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

The clauses in “places she’s been or people she’s met” (l.5) are in the

• A.

  past perfect.

• B.

  simple present.

• C.

  simple past.

• D.

  imperative.

• E.

  present perfect.

The words “awesome”, “fabulous” and “terrific” (l.6) are

• A.

  adjectives.

• B.

  prepositions.

• C.

  conjunctions.

• D.

  nouns.

• E.

  verbs.

In the clause “But over the years as I’ve gotten to know her better” (l.7), “better” is the irregular comparative form of

• A.

  well.

• B.

  nice.

• C.

  bad.

• D.

  old.

• E.

  hard.

 

In the text above,

the adjective “one-size-fits-all” (l.5) means long-term and drastic.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In “But over the years as I’ve gotten to know her better” (l.7) “I” and “her” are respectively

• A.

  a relative pronoun and a subject pronoun.

• B.

  an object pronoun and a subject pronoun.

• C.

  a subject pronoun and an object pronoun.

• D.

  a possessive pronoun and a subjective pronoun.

• E.

  an object pronoun and a possessive pronoun.

 

In the text above,

the expression “in spite of all this” (l.7) could be replaced correctly by despite of all this.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the sentence “I truly think she will always be full of enthusiasm!” (l.16-17), “will” is

• A.

  the auxiliary verb of the simple future.

• B.

  the auxiliary verb of the past continuous.

• C.

  in the past form.

• D.

  in the imperative.

• E.

  the principal verb of the sentence.

 

In the text above,

the expression “the world over” (l.1) is synonymous with in some parts of the world.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the sentence “A traditional company in Oaklahoma, USA, has been making pies and biscuits since the 1920s.” (l.1-2), “has been making” expresses

• A.

  an action that started in the past but is still a present fact.

• B.

  a habit, a routine.

• C.

  an action that will finish in the near future.

• D.

  an action that happened in the 19th century.

• E.

  an action that started and finished in the past.

In “graduates of local schools are often unable to read” (lines 5-6), the word “unable” is

• A.

  a noun.

• B.

  an adjective.

• C.

  a conjunction.

• D.

  a preposition.

• E.

  a verb.