Questões de Língua Inglesa da Instituto Brasileiro de Formação e Capacitação (IBFC)

Read the following sentences I, II and III.

I. For sure I wouldn’t know what to tell them if they showed up.

II. I must admit, I am a drug addicted.

III. I’m in terrible shape. I must exercise more, otherwise I’ll be in trouble.

The alternative that respectively brings the meaning of each one is

• A.

  I’m unprepared to talk to them / I have no choice but to admit the addiction / I’ve decided that exercising is an absolute necessity.

• B.

  I don’t have any speaking ability / My drug addiction became a problem for me years ago / Or I exercise more, or I get sick

• C.

  I’m unprepared to talk to them / / My drug addiction became a problem for me years ago / I’ve decided that exercising is an absolute necessity.

• D.

  I don’t have any speaking ability / My drug addiction became a problem for me / Or I exercise more, or I get sick

• E.

  I don’t have any speaking ability / I have no choice but to admit the addiction / Exercising became mandatory for me, due to my health problems.

The closest synonym to the bold underlined word in the title “Picasso and Monets Are Stolen in Dutch Heist” is

• A.

  smuggling

• B.

  unlawful

• C.

  embezzlement

• D.

  loss

• E.

  theft

The alternative that brings the best synonym to the bold underlined idiom in the text passage “Thieves broke into a Rotterdam museum on Tuesday and walked off with works from the likes of Picasso, Monet, Gauguin and Matisse potentially worth hundreds of millions.” is

• A.

  crack opened

• B.

  broke off

• C.

  invaded

• D.

  broke up

• E.

  fetched

There’s a missing connective in each of the following sentences I, II and III:

I . __________ the issues discussed yesterday, we must schedule another meeting, as many doubts still remain.

II. The subway is on strike, __________ buses will get crowded.

III. ___________ what you’ve told me about her, she is very clever.

The alternative that respectively brings the correct connective for each one is

• A.

  Concerning / so / Unlike

• B.

  In order to / therefore / Even

• C.

  So that / so / In fact

• D.

  Nevertheless / as a matter of fact / Since

• E.

  As far as / even so / Regarding to

Read the following passages:

The analysis is based on financial records turned over as part of a lawsuit against the gallery filed by Domenico and Eleanore De Sole, who in 2004 paid $8.3 million for a painting attributed to Mark Rothko that they now say is a worthless fake.

The Rothko is one of approximately 40 works that Knoedler, which closed last year, obtained from Glafira Rosales, a littleknown dealer whose collection of works attributed to Modernist masters has no documented provenance and is the subject of an F.B.I. investigation.

The underlined bold words are

• A.

  relative pronouns

• B.

  subject pronouns

• C.

  object pronouns

• D.

  indefinite pronouns

• E.

  personal pronouns

In the passage “The analysis is based on financial records turned over as part of a lawsuit against the gallery filed by Domenico and Eleanore De Sole” the meaning of the phrasal verb is

• A.

  denounced

• B.

  over swelled

• C.

  surrounded

• D.

  disposed differently

• E.

  disposed differently

There’s a missing connective in each of the following sentences I, II and III:

I. Brooke Ellison is a quadriplegic girl. _________ her difficulty, she remains active.

II. You had better write down her phone, _________ you won’t be able to remember it.

III. You could attend the meeting _________ you don’t accuse anyone.

The alternative that respectively brings the correct connective for each one is

• A.

  Even though, otherwise, as far as

• B.

  Although, therefore, unlike

• C.

  Unlike, therefore, despite

• D.

  Since, with the mind, so that

• E.

  In spite of, otherwise, as long as

Read the following sentences I, II, III:

I. I sent a letter to the airline company complaining about the problems I had during the flight and they have promised to look into the matter.

II. Although that doctor hasn’t won the Nobel Prize, I look up to him.

III. I promised her that I would look after her kids if she weren’t able to do that.

It’s correct to say that the meaning of each underline bold phrasal verb is respectively

• A.

  Write down, marvel, help

• B.

  Abide, match, weaken

• C.

  Investigate, admire, take care of

• D.

  Annoy, carry, accompany

• E.

  Analyze, please, spoil

Choose the best alternative, according to the following situation described:

Situation: I left my bicycle here and now it’s gone.

• A.

  Someone must have stealed it.

• B.

  Someone must stole it.

• C.

  Someone must stealed it.

• D.

  Someone must steal.

• E.

  Someone must have stolen it.

In each of the following sentences, a preposition is missing.

As he is an elderly man, he has a difficulty ________ using the computer.

This is a simple method ________ searching suitable solutions.

She was in trouble _________ robbing a car.

The alternative that respectively brings the correct preposition for each one is

• A.

  of / in / for

• B.

  about / by / for

• C.

  in / of / for

• D.

  of / of / when

• E.

  in / on / by