Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2012

In Text I, the excerpt, “the world could face a future of “water wars” ” (lines 9-10), the verb form in bold expresses the idea of

• A.

  advice

• B.

  suggestion

• C.

  necessity

• D.

  obligation

• E.

  possibility

In order to keep the same idea, the connective as in “As the demand side of these economies is mainly driven by domestic demand, not by exports, they are more resilient to a global crisis.” could be replaced by:

• A. as well as.
• B. such as.
• C. whereas.
• D. as with.
• E. as long as.

In the text,

the expression “At present” (l.24) is an adverb of place.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

To pass a law, as used in the text, means

• A.

  to ignore a law.

• B.

  to revise a law.

• C.

  to rewrite a law.

• D.

  to approve a law.

• E.

  to stall a law.

The sentence” If you want to lift weights or ride an exercise bike, though, you will have to buy some equipment, and this sometimes be expensive.” the sentence is in:

• A.

  Passive voice;

• B.

  Condidtional caluse;

• C.

  Direct speech;

• D.

  Indirect speech.

“ Everyone should get exercise.” The modal “ should means:

• A.

  an obligation;

• B.

  a complaining;

• C.

  an advice;

• D.

  an answer.

The sentence: “Rainforests help to control global warming because they absorb carbon dioxide” could be rewritten, without change of meaning, as:

• A.

  As rainforests absorb carbon dioxide, they help to control global warming.

• B.

  Rainforests help to control global warming. Thus they absorb carbon dioxide.

• C.

  Rainforests help to control global warming hence they absorb carbon dioxide.

• D.

  Rainforests absorb carbon dioxide whereas they help to control global warming.

• E.

  In spite of rainforests absorb carbon dioxide, they help to control global warming.

Choose the alternative that presents the passive voice equivalent of the following sentence:

Farmers are cutting down the trees to clear the land for farming.

• A.

  The trees are been cut down to clear the land for farming.

• B.

  The trees are being cut down to clear the land for farming.

• C.

  The trees have been cut down to clear the land for farming.

• D.

  The trees are cut down by farmers to clear the land for farming.

• E.

  Farmers have been cutting down the trees to clear the land for farming.

Choose the only correct sentence.

• A.

  Choose the only correct sentence.

• B.

  I would like to have more informations about the ultraviolet radiation.

• C.

  Do you need any further information about the greenhouse effect?

• D.

  If I were you, I would get some expert advices on using unleaded petrol.

• E.

  They are doing a research about the best kind of pesticides they should purchase.

The capitalized words in the sentence: “Glass, paper and ALUMINIUM CANS CAN all be recycled very EASILY” belong to the following word classes, respectively:

• A.

  noun / noun / verb / adjective

• B.

  noun / verb / model verb / adverb

• C.

  noun / noun / model verb / adverb

• D.

  adjective / noun / model verb / adverb

• E.

  adjective / verb / model verb / adjective