Questões de Língua Inglesa

The pronoun “they” in line (4) refers to:

• A. Adolescents.
• B. Natural habits.
• C. Comfortable sun beds.
• D. Researchers.

The word “bout” can be substituted by:

• A. Skin lotion.
• B. Session
• C. Sun tanning.
• D. Sunbather.

The survey showed that:

• A. The only way to lose weight is falling in love with Italians.
• B. Forget about chocolate and caloric food is extremely necessary.
• C. Falling in love can help people lose extra weight.
• D. Only Italians lost weight after getting married.

Amteto D’ Amicis believes that:

• A. Love substitutes carbohydrates in the organism.
• B. Neurotransmitters are able to make people fall in love.
• C. Only through sweets the Italians can lose weight.
• D. Fruits and carbohydrates cause depression until marriage.

It’s correct to say, according to the text that:

• A. All italians have love affairs.
• B. Both mama and papa achieve wellbeing after their first baby.
• C. A new love interest is essential to get rid of calories and carbohydrates.
• D. Few people stay fit after marriage.

The title of Text I reveals that the author of this text is:

• A. unsure;
• B. trustful;
• C. careless;
• D. annoyed;
• E. confident.

Check the correct alternative where the suffix “ing” of the verbs in bold doesn’t indicate infinitive:

• A. People are stopping smoking much earlier.
• B. They were officially protesting against the ban.
• C. In a country where owning a gun is a constitutional right…
• D. The occasional fine cigar is a good way of getting it.

Based on the summary provided for Text I, mark the statements below as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

( ) Contextual clues are still not accounted for by computers.

( ) Computers are unreliable because they focus on language patterns.

( ) A game has been invented based on the words people use.

The statements are, respectively:

• A. F – T – T;
• B. T – F – T;
• C. F – F – T;
• D. F – T – F;
• E. T – T – F.

“Absolutely, it is boom-time for cigars over here as well”. The expression “boom-time” means time of :

• A. alta velocidade
• B. grande exportação
• C. intensa repressão
• D. grandes negócios

According to the researchers from the University of California, Berkeley:

• A. words tend to have a single meaning;
• B. computers can understand people’s social history;
• C. it is easy to understand words even out of context;
• D. people can communicate without using actual words;
• E. social context tends to create problems in communication.