Questões sobre Vocabulário

Read the text below which is entitled %u201CA modest proposal%u201D in order to answer questions 24 to 26.

In paragraph 1, the author refers to "the wrangling before this week's EU summit", which denotes an atmosphere which is

• A.

  pleasant and conciliatory.

• B.

  angry and unpleasant.

• C.

  tense, but hopeful.

• D.

  optimistic despite the concerns.

• E.

  cold, but respectful.

In the previous text,

“that” (l.7) can be replaced by which.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Read the text below which is entitled "Congress Caps another Disappointing Year" in order to answer questions 27 to 30.

The author points out that "Funding for all other federal R&D programs collectively will barely increase", which means it will

• A.

  significantly go up.

• B.

  hardly rise.

• C.

  surely grow.

• D.

  undoubtedly fall.

• E.

  sharply drop.

In the previous text,

“ought to” (l.19) can be replaced by should.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the previous text,

“Therefore” (l.23) is synonymous with Although.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The word Transgressing in line 05 has the same meaning as

• A.

  Transgredindo.

• B.

  Ultrapassando

• C.

  Atravessando

• D.

  Fixando.

• E.

  Organizando.

In the text,

“retain” (l.25) is synonymous with detain.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the text,

“However” (l.42) means Nevertheless.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In line 18, “mandating” can be correctly replaced by

• A.

  asking.

• B.

  ordering.

• C.

  begging.

• D.

  checking.

• E.

  evaluating.

Choose the right word to complete exercises 44 and 45. All those words can be found in "Wolves".

They _________________ walk along the stream. They frequently do that.

• A.

  often

• B.

  sometimes

• C.

  every day

• D.

  always

• E.

  never