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They can see plays, films and shows of every kind, ____________ political discussions and the latest exciting football matches.


The expression that can be used in the blank in order to emphasize the equal importance of the pair of ideas in the sentence above is:


A

not only


B

both and


C

in every way


D

not to mention

Observe a análise linguística abaixo e responda ao que se pede.


I. Em “Salad dressing, something we never used before, is also popular now. ”, o termo dressing, na expressão sublinhada, é um substantivo e significa, em português, molho.

II. No trecho “I fear our traditional way of doing things will soon be forgotten.”, o termo sublinhado é uma expressão idiomática que corresponde a “Eu confio”.

III. No 1º parágrafo, as palavras affected, restaurants, traditional e ingredients são palavras cognatas, mas popular é falsa cognata.

IV. No trecho “Traditionally Koreans don’t use individual plates for eating main dishes.”, as palavras plates e dishes são substantivos e têm significados semelhantes.

V. Em “Before, we had never rewarded good service with money”, foi empregado o past perfect, e o verbo destacado significa recompensar.

Estão CORRETAS apenas


A

I e III.


B

I, IV e V.


C

III e V.


D

II e IV.


E

I, II e III.

Read the following paragraph about The National Curriculum Parameters:


Although it is true that the practical objectives, namely, to understand, speak, read and .....................a foreign language - as referred to in the legislation and by experts -, are indeed important ones, it would seem that the development-oriented approach that is inherent to the learning of Foreign Languages cannot be neglected. It is therefore essential to approach the school-based teaching of Foreign Languages in such a way as to ....................students to understand and produce correct sentences in a foreign language, and to allow learners to attain a level of ............................competence that allows them to have access to several types of information while contributing to their overall development as ...................... .


Choose the alternative that contains the correct missing words:


A

repeat • license • oral • citizens


B

translate • authorize • listening • natives


C

translate • make • comprehensive • grown ups


D

write • provoke • linguistic • natives


E

write • enable • linguistic • citizens

Check the alternative that CORRECTLY fills the gaps in the text:


A

ethereal | observed | presaged


B

etehreal | obsserved | presaged


C

ethereal | obzerved | pressaged


D

etherreal | observed | presaged

Match the words with their correct meanings:


( ) croupiers

( ) scattered

( ) teeming

( ) hazardous


I. abounding or swarming with something, as with people.

II. occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than all together.

III. risky; dangerous.

IV. the person in charge of a gaming table, gathering in and paying out money or tokens.


A

IV – II – I – III.


B

II – I – IV – III.


C

III – IV – II – I.


D

I – III – II – IV.


E

All answers are incorrect.

Choose the option in which the idiomatic expression is INCORRECTLY explained.


A

“Hold your horses”: used to tell someone to wait before doing something.


B

“Close, but no cigar”: used for telling someone that they have failed, although their attempt or guess was almost successful.


C

“To pull someone’s leg”: to tell someone something that is not true, as a joke.


D

“Speak of the devil”: to say bad things about someone that has just arrived.

Leia a sentença a seguir:


“Up to 38 percent of the remaining Amazon has been affected by human actions, researchers from Brazil's University of Campinas (Unicamp), the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), National Institute for Space Research (INPE), and Lancaster University found.”


Assinale a alternativa que apresenta sentença cujo uso da expressão “up to” é semelhante ao empregado no trecho apresentado.


A

They can really do the task, but they do not seem up to it.


B

Usually, levels range up to intermediate here.


C

Itis up to the jury to decide on the verdict.


D

Being online for so long, we thought they were up to something.


E

Data suggests that the documents have been kept up to date according to scientific research.

A palavra “as” pode assumir uma variedade de significados em Língua Inglesa, a depender do contexto. Assinale a alternativa em que a palavra está relacionada às ideias de “quando” ou “à medida que”, conforme o trecho do quarto parágrafo “They try to enjoy each day as it comes”.


A

A multitude of friends surrounded the young actor as he parked his car by the road side restaurant.


B

As he had left his glasses at home, he couldn’t actually enjoy the movie he had so long looked forward to.


C

He behaves in an authoritative and confident manner as if he were the owner of the company.


D

As is often the case with young children, Amy was completely better even before the doctor had arrived.


E

The proposal needs further consideration; let us just leave things as they are at the moment.

In the following sentence:


“They state that adjacent generations do not live similar lives, and that each generation ages as a singular cohort as time moves forward.”


The correct definition for the word cohort is in:


A

a generation of elders with similar goals.


B

a group of people with a shared characteristic.


C

a group of youths.


D

a common age generation.


E

a consecutive generational archetypes.

Check the alternative that CORRECTLY fills the gaps in the text:


A

Fortunately | professor | crucifixion


B

Fortunetely | profesor | crucification


C

Fortunately | profesor | crucification


D

Fortunatelly | profesor | crucifixion

Check the alternative that CORRECTLY fills the gaps in the text:


A

windowsles | speckles | tisue


B

windowless | spekles | tisue


C

windowsless | spekles | tissue


D

windowless | speckles | tissue

Em qual seção de um jornal você encontraria o artigo acima?


A

Seção de entretenimento.


B

Seção de viagens.


C

Seção de política.


D

Seção de economia.


E

Seção de esportes.

A crítica do livro de memórias de Michelle Obama, ex-primeira-dama dos EUA, aborda a história das relações humanas na cidade natal da autora. Nesse contexto, o uso do vocábulo “unthinkable” ressalta que


A

a ascensão social era improvável.


B

a mudança de nome era impensável.


C

a origem do indivíduo era irrelevante.


D

o trabalho feminino era inimaginável.


E

o comportamento parental era irresponsável.

Based on the excerpt from Virginia Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse': '“So she looked over her shoulder, at the town. The lights were rippling and running as if they were drops of silver water held firm in a wind. And all the poverty, all the suffering had turned to that, Mrs. Ramsay thought. To the Lighthouse, she said to herself, raising her hand as if to let the bird fly free.' In the context of this passage, what does the term 'lighthouse' metaphorically represent in terms of the English vocabulary for objects and parts of the house?


A

The 'lighthouse' metaphorically represents a point of guidance or hope.


B

The 'lighthouse' metaphorically represents a piece of furniture in the house.


C

The 'lighthouse' metaphorically represents the physical structure of the house.


D

The 'lighthouse' metaphorically represents a specific room in the house.


E

The 'lighthouse' metaphorically represents a common household object.

Concerning the vocabulary of the English language, mark the item that CORRECTLY fills in the following gaps:


Deep into that darkness __________, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, __________, dreaming dreams no mortal ever ________ to dream before. (Edgar Allan Poe)


A

pearing | dobting | dared


B

peering | doubting | dared


C

pering | doabting | dered


D

pearing | doubting | dered

Ao longo do texto, a palavra “you” é usada repetidamente para


A

criar um distanciamento emocional entre o leitor e as ações descritas, tornando o texto mais impessoal e objetivo.


B

destacar a falta de coesão nas ações descritas, ressaltando que cada ação é independente e não está relacionada às demais.


C

direcionar a atenção do leitor para as ações mencionadas, enfatizando a experiência pessoal e tornando as atividades mais impactantes.


D

criar uma sensação de alienação e estranheza em relação às ações, fazendo com que o leitor se sinta desconectado do conteúdo.

Match the expressions with their correct meanings:


( ) A blessing in disguise

( ) Call it a day

( ) Hit the sack

( ) Wrap your head around something


I - Stop working on something.

II - Understand something complicated.

III - Go to sleep.

IV - A good thing that seemed bad at first.


A

IV – II – I – III.


B

II – I – IV – III.


C

III – IV – II – I.


D

I – III – II – IV.


E

IV – I – III – II.

Considering text 1A11-I, choose the correct option.


A

The word “nature” (second square) can be correctly replaced by natural.


B

The word “ordinary” (first square) could be replaced by “mediocre” without changing the meaning of the sentence.


C

The expression “For instance” (second square) has the same meaning as for example.


D

The comparison “most perfect food” could be correctly made in the text with the expression the perfectest food.


E

It can be inferred from the expression “I’m crazy about” (second square) that the cat needs to see a psychiatrist.

 
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