Questões sobre Gramática

Choose the underlined wrong option.

Before he moved here, Jorge had been president of the company since four years.

• A.

  of the

• B.

  before

• C.

  moved here

• D.

  been

• E.

  since

Choose the correct option.

The bridge was built .........................

• A.

  for 4 months ago

• B.

  since 1999

• C.

  3 years ago

• D.

  at 2 months

• E.

  in the seven years ago

Choose the correct option.

She completed her homework early so that she could

• A.

  attend the meeting

• B.

  will go to the beach

• C.

  played with friends

• D.

  sleeping

• E.

  goes out

IN SPITE OF A DROP IN INVESTMENT IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL AREA, skillful web designers are still eagerly looked for. The clause "In spite of a drop in investment in the technological area" could be replaced by:

• A. Although there was a drop in investment in the technological area.
• B. Since there was a drop in investment in the technological area.
• C. However there was a drop in investment in the technological area.
• D. As there was a drop in investment in the technological area.

If they _____ us beforehand, we _____ the necessary mea-sures. Now it is too late. Choose the verbs which best complete the passage above:

• A. have warned – will take.
• B. had warned – will have taken.
• C. have warned – have taken.
• D. had warned – would have taken.

In the passage "This study on business on the web – which has just been released – points to a marked slowdown in the sector", WHICH refers to:

• A. business.
• B. study.
• C. web.
• D. slowdown.

"If they can't meet _____ goals, they should blame _____, not _____." The words which best complete the passage are, respectively:

• A. their – themselves – us.
• B. their – theirselves – ours.
• C. them – themselves – ourselves.
• D. them – theirselves – ourselves.

"Candidates are expected to live in France, so they can apply for the job _____ they prove they can speak French." The expression or word which best completes the passage is:

• A. only if.
• B. but.
• C. however.
• D. despite.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 21 to 25:

RUSSIA'S PROMISING FUTURE

Major political developments have been taking place in Russia since the early resignation of President Boris Yeltsin.

Andrew Hunt, economist at Dresdner RCM, says the present leader Putin - a former KGB agent - is seen as someone who can get taxes collected and close the budget deficit.

"The markets are excited and believe Putin can bring about change which can make Russia's economy function properly".

The ASP General, the stock market index in Russia, grew by 350% last year.

"We will see the stabilisation of the financial situation in Russia which has had a problem with tax collection, but this will improve and lead to a reduction in interest rates which were at 50% at the beginning of 2000. If inflation comes down to 25%, interest rates will come down 15%, within the next six months".

Translate the following sentence into Portuguese:

"The stockmarket index in Russia grew by 350% last year".

• A.

  O índice da bolsa de valores na Rússia crescerá em 350% no próximo ano.

• B.

  O índice da bolsa de valores na Rússia cresce em 350% a cada ano.

• C.

  O índice da bolsa de valores na Rússia cresceu em 350% no ano passado.

• D.

  O índice da bolsa de valores na Rússia excedeu os 350% no ano passado.

• E.

  O índice da bolsa de valores na Rússia diminuiu em 350% no ano passado.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30.

STOCK OPTIONS

Twenty years ago, the biggest component of executive compensation was cash, in the form of salaries and bonuses. Stock options were just a footnote. Now the reverse is true. With astounding speed, stock option grants have come to dominate the pay - and often the wealth - of top executives throughout the United States. Last year, Jack Welch's unexercised GE options were valued at more than $260 million. Intel CEO Craig Barrett's were worth more than $100 million. Michael Eisner exercised 22 million options on Disney stock in 1988 alone, netting more than a half-billion dollars. In total, U.S. executives hold unexercised options worth tens of billions of dollars.

Complete the sentence below with the correct option:

"_________ what critics say, stock option grants are _______ form of executive compensation ever devised".

• A. Although/ the less
• B. Even though/only
• C. Despite/ the most
• D. Despite/ the best
• E. Despite/ unique