Questões de Língua Inglesa da Pólo de biotecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (BIO RIO)

The phrase “petrol-guzzling vehicles” implies that the major drawback of these vehicles is:

• A. using up too much fuel;
• B. offering long warrantees;
• C. running at high speed levels;
• D. counting only on petrol as fuel;
• E. presenting very competitive prices.

The underlined words in "not only could keep... but also save" indicate that ideas are:

• A. added.
• B. denied.
• C. excluded.
• D. contrasted.
• E. emphasized.

The word “figures” in “the three researchers' figures suggest that the…” means:

• A. graphs;
• B. designs;
• C. numbers;
• D. sketches;
• E. drawings.

The word “healthy” is to “health” as:

• A. ”adorable” is to “adore”.
• B. ”famous” is to “fame”.
• C. ”cheerful” is to “cheer”.
• D. ”agreeable” is to “agree”.
• E. ”annoying” is to “annoy”.

The action implied in “If they do not” is:

• A. prove their research to be quite valid;
• B. import more rare-earths from China;
• C. increase the level of gas emissions;
• D. invest in the search for rare-earths;
• E. avoid the manufacture of magnets.

The opposite of “faster” in “would be faster” (l. )is:

• A. slow;
• B. slower;
• C. quicker;
• D. slowest;
• E. quickest.

The action involved in “to get around a problem” is to:

• A. face it;
• B. deny it;
• C. avoid it;
• D. create it;
• E. embrace it.