Choose the best option that fills in the blank:

“If global conditions _____ fraught, they ____ Goldilocks was a fairy tale after all.” 

Choose the best option that completes the context:
“Lost-and-founds citywide are practically overflowing with discarded umbrellas - once the rain stops, many Vancouverites ______ leave them behind than lug them home.” 

Which of the sentences below contains a CORRECT version of reported speech? 

Text CB1A2-II  

Jorge Cham. Piled higher and deeper. Internet: <www.phdcomics.com>.

In text CB1A2-II, Cecilia’s friend seems confused when she asks “Excuse me?”. It can be said that it happens because  

Text CB1A2-II  

Jorge Cham. Piled higher and deeper. Internet: <www.phdcomics.com>.

Choose the option that presents an appropriate synonym for “current” in text CB1A2-II. 

Choose the option that presents an appropriate synonym for “raised” in text CB1A2-II. 

I have always quite irrationally prided myself on my good health, for I have only occasionally had to take a day off work when I have had a cold.      So I was quite offended by my doctor who, when we ran into each other in the street one day, took one look at me and told me that I was definitely overweight and that if I did not make an effort to lose some weight, I could expect to have a heart attack before very long. He added that, like many middle-aged men, I led a completely sedentary life: I sat behind my office desk during the day and relaxed in my armchair in the evening with my eyes firmly fixed on the television set.      It was true that I had been getting fatter, but this had not worried me much, for I simply attributed it to the fact that I was getting older.      My doctor a... Ver mais

Leia as afirmações sobre o texto e depois assinale a alternativa correta:
I – The doctor said the narrator might have a heart attack. II – The narrator became worried because he was getting older. III – Following doctor’s orders, he started a diet, but it didn’t work out. IV – He decided to go to the seaside on his next holiday in order to walk on the beach.

I have always quite irrationally prided myself on my good health, for I have only occasionally had to take a day off work when I have had a cold.      So I was quite offended by my doctor who, when we ran into each other in the street one day, took one look at me and told me that I was definitely overweight and that if I did not make an effort to lose some weight, I could expect to have a heart attack before very long. He added that, like many middle-aged men, I led a completely sedentary life: I sat behind my office desk during the day and relaxed in my armchair in the evening with my eyes firmly fixed on the television set.      It was true that I had been getting fatter, but this had not worried me much, for I simply attributed it to the fact that I was getting older.      My doctor a... Ver mais

Ainda sobre o texto, assinale a alternativa incorreta: