waters off Australia's east coast. The finding may be
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driven by climate change, a research team says, suggesting
Qual das referências a seguir está incorreta:
such discoveries could be more common in the future.
The hybridization is between the Australian black a) the finding (3º parágrafo) refere-se a hybrid sharks.
tip shark which favors tropical waters and the larger, b) me (4º parágrafo) refere-se a John Roach.
common black tip shark, which favors sub-tropical and c) his (5º parágrafo) refere-se a Bob Hueter.
temperate waters. d) which (5º parágrafo) refere-se a his lab.
While the distribution for the genetically distinct e) it (10º parágrafo) refere-se a the hybridization.
species overlaps along the northern and eastern Australian
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offspring is unprecedented, according to the discovery team Assinale a opção em que a tradução do termo da coluna I
from the University of Queensland. não corresponde ao termo da coluna II.
"To actually find something like this and prove it
genetically is unprecedented," Bob Hueter, director of the Coluna I Coluna II
Center for Shark Research at the Mote Marine Laboratory in a) driven (1º parágrafo) estimulada
Sarasota, Florida, told me Tuesday. b) favors (2º parágrafo) prefere
Hueter was not involved with the research, though c) overlaps (3º parágrafo) ultrapassa
one of the scientists responsible for the discovery used to d) offspring (3º parágrafo) filhotes
work in his lab, which he said lends the finding credibility. e) though (5º parágrafo) embora
The finding is based on genetic testing and body
measurements and reported December 2011 in the journal 077 | JFS 2012
Conservation Genetics. Julgue os itens a seguir:
The team identified 57 of the hybrids from five
locations spanning 1,250 miles along the Australian coast. I. A preposição along (3º parágrafo) pode ser substituída por
"Wild hybrids are usually hard to find, so detecting between.
hybrids and their offspring is extraordinary," Jennifer II. Os vocábulos measurements (5º parágrafo) e measures
Ovenden, an expert in genetics of fisheries species and team são equivalentes.
member, said in a news release. III. O vocábulo spanning (6º parágrafo) pode ser traduzido
The hybridization could be an adaptation to climate como “abrangendo”.
change, the team noted, allowing the tropical Australian IV. O vocábulo news (7º parágrafo) equivale a press.
black tip shark to live in the cooler, sub-tropical waters.
It could also be a technique to survive in over-fished – Agora, marque a opção correta:
waters, speculated Hueter. As fisheries are depleted,
hybridization is a way to keep reproducing. a) Há apenas um item correto.
"In a sense, it is catching evolution in action," he b) Há apenas dois itens corretos.
told me. c) Apenas os itens ímpares estão corretos.
d) Apenas o item I está incorreto.
Adapted from http://futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com/ e) Apenas o item IV está incorreto.
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How warming is changing the wild kingdom __________, she believes, it will be the relatively
small things that people do that will have the biggest impact:
By Ker Than "Hummer sales, thank heaven, are dropping since gas prices
have gone up, and hybrid [car] sales have gone up. It's that
The planet is warming, humans are mostly to type of stuff."
blame and plants and animals are going to dramatic lengths
to cope. That's the consensus of a number of recent studies Adapted from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
that used wildlife to gauge the extent of global warming and – with small alterations
its effects.
While the topic of climate change is contentious – 078 | JFS 2012
including whether the planet is actually heating up – a Consoante o texto, a questão da mudança climática é um
growing number of documented shifts in traits and assunto:
behaviors in the wild kingdom is leading many scientists to a) controverso.
conclude the world is changing in unnatural ways. b) polêmico.
Among the changes: Marmots end their c) delicado.
hibernations about three weeks earlier now compared to 30 d) ultrapassado.
years ago. Polar bears today are thinner and less healthy e) cansativo.
than those of 20 years ago. Many fish species are moving
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normally associated with hot, dry conditions has spread to Os vocábulos em negrito no texto podem ser substituídos
populations living in traditionally cooler southern regions. respectivamente por:
Over the past century, Earth's average
temperature has risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit and a) endure – reckon – warning – terrific
many scientists believe greenhouse gases and carbon b) survive – rate – enforcing – gruesome
dioxide emissions from human activities are to blame. Left c) manage – figure out – menacing – serious
unattended, they warn, temperatures may rise by an d) thrive – estimate – scaring – grave
additional 2-10 degrees by the end of the century. In the e) deal – survey – urging – sudden
leading computer models, it follows that polar ice will melt
and seas would rise drastically, threatening coastal 080 | JFS 2012
communities around the globe. (…) A lacuna presente no último parágrafo do texto deve ser
Ecosystems and wildlife aren't the only things that corretamente preenchida por:
increasing temperatures will affect.
"Global warming is going to be a big stress to all a) Afterwards
animals, including Homo sapiens," said Terry Root, an b) Moreover
environmental science and policy professor at Stanford c) Although
University. d) At the end
e) In the end
A recent report issued by the Pew Center for Global
Climate Change, a Virginia-based nonprofit organization, 081 | JFS 2012
warned that rising temperatures could exacerbate health Após a leitura do texto, é correto afirmar que:
risks such as asthma for the elderly, the infirm and the poor,
and especially for those in poor countries. a) a quantidade de espécies de animais que precisaram
Even if all pollution were stopped today, the climate mudar de seu habitat natural em busca de condições
will warm at least another degree by the year 2100 and seas melhores de vida é imensurável.
will rise 4 inches (11 centimeters), according to one recent b) existem muitos documentos que afirmam que as
study. Another report says warming is unstoppable through mudanças comportamentais de certas espécies de animais
the year 2400. Despite the dire warnings, many scientists são sem precedentes.
believe it may not be too late to reverse the trend. c) a cada cem anos, a temperatura média do planeta Terra
The Pew report suggests creating transitional aumenta em torno de 1%, e as regiões que mais podem
habitats that link natural areas as a way to help migrating sofrer as consequências desse aumento são as áreas
species. Also, alleviating other environmental stressors like litorâneas.
habitat destruction could help reduce their combined effects d) a raça humana também poderá sofrer as consequências
with global warming. do aquecimento global, em especial os habitantes das áreas
Root is encouraged by the fact that many cities are mais pobres do planeta.
following higher environmental standards, even if state and e) seria necessário eliminar a poluição imediatamente para
national governments are dragging their feet. que a temperatura da Terra não aumentasse acima das
previsões nos próximos 100 anos.
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From the Amazon to the Himalayas, ten of the 083 | JFS 2009
world’s greatest natural wonders face destruction if the Complete as lacunas presentes no último parágrafo do texto
climate continues to warm at the current rate, warns WWF. utilizando (ou omitindo) o artigo definido.
Released ahead of the International Panel on
Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) Second Working Group Report, a a) the – the – * – the
WWF briefing – Saving the world's natural wonders from b) the – * – * – the
climate change – reports on how the devastating impacts of c) * – * – the – the
global warming are damaging some of the world’s greatest d) * – the – * – *
natural wonders. e) * – the – * – the
They include the: Amazon; Great Barrier Reef and
other coral reefs; Chihuahua Desert in Mexico and the US; 084 | JFS 2012
hawksbill turtles in the Caribbean; Valdivian temperate No excerto “if the climate continues to warm at the current
rainforests in Chile; tigers and people in the Indian rate, warns WWF”, extraído do 1º parágrafo, os vocábulos
Sundarbans; Upper Yangtze River in China; wild salmon in warm e warn têm entre si uma relação de:
the Bering Sea; melting glaciers in the Himalayas; and East
African coastal forests. a) sinonímia.
“While we continue to pressure governments to b) antonímia.
make meaningful cuts in heat-trapping greenhouse gas c) polissemia.
emissions, we are also working on adaptation strategies to d) paronímia.
offer protection to some of the world’s natural wonders as e) hiperonímia.
well as the livelihoods of the people who live there,” said Dr.
Lara Hansen, Chief Scientist of WWF’s Global Climate 085 | IME 2012
Change Programme. When I qualified as a military engineer, the wise old colonel
“We are trying to buy people and nature time, as who gave me my insignias said: “When you get to the front
actions to stop the root cause of climate change are taken.” line, you will feel fear, but remember this: never fear the
Faced with water shortages along the Yangtze River, enemy, never fear the danger, only fear letting down those
WWF is working in China with the government and local who have gone before you.”
authorities to help communities best adapt to climate
change impacts. This includes developing a climate witness – Which of the following comments could follow the
project in the Yangtze River basin so that people affected by previous scene?
climate change can speak for themselves.
In the Valdivian forests of Chile and Argentina, the a) And that is what leaders call loneliness: its first aspect is
global conservation organization is working with local that it is something that one really feels in times of crisis,
partners to reduce forest fires and adjust conservation plans when the sky is falling in around you and you are the only
to ensure that resistant forests – where 3,000-year-old trees one who can make a decision as long as you are the first in
are found – can be protected. command.
“From [I] turtles to [II] tigers, from [III] desert of b) And that is what leaders call humor: it is one of the things
Chihuahua to [IV] great Amazon – all these wonders of that I set great store by. A little bit of humor at a time of
nature are at risk from warming temperatures,” stressed Dr. crisis often just lifts the mood and gets you focused on
Hansen. “While adaptation to changing climate can save something else.
some, only drastic action by governments to reduce c) And that is what leaders call heritage: the sense of not just
emissions can hope to stop their complete destruction.” doing a job in the here and now, you belonging to something
that’s got a fantastic foundation, and you feel responsible
Adapted from http://www.panda.org/ for its future.
d) And that is what leaders call adaptability: it takes very
082 | JFS 2009 different qualities to command a platoon at war, which is a
Marque o título que melhor contempla o tema do texto. tactical activity, and run a major change program in a large
organization, which has to do with a more strategic
a) Natural Wonders Feel the Heat leadership.
b) How WWF Can Save the World e) And that is what leaders call delegation: delegators have a
c) Is It Hot? It Will Even Get Hotter and Hotter huge responsibility in terms of judging the capability and
d) How to Cope with the Global Warming? competence of the people that they are giving the jobs to.
e) The Main Consequences of the Global Warming
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Torrential rain broke briefly on January 23rd 2010. Phosphorus is a central component of the energy-
Nevertheless, 33 stalwarts of the Military Institute of carrying molecule in all cells (adenosine triphosphate) and
Engineering kept on gathering and reminiscing. also the phospholipids that form all cell membranes.
Arsenic, which is chemically similar to phosphorus, is
086 | IME 2012 poisonous for most life on Earth. Arsenic disrupts metabolic
What can be understood by the passage? pathways __________ chemically it behaves similarly to
phosphate.
a) In spite of the tempest, the gathering took place as "We know that some microbes can breathe arsenic,
planned. but what we've found is a microbe doing something new –
b) The torrential rain expected happened to pour lightly. building parts of itself out of arsenic," said Felisa Wolfe-
c) Due to torrential rain just 33 people showed up. Simon, a NASA Astrobiology Research Fellow in residence at
d) Heavy rains disturbed the meeting. the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, Calif., and the
e) The purpose of the gathering was observing the rain while research team's lead scientist. "If something here on Earth
telling of past experiences. can do something so unexpected, what else can life do that
we haven't seen yet?"
NASA-Funded Research Discovers Life The newly discovered microbe, strain GFAJ-1, is a
Built with Toxic Chemical member of a common group of bacteria, the
Gammaproteobacteria. In the laboratory, the researchers
successfully grew microbes from the lake on a diet that was
very lean on phosphorus, but included generous helpings of
arsenic. When researchers removed the phosphorus and
replaced it with arsenic the microbes continued to grow.
Subsequent analyses indicated that the arsenic was being
used to produce the building blocks of new GFAJ-1 cells.
The key issue the researchers investigated was
when the microbe was grown on arsenic did the arsenic
actually became incorporated into the organisms' vital
biochemical machinery, such as DNA, proteins and the cell
membranes. A variety of sophisticated laboratory
techniques was used to determine where the arsenic was
incorporated.
The team chose to explore Mono Lake because of
NASA-funded astrobiology research has changed its unusual chemistry, especially its high salinity, high
the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all alkalinity, and high levels of arsenic. This chemistry is in part
known life on Earth. a result of Mono Lake's isolation from its sources of fresh
Researchers conducting tests in the harsh water for 50 years.
environment of Mono Lake in California have discovered the The results of this study will inform ongoing
first known microorganism on Earth able to thrive and research in many areas, including the study of Earth's
reproduce using the toxic chemical arsenic. The evolution, organic chemistry, biogeochemical cycles, disease
microorganism substitutes arsenic for phosphorus in its cell mitigation and Earth system research. These findings also
components. will open up new frontiers in microbiology and other areas
"The definition of life has just expanded," said Ed of research.
Weiler, NASA's associate administrator for the Science "The idea of alternative biochemistries for life is
Mission Directorate at the agency's Headquarters in common in science fiction," said Carl Pilcher, director of the
Washington. "As we pursue our efforts to seek signs of life in NASA Astrobiology Institute at the agency's Ames Research
the solar system, we have to think more broadly, more Center in Moffett Field, Calif. "Until now a life form using
diversely and consider life as we do not know it." arsenic as a building block was only theoretical, but now we
This finding of an alternative biochemistry makeup know such life exists in Mono Lake." (…)
will alter biology textbooks and expand the scope of the
search for life beyond Earth. The research is published in this Adapted from http://www.nasa.gov/
week's edition of Science Express.
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus
and sulfur are the six basic building blocks of all known
forms of life on Earth. Phosphorus is part of the chemical
backbone of DNA and RNA, the structures that carry genetic
instructions for life, and is considered an essential element
for all living cells.
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It can be inferred from the text that: In the sentence “Researchers conducting tests in the harsh
environment of Mono Lake in California have discovered the
a) a new form of life from outer space was discovered in first known microorganism on Earth able to thrive and
Mono Lake, California, by NASA researchers. reproduce using the toxic chemical arsenic”, extracted from
b) despite arsenic is poisonous, it is perfectly common some the 2nd paragraph, the words in bold can be replaced,
living organisms using it to reproduce themselves. respectively, by:
c) the new microorganism has stretched the definition about
what encompasses life on Earth. a) realizing – smooth – get on
d) the concept of life has changed widely after the discovery b) carrying out – strict – develop
of the new form of life. c) attaining – sharp – rise
e) in order to keep searching life in the solar system, d) leading – rough – wear out
scientists must look for it first on Earth. e) handling – mild – grow
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Which of the following options fills in the gap in the 6
Which of the following words can be turned into the plural
paragraph of the text? form in the same way as bacteria?
a) because
a) Campus
b) despite
b) Encyclopedia.
c) whether
c) Criterion.
d) hence
d) Radius.
e) thus
e) Stadium.
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Judge the following items: 093 | JFS 2011
In the sentence “Arsenic, which is chemically similar to
I. The new microorganism is the only microbe on Earth that phosphorus, is poisonous for most life on Earth”, extracted
is able to cope with arsenic. from the 6th paragraph, the Relative Pronoun which:
II. It is possible that life can do things scientists have not
contemplated yet. a) is correct, but can be replaced by that.
III. GFAJ-1, a breed of the Gammaproteobacteria, is capable b) is correct and cannot be replaced.
of incorporating the element arsenic in its proteins. c) is correct, but can be replaced by what.
d) is incorrect and must be replaced by that.
– Now, Mark the correct option: e) is incorrect and must be replaced by what.
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Sticky Fingers a) worked with the police to develop the use of fingerprints
to solve a murder.
By Olivia Judson b) found the fingerprints of a shopkeeper and his wife
murdered near London.
In 1905, two brothers, Alfred c) admitted that they had murdered a shopkeeper and his
and Albert Stratton, were found guilty wife near London.
of murdering a shopkeeper and his
d) were the first people to be convicted of murder because
wife in Deptford, a town outside
of fingerprint evidence.
London. The evidence? A thumbprint e) were the first people to use fingerprints to prove that a
at the scene of the crime. The murder had been committed.
brothers were hanged.
The Stratton trial was the first time in Western 097 | FGV 2009
jurisprudence that fingerprint evidence had been presented Which of the following probably best explains the
in a murder case. As such, it was a triumph for Charles importance of Francis Galton?
Darwin's cousin Francis Galton. Galton had spent years
collecting fingerprints, studying and classifying their patterns a) He was the first person to collect and use fingerprint
of loops, arches, and whorls. It was he who had not just samples on a systematic basis.
speculated, but demonstrated that fingerprints are a reliable b) He was the first person to show that each person’s
way of telling one person from another, and persuaded the fingerprints are unique and therefore can be used to help
police that they could be used to solve crimes. solve crimes.
Up to that point, fingerprints had been used not as c) He was the first person to use fingerprints as a reliable
a means to identify criminals, but as a way for you to prove means of identification.
that you were you and not someone else. The ancient d) He was the person who found the thumbprint that the
Babylonians sometimes impressed fingerprints on clay police used to convict Alfred and Albert Stratton of murder.
tablets that recorded business transactions, and centuries e) In helping to investigate a murder near London, he proved
ago the Chinese made use of thumbprints on clay seals. In that a thumbprint at the scene of the crime belonged to one
India in the nineteenth century, a fingerprint took the place of the Stratton brothers.
of a signature for people who were illiterate and could not,
therefore, sign their names. The first use of fingerprints by 098 | FGV 2009
"officialdom" didn't come until the 1860s, when William According to the information in the article:
Herschel, a magistrate for the British colonial administration a) in India in the nineteenth century, an illiterate person
in India, realized that fingerprints could be used as a means could give his fingerprint instead of his signature.
of identification when people came to collect their pensions. b) in the nineteenth century, India’s knowledge of
The person collecting the pension would give a print, which fingerprints was more advanced than China’s.
would be compared to a print on file; in that way, c) to facilitate commerce between their countries in the
fingerprints could be used to prevent identity fraud.
nineteenth century, the Indians and the Chinese used
In instituting this, Herschel made the assumption
fingerprints to register cross-border business transactions.
that individuals have unique fingerprints; the fact that it was d) the Indian intelligentsia in the nineteenth century used
actually so remained to be proved. That proof was provided fingerprints instead of signatures to identify themselves.
by Galton, who demonstrated statistically that the odds of e) for Indians in the nineteenth century, giving your
two people having the same fingerprints are vanishingly fingerprint instead of signing your name was considered a
remote. He also – using prints sent to him by Herschel – disgrace.
confirmed Herschel's observation that fingerprints do not
change with age, a crucial feature if they were to be a 099 | FGV 2009
reliable form of identification. And Galton began to develop According to the article, in the 1860s William Herschel:
a method for cataloging fingerprints, so that police could file
fingerprints by type and quickly compare any two sets. (A a) became chief magistrate for the British colonial pension
full-fledged cataloging system, based on Galton's, was administration in India.
subsequently developed by Edward Richard Henry, who had b) set up a fingerprint-identification system in colonial India
served as inspector general of police in Bengal; the finger to prevent fraud when people received their retirement
print classification system came to be known as the "Henry money.
System.") In short, Galton laid the groundwork for the police c) decided that Indians must leave a signature when they
to begin to build a usable fingerprint database. collected their pensions from the British colonial
administration.
096 | FGV 2009 d) restructured India’s colonial pension system.
According to the information in the article, Alfred and Albert e) made it impossible for illiterate Indians to defraud the
Stratton: British colonial administration in India.
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100 | FGV 2009 a) there are two different verb tenses.
In paragraph 4, this in the phrase “In instituting this…” most b) there is no auxiliary verb.
likely refers to: c) there are only regular verbs.
e) there are only irregular verb.
a) a pension system for British civil servants in colonial India. d) there is only one verb tense.
b) the use of fingerprints in identifying known criminals.
c) are structuring of fingerprint-identification techniques. Assessing the Afghan war: Guess what? We aren't winning
d) fingerprint identification to prevent dishonesty in the
pension system.
e) a strengthening of pension laws in British colonial India.
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Instead, we've doubled down on a bad bet. The 107 | JFS 2012
result? Steadily rising casualties, with 499 killed in 2010 and Assinale a opção que preenche corretamente a lacuna (II)
418 last year. presente no 12º parágrafo do texto.
Now you might say that's not so bad, really,
compared with the Vietnam War, in (I) more than 58,000 a) during
Americans were killed. b) off
Sure. Try telling that to the families of the dead. c) by
Tell that to the family of Lance Cpl. Donald Hogan. d) of
The San Clemente native and Tesoro High School graduate is e) from
to be awarded the Navy Cross next week. What did he do? In
August 2009, while on patrol in Helmand province, he 108 | JFS 2012
spotted an explosive device and hurled himself into the body Assinale a opção correta.
of a fellow Marine to protect him and others (II) the blast.
a) A sensação de déjà vu, mencionada pelo autor no 1º
This California hero died saving others. I'm sure his
parágrafo do texto, dá-se em virtude da guerra do
family is proud. I'm also sure they'd rather have him home,
Afeganistão desenrolar-se de maneira bastante semelhante
safe. Some will say that if we leave now, the sacrifices of
à do Vietnã.
Hogan and others will have been in vain. But I say we can't
b) O 3º parágrafo, extraído da revista Time, apresenta um
afford any more such tragic sacrifices for a lost cause.
parecer oficial sobre as causas e consequências da guerra do
We can't do much about Afghanistan now.
Afeganistão.
President Obama says we'll be out by 2014. Good. Hopefully
c) É possível que com o início do processo de retirada das
he sticks to that plan. And hopefully a Republican hawk
tropas do Afeganistão, o governo local não consiga
doesn't become president.
minimizar os problemas provocados pela guerra naquele
But we need to make sure there aren't any more
país.
Afghanistans. And to do that, everyone in this country needs
d) O autor afirma que apesar do número de mortes na
to have some skin in this game.
guerra do Vietnã ter sido muito maior ao da guerra do
We need a military draft. We need to make sure
Afeganistão, esta causou um impacto mais significativo nas
that all of America's sons and daughters are subject to
famílias norte-americanas que perderam seus filhos em
combat duty.
combate do que aquela.
That way, the next time war fever hits, we'll be sure
e) Apesar de orgulhosa, a família do anspeçada Donald
that everyone has caught cold before we go into battle.
Hogan preferiria tê-lo vivo a tê-lo enterrado como herói de
It's time to put a stop to politicians doing the
guerra.
deciding while only a few do the dying.
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Adapted from http://opinion.latimes.com/ As perguntas feitas pelo autor ao longo do texto:
105 | JFS 2012 a) indicam que ele possui muitas dúvidas sobre o desenrolar
Qual dos vocábulos a seguir, extraídos do texto, não pode dos eventos da guerra do Afeganistão.
ser considerado um falso cognato? b) levam o leitor a refletir sobre qual o desfecho mais
provável para a guerra do Afeganistão.
a) reported (2º parágrafo) c) foram utilizadas como recurso para levar o leitor a uma
b) assessment (3º parágrafo) reflexão mais específica sobre determinados aspectos da
c) officials (3º parágrafo) guerra do Afeganistão.
d) classified (6º parágrafo) d) representam as principais dúvidas da população
e) casualties (9º parágrafo) estadunidense, de um modo geral, acerca dos conflitos no
Afeganistão.
106 | JFS 2012 e) induzem o leitor a uma interpretação mais ampla sobre o
Assinale a opção que preenche corretamente a lacuna (I) desenrolar da guerra do Afeganistão.
presente no 10º parágrafo do texto.
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a) what A sentença Yet we've allowed ourselves to get stuck there?,
b) which extraída do 5º parágrafo, apresenta uma idéia de:
c) that
d) whose a) causa.
e) where b) consequência.
c) condição.
d) contraste.
e) concessão.
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114 | FUVEST 2012 116 | FUVEST 2012
Com base nos gráficos que acompanham o texto, é correto De acordo com o texto, o especialista Gary Bradski afirma
afirmar que, para os norte-americanos: que:
a) o evento de 11 de setembro de 2001 é mais significativo a) a sua empresa projetou um robô com capacidade de
que outros eventos ocorridos na última década. percepção.
b) a morte de Osama bin Laden reduz o receio de novos b) os robôs já estão bem mais desenvolvidos, atualmente.
ataques terroristas contra os EUA. c) a construção de robôs que reproduzam capacidades
c) o governo de Obama é avaliado com pessimismo e biológicas é difícil.
descrédito, hoje. d) as pessoas podem ser beneficiadas por robôs com
d) o risco de um ataque praticado por terroristas internos é capacidade de planejamento.
maior que o de um ataque praticado por terroristas e) a habilidade das pessoas em operar robôs sofisticados é
externos. surpreendente.
e) a recessão econômica tem relação com os ataques e as
ameaças sofridos pelos EUA. Gorillaz give away their new album made on an iPad
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Gorillaz are not the first major band to release an 120 | JFS 2011
album free via the internet. Radiohead put out In Rainbows Assinale a opção CORRETA.
as a digital download in 2007 employing an "honesty box"
scheme. But experts suggest Gorillaz are at the vanguard in a) Músicos tradicionalistas criticaram a maneira como o
recognising how the business model of popular music is novo álbum do Gorillaz foi produzido.
changing, with fans able to play games, become an exclusive b) A forma como o Gorillaz disponibilizou o download do
member of its fan club and buy limited-edition artwork all on álbum The Fall segue o mesmo modelo criado pelo
the website. (…) Radiohead.
c) As vendas do álbum In Rainbows foram muito melhores
Adapted from http://www.guardian.co.uk/ do que as do The Fall.
d) Mick Jones e Paul Simonon já haviam tocado juntos antes
117 | JFS 2011 em outra banda antes de participarem do Gorillaz.
O texto informa que Damon Albarn: e) Através do Gorillaz.com, o usuário que se tornar membro
do fã clube da banda poderá divertir-se com jogos on-line e
a) foi de encontro às suas influências musicais ao produzir
comprar conteúdos exclusivos.
The Fall em um iPad.
b) fez parte de uma banda britânica chamada Blur. 121 | JFS 2011
c) produziu um álbum inteiro do Gorillaz usando apenas um Qual das sentenças a seguir, extraídas do texto, não se
iPad. encontra na voz passiva?
d) apesar de ser britânico, dedicou o novo álbum do Gorillaz
aos Estados Unidos. a) …an album that can be downloaded free and was largely
e) produziu o álbum The Fall no quarto do hotel onde estava produced using only an iPad.
hospedado. b) … but I got given an iPad and I suddenly found myself in a
position where I could make quite a sonically sophisticated
118 | JFS 2011 record in my hotel room.
Analise as asserções a seguir: c) I used to be very baffled by this place, and I guess I still am
in some ways.
I. O Gorillaz foi a atração principal do festival de Glastonbury
d) The album was made available to fans who opened the
de 2010.
final door of a virtual Advent calendar on the band's
II. O Gorillaz adotará um novo formato antes de voltar a se
website.
apresentar ao vivo.
e) It can also be accessed as a stream on Gorillaz.com, while
III. O Gorillaz disponibilizou o álbum The Fall para download
a physical release of the record is planned for the new year.
gratuito no site oficial da banda.
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Blow your diet? Blame your brain Study author Delores Albarracin, a professor of
Low-fat labels and encouraging exercise can backfire psychiatry at the university, suspects that the exercise
posters simply inspired the students to do something — and
By Linda Carroll | msnbc.com contributor because food was available, eating became the thing to do.
What this means, she says, is that we need to be careful
about when and where we encourage people to work out.
We shouldn’t be showing ads touting the benefits of
exercise when people are sitting in front of the TV with a bag
of chips in their hands.
The study brings up the intriguing possibility that
these ads could be doing more harm than good if they’re not
targeted correctly, says Dr. Louis Aronne, clinical professor
of medicine and director of the Comprehensive Weight
Control Program at the New York-Presbyterian
Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. (…)
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3RD Part | Translations 008. I told my sister I'd lend her my new shirt if she let me
borrow her jacket, but she didn't take the bait.
a) oferta
Mark the correct translations to the words/expressions in
b) isca
bold.
c) engodo
d) negócio
001. The film tells anew the story of his rise to fame and
e) empréstimo
power.
a) novamente
009. Poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime.
b) parcialmente
a) aumenta
c) tendenciosamente
b) acentua
d) aleatoriamente
c) piora
e) sem novidades
d) gera
e) exacerba
002. In good condition, dolls from this period sell for £500
apiece.
010. Stay a little longer, I beseech you!
a) por cada pedaço
a) solicito
b) um pedaço
b) imploro
c) cada
c) peço
d) à vista
d) exijo
e) parcelado
e) ordeno
003. We tried to persuade her not to resign, but to no avail.
011. The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed on
a) sem chance
British civilians for acts of great bravery.
b) sem necessidade
a) apreciada
c) não foi fácil
b) merecida
d) em vão
c) usada
e) sem compromisso
d) vendida
e) concedida
004. He avowed that he regretted what he had done.
a) negou
012. His theory has produced a blizzard of statistics on the
b) confessou
global dimming phenomenon.
c) jurou
a) grande quantidade
d) salientou
b) pequena quantidade
e) insinuou
c) média
d) aumento
005. You can't help but stand in awe of powerful people.
e) diminuição
a) medo
b) espanto
013. The breadth of her knowledge is amazing.
c) pânico
a) alcance
d) respeito
b) largura
e) desprezo
c) extensão
d) limite
006. There followed an awkward silence while we all tried to
e) fronteira
think of something to say.
a) sepulcral
014. I've tried persuading her, but she won't budge.
b) demorado
a) discutir
c) estranho
b) vacilar
d) longo
c) mudar
e) embaraçoso
d) conversar
e) tentar
007. They come from a privileged background.
a) vizinhança
b) origem
c) formação
d) arredores
e) residência
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015. All the rooms have built-in cupboards and wardrobes. 022. This is a daring new film by one of our most original
a) espaçosos modern directors.
b) na medida certa a) inteligente
c) reformados b) astuto
d) embutidos c) temerário
e) adaptados d) arriscado
e) audacioso
016. The men were caked in layers of filth and grime.
a) atolados 023. Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school!
b) sujos a) perambular
c) enfurnados b) dormir
d) soterrados c) perder tempo
e) cobertos d) parar à toa
e) titubear
017. The caucus was held to decide which candidate the
party will support in the next election. 024. The race ended in a dead heat.
a) votação a) acidente trágico
b) reunião b) morte
c) pesquisa c) vitória acachapante
d) sufrágio d) empate
e) análise e) tragédia
018. All my attempts to apologize with my friends were very 025. When the newspapers published the full story, all his
clumsy. earlier deceits were revealed.
a) desastrosas a) escândalos
b) bem sucedidas b) fraudes
c) bem elaboradas c) segredos
d) aceitas d) sonhos
e) recusadas e) ambições
019. It was said that the police concealed vital evidence 026. She is the new dean of the Faculty of Engineering.
during the investigations. a) reitora
a) revelou b) professora
b) descobriu c) diretora
c) escondeu d) coordenadora
d) investigou e) supervisora
e) negligenciou
027. Anyone not paying the registration fee by 31 March will
020. They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave be deemed to have withdrawn from the scheme.
the party. a) exigido
a) sinal b) cobrado
b) pista c) considerado
c) sugestão d) solicitado
d) idéia e) requisitado
e) afirmativa
028. The company is reconsidering the way in which it
021. She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister who was deploys its resources.
large and had big feet. a) economize
a) magra b) melhore
b) levada c) aumente
c) delicada d) majore
d) gentil e) aplique
e) agradável
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029. A digest of the research findings is now available. 036. He was a very earnest young man.
a) coletânea a) esforçado
b) gráfico b) talentoso
c) relatório c) sério
d) resumo d) rico
e) versão e) forte
030. You shouldn't be so diffident about your achievements. 037. The whole country had tried to efface the memory of
a) hesitante the old dictatorship.
b) orgulhoso a) apagar
c) pedante b) relembrar
d) presunçoso c) homenagear
e) indeciso d) prestar continência
e) saudar
031. That bank is in dire straits.
a) processo de falência 038. He had the eerie feeling that he had met this stranger
b) situação terrível before.
c) situação muito boa a) forte
d) moratória b) engraçado
e) concordata c) estranho
d) sinistro
032. The normally dour Mr James was photographed smiling e) intenso
and joking with friends.
a) presunçoso 039. He managed to eke out a living one summer by selling
b) arrogante drinks on a beach.
c) despretensioso a) ficar rico
d) mal-humorado b) ganhar um bom dinheiro
e) sisudo c) fazer uma pequena fortuna
d) viver com pouco dinheiro
033. The community has dwindled to a tenth of its former e) abrir um empreendimento
size in the last two years.
a) dividiu-se 040. Naturally, I embroidered the tale a little to make it
b) dobrou more interesting.
c) aumentou a) enfeitei
d) diminuiu b) fantasiei
e) desmembrou-se c) melhorei
d) reduzi
034. They crowded round the spokesperson, eager for any e) maquiei
news.
a) eufóricos 041. The festival is to encompass everything from music,
b) ansiosos theatre and ballet to literature, cinema and the visual arts.
c) impacientes a) relacionar
d) irritados b) misturar
e) indóceis c) combinar
d) enfatizar
035. Five billion dollars of this year's budget is already e) abranger
earmarked for hospital improvements.
a) investido 042. He went to France as a United Nations special envoy.
b) arrecadado a) encarregado
c) gasto b) responsável
d) reservado c) diretor
e) empreendido d) enviado
e) nomeado
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043. He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs. 050. It's a competent enough piece of writing but it lacks
a) frequentava flair.
b) ficava longe de a) um bom enredo
c) adorava b) suspense
d) odiava c) romance
e) aproveitava-se da d) empolgação
e) talento
044. In this economically depressed area, evictions are
common. 051. He is always making flattering remarks about me and
a) calotes my projects.
b) empréstimos a) desagradáveis
c) turbulências b) lisonjeiras
d) crises c) importantes
e) despejos d) inteligentes
e) inesperadas
045. The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment.
a) intensificou-se 052. I think she just thought I was being flippant.
b) cessou a) elegante
c) esquentou b) exibido
d) perdeu o sentido c) desrespeitoso
e) fugiu do foco principal d) agradável
e) brincalhão
046. He bid us both a fond farewell.
a) felicitação 053. She spent the day fretting about what she'd said to
b) saudação Nicky.
c) despedida a) preocupando-se
d) recepção b) lembrando
e) atendimento c) analisando
d) considerando
047. This is a far-fetched idea. e) ponderando
a) muito boa
b) horrível 054. A group of suntanned children were frolicking on the
c) mirabolante beach.
d) infalível a) nadando
e) inalcançável b) brincando
c) correndo
048. Hundreds of prisoners began a fast in protest about d) andando
prison conditions. e) descansando
a) jejum
b) corrida 055. She frowned at me, clearly annoyed due to my report
c) revolta card.
d) debate a) brigou comigo
e) rebelião b) gritou comigo
c) franziu a testa pra mim
049. She slept fitfully throughout the night and arose before d) chamou minha atenção
dawn. e) sorriu para mim
a) muito bem
b) confortavelmente 056. The government continues to fudge the issue by
c) relaxadamente refusing to give exact figures.
d) irregularmente a) evitando
e) aconchegadamente b) mentindo sobre
c) debatendo
d) adiando
e) amenizando
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057. She started gabbling away at me in Spanish and I didn't 064. The aircraft's landing gear grazed the treetops as it
understand a word. landed.
a) explicar a) chocou-se contra
b) puxar conversa b) desviou
c) gritar c) quase atingiu
d) xingar d) roçou
e) falar depressa e) enrolou-se com
058. He bought a pair of garish Bermuda shorts. 065. They are in a financial gridlock due to high interest
a) belas rates.
b) caras a) deficiência
c) baratas b) débito
d) espalhafatosas c) crise
e) floridas d) impasse
e) colapso
059. I thought her outfit was ghastly.
a) fantástico 066. The men who arrived in the guise of drug dealers were
b) exclusivo actually undercover police officers.
c) importado a) procura
d) horrível b) disfarce
e) chamativo c) desculpa
d) perseguição
060. Should I add a scarf to this jacket or would it be gilding e) investigação
the lily?
a) útil 067. There are any number of miracle cures on the market
b) exagero for people gullible enough to buy them.
c) quente demais a) ricas
d) adequado b) necessitadas
e) inconveniente c) doentes
d) leigas
061. Detectives have given the flat a thorough going-over. e) influenciáveis
a) prisão
b) apreensão 068. "If you must," came the gruff reply.
c) batida a) imediata
d) desarrumada b) doce
e) averiguação c) áspera
d) autoritária
062. The management tried unsuccessfully to graft new e) infame
working methods onto the existing ways of doing things.
a) adotar 069. He eventually won the match after five gruelling sets.
b) inserir a) maçantes
c) adicionar b) estonteantes
d) investir c) emocionantes
e) criar d) exaustivos
e) longos
063. The children grappled for the ball.
a) lutaram 070. She's a real guzzler!
b) jogaram a) beberrona
c) optaram b) fanfarrona
d) lançaram c) comilona
e) furaram d) cafajeste
e) mau-caráter
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071. He'd been drinking the night before and was looking a 078. In their heyday, they sold as many records as all the
bit haggard. other groups in the country put together.
a) de ressaca a) estréia
b) doente b) auge
c) abatido c) separação
d) enjoado d) declínio
e) sonolento e) início
072. He spoke quietly, in halting English. 079. Half these factories now stand idle.
a) hesitante a) falidas
b) perfeito b) prósperas
c) indefectível c) ociosas
d) formal d) em greve
e) informal e) em expansão
073. What did you hanker after most when you were in 080. The worst of her criticism was reserved for journalists,
prison? photographers and others of their ilk.
a) receava a) tipo
b) sentia falta b) profissão
c) fazia c) cargo
d) ansiava d) laia
e) evitava e) área
074. There is a great deal of interest in harnessing wind and 081. Inasmuch as you are their commanding officer, you are
waves as new sources of power. responsible for the behaviour of these men.
a) promover a) além de
b) enfatizar b) em vez de
c) ressaltar c) embora
d) aumentar d) apesar de
e) fazer uso de e) já que
075. My grandfather always says to me: “Make hay while 082. The inmates are in the cafeteria now.
the sun shines”. a) novatos
a) Antes tarde do que nunca. b) detentos
b) Nunca deixe para o amanhã o que você pode fazer hoje. c) alunos
c) Deus ajuda a quem cedo madruga. d) funcionários
d) Aproveite enquanto é tempo. e) inquilinos
e) A pressa é inimiga da perfeição.
083. You have to pay the installment today.
076. A few angry locals started heckling the speaker. a) multa
a) interromper b) fiança
b) espancar c) pensão
c) agredir d) prestação
d) maltratar e) indenização
e) interrogar
084. The office will be issuing permits on Tuesday and
077. Heedless destruction of the rainforests is contributing Thursday mornings.
to global warming. a) publicando
a) enorme b) emitindo
b) avassaladora c) divulgando
c) despretensiosa d) aplicando
d) precipitada e) restringindo
e) imprudente
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085. Invoices must be submitted by the 24th of every 093. Different ethnic groups have different systems of
month. kinship.
a) faturas a) parentesco
b) memorandos b) afinidade
c) atas c) liderança
d) solicitações d) governo
e) portarias e) casamento
086. Perhaps some caviar can tempt your jaded palate. 094. There's a knack to using this corkscrew.
a) aguçado a) talento
b) refinado b) jeito
c) cansado c) regra
d) exigente d) lei
e) apurado e) norma
087. He’s been living a jarring experience. 095. Being an actor has a certain amount of kudos attached
a) fascinante to it.
b) desagradável a) prestígio
c) nova b) contratempos
d) inesperada c) transtornos
e) súbita d) importância
e) valor
088. I only said it in jest – you're obviously not fat.
a) sem pensar 096. The food was nice enough but the service was rather
b) de propósito lackadaisical.
c) sem querer a) incivil
d) de brincadeira b) atabalhoado
e) para irritar c) indelicado
d) desastrado
089. He works as a juggler.
e) displicente
a) percussionista
b) dançarino 097. He is always lashed out by the reporters.
c) equilibrista a) elogiado
d) malabarista b) entrevistado
e) trapezista c) atacado
d) citado
090. He jutted his jaw out defiantly.
e) enaltecido
a) tremia
b) projetava
098. He bought lead pipes.
c) roçava
a) plástico
d) mordia
b) borracha
e) balançava
c) cerâmica
091. She's a keen tennis player. d) chumbo
a) brilhante e) silicone
b) péssimo
c) regular 099. The business has liabilities of £2 million.
d) esforçada a) ativo
e) iniciante b) passivo
c) patrimônio
092. Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her d) investimentos
grandmother told her. e) lucro
a) envolvida
b) desestimulada
c) aguçada
d) anestesiada
e) invadida
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100. That farm is his livelihood. 108. There's no point in sitting at home and moping.
a) principal patrimônio a) chorando
b) herança b) lamentando-se
c) meio de vida c) reclamando
d) riqueza d) enfurnado
e) legado e) escondendo-se
101. I'm loath to spend it all at once. 109. He always says mordant remarks.
a) relutante a) sarcásticas
b) a favor b) imprudentes
c) contra c) desagradáveis
d) disposto a d) inteligentes
e) decidido a e) intrigantes
102. From an early age the brothers have loathed each 110. She managed to muster the courage to ask him to the
other. cinema.
a) detestaram a) reunir
b) amaram b) juntar
c) ajudaram c) coletar
d) sustentaram d) fazer
e) ensinaram e) criar
103. The motion of the car almost lulled her to sleep. 111. I got sick of her constant nagging.
a) levou a) reclamações
b) acalentou b) espirros
c) fez c) vaciladas
d) não deixou d) traições
e) tornou impraticável e) descuidos
104. My sweater got mangled in the washing machine. 112. After our busy day we both sat and nodded off in front
a) manchado of the TV.
b) desfigurado a) jantamos
c) mutilado b) relaxamos
d) lavado c) cochilamos
e) acabado d) conversamos
e) continuamos trabalhando
105. I like mellow flavours.
a) adocicados 113. Christine was completely nonplussed by his reply.
b) fortes a) confusa
c) suaves b) perplexa
d) apimentados c) ofendida
e) exóticos d) revoltada
e) humilhada
106. She seemed so very meek and mild.
a) submissa e conformada 114. Some of his colleagues say that he's obnoxious.
b) suave e frágil a) competente
c) pacífica e sutil b) preguiçoso
d) dócil e calma c) displicente
e) calma e perspicaz d) radical
e) insuportável
107. She has a mischievous sense of humour.
115. Fifty odd people came to the party.
a) estranho
a) estranhas
b) maléfico
b) desacompanhadas
c) perspicaz
c) penetras
d) malicioso
d) e poucas
e) sarcástico
e) estrangeiras
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116. The engine had been making an ominous sound all the 123. She asked in a pleading tone of voice.
way from London. a) arrogante
a) estranho b) áspero
b) sinistro c) rouco
c) ameaçador d) suplicante
d) perigoso e) desafiador
e) espantoso
124. I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.
117. Unions are fighting a plan by universities to outsource a) bebendo
all non-academic services. b) preparando
a) reduzir c) adoçando
b) cortar d) esfriando
c) aumentar e) servindo
d) terceirizar
e) restringir 125. The idea is preposterous!
a) fantástica
118. Neither side in the conflict seems willing to make peace b) absurda
overtures. c) plausível
a) acordos d) aceitável
b) propostas e) ruim
c) convenções
d) concessões 126. I've always been prone to accidents.
e) comunicados a) propenso
b) medroso
119. Student grants these days are paltry. c) disposto
a) insignificantes d) receoso
b) fartas e) preparado
c) abrangentes
d) extensas 127. "I don't approve of that kind of language," she said,
e) restritas pursing her lips.
a) lambendo
120. You have to treat your patrons well. b) cerrando
a) patrões c) fechando
b) clientes d) mordendo
c) fornecedores e) franzindo
d) garçons
e) funcionários 128. At the end of the match, the pitch was a real quagmire.
a) bagunça
121. It has been alleged that he received a payoff from an b) pântano
arms dealer. c) lamaçal
a) ameaça d) atoleiro
b) prazo e) arruaça
c) aviso
d) propina 129. His conviction was quashed in March 1986 after his
e) chantagem counsel argued that the police evidence was a tissue of lies.
a) aumentada
122. Let’s go for a pint. b) rejeitada
a) festa c) revogada
b) cigarro d) negada
c) cerveja e) adiada
d) passeio
e) viagem
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130. I started to feel queasy as soon as the boat left the 137. The team were rather ragged in the first half of the
harbour. match, but improved in the second half.
a) mal a) indisciplinado
b) com saudade b) desatento
c) com medo c) irregular
d) enjoado d) violento
e) empolgado e) distraído
131. Are you in the queue for tickets? 138. She's always raking up that old quarrel.
a) espera a) chorando por causa de
b) ânsia b) remoendo-se por conta de
c) fila c) desenterrando
d) procura d) reclamando de
e) expectativa e) esbravejando devido a
132. We'll have to quicken the pace if we want to keep up 139. Rampant inflation means that our wage increases soon
with him. become worth nothing.
a) manter a) grande
b) estabilizar b) desenfreada
c) diminuir c) em decadência
d) ultrapassar d) selvagem
e) acelerar e) causticante
133. When asked earlier why he seemed to be so relaxed, 140. She has an excellent rapport with her staff.
Mr McCarthy quipped: "It's the drugs". a) avaliação
a) gracejou b) rendimento
b) afirmou c) desempenho
c) replicou d) entrosamento
d) admitiu e) receita
e) ratificou
141. She looked ravishing!
134. There's no point quibbling over a couple of dollars. a) encantadora
a) cobrar b) com raiva
b) não pagar c) cansada
c) pechinchar d) indisposta
d) criar caso e) faminta
e) cobrar juros
142. She was widely reckoned the best actress of her
135. Lennie's bottom lip quivered and tears started in his generation.
eyes. a) estimada
a) franziu b) aclamada
b) tremeu c) proclamada
c) ressecou d) considerada
d) umedeceu e) julgada
e) foi ferido
143. On her way to her interview she silently rehearsed
136. Even at the end, when cancer racked his body, he was what she would say.
calm and cheerful. a) arguia
a) torturava b) questionava
b) corroia c) declarava
c) deteriorava d) declamava
d) acabava e) ensaiava
e) definhava
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144. I was told the news first and then I relayed it to the 151. I baked a huge cake this morning, and the kids scoffed
others. the lot.
a) escondi a) confeitaram
b) omiti b) jogaram fora
c) declarei c) deixaram cair
d) comuniquei d) desperdiçaram
e) repeti e) devoraram
145. Don't let her rile you. 152. We would now like to broaden the scope of the enquiry
a) irritar and look at more general matters.
b) mentir para a) extensão
c) falar mal de b) influência
d) pensar bobagens sobre c) repercussão
e) enganar d) divulgação
e) sigilo
146. The speaker attempted to rouse the crowd with a cry
for action. 153. The poor dog – it's shivering!
a) acalmar a) com fome
b) apaziguar b) com medo
c) incitar c) tremendo
d) ludibriar d) doente
e) comover e) com frio
147. He was the runner-up of the race. 154. The American space shuttle can be used many times to
a) campeão put payloads in space.
b) bi-campeão a) nave espacial
c) desclassificado b) ônibus espacial
d) segundo colocado c) estação espacial
e) terceiro colocado d) foguete espacial
e) satélite
148. Some people believe that to succeed in this world you
have to be ruthless. 155. I don't think Rick will ever manage to slake his lust for
a) ambicioso power.
b) impiedoso a) saciar
c) desonesto b) diminuir
d) implacável c) aumentar
e) insensível d) estimular
e) conter
149. He nodded his head sagely.
a) sabiamente 156. You may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of
b) negativamente music.
c) positivamente a) ironizar
d) agitadamente b) detestar
e) pacificamente c) execrar
d) ser contra
150. I’m already sated. e) injuriar-se
a) conformado
b) cansado 157. She soothed the crying baby.
c) extenuado a) perdeu a paciência com
d) saciado b) agrediu
e) sobrecarregado c) se irritou com
d) amamentou
e) acalmou
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158. His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial 165. You need to trawl through a lot of data to get results
scandal. that are valid.
a) agredida a) pesquisar
b) atormentada b) coletar
c) agitada c) reunir
d) manchada d) interligar
e) afligida e) anexar
159. He gave me a good telling-off for forgetting the 166. Tuition fees will increase next year.
meeting. a) crédito
a) conselho b) moradia
b) lembrete c) saúde
c) sugestão d) transporte
d) bronca e) educação
e) ressalva
167. The Swedes are not alone in finding their language
160. Allow the meat to thaw properly before cooking it. under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English.
a) ferver a) amplo
b) esfriar b) onipresente
c) aquecer c) avançado
d) derreter d) desenfreado
e) degelar e) exagerado
161. The mayor's political future has been hanging by a 168. She gave an unbiased opinion about the issue.
thread since the fraud scandal. a) errada
a) está um caos b) sincera
b) tornou-se obscuro c) tendenciosa
c) está por um fio d) imparcial
d) foi decidido e) confusa
e) acabou
169. Such a high increase will impose an undue burden on
162. His business thrived in the years before the war. the local tax payer.
a) faliu a) moderado
b) prosperou b) aceitável
c) estagnou c) necessário
d) desandou d) exagerado
e) minguou e) imprescindível
163. Several insurance companies are now touting their 170. His behaviour was unseemly.
wares on local radio. a) impecável
a) anunciando b) indefectível
b) vendendo c) inadequado
c) demonstrando d) irrepreensível
d) exibindo e) normal
e) lançando
171. The upshot of the discussions is that there will be no
164. Arrogance is a very unattractive personality trait. redundancies.
a) defeito a) votação
b) qualidade b) debate
c) traço c) resultado
d) falta de educação d) proposta
e) modo e) alvitre
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172. She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a 179. This film is x-rated.
word. a) fantástico
a) proferir b) obsceno
b) entender c) violento
c) anotar d) agradável
d) comentar e) sem graça
e) explicar
180. This was once a Roman road in days of yore.
173. The vanquished army surrendered their weapons. a) guerra
a) abalado b) romance
b) derrotado c) outrora
c) covarde d) peleja
d) inteiro e) fome
e) estremecido
174. She entered the vault with an armed guard. “Aos colegas professores e estimados alunos de todo o Brasil
a) caixa-forte que utilizam esta insana compilação de questões:
b) sala Este material é gratuito e sempre será.”
c) recinto Jefferson Celestino
d) prisão
e) ala
176. The two older children tend to vie with the younger
one for their mother's attention.
a) chorar
b) agredir
c) unir-se
d) competir
e) atracar-se
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Answers
Adjectives and Adverbs
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D C B E B A C E E D
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
A E A B B D C C A B
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
D E B D C D B D C C
031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
A D D D C C A B E D
041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
A D C A A E A B E C
051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060
D A A B B D B A B D
061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070
B E E E E C A A A D
071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080
D A A D C D A E B D
081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090
A C E E A C D C D A
091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100
E E D A B D B E B A
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
C E D D C D C C B A
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
B A E C E B E D C D
Pronouns
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
C B D D C D E E B E
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
B B A C D C B C C A
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
B C E A E A D E A E
031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
E C C A C C C A E A
041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
E E C A E A C C B C
051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060
E D D C C A D D C B
061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070
B C C A D B A E A C
071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080
C D B C C D C E D B
081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090
E E C E B B E D D D
091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100
C D E E C E B A A B
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101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
C A C B D C E C A C
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
C D D A A B C C C C
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
C B A A A D D B C C
131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
E A B B A B D D C A
141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
B C D A D B D D E A
Quantifiers ad Intensifiers
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
A D A B C E B D A A
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
E D B C C A B A D E
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
A D B E D D A B B B
031 032 033 034 035 - - - - -
A B B E E - - - - -
Verbs
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
B E C B A C E D E E
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
D E D E A C B E A E
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
B E A A C A E D B A
031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
B E A D A A B A D A
041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
A E D A A B C C C E
051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060
A B D A E B D A E B
061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070
C D D E B B A A A D
071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080
C E B A A C A D A A
081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090
E B D E A C A A D E
091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100
A E E B B D C A A D
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
C C D B D D E B C E
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
B D E D A B A C D B
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
D A A D E C D D B E
131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
B A B A E C E B B E
141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
E B D C C A E E E A
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E A E B E B E C B C
161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170
B E C D A B D D B E
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A B A C E D B E A C
Modal Auxiliaries
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
C B B B D E C E B C
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
C B B D B B D C C A
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
D A D B A A A B B B
031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
D C B C A D D D C C
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A B E D E D A B A E
051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060
A B A B C E B C E C
061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070
C D A E A E E C C B
071 072 073 074 075 - - - - -
A D C C E - - - - -
Active and Passive Voice
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
A A C E E A C C A C
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
D C B A E E D A A E
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
E D B A D C D E A B
031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
C E D A A C D B A C
041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
B B B A C B E E E E
051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060
A B C B D A D B A B
061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070
B B B D D A A E D B
071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080
D D A D B B B C D A
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B C B A A D C C C D
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E D C A B A A E C D
Direct and Indirect Speech
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C D D D A A D C A C
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021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
D B B C C A E D A A
031 032 033 034 035 - - - - -
B E D D A - - - - -
Conditionals
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
A A C D D B A E A A
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
D D E E D A C C C E
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
E D C B E A D E E C
031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
B C B C A B D C A C
041 042 043 044 - - - - - -
D D C D - - - - - -
Question Tags
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D D B B A D A D B A
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
C A D B D B E B D C
Rejoinders
001 002 003 004 005 006 - - - -
E E A C A B - - - -
Articles
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C E B E C B D D D B
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
E D B A C A D B D B
021 022 023 024 - - - - - -
E C D C - - - - - -
Plural of the Nouns
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
B D C C B A B C A D
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
A C D C D E E B E D
Genitive Case
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
D B B D C B E D A B
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 - -
A A C D B A B D - -
Numbers
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 - -
D E E D C B A D - -
Prepositions
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
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011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
C E E B D D B E D C
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
D A E E B A E A D D
031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
B A C D B E A D E B
041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
B E D E D D A E A D
051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060
A E A C B B B B E D
061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070
A C E A B B D E A D
071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080
B C A B B E C D B D
081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090
B E D C B B E E A D
Conjunctions
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
C C E A E B A E C E
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
A D E A A B E B C A
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
E E D B C E D C E D
031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
B E D C E E C A A D
041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
B B D C D D E D D C
051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060
C C A A B E A B B C
061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070
D A E C B D E C E B
071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080
A C E D A B B D D C
081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090
D D B D E C C E E D
091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100
C D D E D E B E A B
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E D C A C C B B D E
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C C B E E B B A B C
121 122 123 124 125 - - - - -
C D D A B - - - - -
Subjunctive, Imperative, Infinitive and Gerund
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
D D B E D D D C C A
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
C A E C C D A D D C
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Phrasal Verbs
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
E D D E A A B C D A
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 - -
A A C B A B E A - -
False Cognate Words
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
B A B A D C D E C C
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 - -
B C C B A C A B - -
Mixed Topics
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B D C A E D A C B C
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
A E D C C A A A E C
021 022 023 024 025 - - - - -
A B E C D - - - - -
Idioms and Vocabulary
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A D C D D A C A A C
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
B D E E E A B C E C
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
D B A B B A B D A D
Synonyms and Antonyms
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
D A B D B B E E E C
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
C C A B D C D C A D
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
C D D A A B C D D C
031 032 033 034 035 - - - - -
C D D B D - - - - -
Reading Skills and General Review
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
E D C D E B C B B A
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
B E D A B A E A C E
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
B D C C D E B B B C
031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
D C B C B B D E A B
041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
A C D E A C B E B D
051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060
C C C C B C D B E B
061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070
D A D E A A C C A C
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071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080
B E D E E C B A C E
081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090
D A C D C A C A E C
091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100
B C B D A D B A B D
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
A C E A A B E E C D
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
B B D A E C B A B D
121 122 123 124 - - - - - -
C B B A - - - - - -
Translations
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
A C D B B E C A D B
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
E A C C D E B A C A
021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030
C E C D B A C E D A
031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040
B E D B D C A C D A
041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
E D B E B C C A D E
051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060
B C A B C A E D D B
061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070
E C A D D B E C D A
071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080
C A D E D A E B C A
081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090
E B D B A C B D D B
091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100
A C A B A E C D B C
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
A A B E C D D B A E
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
A C B E D A D B A B
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
D C D E B A E C C C
131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
C E A D B A C C B D
141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
A D E D A C D B A D
151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160
E A C B A A E D D E
161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170
C B A C A E B D D C
171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180
C A B A D D E A B C
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