Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2011

In the sentence

“They elected Prof. Palmer the head of that department for the second time.”, “the head of that department” is a direct object.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the sentence

“They give Anne a rather interesting book every single year.”, the verb give can be said to be a ditransitive verb.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, judge the items from 111 to 120.

In line 6, the verbal form “functions” has as its subject “homo sapiens”.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

¨DOut of prison, she left the underground and went to college.¡¬ The highlighted verbs are examples of:

• A.

  The Present Perfect Tense.

• B.

  The Simple Future Tense.

• C.

  The Past Continuous Tense.

• D.

  The Simple Past Tense.

• E.

  The Immediate Future Tense.

Consider: “When democracy was restored in the mid-1980s, she had an economics degree and soon became energy secretary in Rio Grande do Sul.” It is correct to say that:

• A.

  was restored (Past Perfect – to restore), had (Simple Past – to have), became (Simple Present – to become).

• B.

  was restored (Passive Voice), had (Simple Past – to have), became (Simple Present – become).

• C.

  was restored (Passive Voice), had (Simple Past – to has), became (Simple Present – to become).

• D.

  was restored (Past Perfect – to restore), had (Simple Past – to has), became (Simple Present – to become).

• E.

  was restored (Passive Voice), had (Simple Past – to have), became (Simple Present – to becomed).

The word ¨Dwealthiest¡± in ¨Dthe wealthiest in Latin America.¡¬ (2nd paragraph) is:

• A.

  comparative form of "wealthy".

• B.

  an adverb.

• C.

  superlative form of "wealthy".

• D.

  a Public Organization.

• E.

  a synonym of "democracy".

Consider: “Up until a year or so ago, Ms. Rousseff, the former chief of staff of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had worked mostly behind the scenes(…)”. Where is the verb and what is its verb tense?

• A.

  so – Simple Present.

• B.

  former – Present Perfect.

• C.

  so ago – Simple Past.

• D.

  had worked – Past Perfect.

• E.

  mostly behind – Present Perfect.

In the sentence “And it’s becoming more popular in Armenia, Georgia, and the Netherlands...”, the pronoun it refers to

• A. Orkut.
• B. India.
• C. Armenia.
• D. Hi5.
• E. Facebook.

In the sentence “All teenagers have the same problems - life, love, school work, and parents”, the conjunction and indicates

• A. contrast.
• B. result.
• C. reason.
• D. consequence.
• E. addition.

In the sentence “An air of calm and relief swept through the neighborhood, as residents opened their windows and began walking the streets”, the possessive adjective their refers to

• A. an air of calm and relief.
• B. neighborhood.
• C. residents.
• D. streets.
• E. calm and relief.