A wild orchid is one that:
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The seeds' longevity is due in part to the fact that they:
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The author thinks that the present offered to the botanist was:
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astonishing in "The results were astonishing" (l.13-14) may be replaced by all options EXCEPT:
The central idea of this text is related to the
The places you can hide from Microsoft are scarce because
The words " it's a smart move" (line13) refer to the fact that Microsoft and Intel will
Japan and Europe are ahead of the US in what concerns
After the Microsoft latest release, traditional cell phones will probably become
"Há palavras que ninguém emprega. Apenas se encontram nos dicionários como velhas caducas num asilo. Às vezes uma que outra se escapa e vem luzir-se desdentadamente, em pú-blico, nalguma oração de paraninfo. Pobres velhinhas... Pobre velhinho!" (QUINTANA, Mário, "Porta Giratória", São Paulo, Globo, 1988, p. 20)
Quando, no texto, o autor diz : "pobres velhinhas... Pobre velhinho" está se referindo, respectivamente :