Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2012

Based on the article above, judge the following items.

The word “incidentally” (l.23) is a more formal equivalent of by the way.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the article above, judge the following items.

The term “timeworn” (l.3) could be replaced by old without effecting any change in the original meaning of the text.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Taking the text above into consideration, judge the following items.

The term “figures” (l.3) could be replaced by representatives without effecting a change in the original meaning of the text.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Taking the text above into consideration, judge the following items.

The term “onset” (l.16) could be replaced by peak without effecting a change in the original meaning of the text.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The words in the text that mean SECA, ENCHENTE, CALOReCHUMBOare, respectively:

• A.

  flood / melt / heat / lead

• B.

  drought / melt / hot / coal

• C.

  flood /drought / heat / coal

• D.

  drought / flood / heat / lead

• E.

  flood / drought / hot / unleaded

The linker BUTin “But carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere trap the sun's heat” could be replaced, without change of meaning, by:

• A.

  Despite

• B.

  Although

• C.

  However

• D.

  Therefore

• E.

  Otherwise

Consider the sentences below:

1. Global warming ___________ by the greenhouse effect.

2. When ice in the poles melt, sea levels ____________.

3. Carbon dioxide __________ the sun's heat.

4. An American scientist ___________ holes in the ozone layer.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct verb forms that complete the above sentences, respectively:

• A.

  causes / raises / trap / discovered

• B.

  is caused / rises / trap / discovered

• C.

  is caused / rise / traps / has discovered

• D.

  causes / raise / is trapped / discovered

• E.

  is caused / raise / traps / has discovered

This aid is becoming increasingly popular in schools and institutions that can afford it. It permits the projection and manipulation of digitalized teaching content, both original and published. This aid is known as:

• A.

  visual aids.

• B.

  video recorder.

• C.

  overhead projector.

• D.

  high definition television.

• E.

  interactive whiteboard.

The correct for to write the number 29 in its ordinal form is:

• A.

  twenty nine

• B.

  two nine

• C.

  twenty-ninth

• D.

  twentieth-ninth

Ao passarmos a frase abaixo para o inglês, obteremos: “Hoje foi um dos piores dias da minha vida.”

• A.

  Today was an amazing day of my life.

• B.

  Today was one of the worst days of my life

• C.

  Today was the worst day of my life.

• D.

  I never had a day in my life like today.