Questões de Língua Inglesa

Choose the alternative that, according to the context, describes the correct category of highly, firstborn, sibling, too.

• A. adverb – adjective – adjective – adverb
• B. adjective – adjective – noun – adjective
• C. adverb – adjective – noun – adverb
• D. adjective – noun – verb – adverb
• E. adverb – noun – noun – adverb

• A. Brazilian TV soap-operas are not as popular nowadays as they were in previous decades.
• B. Opposite Lives is a tremendous success all over Brazil.
• C. Few people watch Opposite Lives because it is during most people´s working hours.
• D. Residents of Rio de Janeiro are the main actors of the soap-opera.
• E. Different towns in Brazil are shown in Record`s melodrama to show corruption.

According to the fragment, constructive criticism takes place when

• A. each member shows respect for other members’ opinions.
• B. disagreements lead members to share goals and communicate naturally.
• C. the members use communication to emphasize their respect for others.
• D. focus on the voice of each member encourages a win-win orientation.
• E. differing ideas lead to supportive communication of ideas.

• A. 1 and 2 only.
• B. 1, 2 and 5 only.
• C. 2, 3 and 4 only.
• D. 3 and 5 only.
• E. 4 and 5 only.

According to the text, cooperative communication means

• A. expressing support for discussion of differing personalities.
• B. emphasizing shared interests and discussing safe issues.
• C. binding people together and helping them to win.
• D. tolerating different personalities and issues.
• E. listening to others and voicing one’s own opinion.

The suffix -al forms the word entrepreneurial. It may also be added to the following words, except:

• A.

  transition

• B.

  education

• C.

  compliment

• D.

  environment

• E.

  portray

The only verb that is not a synonym for … achieve…in line 2 is

• A. miss.
• B. attain.
• C. accomplish.
• D. get.
• E. reach.

The sentence "The chronometer was invented to win an 18th-century" (p. 2) is in the passive voice. Choose the sentence that does not have a passive structure:

• A.

  It was said that the money was given away by tycoons.

• B.

  It was thought that philanthropy would .change the world.

• C.

  He is believed to have spent $10m on prize-giving last week.

• D.

  The desired goal may not be reached in spite of the clear rules.

• E.

  A Roman god is resembled by the statue he got as a prize.

You do not add the suffix –ness to form nouns to the adjectives

• A. rich and polite.
• B. shy and strict.
• C. happy and impulsive.
• D. encouraging and strong.
• E. sad and light.

As far as phonology is concerned, main and secondary stress are usually on content words rather than structural words. By structural words we mean:

• A.

  nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs

• B.

  auxiliary and anomalous verbs

• C.

  parts of speech

• D.

  articles, prepositions, determiners and pronouns

• E.

  lexical sets