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

The verb form “written” in “written in simple, conversational prose” (l.8-9) is in the

• A.

  simple past.

• B.

  imperative.

• C.

  simple future.

• D.

  past participle.

• E.

  simple present.

The word “given” (l.1) expresses the same idea expressed by

• A.

  unknown.

• B.

  specified.

• C.

  unacknowledged.

• D.

  authentic.

• E.

  widely recognized.

In the sentence “The rainbow troops must constantly defend their extremely poor school against plans to close it” (R.15-16), the modal verb “must” expresses

• A.

  permission.

• B.

  suggestion.

• C.

  recommendation.

• D.

  necessity.

• E.

  prohibition.

The word “Unlike” (l.4) is the same as

• A.

  aside from.

• B.

  similar to.

• C.

  contrasted with.

• D.

  resembling.

• E.

  despite.

In the clause “When I first met my friend Carol” (l.1), the verbal form is in the

• A.

  past participle.

• B.

  simple future.

• C.

  present perfect tense.

• D.

  simple past tense.

• E.

  simple present.

The verb form “impair” (l.10) is synonymous with

• A.

  amend.

• B.

  strengthen.

• C.

  enhance.

• D.

  reduce.

• E.

  improve.

If the clause “she was the luckiest woman alive” (l.2) had been used in the simple present tense, the verbal form “was” should be replaced by

• A.

  am.

• B.

  are.

• C.

  has.

• D.

  were.

• E.

  is.

In “because hiring and training new employees is costly” (l.6-7), the verb to hire means

• A.

  to dismiss.

• B.

  to employ.

• C.

  to support.

• D.

  to provide.

• E.

  to displace.

In the clause ‘the greatest guy you could meet’ (l.4), the modal verb “could” expresses

• A.

  possibility.

• B.

  suggestion.

• C.

  recommendation.

• D.

  prohibition.

• E.

  permission.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The verb form “ensure” (l.3) could be replaced by make certain without changing the meaning of the text.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado