Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2012

Fill in the blanks with the best degrees of comparison: “That yellow car is not __________ this red one. You should buy the red one. It is __________ and __________.”

• A.

  as bad as / faster / more comfortable.

• B.

  as good as / faster / more comfortable.

• C.

  as as good as / faster / more comfortable.

• D.

  as good as / slower / less comfortable.

Circle the alternative which has the most appropriate pronouns to this sentence respectively: “I went to the supermarket to buy ___ sugar because we didn’t have ___.”

• A.

  any / no.

• B.

  any / some.

• C.

  some / no.

• D.

  some / any.

Complete the sentence with the correct order of verb tenses:

“When her mother __________, she __________ already __________ a shower and __________ her homework.”

• A.

  had arrived / had / taken / did.

• B.

  arrived / has / taken / done.

• C.

  has arrived / has / taken / done.

• D.

  arrived / had / taken / done.

In terms of modal “CAN”, mark the alternative that represents a general truth:

• A.

  You can borrow the car but be careful;

• B.

  Can you see the post office on the corner;

• C.

  I can just imagine how surprised they looked;

• D.

  It can rain quite a lot in Ireland in August;

• E.

  How can they be there already? They only left ten minutes ago.

Considering the following sentence: “On a Friday night we’ll get a take-away and we’ll just relax”, it can be said that it indicate:

• A.

  Habitual events;

• B.

  Predictions

• C.

  Requests and invitations;

• D.

  Directives

• E.

  Disapproval

In accordance with text III, in the sentence: “it refers to the view that human activities”, the in-black word replaces:

• A.

  Freedom;

• B.

  Religious;

• C.

  Governmental;

• D.

  Secularism;

• E.

  None of the answers.

Mark the alternative with the true concept of the word “scholar”:

• A.

  A person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university a classics/history scholar;

• B.

  Something which containing a serious detailed study of a subject;

• C.

  A serious, detailed study: a work of great scholarship

• D.

  It is something relating to school and education;

• E.

  None of the answers.

Mark the incorrect alternative:

• A.

  Jim has an honest son;

• B.

  Mary has a house on the beach;

• C.

  An universe is endless;

• D.

  Look! There is an apple on the table;

• E.

  None of the answers.

According to the first paragraph,

• A.

  native English speakers are to be considered the standard foreigners should imitate.

• B.

  other languages have slowly been taking the place of English in world communication.

• C.

  the economic crisis in the English-speaking countries has reduced the role of English internationally.

• D.

  there seems to be little need for promoting the importance of learning English nowadays.

• E.

  international English depends on the native speakers of the language to become accepted.

The role played by native speakers of English, as discussed in the second paragraph,

• A.

  is a crucial one in modeling correct pronunciation when teaching non-natives.

• B.

  has been minimized in the teaching of English as its international use increases.

• C.

  remains of utmost importance because of their familiarity with English-speaking culture.

• D.

  is fundamental in the teaching of skills such as those needed for translating.

• E.

  has been increased due to the need of training new teachers all over the world.