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Q2103102 Inglês
Reality Television

Reality television is a genre of television programming which, it is claimed, presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people rather than professional actors. It could be described as a form of artificial or “heightened” documentary. Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, the current explosion of popularity dates from around 2000.

Reality television covers a wide range of television programming formats, _____________game or quiz shows which resemble the frantic, often demeaning programmes produced in Japan _____________ the 1980s and 1990s (a modern example is Gaki no tsukai), _____________surveillance-focused productions such __________ Big Brother.

Critics say that the term “reality television” is somewhat of a misnomer and that such shows frequently portray a modified and highly influenced form of reality, with participants put in exotic locations or abnormal situations, sometimes coached to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, and with events on screen manipulated through editing and other post-production techniques.

Part of reality television’s appeal is due to its ability to place ordinary people in extraordinary situations. For example, on the ABC show, The Bachelor, an eligible male dates a dozen women simultaneously, travelling on extraordinary dates to scenic locales. Reality television also has the potential to turn its participants into national celebrities, outwardly in talent and performance programs such as Pop Idol, though frequently Survivor and Big Brother participants also reach some degree of celebrity.

Some commentators have said that the name “reality television” is an inaccurate description for several styles of program included in the genre. In competition-based programs such as Big Brother and Survivor, and other special-living-environment shows like The Real World, the producers design the format of the show and control the day-to-day activities and the environment, creating a completely fabricated world in which the competition plays out. Producers specifically select the participants, and use carefully designed scenarios, challenges, events, and settings to encourage particular behaviours and conflicts. Mark Burnett, creator of Survivor and other reality shows, has agreed with this assessment, and avoids the word “reality” to describe his shows; he has said, “I tell good stories. It really is not reality TV. It really is unscripted drama.
Analyze the sentences according to structure and grammar use.
1. The words in bold, in the text, are, pronouns.
2. The underlined word in: ‘Part of reality television’s appeal is due to its ability to place….’, can be replaced by the word ‘because’ without changing its meaning.
3. In the following sentence: “Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television…” the words in bold, are being used to express a past action.
4. The negative form of the following sentence: ‘Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television…’, is Although the genre doesn’t have existed in some form or another since the early years of television…’.

Choose the alternative which contains the correct affirmative.
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Q2101334 Inglês
Investment in primary health care urgently needed to ensure COVID-19 recovery in the Americas.

Increased public health spending must continue to improve hardest-hit primary care services such as routine immunization programs, says PAHO Director.

Washington, DC, November 10, 2021 (PAHO) – With countries in the Americas reporting severe disruptions in essential primary health care services, urgent investment is key to improving health systems continuously weakened by the pandemic, said Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne.

With cases rising in some parts of the region following a two-month decline, it is vital that countries remain vigilant and prioritize public spending in heath so that no one is left behind.

“Few countries invest as much public spending in their health services as they should, leaving them prone to shortages in health personnel and essential supplies.”

With the pandemic siphoning off financial and human resources, many countries have reported interruptions in vital areas, such as routine immunization programs, support for chronic conditions and mental- and reproductive health services. 

Despite these disruptions, public investment in health has risen in many countries to ramp up ICU capacity, increase hospital services, and deploy COVID-19 vaccines. But these increases cannot be a short-term trend, the Director said.

All countries should increase public expenditures in their health systems to the recommended 6% of national GDP or higher and should ensure that 30% of this funding goes to first level care.

“Primary care, as you have heard us say over and over again, is the backbone of our health systems,” Dr. Etienne said, and more important than ever. “It’s at the primary care level that COVID testing, contact tracking and tracing and immunizations take place.”

As economies remain strained, countries face difficult choices about how to spend limited funds. “We cannot forget that health is an investment, not an expense,” the Director said. “As we learned with COVID-19, health is at the core of vibrant societies. It keeps people working, kids in schools, companies productive and economies growing.”

Turning to the COVID-19 situation in the region, Dr. Etienne said that in the past week countries reported 700,000 new COVID infections and 13,000 deaths.

Several countries, including parts of Colombia and Bolivia and the Southern Cone countries, are seeing upward trends after relaxing public health measures.

In the Caribbean, Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico have reported a drop in new infections while cases are rising in the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. High numbers of cases are also being seen in the Cayman Islands and Dominica.

Vaccination rates, however, continue to pick up pace, reaching an overall coverage of 48% in Latin America and the Caribbean.

PAHO continues to work with manufacturers to secure additional doses, the Director added. The organization has signed supply agreements with three manufacturers of WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) vaccines and is in final negotiations with a fourth supplier of mRNA vaccines.

Available at: https://www.paho.org/en/news/10-11-2021-investment-primary-health-care-urgentlyneeded-ensure-covid-19-recovery-americas
Qual dos trechos do texto, apresentados, abaixo, é possível encontrar o uso correto dos demonstrative pronouns?
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Q2003706 Inglês
Considering morphology, the underlined word in "We committed ourselves to working for its entry into force at the earliest opportunity." is a/an: 
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Q1877297 Inglês
Leia as orações abaixo e identifique as palavras destacadas em cada uma delas:

I. I met someone who said he knew you;
II. The noise that hem ade woke everybody up.
III. I saw something in the paper which would interest you.

Assinale a alternativa que classifica as palavras em destaque:
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Q1877296 Inglês
Analise as frases abaixo e assinale a que apresenta desvios das regras de utilização dos pronomes possessivos:
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Q1858194 Inglês

Instruction: answer based on the following text.



(Available in: https://www.marthastewart.com/syndication/new-study-dogs-understand-commands-withouttraining – text adapted specially for this test).

The pronouns and possessive adjectives “which” (l. 04), “them” (l. 09), “They” (l. 09), and “its” (l. 10) are referring to: 
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Q1854091 Inglês
    The history of language study illustrates widely divergent attitudes concerning the relationship between writing and speech. Written language was the medium of literature, and, thus, a source of standards of linguistic excellence. It was felt to provide language with permanence and authority. The rules of grammar were, accordingly, illustrated exclusively from written texts.
    The everyday spoken language, by contrast, was ignored or condemned as an object unworthy of study, demonstrating only lack of care and organization. It was said to have no rules, and speakers were left under the illusion that, in order to “speak properly”, it was necessary to follow the “correct” norms, as laid down in the recognized grammar books and manuals of written style.
    There was sporadic criticism of this viewpoint throughout the 19th century, but it was not until the 20th century that an alternative approach became widespread. This approach pointed out that speech is many thousands of years older than writing; that it develops naturally in children (whereas writing has to be artificially taught); and that writing systems are derivative — mostly based on sounds of speech.

D. Crystal. How Language Works. London: Penguin Books, 2006 (adapted).

Based on the previous text, judge the following item.


In the first paragraph, the word “It” (third sentence) refers to “a source of standards” (second sentence).

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Q1854057 Inglês
    As soon as learners step outside the classroom, they act as users of English who communicate with other speakers of English from a wide variety of linguacultural backgrounds. Given the global spread of English and the fact that the majority of users do not speak English as their mother tongue, learners are likely to be involved in interactions with other non-native speakers. These situations then bear the hallmarks of English as a lingua franca (ELF), which is “any use of English among speakers of different first languages for whom English is the communicative medium of choice, and often the only option”, according to Seidlhofer.
    Since ELF speakers represent various cultures and languages, ELF contexts of use are characterized by diversity and the subsequent unpredictability and variability of communication. Therefore, interactions where English functions as a lingua franca require active engagement in the meaning-making process by the participants.

Éva Illés and Sumru Akcan. Bringing real-life language use into EFL
classrooms. In: ELT Journal, Volume 71, Issue 1, 2017, p. 3-12 (adapted).

Based on the previous text, judge the following item.


In ‘any use of English among speakers of different first languages for whom English is the communicative medium of choice, and often the only option’ (first paragraph), the word ‘whom’ could be correctly replaced with who.

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Q1838874 Inglês

Text for the question.

How to Improve Your Work-Life Balance 

Internet: <www.geeksforgeeks.org> (adapted).

Choose the alternative that presents a reflexive pronoun.
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Q1820850 Inglês
Em qual sentença abaixo, o pronome foi corretamente utilizado?
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Q1794196 Inglês
Complete the interview below with the correct interrogative pronoun: Mr. Smith is applying for a job. Right now, he is being interviewed by Mrs. Joy, head of the personnel department.
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Mrs. Joy: is your full name, please? Mr. Smith: Thomas Wilson. Mrs. Joy: are you from? Mr. Smith: Canada. Mrs. Joy: were you born? Mr. Smith: I was born on March 7, 1956. Mrs. Joy: did you know about our job offer? Mr. Smith: Through the ad you put in the newspaper.
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Q1791838 Inglês



Internet: <https://www.nytimes.com/> (adapted).


Based on the text and considering the grammatical aspects of the English Language, judge the item.

“who” (line 25) can be replaced by that.
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Q1791834 Inglês



Internet: <https://www.nytimes.com/> (adapted).


Based on the text and considering the grammatical aspects of the English Language, judge the item.

“it” (line 13) refers to “Ferranti Mark 1” (lines 13 and 14).
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Q1785443 Inglês
You met these people at a party:
Imagem associada para resolução da questão Fonte: Murphy Raymond: English Grammar in Use (1997).
Later you tell a friend about the people you met. Complete the sentences using WHO or WHOSE. 1 - I met somebody... 2 - I met Jacob... 3 - I met Mary... 4 - I met Carol... 5 - I met Jhon and Ann.. 6 - I met Enzo...
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Q1779880 Inglês
In which sentence the relative pronoun is not necessary:
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Q1776087 Inglês
Leia o texto para responder à questão.

    RUBIÃO found a rival in the heart of Quincas Borba, - a dog, a beautiful dog, half size, lead-colored fur, spotted black. Quincas Borba took it everywhere they slept in the same room.In the morning, it was the dog that woke him up, in bed, where they exchanged their first greetings. One of the owner's extravagances wasgiving it his own name; but, he explained it for two reasons, one doctrinal, another particular (...).
   - You should laugh, my dear. Because immortality is my lot or my dowry, or as best name there is. I will live perpetually in my great book. Those who, however, do not can read, charlatan Quincas Borba to the dog, and ...
    The dog, hearing the name, ran to the bed. Quincas Borba, touched, looked at Quincas Borba.  
   - My poor friend! my good friend! my only friend!
   - Unique!
   - Excuse me, you are too, I know, and I thank you very much; but to a sick person everything is forgiven. Perhaps my delusion is beginning. Let me see the mirror.

Trecho traduzido a partir de:
<http://www.dominiopublico.gov.br/download/texto/b
v000243.pdf>. Acesso em: 15 dez. 2020.
Os vocábulos grifados no primeiroparágrafo referem-se a:
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Q1775303 Inglês



Gombrich, E. H. The Story of Art. Phaidon, 16th.

Ed. 1995. pp.65-6, with adaptations.

Regarding the grammatical aspects of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The two instances of “whom” in “whom he worshipped and whom he had represented” (lines 31 and 32) can, in an informal context, be replaced with who, but “whom” and “who” play very distinct grammar roles in a sentence.
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Q1775286 Inglês



Munoz, Maricela. “Diplomacy in times of COVID-19.” Diplo (blog). Jul. 16, 2020. Accessed Sep. 10, 2020. https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog, with adaptations. 

Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
In line 14, the word “one” is used as a pronoun for the antecedent “a whole new environment” (line 13).
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Q1739167 Inglês

Read and answer.


How do I pick the perfect pillow?

At the end of the day, your pillow’s most important job is to support you in your go-to sleeping position, all night long. And when I say, “support,” I don’t just mean that it feels soft and cozy. The right pillow should keep your head, neck, and spine, all in neutral alignment, and support the natural curvature of your spine. Keeping a neutral spine not only alleviates neck pain, it also relieves pressure throughout your entire body.

Pro Tip: If you’re not exactly sure how to tell if your spine is in neutral alignment, check to make sure your ears are in line with your shoulders, and your chin is in line with your sternum.


Adaptado de: RICCIO, Sarah. 2021. Disponível em: https://sleepopolis.com/guides/right-pillow-how-tochoose/. Acesso em: 25 mar. 2021.


The words “pillow”; “your” and “support” ,in this context, belong, respectively, to these word classes:

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Q1738044 Inglês
Complete: Anny has many friends. Chris and Karen are friends of ____. She likes _________ very much.
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481: C
482: D
483: B
484: C
485: C
486: C
487: E
488: E
489: D
490: B
491: C
492: C
493: E
494: D
495: E
496: E
497: C
498: C
499: D
500: A