
In the fragment “Besides, to encourage conservation, Cuba introduced a new residential electrical tariff.” (lines 36-37), besides can be substituted by

In the fragment “Besides, to encourage conservation, Cuba introduced a new residential electrical tariff.” (lines 36-37), besides can be substituted by

Mark the only option that contains a pair of synonyms.
Instruções: Para responder às questões de números 11 a 16, considere o texto a seguir.

A palavra que preenche corretamente a lacuna é
Instruções: Para responder às questões de números 11 a 16, considere o texto a seguir.

A palavra que pode substituir yet (6o parágrafo), no texto, sem alteração de sentido, é
Instruções: Para responder às questões de números 11 a 17, considere o texto abaixo.

The meaning of to bide in to bide your time is:
In the text,
"shortage" (l.1) can be correctly replaced by abundance.
In the text,
"wear and tear" (l.6) is the same as loss or damage resulting from ordinary use and exposure.
In the text,
"cracks" (l.8) means breakage.
In the text,
"due to physical weaknesses" (l.9) is synonymous with because of.
In the text,
"outcome" (l.25) is closest in meaning to upshot.