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11-03-2015 INGLS

CONJUNCTIONS 47. (ITA-1996)

Palavras ou grupo de palavras que juntam duas partes de
uma sentena, dando coeso e a integralidade das ideias.
TEMPO: after, as, while, when, before, until, till, next, mean-
while, finally
ACRESCIMO DE IDIAS: and, also, furthermore, as well as, in
other words, in addiction to, besides, moreover, bothand,
not onlybut also.
ALTERNATIVA: or, eitheror.
NEGATIVA: neithernor
CONDICIONAL: if, as long as, provided that, unless, wheter.
CAUSA OU RAZO: as, because, since, for.
CONSEQUNCIA OU RESULTADO: so, therefore, then,
accordingly, thus, for this reason, as a result of, consequently,
hence.
FINALIDADE OU PROPSITO: so that, so.
MODO: as, as IF, as though.
CONTRASTE: although, instead of, rather than, though, but,
yet, even though, however, in spite of that, nevertheless,
whereas, while, on the other hand.
COMPARAO: like, alike, likewise, correspondingly,
similarly, in the same way, in this manner.
Exerccios
46. (ITA-1995)
'It's "weird" he muses, 'we're getting more comfortable
playing live, and we're playing more consistently every night.
Yet sometimes it's more difficult to get in that state of mind
where you can just lose yourself to the music.' Stone Gossard,
Pearl Jam.
A palavra "Yet", relacionada no texto, poderia ser
substituda por:
a) Furthermore.
b) And.
c) Nevertheless.
d) Already.
e) Rather.
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We don't believe your needs should have to wait just
because it's 2 o'clock in the morning.
A palavra because, em destaque no texto, poderia ser
substituda por:
a) while.
b) how.
c) like.
d) since.
e) for.
48. (ITA-1998)
In an early article, McKay suggested that the occurrence of
PAHs (polyaromatic hydrocarbons) and textural and
mineralogical features in the Martian meteorite ALH84001
were consistent with the presence of past life on Mars. A
series of technical comments and responses address whether
abiotic processes could have instead produced these
features. SCIENCE December 20, 1996.
Assinale a conjuno que poderia ligar as idias contidas
nos dois perodos do texto anterior:
a) Whereas
b) Moreover
c) Thus
d) However
e) Hence
49. (ITA-1997 ADAPTED)
At present, neither offers full access to the Internet they
are linked by a "gateway" through which e-mail can be sent
and received, but which denies access to many of the
delights the Net has to offer. __________, both companies
are widening the gateways in the near future.
A alternativa que melhor preenche a lacuna :
a) Besides.
b) In addition.
c) However.
d) Furthermore.
e) Finally.
50. (ITA-1997 ADAPTED)
Many manufacturers believe that the only MEANS to greater
production capacity is augmenting the old with the new.
Virtually all of the world's LEADING semiconductor
companies are building new fabs to satisfy projected
demand, DESPITE CONCERNS ABOUT MONTHLY BOOK/BILL
RATIOS.
Uma outra forma de se escrever o trecho "despite concerns
about monthly book/bill ratios", em maisculo, no
texto :
a) ...in case of the concerns about monthly book/bill ratios.
b) ...because of the concerns about monthly book/bill ratios.
c) ...due to the concerns about monthly book/bill ratios.
d) ...rather than getting concerned about monthly book/bill
ratios.
e) ...although they are concerned about monthly book/bill
ratios.
51. (ITA-1999)
Considerando a "charge" a seguir bem como a sua traduo,
assinale a opo cuja conjuno corresponda palavra que
foi excluda (entre parnteses) da fala do assessor de Clinton:
54. (ITA-2001 ADAPTED)
SINGAPORE
In a 1975 survey, only 27 per cent of people over age 40
claimed to understand English, whereas among 15-20-
yearolds, the proportion was over 87 per cent. There is also
evidence of quite widespread use in family settings. In such
an environment, therefore, it is not surprising that a local
variety ('Singaporean English') should have begun to emerge.
MALAYSIA
Malay-medium education was introduced, with English as an
obligatory subject but increasingly being seen as a value for
international rather than intranational purposes more a
foreign language than a second language.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
David Crystal CUP, 1995

Sinnimos para THEREFORE (texto sobre Singapura) e para

RATHER THAN (texto sobre Malsia) so, respectivamente:
a) however more than
b) altogether before
c) thus despite
d) as a consequence and
e) consequently instead of

55. (ITA-2003 ADAPTED)

If all my relatives suddenly died and all my friendships dried
up and all of my subscriptions were cancelled and all of my
bills were paid, I would still be guaranteed mail two pieces a
a) although week, by my estimation for the credit card companies
b) whereas would still want me.
c) in spite of that A palavra FOR, em destaque na linha 4, poderia ser
d) unless substituda por:
e) for a) yet.
b) why.
52. (ITA-1999) c) still.
Leia o recado de Ho Chi Minh aos franceses, em 1946: d) but.
"You can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of yours, yet e) because.
even at those odds, you will lose and I will win".
Assinale a opo cuja conjuno tenha significado 56. (ITA-2006)
semelhante ao de "yet": Leia atentamente todo o perodo transcrito abaixo, verifique
a) therefore as idias contidas nas oraes introduzidas por unless e
b) despite hence e assinale a opo que, respectivamente, expressa tais
c) thus idias. Unless the administration changes its approach, it will
d) moreover continue to erode Americas good name, and hence its ability
e) however to effectively influence world affairs.
a) uma causa e uma concesso.
53. (ITA-2000 ADAPTED) b) uma explicao e uma adio.
But what has been so frustrating about the market reactions c) uma condio e uma explicao.
in recent months is that despite the surging economy, d) uma explicao e uma concluso.
inflation has not been rising. It has remained flat, at around 3 e) uma condio e uma concluso.
percent, and yet Wall Street, certain that the shadow it sees
is the ghost of higher inflation come to haunt the trading 57. (IME/CG-2012)
floors, has been clamoring to the Federal Reserve for higher They seem to have the same number of stars as fully grown
rates. (...) galaxies in the present-day Universe. __________, their sizes
The New York Times Magazine. May 22, 1994. are four to five times smaller and their densities are a
"Yet" quer dizer: hundred times larger than their present-day counterparts.
a) apesar disso. a) Whenever
b) ainda. b) Even though
c) j. c) Though
d) consequentemente. d) However
e) at o momento. e) Although

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58. (EFOMM-2010)
She has tried to reach them four times on the phone without
success. Hence she needs to write them as her last option.
The underlined connective expresses the idea of:
a) addition
b) conclusion
c) enumeration
d) contrast
e) concession

59. (IME-2012 ADAPTED)

Leia o texto seguinte e complete as lacunas com as palavras
correta.
Atmospheric Physics is the study of physical processes in the
atmosphere; understanding the climate and the weather, and
the physical reasons __________ it is as it is and how it might
change in the future. My own particular research background
is in radiative transfer and by that I mean the transport of
electromagnetic radiation through the atmosphere;
__________ the Suns radiation coming in,
getting absorbed and scattered in the air, and the transfer of
heat radiation emitted by the Earths surface.
a) as neither
b) because if
c) for but
d) why both
e) that not only

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