Questões de Língua Inglesa

Which is the correct alternative for the sentence: Mr. Oliver's driver was ill yesterday, so he had to drive the limousine ______.

• A.

  him

• B.

  himself

• C.

  herself

• D.

  your

Change the sentence into Reported Speech: The boss said to his employees “I want you all to come here for a meeting”.

• A.

  The boss told all his employees that he wanted them to come here for a meeting.

• B.

  The employees were told all to go there for a meeting by their boss.

• C.

  The employees told their boss that they all wanted to come here for a meeting.

• D.

  The boss told his employees he wanted them all to go there for a meeting.

Text A is an adapted excerpt from the only novel written by the English novelist and poet Emily Brontë (1818-1848). Text B is the lyrics of a song by British singer and songwriter Kate Bush (b. 1958). That said, it is possible to affirm that both texts are first-person narratives of the same scene, though

• A.

  text A, with a ghost only seen in a dream, reads like a horror story; text B, told from a ghost’s point of view, shows a convoluted love story.

• B.

  both texts read like horror stories, given the ghost’s presence.

• C.

  text A seems to be a love story with the subtle aspects of a horror tale; text B is clearly a love story in which feelings are openly stated.

• D.

  both texts are love stories, given Heathcliff’s and Cathy’s words.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

There are schools which award students iPads if they never miss a day during a school year.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The alternative that brings the best synonym to the bold underline idiom in the passage “Knoedler ended up losing money that year and in 2010” is

• A.

  turned out

• B.

  ran along

• C.

  ran in

• D.

  turned upon

• E.

  got down to

Which is the Passive Voice to the sentence: She said to her Psychologist: “I have cried a lot.”

• A.

  She said: cried a lot, I have.

• B.

  She said: I have cried a lot.

• C.

  She told cried a lot.

• D.

  She said she had cried a lot.

Considering only text B, choose the alternative that first hints to Cathy’s death.

• A.

  Bad dreams in the night.

• B.

  On the other side from you.

• C.

  Too long I roam in the night.

• D.

  I'm so cold, let me in-a-your window.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

Years ago students could be sent to prison if they skipped classes.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Read the following sentences I, II and III.

I. For sure I wouldn’t know what to tell them if they showed up.

II. I must admit, I am a drug addicted.

III. I’m in terrible shape. I must exercise more, otherwise I’ll be in trouble.

The alternative that respectively brings the meaning of each one is

• A.

  I’m unprepared to talk to them / I have no choice but to admit the addiction / I’ve decided that exercising is an absolute necessity.

• B.

  I don’t have any speaking ability / My drug addiction became a problem for me years ago / Or I exercise more, or I get sick

• C.

  I’m unprepared to talk to them / / My drug addiction became a problem for me years ago / I’ve decided that exercising is an absolute necessity.

• D.

  I don’t have any speaking ability / My drug addiction became a problem for me / Or I exercise more, or I get sick

• E.

  I don’t have any speaking ability / I have no choice but to admit the addiction / Exercising became mandatory for me, due to my health problems.

Choose the appropriated alternative for the sentence: The policeman said: “Can you show me your driver’s license?”

• A.

  The policeman asked me can you show your driver’s license.

• B.

  The policeman asked to show my driver’s license.

• C.

  The policeman asked me whether I could show him my driver’s license.

• D.

  The policeman asked: show your driver’s license.