Questões sobre Vocabulário

In the sentence He has always been private about money, the Present Perfect is

• A.

  incorrect because the action referred to began before another past action, so that the Past Perfect should be used instead.

• B.

  correctly used, but the Simple past could also be used without any change in meaning.

• C.

  correctly used because it refers to an action that started in the past and continues in the present.

• D.

  incorrect and should be replaced by the Present Continuous because the action occurs repeatedly in the present.

Indique a melhor alternativa para completar a sentença:

The Eiffel Tower in France _____ that one of building in Dubai.

• A.

  higher.

• B.

  as high as.

• C.

  higher as.

• D.

  more high than.

The underlined verb had, as used in the last paragraph, can be replaced, without any change in meaning, by

• A.

  needed.

• B.

  must.

• C.

  ought.

• D.

  should.

• A.

  When did you go

• B.

  Have you ever been

• C.

  Has she been

• D.

  Are you going

Attention: For questions 46-48, choose the suitable option to complete each sentence.

If we turned off home computers when not in use, we ...... down their CO₂ impact by 50 percent.

• A.

  have been cutting.

• B.

  have cut.

• C.

  has cut.

• D.

  would cut.

Attention: For questions 46-48, choose the suitable option to complete each sentence.

...... you ought to remember the past, be prepared to forgive those who have harmed you.

• A.

  In spite of.

• B.

  Although.

• C.

  Nevertheless.

• D.

  Despite.

Attention: For questions 46-48, choose the suitable option to complete each sentence.

I was wondering if there is anything she would like to ...... to me and if she’s happy with the path I've ...... in my life.

• A.

  say, take

• B.

  tell, chosen

• C.

  say, chosen

• D.

  tell, taken

• A.

  least

• B.

  cheap

• C.

  less than

• D.

  cost

• A.

  real

• B.

  more

• C.

  much

• D.

  expensive

In the following excerpts taken from Text I – “who have poured billions of pounds into emerging market funds”; “Many companies command share price ratings which are a multiple of their equivalents in the west”; “which took more than £500m from UK investors into a China fund launched by its most high-profile manager” –, the relative pronouns refer, respectively, to:

• A. “small investors”; “price ratings”; “Fidelity”.
• B. “market bubble”; “equivalents”; “China fund”.
• C. “market funds”; “multiple”; “UK investors”.
• D. “emerging market”; “many companies”; “most high-profile manager”.
• E. “fund managers”; “command”; “£500m”.