Questões de Língua Inglesa da Fundação Euclides da Cunha (FEC)

__________ Timothy was __________ at school. His parents were well__________, but they were divorced. Timothy ____________ in the habit of pushing children __________ no apparent reason, and on ___________ occasion he scratched a boy's leg until it ___________.

• A.

  Eight years old / troubled / off / had / for / an / bled;

• B.

  Eight years old / unloved / up / were / to / a / was bleeding;

• C.

  Eight-year-old / troublesome / off / was / for / one / bled;

• D.

  Eight-year-old / loved / up / has / for / an / had bled;

• E.

  Eight-years-old / troublesome / off / was / by / one / was bleeding.

"I would never work as a teacher after I _________- never!" Sally's whole face expressed repugnance at the idea of being permanently __________ a classroom with a lot of _________ pupils. "They wouldn't even listen to me"

• A.

  graduated / held in / hard-working;

• B.

  qualified / stuck in / rowdy;

• C.

  ended up / caught into / insolent;

• D.

  get my certificate / blocked in / naughty;

• E.

  qualify / confined to / affectionate.

Sally's rejection of the teaching profession is typical of her ___________ in college. Many of them, in fact, didn't even ___________ to finish the course but left once they found themselves ___________ jobs in business, often earning more than their parents.

• A.

  staff / cared / suitable;

• B.

  friends / think / affordable;

• C.

  teens / consider / interesting;

• D.

  classmates / matter / unprofitable;

• E.

  peers / bother / profitable.

Teaching _________ developing countries brings _________ it many ___________ and rewards.

• A.

  in / with / challenges;

• B.

  in / about / problems;

• C.

  on / in / responsibilities;

• D.

  in / in / reliabilities;

• E.

  at / in / affection.

Teaching is an activity which is ___________ directly or indirectly, by human beings ___________ human beings.

• A.

  done / over;

• B.

  acted / for;

• C.

  performed / on;

• D.

  undertaken / into;

• E.

  performed / at.

Read the sentences below. Which sentence expresses which view? 1- I'm giving up work tomorrow. 2- I imagine Jack will win the championship. 3- I'm going to retire when I'm about 55. 4- That must have been George. 5- Can I borrow your pen for a moment?

• A.

  certainty / prediction / intention / assumption / permission;

• B.

  obligation / assumption / plan / certainty / lack of obligation;

• C.

  duty / plan / wish / intention / freedom to act;

• D.

  certainty / anticipation / request / assumption / permission;

• E.

  plan / possibility / certainty / possibility / ability.

Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning. 1 - Perhaps he hasn't received our letter. 2 - I've never read such an interesting book. 3 - We've been lent some money by my wife's parents. 4 - "You stole the money", I said. 5 - The flight was so long that we had three meals on board.

• A.

  He might not have received our letter. / I haven't ever read such an interesting book. / My wife's parents has lent us some money. / I told him he had stolen the money. / We had three meals on board to prove that the flight was long.

• B.

  He may not receive our letter. / People always read such an interesting book. / Our parents have lent us some money. / I said that he stole the money. / So long the flight was that we had three meals on board.

• C.

  He may not have received our letter. / It has been the most interesting book I've never read. / My wife's parents have lent some money to us. / I accused him for stealing the money. / It was such long flight that we had three meals on board.

• D.

  He may not have received our letter. / It's the most interesting book I've ever read. / My wife's parents have lent us some money. / I accused him of having stolen the money. / It was such a long flight that we had three meals on board.

• E.

  Our letter may not have been received. / It's the most interesting book I've already read. / My wife's parents have lent us some money. / I advised him not to steal the money. / We had three meals on board as the flight was so long.

We were sure we were going to ___________ the train, but ____________ we didn't, actually.

• A.

  lose / at the end;

• B.

  miss / in the end;

• C.

  have lost / at last;

• D.

  missed / finally;

• E.

  have missed / in reality.

Give the function of the underlined words: The citizens elected Bush President.

• A.

  subject;

• B.

  direct object;

• C.

  object complement;

• D.

  indirect object;

• E.

  subject complement.

Classify the verb in the following sentence: The news made me happy.

• A.

  complex-transitive;

• B.

  linking;

• C.

  monotransitive;

• D.

  ditransitive;

• E.

  intransitive.