Questões de Língua Inglesa

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

The word “about” (l.23) is an adverb which means approximately.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The expression "scream blue murder" in paragraph 3 line 7 means

• A. feel severely threatened.
• B. call out for protection.
• C. commit environnemental crimes.
• D. shout about their mistreatment.
• E. raise an indignant outcry.

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

The preposition “in” in the fragment “in 1958” (l.21) can be replaced by on without this constituting a violation of any syntactical rule.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the ideas developed in the second paragraph, one could say that an emphasis in the teaching of English pronunciation according to native-like models in a class in the public school system of a country like Brazil would be

• A.

  important.

• B.

  difficult.

• C.

  irrelevant.

• D.

  desirable.

• E.

  impossible.

Based on the text, judge the items below.

Every train, ship and lorry in the U.S. is now equipped with data recording systems similar to the ones used in aircrafts.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

The expression ‘get their way’ (l.11) is an idiomatic expression which means are given the place they demand.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the items from 99 through 106.

The words “highly” (l.2), “frequently” (l.4) and “critically” (l.7) are examples of adverbs.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the third paragraph, the sentence – The myth of a pedagogically tidy model is much more difficult to sustain now that many dictionaries and grammars are based on corpus research. – clearly implies that

• A.

  new grammars and dictionaries now provide better pedagogical tools for teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL).

• B.

  dictionaries and grammars which are based on corpus research tend to include the many mistakes that native speakers make.

• C.

  new pedagogical models are much better organized nowadays due to the use of computerized language corpora.

• D.

  many traditional dictionaries and grammars for learners of English have been revised with the help of computer corpora.

• E.

  corpus research has shown that real language use does not always follow the rules traditionally prescribed in traditional course books.

According to the text, it can be concluded that

it is mostly the use of pure nitrogen that can help reduce the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from coal plants.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the items from 84 through 98.

The word “But” (l.21) expresses the same idea as nevertheless.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado