Questões de Língua Inglesa da Intituto de Desenvolvimento Educacional, Cultural e Assistencial Nacional (IDECAN)

In “ ...the train was approaching New York” a gerund is used as a/an

• A. verb.
• B. noun.
• C. article.
• D. adjective.
• E. quantifier.

Choose the sequence to fill in the blanks

• A. to / by / to / to / for
• B. on / for / on / by / until
• C. with / to / by / of / with
• D. of / in / for / within / before
• E. by / with / over / from / almost

The author and her mother

• A. turned out to be American pundits.
• B. had smuggled apparel into the USA.
• C. did not seem illegal aliens in the US.
• D. had snuck into the USA from Mexico.
• E. parted from each other in Mexico City.

Some of the author’s hassles were

• A. not being entitled to citzenship.
• B. not having consistent education.
• C. not fiting in the crowd of illegals.
• D. attending an after-school program.
• E. speaking unaccented fluent English.

In “I was flattered. His confusion meant I could pass as an American.” FLATTERED is

• A. joyful.
• B. pleased.
• C. nativelike.
• D. astonished.
• E. overwhelmed.

In “They decided to stay a bit longer to build up a nest egg” NEST EGG is a/an

• A. home.
• B. career.
• C. choice.
• D. savings.
• E. identity.

In “My father decided my mother and I should go to the funeral” the modal can be replaced by

• A. may.
• B. could.
• C. might.
• D. have to.
• E. ought to.

In “Finally, he met someone who knew ‘coyotes’ – people who smuggled others into the United States via Mexico.” the relative pronouns can

• A. be replaced by that.
• B. refer back to things.
• C. be replaced by those.
• D. be replaced by which.
• E. refer back to quantifiers.

• A. Rubén was hurt in an accident.
• B. Rubén’s face got several stiches.
• C. Rubén’s face has had a lot of zits.
• D. Demetria’s raised from the dead.
• E. Demetria prayed for his recovery.

Read the dialogue in the picture. Choose the option to fill in the blank.

• A. Had been dubbed
• B. Can’t keep up with
• C. Won’t raise a racket
• D. Am not in the mood
• E. Am talking in riddles