Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2004
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the previous text,

“selecting” (l.38) is synonymous with picking out.

Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2004
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the established rules of phonetics and phonology of the English language, judge the items below.

In the pronunciation of the following words subtle, lamb, climb and thumb, the b is always silent.

Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2004
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the established rules of phonetics and phonology of the English language, judge the items below.

In the following words, the initial h is never silent: hate, hello, honest, history.

Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2004
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

According to the established rules of phonetics and phonology of the English language, judge the items below.

The pronunciation of the verbal forms attached, disposed, needed, advanced, disturbed, and noted leads to the conclusion that there are only three possibilities for the edending pronunciation.

Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2004
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items concerning subordinated structures.

“Prices in Europe are so high that it costs a fortune to spend a month there” is an example of a complex sentence.

Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2004
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items concerning subordinated structures.

The mixed conditional in “If John had followed his doctor’s advice, he wouldn’t still be ill” implies that John did not do what his doctor told him to, and that is why he is not well now.

Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2004
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge if each of the following items is correctly written.

The news of his spectacular achievements comes as a surprise to us.

Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2004
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge if each of the following items is correctly written.

Food from different geographic locations and of several ethnic groups often help distinguish specific cultural aspects.

Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2004
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge if each of the following items is correctly written.

He is one of those political advisors who was interested in helping all voters to feel part of the political process.

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Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2004
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge if each of the following items is correctly written.

A number of animals at the recently-opened city zoo have been mysteriously poisoned to death.