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Heart disease and stroke are the world’s biggest killers. Millions of people in
Britain take cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce their risk. Now scientists from
the Netherlands Organisation of Applied Scientific Research believe they may
have found an alternative treatment. It’s a vaccine that helps the
body’s immune system get rid of bad cholesterol from the blood. The first
human trials are now under way, but researchers say it will take six years
before they know if the jab is safe and effective enough to get regulatory
approval.
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d) A vacina vai tratar o colesterol ruim através do corpo que vai se livrar do
mau funcionamento do sistema imunológico.
b) Pesquisadores dizem que vai levar oito anos até saberem se a vacina é
segura e eficiente.
c) Cientistas holandeses acreditam ter encontrado um tratamento paliativo para
auxiliar o sistema imunológico.
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c) ( T) Stefan falls in love with schoolgirl Elena.( Stefan se apaixona pela
estudante Elena.)
d) (T ) Elena, who has an uncanny resemblance to the Salvatore brothers old
love, Katherine. ( Elena, que tem uma estranha semelhança com o velho amor
dos irmãos Salvatore, Katherine.)
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Each year the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo chooses its “most handsome elderly
man” in a beauty contest where charisma is as important as looks.
This year’s winner, seventy six year old Jose dos Santos Neves, said: “When
you’re as old as me, it’s an achievement”. The competition is a city initiative to
promote self-esteem among senior citizens.
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c) O vencedor desse ano foi José dos Santos Neves de oitenta e seis anos.
There are a lot of countries in the world. There are almost two hundred. Some
countries are big. Others are small. Some countries have a lot of people. Others
have only a few people.
What is the biggest country? The biggest country is Russia. No other country in
the world is as big as Russia. What country has the most people? China has the
most people. Russia is bigger. Almost two Chinas could fit in Russia. Why don't
more people live in Russia? Not all land is good to live on. Many parts of Russia
are very cold. People need to live where they can get enough food. They need
to find work. They need to be able to make a living.
a) be warm.
Lara Croft
You may know of Lara Croft from the movie Tomb Raider. But the character
Lara Croft was popular before the 2001 movie. In fact, Lara Croft is the main
character in a video game. Introduced in 1996, Tomb Raider the video game
was an instant hit. People liked this new character. She was strong, smart, and
female - quite different from all the other male action heroes around at that time.
Besides now appearing in movies, Lara Croft also has her own comic books
series.
b) an adventure series.
11. De acordo com o texto, por que Tomb Raider foi um sucesso instantâneo?