411 Q830511
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the text above, judge the next items.

As used in the text, “enhanced” (l.9) and “throughout” (l.10) can be correctly replaced by improved and outside, respectively.
412 Q490291
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
A expressão As a result em – As a result, sweeteners have been very widely tested and reviewed for safety and the ones on the market have an excellent safety track record. – é substituída, sem alterar o sentido do trecho, por
413 Q490283
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
A expressão due to em – … largely due to competition with the elements imported from China. – é substituída, sem alterar o sentido do trecho, por
414 Q489681
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: EsPCEx

Complete the passage below with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Then choose the correct alternative.

 

415 Q489679
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: EsPCEx

Choose the answer with the verbs that appropriately complete the text below.

416 Q489676
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: EsPCEx
How many glasses of water do you drink a day?
417 Q489674
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: EsPCEx

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the dialogue below:

418 Q489672
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: EsPCEx

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentences below:

419 Q488853
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Instituto Americano de desenvolvimento (IADES)
In “While many cities depended on factories and railways some time ago, today’s fastest-growing industries are finance, technology and business services, which help revive urban economies.”, “while” can be substituted for one of the following items (without any punctuation) with no change in meaning. Which one is it?
420 Q488851
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Instituto Americano de desenvolvimento (IADES)
Keeping the same meaning as conveyed by the text, the sentence “For instance, New York City’s murder rate went from 2,200 per year in 1990 to 414 last year, according to figures published by The Economist.” can be best rewritten as
421 Q488750
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

In the excerpt of Text I: “other estimates find that immigration raises the wages of all US workers, regardless of education” (lines 23-25), regardless of, is substituted, without change in meaning, by
422 Q488742
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

In the excerpts of Text II: “The US economic and social systems are set up to provide opportunity for immigrants to prosper” (lines 10-12) and “if immigrants are instead brought in as low-wage replacements for American workers” (lines 60-61) set up and brought in mean, respectively,
423 Q487934
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

O pronome “It”, no início do texto, refere-se a

424 Q487827
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: CONSULPLAN Consultoria (CONSULPLAN)

“Once I brought her a gift…” can also be correctly written as

425 Q487825
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: CONSULPLAN Consultoria (CONSULPLAN)

426 Q487823
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: CONSULPLAN Consultoria (CONSULPLAN)

427 Q487516
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

The word “for”, in “for warmth and light bring ecological renewal to what is now an icy desert” (l.16-17), is used to introduce

428 Q487500
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: FUNDATEC Processos Seletivos (FUNDATEC)

The only correct grammar rule, using examples from the text, is

429 Q487498
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: FUNDATEC Processos Seletivos (FUNDATEC)

The blanks in lines 04 and 07 can best be filled in, respectively, with the prepositions

430 Q487368
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)

O trecho do primeiro parágrafo – Since a database system is basically a software system (albeit complex), it too possesses an architecture. – pode ser reescrito, sem alteração de sentido, da seguinte forma:

431 Q487366
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)

O trecho do quinto parágrafo – workers not actively seeking a job – pode ser reescrito, sem alteração de sentido, como

432 Q487354
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In “who call themselves” (l.1), “who” is

433 Q487352
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

The word “But” (l.5) is

434 Q487350
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

The noun “illiteracy” in “the cycle of illiteracy” (l.6-7)

435 Q487348
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

The verb form “written” in “written in simple, conversational prose” (l.8-9) is in the

436 Q487346
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the sentence “The rainbow troops must constantly defend their extremely poor school against plans to close it” (R.15-16), the modal verb “must” expresses

437 Q487344
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the clause “When I first met my friend Carol” (l.1), the verbal form is in the

438 Q487342
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

If the clause “she was the luckiest woman alive” (l.2) had been used in the simple present tense, the verbal form “was” should be replaced by

439 Q487340
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the clause ‘the greatest guy you could meet’ (l.4), the modal verb “could” expresses

440 Q487338
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

The clauses in “places she’s been or people she’s met” (l.5) are in the

441 Q487337
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

The words “awesome”, “fabulous” and “terrific” (l.6) are

442 Q487335
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the clause “But over the years as I’ve gotten to know her better” (l.7), “better” is the irregular comparative form of

443 Q487333
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In “But over the years as I’ve gotten to know her better” (l.7) “I” and “her” are respectively

444 Q487331
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the sentence “I truly think she will always be full of enthusiasm!” (l.16-17), “will” is

445 Q487329
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the sentence “A traditional company in Oaklahoma, USA, has been making pies and biscuits since the 1920s.” (l.1-2), “has been making” expresses

446 Q487327
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2013
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In “graduates of local schools are often unable to read” (lines 5-6), the word “unable” is

447 Q490363
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)
The excerpt “Many physicists have already swung into action” (lines 8-9, Text II) could be properly completed in
448 Q490317
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
A oração “Last year’s model was called the iPad” está na voz passiva tanto quanto a oração que está na seguinte opção:
449 Q489367
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)
The pronoun “those” in the sentence “Our hopes are that you won’t find too many of those around here.” (lines 32-33) refers to
450 Q489363
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)
The modal auxiliary in boldface conveys the idea of obligation in the fragment:
451 Q489361
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)
Based on the meanings in the text, it is clear that
452 Q489360
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)
The expression in boldface introduces the idea of consequence in the fragment:
453 Q488614
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The preposition “amidst” (l.8) can be synonymous with among.
454 Q488608
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The relative pronoun “that” (l.6) can be correctly replaced by whose.
455 Q488600
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The preposition “amidst” (l.8) can be synonymous with among.
456 Q488598
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The word “tangle” (l.8) can be correctly replaced by line.
457 Q488596
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

“Nor” (l.10) means not either.
458 Q488594
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The relative pronoun “that” (l.6) can be correctly replaced by whose.
459 Q488486
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

In Text I, the excerpt, “the world could face a future of “water wars” ” (lines 9-10), the verb form in bold expresses the idea of
460 Q488476
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: FUNRIO Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Assistência (FUNRIO)
In order to keep the same idea, the connective as in “As the demand side of these economies is mainly driven by domestic demand, not by exports, they are more resilient to a global crisis.” could be replaced by:
461 Q488452
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

the expression “At present” (l.24) is an adverb of place.

462 Q488439
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

To pass a law, as used in the text, means

463 Q488293
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Reis & Reis Auditores Associados

The sentence” If you want to lift weights or ride an exercise bike, though, you will have to buy some equipment, and this sometimes be expensive.” the sentence is in:

464 Q488291
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Reis & Reis Auditores Associados

“ Everyone should get exercise.” The modal “ should means:

465 Q488040
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Professor Carlos Augusto Bittencourt (FUNCAB)

The sentence: “Rainforests help to control global warming because they absorb carbon dioxide” could be rewritten, without change of meaning, as:

466 Q488039
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Professor Carlos Augusto Bittencourt (FUNCAB)

Choose the alternative that presents the passive voice equivalent of the following sentence:

Farmers are cutting down the trees to clear the land for farming.

467 Q488037
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Professor Carlos Augusto Bittencourt (FUNCAB)

Choose the only correct sentence.

468 Q488035
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Professor Carlos Augusto Bittencourt (FUNCAB)

The capitalized words in the sentence: “Glass, paper and ALUMINIUM CANS CAN all be recycled very EASILY” belong to the following word classes, respectively:

469 Q488033
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Professor Carlos Augusto Bittencourt (FUNCAB)

A teacher needs to behave in different ways at the different stages of a lesson. These different kinds of behavior are called teacher roles. Choose the alternative which presents an INCORRECT teacher role according to the description provided.

470 Q488031
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SOLER Instituição Soler de Ensino

Read the test to answer the following questions:

“Holdings have grown steadily through donations and gifts since the Third Republic”.

As expressões grifadas são:
471 Q488029
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SOLER Instituição Soler de Ensino

Read the test to answer the following questions:

Ao passarmos a frase abaixo para o passado obteremos: “I go to his house because he is sick.”

472 Q488027
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SOLER Instituição Soler de Ensino

Read the test to answer the following questions:

Assinale a alternativa em que se encontram as formas corretas do plural das palavras abaixo:

bus – calendar – box – mouse
473 Q488025
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SOLER Instituição Soler de Ensino

Read the test to answer the following questions:

Choose the option that is according to the English Grammar:

474 Q488023
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SOLER Instituição Soler de Ensino

Read the test to answer the following questions:

Ao traduzirmos a frase abaixo obteremos: “Ele está cansado da cidade e quer mudar-se para a fazenda.”

475 Q488021
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SOLER Instituição Soler de Ensino

Read the test to answer the following questions:

Quanto ao superlativo na língua inglesa, assinale a alternativa correta:

476 Q488019
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SOLER Instituição Soler de Ensino

Read the test to answer the following questions:

Assinale a alternativa que está de acordo com a grámatica da língua inglesa:

477 Q488017
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SOLER Instituição Soler de Ensino

“However, apartheid as an official policy was introduced following the general election of 1948.”

As palavras grifadas são, respectivamente:
478 Q488015
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SOLER Instituição Soler de Ensino

Read the test to answer the following questions:

Quanto ao superlativo na língua inglesa, assinale a alternativa correta:

479 Q487833
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Atenção: Para responder às questões de números 26 a 30, considere o texto abaixo.

The correct form of the verb that fills gap [B], in the 3rd paragraph, is

480 Q487821
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UEL (FAUEL)

Chose the best alternative to complete the sentence:

- Whose luggage are those?

- They are _____ luggage. They belong to ____ They are ____.

481 Q487819
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UEL (FAUEL)

Which is the correct alternative for the sentence: Mr. Oliver's driver was ill yesterday, so he had to drive the limousine ______.

482 Q487817
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UEL (FAUEL)

Change the sentence into Reported Speech: The boss said to his employees “I want you all to come here for a meeting”.

483 Q487815
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UEL (FAUEL)

Which is the Passive Voice to the sentence: She said to her Psychologist: “I have cried a lot.”

484 Q487813
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UEL (FAUEL)

Choose the appropriated alternative for the sentence: The policeman said: “Can you show me your driver’s license?”

485 Q487811
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UEL (FAUEL)

Choose the correct alternative: My Grandpa always drives his big fridge truck carefully.

486 Q487809
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UEL (FAUEL)

Which the alternative is used correctly to complete the sentence: We must to recognize that____ is ____ of all the virtues.

487 Q487807
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UEL (FAUEL)

Complete the dialogue using the correct adverbs:

- Hasn’t the policeman caught the killer________?

- No, he hasn’t been caught ______. He will be caught_______.

488 Q487805
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UEL (FAUEL)

Choose the most appropriated alternative to the sentence:

If she____ a dress to go to the party, she ____ very attractive.

489 Q487804
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SERCTAM

Answer questions 26 – 28 according to the text:

“Once upon a time in a small town in the south of a tropical country, there was a little girl called Amanda. She lived in a very quiet and peaceful neighborhood. Amanda was the naughtiest girl in this neighborhood. She had a younger brother. His name was Arthur. He was as naughty as _____. They loved to do everything together. Their mother, Jill, used to call them lightning and thunder. One day, Jill looked at herself on the glass of the fish tank and noticed it was filthy. A couple of hours later, on the very same day, Amanda and Arthur took their toothbrushes and carefully cleaned all the fishes in the fish tank. Despite Amanda and her brother’s good will, they were grounded for a month.”

...
490 Q487802
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SERCTAM

Mark the option on which the verb tense in NOT correctly used:

491 Q487800
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SERCTAM

Complete the story below using the genitive case when necessary:

“Becky and Bella__ are sisters. They have two dogs and a cat. The girls__ bedroom is very big. The pets sleep in Becky__ and Bella__ bedroom. Becky__ and Bella__ beds are very comfortable.”

492 Q487797
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SERCTAM

What’s the feminine and plural forms of:

man - son - husband  - prince - hero

493 Q487795
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SERCTAM

Complete the sentence with the best relative pronouns respectively:

“Albert Sabin, ____ has never won a Nobel Prize, invented an oral vaccine ____ prevents the poliomyelitis.”

494 Q487793
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SERCTAM

Complete the sentence with the correct modal verbs in the appropriate form respectively: “When I was 10 years old, I _____ bake cookies, but now I _____.”

495 Q487791
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: SERCTAM

What’s the passive voice of:

“The police officer is questioning the suspect and the witnesses.”

496 Q487789
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

In the group of words: “Your message”, in text I, the in-black word is:

497 Q487787
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

In the structure: “O C’s Dinner”, the in-black term represents:

498 Q487785
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

The structure “being carried”, in text I, can be considered as:

499 Q487783
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

In the structure: “the latest technology”, the inblack word is:

500 Q487781
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

In text I, the term “throughout” is:

501 Q487779
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

The underlined verb, in the title of text II, represents:

502 Q487777
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

What is false about modal forms:

503 Q487775
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

In the sentence: “I just want to get back close again to you”, in text II, the in-black term indicates:

504 Q487773
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

In the sentence: “All the emptiness inside me flows”, the in-black term indicates:

505 Q487771
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

The mentioned word, in question 15, is:

506 Q487769
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

Mark the alternative that presents the false aspect of present perfect progressive form:

507 Q487767
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

Mark the alternative that presents the true fact about past perfect:

508 Q487765
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: METTA C&C

Mark the incorrect alternative in terms of article “THE” and ZERO ARTICLE:

509 Q487721
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)

In the fragment from the first paragraph – Native speakers were regarded... – the past tense suffix in the verb form regarded follows the phonological pattern also present in

510 Q487719
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)

In the first sentence of the text – There are several possible reasons for using the Internet in language teaching. – the word several functions as a

511 Q487718
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)

Na última frase do texto – Clarifying course goals is thus an important first step toward successful use of the Internet. – o elemento em destaque – Clarifying course goals – funciona sintaticamente como

512 Q487716
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)

Em cada uma das questões de números 46 a 60, reproduziu- -se trecho de uma breve conversa. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a palavra ou expressão que preenche a lacuna corretamente.

“Did you go on a cruise to the Greek islands last year?”

“No, but if I had had money, I __________ for sure.”

513 Q487714
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)

Em cada uma das questões de números 46 a 60, reproduziu- -se trecho de uma breve conversa. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a palavra ou expressão que preenche a lacuna corretamente.

“I’m sure you enjoyed your Caribbean vacation.”

“Yes, it looked ______________ paradise.”

514 Q487713
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)

Em cada uma das questões de números 46 a 60, reproduziu- -se trecho de uma breve conversa. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a palavra ou expressão que preenche a lacuna corretamente.

“I am applying to Harvard next semester.”

“How can you ever hope ____________ accepted there?”

515 Q487711
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)

Em cada uma das questões de números 46 a 60, reproduziu- -se trecho de uma breve conversa. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a palavra ou expressão que preenche a lacuna corretamente.

“He is not in right now. Can I take a message?”

“Yes,____________ John call me when he gets back to the office.”

516 Q487709
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Professor Carlos Augusto Bittencourt (FUNCAB)

The preposition used in “EMPHASIS ON LEARNING […]” (first paragraph) also follows:

517 Q487707
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Professor Carlos Augusto Bittencourt (FUNCAB)

The idea expressed by the modal verb CAN in: “The shift in emphasis [...] can already be seen […]” (second paragraph) is:

518 Q487706
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Professor Carlos Augusto Bittencourt (FUNCAB)

The same use of the suffix in -er BROADER (first paragraph) can be found in:

519 Q487704
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Professor Carlos Augusto Bittencourt (FUNCAB)

Choose the option which provides the word classes of the following words from the text: STRUCTURED, THROUGH, LEARNING ( f i rst paragraph) , respectively:

520 Q487692
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text above.

The phrasal verb “lay out” (l.6) could be correctly replaced in the text by avoid.

521 Q487690
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

The word head, as used in the text, belongs to which of the following groups?

522 Q487688
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

The correct form of [TO EAT] in the above text is

523 Q487686
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

In the sentence He has always been private about money, the Present Perfect is

524 Q487684
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

The correct form of [TO SET OUT] is

525 Q487682
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

The underlined verb had, as used in the last paragraph, can be replaced, without any change in meaning, by

526 Q487680
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

527 Q487678
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

528 Q487676
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

529 Q487674
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

What is the correct sequence?

530 Q487672
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Attention: For questions 46-48, choose the suitable option to complete each sentence.

If we turned off home computers when not in use, we KK down their CO2 impact by 50 percent.

531 Q487670
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Attention: For questions 46-48, choose the suitable option to complete each sentence.

KK you ought to remember the past, be prepared to forgive those who have harmed you.

532 Q487668
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

533 Q487666
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

534 Q487664
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

535 Q487662
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

536 Q487660
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

The missing [PRONOUN] is

537 Q487658
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

The correct form of [TO EAT] in the above text is

538 Q487656
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

The missing [ADVERB 1] is

539 Q487654
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

The missing [ADVERB 2] is

540 Q487652
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

The correct form of [TO SET OUT] is

541 Q487650
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

The modal could as used in how she could identify the bird indicates

542 Q487648
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

543 Q487646
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

544 Q487644
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

545 Q487642
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

What is the correct sequence?

546 Q487640
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

547 Q487632
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

The excerpt that includes a word (modal) in bold that conveys the meaning “of obligation” is:

548 Q487559
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, it is correct to affirm that

collocations can be exactly defined as associated pairs such as adjective-noun or verb-noun.

549 Q487557
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, it is correct to affirm that

collocational associations work as memory aids.

550 Q487555
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, it is correct to affirm that

collocations represent a more advanced type of word knowledge that should be left to higher-level students who are enhancing and consolidating vocabulary learned.

551 Q487553
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

There is a syntactical incoherence in the first sentence, since “few” (l.1), which is used for countable nouns, and “much” (l.2), used for uncountable, are used simultaneously.

552 Q487551
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

In line 9, “matter-of-fact” is spelt with hyphens to indicate it is an adverb modifying “tone”.

553 Q487550
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

In line 12, “Don’t mess with Ms. Martinez.” is a piece of advice made more emphatic by the use of the imperative.

554 Q487548
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

“Employed” (l.13) is a verb in the past tense.

555 Q487546
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

The excerpt “she has reigned over the world’s most famous sidewalk for 25 years” (l.13-14) is an example of the use of present perfect continuous.

556 Q487544
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

Adapted from the excerpt “it’s pretty silly when you think about it” (l.19-20), the following is a correct question-tag construction: it’s pretty silly when you think about it, don’t you?

557 Q487542
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

The preposition “in” in the fragment “in 1958” (l.21) can be replaced by on without this constituting a violation of any syntactical rule.

558 Q487540
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The words “highly” (l.2), “frequently” (l.4) and “critically” (l.7) are examples of adverbs.

559 Q487538
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The adverb “then” (l.14) indicates, in this context, in that time.

560 Q487536
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “later” (l.22) is, in this context, the comparative form of the adjective late.

561 Q487534
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “respected” (l.7) is a verb in the simple past.

562 Q487532
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “philosophical” (l.6) is an adjective formed with the addition of a suffix to a noun.

563 Q487530
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The sentence “One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of his generation, Frost was frequently honored during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.” (l.7-9) contains a passive voice construction.

564 Q487528
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The word “felt” (l.13) is the past of the verb fall.

565 Q487512
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Nacional de Educação (CETRO)

Read the sentences below taken from text A.

I. I heard, also, the fir bough repeat its teasing sound, and ascribed it to the right cause.

II. To my confusion, I discovered the yell was not ideal: hasty footsteps approached my chamber door.

III. No one will thank you for a doze in such a den.

IV. The snow and wind whirled wildly through, even reaching my station.

Rewritten, the sentences above will read as

566 Q487510
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Nacional de Educação (CETRO)

Choose one alternative to fill in the blank spaces of the first sentence.

English ______ India has not only acquired a wide range ______ functions, but ______ its process ______ Indianisation it has linguistically evolved ______ its own characteristic features ______ the phonological, lexical, syntactic and even discourse level.

567 Q487508
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Nacional de Educação (CETRO)

Read the following assertions about the term genre and then choose the right alternative.

I. It should be regarded as the final product of the interaction between teachers and students.

II. It should be regarded as a social process, not a product – a process that describes, narrates, explains, instructs, and argues.

III. Structure and grammar should be regarded as two of its aspects.

The correct assertion(s) is(are)

568 Q487506
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Nacional de Educação (CETRO)

Choose one alternative to fill in the blank space of the sentence below.

Traditionally, different types of texts ______ according to established conventions.

569 Q487382
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

Read the following passages:

The analysis is based on financial records turned over as part of a lawsuit against the gallery filed by Domenico and Eleanore De Sole, who in 2004 paid $8.3 million for a painting attributed to Mark Rothko that they now say is a worthless fake.

The Rothko is one of approximately 40 works that Knoedler, which closed last year, obtained from Glafira Rosales, a littleknown dealer whose collection of works attributed to Modernist masters has no documented provenance and is the subject of an F.B.I. investigation.

The underlined bold words are

570 Q487380
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

In the passage “The analysis is based on financial records turned over as part of a lawsuit against the gallery filed by Domenico and Eleanore De Sole” the meaning of the phrasal verb is

571 Q487378
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

There’s a missing connective in each of the following sentences I, II and III:

I. Brooke Ellison is a quadriplegic girl. _________ her difficulty, she remains active.

II. You had better write down her phone, _________ you won’t be able to remember it.

III. You could attend the meeting _________ you don’t accuse anyone.

The alternative that respectively brings the correct connective for each one is

572 Q487376
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

Read the following sentences I, II, III:

I. I sent a letter to the airline company complaining about the problems I had during the flight and they have promised to look into the matter.

II. Although that doctor hasn’t won the Nobel Prize, I look up to him.

III. I promised her that I would look after her kids if she weren’t able to do that.

It’s correct to say that the meaning of each underline bold phrasal verb is respectively

573 Q487374
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

Choose the best alternative, according to the following situation described:

Situation: I left my bicycle here and now it’s gone.

574 Q487372
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

In each of the following sentences, a preposition is missing.

As he is an elderly man, he has a difficulty ________ using the computer.

This is a simple method ________ searching suitable solutions.

She was in trouble _________ robbing a car.

The alternative that respectively brings the correct preposition for each one is

575 Q487370
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

Choose the best alternative, according to the following situation described:

Situation: I bought six bottles of soda.

576 Q487364
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

Read the following passages:

The analysis is based on financial records turned over as part of a lawsuit against the gallery filed by Domenico and Eleanore De Sole, who in 2004 paid $8.3 million for a painting attributed to Mark Rothko that they now say is a worthless fake.

The Rothko is one of approximately 40 works that Knoedler, which closed last year, obtained from Glafira Rosales, a littleknown dealer whose collection of works attributed to Modernist masters has no documented provenance and is the subject of an F.B.I. investigation.

The underlined bold words are

577 Q487362
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

In the passage “The analysis is based on financial records turned over as part of a lawsuit against the gallery filed by Domenico and Eleanore De Sole” the meaning of the phrasal verb is

578 Q487360
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

There’s a missing connective in each of the following sentences I, II and III:

I. Brooke Ellison is a quadriplegic girl. _________ her difficulty, she remains active.

II. You had better write down her phone, _________ you won’t be able to remember it.

III. You could attend the meeting _________ you don’t accuse anyone.

The alternative that respectively brings the correct connective for each one is

579 Q487358
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

In the passage “The analysis is based on financial records turned over as part of a lawsuit against the gallery filed by Domenico and Eleanore De Sole” the meaning of the phrasal verb is

580 Q487356
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2012
Banca: Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

Read the following sentences I, II, III:

I. I sent a letter to the airline company complaining about the problems I had during the flight and they have promised to look into the matter.

II. Although that doctor hasn’t won the Nobel Prize, I look up to him.

III. I promised her that I would look after her kids if she weren’t able to do that.

It’s correct to say that the meaning of each underline bold phrasal verb is respectively

581 Q706002
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the text above, judge the following items.

The word “which” (l.8) refers to ‘name’ (l.6).
582 Q706000
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the text above, judge the following items.

The term “creep in” (l.13) is synonymous with sneak in.
583 Q705999
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the text above, judge the following items.

The term ‘get through’ (l.21) can be correctly replaced by finish.
584 Q618535
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
In the sentence “And it’s becoming more popular in Armenia, Georgia, and the Netherlands...”, the pronoun it refers to
585 Q618534
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
In the sentence “All teenagers have the same problems - life, love, school work, and parents”, the conjunction and indicates
586 Q618533
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
In the sentence “An air of calm and relief swept through the neighborhood, as residents opened their windows and began walking the streets”, the possessive adjective their refers to
587 Q618532
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:

As they _________ down the street they _________ Amelia.

588 Q618531
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the alternative that correctly shows the comparative form of the adjectives below:

Good – bad – ill – far – old

589 Q618530
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
The best – the worst – the worse – farther – older
590 Q618529
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentences:

Open the books ___ page 20. There is a mistake ___ line 10. Next week, ___ September 15th, ___ the morning, there will be a test.

591 Q618528
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the answer with the verbs that appropriately complete the sentences below.

The children ______________ play outside today because of the rain. As a result, they _________________ stay home and watch TV. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, they _________________ be able to ride their bikes in the street.

592 Q618527
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Which alternative best completes the sentence below? (* means no article)

_______ good book is ________ best medicine for ________ loneliness.

593 Q618526
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Write “T” if the sentence is grammatically correct, and “F” if it is grammatically incorrect. Then choose the alternative with the correct sequence.

( ) Many people are dying in Haiti.

( ) Much of the children are sick and hungry.

( ) There are only a few food to eat.

( ) Not much fresh water is left.

( ) They need lot money to rebuild the country.

594 Q618525
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Complete the text with the missing words, then choose the correct alternative.

________ best friend´s name is Kathy. ________ is ____________ the United States. _________ husband Jack lives with _________ in a beautiful house _________ Berkeley, California. Kathy comes _________Brazil every two years.

595 Q618524
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
Choose the alternative in which all the words have the same final sound:
596 Q618523
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
Choose the alternative in which all the words make opposites with the same preffix:
597 Q618522
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the alternative that correctly names the parts of speech of the sentence below:

The – principal – sent – them – to – her – office – immediately.

598 Q618521
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
World Englishes and ELF have created a dilemma for English teachers, especially those in non-speaking English countries. This dilemma involves mainly the teaching of:
599 Q618520
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
Choose the correct alternative.
600 Q618519
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the text below using the verbs in brackets:

"William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon- Avon, on England¡®s Avon River. When he _____ (to be) eighteen, he _____ (to marry) Anne Hathaway. The couple _____ (to have) three children¡ªtheir older daughter Susanna and the twins Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare¡®s only son, _____ (to die) in childhood. Sometime between 1610 and 1613, Shakespeare is thought to _____ (to retire) from the stage and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616". (Disponivel em: ).

601 Q618518
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the correct alternative:

I. The Simple Aspect refers to events which are seen, in concept, as complete wholes.

II. The Progressive Aspect refers to events which are incomplete or imperfective.

III. The meaning of the Perfect Aspect refers to a time prior to now, retrospectively.

602 Q618517
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the alternative that correctly changes the sentence below from active to passive voice:

"I can't remember my mother ever punishing me".

603 Q618516
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
Choose the alternative that correctly shows a sentence in the passive voice:
604 Q618515
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
Choose the correct alternative:
605 Q618514
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the correct alternative:

I. The articulatos above the larynx are: pharynx; velum; hard palate; alveolar ridge; tongue and teeth.

II. There are 11 vowel sounds in American English, 6 short and 5 long.

III. Cardinal vowels are a standart reference system, not being the vowels of any particular language.

606 Q618513
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
Choose the alternative that collacates with the verb to make:
607 Q618512
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentence below:

"The kids had an argument about who does the most cleaning in their room. I was careful not to__________, as I want to stay good friends with them both".

608 Q618511
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the alternative that correctly substitutes the words in italics in the sentence below:

"He wants to become a soccer player, but he doesn't think he has the necessary qualities".

609 Q618510
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada

Choose the alternative that correctly substitutes the words in italics in the sentence below:

"If I were you, I wouldn't believe all his stories. He loves inventing things".

610 Q618509
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Banca não informada
Choose the alternative that collacates with the verb to do:
611 Q488247
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text above.

The pronoun “that” (l.19) could be correctly replaced by which.

612 Q488245
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the text, judge the following items.

In the text, the relative pronoun “which” (l.17) could be correctly replaced by where.

613 Q488243
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The pronoun “they” (l.10) refers to “Most English teachers”.

614 Q488241
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The word “biggest” (l.1) is the comparative of superiority of the adjective big.

615 Q488239
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The element “if” (l.7) could be correctly replaced by unless.

616 Q488237
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The word “though” (l.9) is synonymous with for example.

617 Q488191
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Considerando-se o gênero do texto, observa-se que a maioria dos verbos encontra-se no

618 Q487831
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

In terms of pronominal reference,

619 Q487739
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the items of 111 to 114.

In the line 22, the pronoun “which” refers to “signatories”.

620 Q487737
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text above.

The adverb “thereby” (l.8) is synonymous with because of that.

621 Q487731
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the sentence

“Bernard is now the best student at that college.”, “the best student” is a direct object.

622 Q487729
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the sentence

“Seeing the large crowd, John stopped his car.”, “Seeing the large crowd” is an adverbial clause.

623 Q487727
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the sentence

“They elected Prof. Palmer the head of that department for the second time.”, “the head of that department” is a direct object.

624 Q487725
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the sentence

“They give Anne a rather interesting book every single year.”, the verb give can be said to be a ditransitive verb.

625 Q487723
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text, judge the items from 111 to 120.

In line 6, the verbal form “functions” has as its subject “homo sapiens”.

626 Q487702
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: MAKIYAMA

¨DOut of prison, she left the underground and went to college.¡¬ The highlighted verbs are examples of:

627 Q487700
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: MAKIYAMA

Consider: “When democracy was restored in the mid-1980s, she had an economics degree and soon became energy secretary in Rio Grande do Sul.” It is correct to say that:

628 Q487698
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: MAKIYAMA

The word ¨Dwealthiest¡± in ¨Dthe wealthiest in Latin America.¡¬ (2nd paragraph) is:

629 Q487696
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2011
Banca: MAKIYAMA

Consider: “Up until a year or so ago, Ms. Rousseff, the former chief of staff of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had worked mostly behind the scenes(…)”. Where is the verb and what is its verb tense?

630 Q833335
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the linguistic structures of the text, judge the following items.

the verb to tailor (l.20) is synonymous with to adapt.
631 Q830507
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the linguistic structures of the text, judge the following items.

"by no means" (l.19) is the sarne as otherwise.
632 Q821849
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the linguistic structures of the text, judge the following items.

"seek" (l. 23) can be correctly replaced by mix.
633 Q821848
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the linguistic structures of the text, judge the following items.

" strugg le" (l. 13) means to make a determined effort.
634 Q821847
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the linguistic structures of the text, judge the following items.

"although" (l.9 ) is synonymous with even though.
635 Q821846
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the linguistic structures of the text, judge the following items.

" indeed" (l .6) can be correctly replaced by in addition to.
636 Q618537
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)
The alternative which correctly replaces [PARTICLE] is
637 Q618536
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)
The underlined sentence Applets in the pen can’t float word balloons at you unless you permit them to do so can be paraphrased as “Applets in the pen
638 Q488474
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: MOVENS Instituto

Read the text below to answer the questions 28 to 35.

The word "concerns" (line 16) is a

639 Q488395
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

In terms of meaning, it is correct to affirm that

640 Q488324
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

"hotbed" (l.10) is synonymous with breeding ground.

641 Q488322
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

"tipped over" (l.19) can be replaced by was plunged.

642 Q488320
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

"scattering" (l.38) can be paraphrased as an unruly mob.

643 Q488318
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

"posse" (l.42) and entourage are interchangeable.

644 Q488316
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Instruções: Para responder às questões de números 21 a 25, considere o texto abaixo.

 

A [CONJUNCTION] que preenche corretamente a lacuna (destacada no 3º parágrafo do texto) é
645 Q488314
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Instruções: Para responder às questões de números 21 a 25, considere o texto abaixo.

 

A synonym for reliable (highlighted in the 1st paragraph), as used in the text, is

646 Q488312
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Instruções: Para responder às questões de números 26 a 30, considere o texto abaixo.

A alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna X, no 2º parágrafo do texto, é:

647 Q488310
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Instruções: Para responder às questões de números 26 a 30, considere o texto abaixo.

A forma que preenche corretamente a lacuna [FAST], no texto, é:

648 Q488299
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Otherwise in the sentence "Otherwise, take it off your list." (lines 41-42) can be substituted, without changing the meaning of the sentence, by

649 Q488297
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Which option correctly indicates the referent of that in "...isn't that a higher priority?" (line 61)?

650 Q487966
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

In "even though..." (line 20) and "All in all," (line 52) could be correctly replaced with

651 Q487964
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Choose the option that correctly describes the expressions both in terms of its grammatical classification and its meaning in Text II.

 

652 Q487963
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Mark the alternative in which %u2018that%u2019 functions as a subordinating conjunction.

653 Q487961
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

The Portuguese phrase that correctly translates the verb form "will …have overtaken" in the sentence "The number of urban dwellers will for the first time have overtaken the number of rural dwellers in the world in 2008."(lines 37-39), is

654 Q487959
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

"O agronegócio respondeu em 2007 por cerca de 24% da sconomia brasileira."(lines 6-7) Which of the following presents a correct semantic correspondent in standard English to the sentence above?

655 Q487957
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Which pair presents an INADEQUATE translation into English of the fragment taken from the text?

656 Q487955
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

A semantic equivalent in English for the excerpt "(mais de um terço de tudo o que o Brasil exportou no ano passado)." (lines 37-38) is

657 Q487912
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

In “...and not have them end up on the beach,” (line 19), the pronoun them refers to

658 Q487759
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

The term in parentheses expresses the idea introduced by the term in bold in

659 Q487757
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

The word “might” in “… you have a solution that might work.” (lines 44-45) can be replaced without change in meaning by

660 Q487745
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

The verb “depends” (R.23) can also be collocated with

661 Q487743
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

The relative pronoun “who”(R.8) can be correctly replaced by

662 Q487741
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Based on the meanings in the text, the option in which the two words are synonymous is

663 Q487735
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The expression “In addition” (l.13) could be correctly replaced in the text by Therefore.

664 Q487638
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação Universa (FUNIVERSA)

Text V, for questions from 29 through 33.

 

Based on the fragment below, choose the incorrect alternative.

“Therefore, it must be a valid claim that the most important professional duty that non-NESTs have to perform is to make linguistic improvements in their English.”

665 Q487636
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação Universa (FUNIVERSA)

Text VI, for questions from 34 through 38.

Choose the alternative which brings the correct conjugation of belie (line 6) and lie (line 10).

666 Q487634
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2010
Banca: Fundação Universa (FUNIVERSA)

Choose the alternative which is grammatically incorrect.

667 Q490357
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Fundação Universa (FUNIVERSA)
From text II, it can be inferred that
668 Q488730
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Escola de Administração Fazendária (ESAF)
The pronoun ‘it’ in paragraph 3 line 5 refers to
669 Q488454
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items about the ideas and the linguistic structures of the text above.

The verb to plunge in "Airbus A330 plunged mysteriously into the southern Atlantic Ocean" (l.1-2) means to thrust or throw (something or oneself) forcibly or suddenly downwards.

670 Q487932
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

This text refers to questions from 14 through 20.

In the text, "one" (l.25) is

671 Q487930
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

This text refers to questions from 14 through 20.

In the text, "better" (l.35) is the opposite of

672 Q487888
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

"wooden-hulled" (l.1) and "three-masted" (l.1), related to "USS Constitution", are examples of modifying compounds that are often hyphenated when preceding a noun.

673 Q487886
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

"that" (l.6) can be correctly replaced by whose.

674 Q487838
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Instruções: Para responder às questões de números 11 a 17, considere o texto abaixo.

A palavra que preenche corretamente a lacuna [CONJUNCTION], no início do texto, é

675 Q487836
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Instruções: Para responder às questões de números 11 a 17, considere o texto abaixo.

O verbo que preenche corretamente a lacuna [MODAL], no 1º parágrafo, é

676 Q487834
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

Instruções: Para responder às questões de números 91 a 95, considere o texto a seguir.

Considerando tão-somente o texto, a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna [VERB] é

677 Q487829
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Check the only item in which the boldfaced item introduces a consequence.

678 Q487628
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

The words “undue” (line 22) and “unaccented” (line 32) are formed by the prefix “un”. In which of the words below would it be possible to add the same prefix to express an opposing idea in Standard English?

679 Q487626
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Mark the only alternative where the word ‘one’ functions as an indefinite personal pronoun.

680 Q487624
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Choose the option that correctly describes the word in the text both in terms of its grammatical function and meaning.

681 Q487622
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Mark the only pair where both words contain affixation that conveys equal meanings and constitutes words with corresponding grammatical functions.

682 Q487323
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

“hovering” (l.1) is the same as

683 Q487321
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

“its” (l.8) refers to

684 Q487319
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

“the biggest” (l.12) is

685 Q487317
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2009
Banca: Núcleo de Computação Eletrônica UFRJ (NCE)

In the text above, the phrasal verb “to get fed up with” means:

686 Q705838
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)


Based on the text above, judge the following items.

In the text, the term “expand” (l.1) is synonymous with increase.
687 Q705837
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)


Based on the text above, judge the following items.

In the text, the term “can” (l.3) can be correctly replaced by must.
688 Q488764
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)
Mark the sentence in which the idea introduced by the word in bold type is correctly described.
689 Q488364
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the text, judge the following items.

"who" (L.7) can be correctly replaced by whom.

690 Q488256
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The modal “must” (l.10) expresses the idea of obligation.

691 Q488255
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The word “biggest” (l.1) is the comparative of superiority of the adjective big.

692 Q488253
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The element “if” (l.7) could be correctly replaced by unless.

693 Q488251
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items according to the text.

The element “if” (l.7) could be correctly replaced by unless.

694 Q488249
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Taking into consideration the text above, judge the following items.

The modal “should” (l.28) is used to express an idea of conditionality.

695 Q488235
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

In the utterance " (...readers check to see how this information fits ...)", taken from the 5th paragraph of the text, the underlined word can be replaced by ____.

696 Q488233
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

Bottom-up and top-down are ____ cognitive strategies.

697 Q488231
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

In the utterance " …) and self-evaluation of learning after the language activity is completed", taken

from the 2nd paragraph of the text, the underlined word functions as a ____.

698 Q488229
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)
The authors have insisted ___ explaining about reading strategies.
699 Q488227
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

We must use reading strategies ____ text we face.

700 Q488225
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

You must activate your previous knowledge as soon as you ____ the text.

701 Q488223
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

There is an adverb in the sentence of the alternative ____.

702 Q488221
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

The readers are supposed ____ exactly what the text says.

703 Q488219
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

____ she should have spent the whole weekend preparing for this test, she is in fact just sitting on the sofa watching TV.

704 Q488217
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

Readers prefer making fewer efforts during reading, ____?

705 Q488215
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

The teacher couldn't resist ____ a new paragraph to the students' reading.

706 Q488213
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)
Fortunately, our knowledge ____ after reading this text.
707 Q488211
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

You'd rather using strategies than trying to translate the text, ____?

708 Q488209
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

I find ____ very strange that this knowledge is still in the hands of a few.

709 Q488207
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

He borrowed a ____ book and went to the library in the coffee break.

710 Q488205
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

We've never heard ____ clear explanation before.

711 Q488203
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa (FADESP)

____ variety of processes happens during ____ reading activity.

712 Q488004
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

"Although" (line 3) introduces an idea of contrast. The idea introduced by the discourse marker is correctly stated in

713 Q487928
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

The clause "an ecoresort on the coast of Bahia helps" (l.8) is in the affirmative form. Its negative form is: an ecoresort on the coast of Bahia

714 Q487926
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the clause "who take great pride in the beauty of their forest" (l.11), "take" is an irregular verb. Choose the option that has only other examples of irregular verbs.

715 Q487924
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

This text refers to questions from 35 through 37

The comparative forms of the adjectives "bad" (l.2), "old" (l.5) and "expensive" (l.9) are, respectively,

716 Q487922
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Read the text below. Hi! My name's Anne Craig. ___ am a secretary. I have two children. ___ names are Jason and Edward. My husband is a firefighter. ___ name is Jack. ___ are a happy family!

Concerning the use of pronouns, choose the option that completes the text correctly.

717 Q487920
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Read the following text. Sarah and I work for a big company. As a matter of fact, ___ both work for the same person. ___ boss is kind but hardworking. He makes ___ work on weekends. And I hate working on weekends!

Choose the option below with three pronouns that complete the text correctly.

718 Q487918
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Consider the following conversation.

# ___did Ray move to London?

* Because he got a good job there.

# ___did he travel?

* Yesterday.

Considering the use of interrogative pronouns, choose the option below that completes the conversation correctly.

719 Q487916
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Read the conversation below.

* Can I see ___ blouse over there? I would also like to see ___ blue jeans on that shelf.

# Sure. Just a moment, please.

Considering the use of demonstrative pronouns, choose the option that completes the text correctly.

720 Q487914
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

This text refers to questions from 35 through 37

The superlative form of the adjective "crowded" (l.10) is
721 Q487755
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

In “Through the site” (line 9) Through can be replaced by

722 Q487753
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

In “the middle class has borne the hopes” (lines 2 and 3) borne is the past participle of the verb

723 Q487751
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

In “yet the court still decide the other way” (lines 9 and 10) yet can be replaced by

724 Q487749
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

“a comprehensive march” (line 27) is one that is

725 Q487747
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

The function of the title of this text is to

726 Q487733
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

The sentence in which “should” is used in the same sense as in “…planned additions to OPEC capacity should more than offset...” (lines 4-5) is:

727 Q487630
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: FUNRIO Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Assistência (FUNRIO)

 

 

In “A warmer planet” (Text 2), the adjective “warm” is in the comparative degree. Which of the following words can be an adjective in the comparative degree?

728 Q487620
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text, judge the following items.

In the text, “have been performed” (l.3) can be replaced by was performed.

729 Q487514
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text, judge the following items.

In the text, “have been performed” (l.3) can be replaced by was performed.

730 Q487325
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text, judge the items below.

Most people believe that near half a cent of each dollar is badly spent.

731 Q487315
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2008
Banca: Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

In "So, there must be a dramatic departure from the factorymodel education on the past." (lines 57-58), "must" is correctly replaced by
732 Q705803
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Regarding the verb forms and verb tenses used in the preceding text, judge the items below.

The verb “was born” (l.1) is in the past perfect tense.
733 Q705802
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Regarding the verb forms and verb tenses used in the preceding text, judge the items below.

There are some modal verbs in the third paragraph.
734 Q705801
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Regarding the verb forms and verb tenses used in the preceding text, judge the items below.

In the sentence ‘Let freedom reign.’ (l.23-24), ‘Let’ is in the imperative.
735 Q705800
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Regarding the verb forms and verb tenses used in the preceding text, judge the items below.

The verb in the sentence “He retired from politics in 1999” (l.26) is in the past continuous.
736 Q705799
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Regarding the verb forms and verb tenses used in the preceding text, judge the items below.

The clause “His life has been an inspiration” (l.28) is in the simple past tense because it is an action that started and finished in the past.
737 Q705798
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Regarding the verb forms and verb tenses used in the preceding text, judge the items below.

In the clause “who are opposed to oppression and deprivation” (l.30-31), the verb is in the passive voice.
738 Q705797
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
With respect to grammatical aspects, judge the following items. In the sentence: “That castle has stood on that hill for centuries”, the present perfect can be replaced by the present perfect continuous without changing the meaning of the sentence.
739 Q705796
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
With respect to grammatical aspects, judge the following items. The use of the past perfect and the past perfect continuous is correct in the following sentence: “When I first met him, he had already written two books. As a matter of fact, what I didn’t realize was that he had been writing his third one at that time.”
740 Q705795
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Consider the following sentence: “If I had some more time, I would do many other things like visiting you more often. Actually, I have been so busy that I have had to work on the weekends, too.”

With respect to the sentence above, judge the items that follow.

The clause “If I had some more time” is in the conditional.
741 Q705794
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Consider the following sentence: “If I had some more time, I would do many other things like visiting you more often. Actually, I have been so busy that I have had to work on the weekends, too.”

With respect to the sentence above, judge the items that follow.

The word “Actually” is a false cognate.
742 Q705793
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Consider the following sentence: “If I had some more time, I would do many other things like visiting you more often. Actually, I have been so busy that I have had to work on the weekends, too.”

With respect to the sentence above, judge the items that follow.

In this sentence, it is grammatically correct to replace the infinitive form “to work” with the gerund form “working”.
743 Q705792
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In relation to grammar aspects, judge the following items.

The word “but” (l.8) is a conjunction and it expresses addition.
744 Q705791
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In relation to grammar aspects, judge the following items.

The number “19th” (l.21) is a cardinal number.
745 Q705790
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In relation to grammar aspects, judge the following items.

In the clause “they’re shaping it” (l.27), the verb is in the present continuous tense and the verb to be is the auxiliary verb.
746 Q705789
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Concerning the use of indirect speech, judge the following items. The indirect speech form of “He said: I have always spent my vacation here” is: “He said that he had always spent his vacation there”.
747 Q705788
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Concerning the use of indirect speech, judge the following items. The indirect speech form of “Where is my mother?, she asked” is “She has asked where was her mother”.
748 Q705787
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Regarding the use of phrasal verbs, judge the items below. When you try on something, you put it on to see if it fits you, or if it is exactly your size.
749 Q705786
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Regarding the use of phrasal verbs, judge the items below. If you drop by a person’s house, you try to demolish or tear it down.
750 Q705785
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Regarding the use of phrasal verbs, judge the items below. To be through with something means the same as to have finished an activity or task.
751 Q705784
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Regarding the use of phrasal verbs, judge the items below. To be fed up with something means to be annoyed, angry or bored.
752 Q705783
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the text above, judge the next items.

The preposition “by” (l.2), in the text, has the same meaning as in the sentence: She travels by car.
753 Q705782
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the text above, judge the next items.

The definite article “the” (l.5) was used before “river” because it refers specifically to that same river mentioned on line 2.
754 Q705781
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the text above, judge the next items.

The words “brightly” (l.6) and “pretty” (l.7) are examples of an adjective and an adverb, respectively.
755 Q705780
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the text above, judge the next items.

Four adjectives can be found in the last sentence of the text.
756 Q705779
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Consider the following sentence.

There is a new shopping mall in town.

With respect to this sentence, judge the following items.

The correct question tag for the sentence is (...), is there?
757 Q705778
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Consider the following sentence.

There is a new shopping mall in town.

With respect to this sentence, judge the following items.

There to be is the infinitive form of “There is”.
758 Q705777
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Concerning the use of question tags, judge the following items. The question tag for the sentence She cut a piece of cake for me is (...) does she?
759 Q705776
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Concerning the use of question tags, judge the following items. The question tag for the sentence He has never done such a horrible thing! is (…), has he?
760 Q705775
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Concerning the use of question tags, judge the following items. The question tag for the sentence You love coffee is (...), don’t you?
761 Q705774
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Regarding the correct form of nouns and adjectives, judge the items below. The noun forms for the adjectives strong, wise, and high are, respectively: strength, wizard, and highly.
762 Q705773
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Regarding the correct form of nouns and adjectives, judge the items below. The adjective forms for the nouns beauty, mother, and courage are, respectively: beautiful, motherly, and courageous.
763 Q705772
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
As far as the position of adverbs is concerned, judge the following items. She never has told a lie.
764 Q705771
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
As far as the position of adverbs is concerned, judge the following items. She beautifully sings.
765 Q705770
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In terms of the use of prepositions, judge the next items. My dream is to live in a tropical island.
766 Q705769
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In terms of the use of prepositions, judge the next items. When I saw him, he was standing by the window.
767 Q705768
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In terms of the use of prepositions, judge the next items. Mr. Ross loves reading about carnivorous plants.
768 Q705767
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In the dialogues contained in the items below, judge whether the use of interrogative pronouns is correct.

— What did you meet last night?

— I met my boyfriend’s mother.

769 Q705766
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In the dialogues contained in the items below, judge whether the use of interrogative pronouns is correct.

— How did you get here?

— I drove here.

770 Q705765
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In relation to the use of demonstrative pronouns, judge the following items. These things you can see over there in the distance are cars.
771 Q705764
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In relation to the use of demonstrative pronouns, judge the following items. Come closer and look! See? That ring I’m wearing now is made of platinum.
772 Q705763
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In relation to the use of demonstrative pronouns, judge the following items. Come over here! Can you see these spots on my face? Don’t touch them, OK? The doctor said they have to be removed.
773 Q705762
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

On workdays, I almost always have lunch after midday.

Regarding this sentence, judge the following items.

The verb “have” is in the present continuous because it’s an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.
774 Q705761
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

On workdays, I almost always have lunch after midday.

Regarding this sentence, judge the following items.

“after midday” can be replaced with after 12:00 p.m., without changing the meaning of the sentence.
775 Q705760
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

On workdays, I almost always have lunch after midday.

Regarding this sentence, judge the following items.

In Brazil, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are usually considered to be workdays.
776 Q705759
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

On workdays, I almost always have lunch after midday.

Regarding this sentence, judge the following items.

The phrase “almost always” is an adverb of place.
777 Q705758
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
The phrase “almost always” is an adverb of place. Saturdays and Sundays are the days most people don’t have to go to work.
778 Q705757
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
The phrase “almost always” is an adverb of place. When a holiday falls on a Friday or a Monday, people usually try to travel to nearby cities.
779 Q705756
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Regarding the seasons of the year and what characterizes them, judge the items below. A lot of people’s favorite season is fall because that’s the time when all the gardens are full of flowers.
780 Q705755
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Regarding the seasons of the year and what characterizes them, judge the items below. Winter is the season homeless people don’t like very much because they don’t usually have good coats or blankets to protect them against the cold.
781 Q705754
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Concerning ordinal numbers and the months of the year, judge the following items. In Brazil, a lot of people choose to get married in June, the fifth month of the year.
782 Q705753
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Concerning ordinal numbers and the months of the year, judge the following items. Some people believe that, on Friday, August 13, a lot of bad things happen.
783 Q705752
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Concerning ordinal numbers and the months of the year, judge the following items. My favorite months of the year are the first and last ones, in other words, January and December.
784 Q575004
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)

As questões de números 56 a 60 referem-se ao texto apresentado abaixo.

O pronome it, sublinhado no texto, refere-se a

785 Q489650
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
The prepositions that complete line 3 are, respectively,
786 Q489648
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
The pronoun that completes line 5 is
787 Q489646
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
The correct noun phrase to complete line 12 is
788 Q489644
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
Check the alternative in which … wears off …, in line 16, means the same as in
789 Q489642
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
… therefore … in line 17 can be correctly replaced by
790 Q489638
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
The verb forms that correctly complete lines 14 and 15, respectively, are
791 Q489636
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
The only –ing form which functions as an adjective in the passage is
792 Q489634
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
The verbs in which the final –ed is pronounced, respectively, as the phonemes /id/, /d/ and /t/ are
793 Q489632
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
The verbs or nouns in which the final –s or –es is pronounced, respectively, as the phonemes /z/, /iz/ and /z/ are
794 Q489628
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
… its … in line 12 refers to the noun
795 Q489616
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
The correct translation for …The more proficient learners become in their second language, the less likely they are to rely on strategic competence … is
796 Q489604
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
The correct passive voice for … he’s already planned an egalitarian strategy … is
797 Q489602
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
Choose the alternative that, according to the context, describes the correct category of highly, firstborn, sibling, too.
798 Q489596
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
The only verb that is not a synonym for … achieve…in line 2 is
799 Q489594
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Fundação para o Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista (VUNESP)
You do not add the suffix –ness to form nouns to the adjectives
800 Q488484
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

the article "the", in the expression "in the March, 1982 issue of Atlantic Monthly" (L.4), is optional.

801 Q488482
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

"laws against minor crimes" (L.5) is the subject of "are enforced" (L.6).

802 Q488480
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

the use of "will" (L.7) expresses a polite request.

803 Q488478
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

the phrase "that the right kind of people (those who enjoy dealing with people) be hired" (R.49-50) can be correctly rewritten as: that the right kind of people (those who enjoy dealing with people) should be hired.

804 Q488451
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE / UPENET / IAUPE)

Jane threw her books violently _____ the floor.

805 Q488449
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE / UPENET / IAUPE)

Jim read an interesting article about _____.

806 Q488447
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE / UPENET / IAUPE)

_____ you look, you'll find people wearing glass.

807 Q488445
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE / UPENET / IAUPE)

__________________________? Yes, I have.

808 Q488435
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: CONESUL Fundação de Desenvolvimento

HAVING is a keyword related to SELECT that

809 Q488346
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE / UPENET / IAUPE)

Is it true that all the rivers run _____ the ocean?

810 Q488344
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE / UPENET / IAUPE)

Mr. Sands can't stand _____ lazy students.

811 Q488342
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE / UPENET / IAUPE)

We hope to be there at ten, _____ the bus is late.

812 Q488340
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE / UPENET / IAUPE)

Nobody knew the answer, _____?

813 Q488338
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE / UPENET / IAUPE)

_____________________________? Yes, I did.

814 Q488308
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Núcleo de Computação Eletrônica UFRJ (NCE)

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 16 TO 20:

as much as in "a curse as much as a blessing" signals a:

815 Q488268
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In the text, "are operating" (L.7) is a
816 Q488266
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In the text, "one" (L.9) is a
817 Q488264
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In the text, "best" (R.28) is the opposite of
818 Q488262
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In the text, "does" (L.33) is
819 Q488260
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
A possible title for the text can be
820 Q488258
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
In the text, "favors" (L.9) is used as a
821 Q488175
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: FUNRIO Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Assistência (FUNRIO)

The suffix -al forms the word entrepreneurial. It may also be added to the following words, except:

822 Q488173
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: FUNRIO Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Assistência (FUNRIO)

The sentence "The chronometer was invented to win an 18th-century" (p. 2) is in the passive voice. Choose the sentence that does not have a passive structure:

823 Q488171
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: FUNRIO Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa, Ensino e Assistência (FUNRIO)

As far as phonology is concerned, main and secondary stress are usually on content words rather than structural words. By structural words we mean:

824 Q488006
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

"which" (L.25) can be correctly replaced by what.

825 Q488002
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: CONESUL Fundação de Desenvolvimento

Choose the right alternative to complete the spaces in the text.

826 Q488000
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: CONESUL Fundação de Desenvolvimento

The active form of the underlined verbal form in the four-star, 247-bedroom hotel was opened by a Swiss-Brazilian industrialist (first paragraph) is

827 Q487998
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: CONESUL Fundação de Desenvolvimento

Read the following statements carefully.

I. The use of ing is the same in mystifying (second paragraph) and in kayaking (second paragraph). 
II. The use of ing is not the same in insisting (first paragraph) and in training (second paragraph). 
III. The words providing (first paragraph) and branding (third paragraph) are both nouns.

Which of them are correct?

828 Q487996
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: CONESUL Fundação de Desenvolvimento

The verbal form might (third paragraph) expresses an idea of

829 Q487994
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: CONESUL Fundação de Desenvolvimento

The verbal form "had decided" (first paragraph) expresses an action that happened

830 Q487953
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2007
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the text,

"who" (L.13) can be correctly replaced by which without any change in meaning.