Questões sobre Vocabulário

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 57 TO 70:

ought to be in "they ought to be experts" (l. 39) means:

• A.

  should;

• B.

  may;

• C.

  used to;

• D.

  will;

• E.

  can.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 57 TO 70:

The underlined word in "who pronounces badly" (l. 79) belongs to the same word class as:

• A.

  silly;

• B.

  friendly;

• C.

  quickly;

• D.

  angry;

• E.

  compulsory.

When the text says the ban was "too harsh" it means that it was too:

• A.

  lenient;

• B.

  vague;

• C.

  strict;

• D.

  mild;

• E.

  negligent.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 58 TO 69:

The underlined expression in "the tentative agreement does not address" (l. 21) can be replaced by:

• A.

  endorses;

• B.

  prescribes;

• C.

  repudiates

• D.

  negotiates;

• E.

  ignores

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 58 TO 69:

The word "released" in "the DOT released a Notice" (l. 33) means that a notice was:

• A.

  put down;

• B.

  put out;

• C.

  put back;

• D.

  put aside;

• E.

  put away.

In "…airport tower controllers (or terminal controllers) watch over all planes traveling through the airport's airspace," (lines 10 - 12 ), "watch over" means:

• A.

  look at.

• B.

  identify.

• C.

  examine.

• D.

  stay away from.

• E.

  keep an eye on.

The only word(s) that could NOT replace "nears" in "As the plane nears the runway" (line 30) is(are):

• A.

  follows.

• B.

  approaches.

• C.

  draws near

• D.

  moves towards.

• E.

  comes close to.

Mark the only option in which the word(s) in bold type express(es) an idea of hypothesis/condition.

• A.

  "but controllers also must direct planes efficiently…" (line 6 ).

• B.

  "In addition, controllers keep pilots informed about changes in weather conditions…" (lines 17-18).

• C.

  "...such as wind shear, a sudden change in the velocity or direction of the wind…" (lines 18-20).

• D.

  "If the path is clear, the controller directs the pilot to a runway;" (lines 27-28).

• E.

  "As the plane nears the runway, the pilot is asked to contact the tower." (lines 30-31).

In "It helps a pilot that is in a very stressful situation to have a calm voice on the other end of the radio." (lines 9-10), "have" could be replaced by:

• A.

  mimulate.

• B.

  expect.

• C.

  call.

• D.

  play.

• E.

  hear.

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 16 TO 20:

next in "its next big energy bet" indicates:

• A.

  space;

• B.

  time;

• C.

  size;

• D.

  length;

• E.

  weight.