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About the 12 gaps on the text above, mark the false alternative.
ATENÇÃO! ESTA PROVA CONTÉM 40 QUESTÕES.
a) We cannot use articles in three of the gaps;
Directions: Read the text below and answer the questions from 01 to 05, according b) All the gaps can be completed with definite or indefinite articles;
to it. c) Gaps number (4) and (12) are correctly completed with indefinite
articles;
Amelia Earhart – The Sky’s the Limit d) It’s correct to use definite article in seven gaps.
In the 1930s Amelia Earhart was one of the most famous women in the world.
As the first woman passenger and the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic 07 - Student pilot Paul Marko __________ unexpectedly at Phil Brown’s home
Ocean by air, she has a place in the record books that can never be taken (1). In when he landed his plane on the roof.
those days women simply didn’t do that sort of things (2). But the fame that her “I see this as a learning experience,” quipped Marko, who was uninjured.
achievements brought her(3) are now also eclipsed by the mystery of her The incredible rooftop landing in Tuscaloosa, Ala., occurred on February 23
disappearance. as Marko, 21, was on one of his first solo flights. He’d ___________ from
In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Atlanta to Jesper. As he neared his destination, his single-engine Cessna
Over the next few years Earhart set and broke many other aviation records before ___________ of fuel and plunged toward earth. When Marko ___________
announcing that she was going to face the biggest challenge of all, to fly around guide it to a field near Brown’s three-bedroom home, a wing clipped a tree
the globe. She would pilot the aeroplane accompanied only by her navigator Fred and the plane landed belly down on the roof of Brown’s living-room. Brown
Noonan. had to get a ladder to help Marko down, then he told his wife what
She made her first attempt in March 1937, which ended in a crash in Hawaii happened and added: “Call the insurance man.”Tuscaloosa Sheriff Ted
(4), but within three months they were ready to another attempt. Sexton said Marko had “the Lord for his copilot.”
Together Earhart and Noonan flew across the United States, South America,
Mark the alternative in which the verbs complete correctly the blanks in the
North Africa, India, Asia, Australia and finally to New Guinea. But then they had to
text above.
face the most difficult part of the journey: 2,500 miles across the Pacific to
Howland Island.
a) dropped in / taken off / ran out / attempted to
Earhart and Noonan never arrived at Howland Island. Some believe the two of
b) dropped in / taken of / run out / attempted on
them drowned because their plane ran out of fuel. But the most intriguing theory is
c) dropped on / took off / ran up / attempted to
that it was all part of a US government conspiracy. Some said that the US Navy
d) dropped over / taken over / ran off / attempted in
had used Earhart’s disappearance as an excuse to send aircrafts over the
Marshall Islands where it was suspected that the Japanese were building military
installations, others suggested that Earhart and Noonan were part of the plot.
08 - A sentence is underlined in the text.
The myth of Earhart’s disappearance had begun, and it would never end.
This sentence in the Passive Voice would be:
(Adapted from Speak Up – September 1999) a) A ladder has been gotten by Brown to help Marko down.
b) Marko had to be gotten down by the Brown’s ladder.
c) A ladder had to be gotten by Brown to help Marko down.
01 - Read the following statements: d) Marko was helped by a ladder gotten by Brown.
Something with the quality of testing strength, The correct expressions to complete the text above are:
skill or ability.
a) (1) but; (2) in spite of; (3) Whereas; (4) Besides, (5) whether
b) (1) and; (2) although; (3) Despite; (4) And; (5) if
a) achievement c) (1) but; (2) furthermore; (3) Yet; (4) But; (5) whereas
b) theory d) (1) despite; (2) whereas; (3) Though; (4) In addition; (5) if
c) challenge
d) myth
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Directions: Read the text below and answer the questions from 11 to 14, 16 - Mark the option that completes the text correctly:
according to it.
My little boy is just 8 but completely curious about the study of different
Fear of Loose Nukes ________ and theories. He got the surprise of his life when he discovered at
school that ________ are the smallest living things. He is enchanted with
Forget ANTHRAX; NOW it’s nukes. On Saturday Osama bin Laden told hundreds of ________ about the universe and surprised for sometimes not
Dawn newspaper in Pakistan that Al Qaeda has nuclear weapons to be used “as a finding answers to the ________ and the fantastic development of nature.
deterrent.” Although unconfirmed, his claim can hardly be ignored. The United Therefore, I suppose he knows his ________ can also explain to him some
states has long worried about what nuclear weapons Al Qaeda could get its hands doubts he has about thousand of ________ of the universe and procreation,
on. considering the existence of God, of course.
The main U.S. concern is that Russia is the source. Moscow has responded
to fears that terrorists could use stray nuclear material to build a “dirty bomb” by a) formula / bacteria / mysterys / thesis / believes / phemenon
promising to thighten security around its nuclear submarines and nuclear research b) formulas / bacterium / mystery / theses / believes / phenomenos
centers. The United States has long encouraged such steps. But last week the c) formulas / bacterias / mysterious / thesis / beliefs / phenomenon
White House threatened to block a $40 billion appropriations bill if extra allocation d) formulae / bacteria / mysteries / theses / beliefs / phenomena
– some designed to enhance security in Russia – were added, choosing instead to
focus the package on domestic economic stimulus.
Even if extra funds are eventually allocated to help the Russians, it may be 17 - The funniest scene of the comedy is the one when the host spills red wine
a case of too little, too late. Two Turkish men – Aydin Duran, 32, and Mehmet on the heir’s coat and by mistake kneels down beside a shy spinster to offer
Aydin, 47 – were arrested last Tuesday near Istanbul in possession of 1,150 _____ apologies. So, a problem of communication arises between them
grams of uranium, which they were allegedly trying to sell. Turkish police say the because the shy spinster is deaf. Besides, _____ can’t understand what’s
enriched uranium could have been used to build a bomb or, packed in a happening. While the heir is in the bathroom cleaning the coat, a water pipe
conventional weapon, to spread radiation. And it’s known that the two men bursts and floods the whole place where the guests are. The heir _____
traveled frequently to Eastern Europe and Ukraine, where they probably obtained gets confused about what to do. I burst into laughter.
the uranium. (They have already admitted to buying the uranium from a Russian
supplier.) The good news is that Duran and Aydin don’t appear to have terrorist Choose the item that completes the gaps correctly:
connections. They’re more likely a couple of entrepreneurs out to make a buck,
say police. The bad news: Others like them may well have already connected with a) his / she / himself
Al Qaeda. In others words, bin Laden could be telling the truth. b) his / he / by herself
(Newsweek, November 19, 2001) c) her / she / herself
d) him / he / by himself
12 - Mark the option which contains the correct alternative. The correct alternative is:
I- The Russians gave the United States an assurance that nothing a) Two sentences are incorrect.
would happen to them. b) Two sentences are correct.
II - It’s supposed that the Turkish weren’t terrorists. They were just c) Just one sentence is incorrect.
people on their own business. d) Just one sentence is correct.
III - Although the Turkish were connected to a charitable organization,
they weren’t under a terrorist agreement.
IV - The terrorists may have something to inhibit the United States. 19 - According to the Possessive Case rules, mark the only option in whick the
justification in parentheses is correct:
a) Statements III e IV are correct.
b) Statements II and IV are correct. a) Thomas’s knapsack was sewn by a hospitable old woman in the last
c) Statements I and II are correct. hostel he was. (Incorrect – If a noun ends in s, you put just ’ after the s )
d) Statements I and III are correct. b) Next week’s meeting has been canceled because of the last stormy
night. (Incorrect – you can’t use ’s with time expressions)
c) Jack and Jill need eight hours’ sleep a night. (Incorrect – you can’t use
13 - The terrorists have nuclear weapons to be used “as a deterrent.” The ’s with plural words and with periods of time)
underlined word in the text means: d) Thousands of passers–by went to the city’s new theater to shelter from
the rain. (It’s possible to use ’s for places )
a) something that stops people doing something because they are afraid
of what will happen if they do.
b) something murderous and difficult to be controlled. 20 - Read the text to complete the blanks correctly with the right option:
c) something that has complete control over unaware people.
d) a substance that can cause serious damage and explosions. I’m used to _________ with the window open because I appreciate
_________ during the night. My husband can do nothing but _________ the
fact. I have trouble _________ I’m wrong, but I realize the situation is
14 - The main U.S. concern is that Russia is the source. Moscow has responded sometimes a little hard because nights are windy in this time of the year.
to fears that terrorists could use stray nuclear material to build a dirty bomb Harold has frequently encouraged me ________ this vice as he is obliged
by promising to tighten security around its nuclear submarines and nuclear _________ the poison I put into the air. I fell sorry _________him.
research centers.”
a) sleep / to smoke / accepts / to admit / quitting / to inhale / bothering
Considering the underlined words as C (Count Noun) and NC (Noncount b) sleep / smoking / to accept / to admit / to quit / inhaling / bothering
Noun), how can you classify them? c) sleeping / smoking / accept / admitting / to quit / to inhale / to bother
d) sleeping / to smoke / accepting / admitting / quitting / inhaling /
a) concern – C / source – NC / research – C bothering
b) concern – NC / source – C / research – C
c) concern – NC or C / source – NC / research – NC
d) concern – NC or C / source – C / research – NC
15 - I’m still doubtful about the characters of the new novel. You probably agree
that the suspects reactions were totally unexpected as their explanations
didn’t make their intentions clear enough in the testimony. We could first
deduce that the fake nun was the prime suspect for having poisoned the
stallion and the sow. On the other hand, the cunning steward and the wily
widower had extravagant posture after the judgement.
Considering the underlined words in the text, you could say that:
23 - “She takes their money but discards the letters.” The underlined words a) Give us this day our daily bread
mean that she b) Forgive our trespasses
c) Lead us not into temptation
a) gets rid of all them d) As we forgive those who trespass against us
b) sends them to people
c) uses them to her own 31 - Taking the following sentences mark the option which fills the blanks
d) writes them to people correctly.
24 - In the sentence ”...where solidarity and compassion may be buried but are 1- Is it true that _________suggestions were declined by the senators?
still present”, the underlined words say that the two feelings can be 2- _________manholes could be severely depleted over the storms.
3- Just_________knowledge is needed to solve such elementary technical
a) destroyed problem.
b) damaged 4- Do you get_________chance to travel in your job?
c) ignored 5- After_________deliberation the judges awarded the prize to her.
d) considered
a) a lot of – Few – many – lots of – little.
b) few – Many – little – much – much.
25 - “Dora tries to sell the boy for adoption. Then she realizes her mistake, c) much – Lots of – a few – a little – a lot of.
rescues the boy and the two set out on a bus trip to find his father.” In the d) lots of – Little – lots of – little – few.
paragraph above we may conclude that Dora
a) would sell the boy for adoption if he didn’t help her during the trip. Directions: Read the following text and answer questions 32 and 33,
b) would have sold the boy for adoption if she hadn’t had notions of her according to it.
mistake.
c) would have sold him if he hadn’t gone to her on a bus trip “Ela é carioca,
d) wouldn’t sell him unless he wanted to go with her on a bus trip. She’s a carioca
Just see the way she walks.
Nobody else can be
26 - In the sentence “In fact, it’s my concern that this problem must be solved as What she is to me.
soon as possible”, the underlined expression could be replaced by: I look and what do I see,
a) Unless When I look deep in her eyes?
b) On the whole I can see the sea,
c) Moreover A forgotten road,
d) Indeed The caressing skies,
And not only that I’m in love
With her.
27 - Read the following sentences carefully: The most exciting was
I- The Earth is the only planet we have. Therefore, we must take care of It’s written on my lips
it. Where her kisses stay.
II - Although Galileo had to deny it because of the Inquisition, he believed She smiles and all of a sudden
the sun was the center of the universe. The world is smiling for me,
III - The humankind won't have a good future unless we stop destroying And you know what else, she’s a carioca
our environment. Ela é carioca.”
IV - Neither Gandhi or Luther King were understood the way they should (Antônio Carlos Jobim/ Vinicius de Moraes/Ray Gilbert)
have been.
32 - In the text above, we can find
According to the use of the underlined words, mark the correct alternative.
a) seven regular verbs, five irregular and one modal.
a) All the sentences are correct. b) six regular verbs, six irregular and two modals.
b) All the sentences are incorrect. c) four irregular verbs, five regular and two modals.
c) Only two sentences are correct. d) four regular verbs, four irregular and one modal.
d) Only one sentence is incorrect.
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33 - The sentence “Nobody else can be what she is to me” means that
A: "What a terrible trip I had."
a) she’s more important than his life. B: "Come with me. I'll show you a place to sleep."
b) he loves her more than himself. A: "Thanks. By the way, (I) ?"
c) she’s the most important person to everybody. B: "It's Linda's. She's living in London now. So, you can use it as long as
d) no one is like her to him. you want."
A: " (II) ?"
B: "Since last summer."
Directions: Read the dialog below and answer questions number 34 and
35 according to it. a) (I) Who's this in the picture?
(II) How much was she away?
Office: "Control tower, this is the Captain on duty speaking. The
jumbo jet 104 isn't allowed to take off. Cancel clearance. I b) (I) Whose room is this?
repeat: cancel clearance right away." (II) How long has she been living there?
Controller: "I'm afraid it's impossible, Sir. The jumbo jet 104 departed c) (I) Whose is this bedroom?
two minutes ago." (II) When did she go to London?
a) When the officer on duty ordered the control tower to cancel the
clearance, the jumbo jet had already taken off. 40 - Observe the following dialogs:
b) The control tower could cancel the clearance though the jumbo jet had
departed two minutes later. I- Sarah: “What about my new skirt? Does it suit me?”
c) It was impossible to cancel the clearance because the officer wasn't Joe: “Sure. You do look great in it. It does suit you.”
allowed to take off.
d) When the officer ordered to cancel the clearance, the jumbo jet would II - Captain: “Your negligence caused an airmiss during the mission.
depart in two minutes. What do you say about this?”
Controller: “Sorry, Captain, but I did try to copy your message. Put the
blame on a malfunction in the radio operation.”
35 - The dialog in the Indirect Speech would be:
III - Boss: “Do take good care of these jewels. They’re really valuable.”
a) The Captain advised the Controller that the jumbo jet 104 was not Employee: “ Please, don’t ask me to be that responsible.”
allowed to take off and canceled clearance at that moment. Then, the
Controller replied he was afraid and that it was impossible as the jumbo According to the use of DO and DID in the sentences above, mark the
jet 104 have departed two minutes before. correct alternative.
b) The Captain reassured the Controller that the jumbo jet 104 isn’t
allowed to take off and to cancel clearance right away. Then, the a) Only one dialog is correct.
Controller mentioned he had been afraid and that it was impossible as b) All the dialogs are correct.
the jumbo jet 104 departed two minutes before. c) Only two dialogs are correct.
d) All the dialogs are incorrect.
c) The Captain warned the Controller that the jumbo jet 104 wasn’t
allowed to take off and ordered him to cancel clearance immediately.
So, the Controller answered he was afraid that it was impossible as the
jumbo jet 104 had departed two minutes before.
d) The Captain commanded the Controller that the jumbo jet 104 hadn’t
been allowed and took off to cancel clearance immediately. So, the
Controller said he was afraid that it had been impossible as the jumbo
jet 104 had departed two minutes before.
36 - "...Jonathan isn't sure he'll go into the family business. He might want to
become an astronuclear physicist, he says: 'Then I could make a rocket ship
go to Mars, instead of just writing about it'."
37 - A woman was patiently putting some moisturizer on her face as she usually
did at night, when her five-year-old son asked what she was doing. She told
him that the cream was for wrinkles. The boy said innocently, "It's doing a
good job, Mommy. You're getting a lot of them."