Considering the ideas and the vocabulary presented in the text, mark the following items as right (C) or wrong (E)
Despite setbacks in handling the relations with China, the Portuguese have been able to maintain a commercial presence in some parts of the Chinese territory.
Considering the ideas and the vocabulary presented in the text, mark the following items as right (C) or wrong (E)
The Portuguese contributed to lure invaders to Chinese shores.
Considering the ideas and the vocabulary presented in the text, mark the following items as right (C) or wrong (E)
The expansion of the trade network designed by the Portuguese was enabled by the range of technical solutions they offered, rather than by the nature of the products transacted.
Considering the ideas and the vocabulary presented in the text, mark the following items as right (C) or wrong (E).
In line 45, the expression “the lesser evil” indicates that the Portuguese were not perceived by the Chinese as much of a threat as were East Asian pirates.
Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following items as right (C) or wrong (E).
The phrase “And so am I revenged” in line 34 refers to an action that has been fulfilled.
Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following items as right (C) or wrong (E).
Hamlet expresses that his father’s sins were possibly forgiven by God before he was killed.
Considering the ideas of the text, mark the following items as right (C) or wrong (E).
Hamlet’s speech represents the soliloquy.
Analyse the statements below and mark T, if true, or F, if false, according to the text.
( ) Billie and Finneas had dreamed about writing a Bond theme song long before they had the chance to do it.
( ) The song writers were surprised when the producer invited them to compose the song.
( ) The song is about smoke, mirrors, and betrayal.
( ) Billie and Finneas wanted to write something that people could relate to, not a song that was just about the mov...
Analyse the statements below about the excerpt “I think that actually made it easier for us. We always write the quickest when we have a story or we're writing about something that's happened.” (l. 14-15).
I. “Easier” is a comparative form of the adjective “easy”, and it is written this way because the spelling rule for short adjectives ending in consonant + y is to drop the y and add ier.
II. “Quickest” is a comparative form of the adverb “quick”, and it is written this way because the spelling rule for short adverbs in general is to add est.
III. If “easier” were replaced by a long adjective like “beautiful,” its comparative form would be “more beautiful”.
Which statements are correct?
