1500 Questões de Inglês de Concursos Militares

Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa
1.500 2012/2013 Index

Topics Questions Pages
Adjectives and Adverbs 120 002
Pronouns 150 015
Quantifiers and Intensifiers 035 033
Verbs 180 037
Modal Auxiliaries 075 058
Active and Passive Voice 100 067
Direct and Indirect Speech 035 079
Conditionals 044 084
Question Tags 020 090
Rejoinders 006 092
Articles 024 093
Plural of the Nouns 020 096
Genitive Case 018 099
Numbers 008 101
Prepositions 090 102
Conjunctions 125 113
Subjunctive, Imperative, Infinitive and Gerund 020 129
Phrasal Verbs 018 131
False Cognate Words 018 133
Mixed Topics 025 135
Idioms and Vocabulary 030 139
Synonyms and Antonyms 035 143
Reading Skills and General Review 124 148
Translations 180 177
Answers 1.500 190
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1ST Part | Grammar Skills 005 | FATEC 2007

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a forma correta do
adjetivo + sufixo 'IBLE' como em 'Edible Cotton':
Adjectives and Adverbs
a) Managible
001 | UNITAU 1995 b) Gullible
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à tradução mais c) Drinkible
adequada da seguinte sentença: d) Lovible
e) Thinkible
The man gave a five-pound note to the shoe-repairer.
006 | UNITAU 1995
a) O homem deu uma nota de cinco libras para reparar o Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à tradução mais
sapato. adequada da forma adjetiva destacada a seguir:
b) O homem deu cinco potes de notas para reparar o sapato.
c) O homem deu um maço de cinco notas para consertar o Literally thousands of parts are used to make up even THE
sapato. SMALLEST family saloon.
d) O homem deu uma nota de cinco libras para o sapateiro.
e) O sapateiro recebeu uma nota de cinco libras do bom a) o menor
homem. b) o maior
c) o pequeno
002 | MACKENZIE 1999 d) o grande
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following e) o amplo
sentence:
007 | UNITAU 1995
They finally decided to buy a __________. Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à tradução mais
adequada da expressão, em destaque, a seguir:
a) four-doors car
b) four doors car Você é a pessoa MAIS INTERESSANTE que já conheci.
c) four-door car
d) four-door-car a) the more interesting
e) four-car b) the interestinger
c) the most interesting
003 | MACKENZIE 1999 d) the much interesting
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following e) the best interesting
sentence:
008 | CESGRANRIO 1994
The building has nine stories. It is __________. "The new generation of MT programs is less ambitious" is an
example of comparative form. Mark the item which also
a) a nine-stories-building contains a comparative form:
b) a nine-story building
c) a nine's-story building a) Of the four translations, I like this one best.
d) a nine-stories b) That young boy behaves the most carelessly of all.
e) a building's nine stories's c) This is the worst ice cream I've had in a long time.
d) This is the least expensive computer that we have.
004 | MACKENZIE 1999 e) The airport is farther than the university.
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
sentence: 009 | FEI 1995
Indique a palavra que significa "mais forte":
The flight lasted two hours. It was __________.
a) larger
a) a flight's two-hours's b) clearer
b) a two-hours-flight c) higher
c) a two'-hours's flight d) better
d) a two-hours e) stronger
e) a two-hour flight
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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
I have been studying __________ I can to learn English. 015 | EN 1983

Fill in the gap:
a) as hard as
b) so hard as - “You look fatter”.
c) as harder as - “That’s because I’ve been eating __________ than I used
d) so harder so to”.
e) so hard so
a) many more
012 | MACKENZIE 1996 b) much more
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following c) a few
sentences: d) more than
e) any more
I. Which city is the __________ from São Paulo?
II. My __________ brother works at Mackenzie. 016 | UNESP 1985
III. Do you need any __________ data on that matter? Assinale a alternativa correta:
IV. Which is the __________ building in São Paulo?
Our next examination may be __________ the last one.
V. Ribeirão Preto is the city that has the __________
problems with pollution in Brazil. a) more bad than
b) more worse than
a) I. furthest; II. elder; III. more; IV. farthest; V. oldest c) much bad than
b) I. further; II. older; III. farther; IV. eldest; V. less d) worse than
c) I. nearer; II. oldest; III. farthest; IV. longest; V. least e) more badly than
d) I. nearest; II. elder; III. furthest; IV. eldest; V. biggest
e) I. farthest; II. eldest; III. further; IV. oldest; V. fewest
017 | UNESP 1987
Peter's house is __________ mine.
013 | PUCCAMP 1992
Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche a) larger as
corretamente as lacunas da frase apresentada: b) most larger than
c) larger than
Mr. Smith: I'm sorry, Mr. Johnson. I believe the candidate
d) so large than
you sent us will not suit our purposes. We need somebody
e) more large than
__________ than he.
Mr. Johnson: In that case I would suggest Miss Cary. She's 018 | UNESP 1988
definitely the __________ person in our group. He is __________ boy in town.
a) smarter – most intelligent a) so rich
b) smart – intelligent b) richer
c) smartest – more intelligent
c) the richest
d) as smart – as intelligent
d) richest
e) as smart – as intelligent as e) the most rich
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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) bad The more time people spend at an exhibit, __________ they

b) sad learn.
c) glad
d) great a) more
e) late b) most
c) much
020 | EFOMM 2007 d) the more
‘In London there are lots of streets with the same name and e) the most
it’s very __________ if you are a tourist. Another problem is
that it’s a huge place. We walked everywhere on our last trip 025 | UEL 1997
and we were __________ at the end of each day. But it’s an Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
__________ city, with so much to do.’ 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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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:
032 | MACKENZIE 1999 Depending on the situation, having a computer may be

Which one is correct? __________ having a telephone.
a) More have they, more want them. a) easier

b) As more they have, as more they want. b) more useful
c) More they have, more they want. c) more convenient than
d) The more they have, the more they want. d) the most difficult
e) Do more they have, do more they want. e) useful than
033 | UNESP 1999 037 | PUCRS 2001

Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna Which of the following words DOES NOT form the
da frase adiante: comparative the same way as friendly in friendlier?
Paris is __________ than Rome. a) high

b) healthy
a) the most beautiful c) sexy
b) small d) costly
c) more rich e) ugly
d) more beautiful
e) largest
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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.
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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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":
a) broader ( ) indicates emphasis.

b) thinner ( ) carries the meaning of even more.
c) more limited ( ) means greater in degree.
d) shorter ( ) is used as an intensifier.
e) higher ( ) signifies equal or identical in degree.
048 | UEL 2000 – ADAPTED a) V V V V F

O adjetivo GREATEST, no fragmento abaixo, está no grau: b) V V V V V
c) V V F V F
One of the GREATEST meteor showers of OUR lifetime may d) V F V V F
(…) soon light up the night sky. e) F V F V F
a) comparativo de igualdade. 053 | PUCRIO 2004

b) superlativo de superioridade. The only item that contains an adjective used in the
c) comparativo de superioridade. superlative form is:
d) comparativo de inferioridade.
e) normal. a) "The widespread destruction (...) is happening before we
even know the most basic facts about what we are losing."
049 | UFRS 2001 b) "Covering only 6 percent of the Earth's surface, tropical
Os antônimos corretos das partes destacadas da expressão moist forests contain at least half of all species."
"THE BEST and THE NEWEST facilities" são, respectivamente: c) "Scientists estimate that (...) as much as 20 or 25 percent
of the world's plant species will soon be extinct."
a) the most good – the youngest d) "However, the chemical structures of most natural drugs
b) the baddest – the oldest (...) simple extraction is usually less expensive than
c) the worst – the most old synthesis."
d) the poorest – the most recent e) "Tropical forests offer hope for safer contraceptives for
e) the worst – the oldest both women and men."
050 | UFRS 2002 054 | UFRS 2005

As palavras a seguir seguem o mesmo processo de formação Considere a frase:
de WEARER, à exceção de:
This program teaches FASTER THAN any other language
a) computer. program.
b) player.
c) weaker. – A alternativa que apresenta o significado antônimo da
d) murderer. expressão destacada é:
e) writer.
a) less faster than.
051 | UFV 2003 b) more slowly than.
All the alternatives below are examples of comparatives, c) as slow as.
EXCEPT: d) as fast as.
e) the slowest.
a) "...children as young as two..."
b) "...scored higher than people who..." 055 | UFRRJ 2003
c) "...listening longer results in staying smarter longer". The sequence that has the same formation of the words
d) "...Mozart was | ... a quick thinker". “newer” and “higher” is:
e) "Mozart makes you smarter!"
a) good – dark – late.
b) tough – tight – clear.
c) great – far – easy.
d) distant – tidy – thick.
e) big – wide – dangerous.
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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.
a) lower / friendlier 063 | UNESP 2008

b) good-natured / miners Indique a alternativa que expresse o mesmo significado de
c) well-regulated / friendlier “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery".
d) lower / miners
e) well-regulated / miners a) Imitation is the best form of provocation.
b) Imitation is a true form of irritation.
059 | UFSM 2005 c) Imitation is a real form of harassment.
A palavra "wider" apresenta uma marca de comparação. A d) Imitation is the most accurate form of exasperation.
mesma marca de comparação é apresentada na palavra: e) Imitation is the most genuine form of adulation.
a) speaker. 064 | MACKENZIE 1976

b) easier. Mark the correct item:
c) greatly.
d) learners. She is beautiful, but she is __________ her brother.
e) together.
a) most beautiful of
060 | UFPE 2007 b) less beautiful
Select the phrase that is in the comparative degree of c) as beautiful
superiority: d) not so beautiful
e) not as beautiful as
a) An enormous man.
b) Dinner on the top floor. 065 | FATEC 2003
c) On the opposite corner. Assinale a alternativa em que o adjetivo é composto por dois
d) Earlier this evening. substantivos, como na palavra "weight-loss":
e) São Paulo's tallest building.
a) low-cholesterol meals.
b) high-fat intake.
c) western-style boots.
d) well-known people.
e) ice-cream flavors.
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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.
067 | UNESP 1984 a) 01 + 02 + 08 + 16 + 32 = 59

Assinale a alternativa correta: b) 02 + 04 + 16 = 22
c) 02 + 08 + 16 + 32 = 58
a) That is a five-storey building. d) 01 + 08 + 16 + 32 = 57
b) That is a building five storeys. e) 01 + 02 + 04 + 08 + 16 + 32 = 63
c) That is a five-storeys building.
d) That storey building is five. 071 | PUCSP 2007 – ADAPTED
e) That building storey is five. Na sentença “Although American youth are more likely to
use the Internet every day”, a palavra LIKELY indica:
068 | ITA 1996 – ADAPTED
Assinale a opção cujo adjetivo possa substituir, de maneira a) preferência.
bastante aproximada, os adjetivos different e appealing, em b) desejo.
destaque no texto a seguir: c) similaridade.
d) probabilidade.
Who are these Blur blokes who, after a shaky start, have e) superioridade.
shaken the world? And what makes them so different, so
appealing as Pop Artist Richard Hamilton once asked in a 072 | MACKENZIE 2007 – ADAPTED
collage that they doubtless studied at art school. Is it art The opposite of "overall" in the text below is:
school itself (they all attended Goldsmith') that sets apart?
(…) These skills are regarded as essential components of a
diagnostic test which measures overall linguistic proficiency.
(Q. March, 1995)
a) specific.
b) challenging.
a) outstanding
c) regular.
b) fancy
d) forbidden.
c) lousy
e) refreshing.
d) nice
e) awful
073 | ITA 1999
Determine a função gramatical de impaired em "visually
impaired people" e de mouse em "mouse pad":
Morfologicamente, as palavras KOBE e JAPAN, na primeira
linha do texto a seguir, devem ser classificadas como: a) adjetivo – adjetivo
b) verbo – substantivo
The cause of the magnitude 7.2 Kobe, Japan, earthquake in c) adjetivo – substantivo
January 1995 is unknown.
d) substantivo – adjetivo
e) verbo – adjetivo
a) adjetivo.
b) substantivo. 074 | MACKENZIE 1997
c) advérbio. The same as 'They hardly ever go to the movies' is:
d) vocativo.
a) Hardly ever they go to the movies.
b) Hardly they ever go to the movies.
c) Ever they do hardly go to the movies.
d) Hardly ever do they go to the movies.
e) They go to the movies hardly ever.
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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
a) a more polite form for old. 082 | FUVEST 1979

b) a synonym for eldest. Assinale a alternativa de significado equivalente palavra
c) the comparative form of the adjective elder. entre aspas:
d) the comparative form of the adjective old usually used
when we compare members of a family. He was 'fast' asleep.
078 | UFRS 2005 a) almost

The word that could be placed between HAD and MET in the b) quickly
sentence I HAD MET HER BY CHANCE ONLY A SHORT TIME c) sound
BEFORE is: d) very
e) nearly
a) still.
b) ever. 083 | UEL 1996 – ADAPTED
c) yet. No texto a seguir, 'very' significa:
d) though.
e) already. The seven-room 84th Street cooperative on Central Park
West in a solid if decidedly uncharismatic building came on
079 | UNESP 1995 the market that 'very' morning.
This boat is __________ small that we can't all get in.
a) pouco mais que.
a) very b) mais que.
b) so c) demasiado.
c) many d) muito.
d) much e) mesma.
e) then
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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
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.
088 | UEL 1998 – ADAPTED 092 | EFOMM 2010

A lacuna é corretamente preenchida pela alternativa: In the sentence "There was a lengthy pursuit, over seven
hours", there is a word formed by the suffix "y". In which
We've been working __________ to ensure all wood comes option below the word is formed by the same suffix?
from well managed forests.
a) lately
a) lot. b) mostly
b) hardly. c) fury
c) hard. d) ally
d) very. e) healthy
e) many.
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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:
__________ he studies, __________ he seems to know. a) far.

b) bad.
a) More – least c) fun.
b) As much – as much d) fair.
c) How much – more e) good.
d) The more – the less
e) The least – the more 099 | UFV 2001
The adjective forms "bad" and "better" have as their
094 | FATEC 1999 superlative forms, respectively:
Indique a alternativa que corresponde ao sentido oposto de
LESS GUILTY empregado em "It enables them to feel less a) worse and the best.
guilty": b) the worst and the best.
c) the best and worse.
a) Guiltier. d) good and better.
b) Guiltiest. e) better and the best.
c) More guilty.
d) Most guilty. 100 | JFS 2000
e) Much guilty. After reading the following sentences attentively, mark the
alternative which contains the correct sequence of the
095 | UFPE 1998 – ADAPTED adjectives:
"Learn and live" is the motto of Britain's __________ and
most innovative university – the Open University. a) My brother bought a comfortable big American car.
b) Patty has a Colombian leather beautiful new jacket.
a) larger c) I like tall Brazilian stout charming women.
b) largest d) She has two chubby 3-year-old mischievous children.
c) the largest e) Marion has a terrific book in English up-to-date language.
d) the larger
e) large 101 | JFS 2000
Qual a alternativa que possui a sequência correta dos
096 | UFRRJ 1999 adjetivos?
The word below that forms its superlative like "cheapest" is:
a) A leather light brown new suitcase.
a) unusual. b) Two long stainless steel practical zips.
b) intelligent. c) A small Egyptian copper jar.
c) good. d) A square silk French red scarf.
d) small. e) A plastic small red doll.
e) Parisian.
102 | FURG 1999
097 | UEL 1999 – ADAPTED As expressões THE POOREST, THE MOST POPULOUS e THE
Preenche corretamente a lacuna na sentença a seguir a MOST NOTORIOUS equivalem respectivamente a:
alternativa:
a) os mais pobres, as menos populosas, os mais notórios.
Movie star Paul Newman has unveiled his __________ b) os menos pobres, as menos populosas, os menos
project. notórios.
c) os menos pobres, as mais populosas, os menos notórios.
a) the latest d) os mais pobres, as menos populosas, os menos notórios.
b) latest e) os mais pobres, as mais populosas, os mais notórios.
c) latter
d) later
e) late
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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.
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.
115 | FEI 1994 I II

Qual das palavras a seguir significa “brevemente”? a) most best
b) least better
a) Now. c) more best
b) So. d) more better
c) Also. e) less best
d) However.
e) Soon.
“The secret of getting things done is to act!”
116 | UNESP 1998 Dante Alighieri
They are going to work again __________.
a) yesterday
b) later
c) last year
d) last month
e) last week

The same as “She little realizes how smart she looks” is:
a) How smart does she realize she looks.

b) How smart she looks she doesn't realizes.
c) Little she realizes how smart she looks.
d) Does she realizes how smart she looks little.
e) Little does she realize how smart she looks.
118 | JFS 2012

Which word is not an adjective?
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
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.
(Popular Science – October, 1994, p.39) – A palavra "this" refere-se a:
– 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:
003 | UFMG 1995 – ADAPTED "Aquele é o Tim perto da porta?"

PISCES 20 Feb. – 20 March "Não, Tim é o que está na janela."
Every 200-odd years your fate becomes closely linked, for a
while, to your neighboring sign Aquarius. This is one of those a) "Is that Tim on the door?"
times – so read their horoscope as well! "No, Tim is the one on the window."
b) "Is that Tim near the door?"
– THIS in refers to: "No, Tim is the one on in the window."
c) "Is that Tim next to the door?”
a) Aquarius. "No, Tim is that one through the window."
b) confusion. d) "Is that Tim over the door?"
c) horoscope. "No, Tim is that one across the window."
d) travelling. e) "Is that Tim by the door?"
e) urging. "No, Tim is the one at the window."
004 | UFAL 2000 – ADAPTED 008 | UNESP 1984

If you're planning a trip abroad __________ summer, don't I know he'll tell __________ a different story.
let phrasebooks leave you tongue-tied.
a) they
a) a b) his
b) an c) your
c) the d) we
d) this e) us
e) that
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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
010 | UNITAU 1995 014 | UFV 1996

Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à sequência de The word THEY in the sentence “Personality questionnaires
pronomes que mais adequadamente completam a sentença were sent out to more than 2000 men and women without
a seguir: prior selection; when THEY were returned, the birth dates
were noted and the results were put through a computer”,
__________ cat is sick because __________ ate __________ refers to:
spoiled food over there.
a) results.
a) Its; he; that b) men.
b) Its; he; this c) questionnaires.
c) His; its; this d) birth dates.
d) Its; it; that e) women.
e) His; it; that
011 | UEL 1996 The pronoun IT in the sentence “When we eat something
Mexicans can thank the peso crash for one thing: IT has with sugar in it, particularly refined sugar, enzymes in the
forced them to confront the country's deep-seated political saliva in the mouth begin to work immediately to change
problems. Disappointed with the ruling party, the PRI, they that sugar into a type of carbohydrate” refers to the word:
are demanding a truly First World government.
a) saliva.
– In the above text, IT refers to: b) sugar.
c) mouth.
a) Mexicans. d) something.
b) peso crash. e) refined sugar.
c) PRI.
d) Mexico. 016 | UNESP 1998
e) political problems. Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente cada
lacuna da frase adiante:
012 | UNESP 1989
__________ work in the field of engineering. Do you think __________ is as experienced as __________?
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:
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) I. his, II. their, III. her, IV. their a) doctors.

b) I. their, II. its, III. their, IV. its b) physicians.
c) I. their, II. his, III. her, IV. its c) surgeons.
d) I. its, II. your, III. its, IV. their d) men.
e) I. his, II. his, III. their, IV. your e) women.
019 | FEI 1997 024 | UFV 2001

Complete: In the sentence "Please give us the intelligence to save what
is left of our environment", the pronouns us and our relate
Stay with __________ while I drive __________ car. to:
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:
a) I. me; II. him; III. your; IV. her; V. my a) povos indígenas.

b) I. them; II. her; III. your; IV. her; V. your b) padres jesuítas.
c) I. him; II. them; III. his; IV. its; V. mine c) sujeitos colonizados.
d) I. her; II. us; III. their; IV. our; V. yours d) índios, africanos e portugueses.
e) I. us; II. his; III. her; IV. his; V. him e) portugueses.
027 | UFRN 2000 – ADAPTED 031 | JFS 2000

Portugal gave her people, her religion, her language, her Dadas as sentenças:
building and decorative arts, her culture and habits, to
Brazil, to West and East Africa, to the Red Sea, to India and I. THE TITANIC sank in the beginning of the XX century.
Sri Lanka, to China and Japan, to the East Indies. II. THE BABY OF OUR UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS is crying aloud.
III. MY PET is the smartest of the neighborhood. Everybody
Highlife, London: British Airways. July 1997. p. 121-122. enjoys seeing him.
– 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.
a) her – Observe que o "it" se repete. A que se refere?

b) his
c) its a) Stars.
d) their b) Sports.
e) hers c) Judges.
d) India.
034 | UNESP 1983 e) Yoga.
I have met that girl before, but I can't remember
__________ name. 040 | CESGRANRIO 1991
Mark the option that contains the appropriate pronouns to
a) her complete the sentences below:
b) his
c) your Animals' teeth are changing (I) composition.
d) its That animal had (II) teeth in perfect conditions.
e) yours He brushes (III) teeth whenever he eats something.
If the patient dies, we call (IV) relatives.
035 | UNESP 1984 The bacteria found (V) way to the stomach.
Peter brought his dogs and I brought __________.
a) (I) their, (II) its, (III) his, (IV) his, (V) their
a) my b) (I) its, (II) their, (III) its, (IV) his, (V) its
b) your c) (I) their, (II) its, (III) her, (IV) her, (V) his
c) mine d) (I) his, (II) their, (III) his, (IV) her, (V) their
d) the mine e) (I) their, (II) his, (III) their, (IV) its, (V) her
e) our
041 | UFRS 1996
036 | UNESP 1985 The phrase "a book of mine" could be replaced by:
This dictionary is in __________ fourth edition.
a) mine books.
a) his b) my books.
b) her c) some of my books.
c) its d) a book of my.
d) it's e) one of my books.
e) their
042 | PUCPR 1996
037 | UNESP 1986 Choose the alternative that best completes the dialogue
Which team won the game? below:
__________ team did.
Bob: Do you always get good marks on __________
a) Theirs examinations?
b) They James: Yes, I do. I guess it's because I do __________
c) Their homework assignments and study a little every day.
d) Them Bob: How about Maria? Are __________ grades good too?
e) Yours James: Yes. She's very bright and enjoys studying very much.
038 | UNESP 1996 a) yours – my – his

He said he was going to pass __________ exam. b) you – my – hers
c) your – me – your
a) his d) your – mine – yours
b) her e) your – my – her
c) its
d) their
e) our
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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. __________.
"You can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of a) themselves

__________, yet even at those odds, you will lose and I will b) itself
win." c) each other
d) herself
– A lacuna encontrada na frase acima deve ser preenchida e) himself
por:
051 | UEL 1994
a) yours. Here is some money. Go and buy __________ some decent
b) them. clothes.
c) you.
d) theirs. a) myself
e) your. b) herself
c) themselves
d) himself
e) yourself
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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.
054 | FAAP 1997 059 | UERJ 2006

Assinale a alternativa correta: Reflexive pronouns have two distinct uses: basic and
emphatic. The reflexive pronoun used emphatically is found
I took my husband to the airport __________. in the option:
a) himself a) The oppressed resign themselves to their doom.

b) oneself b) They tacitly adjust themselves to oppression.
c) myself c) The enforcement of the law itself is a form of peaceful
d) herself persuasion.
e) yourself d) Our end is a community at peace with itself.
055 | FAAP 1997 060 | PUCRS 2008 – ADAPTED

Assinale a alternativa correta para preencher o espaço na The pronoun themselves in the sentence “the things
sentença a seguir: themselves had existed from the beginning of the world” is
used:
Mr. Dean's secretary was ill yesterday, so he had to type the
a) as the complement to the verb "had existed".
letters __________.
b) to emphasize the subject of the verb "had existed".
c) in relation to people taken in general.
a) yourself
d) to specify which things are arranged.
b) themself
e) as a personal pronoun.
c) himself
d) herself
061 | UNITAU 1995
e) itself
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à denominação do
pronome, em destaque, a seguir:
056 | UECE 1996
Choose the incorrect alternative:
ANY day is a good day for walking.
a) The hunter shot itself with his own gun. a) Adjetivo possessivo.
b) She wants to buy herself a new coat. b) Adjetivo indefinido.
c) Most girls like to look at themselves in the mirror. c) Adjetivo demonstrativo.
d) I locked myself out of the house. d) Adjetivo relativo.
e) Adjetivo definido.
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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 __________.
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
065 | UNESP 1987 070 | UFRS 1997

Assinale a alternativa correta: Only about 160,000 red squirrels remain, against an
onslaught of some 2.5 million grays.
Would __________ like to hear music tonight?
– A palavra SOME poderia ser substituída sem alteração do
a) somebody sentido por:
b) someone
c) anything a) fully.
d) anyone b) partly.
e) something c) approximately.
d) more than.
066 | JFS 2008 e) average.
I do not want to stay home tonight. I want to go
__________. 071 | FATEC 1999
Escolha a alternativa que mantém o mesmo significado de
a) nowhere NO ONE em "no one passes or fails a TOEFL":
b) somewhere
c) nowhere else a) Anybody
d) everywhere else b) Everybody
e) none c) Nobody
d) Somebody
e) Someone
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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

Hardly __________ took Louis Frank seriously when he first
proposed, more than 10 years ago, that Earth was being
bombarded by cosmic snowballs at the rate of as many as 30
a minute.
– A lacuna deve ser preenchida por:
a) somebody.
b) anybody.
c) someone.
d) everybody.
e) nobody.
074 | PUCPR 2003

Put in the missing words: "International Herald Tribune", August 30, 2001.
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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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.
Being considerate means thinking about __________, not a) any – who

only about yourself. b) nobody – whose
c) no – whose
a) the others d) nobody – who
b) others e) any – which
c) another
d) the other 086 | UFRS 2000 – ADAPTED
e) every other The expression "whatever it likes" in the text below could be
translated as:
Vote for __________ candidate you like. The screenplay (…) dares to imagine whatever it likes about
the link between Shakespeare's artistic passions and his mad
a) wherever yearning for a certain aristocratic beauty.
b) whenever
c) whoever a) qualquer que.
d) whomever b) seja lá o que for.
e) whichever c) nem tudo que.
d) todos que.
082 | UNESP 2000 e) nem sempre que.
087 | UNITAU 1995
__________ finds the money may keep it. Assinale a alternativa que corresponde ao referente do
pronome relativo em destaque a seguir:
a) Who he
b) Whom Both research and commercial perspectives are considered,
c) Whose making the event essential for all researchers, designers and
d) Whomever manufacturers WHO need to keep abreast of developments
e) Whoever in HCI.
083 | UFSM 2003 a) research and commercial perspectives

__________ campaign __________ benefits children b) developments in HCI
education is worth doing. c) interface design, user modelling, tools, hypertext, CSCW,
and programming
a) Some – which d) recent trends and issues
b) Any – whose e) all researchers, designers and manufacturers
c) Any – which
d) None – that
e) Some – what
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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.
089 | CESGRANRIO 1994 a) where

WHERE in "They are limited to texts where the possibilities b) what
of linguistic error are minimal" could be replaced by: c) whose
d) who
a) that. e) whom
b) which.
c) whose. 094 | CESGRANRIO 1990
d) in which. In "Men don't often have the lump-in-the-throat feeling that
e) whereby. many women experience", the pronoun THAT could be
replaced by:
The pronoun WHO is used in "To help anxious shopaholics, a) who.
who often wind up with major financial and personal b) whom.
difficulties, researchers at several universities in the United c) whose.
States are working on a variety of therapeutic approaches". d) what.
Mark the option in which WHO and THAT are e) which.
interchangeable:
a) The drug __________ you ordered last week has arrived. In the sentence "This same syndrome is reflected in the
b) The hospital __________ your father recommended is models who are shown in current advertising", the relative
now closed. pronoun WHO could be replaced by THAT. The item in which
c) We hope __________ the psychiatrist will arrive soon. the relative WHO could NOT be replaced by THAT is:
d) This is the researcher __________ handled the project.
e) I met your doctor, but he didn't know __________ I was. a) Journalists who also write ads earn a lot of money.
b) The girl recognized the man who had committed the
091 | UNIRIO 1995 – ADAPTED crime.
To make spending time outdoors safer, a company called c) The salesgirl told the manager who had stolen the dress.
Frogskin, Inc., located in Scottsdale, Arizona, is marketing a d) Some advertisements show models who are quite exotic-
line of clothing called Frogware THAT, wet or dry, protects looking.
the user from the damaging effects of the sun more e) One of the boys who visited us yesterday is a model.
effectively than sunscreens.
096 | FEI 1996
– The word THAT can be replaced with: Escolha a alternativa correta para completar a frase a seguir:
a) what. It was Eiffel __________ constructed the metal framework.

b) whose.
c) which. a) whom
d) who. b) which
e) whichever. c) whose
d) why
e) who
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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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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.
a) V F V F F F a) I. that; II. which; III. what; IV. who; V. that

b) V F V F V V b) I. which; II. whose; III. that; IV. whose; V. which
c) V V V F F V c) I. that; II. whose; III. which; IV. who; V. that
d) V V F F V F d) I. what; II. who; III. which; IV. that; V. what
e) V V V F V F e) I. that; II. whose; III. what; IV. which; V. that
108 | UFRRJ 2000 – ADAPTED 112 | UNESP 2003

In the passage "I have learned there are large numbers of Assinale a alternativa correta:
Americans (maybe not the majority) who are passionate
about, or at least interested in, shaping their lives to be Children who are exposed to TV can learn __________ ideas
humane, individual, socially tolerant and contributing, and may be taken away from it.
spiritual by some definition", the word WHO could be
replaced by: a) whoever
b) whom
a) which. c) who
b) whom. d) which
c) that. e) where
d) whose.
e) the word cannot be replaced.
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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.
117 | UECE/2ª FASE 2008

The sentence: "The mimetic theory was dominant for
centuries, only falling into disfavor in the late 18th century
with the rise of Romanticism, which took poetry to be
essentially an expression of personal feeling" contains a/an:
a) object noun clause.

b) subject noun clause.
c) non-defining relative clause.
d) defining relative clause.
118 | UECE/2ª FASE 2008

The sentence: "the texts that make up English literature are
– "A man named", no primeiro quadrinho, é equivalente a:
a part and a product of the English language and cannot be
separated from it" contains a/an:
a) a man whose name is.
b) a man that the name is.
a) conditional clause.
c) a man who the name is.
b) adverbial clause.
d) a man whom the name is.
c) relative clause.
e) a man that is name.
d) noun clause.
115 | PUCRIO 2006 – ADAPTED
119 | UECE/2ª FASE 2008
In the expression "One-third of the youngest children in the
The writer I am talking about is the one:
United States – babies through age 6 – live in homes where
the television is on almost all the time", where could be
a) whom hates giving interviews.
rephrased CORRECTLY with:
b) which has just written his autobiography.
c) who wrote "Travels in Scriptorium".
a) Live in homes in which the television is on almost all the
d) whom was persecuted because of his ideas.
time.
b) Live in homes that the television is on almost all the time.
120 | FUVEST 1996
c) Live in homes which the television is on almost all the
Choose the question for the statement: 'Plague also cropped
time.
up in 1994, in India':
d) Live in homes the television is on almost all the time.
e) Live in homes in that the television is on almost all the
a) How long did plague crop up in India?
time.
b) How did plague crop up in 1994?
c) When did plague crop up in India?
d) What did plague crop up in India?
e) Why did plague crop up in India?
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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
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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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 __________.
131 | UNESP 1983 a) Which – Peter's

Assinale a alternativa correta: b) Whose – Peter's
c) Whose – of Peter
- These blue jeans are mine. __________ are those on the d) Which – for Peter
sofa? e) What – Peter's
- They're Peter's.
137 | PUCPR 1996
a) Which Choose the alternative that best completes the dialogue
b) What below:
c) Where
d) Whom Mr. Wilson is applying for a job. Right now, he is being
e) Whose interviewed by Mrs. Taylor, head of the personnel
department.
132 | UNESP 1983 Mrs. Taylor: __________ is your full name, please?
Assinale a alternativa correta: Mr. Wilson: Thomas Wilson.
Mrs. Taylor: __________ are you from?
Do you know __________? Mr. Wilson: Canada.
Mrs. Taylor: __________ were you born?
a) where your brother bought that car Mr. Wilson: I was born on March 7, 1956.
b) where did your brother buy that car Mrs. Taylor: __________ did you know about our job offer?
c) where does your brother buy that car Mr. Wilson: Through the ad you put in the newspaper.
d) where will your brother buy that car
e) where has your brother bought that car a) How – Where – Why – Who
b) What – Where – How – Why
c) Who – How – Where – When
d) What – Where – When – How
e) What – Who – When – How
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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.
This sentence contains the answer to all question below a) that

EXCEPT one. Mark it: b) whom
c) what
a) What can the new telephone deal with? d) which
b) What can deal with "hello" and other words well enough? e) whose
c) How can the new telephone deal with "hello" and other
words? 142 | UFV 2000 – ADAPTED
d) Whose words can the telephone deal with well enough? Match the Question Words with the appropriate sentences.
e) Which words can the new telephone deal with well All question words must be used:
enough?
a) Where
139 | CESGRANRIO 1994 – ADAPTED b) How
A new telephone system translates words and phrases from c) Which
English into other languages. Mark the item which contains a d) What
suitable English equivalent for the following Portuguese e) Why
phrases that may be part of a telephone conversation: f) Who
I. "Como vai você?" ( ) __________ do you prefer: fish or meat?

II. "Quem está falando?" ( ) __________ didn't they call the police?
III. "Ele não está. Quer deixar recado?" ( ) __________ are we going to help her?
( ) __________ should I spend my Christmas vacation?
a) (I) How do you do? – (II) What's your name? – (III) He's ( ) __________ will win the next Nobel Prize for literature?
out. Can I give him a messages? ( ) __________ was he doing when the lights went off?
b) (I) How have you – (II) Who's speaking? – (III) He's off. Are
there any messages? a) C – B – E – A – F – D
c) (I) How are you? – (II) Who's this? – (III) He's not in. Do b) C – E – B – F – A – D
you want to leave a message? c) C – E – B – A – F – D
d) (I) Are you okay? – (II) Who are you? – (III) He left. Do you d) E – C – B – A – F – D
want to leave him a note? e) E – C – B – A – D – F
e) (I) What's up? – (II) Who's talking? – (III) He's not here
right now. Would you like to leave a message? 143 | FUVEST 2000
Choose the question for the statement: "the Sydney
140 | PUCPR 2001 delegates promised that theirs would be the most
Fill in the blanks in the sentences below choosing the best environmentally-friendly Games ever".
alternative:
a) Whose Games the Sydney delegates promised that would
I. __________ knows how to speak decent French to talk to be the most environmentally-friendly Games ever?
the tourists? b) Who did the Sydney delegates promise that would be the
II. The ticket costs $8. __________ are you going to pay? most environmentally-friendly Games ever?
III. __________ can I take the subway to the Guggenhein c) Who did promise that theirs would be the most
Museum? environmentally-friendly Games ever?
IV. __________ of those buildings is the hospital? d) Whose Games did the Sydney delegates promise that
V. __________ will your sister travel to London? would be the most environmentally-friendly Games ever?
e) Which Games the Sydney delegates promised that would
a) I. Who; II. How; III. Where; IV. Which; V. When be the most environmentally-friendly Games ever?
b) I. Whose; II. Who; III. How; IV. What; V. Why
c) I. Which; II. Why; III. When; IV. How; V. Whose
d) I. Whom; II. What; III. Which; IV. Where; V. How
e) I. How; II. When; III. What; IV. Why; V. Where
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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) Yes, sure a) oceans.

b) I bet he doesn't b) great destruction.
c) It won't last c) atmosphere.
d) I never do d) the oceans’ death.
e) We aren't in it at all e) the cause.
145 | JFS 2000 149 | EFOMM 2009

__________ course do you think is the best one of this Typhoon “Ida” left a trail of destruction in __________ wake.
university? It swept the country from coast to coast.
a) What a) mine
b) Whose b) ours
c) How c) his
d) Which d) hers
e) Why e) its
146 | PUCPR 1999 150 | JFS 2012

Fill in the balloons with the right interrogative pronouns. What would the world be like without the Web?
Relate the numbers given to the pronouns: __________ almost had an answer, if only for a day. To
protest Congress’s consideration of the onerous Stop Online
Piracy Act (SOPA) – which would require Internet service
providers to block access to Web sites that let people
infringe on copyrighted material – Internet companies
including Google, Facebook, and Twitter were rumored to be
coordinating a blackout, taking __________ offline
temporarily. I must admit I was kind of hoping the Internet
companies would go through with __________, just so we
could remember how we lived before the Internet. And it
seemed for a while that __________ actually would,
especially after a lawyer who runs a trade group that
represents Internet companies claimed that big-name Web
companies were pondering the AWOL option.
a) 1. Whose, 2. Who, 3. Why, 4. How, 5. Who – Fill in the gaps correctly.

b) 1. Who, 2. Which, 3. What, 4. Why, 5. How
c) 1. What, 2. Whose, 3. What, 4. Why, 5. What a) We – themselves – it – they
d) 1. Which, 2. Who, 3. How, 4. What, 5. How b) They – ourselves – it – we
e) 1. Who, 2. Whose, 3. What, 4. Why, 5. How c) We – ourselves – it – they
d) They – themselves – them – we
147 | UFRS 2006 e) We – themselves – them – they
Em quais das frases a seguir o pronome WHAT é usado
corretamente?
“It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.”
I. What impresses the visitor about Seattle is its wateriness. Anatole France
II. What time does the ferry boat leave for Bainbrigde
Island?
III. Seattle offered plentiful resources, what attracted Arthur
Denny's clan.
a) Apenas em I.
b) Apenas em II.
c) Apenas em III.
d) Apenas em I e II.
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Quantifiers and Intensifiers Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
sentences:
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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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.
011 | CESGRANRIO 1997 015 | UEL 1998 – ADAPTED

The item that presents, respectively, a synonym for BUT and When the first men arrived in Samoa they found blind men
the opposite of MUCH in "but there is much to be gained" is: who could see well __________ to describe things in detail
just by holding their hands over objects. In France, just after
a) nevertheless – anything the First World War, Jules Romain tested hundreds of blind
b) even though – a few people, and found a __________ that could tell the
c) besides – a little difference between light and dark. He narrowed their
d) however – few photosensitivity down to the nose or in the fingertips.
e) yet – little
– Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as
lacunas do texto:
The following sentences should be completed with FEW or
LITTLE: a) so – some
b) very – any
I. Many of us tried but very __________ succeeded.
c) enough – few
II. To our surprise, changes in foreign policy were
d) little – one
__________.
e) less – plenty
III. That school is so expensive that only __________ children
can attend it.
016 | UFSM 1999
IV. That crane can lift objects weighing a __________
A expressão a few numbers em "the new phones can be
hundred pounds.
programmed to dial only a few numbers" indica:
V. We had __________ chance of success.
– 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)
carrots and (VI) cheese. Let's get some...
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
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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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?
027 | AFA 2007 a) women.

In the sentence “Two little mice and two little men live in a b) people.
labyrinth searching for some cheese”, the word little can c) citizens.
only be substituted for __________ and refers to the d) dwellers.
__________. e) wives.
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.”
028 | EFOMM 1994 (Buffalo News)

Tom takes __________ luggage in his trips. He usually takes
__________ suitcase. In the sentence “Took a lot of pills”, which other expression
of quantity couldn’t be used in it?
a) a few – no
b) little – one a) a large number of
c) very little – any b) a couple of
d) very few – one c) a great deal of
e) a little – no d) plenty of
029 | EFOMM 2007 033 | EN 2010

We should use __________ time we have available to Analyse the sentences below. Which alternative is correct?
discuss John’s proposal.
a) A little people passed the exam because it was too
a) the much difficult.
b) the little b) Few people passed the exam because it was too difficult.
c) a few c) Much people passed the exam because it was too difficult.
d) a little d) Many people passed the exam because it was too
e) the little of difficult.
e) A lot of people passed the exam because it was too
030 | UEL 1994 difficult.
I don't like to spend my vacation in the country. There isn't
__________ to do.
a) some
b) much
c) many
d) nothing
e) everything
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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.
a) a little / a few / few / little a) has

b) a little / a few / little / little b) there are
c) a little / few / few / a little c) there is
d) little / few / little / a little d) have
e) little / a few / few / a little e) there have
035 | JFS 2012 002 | UNESP 1994

Taking the following sentences mark the option which fills Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
the blanks correctly. da frase a seguir:
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

sentence:
She __________ German very well.
a) speaks and both writes

b) both speaks and writes
c) speaks both and writes
d) speaks and write both
e) both speaks and both writes
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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:
Yes, it does depend on the age of the child. 1) I am pregnant.

2) Yes, what is it?
a) Yes, it really depends on the child's age. 3) Hello, I would like to talk to Mike.
b) Yes, it really depends on an aged child. 4) Is he home?
c) Yes, it really depends on what age have the child. 5) I don't believe it!
d) Yes, it depends on what age the child does has. 6) It is true, honey.
e) Yes, it does depend on what age does the child has. 7) Hi. It is Mike speaking.
8) Who is that?
006 | UNESP 1992 9) Fine, thanks.
Escolha a alternativa que melhor interage com a oração 10) Well Mike, how have you been?
dada: 11) It's Candice.
12) Yes, of course I do remember you.
How do you do? 13) I must tell you something, Mike.
14) You are my ex-wife.
a) I forgot! 15) Don't you remember me?
b) It is easy!
c) How do you do? a) 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 6, 4, 1, 2, 3.
d) I don't know. b) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 13.
e) But I don't! c) 7, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 13, 15, 4.
d) 2, 8, 6, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 10, 12, 4, 1, 3, 14.
007 | UNESP 1993 e) 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 12, 14, 10, 9, 13, 2, 1, 5, 6.
Which is the suitable answer to this question?
011 | UEL 1994
Do you want some ice-cream? Assinale a alternativa que é a correta versão da frase
apresentada:
a) Last night.
b) In my pocket. "Eu quero que eles se sintam em casa."
c) Last Sunday.
d) It is not black. a) I want that they feel the house.
e) No, thank you. b) I wish they would touch home.
c) I wish they had homely feelings.
008 | UNESP 2004 d) I want them to feel at home.
People __________ weight loss is a temporary endeavor, e) I'd like them to make themselves a house.
__________ a lifelong action plan.
012 | UEL 1996
a) who thought – don't design Nesta questão uma certa situação é sugerida. Assinale a
b) that thought – has never designed alternativa mais adequada para a situação:
c) who design – think of
d) who think – don't care about designing - "Do you still have tickets to Londrina?"
e) who think – design - "Yes, we do."
- "When does the next bus leave?"
009 | FUVEST 1977 - "__________."
Qual a forma correta?
a) R$ 35,00
a) This book tells me as long the river was; b) Seats 21 and 22
b) This book tells how long the river is; c) Only aisle seats
c) This book tells how long the river is ago; d) From gate 5
d) These books tells me how long the rivers were; e) In twenty minutes
e) This book tells me how long the river is.
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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
He doesn't __________ anymore. sentence:
a) smoking She __________ for you since 4 p.m.

b) no smoking
c) smokes a) has been waiting
d) smoked b) had been waiting
e) smoke c) waits
d) is waiting
015 | UDESC 1996 e) was waiting
Mark the CORRECT alternative to complete the sentence:
020 | FUVEST 1998
His body __________ in the cemetery. Choose the question for the statement "The spirit lives on”:
a) lies a) Where does the spirit live?

b) laid b) What does the spirit live on?
c) lays c) Which lives on?
d) lain d) Who lives on the spirit?
e) lied e) What lives on?
016 | FUVEST 1997 021 | PUCRIO 1998

A forma correta do singular de "Why do bees fuss about so In the sentence "Everyone lies", the present tense is being
much when they fly?" é: used to express a fact that will never change in time
(historical present). In which of the alternatives below is the
a) Why does bee fuss about so much when it fly? present tense being used to express a similar idea?
b) Why do an bee fusses about so much when it flies?
c) Why does a bee fuss about so much when it flies? a) It is hot and sunny today.
d) Why does the bee fuss about so much when it fly? b) Water freezes at 0° Celsius.
e) Why does a bee fusses about so much when it flies? c) My plane leaves at 5pm tomorrow.
d) My cousin studies Computer Science.
017 | MACKENZIE 1997 e) Joe is late for work today.
sentence: 022 | MACKENZIE 1999
Indicate the correct alternative to complete the sentence:
She __________ his proposal, but she __________ a
decision for a while. He __________ the __________ now.
a) considers – doesn't need to make a) could remind – girls' name

b) is considering – doesn't want to make b) has reminded – girl's name
c) has considered – had to take c) is remembering – girl's name
d) has been considering – is taking d) reminds – name of the girl
e) considered – needs to take e) remembers – girl's name
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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
a) seduce – betray – destroy 029 | MACKENZIE 2000

b) seduct – betray – destroy A: How do you like your coffee?
c) seduce – betrayal – destruct B: __________
d) seduct – betrayal – destruct
e) seduce – betray – destruct a) Only if you're having one too.
b) Strong, with 2 spoonfuls of sugar, please.
025 | UFSM 2001 c) Please do. I'm very hungry.
Assinale a alternativa que melhor expressa a idéia da d) Come on now. You can't be serious.
pergunta "Sound like science fiction?": e) No, thanks. I'm on a diet.
a) Is the sound like in science fiction? 030 | UNESP 2003

b) Do you sound like science fiction? Children's interest in TV __________ between ages of 5 and
c) Does it sound like science fiction? 10.
d) Do you like the sound of science fiction?
e) Does science fiction have sound? a) keeps on growing
b) kept on grow
026 | PUCRS 2000 c) is keeping in growing
Choose the alternative that best completes the sentence: d) keep
e) keeps to grow
Today's issue of The Inquirer __________ that another
couple wants to have their wedding sponsored. It also 031 | UNESP 2003
__________ a photo of them. When children are frequently exposed to violent scenes on
TV, they __________ about violence anymore because they
a) says – runs __________ anything wrong in it.
b) say – run
c) said – running a) care – don't see
d) saying – ran b) don't care – can't see
e) says – running c) don't care – didn't see
d) didn't care – couldn't see
e) don't care – couldn't see
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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.
a) doubt. – The Present Tense of the underlined verb is:

b) condition.
c) probability. a) led.
d) objectivity. b) lead.
e) certainty. c) lid.
d) leaden.
033 | UFSCAR 2004
A frase "teens would rather look something up" equivale a: 038 | EEAR 2008
Choose the best alternative to answer the question below:
a) teens prefer to look something up.
b) teens must look something up. What do you do?
c) teens dislike to look something up.
d) teens should look something up. a) We are pilots.
e) teens wish to look something up. b) I’m fine, thanks.
c) I live in New York.
034 | PUCPR 2006 d) We are 20 years old.
When Carlos has a headache, he __________ some tea.
039 | EEAR 2008
a) is drinking An umbrella __________ a very ordinary object. It
b) drank __________ people against the rain and hot sun. You can
c) used to drink fold most umbrellas, so it is easy ___________ them.
d) drinks
e) would drink – Choose the best alternative to complete the blanks in the
Paragraph:
035 | UFRS 2006
Gerald Middleton was a man of mildly but persistently a) is – puts – to hide
depressive temperament. Such men are not at their best at b) was – keeps – to help
breakfast, nor is the week before Christmas their happiest c) was – brings – to buy
time. d) is – protects – to carry
– 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.
043 | FAAP 1997 048 | UFV 2004 – ADAPTED

Complete: Choose the alternative in which the capital word -ING form
is an example of the present continuous:
The population of the world is __________.
a) Only 1 child in 100 can be classed as a real screen addict, a
a) going child who spends a WORRYING 7 hours or more watching TV
b) covering or playing computer games.
c) finding b) INCREASING prosperity has also contributed to the rise of
d) growing the bedroom culture.
e) beginning c) Children from the age of 9 are now TURNING to their
bedrooms as a place to socialise.
044 | FAAP 1997 d) 57% of children say they still enjoy READING, and 1 in 5
Assinale a alternativa correta: teenagers can be classed as a book-lover.
e) It is getting harder to control children's VIEWING.
The whole world __________ against drugs now.
049 | MACKENZIE 2006 – ADAPTED
a) is fighting The battle for digital control (I) in the movie business, but (II)
b) fought virtually over in music.
c) had been fighting
d) has fought – The words and verb forms which properly fill in blanks (I)
e) fight and (II) in the sentence are:
045 | UNESP 2000 a) has still raged – it'll have been

Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente cada b) will have raged – it's being
lacuna da frase apresentada: c) is still raging – it's
d) was still raged – it had been
I __________ to the radio every day, but I __________ e) would still be raged – it has been
listening to it now.
050 | UNESP 1992
a) listen – am not Escolha a alternativa que responde corretamente à pergunta
b) listened – had apresentada:
c) listening – was not
d) was listening – not What order did he receive?
e) not listen – was
a) He ordered to stop smoking.
046 | MACKENZIE 2000 b) He was ordered stop to smoke.
Em inglês, "Você está esperando alguma carta?" seria: c) They ordered to him stop smoking.
d) They ordered him to stop smoke.
a) Have you been waiting for a chart? e) He was ordered to stop smoking.
b) Are you expecting a letter?
c) Are you attending any lecture?
d) Are you staying for the lecture?
e) Have you been hoping for a lecture?
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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
a) a present participle used as part of the present 057 | FEI 1994

progressive. Assinale a forma verbal que está no PAST SIMPLE TENSE:
b) a gerund and it is used as the subject of the sentence.
c) not used as infinitive, just as gerund because it’s a special a) shows
expression. b) has discovered
d) a gerund used with certain idiomatic expressions, for the c) making
most part, recreational activities. d) found
e) have prepared
052 | UNESP 1994
He __________ to return to his home. 058 | UEL 1996
When I asked Jim if he liked his job he replied that he:
a) not wanted
b) wanted a) did.
c) did wanted b) does.
d) does wanted c) do.
e) to want d) doing.
e) has done.
053 | UNESP 1995
The mayor __________ it difficult to refuse. 059 | UNESP 1986
__________ he do the work last night?
a) find
b) finding a) Do
c) founded b) Does
d) found c) Have
e) to find d) Has
e) Did
054 | FUVEST 1977
Qual a pergunta a anteceder a resposta "yes, I did"? 060 | UNESP 1996
Brazil __________ last year's world soccer championship.
a) Did you buy a car?
b) Will you buy a car? a) win
c) Didn't you have a nice car? b) won
d) Have you bought it? c) wins
e) You didn't. d) to win
e) winning
055 | FUVEST 1978
She did not tell me the truth. She __________ to me. 061 | UNESP 1997
John __________ me some money last week.
a) lie
b) lain a) sends
c) laid b) send
d) lay c) sent
e) lied d) sending
e) to send
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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
a) risen – shock a) was born – died – was – is – felt

b) raise – horror b) borns – dies – is – is – fells
c) rise – panic c) borned – died – was – was – felled
d) raised – surprise d) had born – had died – had been – had been – had felt
e) to raise – arrogance e) is born – died – was – was – fell
064 | UNESP 1999 068 | MACKENZIE 2000

When __________ World War II __________? Assinale a alternativa que corretamente preenche as lacunas
I, II e III das frases a seguir:
a) did – started
b) do – started He __________(I) me a favor 2 months ago.
c) does – started They __________(II) an attempt to escape.
d) do – star I __________(III) an important decision last night.
e) did – start
a) did – made – made
065 | UECE 1999 b) made – did – made
Marque o "past tense" de SPEND, LEAVE e KNOW: c) did – made – did
d) made – made – made
a) spended – leaved – known e) made – did – did
b) spent – left – knew
c) spended – left – knew 069 | MACKENZIE 2000
d) spent – leaved – known Which is the best sentence?
066 | UNESP 2000 a) I used to smoke, but I don't anymore.

Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna b) I've smoked, but I don't anymore.
da frase apresentada: c) I smoked, but I didn't anymore.
d) I had smoked, but I haven't anymore.
The kids were hungry and __________ all the pie. e) I would smoke, but I can't anymore.
a) eats 070 | MACKENZIE 2000

b) ate Thanks __________ the financial aid he __________, he
c) eating __________ to attend the university.
d) eaten
e) not ate a) to – receives – had been able
b) for – has received – will be able
c) to – is receiving – wasn't able
d) to – received – was able
e) for – received – would be able
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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.
078 | UNESP 2008

Indique a alternativa que completa corretamente a sentença
a seguir:
The lady was sorry the Application __________ to eight

pages, but she __________ it to get the information she
a) 'he took my chair' – it's 'my chair was took'. __________.
b) 'he took my chair' – it's 'my chair was taken'.
c) 'he took my chair' – it's 'my chair was taked'. a) runs – needs – wanted
d) 'he taken my chair' – it's 'my chair was taken'. b) runs – need – wanted
e) 'he taken my chair' – it's 'my chair was taked'. c) run – needs – wants
d) ran – needed – wanted
074 | UFRS 2001 e) run – need – want
O verbo "lead" forma o passado e o particípio passado do
mesmo modo que: 079 | EFOMM 2005
Susie was watching TV when her husband __________.
a) meet.
b) cut. a) arrived
c) tear. b) had arrived
d) see. c) was going to arrive
e) bear. d) has arrived
e) would arrive
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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.
a) did – found a) she was reading

b) has – found b) Mary is reading
c) do – find c) will read
d) does – found d) should read
e) have – founded e) reads
081 | UNITAU 1995 086 | UECE 1998 – ADAPTED

Assinale a alternativa que corresponde ao verbo que tem She was beginning to recognize this thing that was
duas formas distintas para pessoas diferentes no passado approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it
simples: back with her will.
a) To have. – Na sentença, emprega-se o tempo:

b) To do.
c) To go. a) simple past.
d) To become. b) past perfect.
e) To be. c) past continuous.
d) present perfect.
082 | FEI 1997
Preencha os espaços em branco com a forma verbal correta: 087 | UDESC 2002
Find the correct answer:
When she __________ I __________ to do my work.
I was watching television.
a) has arrived – had tried
b) arrived – was trying a) past continuous
c) arrives – was trying b) conditional
d) has arrived – has tried c) simple past
e) arrived – try d) present perfect continuous
083 | UEL 1996 088 | UNESP 1995

Samuel Ryder __________ a friendly game between some Assinale a alternativa que preenche a lacuna da frase a
British professionals and the American players. seguir corretamente:
– 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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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?
a) are a) Will someone help me with the luggage?

b) had b) It will snow heavily in two days' time.
c) does c) If it rains, the match will be cancelled.
d) go d) Don't worry. I'll watch your dog carefully.
e) will e) Waiter, I'll have some salad for lunch.
091 | MACKENZIE 2002 095 | UEL 2000 – ADAPTED

Indicate the alternative that best completes the following Na frase "You'll find some monster savings on books at
sentence: amazon.co.uk", a forma verbal em YOU'LL indica:
Julia isn't going to London. __________ you going a) hábito.

__________? b) futuro.
c) necessidade.
a) Aren't – either d) permissão.
b) Aren't – too e) vontade.
c) Are – neither
d) Are – either 096 | PUCPR 2006
e) Are – too I'm sorry, but I __________ able to meet you for lunch
tomorrow.
Qual das expressões sublinhadas a seguir NÃO indica a) haven't been
expectativa/ação futura? b) can't be
c) don't be
a) Democrats hope to capitalize on public disenchantment d) won't be
with the Bush energy plan. e) wasn't
b) Who shall run the program – the Medicare system or
states and private insures? 097 | JFS 2000
c) A fast-track bill without provisions to protect the You and I __________ together if we don’t want to fail at the
environment or international labor standards will face admission exam this year.
trouble.
d) They expect a fight if Daschle concludes that the White a) will to study
House is trying to pack the judiciary with conservative b) shall not to study
activists. c) shall study
e) They expect a fight if Daschle concludes that the White d) will not to study
House is trying to pack the judiciary with conservative e) won’t study
activists.
098 | UEL 1994
093 | FEI 2000 Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
"I don't think". Coloque na forma positiva e no tempo da frase a seguir:
futuro:
- “What __________ to do when you get to Rio?”
a) I do think. - “I don't know yet.”
b) I am thinking.
c) I think. a) are you going
d) I won't think. b) were you
e) I'll think. c) did you
d) do you
e) you go
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099 | ESPCEX 99 104 | FUVEST 1997
Choose the correct alternative: Considere a imagem a seguir:
A: Brrr. Who turned up the air conditioner? It’s really cold in

here. My nose and my fingers are cold.
B: I __________ you a hot cup of tea.
A: Thanks. That sounds good.
a) will bring
b) won’t bring
c) will not break
d) will break
e) won’t break
100 | JFS 2008

Read the following sentence:
They're going to have a baby in the spring.

– Qual seria o correspondente, no passado, de "if I ever
– It expresses something that: catch" and "I'll wash"?
a) is not probable to take place. a) If I ever were to catch – I'll wash

b) is not being planned or expected. b) If I ever caught – I'd wash
c) suddenly happens. c) If I ever would catch – I washed
d) is certain or expected to happen. d) If I ever caught – I'd have washed
e) will not happen without planning. e) If I had ever caught – I would wash
101 | UNESP 1993 105 | UFSM 2003

Assinale a alternativa correta: If people were honest, they __________ buy fake products.
I did not think she __________ come. a) would

b) did
a) was c) won't
b) were d) wouldn't
c) would e) don't
d) don't
e) doesn't 106 | UFRS 2005 – ADAPTED
In "If not for a girl named Kitty Wu, I probably would have
102 | FEI 1995 starved to death", the form would have starved indicates a:
Em "If there were no cracks glass would be stronger than
steel", a forma verbal "would be" significa: a) habit long acquired.
b) condition in the future.
a) será. c) permission granted.
b) foi. d) possibility in the past.
c) seria. e) obligation in the present.
d) teria sido.
e) é. 107 | UEL 1994
Life is so dull! I __________ anything interesting happen to
103 | PUCPR 1996 me in ages!
If I won a lottery I __________ around the world.
a) had
a) travel b) have not
b) traveled c) have had
c) will travel d) don't have
d) would travel e) haven't had
e) am traveling
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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.
Have you __________ the correct alternative? a) saw – am returning

b) saw – returned
a) choose c) have seen – have returned
b) chase d) haven't seen – returned
c) choosed e) haven't seen – have returned
d) chose
e) chosen 115 | ITA 2003 – ADAPTED
If all my relatives suddenly died and all my friendships dried
111 | UNESP 1991 up and all of my subscriptions were cancelled and all of my
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas bills were paid, I __________ (I) guaranteed mail – two
da frase a seguir: pieces a week, by my estimation – for the credit card
companies __________ (II) me.
He __________ learning English five years ago but he
__________ it yet. – Assinale a opção que poderia preencher respectiva e
corretamente as lacunas I e II do texto apresentado:
a) has started – does not learn
b) started – has not learned a) would still be – would still want
c) has started – learn b) will still be – will still want
d) started – have not learned c) would still have been – would still have wanted
e) have started – did not learn d) still am – still want
e) may still be – may still want
112 | FGV 1995 – ADAPTED
Black Nigerian students have, on average __________ 116 | UNESP 1984
consistently better academically than their white European Assinale a alternativa correta:
classmates.
a) I live here since 1970.
– Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche b) I have lived here since 1970.
corretamente a lacuna do texto: c) I am living here since 1970.
d) I will live here since 1970.
a) did e) I would live here since 1970.
b) does
c) do
d) done
e) doing
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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
a) had changed – do 123 | UFRS 1998

b) changed – have done Complete a frase a seguir com a forma verbal mais
c) has changed – are done adequada para cada lacuna:
d) are changing – were done
e) will change – have been doing The kids __________ in love with the Tamagotchi when they
first __________ it, but they __________ with it lately.
119 | UNIRIO 1996
A forma verbal has arrived em "Yes, the future has arrived: a a) fell – saw – have not played
movie theater at home, thanks to laser" traduz-se por: b) fall – see – did not play
c) fell – see – did not play
a) está chegando. d) have fallen – seen – do not play
b) tem chegado. e) fall – saw – have not played
c) chegará.
d) chegou. 124 | UFRN 1999 – ADAPTED
e) chega. Since 1935 researchers have known that when laboratory
rats and mice are fed a very-low-calorie diet – 30 to 50
120 | ITA 1998 percent of £their normal intake – they live about 30 percent
A frase "I never came across such a set in all my life" foi longer than their well-fed confreres, as long as they get
extraída de "Three Men in a Boat", escrito por Jerome K. sufficient nutrition.
Jerome em 1889.
– A locução verbal HAVE KNOWN indica uma noção de
– No seu entender: temporalidade referente a:
a) A frase não apresenta restrição gramatical. a) dois momentos no passado.

b) "I have never come across..." teria sido uma melhor opção b) passado e futuro.
gramatical. c) passado, exclusivamente.
c) "I have never came across..." teria sido uma melhor opção d) passado e presente.
gramatical.
d) "I never come across..." teria sido uma melhor opção 125 | ITA 1999
gramatical. "Since 1985 the Shop __________ a Company limited by
e) "I am never coming across..." teria sido uma melhor o guarantee with charitable status; its aim is primarily to
opção gramatical. relieve poverty in developing countries".
121 | UNESP 1998 (Panfleto da loja ONE WORLD SHOP, em Edimburgo, Escócia)
– 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.
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.
129 | UFV 2002 133 | MACKENZIE 2005

In the sentence "Fortunately, people HAVE INVENTED The same verb tense used in "The jokes haven't stopped yet"
countless ways of amusing themselves", the capital verb is appropriately used in:
tense is:
a) The books have been read last week.
a) present perfect continuous. b) They've done that before.
b) present perfect simple. c) The noise has stopped when I went to bed.
c) simple present. d) The film has started at 6:00 p.m. before long.
d) simple past. e) We've seen each other the night before.
e) past perfect.
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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.
1) I've answered all the questions. 139 | EEAR 2008

2) He has stayed in that position for half an hour. Some men __________ no jobs lately.
3) Jane's written a book.
4) The writer has written a new book last year. a) haven’t found
5) Lice has been a problem to mankind for years. b) have found
6) Some thieves have robbed the bank a week ago. c) doesn’t find
7) My men has slept for five hours. d) has found
– Choose the right alternative: 140 | EFOMM 2006

The paint is wet because he __________ the picture.
a) 1 – 2 – 5 – 7
b) 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 a) is just ending
c) 1 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 b) just ended
d) 2 – 3 – 7 c) have just ended
e) 1 – 2 d) has just ending
e) has just ended
136 | FATEC 2008
Assinale a alternativa que contém o uso correto do tempo 141 | EFOMM 2007
verbal Present Perfect", como no exemplo a seguir: These machines have __________ idle since the factory
closed.
Evidence has begun to show that animals have personalities
after all. a) laid
b) lied
a) Brazil has won the world cup in 2002. c) lay
b) When America was discovered, Indians have lived in the d) to lay
land for a long time. e) lain
c) Her grandfather has won the lottery.
d) They have finished their assignment before the end of 142 | ITA 1995
class. A alternativa que melhor preenche a lacuna na sentença
e) The president has arrived from Europe the previous night. abaixo é:
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:
a) had gone through a) that is – that is

b) has been going through b) that has – that is
c) will go through c) that is – that has
d) is going through d) that has – that has
e) could go through e) that has – that was
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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 sentença acima é uma pergunta redigida de forma

coloquial. A forma gramaticalmente correta do verbo seria:
a) Were you addicted...

b) Are you addicted...
c) Do you addict...
d) Did you addict...
e) Are you addicting...

When the stuff finally __________ get discarded, it breaks Adapted from www.unitedmedia.com
down into harmless rust.
– É exemplo de agramaticalidade característica da linguagem
– A lacuna do texto deve ser preenchida com uma forma que oral:
dê ênfase ao verbo. Essa forma pode ser:
a) "You know what I wonder?"
a) sure b) "Sometimes I wonder..."
b) too c) " ... pleased with me."
c) is d) "Do you ever wonder...?"
d) do e) "He just has to be!"
e) does
166 | EFOMM 2006
163 | PUCPR 2004 Lucy: “- Has Betty finished writing that letter?”
If the sentence "Ain't that sweet!" were to be changed from Tom: “- No, and she __________ three hours ago”.
colloquial speech into more formal language, it would be:
a) should had finished
a) Aren't those sweets! b) should have finished
b) Wasn't that sweet! c) should to finished
c) Isn't that sweet! d) should finished
d) Is that as sweet! e) should finish
e) Was that sweet!
167 | JFS 2008
164 | PUCPR 1998 I __________ the job, but I __________ too tired.
Choose the CORRECT option that completes the phrases
below: a) should have finished – were
b) could have finished – was not
I. I'd rather you __________ in the car. c) cannot have finished – am
II. This wouldn't have happened it you __________ been d) would have finished – was
more careful.
III. When he was a boy he __________ be thin. 168 | UNESP 1992
IV. No sooner __________ arrived it started to rain. Escolha a alternativa que responde corretamente às
V. He cannot leave the hospital until his cut has __________. perguntas apresentadas:
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:
During the same 24 hours that BenQ __________ (I)

it quits on the digital camera market, Kodak __________
reportedly __________ (II) similar thoughts when eying its
low-end camera lineup. According to CNET, Kodak President
Antonio Perez shared that the firm would be "abandoning
the low-end of the digital camera business" at the JPMorgan
Technology Conference in Boston. He also added that while
the company "__________ (III) much money" in that
segment, it __________ (IV) its own five-megapixel CMOS
sensor to be used in a (presumably mid-range) Kodak-
branded digicam. More interesting, however, was the
addition that this very sensor __________ also __________
(V) its way into "several Motorola cell phones by the end of
the year." (…)
www.engadget.com
I. The Simple Past Tense of To Call

II. The Present Perfect Tense of To Have
(Time, May 12, 2003) III. The Past Progressive Tense of To Make
IV. The Past Progressive Tense of To Develop
Considere as seguintes asserções: V. The Simple Conditional Tense of To Make
* 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.
180 | PUCPR 2000
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) Have 012 | UEL 1996

b) Are Assinale a versão correta da frase entre aspas:
c) Can
d) Is "Não posso comprar um carro novo."
e) Had
a) I shouldn't be thinking of a new car.
008 | PUCCAMP 1992 b) I can't afford a new car.
Janet: Look, our boat is sinking! c) I can't buy anything new.
Peter: Oh, dear! Can you swim? d) If it is new, I don't want it.
Janet: Yes, but we won't have to, there's a life boat on e) Who needs a new car anyway?
board.
– In the above dialogue, the verbs CAN and HAVE TO express Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche
respectively __________ and __________. corretamente a lacuna da frase apresentada:
a) ability – obligation Bob, __________ you do me a real favor?

b) permission – prohibition
c) possibility – prohibition a) may
d) permission – possibility b) could
e) ability – necessity c) must
d) ought
009 | UEL 1994 e) should
014 | UNESP 1984
We __________ hurry. The bus leaves in 10 minutes. This place is not good. __________ we go elsewhere?
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
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
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
019 | FAAP 1997 024 | MACKENZIE 1997

Assinale a alternativa correta: Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
sentence:
- "Do I have to do it again?"
- "Yes, you __________." "He might have done it." So, __________.
a) had a) he was permitted to do it.

b) would b) we don't know whether he did it or not.
c) must c) he didn't do it.
d) did d) he did it.
e) were e) he wasn't able to do it.
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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.
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.
037 | UNESP 2002 042 | UEL 2000

Yoshinori Haga said that __________ a great potential and The mummies may also provide anthropologists with new
that, among other reasons, toys __________ used for knowledge about capac cocha, the lncas' ritual sacrifice of
entertainment. children.
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.
039 | PUCMG 2001 * DNA sequences can lead to an understanding of their

The sentence "You can't avoid colds" means that: natural capabilities.
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) Sales are going to get a boost.

b) Sales are able to get a boost.
c) Sales will get a boost.
d) Sales must get a boost.
e) Sales might get a boost.

In which of the statements does the modal MUST express
necessity?
a) There's somebody in the other office. It must be my boss!

b) You mustn't smoke here!
c) She must be a very good student. She always gets A's.
d) I must go right now!
e) Who must he be? There are lots of people around him! – In "you should start each day with a song... in your soul",
"should" expresses an idea of:
In the sentence, "You may be wrong, but you may be right", a) certainty.
MAY means: b) obligation.
c) impossibility.
a) possibility. d) probability.
b) permission. e) advice.
c) ability.
d) deduction. 051 | PUCPR 2003
e) obligation. Match the columns below. Then mark the option which
provides the correct order of the second column:
048 | UFPEL 2000
A expressão "business may sound complicated and Coluna I
expensive" traz consigo a idéia de: (1) Shall I switch off
(2) Could I carry
a) permissão. (3) Can I take
b) possibilidade. (4) I'll help
c) certeza. (5) Would you like
d) habilidade.
e) obrigação. Coluna II
( ) you do the washing up.
049 | PUCMG 2004 ( ) your coat?
Recent advances in human embryology and genetic ( ) those bags for you?
engineering have raised the issue of how this knowledge ( ) something to drink?
ought to be used, and it is now a matter of considerable ( ) the lights?
public concern and debate.
– The option that shows the correct order of the second
– The words ought to suggest: column is:
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.
054 | UFRS 2004

Consider the following sentences:
I. The magic should come from another place.

II. It would be necessary for the magic to come from
elsewhere.
III. The magic had to come from any other place.
– Which of them means the same as the sentence THE

MAGIC WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE?
a) Only I. Disponível em:

b) Only II. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/listguid.html
c) Only III. Acesso em: 14 out. 2004.
d) Only I and III.
e) Only II and III. – Com base no texto, "ought to" é usado para indicar o que é
considerado:
055 | ITA 2005
Assinale a opção que contém as respectivas melhores a) Errado.
traduções para os verbos destacados nos trechos a seguir: b) Correto.
c) Necessário.
– "But the extinct languages of which we have some d) Improvável.
historical record in this part of the world MUST be only a e) Obrigatório.
fraction of those for which we have nothing."
– "It is easy to see that no sensible estimate CAN be 058 | PUCRS 2005
obtained about the rate at which languages have died in the O verbo da oração principal na sentença "People faced with
past." mental health concerns can find it difficult to get facts about
– "We CAN of course make guesses at the size of the symptoms and treatments, the services that are available to
population in previous eras, and the likely size of them, or even to find someone who is prepared to listen" é:
communities, and work out possible numbers of languages."
a) faced.
a) devem; pode; pode. b) concerns.
b) devem; pode; podem. c) can find.
c) devem; pode; podemos. d) get.
d) deve; podem; pode. e) are.
e) deve; podem; podemos.
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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.
060 | MACKENZIE 2005 063 | PUCRIO 2007

In "It could be a plane crashing into the World Trade
Center", could can be correctly substituted by:
a) might.
b) must.
c) had to.
d) shall.
e) ought to.
064 | PUCRS 2008

The clause "we are now able to fly" can be substituted,
without a change in meaning, by "we __________ fly now".
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:
a) had better be (0) could

b) should have been (1) ought to
c) can be (2) is obliged to
d) must have been (3) should
e) ought to be (4) has to
068 | PUCRIO 2008 – The correct sequence is:

Mark the only alternative that contains a correct
correspondence between the verb form in capital letters and a) F V V V V
its meaning: b) F V F V V
c) F V V V F
a) Today the world faces what MIGHT be called a 'clash of d) V F V V V
emotions' as well. – Obligation e) V V V F V
b) There are some areas that SEEM to display all of them
simultaneously. – Necessity 072 | UFPE 1998 – ADAPTED
c) The first priority for the West SHOULD be to recognize the "MAY" in "Blacks with different tribal tongues MAY have
nature of the threat. – Advice been forced to create this common black vernacular,"
d) It is a war nonetheless and one that the West CAN lose. – indicates:
Permission
e) But it MUST find a solution to the Palestinian problem (0) possibility.
first. – Ability (1) probability.
(2) certainty.
069 | JFS 2007 (3) obligation.
In the sentences below: (4) permission.
* 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."
070 | JFS 2007 – The underlined modal verbs express:

Fill in the following sentence correctly:
a) advice / permission / permission / advice / obligation
In my opinion, Marla __________ study harder. She b) advice / ability / permission / ability / obligation
__________ be approved, but she __________ improve. c) obligation / permission / possibility / advice / deduction
d) obligation / ability / possibility / obligation / deduction
a) can – could – ought e) deduction / ability / permission / obligation / obligation
b) should – can – must
c) ought to – should – can
d) should – must – cannot
e) ought – can – must
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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:
A detailed description (...) is given.
a) The authors give a detailed description.

b) The authors will give a detailed description.
c) The authors have given a detailed description.
d) The authors gave a detailed description.
e) The authors will have given a detailed description.
002 | UNITAU 1995

Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à voz ativa da
“I don’t care what planet you’re from, you can’t run around
sentença a seguir:
Earth stark naked!”
The 1994 cup was hosted by the United States.
– Which sentence has the same idea as the modal can’t in
the sentence above? a) The United States hosted the 1994 Cup.
b) The United States will host the 1994 Cup.
a) You don’t have to run around Earth… c) The United States have hosted the 1994 Cup.
b) You needn’t run around Earth… d) The United States had hosted the 1994 Cup.
c) You mustn’t run around Earth… e) The United States will have hosted the 1994 Cup.
d) You aren’t able to run around Earth…
003 | UNITAU 1995
075 | JFS 2012 Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à voz passiva da frase
a seguir:
Match the following sentences with the best meaning
expressed by the modal verb in each of them. Future generations may regard the scientific indictment of
smoking as a major contribution to preventive medicine and
I. She can speak four languages. the health of the western world.
II. I wonder if I might have a quick look at your newspaper.
III. You should not talk to your brother this way. a) Future generations will be regarded by the scientific
IV. Luggage must not be left unattended. indictment of smoking as | ...
b) The scientific indictment of smoking has been regarded by
a) ability / possibility / advice / prohibition future generations as | ...
b) capacity / possibility / suggestion / obligation c) The scientific indictment of smoking may be regarded by
c) ability / permission / advice / probability future generations as | ...
d) capacity / permission / suggestion / necessity d) The scientific future generations may be regard by
e) ability / permission / advice / prohibition smoking as | ...
e) Future generations of smoking will be regarded by the
indictment as | ...
“So high as a tree aspires to grow,
so high will it find an atmosphere suited to it.” 004 | UNITAU 1995
Henry Thoreau Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à forma passiva da
sentença a seguir:
We encourage the kids to go swimming.
a) The kids were encouraged to go swimming.

b) The kids have been encouraged to go swimming.
c) The kids will be encouraged to go swimming.
d) The kids may be encouraged to go swimming.
e) The kids are encouraged to go swimming.
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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.
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.
008 | UNESP 1991 012 | MACKENZIE 1996

Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice:
da frase a seguir:
You don't need to wind this wonderful watch.
Those people are happy because they __________ love in
their childhood. a) This wonderful watch isn't needed to be wind.
b) This wonderful watch doesn't need to winded.
a) was given c) This wonderful watch doesn't need to be wound.
b) has given d) This wonderful watch don't need to be wounded.
c) were given e) You don't need to be wounded by this wonderful watch.
d) have being given
e) be given 013 | MACKENZIE 1996
A voz passiva de "Somebody must send me the new books"
009 | MACKENZIE 1996 é:
Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice:
a) I must send the new books.
They feed the seals twice a week. b) The new books must be sent to me.
c) I will be sent the new books.
a) The seals are fed twice a week. d) The new books would be sent to me.
b) The seals are feeded twice a week. e) The new books must be send by somebody.
c) The seals are found twice a week.
d) Twice a week they are feeding the seals.
e) The seals are being fed twice a week.
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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?
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:
018 | MACKENZIE 1997 a) so that anything can't see you.

Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice: b) so that nothing can't see you.
c) so that anybody can see you.
In 1945 the allied powers defeated Germany. d) so that no one can see you.
e) so that none can't see you.
a) In 1945 Germany was defeated by the allied powers.
b) In 1945 Germany did defeated by the allied powers.
c) In 1945 Germany are defeated by the allied powers.
d) The allied powers were defeated by the Germany in 1945.
e) In 1945 Germany was defeat by the allied powers.
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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) Doctors warn women. 030 | MACKENZIE 1999

b) Women warn doctors. Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
c) Doctors are warned by women. sentence:
d) Women are being warned.
e) Doctors warned women. Not __________ __________ about the accident since that
time.
025 | FUVEST 1999
a) much – has said
Choose the correct active voice form for "They have been
b) much – has been said
widely praised":
c) a lot – is said
d) many – has said
a) The press had widely praised them.
e) very much – has being said
b) People praised them widely.
c) One has widely praised them.
d) The press has widely praised them.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles is the story of the seduction,
e) People has widely praised them.
betrayal, and destruction of an innocent girl, Tess
Durbeyfield, who is led by her foolish parents into thinking
she comes from an ancient noble family, the D'Urbervilles.
sentence:
– The active form "is led by her foolish parents" is HER
FOOLISH PARENTS:
When the manager arrived, the problem __________.
a) are lead.
a) was been solved already. b) have led.
b) should to be solved yet. c) lead.
c) had already been solved. d) leads.
d) has still been solved. e) led.
e) had already solved.
032 | UNESP 2001
027 | MACKENZIE 1999 As the IELTS tests all four skills, it __________ worldwide to
He __________ responsible for the accident. assess proficiency in English.
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.
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.
042 | PUCRS 2000 047 | UFRS 2001

The correct Active Voice for "Most of the product examples The sentence "Lucifer is ordered to obey the Son of God"
were found in word problems in books" is "People: means the same as:
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.
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.
052 | MACKENZIE 2004 056 | UNESP 2004

The sentence "Their longstanding authority over the City Indique a alternativa que expressa o mesmo significado de:
development had never been seriously challenged" in the
active voice will be: More than 5 million Americans are affected by serious and
often life-threatening eating disorders.
a) Their longstanding authority had never challenged
seriously the City development. a) Serious and often life-threatening eating disorders affect
b) Nobody had ever seriously challenged their longstanding more than 5 million Americans.
authority over the City development. b) Serious and often life-threatening eating disorders
c) The City development had never been challenged affected more than 5 million Americans.
seriously by their longstanding authority. c) More than 5 million Americans affect serious and often
d) The development over the City's longstanding authority life-threatening eating disorders.
had ever been challenged. d) More than 5 millions serious and life-threatening eating
e) Seriously had the City development ever been challenged disorders often affect Americans.
by their longstanding authority. e) Serious and life-threatening eating disorders have been
often affected by more than 5 million Americans.
053 | FATEC 2004
Many sorts of work __________ by different groups of 057 | UFRS 2004
economists. Select the correct alternative to complete the sentence
below:
a) are been accomplished
b) was accomplished The active version of the sentence The ghost has been seen
c) have been accomplished by several living members of my family is the sentence
d) were accomplish SEVERAL LIVING MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY __________.
e) has been accomplished
a) saw the ghost
054 | FATEC 2004 b) had seen the ghost
Considere a frase "Still, it offers no protection from c) were seeing the ghost
biological or chemical weapons". d) have seen the ghost
e) were to see the ghost
– Assinale a alternativa em que a transposição dessa frase
para a voz passiva está correta, completando a frase abaixo: 058 | UFSM 2004
Em "The proposal __________ established by France
Still, no protection from biological or chemical weapons __________ May 1950", assinale a alternativa que completa
__________. as lacunas:
a) are offered a) will – in

b) is offered b) was – in
c) was offered c) would – at
d) were offered d) is – at
e) have been offered e) were – on
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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.
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:
No one has made any attempt to tackle the issue.
a) No attempt has been made to tackle the issue.

b) No attempt is made by anybody to tackle the issue.
c) It could not be made any attempt to tackle the issue.
d) It is not made any attempt to tackle the issue.
e) No attempt was made by anybody to tackle the issue.

The sentence "E.M.D.R. helps victims of trauma reprocess
disturbing thoughts and memories" in the passive voice will
be:
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
074 | MACKENZIE 2007 078 | UNESP 2003

The sentence "In English medium schools in particular a low The text __________ a study in which 100 preschool
level of English may impede students' acquisition of children __________ both before and after watching TV.
knowledge" in the passive voice would be:
a) reported – is observed
a) A low level of English in English medium schools in b) reports – observed
particular may have impeded students' acquisition of c) reported – had been observed
knowledge. d) had reported – were observed
b) Students' acquisition of knowledge may impeded in e) reports – had observed
English medium schools in particular by a low level of
English. 079 | MACKENZIE 1998
c) Students' acquisition of knowledge might impeded in Mark the option that best completes the following sentence:
English medium schools in particular by a low level of
English. A prize __________ to whoever solves this equation.
d) In English medium schools in particular students'
acquisition of knowledge may be impeded by a low level of a) has given
English. b) should give
e) In English medium schools students' acquisition of c) is giving
knowledge might have been impeded by a low level of d) will be given
English in particular. e) must have given
075 | MACKENZIE 2008 080 | MACKENZIE 2005

Choose the correct alternative: Reading about Peter Jackson is sheer fun. But why (I) the
movies he (II) before "Lord of the Rings" never (III)?
a) This book chronicles the events. – Immediate Future
b) The book was released. – Passive Voice – The alternative that contains the verbs which complete
c) Deathly Hallows broke sales records. – Past Progressive blanks I, II and III in their appropriate tense is:
d) The previous record had been held. – Present Perfect
e) Deathly Hallows is published. – Present Progressive a) are – made – mentioned
b) have – has made – to be mentioned
076 | UECE 2007 c) are – being made – been mentioned
In "It is a world that had been created without thought of d) have been – has made – mentioned
him", "Steinbeck's description of this social injustice shocked e) are – is to be made – to be mentioned
the nation", and "In time, laws were passed to help people
like the Joads", the sentences are respectively in the: 081 | AFA 2007
Mark the option that means "Heating bills can be reduced
a) passive voice, active voice, active voice. when double glazing is installed":
b) passive voice, active voice, passive voice.
c) active voice, active voice, passive voice. a) When double glazing is installed heating bills can reduce
d) active voice, passive voice, passive voice. it.
b) Double glazing can reduce heating bills when it is
installed.
c) Double glazing is installed to reduce heating bills.
d) When you install double glazing you reduce heating bills.
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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.
a) has not been elected 090 | FEI 1996

b) will never be elected I don't think the windows need cleaning. They don't need:
c) would be elected soon
d) had been elected a) to clean.
e) would have been elected b) to be clean.
c) to be cleaning.
d) to be cleaned.
e) to cleaning.
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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 __________.
092 | FASM 2000 a) enough time – have the cake made

Critics call the data misleading in the Passive Voice is: b) time enough – get someone to make the cake
c) enough time – bake the cake myself
a) Misleading is called data by critics. d) any time – make the cake
b) Data is called misleading by critics. e) time enough – ask somebody to bake the cake
c) Data misleading is called by critics.
d) Data are called misleading by critics. 098 | PUCCAMP 1994
e) Critics are called misleading by data. Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche
corretamente as lacunas da frase apresentada:
093 | JFS 1999
Mark the correct Passive Voice of the following sentence: "Hi, Jane!"
"Hi, Susan. How have you been?"
The helicopter is dropping the food supplies. "Oh, just fine. What have you done? You look so different!"
"Me? Different? I don't know."
a) The food supplies is being dropped by the helicopter. "Maybe it's your hair."
b) The food supplies are been dropped by the helicopter. "Oh, that maybe __________."
c) The food supplies are being dropped by the helicopter. "It looks quite nice."
d) The food supplies are being droped by the helicopter. "Thank you. Well, I've got to go. See you around."
e) The food supplies have been being dropped by the "See you. Bye."
helicopter.
a) I'm cutting my hair
094 | EFOMM 1997 b) I just cut your hair
Somebody opened the door. c) I'm going to have a haircut
d) You had a haircut
a) The door was opened. e) I just had my hair cut
b) The door opens.
c) The door is open. 099 | JFS 2008
d) The door open. Read the following dialogue:
e) The open door.
"This floor is very dirty, Ferdinand. It needs sweeping."
095 | EFOMM 2000 "Yes, sir. Don’t worry. I will tell someone to do it at once."
"She had been told about the meeting", the active voice is:
– The underlined sentence is equivalent in meaning to:
a) Nobody told her about the meeting.
b) Somebody had told her about the meeting. a) I will clean it by myself.
c) Everybody would tell her about the meeting. b) someone should have cleaned.
d) She had told somebody about the meeting. c) I will have it done.
e) The meeting was told about her. d) you should clean it.
e) I will get him to do it.
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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.
003 | FUVEST 1977 – ADAPTED

Complete o diálogo a seguir:
John: I congratulate you on your success.

Peter: Pardon me.
John: I said __________.
a) that I had congratulated him on his success.

b) that you congratulated me on your success.
c) that I congratulated him on your success.
d) that I congratulated you on your success.
e) that I had congratulated you on my success.
004 | FUVEST 1978

Assinale a alternativa que equivale ao seguinte:
Suddenly Peter said to me, "Are you hungry?"
a) Suddenly Peter said that I was hungry.

b) Suddenly Peter told me that I was hungry.
c) Suddenly Peter asked if he were hungry.
d) Suddenly Peter asked me whether I was hungry.
e) Peter informed me that he was hungry.
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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."
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."
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:
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:
a) it was a perfect setup for heart disease and diabetes.

b) it is a perfect setup for heart disease and diabetes.
c) it has been a perfect setup for heart disease and diabetes.
d) it had been a perfect setup for heart disease and diabetes.
e) it will be a perfect setup for heart disease and diabetes.
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The question "Are left-handed people cognitively different Read the following cartoons:
from right-handers?" in the indirect speech is:
a) The book intended to answer why left-handed people are

cognitively different from right-handers.
b) It was asked whether left-handed people were cognitively
different from right-handers.
c) They asked if there are left-handed people cognitively
d) He inquired if left-handed people had been cognitively
e) It was discussed the reason left-handed people had to be
cognitively different from right-handers.

The sentence "We don't want that sort of world" in the
reported speech will be:
a) They said that he hasn't wanted that sort of world.

b) They told me that they didn't wanted those sort of world.
c) It was said that they didn't want that sort of world.
d) It was said that they didn't want that sorted of world.
e) It was requested that we didn't want that sorted of world.

The question "Why are you answering the phone in class?"
in the reported speech will be:
a) Gray's mother asked him why is he answering the phone

in class?
b) Gray's mother wanted to know the reason why was he
answering the phone in class.
c) Gray's mother wondered why he was answering the
phone in class. – Which alternative has the correct forms of the sentences
d) Gray's mother inquired him about the reason that he has below in the Reported Speech?
been answering the phone in class.
e) Gray's mother doubted why he was answering the phone I – "Be brave. Don’t cry."
in class. II – "I think I have good news for you."
III – "What is your name?"
026 | PUCPR 2006
I've been planning to call you for a long time. a) I – He told the man to be brave and not cry; II – He told
the woman he thought he had good news for her; III – She
a) He said he'd been planning to call us for a long time. asked what his name was.
b) He said he was planning to call us for a long time. b) I – He told the man be brave and not to cry; II – He told
c) He said he is planning to call us for a long time. the woman he thought he had good news for her; III – She
d) He asked if he had been planning to call us for a long time. asked what his name was.
e) He told us to call him for a long time. c) I – He told the man to be brave and not to cry; II – He told
the woman that he thought he had good news for her; III –
She asked what your name was.
d) I – He told to the man to be brave and not to cry; II – He
told the woman that he thought he had good news for her;
III – She asked what is your name was.
e) I – He told the man to be brave and not to cry; II – He told
the woman that he thought he had good news for her; III –
She asked what his name was.
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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.

The sentence Mr. Redstone said, "We don't think someone
who effectuates creative suicide and costs the company
revenue should be on the lot" in the reported speech would
be:
a) Mr. Redstone believed that they didn't think someone

who would effectuate creative suicide and cost the company
revenue should have been on the lot.
b) Mr. Redstone stated that we didn't think someone who
had effectuated creative suicide and costed the company
revenue should have been on the lot.
This morning, my husband stepped on our scale and shouted c) Mr. Redstone implied that they didn't think someone who
that (1) that much. He pointed at the machine and said it (2) effectuated creative suicide and costed the company
a dirty liar. revenue should have been on the lot.
d) Mr. Redstone affirmed that they hadn't thought someone
a) he didn’t weigh – was who had effectuated creative suicide and cost the company
b) he don’t weigh – was revenue should be on the lot.
c) he doesn’t weigh – were e) Mr. Redstone believed that they didn't think someone
d) he did weigh – were who effectuated creative suicide and cost the company
e) he hadn’t weigh – was revenue should be on the lot.
030 | JFS 2008 033 | AFA 2008

Complete the following sentences meaningfully: Mark the option which contains an indirect form to
complete the prophet’s idea in the following gap:
1. I told him:
2. I didn't know: The prophet __________ in silence the secrets of the days
and the nights.
a) 1. what the homework was./2. what he meant.
b) 1. what was the homework./2. what he mean. a) said to the man whether his heart has known
c) 1. what was to be the homework./2. what did he mean. b) said to people’s hearts know
d) 1. what is the homework./2. what did he meant. c) told him: your heart knows
d) told them that their hearts knew
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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:
035 | EFOMM 2005 a) If you need a lost or stolen card replaced

Mark the correct option. Helen said: “Somebody must send b) If you need replace a lost or stolen card
me the new books!” She said that: c) If a lost or stolen card needs to replace
d) If it is needed to replace a lost or stolen card
a) somebody had to send her the new books. e) If a lost or stolen card needs to be replaced by us
b) somebody had sent her the new books.
c) the new books were sent to her. 003 | PUCCAMP 1994
d) she was going to receive the new books. Assinale a letra correspondente à alternativa que preenche
e) she must have sent the new books. corretamente as lacunas da frase apresentada:
- "Frederick, what's the matter with you? This is the third

“People die of fright and live of confidence.” assignment you haven't turned in!"
Henry Thoreau - "I know, Mr. Dwarf. I would have turned them in
__________ but I've been extremely busy."
- "But that's no excuse. You must understand that I'll have to
fail you if you don't complete your requirements."
- "Yes, I know. I'll try to catch up."
a) when I have time

b) if I had time
c) if I had had time
d) if I will have time
e) when I would have time
004 | UEL 1995

If you don't go, __________ very angry.
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
010 | UFRS 1996
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
A frase sublinhada em "if you are otherwise healthy, just call
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
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.
a) she might be sick now a) became – have

b) Jane would be busy b) become – have
c) she would like to call Jane c) became – would have
d) she would have met Jane d) became – will have
e) Jane will be happy e) became – had
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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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I'd have gone to that party if they __________ me.
a) have invited
b) had invited
c) will invite
d) are inviting
032 | UECE 2007

They felt as if they _____________ on thin ice.
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.
029 | PUCRIO 2007 034 | UNESP 2008

"Had the buildings been full, about 14,000 people would If the pension deposit __________ earlier, the lady
probably have died" means the same as: __________ in trouble.
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 __________.
a) would pass “Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God

b) wouldn’t have passed when He did not want to sign.”
c) would have passed Anatole France
d) would have pass
e) would haven’t passed
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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, __________? __________?
a) weren't they a) didn’t he

b) isn't it b) doesn’t he
c) wouldn't he c) is he
d) wasn't it d) did he
e) won't they e) does he
005 | UEL 1995 011 | JFS 2002

He hasn't seen you lately, __________? Em qual das alternativas abaixo a 'question tag' está errada?
a) has he a) Let’s go to a disco, shall we?

b) is it b) Do the exercises, will you?
c) have you c) Mariah put the book on the armchair, doesn’t she?
d) have we d) Let me go with you, shall I?
e) haven't you e) The teacher came to help us, didn’t she?
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012 | JFS 2002 018 | AFA 1997
Complete corretamente: We can’t do without him, __________?
The Titanic sank in 1912, __________? a) can us

b) can we
a) didn’t she c) can ours
b) didn’t it d) can’t he
c) hadn’t it
d) hadn’t she 019 | AFA 2000
e) doesn’t it Choose the correct question for the context: You are
speaking to your daughter. You want to make sure that she
013 | ITA 1984 turned off the stove. You ask her:
Michiko and Yamashiro are not Japanese, __________?
a) You turned off the stove, did you?
a) are b) You do turn off the stove, didn’t you?
b) aren't they c) You didn’t turn off the stove, did you?
c) aren't them d) You did turn off the stove, didn’t you?
d) are they
e) are they not 020 | EFOMM 2012
Choose the option with the correct tag questions for the
014 | ITA 1985 sentences below.
You know you have to study more, __________?
1. You weren’t listening, __________?
a) do you 2. She doesn't know him, __________?
b) don't you 3. I'm a bit overweight, __________?
c) do you not 4. Don't open your eyes, __________?
d) not know
e) not you know a) weren't you / does she / aren't I / do you
b) were you / doesn't she / aren't I / do you
015 | ITA 1991 c) were you / does she / aren't I / will you
I am not as good at football as he is, __________? d) weren't you / does she / am I not / will you
e) were you / doesn't she / am I not / do you
a) aren’t I
b) is he
c) no “It's better to be a pirate than to join the Navy.”
d) am I Steve Jobs
e) am
016 | ITA 1992

A alternativa que corretamente preenche o claro de One
never knows what to expect, __________? é:
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.
b) Neither can I.
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

sentence:
I haven't finished the homework and __________.
a) my brother hasn't either

b) neither my brother
c) so did my brother
d) either hasn't my brother
e) neither does my brother

sentence:
Paulo knows how to drive a truck and ___________.
a) Mark does neither

b) either does Mark
c) so does Mark
d) nor does Mark
e) Mark does either
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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:
__________ 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.
010 | EFOMM 1994 a) A

I want __________ can of __________ peaches, __________ b) An
sugar, and __________ pound of __________ raspberry jam. c) The
d) No
a) the / the / a / the / *
b) a / * / * / a / * 015 | ITA 1994
c) the / * / a / * / * Complete corretamente o texto a seguir:
d) a / the / the / * / the
e) a / the / a / the / a The pianist I told you about lives in __________(I) one-story
building on Main Street. Although she isn’t __________(II)
011 | EFOMM 2007 professional musician, she plays __________ (III) piano
__________ lemon originated in __________ China and extremely well.
spread south to __________ Malaysian islands and west to
____ India. a) an – a – the
b) * – * – a
a) A / the / the / * c) a – a – the
b) * / * / * / * d) an – * – *
c) The / the / the / the e) the – * – *
d) A / the / * / *
e) The / * / the / * 016 | AFA 2001
__________ milk and __________ meat are good for
012 | PUCPR 2000 __________ our health.
Which is the correct alternative about the use of the article
"the" in the phrases below? a) * / * / *
b) * / the / *
I. You mustn't smoke in __________ class. c) The / the / *
II. Marcos has all the right qualifications for __________ job. d) The / the / the
III. Sometimes there are shows in __________ Central Park.
IV. __________ Mercury is the smallest planet in 017 | UNITAU 1995
__________ Solar System. Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à sequência na qual
V. __________ liberty and __________ democracy are se inclui um uso inadequado do artigo em inglês:
idealized since __________ French Revolution.
a) a watch; a pity; an orange.
a) Only in sentences I and II it's necessary to use the article b) an umbrella; a real effort; a year.
THE. c) a small plane; an idea; a whale.
b) It's correct to use THE in all blank spaces. d) a one-man show; an university; a private investigator.
c) In alternatives I, III, IV and V it's correct to complete the e) an egg; an uncle; a book.
spaces with THE.
d) About alternative V, it only needs the article in the third
space.
e) We have to use THE only in the second space of phrase
number IV.
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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.
019 | UFF 1996 Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/

In the expression such a reaction, the word such is followed
by the indefinite article a. Mark the sentence in which the a) an – an – a – the – the – the – a – the – a – no article – the
indefinite article must also be used after such. b) an – the – an – a – the – the – no article – the – a – a – the
c) an – the – a – the – the – the – no article – the – a – no
a) Germans will not listen to such __________ article – the
businessmen. d) an – the – a – the – the – the – no article – the – a – no
b) A British businessman would not believe such article – no article
__________ nonsense. e) an – the – a – no article – a – the – no article – the – a – a
c) A French counselour would not give him such – the
__________ silly advice.
d) An American would not sign such __________ contract. 023 | JFS 2009
e) Those students have never heard such __________ I was watching __________ MTV show last night. What
beautiful music. __________ wonderful clips they exhibited!
020 | ITA 1990 a) the – a

Marque a alternativa que corretamente preenche as lacunas b) a – a
I e II da sentença a seguir: c) an – a
d) an – *
__________ (I) Dr. Brown refused to talk to __________ (II) e) the – *
doctor who wanted to help him é:
024 | JFS 2009
a) the – the Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the correct
b) * – the sequence of articles:
c) * – an
d) the – a Despite __________ universal derision of __________
e) the – an literary establishment, which could never comprehend
__________ its inherently noble spirit, Tolkien's The Lord of
021 | EOMM 2012 the Rings was recently voted __________ greatest work of
The indefinite article can be appropriately used in: fiction of __________ 20th Century by thousands of
Waterstones' customers.
a) __________ information * = No article
b) __________ wool
c) __________ furniture Adapted from http://library.flawlesslogic.com/
d) __________ eggs
e) __________ hypothesis a) * – the – * – the – *
b) * – the – * – a – the
c) the – the – * – the – the
d) the – the – * – a – the
e) the – * – * – the – a
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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 __________.
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
– Constatamos que está(estão) correta(s):

o
a) Apenas a afirmação n 1.
o
b) Apenas a afirmação n 2.
o
c) Apenas a afirmação n 3.
os
d) Apenas as afirmações n 1 e 3.
e) Todas as afirmações.
013 | ITA 1989

O plural dos substantivos abaixo:
– Which alternative shows the correct plural form of the I. knife

words given? II. tooth
III. woman
a) mouse – mice/ goose – geese/ phenomenon –
phenomena/ deer – deer – é, na ordem:
b) mouse – mices/ chick – chicken/ person – persons/ child –
children a) knifes – teeth – womans
c) mouse – mouses/ goose – geeses/ deer – deers/ news – b) knifes – teeths – women
news c) knives – tooths – women
d) mouse – mouses/ new – newses/ bus – buses /person – d) knives – teeth – women
people e) knive – teeth – women
e) mouse – mises/ child – children/ police – polices/ news –
news 014 | JFS 2000
Considering that the plural form of the following words:
010 | ITA 1987
Dadas as afirmações de que o plural de: 1. Man is Men
2. Woman is Women
1. OX é OXEN 3. Roman is Romen
2. CHIEF é CHIEFS
3. ROOF é ROOVES – The incorrect datum(a) is(are) the:
– Constatamos que está(estão) correta(s): a) number 1.

b) number 2.
a) Apenas a afirmação nº 1. c) number 3.
b) Apenas a afirmação nº 2. d) numbers 1 and 2.
c) Apenas a afirmação nº 3. e) numbers 1 and 3.
s
d) Apenas as afirmações nº 1 e 2.
e) Todas as afirmações. 015 | ESPCEX 1999
The plural of wife, goose, mouse and hero are:
011 | EFOMM 2000
The plural forms of the underlined words in the sentence a) wifes, gooses, mouses, heroes.
"Jane is afraid of mouse and louse" are respectively: b) wifes, geese, mice, heroes.
c) wives, geese, mice, heros.
a) mice – lice d) wives, geese, mice, heroes.
b) mices – lices e) wifes, gooses, mouses, heros.
c) mouses – louses
d) mice – louses
e) mouses – lice
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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):
a) sport – famous – informations – is a) Apenas a afirmação nº 1.

b) sport – famous – informations – are b) Apenas a afirmação nº 2.
c) sports – famous – informations – are c) Apenas a afirmação nº 3.
d) sport – famouses – information – is d) As afirmações nos 2 e 3.
e) sports – famous – information – are e) Todas as afirmações.
017 | ITA 1987 020 | JFS 2000

Algumas vezes, o significado da forma plural de um Marque a alternativa que possui as sentenças abaixo
substantivo (em inglês), é diferente do seu significado na reescritas, corretamente, no plural:
forma singular. Dadas as palavras (já na sua forma plural):
1. She writes a letter to her sister every day.
1. GOODS 2. He and his friend are going to buy a new house.
2. SCALES 3. The news is good, I think you will like it.
3. SPIRITS 4. This old photo brings me a good recollection.
5. The phenomenon happened yesterday night.
– Constatamos que confere(m) com a afirmação acima:
a) 1. They writes letters to their sisters every day./ 2. They
a) Apenas a palavra nº 1. and their friends are going to buy new houses./ 3. The news
b) Apenas a palavra nº 2. is good, we think you will like them./ 4. These old photos
c) Apenas a palavra nº 3. bring us good recollections./ 5. The phenomena happened
d) Apenas as palavras nºs 1 e 2. yesterday night.
e) Todas as palavras. b) 1. They write letters to their sisters every day./ 2. They
and their friends are going to buy new houses./ 3. The news
018 | JFS 2008 are good, we think you will like them./ 4. These old photos
Give the correct plural form of the words below: bring us good recollections./ 5. The phenomena happened
yesterday night.
– Buffalo; c) 1. They write letters to their sisters every day./ 2. They
– Eskimo; and their friends are going to buy news houses./ 3. The news
– Concerto; is good, we think you will like them./ 4. Those old photos
– Person; bring us good recollections./ 5. The phenomena happened
– Manservant; yesterday night.
– Thesis; d) 1. They write letters to their sisters every day./ 2. They
– Sister-In-Law; and their friends are going to buy new houses./ 3. The news
– Die. is good, we think you will like them./ 4. These old photos
bring us good recollections./ 5. The phenomena happened
a) Buffalos/ Eskimos/ Concertos/ Personas/ Menservants/ yesterday night.
Theses/ Sisters-in-law/ Dice e) 1. They write letters to their sisters every day./ 2. They
b) Buffaloes/ Eskimos/ Concertos/ Persons/ Menservants/ and their friends are going to buy new houses./ 3. The news
Theses/ Sisters-in-law/ Dice is good, we think you will like they./ 4. These old photos
c) Buffaloes/ Eskimos/ Concertoes/ Persons/ Manservants/ bring us good recollections./ 5. The phenomenons happened
Theses/ Sisters-in-law/ Dice yesterday night.
d) Buffaloes/ Eskimos/ Concertos/ Persons/ Menservants/
Theses/ Sister-in-laws/ Deaths
e) Buffalos/ Eskimoes/ Concertoes/ Personas/ Manservants/ “Existence would be intolerable
Thesis/ Sister-in-laws/ Deaths if we were never to dream.”
Anatole France
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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.
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.
a) Everyone's invited for Carnival in Rio. 016 | JFS 2000

b) The American's luggage was checked carefully. Complete:
c) My friend Jeremy's arrived.
d) Nobody's pleased with the situation. __________ wives arrived together.
e) The Mexican tourist's coming tomorrow.
a) Alan’s and Victor’s
011 | ITA 1990 b) Alan’s and Victor
Assinalar a alternativa onde o uso do caso genitivo esteja c) Alan and Victor’s
CORRETO: d) Alan’ and Victor’
e) Alan’ and Victor’s
a) For goodness’ sake, this is my brother-in-law’s dog.
b) For goodness’ sake, this is my brother's-in-law dog. 017 | JFS 2010
c) For goodness sake's, this is my brother-in-law's dog. Leia o fragmento a seguir:
d) For goodness sake's, this is my brother's-in-law dog.
e) For goodness sake's, this is my brother-in-law dog's. "When you look at the architecture in Chile you see buildings
that have damage, but not the complete pancaking that
012 | ESPCEX 1999 you've got in Haiti," said Cameron Sinclair, executive director
The correct sentence is: of Architecture for Humanity, a 10-year-old nonprofit that
has helped people in 36 countries rebuild after disasters.
a) My father’s friend called me yesterday. _______________ received 400 requests for help the day
b) The table’s leg is broken. after the Haiti quake but he said it had yet to receive a single
c) I have an appointment at the office’s doctor. request for help for Chile.
d) My brother neighbour’s sister is a nurse.
e) The girls school is far from St Bartholomew’s. – O espaço em branco deve ser preenchido por qual das
seguintes opções?
013 | EFOMM 1994
Betty, Jane and I were invited to a party at __________ a) Sinclair San Francisco’s based organization
home. b) Sinclair's San Francisco-based organization
c) Sinclair's San Francisco’s based organization
a) your friend’s Carol d) San Francisco-based organization by Sinclair
b) our friend Carol e) San Francisco’s based organization by Sinclair
c) our friend Carol’s
d) your friend’s Carol’s 018 | UDESC 1999
e) her friends’ Carol Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:
014 | EFOMM 2000 The __________ offices are very modern.

His __________ sickness is worrying him very much.
a) businessmen’
a) mother’s-in-law b) businessmens’
b) mother-in-law c) businessmans’
c) mother’s-in-law’s d) businessmen’s
d) mother-in-law’s
e) mothers-in-law’s
“When desire dies, fear is born.”
Baltasar Gracián y Morales
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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
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) 30; 8; 10 a) I'll finish reading the book by midnight.

b) 11; 10; 10 b) We could go to Gramado by car.
c) 30; 12; 8 c) He paid the hotel expenses by cheque.
d) 1; 4; 8 d) Forty divided by eight is five.
e) 1; 8; 1 e) Do you know "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown?
003 | PUCRS 2006

“There is no duty more obligatory The alternative which contains the prepositions that best
than the repayment of kindness.” complete the sentences below is:
Cicero
Prepaid meters have been launched with the aim
__________ improving water service; however, they might
be a problem __________ those who cannot afford paying
__________ water services.
a) to – for – of
b) on – to – for
c) of – to – on
d) for – on – of
e) of – for – for
004 | UNESP 1994

Something is cooking __________ the oven.
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
006 | ITA 1995 – ADAPTED 011 | CESGRANRIO 1995

Scientists have been talking about producing better foods The program Dr. Black is working __________ his colleagues
__________ genetic engineering ever since the technology __________ the department __________ psychiatry will
first became available more than 20 years ago. build on a pioneering study done __________ 1989.
– 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
009 | FUVEST 1979 013 | UNESP 1996

__________ the circumstances you must go __________ Assinale a alternativa correta para completar o espaço em
foot. branco na sentença a seguir:
a) Under – with She is very proud __________ her children.

b) Under – by
c) On – on a) at
d) Under – on b) in
e) On – under c) on
d) with
e) of
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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
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:
__________ 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
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?
027 | UNESP 1997 a) Good girls go heaven, bad girls everywhere.

Assinale a alternativa correta: b) Good girls go heaven, bad girls go everywhere.
c) Good girls go to heaven, bad girls to go to everywhere.
We stayed in Rome __________ two months. d) Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.
e) Good girls go heaven, bad girls go to everywhere.
a) since
b) at
c) in
d) on
e) for
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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
– "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.
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
047 | UFSM 2000 – ADAPTED
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.
a) in – in – It can be inferred that Rudolph was __________ surviving

b) in – on in the wilderness.
c) on – at
d) at –on a) good at
e) at – in b) worried about
c) interested in
049 | PUCRS 2001 d) fond of
The prepositions in and on are correctly used in all e) anxious about
alternatives BUT:
054 | PUCPR 1999
a) On September I'll be in vacation. Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blanks:
b) He'll go on a leave in the summer.
c) She's always in a bad mood on Mondays. I. What are you thinking __________?
d) In two months you can be on the road. II. He died __________ the injuries caused by a terrible
e) In the evenings I see her on TV. accident.
III. They succeeded __________ breaking the door open.
050 | UNESP 2002 IV. Everybody laughed __________ him when he said that.
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna V. Why don't you concentrate __________ your studies?
da frase apresentada:
a) in, of, from, on, at
There are some barriers that prevent senior citizens b) in, of, from, at, on
__________ taking part in an online market. c) of, from, in, at, on
d) of, at, in, from, on
a) of e) of, from, in, on, at
b) to
c) for 055 | UFAL 1999 – ADAPTED
d) from Ericsson is a global leader __________ mobile telephony,
e) on supplying state-of-the-art technology and quality equipment
to customers worldwide.
051 | UFRS 2000
The preposition into is used INCORRECTLY in: – Preencha corretamente a lacuna do texto:
a) He stood into the room, hands in his pockets. a) at

b) The wicked witch turned the prince into a frog. b) in
c) His texts have been translated into many languages. c) off
d) He then went into the details of his dream. d) on
e) They ran into each other at the corner of the street. e) over
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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
057 | UFV/PASES 2000 061 | UFRS 2004

Choose the best option to complete the sentence: Complete the sentence below with the best alternative:
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.
– Dando idéia de pontualidade:

I. The climbers stopped 300m __________ the top of the
mountain. a) on
II. The whole village is __________ water. b) at
III. A king shouldn’t do anything __________ his dignity. c) in
IV. The tunnel goes right __________ the city. d) by
e) up
a) I. below – II. below – III. beneath – IV. underneath
b) I. below – II. under – III. beneath – IV. underneath 070 | ITA 1991
c) I. below – II. under – III. beneath – IV. under __________ what he says, she was born __________ March
d) I. under – II. under – III. below – IV. beneath 25, 1970.
e) I. under – II. below – III. below – IV. beneath
a) According to – in
066 | UNIFESP 2007 – ADAPTED b) According with – on
Em "Since levels of lung function were in the normal range c) Accordance to – in
at the start of the study, the researchers say, the possibility d) According to – on
that poor lung function led to hostility rather than the other e) Accordance with – in
way around is unlikely", a expressão rather than significa,
em português: 071 | ITA 1992
A alternativa que corretamente preenche os claros (I), (II),
a) pelo contrário. (III) de:
b) ao invés de.
c) a menos que. * The Declaration of Independence was signed __________
d) mais que. (I) July 4, 1796.
e) devido a. * __________ (II) first, I thought you were a thief.
* __________ (III) present, I am living in Brazil.
067 | ITA 1995
'Without Fear of Be Happy' (Sem medo de ser feliz) é o – é:
título, em inglês que um periódico paulista atribuiu ao livro
do jornalista americano Ken Silverstein sobre a campanha de a) at – at – at
Lula à Presidência da República em 1989. Examinando o b) on – at – at
título, você diria que: c) on – by – in
d) in – in – in
a) Está estruturalmente correto. e) in – by – on
b) Deveria ser: "Without Fear of Been Happy"
c) Deveria ser: "Without Fear of to Be Happy" 072 | AFA 1999
d) Deveria ser: "Without Fear of Being Happy" __________ 14% __________ the force female, we cannot
e) Deveria ser: "Without Fear to Be Happy" run a military today __________ women.
a) At / in / on
b) With / from / over
c) With / of / without
d) Both / in / without
110
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
075 | EFOMM 2005 080 | EFOMM 2006

Choose the only option with the correct preposition: The word since can be used to appropriately fill in the blank
of which sentence below?
What __________ earth are you doing here so early in the
morning? a) I am studying here __________ 2004.
b) She has slept __________ two hours.
a) under c) They had been staying at the hotel __________ many days
b) on before they decided to move to an apartment.
c) in d) Bob has worked at that big company __________ he
d) at moved to Washington.
e) behind e) Carol lives in Boston __________ she was born.
076 | EFOMM 2006 081 | EFOMM 2007

Choose the only option with the correct preposition: Crowded __________ a lifeboat, Ruth Becker stared
__________ disbelief as the luxury liner Titanic slipped
The man jumped __________ the horse and went away. __________ the icy Atlantic Ocean.
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
077 | EFOMM 2006 082 | UFPE 1998

We’ve had such a busy day! At least twelve people called. "On this planet, more people get their news from TIME than
Oh, __________ the way, there’s a message here for you any other single source – over 30 million people,
from your cousin. worldwide."
a) over TIME, August 12, 1996, Vol. 148, N° 7, page 2.

b) in
– OVER in "OVER 30 million people" signifies:
c) by
d) on
a) less than.
e) into
b) by.
c) not as much as.
d) not so many as.
e) more than.
111
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:
a) for / to / for / for / with a) unless.

b) in / for / for / to / to b) because.
c) to / for / for / to / with c) although.
d) to / for / to / to / to d) however.
e) for / to / to / for / with e) in spite of.
085 | EFOMM 2010 089 | JFS 2011

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences: Which prepositions must be used to fill in the gaps in the
sentences below?
I. I am familiar __________ that song.
II. Were you aware __________ the regulations against - The operation, unprecedented in the city's history, began
smoking in this area? __________ around 8am.
III. What John said is contrary __________ common sense. - According to police the favela had been "conquered"
IV. This winter, Paul will be eligible __________ a three- __________ around 9.30am.
week vacation.
V. How do you account __________ this discrepancy? a) at – by
b) at – in
a) with / of / with / to / for c) at – on
b) with / of / to / for / for d) on – by
c) to / about / to / to / to e) on – at
d) with / about / with / to / of
e) to / of / to / for / to 090 | UNIRIO 2002 – ADAPTED
In the 1960s, only about 200 golden lion tamarins remained
086 | EFOMM 2010 in the wild, DUE TO the destruction of their habitat, Brazil's
Choose the option in which the prepositions complete the Atlantic coastal rain forest – 'Mata Atlântica'.
sentences with accuracy, respectively:
– The capital word discourse marker due to in the text above
illustrates:
I. Stress can make us quite forgetful __________ times.
II. The New York Port Authority operates daily __________ a a) result.
lot of pressure. b) consequence.
III. After a storm, the fishing boat was lost __________ sea. c) purpose.
IV. The remains of the wreckage were found __________ the
d) reason.
shore.
e) contrast.
V. They were __________ call when the emergency alarm
went off. They were able to act promptly though.
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005 | UNIRIO 1995 – ADAPTED
Conjunctions Research shows that sunscreens may not be as effective as
hoped at preventing sunburn. Users may be spending long
001 | ITA 1995 hours in the sun with a false sense of security, and though
'It's "weird" he muses, 'we're getting more comfortable lotions may protect against sunburning UVB rays, it does
playing live, and we're playing more consistently every night. little to block out the potentially more dangerous UVA rays.
Yet sometimes it's more difficult to get in that state of mind
where you can just lose yourself to the music.'
– The word THOUGH (ref.:2) can be replaced with:
Stone Gossard, Pearl Jam a) but.
b) however.
– A palavra "Yet", relacionada no texto, poderia ser c) therefore.
substituída por: d) besides.
e) yet.
a) Furthermore.
b) And.
006 | FGV 1995 – ADAPTED
c) Nevertheless. The idea that executives need to fly on business class
d) Already. __________ they can work is bogus.
e) Rather.
– Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna
002 | UNITAU 1995 do texto:
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde a um sinônimo para a
palavra, em destaque, a seguir:
a) though
b) so
DESPITE the growing use of computers in classrooms c) for
American universities are still graduating millions of d) until
technological illiterates. e) since
a) spite
007 | FGV 1995
b) spite the
The new economic order was supposed to bring rapid
c) in spite of
growth for the industrialized nations, as emerging capitalist
d) spite of countries joined a global free trade system __________
e) spite of the brutal competition from the Third World and the Soviet
block has stalled the developed nations.
The sentence "Though overshoppers later experience – A palavra que preenche melhor a lacuna do texto é:
considerable remorse, they find shopping exciting" contains
an idea of:
a) Because.
b) Instead.
a) addition. c) Moreover.
b) alternative. d) Therefore.
c) cause. e) While.
d) condition.
e) contrast.
008 | ITA 1996
We don't believe your needs should have to wait just
004 | UNIRIO1995 because it's 2 o'clock in the morning.
A palavra que poderia substituir a expressão AS A RESULT
em "As a result, Struve claims, he can halve the time – A palavra because, em destaque no texto, poderia ser
required to grow a 1.5-inch diameter red oak" sem alteração substituída por:
do significado é:
a) while.
a) Therefore. b) how.
b) However. c) like.
c) Moreover. d) since.
d) Besides. e) for.
e) Anyhow.
113
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.
He had a headache; __________, he __________ the 015 | MACKENZIE 1996

invitation. Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
sentences:
a) hence – declined
b) then – dismissed I. Study harder; __________ you'll fail.
c) otherwise – refused II. I know nothing about it; __________, I can't help you.
d) so – quit III. The editors continue to publish, __________ irregularly,
e) however – failed two journals.
IV. __________ being a good actor, he is also an excellent
012 | UFPR 1994 – ADAPTED soccer player.
IN ADDITION, much of the water is polluted and salty.
a) I. otherwise; II. thus; III. albeit; IV. Besides
– In the sentence above, the expression in capital letter can b) I. although; II. therefore; III. for; IV. And
be replaced by: c) I. so; II. so that; III. but; IV. Moreover
d) I. or else; II. consequently; III. besides; IV. Also
01) Consequently e) I. also; II. as a consequence; III. then; IV. In addition
02) Besides
04) Also 016 | UNIRIO 1996
08) In contrast The word SO in "So despite the extent to which loneliness
16) As soon as affects nearly everyone at various times, it presents a
32) However challenge to researchers" expresses:
64) Moreover
a) comparison.
a) 01 + 02 + 04 + 64 = 71 b) consequence.
b) 01 + 02 + 08 + 16 = 27 c) purpose.
c) 02 + 04 + 08 + 32 = 46 d) contrast.
d) 02 + 04 + 64 = 70 e) cause.
e) 02 + 04 + 32 + 64 = 102
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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:
a) each 1. Now, if this process happens each time we eat sugar, we

b) how many can see that eating excessive amounts of sugar causes more
c) weather and more tooth decay.
d) like that 2. However, sweets are often eaten as snacks between
e) whether meals and during the day, times when people generally do
not brush after eating.
018 | CESGRANRIO 1990 3. Therefore, the dangerous process of tooth decay is
Mark the word that can appropriately be used to fill the allowed to continue.
blank and expand the sentence "Men not only cry less
frequently, __________ they also do it somewhat – The words NOW, HOWEVER and THEREFORE could be
differently. substituted by:
a) yet a) Than – But – Thus

b) but b) These days – Perhaps – So
c) and c) Because – Although – Meanwhile
d) although d) Recently – Even though – Besides
e) however e) Well – Nevertheless – Consequently
019 | CESGRANRIO 1990 023 | UEL 1997

A less significant but perhaps more curious use of the laser A lacuna é corretamente preenchida pela alternativa:
in medicine is to remove tattoos. Whereas before tattoos
were virtually impossible to remove without considerable I'd like to talk to him __________ he arrives.
difficulty and pain, now they can be removed relatively
painlessly. a) while
b) rather than
– The word WHEREAS means: c) since
d) as soon as
a) as. e) because
b) when.
c) while. 024 | UFF 1997
d) where. In the sentence "It was as if he forgot who I was", AS IF
e) because. means:
020 | CESGRANRIO 1991 a) even though

The clause "As one eats…" as in" As one eats, particles of the b) as though
sugary food get stuck between the teeth and around the c) although
gums" can be paraphrased as: d) as for
e) if possibly
a) While we eat...
b) When they eat... 025 | PUCSP 1998
c) Though we eat... No período "The struggle to have a piece of land to work on
d) Because you eat... for a decent living has produced rifes and conflicts between
e) As one thing is eaten... the landless peasants, ON ONE HAND, and the powerful
landowners and the government, ON THE OTHER", as
021 | UEL 1997 – ADAPTED expressões on one hand e on the other indicam uma relação
__________ you want to stay young, sit down and have a de:
good think.
a) alternância.
a) Though b) adição.
b) But c) oposição.
c) So d) consequência.
d) Then e) causalidade.
e) If
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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
SCIENCE – December 20, 1996. 031 | UERJ 1997

The word BUT in the sentence "But she's the only one"
– Assinale a conjunção que poderia ligar as idéias contidas indicates:
nos dois períodos do texto anterior:
a) cause.
a) Whereas b) contrast.
b) Moreover c) addition.
c) Thus d) conclusion.
d) However
e) Hence 032 | UFPB 1998
In the following verses:
At present, neither offers full access to the Internet – they And can understand nothing
are linked by a "gateway" through which e-mail can be sent But the unusual laughter
and received, but which denies access to many of the
delights the Net has to offer. __________, both companies – “But” means:
are widening the gateways in the near future.
a) however.
– A alternativa que melhor preenche a lacuna é: b) also.
c) although.
a) Besides. d) because.
b) In addition. e) except.
c) However.
d) Furthermore. 033 | UERJ 1998 – ADAPTED
e) Finally. Consumers can start questioning advertising in the category
generally even the intent is to provide worth-while
029 | ITA 1997 – ADAPTED information.
Many manufacturers believe that the only MEANS to greater
production capacity is augmenting the old with the new. – The underlined word indicates:
Virtually all of the world's LEADING semiconductor
companies are building new fabs to satisfy projected a) comparison.
demand, DESPITE CONCERNS ABOUT MONTHLY BOOK/BILL b) purpose.
RATIOS. c) addition.
d) contrast.
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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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042 | MACKENZIE 1998 046 | ITA 1999
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:
a) spite of his age

b) despite his age
c) instead of his age
d) despite of his aging
e) in spite his age

sentence:
Philip never borrowed money:
a) not either from his parents or from the bank

b) neither from his parents or from the bank "A opinião pública ainda está a seu favor...
c) both from his parents and from the bank a não ser que ela esteja mentindo para você".
d) either from his parents or from the bank
e) neither from his parents and from the bank a) although
b) whereas
044 | PUCRIO 1999 – ADAPTED c) in spite of that
Compare that job market to the prospective immigrant labor d) unless
force. Of recent arrivals, only 63% have finished high school. e) for
No surprise that, while immigrants make up only 12% of
today's workforce, they clean half the restaurant tables in 047 | ITA 1999
the U.S. Yet immigrants also are 50% more likely than Leia o recado de Ho Chi Minh aos franceses, em 1946:
Americans to have a graduate degree.
"You can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of yours, yet
– The sentence "Yet immigrants also are 50% more likely even at those odds, you will lose and I will win".
than Americans to have a graduate degree" introduces:
– Assinale a opção cuja conjunção tenha significado
a) a conclusion. semelhante ao de "yet":
b) a definition.
c) a contrast. a) therefore
d) a result. b) despite
e) an example. c) thus
d) moreover
045 | PUCRIO 1999 – ADAPTED e) however
As you are reading these words, you are taking part in one of
the wonders of the natural world. For you and I belong to a 048 | UERJ 1999
species with a remarkable ability: we can shape events in Of course the programmers who created this system could
each other's brains with exquisite precision. foresee this would cause a problem, but AS WELL AS a
degree of short-termism there was a widespread disbelief
– In "For you and I belong to a species... precision", the that anyone would be using the same computers and
conjunction FOR can be understood as: programs nearly thirty years later.
a) however. – The expression "as well as" indicates:

b) already.
c) and. a) conclusion.
d) because. b) condition.
e) therefore. c) contrast.
d) addition.
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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:
050 | UFRRJ 1999 a) apesar disso.

The construction "such a... that" as in "Eating is such a b) ainda.
passion here that it even shapes the cityscape" expresses: c) já.
d) consequentemente.
a) condition. e) até o momento.
b) purpose.
c) result. 055 | UNIRIO 2000
d) contrast. The teenager believes that __________ Camden has a bad
e) manner. reputation, it can change for the better.
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.
059 | UERJ 2001 MALAYSIA

A single conjunction may express multiple meanings. In Malay-medium education was introduced, with English as an
"Short of trying to collect every book in existence, as the obligatory subject but increasingly being seen as a value for
ancient library did", the word AS conveys the idea of: international rather than intranational purposes – more a
foreign language than a second language.
a) cause.
b) comparison. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
c) simultaneity. David Crystal – CUP, 1995
d) contradiction.
– Sinônimos para THEREFORE (texto sobre Singapura) e para
060 | UFPE 2001 – ADAPTED RATHER THAN (texto sobre Malásia) são, respectivamente:
The giant panda is China's national symbol. But it is an
endangered species, with just 1,000 animals believed to a) however – more than
exist in the wild. b) altogether – before
c) thus – despite
– In "BUT it is an endangered species" the connective BUT d) as a consequence – and
gives the idea of: e) consequently – instead of
a) consequence. 064 | PUCRS 2001 – ADAPTED

b) conclusion. In an era of feminist and politically correct values, not to
c) contrast. mention the belief that all men and women are created
d) addition. equal, the fact that all men and women are not – and that
e) emphasis. some are more beautiful than others – disturbs, confuses,
even angers.
061 | UFF 2001
In the sentence, "In the meantime, Judge Robert Kaye will – The word "even" is used in the same meaning as in:
issue his final judgment on the jury's verdict", IN THE
MEANTIME could be replaced by: a) We will not be even until you pay me.
b) Even if he attends, he may not participate.
a) During. c) He is willing, even eager, to do it.
b) Nevertheless. d) She numbered all the even pages of the book.
c) Actually. e) After washing, the colors may not be even.
d) Meanwhile.
e) However. 065 | PUCRS 2002 – ADAPTED
Once they are agreed, the new guidelines will go through a
062 | UEL 2001 series of trials, at first primarily at Cambridge University,
Na sentença "Carr, HOWEVER, thought of a way to spot before being issued nationally.
them", a palavra HOWEVER poderia ser substituída por:
– O termo "Once" pode ser substituído por:
a) nevertheless.
b) also. a) Before.
c) since. b) As soon as.
d) never. c) If.
e) but. d) Unless.
e) At any time.
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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:
068 | UNIFESP 2002 – ADAPTED a) Therefore.

Until the mid-1960s, medical research was primarily driven b) If.
by the desire to solve the problems of sick people. Although c) However.
Aristotle was what might be termed today a pure laboratory d) Nevertheless.
investigator, with no thought of the clinical usefulness of his e) Even if.
findings, the vast majority of those physicians later
influenced by his contributions to biology were trying to 072 | FATEC 2000
solve the mysteries of human anatomy and physiology for Assinale a alternativa que contém uma palavra equivalente a
the distinct purpose of combating sickness. thus, empregada no seguinte texto: "A child who spends too
much time on video games may not disengage from a
– A palavra "although" indica uma idéia de: simulated world and THUS may be confused in the real one":
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:
a) neither – nor a) despite, I was very late.

b) and – or b) however, we didn't stop.
c) either – and c) nonetheless, the road was long.
d) both – or d) in fact, it was 7 o'clock.
e) both – and e) if I had more time, I'd call you.
074 | UFSM 2001 – ADAPTED 078 | MACKENZIE 2001

A Florida panther rests quietly in the Everglades of __________ it rained hard, the plane took __________.
southwestern Florida. ALTHOUGH protected by the
Endangered Species Act, only 30 Florida panthers are a) In spite of – on
believed to survive in the Everglades victims of disease and b) Unless – out of
shrinking habitat as well as illegal hunting and automobiles. c) If – out
d) Although – off
e) But – over
– A palavra destacada no excerto acima estabelece uma
relação de:
079 | UERJ 2002
a) finalidade. What they have in common is the sight of Brazil as it sheds
b) adição. its image as eternally easygoing.
c) tempo.
– The two instances of the word AS in the sentence above
d) concessão.
establish the following semantic relations:
e) condição.
a) causality and addition
075 | PUCSP 2001 – ADAPTED b) alternation and purpose
Besides providing clues to understanding human biology, c) concession and contrast
learning about nonhuman organisms' DNA sequences can
d) temporality and comparison
lead to an understanding of their natural capabilities that
can be applied toward solving challenges in health care, 080 | UFSCAR 2000
energy sources, agriculture, and environmental cleanup. That's not to say humanity can't become extinct. A 50-mile-
wide asteroid crashing down from space would do it. So
– A palavra BESIDES, sublinhada no fragmento acima, indica
could a sudden and thorough collapse of earth's ecosystem
uma relação de:
through pollution, deforestation and the like – unless we
establish some colonies in space beforehand.
a) adição.
b) oposição. – A palavra unless indica uma relação de:
c) consequência.
d) exemplificação. a) adição.
e) finalidade. b) exemplificação.
c) ressalva.
d) oposição.
e) consequência.
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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:
I. not only... but also

083 | FEI 2000 – ADAPTED II. either... or
He'd drifted into an alternative school for troubled youths, III. as well as
where, despite special classes, Frank's principal still
considered him "the worst kid of the whole lot." – The correct alternative is:
– De acordo com o texto, como você traduz DESPITE? a) I.

b) I and II.
a) No lugar de. c) I and III.
b) Apesar de. d) I, II and III.
c) A respeito de. e) II and III.
d) Enquanto que.
e) Em vez de. 087 | UNIT 1999
The sentence "Although no one can predict the full effect to
084 | FATEC 1999 – ADAPTED the current information revolution, we can see changes in
Because of its vision-disturbing side effects, the drug has our daily lives" expresses an idea of:
also been suspected of contributing to at least one plane
crash. Indeed, a Federal Aviation Administration pamphlet a) addition.
recommends a prudent "six hours from Viagra to throttle". b) cause.
Still, the news about Viagra is mostly happy. It works for c) contrast.
many men, and Pfizer, the manufacturer, estimates that 5 d) time.
million prescriptions have been written. e) consequence.
– Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a palavra que 088 | MACKENZIE 2000

expressa a mesma idéia de still em "Still, the news about __________ capable of walking upright, medieval men did
Viagra is mostly happy": so for short periods of time.
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:
a) purpose. Inasmuch as you are the older employer, you are

b) cause. responsible for the performance of these men.
c) place.
d) time. a) Unless
e) condition. b) Still
c) In addition
091 | UFSM 2002 d) Since
There is great evidence of the benefits of Yoga, __________, e) Hence
some people still question this practice.
a) consequently If all my relatives suddenly died and all my friendships dried
b) thus up and all of my subscriptions were cancelled and all of my
c) however bills were paid, I would still be guaranteed mail – two pieces
d) despite a week, by my estimation – for the credit card companies
e) while would still want me.
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.
a) provided – SINCE and SO in the sentence above may be notionally

b) regardless replaced by:
c) notwithstanding
d) despite a) if and thus.
e) ergo b) therefore and but.
c) hence and instead.
099 | UNIFESP 2003 – ADAPTED d) because and likewise.
Moreover, they do not allow patients to act meaningfully.
103 | PUCSP 2003 – ADAPTED
– Na frase acima, a palavra MOREOVER pode ser substituída, In 1995, the Brazilian daily "Folha de São Paulo" bore this
sem mudar o sentido, por: headline: "World Bank Report Indicates Brazil Is the Country
with the Greatest Social and Economic Disparity in the
a) Furthermore. World". The article reports that 51.3 percent of Brazilian
b) However. income is concentrated in 10 percent of the population. The
c) Thus. wealthiest 20 percent own 67.5 percent of Brazil, while the
d) Nevertheless. 20 percent who are poorest have only 2.1 percent. It was
e) Rather. that way when I was a boy, and it is still that way. As we
reached adolescence, my generation dreamed of inverting
100 | UFRS 2001 – ADAPTED this brutal legacy.
Woody Allen's 'Sweet and Lowdown' has received great
critical acclaim, not least in the perceptive review of it by – Na frase "As we reached adolescence, my generation
Jonathan Romney. But not even he has discussed the aspect dreamed...", a palavra As pode ser substituída, sem mudar o
of the film I found the most intriguing. sentido, por:
– A palavra "But" poderia ser substituída sem alteração de a) like.

sentido por: b) whatever.
c) when.
a) although. d) as well as.
b) nevertheless. e) then.
c) therefore.
d) whatever. 104 | PUCSP 2003
e) despite. Na frase "Students were either leftist or they would keep
their mouths shut". A expressão either... or indica uma idéia
101 | PUCPR 2003 de:
Mark the alternative that offers the best way to complete
the sentences below: a) exclusão.
b) inclusão.
I. Francis is engaged to be married, __________ she is still in c) gradação.
doubt about her getting married. d) predominância.
II. Tom does not have a new car, __________ does he have e) enumeração.
an apartment of his own.
III. After dinner, Lee either plays cards __________ watches 105 | UNIRIO 2003
TV. In "You hate air conditioning, YET your houses deal with
IV. Joanne loves dancing __________ singing. changes in the weather," the discourse marker yet denotes:
V. Michael and Peter should read more books, __________
they will take a literature test soon. a) addition.
b) cause.
a) but – nor – and – and – for c) contrast.
b) but – or – or – and – so d) comparison.
c) yet – nor – or – in addition – so e) condition.
d) but – nor – and – or – so
e) yet – nor – or – and – for
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106 | PUCRS 2003 110 | PUCPR 2005
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.
107 | UFSM 2003 – ADAPTED

Finding a public toilet in most of China is not difficult: you
can smell it long before you see it. But that's all beginning to
change. Recently, Beijing authorities promised a "toilet
revolution" (…). To prove they're serious, officials have
unveiled a star-rating system for bathrooms located at – In "... BECAUSE there weren't any malls, SO everyone was
popular tourist sites-ranking each facility with zero to five depressed", the ideas expressed by the capital words are
stars. Within three years Beijing hopes to have 471 four-star respectively:
toilets at places like the Forbidden City and Summer Palace.
a) comparison – result
– A palavra like indica: b) reason – addition
c) contrast – result
a) comparação. d) consequence – condition
b) exemplificação. e) reason – consequence
c) concordância.
d) contraste. 111 | JFS 2012
e) consequência. No texto abaixo, os vocábulos em destaque expressam,
respectivamente:
108 | PUCSP 2005
Com base na seguinte frase, responda à questão: Newsweek circa 1965 and the iPad may seem worlds apart,
but what they have in common outweighs their differences.
"Yet, just as those made of wood, bark, reeds, feathers, and Both eschew style over substance while wholeheartedly
animal skins are fragile, even ephemeral, so is this culture". embracing substance with style. Marrying the 1965 version
of Newsweek to the 2012 iPad's technology, we created a
– A expressão "... just as ... so is ..." indica uma relação de: design that respectfully tips its hat to the past without ever
getting stuck there. Call it retro with mojo. Won't you join us
a) diferença. on the elevator.
b) comparação.
c) consequência. a) contraste e concessão.
d) reiteração. b) contraste e adição.
e) ponto de vista. c) contraste e simultaneidade.
d) concessão e contraste.
109 | UNESP 1997 e) concessão e simultaneidade.
Marque a alternativa que completa as lacunas na sentença a
seguir corretamente: 112 | UECE 2000
O vocábulo BUT, na frase But Bobby Crabtree and his wife
Charles ... Mary are brother ... sister. thought Matilda was staying with friends that night,
classifica-se gramaticalmente como:
a) or / and
b) and / or a) verbo
c) and / but b) pronome
d) and / and c) conjunção
e) but / and d) advérbio
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113 | UFC 2005 – ADAPTED 116 | FAAP 1975
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
a) Besides
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
image of our own – and our response to them says a great 118 | FATEC 2007
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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120 | JFS 2011 124 | JFS 2012
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
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:
a) to waiting By signing below, I ask that an account __________ opened

b) waits for me and Card(s) issued as I request, and that you renew
c) to wait and replace them until I cancel.
d) waiting
e) wait a) to be
b) are
c) is
d) will be
e) be
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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
011 | FEI 1996

Excuse __________ you.
a) me to interrupt
b) me for interrupt
c) me for interrupting
d) me in interrupting
e) me to interrupting
012 | FEI 1996

Assinale a alternativa correta: a) there is
b) you do
Would you mind coming with me? I'd like __________. c) there be
d) have
a) you to come e) may be
b) to come
c) coming 016 | JFS 2000
d) you coming Relacione as colunas A e B, encontrando o Imperativo
e) you come correto.
013 | UEL 1997 Coluna A

The best time __________ an international call is between
11 p.m. and 8 a.m. 1. I'm hungry.
2. I'm very tired.
a) you for to make 3. I'm sad today.
b) for you make 4. I'm pissed off.
c) that you to make 5. I'm thirsty.
d) that to make you
e) for you to make Coluna B
014 | MACKENZIE 1997 ( ) See a comedy movie.

Indicate the alternative that best completes the following ( ) Take vacation.
sentence: ( ) Eat something.
( ) Drink some water.
The teacher mentioned some changes that we can expect ( ) Chill out and take it easy.
__________ by the year 2000.
a) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
a) have been taking place b) 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
b) to take place c) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5
c) to have taken place d) 3 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 4
d) taking place e) 2 – 3 – 4 – 1 – 5
e) have had taken place
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017 | UFSC 1997
Select the proposition(s) which is(are) in the Imperative Phrasal Verbs
Form:
(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...
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.
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 __________.”
I – go up a) open it up, take it out, plug it in and turn it on.

II – go on b) open it up, take it off, plug it on and turn it on.
III – go away c) take it out, open it on, plug it off and turn it up.
IV – go by d) take it in, plug it out, turn it down and open it up.
e) open it out, take it up, turn it on and plug it on.
R. continue
S. leave 012 | FUVEST 1978
T. rise Assinale a alternativa que traduz melhor a seguinte
U. move sentença:
V. pass
I can't tell one from the other.
– Mark the correct match.
a) Não distingo uma da outra.
a) I – T; II – U; III – S; IV – R b) Não conto com nenhuma outra.
b) I – T; II – R; III – S; IV – V c) Não falo com nenhuma outra.
c) I – T; II – V; III – U; IV – R d) Não posso falar de uma para outra.
d) I – U; II – R; III – S; IV – V e) Não posso dizer para a outra.
e) I – U; II – V; III – S; IV – R
013 | ITA 2007
008 | UDESC 1997 A expressão BREAK OUT em “During a poker match, an
Choose the CORRECT answer: argument breaks out between Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington
when they both play an Ace of Spades, and the animals
The woman is TAKING CARE of her baby. realize how they cannot tell the difference between the pigs
and the humans” significa:
– She is:
a) to make a sudden, quick advance.
a) looking back on her baby. b) to bring or come to an end.
b) looking for her baby. c) to develop suddenly.
c) looking after her baby. d) to force or make a way through.
d) looking down on her baby. e) to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently.
e) looking over her baby.
014 | EFOMM 2012
009 | AFA 1986 The initials V.I.P. __________ Very Important Person.
Qual alternativa possui os três verbos na ordem natural de
seu uso? a) means
b) stand for
a) wake up/sleep/get up c) are about
b) sleep/get up/wake up d) describe
c) get up/wake up/sleep e) accounts for
d) sleep/wake up/get up
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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.
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:
1. The boys __________ the game yesterday night. a) entender

2. He gave a __________ of diamond to his mother. b) pretender
3. I didn’t like the film, it was __________. c) fingir
4. They __________ finished the test. d) tender
e) fazer
– Marque a alternativa que completa corretamente os
espaços em branco: 011 | EN 1990
In “They suffered from the injuries sustained in the crash”,
a) assisted / collar / terrific / eventually INJURIES means:
b) assisted / necklace / terrific / eventually
c) watched / necklace / terrible / finally a) ofensas
d) watched / collar / terrific / finally b) ferimentos
e) watched / necklace / terrific / eventually c) injúrias
d) calúnias
007 | ITA 1987 e) fraturas
Dadas as afirmações de que:
1. INGENIOUS significa HÁBIL, ENGENHOSO. A synonym for the word ACTUALLY as in “This is actually the
2. TO RESUME significa RETOMAR.
decaying of the tooth” is:
3. SYLLABUS pode significar SÍLABA.
a) now
– Constatamos que está(estão) correta(s):
b) today
a) Apenas a afirmação nº 1. c) really
b) Apenas a afirmação nº 2. d) normally
c) Apenas a afirmação nº 3. e) theoretically
d) Apenas as afirmações nos 1 e 2.
e) Todas as afirmações. 013 | JFS 2007
What does the word ESTATE mean?
008 | ITA 1988
Dadas as afirmações de que em português: a) estado
b) estatal
1. SCHOLAR significa LETRADO. c) propriedade
2. SENSIBLE significa SENSATO. d) fortuna
3. FABRIC significa TECIDO. e) riqueza
– Constatamos que está(estão) correta(s) : 014 | JFS 2008

Which of these words is not a False Cognate?
o
a) Apenas a afirmação n 1.
o
b) Apenas a afirmação n 2. a) apologize
o
c) Apenas a afirmação n 3. b) response
d) Apenas as afirmações nos 1 e 2. c) support
e) Todas as afirmações. d) largest
e) resume
009 | ITA 1988
A alternativa que corretamente traduz (mantendo a ordem 015 | JFS 2012
das palavras: Ele puxou ou empurrou a porta quando chegou I will __________ the __________ with his new security
lá?, é: __________.
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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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.
a) the – had – give – by

b) that – has – given – for
c) the – have – given – to
d) the – has – given – by
e) that – have – give – to
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Assinale a alternativa que completa corretamente os Computer viruses can travel __________ one place to
espaços no trecho a seguir: another __________ fast __________ a phone call.
Britain __________ been an industrialised nation for two a) from – as – as

centuries. It __________ a variety of industries __________ b) over – as – than
can be divided __________ three main categories. c) to – more – than
d) between – * – than
a) has – has – which – into
b) have – has – who – in 008 | EN 2001
c) has – have – which – in Choose the alternative that best completes the paragraph
d) have – has – who – into below:
e) has – has – who – in
__________ a good memory? Maybe you are good
005 | UFSM 2001 remembering __________ events or footballers’ names? But
Assinale a alternativa que completa corretamente os could you memorize __________ order of a pack of cards?
espaços no trecho a seguir: British mega-brain Dominic O’Brien can.
(Amazing body science – Young Telegraph, p. 7)

Invented __________ the late nineteenth century
__________ an eastern European ophthalmologist, a) Did you get/ in/ historic/ a
Esperanto __________ humanity's __________ successful b) Do you get/ on/ history/ an
attempt to create an artificial universal language. c) Have you got/ at/ historical/ the
d) Had you got/ for/ historian/ X (= no article)
a) on – for – remains – most
b) in – by – remain – more 009 | EN 2001
c) in – to – remains – most Choose the alternative that correctly completes the text
d) on – by – remain – more “The nose knows”:
e) in – by – remains – most
The Nose Knows
006 | UFPE 2003
One of the most effective devices __________ monitoring
Manaus pollution may be as plain as the nose __________ your face.
So say scientists from the University of Utretch, in the
Throughout its 303-year history, the tiny Manaós Indian Netherlands. Two psychologists __________ several
village around Fort São José do Rio Negro __________ very hundred residents of the industrial city to pop their heads
distinctive names. At the height of the rubber era, out of their windows every Tuesday evening and take a
__________ its channels became spacious avenues traveled whiff. If they smell anything, they’re to classify in from
by streetcars, it was called the "Brazilian Paris" and the innocuous to extremely annoying.
"Tropical Metropolis". __________, with the arrival of
industry, it __________ a "Free Zone". Nestled in the middle a) to/ in/ would recruit
of the largest tropical rainforest __________ the planet, it is b) for/ on/ have recruited
now becoming the main "gateway" to the Amazon for c) from/ onto/ had recruited
d) in/ into/ recruited
ecotourists.
(From "A pleasant day in Manaus", 010 | MACKENZIE 1997

ÍCARO BRASIL, April 2002, page 33.) Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
sentence:
– Fill in the blanks with the correct sequence of words:
The most __________ material for __________ consumer
goods __________ cardboard.
a) is given – where – Late – becomes – in
b) had given – what – Lately – become – of
c) has given – how – The latter – to become – at a) used – package – are
d) was given – when – Later – became – on b) used – packing – are
e) have given – which – The latest – becoming – around c) widely used – packaging – is
d) widest used – package – has been
e) used – packaging – could be
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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.

sentence:
Researches have shown that the twenty-first-century family

will certainly be more __________ than today's family
__________ people's __________ longer __________ and
more __________ than once.
a) complicating – due to – live – marriage

b) complicated – because – living – marriage
c) complicated – as a result of – living – marrying
d) complicated – because of – life – marring
e) complicating – as a consequence of – life – marriage
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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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
– Fill in the blanks correctly with grammatical subjects that

have been asked in the questions below:
I. Use the Present Perfect Tense of the verb to build.

II. Use a Comparative form of Superiority.
III. Use a Comparative form of Equality.
IV. Use the right Possessive case of nouns.
V. Use the Superlative form of an adjective.
VI. Use the right Pronoun.
a) has built/ more naval helicopters than/ as well as/ team’s

synergy/ the best/ our.
b) have build/ many naval helicopters as/ so good as/ teams’
synergy/ the better/ ours.
c) had build/ much more helicopters than/ less well as/ team 021 | UEL 1999
synergy’s/ more and more/ us. Preenche corretamente a lacuna (I) a alternativa:
d) has builded/ less helicopters than/ not so bad as/ team
synegys’s/ the most/ we. a) hold on
b) hold up
018 | MACKENZIE 1999 c) expect
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following d) tell
sentence: e) say
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:
a) hard day's work – one – or else a) coming

b) hard work day – either – or else b) comes
c) hard day's work – either – or c) will come
d) hard work day – either – or d) to come
e) hard day's work – a – or e) is coming
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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.
025 | UEL 1999 a) Não estou com vontade

Preenche corretamente a lacuna (V) a alternativa: b) Não acho ruim
c) Não creio que é uma boa idéia
a) There d) Não concordo
b) There's e) Não estou pensando em
c) Have
d) It's 002 | CESGRANRIO 1993
e) It Mark the item which contains the adequate translation for
the saying “Out of sight, out of mind”.
“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.
003 | ITA 1996

Na frase “He is very, very rich and so powerful that even his
enemies are eager to cut deals with him”, o significado de to
cut é:
a) competir
b) concordar
c) compartilhar
d) tornar–se
e) cortar (qualquer tipo de relação)
004 | UEL 1997

Assinale a versão correta da frase a seguir:
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.

In “The sweet-and-lovely look is OUT; the aggressive punk
pose is IN” the capital words stand for:
a) out of work / in vogue

b) out of sight / in mind
c) out of order / in memory
d) out of date / in fashion
e) out of mind / in sight
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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:
007 | CESGRANRIO 1995 Não posso comprar um carro novo.

Most names of jobs are used for both men and women.
Mark the one that refers only to males: a) I shouldn't be thinking of a new car.
b) I can't afford a new car.
a) psychiatrist c) I can't buy anything new.
b) social scientist d) If it is new, I don't want it.
c) waiter e) Who needs a new car anyway?
d) doctor
e) researcher 012 | FEI 1996
I'd prefer to stay here. That's what I'd __________.
The group was discussing Freud's view of the __________ a) do
and __________. b) do best
c) have done
a) consciousness – unconsciousness d) rather do
b) conscious – unconscious e) doing
c) consciousness – unconscious
d) consciously – unconscious 013 | FUVEST 1977
e) unconsciously – conscious Qual destas sentenças está correta?
009 | UFPE 1996 a) Don't translate word of word.

Identifique a(s) palavra(s) ou expressão(ões) que melhor b) Don't translate word with word.
complete(m) o sentido da sentença abaixo utilizando V ou F c) Don't translate word at word.
e, em seguida, marque a sequência correta: d) Don't translate word to word.
e) Don't translate word for word.
... began the moment the Burma Star contingent started to
march, led unexpectedly by one of its members, the Duke of 014 | FUVEST 1978
Edinburgh. Assinale a alternativa que corresponde a seguinte sentença
em inglês:
( ) Crying
( ) Cheering Não deixe de me avisar quando você pretende fazer uma
( ) Rejoicing viagem.
( ) Applauding with shouts
( ) Encouraging by shouts a) Don't fail to advise me if you pretend to travel.
b) Don't leave me to know when you intend to go for a trip.
a) F – V – V – V – V c) Don't let me warn you when you pretend to go for a trip.
b) F – V – V – V – F d) Don't leave my advice when you intend to travel.
c) V – V – V – V – F e) Don't fail to let me know when you intend to take a trip.
d) F – V – V – F – V
e) V – F – F – F – F
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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.
"Hi, Jane!" – The capital expression means:

"Hi, Susan. How have you been?"
"Oh, just fine. What have you done? You look so different!" a) Eleven.
"Me? Different? I don't know." b) Twelve.
"Maybe it's your hair." c) Thirteen.
"Oh, that’s maybe __________." d) Fourteen.
"It looks quite nice." e) Fifteen.
"Thank you. Well, I've got to go. See you around."
"See you. Bye." 021 | EFOMM 2012
Choose the word that completes the idea of the following
a) I'm cutting my hair statement correctly:
b) I just cut your hair
c) I'm going to have a haircut Michael is a __________ smoker. He smokes three packs of
d) You had a haircut cigarettes a day.
e) I just had my hair cut
a) violent
016 | ESPCEX 1999 b) fierce
How long __________ John to get to work? c) big
d) chain
a) does it take e) strong
b) it takes
c) takes 022 | EFOMM 2012
d) does he take In the sentences below, seem and appear are used correctly,
e) he takes except in:
017 | UFPE 1999 a) It seemed like a good idea at first.

“Quem dera eu fosse um astro do rock-and-roll” in English is: b) I can’t appear to make her notice the events.
c) It seems a pity, but I can't see you this weekend.
a) I wish I to be a rock-and-roll star. d) He seems younger than he is.
b) I wish I were a rock-and-roll star. e) The baby appears hungry.
c) Who wishes to be a rock-and-roll star.
d) I want be a rock-and-roll star. 023 | EFOMM 2010
e) I was wishing I was a rock-and-roll star. Mark the alternative in which DO and MAKE are all used
correctly:
018 | JFS 2007 a) Do a favor/ make repairs/ make amends/ make a bargain
If you stay up very late __________ or __________, you b) Make a bid/ make a demand/ do ends meet/ make an
burn the midnight oil. entry
c) Make an excuse/ make a face/ make as much as you can/
a) dancing – partying make business
b) drinking – smoking d) Do a proposal/ make a scene/ do silly things/ make a
c) working – studying review
d) sleeping – snoring e) Do an errand/ make fun of/ make known/ do friends
019 | JFS 2008 024 | JFS 2012

A normal person has: If someone is __________ bullets, they're very worried or
frightened.
a) twenty fingers and two hands.
b) two shoulders and four knees. a) shooting
c) three legs and one heart. b) sweating
d) two lungs and four livers. c) dodging
e) ten fingers and ten toes. d) biting
e) killing
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025 | JFS 2012 029 | JFS 2012
Fill in the gaps meaningfully:
I. Could you speak a little __________, please?

II. I must be __________ weight, some clothes of mine don’t
fit me anymore.
III. I can’t __________ the washing machine work.
IV. __________ your brother, I must warn you to be careful.
a) loudly / loosing / make / As

b) louder / losing / make / As
c) aloud / losing / do / As
d) louder / loosing / make / Like
e) louder / loosing / do / Like
026 | EFOMM 2008

In: “We were a bit worried about the new manager because
we heard that she liked to run a tight ship.”, the expression
in bold means: ‘to be well ...’
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:
The man deduced what had happened in the playground. a) some.

b) within.
a) surmised c) approximately.
b) provoked d) almost.
c) appealed e) roughly.
d) condoned
e) discouraged
Just The Way You Look Tonight (Rod Stewart)
01. Someday when I’m awfully low

02. When the world is cold
03. I will feel a glow
04. Just thinking of you
05. And the way you look tonight
06. You’re so lovely
07. With your smile so warm
08. And your cheeks so soft
09. There’s nothing for me but to love you
10. And the way you look tonight
11. With each word, your tenderness grows
12. Tearing my fears apart 006 | JFS 2009
13. And that laugh that wrinkles your nose The verb TO BROIL means the same as:
14. Touches my foolish heart
a) to fry.
15. Yes your lovely, never ever change
b) to grill.
16. Keep that breathless charm
c) to burn.
17. Won’t you please arrange it
d) to boil.
18. Cause I love you
e) to cook.
19. Just the way you look tonight
20. Just the way you look tonight ... 007 | JFS 2009
In “A pact made by a group of teens to get pregnant and
003 | EFOMM 2004 raise their babies together is at least partly behind a sudden
In verse 1 of the lyrics we find the adverb awfully, which spike in pregnancies at Gloucester High School, school
means: officials said”, the verb to raise is synonymous with:
a) absolutely. a) to deal.
b) terribly. b) to praise.
c) fortunately. c) to increase.
d) wishfully. d) to rise.
e) certainly. e) to bring up.
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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:
a) dislodged a) realizing – smooth – get on

b) refused b) carrying out – strict – develop
c) rooted c) attaining – sharp – rise
d) remained d) leading – rough – wear out
e) disturbed e) handling – mild – grow
011 | EFOMM 2008 015 | JFS 2010

Choose the appropriate synonymous sentence to: “She In the sentence “the researchers successfully grew microbes
seldom goes to conferences now”. from the lake on a diet that was very lean on phosphorus”,
the word lean can be replaced by:
a) She almost goes to conferences now.
b) She often goes to conferences now. a) rich.
c) She hardly ever goes to conferences now. b) fat.
d) She regularly goes to conferences now. c) plump.
e) She frequently goes to conferences now. d) bare.
e) flat.
012 | JFS 2009
Correspondents consider Mr. Mousavi the main reformist 016 | JFS 2008
challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is In the sentence “The prize drops to $15 million after that
seeking another term. date and goes away altogether after 2014”, the verbs to
drop and to go away, and the adverb altogether can be
– In the fragment above, the word term means the same as: replaced by:
a) post. a) to increase – to vanish – absolutely

b) job. b) to lift up – to fade away – actually
c) turn. c) to fall – to disappear – completely
d) position. d) to decrease – to leave – utterly
e) task. e) to curtail – to flee – wholly
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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?
2. Seven pirates attempted to attack the Norwegian-flagged a) landmarks

MV Front Ardenne late Saturday but fled after crew took b) trademarks
evasive maneuvers and alerted warships in the area c) stamps
d) signs
3. How the attack was thwarted is unclear, it appears to e) brands
have been the actions of the tanker.
021 | IME 2012
4. The pirates' release underscores the difficulties navies On the mountain slopes south of Pompeii, a group of Roman
have in fighting rampant piracy off the coast of lawless citizens flee the doomed city, leaving their footprints in a
Somalia. layer of volcanic ash.
– 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.
026 | ITA 2008 – Assinale a alternativa em que o termo em negrito no

Assinale a opção que contém os significados mais adequados fragmento acima NÃO pode ser substituído pela opção
para as palavras sublinhadas nos trechos abaixo: apresentada.
I. The Illinois Smoke-free Restaurant Recognition Program a) dons (parágrafo 1) – wears

recognizes those restaurants that have gone entirely smoke- b) the reins (parágrafo 2) – control
free… c) a bid (parágrafo 2) – an attempt
II. Second-hand smoke is a combination of the smoke from a d) hammered (parágrafo 2) – stopped
burning cigarette… e) championed (parágrafo 2) – supported
III. More importantly, it represents a dangerous health
hazard. 030 | ITA 2012 – ADAPTED
IV. EPA estimates that approximately 3.000 American They would keep on developing until they were far more
nonsmokers die… intelligent than we are.
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:
I am reliably informed that you have been talking about

resigning from the company.
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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
035 | EEAR 2008

In the sentence:
Television has contributed to change the values and

perceptions of Americans.
– The underlined word is closest in meaning to:
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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2ND Part | Reading Skills 003 | IME 2011

The text states that human beings instinctively:
and General Review
a) provoke opportunities and threats to other human beings.
Is ‘Facebook’, the social networking website, b) move towards that which threatens them.
making us narcissist? A new book argues we’re much more c) react to sudden changes they experience.
self-absorbed nowadays, stating that technology is to blame. d) interrupt work and family life.
I tweet, therefore I am. Or is it, I tweet, therefore I am e) undermine bursts of information.
insufferable? As if adult celebrities that pop out on the red
carpets weren’t clue enough, we now have statistical 004 | AFA 1998
evidence that we are a lot more in love with ourselves than “Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?”
we used to be. This social phenomenon has raised fields of (Excerpt from Pink Floyd’s Wish you were here lyrics)
research to academic studies nowadays. In the book ‘The
– The questions asks:
Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement’, Jean
M. Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State a) if you can tell a story about the field and the cold steel
University, and W. Keith Campbell, a social psychologist at rail.
the University of Georgia, look to the Narcissistic Personality b) if you are able to say how to go from the green field to
Inventory, which measures self-regard, materialism, and lack
the rail road.
of empathy. They found that the number of college students
c) if you know one difference between the green and the
scoring high on the test has risen by 30 percent since the
cold steel rail.
early 1980’s. d) if you are able to see how different is a green field from a
cold steel rail.
001 | IME 2011
What kind of human behavior is central to the study Want a Reservation at One Hot D.C. Restaurant?
mentioned in the text? Prepare to Sign a Contract
a) the alienation of the celebrities from the others around The restaurant may have Rogue in its name, but the
them. joint certainly looks to keep its patrons in line.
b) addiction to technology Many elite eateries have strict policies on
c) the high scoring of college students in academic tests cancellations and photography, but Rogue 24 has taken
d) the hard work of social psychologists what's usually an implicit verbal contract to a binding level.
e) excessive positive feelings and admiration of oneself That's right, get your pen out.
Rogue 24, headed by chef R.J. Cooper, fuses the
002 | IME 2011 eating experience with an intense visual adventure – after
What has NOT been encouraging people to act the way all, it's housed in a grungy D.C. alley surrounded by
described in the text? dilapidated buildings. But the 2-page contract diners must
sign along with their reservation calls up air of pretension.
a) technology Eater DC provides a look at the binding document
b) narcissism which includes a ban on photography and cell phones during
c) materialism dinner. They cite the attempt to create an environment
d) psychology “free of distraction” – to focus on the food, right? It's worth
e) entitlement noting that the kitchen is in the middle of the restaurant.
That should provide clamor enough to steal the attention of
Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other even the most tuned-out diners.
incoming information can change how people think and Their stated cancellation policy is a demand even
behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by more intense than keeping your phone and camera stashed
bursts of information. These play to a primitive impulse to during dinner. You can cancel your reservation 72 hours
respond to immediate opportunities and threats. The before with no penalties. Fair. But when breaking it within
stimulation provokes excitement — a dopamine squirt — that three-day window, prepare to face the penalty. You can
that researchers say can be addictive. In its absence, people cancel up to 3 p.m. on the day of your reservation with only
feel bored. The resulting distractions can have deadly a 50% penalty. After 3 p.m. or a no-show to dinner? Rogue
consequences, as when cell phone-wielding drivers and train 24 doesn't care – they'll put you on the hook for the full
engineers cause wrecks. And for millions of people these price. That's up to $175 per person (if you choose the 24
urges can inflict nicks and cuts on creativity and deep courses with wine pairing). But how? Simple. Rogue 24 asks
thought, interrupting work and family life. for your credit card number on the contract, so they've got
you on the hook.
148
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
009 | ITA 2009
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.
Looking for love? Formula isn't online, report says
If you’re bemoaning the lack of a Valentine, chances

are you’ve turned to what seem like a gazillion dating
websites for help.
Buyer beware, though, caution a team of
psychologists who’ve just published a lengthy report about
online dating, now a billion-dollar industry.
“There are sites that will tell you, ‘based on decades
of scientific research and basic math, we can find your
compatible mate for you,’” says lead author Eli Finkel, an
associate professor of social psychology at Northwestern
University. “That’s a pretty tantalizing offer.”
The problem, Finkel says, is that these websites
have no scientific evidence to back up their claims that they
can find your soulmate.
Well of course they don’t. Science and romance go
together like Demi and Ashton, right?
Actually, Finkel says, scientists have been studying
Adapted from http://brand.nmsu.edu/ relationships for 80 years or so. And one thing is clear: It’s
impossible to determine that two people have what it takes
013 | JFS 2011 to maintain a long-term relationship before they’ve even
Julgue os itens a seguir: met.
Research has shown that three types of information
I. Os cursos da NMSU abrangem as áreas de magistério, are needed to predict whether a couple will fall in love and
engenharia, hotelaria e artes cênicas. stay in love, Finkel says.
II. A NMSU, por ser a melhor instituição de ensino superior One is demographics. It helps if a potential mate is
do estado, afirma que o sucesso profissional dos graduados age – and geographically appropriate.
é garantido. A second, says Finkel: “What are the actual dynamics
III. A partir do slogan da NMSU, infere-se que o aluno será between two people who have met?”
capaz de aprender não apenas o conteúdo pragmático das And last, “What are the life circumstances that
disciplinas, mas também a harmonizá-los com as vicissitudes affect the couple?” Finkel says. “There’s no way they could
da vida cotidiana. possibly know that a hurricane or a cancer diagnosis or a
IV. As áreas de estudo mencionadas no anúncio podem ser sexy coworker is around the corner.”
encontradas em todos os cinco campi da NMSU. Probably the best-known matchmaking website is
eHarmony.com, which charges $59.95 for a month’s
– Agora, marque a opção correta: subscription. eHarmony asks clients approximately 250
questions about 29 “dimensions of compatibility,” ranging
a) Há apenas uma asserção correta. from conflict resolution to kindness to ambition. eHarmony’s
b) Há somente duas asserções incorretas. “matching algorithm” is proprietary, so the company did not
c) As quatro asserções estão corretas. share it with Finkel and his coauthors.
d) As quatro asserções estão incorretas. In a statement, spokeswoman Becky Teraoka said
e) Apenas as asserções ímpares estão corretas. the proof of eHarmony’s success is in the numbers. On
average, she said, 542 people marry in the U.S. each day as a
014 | JFS 2012 result of being matched on eHarmony, according to a 2009
Leia a seguinte frase: study conducted for the website by Harris Interactive.
“eHarmony’s matching system is based on years of
What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private empirical and clinical research on married couples,” Teraoka
affluence and public squalor. said. “As part of this work, we have studied what aspects of
personality, values and interest, and how pairs match on
– A principal idéia contida na sentença acima expressa:
them, are most predictive of relationship satisfaction.”
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Finkel isn’t convinced. Speed-dating, which he’s also Extract 1
studied, can tell prospective mates more about __________
than profiles from a website, he says. “The human mind was Japan’s ship yards remain intact after quake
built to size people up pretty quickly. The human mind was
Japan’s major ship yards escaped the full impact of
not built to browse a profile and figure out whether
the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck the
somebody is compatible.”
northeastern coast of the country with full force. An official
If you’re looking for love online, Finkel says, your
at the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association said the devastating
best bet is to save your money and stick with the less-
natural disaster “will have no impact on future export ship
expensive websites in which you browse profiles, as
orders at all”. Although several small ship yards in the
opposed to those that try to make matches for you.
quake-hit areas were affected, major Japanese ship yards
But, warns Finkel, who met his wife the old-
that build large vessels for exports are concentrated in
fashioned way through a fix-up arranged by their
western Japan and remain intact, the official said. Mitsui
grandmothers, “get offline fairly quickly, because you’re
Engineering & Ship building sustained “slight material
never going to be able to figure out from a profile and some
damages” in the company’s Kasai Center and Chiba Works
emails whether you’re compatible with somebody.”
but did not consider such slight damages would cause
Adapted from http://todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com/ serious impact on operations. “The rotational schedule of
interruption of power supply due to the earthquake may
015 | JFS 2012 affect our operation at our works and subsidiaries. However,
Os termos bemoaning (1º parágrafo), tantalizing (3º the degree of the impact is not known now,” the company
parágrafo), ranging (11º parágrafo) e fairly (16º parágrafo) said in a statement. Japanese export ship orders rose for the
podem ser substituídos, respectivamente, por: 15th consecutive month in February on a year-on-year basis.
Japanese ship builders received orders for 277 export vessels
a) lamenting, fascinating, fluctuating e scantily. – 259 bulk carriers, 10 oil tankers and eight general cargo
b) regretting, teasing, varying e pretty. vessels – in the April-February period.
c) complaining, charming, wandering e willingly.
d) weeping for, harassing, stretching e barely. Adapted from www.australianmerchantnavy.com,
e) gloating, taunting, reaching e quite. March 2011
Extract 2
016 | JFS 2012
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.
021 | EFOMM 2012
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
estatísticos que eles costumam coletar sobre os mercados 027 | AFA 2011
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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028 | AFA 2011 030 | JFS 2011
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.
Adapted from www.google.com
029 | AFA 2011

According to the cartoon, FIFA:
a) pretends to improve the world.

b) has more ambitious purposes than the others.
c) wants to have control over the Roman, Genghis Kan’s, and
British Empires.
d) mustn’t be considered an empire. Adapted from http://www.rampagesoccer.com/
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
Adapted from http://www.time.com/
034 | ITA 2011

De acordo com o texto, o argumento que melhor justifica o
título TV Will Save the World é:
a) a TV se tornará um meio ainda mais importante para

enfraquecer governos e maridos tirânicos.
b) a TV possibilitará melhoras na educação dos adultos,
TV Will Save the World principalmente no desenvolvimento das habilidades de
In a lot of places, it’s the next big thing leitura.
c) a TV continuará exercendo um impacto positivo nos países
By Charles Kenny em desenvolvimento.
d) a TV propiciará a diminuição da obesidade, da violência e
Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the do isolamento social.
Kindle. Forget the latest sleek iGadget. Television is still the e) a TV trará melhoras para a vida de mulheres afegãs.
most influential medium around. Indeed, for many of the
poorest regions of the world, it remains the next big thing — 035 | ITA 2011
poised, finally, to attain truly global ubiquity. And that is a Sobre a presença da TV no mundo, o texto informa que:
good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for
the better. a) em países em desenvolvimento, haverá mais aparelhos de
Across the developing world, around 45% of TV do que pessoas até 2013.
households had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had b) até 2013, mais de 2/3 das famílias, em todo o mundo,
climbed above 60%. That's some way behind the U.S., where terão aparelhos de TV.
there are more TVs than people, but it dwarfs worldwide c) depois da queda do Talibã, a TV foi declarada ilegal e
Internet access. Five million more households in sub- poucos afegãos possuem um aparelho.
Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005, d) em 2005, nos países em desenvolvimento, o número de
after the fall of the Taliban, which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 televisores diminuiu drasticamente.
Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by e) nos países que possuem o maior número de televisores, o
2013 — pushing the numbers to well beyond two-thirds of acesso à Internet também é proporcionalmente maior.
households.
Television's most transformative impact will be on 036 | ITA 2011
the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Segundo o texto, um dos impactos que a TV a cabo trouxe
Emily Oster found that when cable TV reached villages, para a vida das mulheres indianas foi que elas:
women were more likely to go to the market without their
husbands' permission and less likely to want a boy rather a) passaram a gostar de ir ao mercado sem a permissão de
than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over seus maridos.
child health care and less likely to think that men had the b) ficaram menos propensas a preferir ter um filho a uma
right to beat their wives. TV is also a powerful medium for filha.
adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is c) se mostraram mais dispostas a fazer compras sozinhas.
a hugely popular show that plays Bollywood song and dance d) ainda acham que os maridos têm o direito de agredir suas
clips. The routines are subtitled in Gujarati. Within six esposas, apesar de já criticarem esta prática.
months, viewers had made a small but significant e) não gostam mais de tomar decisões sobre os cuidados
improvement in their reading skills. com a saúde das crianças.
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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.
a) A educação domiciliar permite que os pais ensinem www.dhl-brandworld.com/F1

atividades do dia-a-dia aos filhos.
b) O fato de se passar o dia todo com os filhos pode ter um Excellence. Simply delivered.
lado negativo: a possibilidade de se criar um indivíduo
inseguro e despreparado para o convívio em sociedade.
c) A flexibilidade da educação domiciliar permite às famílias
que optam por tal sistema que tenham mais períodos de
férias do que as que adotam o método convencional.
d) Os pais que escolheram a educação domiciliar como
forma de ensinarem seus filhos são comumente taxados de
Adapted from TIME, May 24, 2010
egoístas.
e) A criança educada a partir da educação domiciliar precisa
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ter seu desenvolvimento avaliado anualmente pelos pais.
Assinale a opção que preenche corretamente a lacuna
presente no texto e que indica o tipo de serviço ofertado
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pelo anunciante.
A opção que descreve a palavra secular (5º parágrafo) é:
a) sports
a) very old.
b) environmental
b) not having any connection with religion.
c) logistics
c) vastly experienced.
d) finance
d) upper middle class.
e) economy
e) skilled.
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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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According to the text, what is correct to say?
a) The 300B vacuum tube is used in car engines to amplify

the audio communications systems.
b) The atomic clocks are now applied to a different device
than that of its original idealization.
c) The history of technology has proved that it may wound
humans due to its versatility.
d) The atomic clocks were used to play song tracks in high
fidelity quality.
e) The Global Positioning System was validated by Albert
Einstein’s relativity theories.
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Adapted from http://www.readingreview.com/
According to the text, complete the sentence: “The
046 | JFS 2012 microwave oven…”
Consoante o autor do livro que Charlie Brown está lendo, as
a) relies on the proper function of radars.
crianças são muito observadoras. Qual das opções abaixo
b) and the magnetron were repurposed after their
não contém relação semântica, em inglês, ao vocábulo em
inventions.
negrito?
c) is one more example of the technological inventions
a) Watchful. which have benefited from the innovations generated
b) Perceptive. during the space race.
c) Overlooking. d) and radars used during the World War II both count on
d) Discerning. the magnetron as one of its components.
e) Insightful. e) was first idealized at General Electric.
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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.
– O homem descrito acima:
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060 | ITA 2011 Cezanne Becomes Priciest Painting Ever
De acordo com o título e o subtítulo do texto, avatares:
a) proporcionam efeitos terapêuticos e ajudam a prevenir

doenças como a fobia social.
b) são versões imaginárias e mais atraentes de nós mesmos.
c) são mais confiáveis e, por isso, não despertam fobias.
d) têm uma proposta de entretenimento, que torna as
pessoas mais sociáveis.
e) são mais confiáveis do que algumas propostas
terapêuticas disponíveis em nossa sociedade.
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Assinale a opção CORRETA. The Bridgeman Art Library / Getty Images
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 collaboration __________ Google and 17 of the

world's top art galleries and museums, including the
National Gallery and Tate Britain in the UK, the Google Art
Project takes the Street View approach into the gallery.
With Google Art Project, users can wander around
17 of the world's top galleries and museums and view 1,061
artworks. There are also 17 special gigapixel images – one
for each participating institution's most treasured piece,
allowing viewers to zoom right in to brush-stroke levels of
detail.
Over the past 18 months, a Google team has been
zipping around the likes of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
and the Palace of Versailles using trolley mounted cameras
to photograph corridors and galleries. Users can explore
each gallery from room to room or create their own
collections of masterpieces.
Adapted from http://www.creativereview.co.uk/
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A lacuna presente no 1º parágrafo deve ser preenchida por:
a) between.
b) among. Adapted from http://cyberextazy.files.wordpress.com/
c) through.
d) over. 069 | JFS 2012
e) amidst. Analise as seguintes asserções:
067 | JFS 2012 I. O computador analisou o passado estudantil do rapaz sem

Sobre o texto, qual dos itens abaixo pode ser considerado curiosidade pessoal alguma.
correto? II. O gosto musical do rapaz é considerado de baixa
qualidade pelo computador.
a) A Google, a National Gallery e o Tate Britain estão à frente III. O computador utilizou-se de avançadas equações
de um projeto que visa divulgar, via internet, o acervo de 17 matemáticas para deduzir em que época o rapaz havia se
dos principais museus do mundo. formado.
b) O Google Art Project permite que o usuário veja fotos, de IV. O rapaz tem vergonha de certas bandas que costumava
extrema qualidade, de mais de mil obras-de-arte. ouvir nos anos 90.
c) Através do GAP, é possível ver detalhes de determinadas
obras, como as pinceladas de um quadro, por exemplo. – Agora, assinale a alternativa correta:
d) O GAP, que levou um ano e meio para ser concluído,
permite que o usuário visite os principais museus de cada a) Há apenas um item certo.
região do mundo. b) Há apenas dois itens certos.
e) As câmeras utilizadas pela equipe do GAP eram tão c) Todos os itens estão certos.
pesadas que precisaram ser carregadas por carrinhos. d) Todos os itens estão errados.
e) Dos itens ímpares, apenas um está certo.
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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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Para estar adequada ao contexto em que aparece, a palavra
Newsweek offers an article on how schools are effective (linha 1), deve ser acrescida de:
using empathy-training programs in an effort to reduce
bullying in schools: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12 a) fully.
/15/can-schools-teach-kids-not-to-bully.html b) by.
c) ness.
The effective__________ of such programs is d) ful.
unclear at this point, and experts are divided on whether it e) lessly.
makes more sense to offer the programs to young children
(elementary school age) or older children (middle school 071 | ITA 2012
age) (both, is probably the answer). High school kids are A opção que descreve a palavra empathy é:
simply difficult to reach logistically, since they all have
different schedules all day. Unsurprisingly, some experts a) essentially compassion.
have found that the most important component to empathy b) walking in another’s shoes.
training is to include the parents. c) an admirable trait.
In assessing these programs and the broader issues d) a band-aid on more systemic problems.
of empathy-training and bullying, there are multiple factors e) societal and educational issues.
to consider and no clear answers. First of all, empathy is one
of the most difficult and least-understood skills we can 072 | ITA 2012
develop – adults and kids alike. Empathy is the process of Segundo o texto:
viewing and understanding the world through another’s
a) é difícil incluir os alunos de ensino médio nos empathy
experience, and it is often confused with sympathy, which
training programs, por serem mais velhos e demandarem
is, essentially, compassion and lacks the “walking in
uma abordagem diferenciada.
another’s shoes‖ component” (which is not to say it is not
b) o componente mais importante na empatia é a relação
an admirable trait, it’s just different from empathy).
familiar.
Developmentally, children may not be able to truly
c) simpatia está estritamente relacionada à empatia.
understand and practice empathy until they are closer to the
d) é inútil trabalhar o conceito de empatia anteriormente à
pre-teen years, but introducing the concept early and often
pré-adolescência.
is a good primer for its later development.
e) há, provavelmente, fatores mais determinantes para a
Another big question to consider: are programs
prática de bullying do que a falta de empatia.
focused on empathy simply band-aids on much larger, more
systemic problems? Why are kids bullying other kids in the
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first place? What family issues, societal issues, educational
“All right, everyone, we're not here to talk shop. Let's have a
issues, are contributing to the need/urge to humiliate and
good time.” We are not here to:
attack other children for some sort of personal gain and
satisfaction? My guess is that for many kids, participating in a) fight.
a brief (or even a few brief) empathy-skills seminars simply b) make a scene.
is not enough, and will not get at the root(s) of the c) waste time.
problem(s), no matter how young they are when the d) talk about business.
programs begin. e) listen to tall stories.
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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
coastline, the finding that they mated and produced 076 | JFS 2012
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
northward in search of cooler waters. A fruitfly gene 079 | JFS 2012
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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th 092 | JFS 2011
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.
a) Only item I is correct. 094 | JFS 2011

b) Only item II is correct. In the sentence “the researchers successfully grew microbes
c) Only item III is correct. from the lake on a diet that was very lean on phosphorus”,
d) Only items I and II are correct. also taken from the 8th paragraph, the word lean can be
e) Only items II and III are correct. replaced by:
090 | JFS 2011 a) rich.
Judge the following items: b) fat.
c) plump.
I. The scientists are still investigating the very moment
d) bare.
arsenic was incorporated by the microorganism.
e) flat.
II. Mono Lake’s salinity, alkalinity and arsenic levels
increased 50 years ago.
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III. Not only microbiology but also other scientific fields shall
In the sentence “the arsenic was being used to produce the
be benefited with the discovery.
building blocks of new GFAJ-1 cells”, extracted from the 8th
– Now, Mark the correct option: paragraph, the words in bold are, respectively:
a) Only item I is correct. a) adjective – adjective

b) Only item II is correct. b) verb – adjective
c) Only item III is correct. c) adjective – noun
d) Only items I and II are correct. d) verb – noun
e) Only items I and III are correct. e) adverb – adjective
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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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According to the information in the article:
a) William Herschel believed that no fingerprint is the same

as any other fingerprint, but he never proved it.
b) William Herschel developed modern police fingerprinting
techniques.
c) William Herschel was unaware of the great importance of
fingerprints in solving crimes. So, America, remember the Vietnam War?
d) William Herschel’s work in India proved that each Because the war in Afghanistan just gave me a bad case of
fingerprint is unique. déjà vu.
e) William Herschel’s use of fingerprint identification On Wednesday, The Times' Ken Dilanian and
eliminated fraud in the British colonial administration in David S. Cloud reported:
India. The U.S. intelligence community says in a secret
new assessment that the war in Afghanistan is mired in
102 | FGV 2009 stalemate, and warns that security gains from an increase in
Which of the following probably best describes the “crucial American troops have been undercut by pervasive
feature” mentioned in paragraph 4? corruption, incompetent governance and Taliban fighters
operating from neighboring Pakistan, according to U.S.
a) Fingerprints can be an important part of police
officials.
investigations.
b) Each person’s fingerprints are unique. Could someone please tell me how in the world
c) As the years pass, a person’s fingerprints remain the we've let this happen? Why is it that the best and the
same. brightest keep getting Americans killed for nothing?
d) It is possible to collect and catalog fingerprints. The British got run out of Afghanistan in the 19th
e) Only identical twins can have identical fingerprints. century. The Soviets got run out of Afghanistan in the 20th
century. Yet we've allowed ourselves to get stuck there?
103 | FGV 2009 And according to the classified National Intelligence
With respect to the information in the article, which of the Estimate completed last month and cited by The Times’
following is not true about Francis Galton? reporters, things aren't likely to improve: In a section looking
at future scenarios, the NIE also asserts that the Afghan
a) He was related to Charles Darwin. government in Kabul may not be able to survive as the U.S.
b) His fingerprint research took years. steadily pulls out its troops and reduces military and civilian
c) In his fingerprint work he received help from William assistance.
Herschel. The costs? Cover your eyes: Some in Congress and
d) He verified the existence of important fingerprint
the Obama administration are concerned that the bleak
characteristics. assessment suggests little progress was made in the last
e) His fingerprint cataloging system is an important part of year. During that time, the U.S. has suffered more than 400
police work around the world. military fatalities and spent more than $100 billion. As of
Wednesday, 1,873 Americans had been killed in Afghanistan
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since U.S. forces invaded in late 2001, according to the
President Barack Obama has approved a significant troop
website icasualties.org.
increase for Afghanistan, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.
In 2001 and 2002, when the George W. Bush
The new troop deployment is expected to include 8,000
administration launched the war in retaliation for the 9/11
Marines from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, as well as
attacks, 51 U.S. soldiers died. Imagine if we'd had the good
4,000 additional Army troops from Fort Lewis, Washington.
sense to declare victory then and get out?
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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.
109 | JFS 2012
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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Consoante a imagem:
a) o Presidente dos Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, dedicou

uma linha direta para que os soldados em combate
pudessem ter acesso a ele no caso de uma eventual
necessidade.
b) o fato de o Presidente Barack Obama ter visitado um país
normalmente tão neutro como a Dinamarca pode indicar
que ele está em busca de mais apoio para os projetos dos
Estados Unidos junto à comunidade externa.
c) a visita de Barack Obama à Dinamarca foi realizada com o Adapted from Time, July 11, 2011.
intuito de se conseguir reforços para a guerra do
Afeganistão. 112 | FUVEST 2012
d) os soldados aguardam instruções diretas da Casa Branca A pesquisa descrita no texto mostrou que a maioria dos
para saber quais os procedimentos que devem ser realizados norte-americanos:
em combate.
e) apesar de indisponível no momento da ligação, o a) está satisfeita com as respostas dos EUA aos ataques de
Presidente Obama tem o costume de comunicar-se 11 de setembro de 2001.
diretamente com os soldados norte-americanos em b) avalia a última década nos EUA de forma desfavorável.
combate. c) pede ao governo ações mais efetivas de combate ao
terrorismo.
JUST 10 YEARS INTO A NEW CENTURY, MORE THAN d) acredita que, desde os ataques de 11 de setembro de
TWO-thirds of the country sees the past decade as a period 2001, o governo conseguiu melhorar sua imagem.
of decline for the U.S., according to a new TIME/Aspen Ideas e) espera que o país supere, completamente, o trauma dos
Festival poll that probed Americans on the decade since the ataques de 11 de setembro de 2001.
tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. Osama bin Laden is dead and
al-Qaeda seriously weakened, but the impact of the 9/11 113 | FUVEST 2012
attacks and the decisions that followed have, in the view of A sequência “most Americans think another terrorist attack
most Americans, put the U.S. in a tailspin that the country in the U.S. is likely” significa que, para a maioria dos norte-
has been unable to shake during two administrations and americanos, outro ataque terrorista nos EUA é:
almost 10 years of trying.
ACCORDING TO THE POLL, ONLY 6% OF MORE a) iminente.
THAN 2,000 Americans believe the country has completely b) muito temido.
recovered from the events of 9/11. Some of this pessimism c) impensável.
can be tied to fears of more terrorist attacks. Despite the d) provável.
death of bin Laden, most Americans think another terrorist e) uma incógnita.
attack in the U.S. is likely.
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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
Although robots have made

great strides in manufacturing,
where tasks are repetitive, they are
still no match for humans, who can
grasp things and move about
effortlessly in the physical world.
Designing a robot to mimic
the basic capabilities of motion and
perception would be revolutionary,
researchers say, with applications
stretching from care for the elderly Gorillaz, the cartoon-styled supergroup renowned
to returning overseas manufacturing for breaking new ground in the worlds of music and
operations to the United States technology, have notched up another claim to fame.
(albeit with fewer workers). The band that headlined this year's Glastonbury
Yet the challenges remain immense, far higher than festival today released The Fall, an album that can be
artificial intelligence obstacles like speaking and hearing. “All downloaded free and was largely produced using only an
these problems where you want to duplicate something iPad. "I've never been someone who's embraced technology
biology does, such as perception, touch, planning or particularly," frontman Damon Albarn told a New Zealand TV
grasping, turn out to be hard in fundamental ways,” said station this month, shortly after announcing that Gorillaz
Gary Bradski, a vision specialist at Willow Garage, a robot would stop playing live in their current format. "I've always
development company based in Silicon Valley. “It’s always tried to keep true to my roots, which was just a four-track
surprising, because humans can do so much effortlessly.” and a guitar, but I got given an iPad and I suddenly found
myself in a position where I could make quite a sonically
Adapted from http://www.nytimes.com, July 11, 2011. sophisticated record in my hotel room."
Albarn, who led the Britpop revolution with Blur,
115 | FUVEST 2012 has called The Fall a love letter to America. "I used to be very
Segundo o texto, um grande desafio da robótica é: baffled by this place, and I guess I still am in some ways. But
right now, with all that's going on, this is a good place to be."
a) não desistir da criação de robôs que falem e entendam o The album was made available to fans who
que ouvem. opened the final door of a virtual Advent calendar on the
b) melhorar a capacidade dos robôs para a execução de band's website. It can also be accessed as a stream on
tarefas repetitivas. Gorillaz.com, while a physical release of the record is
c) não tentar igualar as habilidades dos robôs às dos seres planned for the new year.
humanos. While the 42-year-old Albarn made use of 20
d) voltar a fabricar robôs que possam ser comercializados applications on his new tablet device to create the album,
pela indústria norte-americana. traditionalists will be reassured to learn that a handful of
e) projetar um robô que imite as habilidades básicas de conventional instruments were also employed. Mick Jones
movimento e percepção dos seres humanos. contributes guitar on one track, while Paul Simonon – his
erstwhile bandmate in the Clash, now a Gorillaz stalwart –
chips in with bass on another.
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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.
– Agora, assinale a opção certa: 122 | JFS 2011

Read the following lyrics.
a) apenas a I está correta.
b) apenas a II está correta. Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state
c) apenas a III está correta. Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait!
d) apenas a I e a II estão corretas. The Earth began to cool
e) apenas a I e a III estão corretas The autotrophs began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools
119 | JFS 2011 We built the Wall
Analise as asserções a seguir: We built the pyramids
Math, Science, History, unraveling the mystery
I. No 1º parágrafo, notch up equivale semanticamente a That all started with a big bang
achieve. Bang!
II. No 5º parágrafo, erstwhile significa o mesmo que former.
III. Ainda no 5º parágrafo, stalwart pode ser substituído por – It is correct to say that:
partisan.
a) the Simple Past, predominantly used along the text, can
– Agora, assinale a opção certa: be replaced by the Past Perfect without changing the
context.
a) apenas a I está correta. b) unraveling (line 8) and disclosing are interchangeable.
b) apenas a I e a II estão corretas. c) the verb to drool (line 4) means the same as to pour.
c) apenas a I e a III estão corretas. d) the relative pronoun that (line 9) can be substituted by
d) apenas a II e a III estão corretas. which.
e) todas estão corretas. e) the words whole (line 1) and all (line 9) are synonyms.
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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. (…)
Adapted from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30702871/
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The study described in the text shows that:
a) the more a person eats, the fatter he/she becomes.

b) workout ads can lead a person to eat more.
c) diet and exercise make the brain work harder.
d) the most famous diets show no side effects.
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e) no diet can make a person get slimmer in short term.
Ever make a resolution to go out and exercise and
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end up grabbing a gooey chocolate cupcake instead?
The college students who participated in the study:
No matter how good our intentions are, sometimes
it seems like our stomachs are out to sabotage us. Scientists
a) ate more raisins after analyzing the posters that promoted
are now starting to understand why this happens.
exercise.
As it turns out, the issue is often not insatiable
b) ate more raisins after analyzing the posters that
stomachs, but diet-undermining brain chemistry. At labs
promoted goals such as joining a group.
around the country, researchers are finding that our brains
c) ate more raisins after analyzing the posters that promoted
behave in just the opposite way we would expect them to
togetherness.
when it comes to diet and exercise.
d) stopped eating raisins after the results of the research
Researchers recently discovered that public service
were released.
announcements exhorting the fat and flabby among us to
e) stopped working out after the results of the research
get more exercise might have an unfortunate and
were released.
unexpected side effect: They can inspire people to eat more,
according to a study published in the journal Obesity.
To learn a little more about the impact of
“Life is something that happens
campaigns designed to get couch potatoes moving, scientists
when you can't get to sleep.”
from the University of Illinois rounded up 53 college
Fran Lebowitz
students and asked them to judge a series of posters
promoting exercise. After they rated the exercise posters,
the students were then asked to evaluate some raisins. They
were told they could eat as many raisins as they needed to
make the evaluation.
The researchers then ran the same experiment but
substituted posters that promoted goals such as joining a
group or togetherness for the exercise posters. Again the
students were asked to rate some raisins after scoring the
posters. The students scarfed down more raisins after
scrutinizing posters that promoted exercise than after
looking over the other set of posters.
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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
188
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
175. This issue looks likely to continue to vex the

government.
a) assombrar
b) perseguir
c) acuar
d) irritar
e) acalmar
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
177. As a medical examiner I can vouch from experience that

his death was accidental.
a) imaginar
b) supor
c) conjeturar
d) estimar
e) garantir
178. The women gathered around the coffin and began to

wail.
a) lamentar
b) rezar
c) cantar
d) acenar
e) aplaudir
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Adjectives and Adverbs
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
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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151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160
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
171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180
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
041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
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
081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090
B C B A A D C C C D
091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100
E D C A B A A E C D
Direct and Indirect Speech
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
C D D D A A D C A C
011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
B A C D C D A E D A
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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
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
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
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
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
D A E C B D D A D E
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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
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
E D C A C C B B D E
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
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
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
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
001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
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
195
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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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa | Histórico Profissional
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1996 a 1998 Sociedade Civil Integrada MADRE CELESTE (Sede Icoaraci)

1998 a 2004 Colégio TITULAR – Sistema ELITE de Ensino | Preparatório IME-ITA
2000 a 2002 Grupo Educacional IDEAL (Sede Batista Campos) | Preparatório IME-ITA
2000 a 2004 Centro de Ensino Pleno IDEAL (Sede São Francisco)
2000 Colégio Marista NOSSA SENHORA DE NAZARÉ
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2003 a 2004 Grupo Educacional OLIMPUS (Sede Alcindo Cacela)
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2005 a 2011 CEM – Curso para Escolas Militares | Preparatório AFA-EFOMM
2008 a 2011 Colégio DÁULIA BRINGEL
2010 a 2011 Colégio MAXIMUS
2011 Colégio SANTA CECÍLIA
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Desde 2006 Colégio ARI DE SÁ CAVALCANTE (Sedes Hildete de Sá Cavalcante, Duque de Caxias e Aldeota) | Preparatório IME-ITA
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Desde 2009 Organização Educacional X DA QUESTÃO | Preparatório AFA-EFOMM
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1.500 2012/2013 Index

Adjectives and Adverbs 120 002

Pronouns 150 015

Quantifiers and Intensifiers 035 033

Verbs 180 037

Modal Auxiliaries 075 058

Active and Passive Voice 100 067

Direct and Indirect Speech 035 079

Conditionals 044 084

Question Tags 020 090

Rejoinders 006 092

Articles 024 093

Plural of the Nouns 020 096

Genitive Case 018 099

Numbers 008 101

Prepositions 090 102

Conjunctions 125 113

Subjunctive, Imperative, Infinitive and Gerund 020 129

Phrasal Verbs 018 131

False Cognate Words 018 133

Mixed Topics 025 135

Idioms and Vocabulary 030 139

Synonyms and Antonyms 035 143

Reading Skills and General Review 124 148

Translations 180 177

Answers 1.500 190

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032 | MACKENZIE 1999 Depending on the situation, having a computer may be

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033 | UNESP 1999 037 | PUCRS 2001

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050 | UFRS 2002 054 | UFRS 2005

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088 | UEL 1998 – ADAPTED 092 | EFOMM 2010

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115 | FEI 1994 I II

117 | MACKENZIE 1996

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118 | JFS 2012

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004 | UFAL 2000 – ADAPTED 008 | UNESP 1984

010 | UNITAU 1995 014 | UFV 1996

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019 | FEI 1997 024 | UFV 2001

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027 | UFRN 2000 – ADAPTED 031 | JFS 2000

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038 | UNESP 1996 a) yours – my – his

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054 | FAAP 1997 059 | UERJ 2006

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055 | FAAP 1997 060 | PUCRS 2008 – ADAPTED

065 | UNESP 1987 070 | UFRS 1997

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