Questões de Língua Inglesa

Judge the following items according to the text above.

The word “However” (l.11) expresses an idea of contrast.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The author of the article believes that immediately after the 1992 environmental conference

• A. his only hope was to visit a famous environmentalist.
• B. the response to the event was much the same as now.
• C. the United Nations failed to foster any agreements.
• D. everybody praised the far-sighted accords reached.
• E. the climate began to change all around the world.

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.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

By referring to the grammatical untidiness of authentic native-speaker usage in the third paragraph, the author indicates that the use of English grammar by its native speakers is

• A.

  careless.

• B.

  effective.

• C.

  precise.

• D.

  correct.

• E.

  inefficient.

Based on the text, judge the items below.

Seldom are flight data recorders — popularly known as “black boxes” — painted orange.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items according to the text above.

The expression “Nor” (l.12) means not either.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The main aim of the third paragraph is to report on

• A. the views of a well-known environmentalist on how change occurs.
• B. the failure of the UN to achieve any signifi cant results in 1992.
• C. the life and work of a late-lamented UN environmental activist.
• D. he author's despondent mood in 1992 and the reasons for it.
• E. the similarities between the conference results in 2012 and 1992.

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?

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The idea expressed in the sentence from the last paragraph – Hidden armies of copy editors ensured only standard forms reached print. – is that

• A.

  copy editors had to work in secret so that authors never knew that their writing would be adapted to what the publishers wished.

• B.

  publishers did not want the public at large to realize that some well-know writers needed to have their work revised.

• C.

  due to the formality of the English used at the time, most authors resorted to ghost-writers to help them with their work.

• D.

  the language used in books and magazines was always revised to make sure it represented the ideal of acceptable English.

• E.

  only standard English was adopted by writers and broadcasters, who all belonged to the higher levels of society.

Based on the text, judge the items below.

Flight data recorders register about 30 minutes of conversation in the cockpit.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado