Questões de Língua Inglesa da Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In the previous text,

“significant” (l.3) means meaningful.

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With regard to verb tenses and verb forms, judge the items below.

In “He stopped smoking” and in “He stopped to smoke”, the meaning is the same because the verb “to stop” accepts both the infinitive and the gerund forms.

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In the previous text,

“for example” (l.14-15) is synonymous with for instance.

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With regard to verb tenses and verb forms, judge the items below.

The sentence “I have never met or spoke to your father” is gramatically correct.

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In the previous text,

“In addition” (l.21) means moreover.

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With regard to verb tenses and verb forms, judge the items below.

“That morning, by the time Hugh woke up, his wife had already gone to work” implies that Hugh did not see his wife that morning.

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Based on the text above, judge the following items.

“however” (l.4) is synonymous with whenever.

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With regard to verb tenses and verb forms, judge the items below.

The sentence “I wouldn’t have to deal with pollution if I lived in the countryside” describes a real present situation.

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Based on the text above, judge the following items.

“hasty” (l.21) means done in a hurry.

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With regard to verb tenses and verb forms, judge the items below.

Considering that John asked: “How can I apply?”, in reported speech, this sentence would become: John asked how he can apply.

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