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Q3455264 Inglês

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What does the comic strip suggest about the character’s experience with the autopilot system, and what is the potential criticism being made?

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Q3455263 Inglês
"On Monday, 8 April, train services across several regions experienced disruptions due to a 24-hour strike initiated by train drivers from the Aslef union at midnight. Affected companies included c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern, Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express, South Western Railway main line and depot drivers, and SWR Island Line. South Western Railway announced a "significantly reduced" service operating only between 07:00 BST and 19:00 BST, while Southern reported that no trains would run across most of its network, except for a limited non-stop service between London Victoria and Gatwick. Thameslink services were completely suspended, except for a limited non-stop service between London Kings Cross and Cambridge and a shuttle service between London St Pancras, Luton, and Luton Airport Parkway."
Available at: https://www.msn.com/engb/money/other/april-train-strikes-dates-andthe-services-affected/ar-BB1lfmtz
Based on the information provided, which of the following statements is correct? 
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Q3455262 Inglês
‘It’s our Super Bowl’: This science teacher is going all out for the eclipse
It’s not always glamorous being a science teacher.
One of Rick Crosslin’s signature projects involves picking through owl pellets — that’s regurgitated owl food — to teach fifth-graders about the bird’s carnivorous diet. His YouTube page, where he posts gravity demonstrations and commentary on “very interesting microworms,” can be a labor of love, with some videos amassing a few dozen to a few hundred views. But on Monday, Mr. Crosslin in Indianapolis and science teachers around the country will have their moment in the sun (or, rather, out of it) with the arrival of the total solar eclipse. “It’s our Super Bowl. It’s our Taylor Swift concert,” said Mr. Crosslin, a teacher who specializes in creating hands-on science projects for the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township in west Indianapolis. Mr. Crosslin, 70, has gone all out for the day. He helped procure thousands of eclipse glasses for students in his district, where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In one D.I.Y. project, he created a celebratory mask — using a glue gun, a paper plate and shimmering tinsel — to resemble the sun’s corona, the outer atmosphere visible during an eclipse. His most ambitious project, though, was to build a giant model of the eclipse to help students visualize what happens. Based on the provided text, what is the main objective of Rick Crosslin in creating projects like building a giant model of a solar eclipse? 
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Q3455261 Inglês
To rephrase the statement “Cutting-edge scientific experiments should always adhere to rigorous ethical standards to maintain credibility.” into a question using a question tag, which option is appropriate?
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Q3455260 Inglês
Among the various factors contributing to the global diffusion of the English language, a fundamental aspect is its relevance as a lingua franca in various sectors, from international business to scientific and technological communications. However, beyond these aspects, there is a sociocultural phenomenon that also plays a significant role in this process.
Considering this broader context, identify the statement that best represents this phenomenon:
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Q3455259 Inglês
Considering the Approaches and Methods in English Language Teaching, classify the following statements as true (T) or false (F)
( ) The Direct Method: This method places a greater emphasis on repetitive drills and pronunciation practice. Students are expected to mimic the teacher's pronunciation and practice dialogues until they become automatic. This can be effective for improving fluency and pronunciation, but it can also be quite boring for students.
( ) The Audio-Lingual Method: This method emphasizes spoken language over written language. In the classroom, teachers avoid using the student's native language and instead rely on gestures, visuals, and real-life situations to communicate meaning. This can be a good way to improve speaking and listening skills, but it can be challenging for beginners.
( ) Communicative Language Teaching (CLT): This is the most widely used approach today. It emphasizes using language in real-life situations. Students are encouraged to work together on tasks and projects that require them to use English for a communicative purpose. This approach helps students develop all four language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) in an integrated way.
( ) Task-Based Learning (TBL): This is a methodology that falls under the communicative approach. Students are given activities that they need to complete using English. They can be anything from planning a vacation to solving a problem. This approach helps students develop fluency, accuracy, and problem-solving skills.
The statements, in order, are:
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Q3455258 Inglês
Match the following phonetic terms with their correct descriptions:
1 - Alveolar Ridge 2 - Nasal Cavity 3 - Phoneme 4 - Glottal Stop
a - A sound produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract, causing air pressure to build up and then be released
b - The small ridge located just behind the upper front teeth
c - The smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word
d - A passage located behind the nose that is involved in the production of nasal sounds
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Q3455257 Inglês

Read the following text to answer the question.


Written by Virginia Woolf, the following letter expresses her fear of another mental breakdown and her decision to take her own life.


“Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don't think two people could have been happier 'til this terrible disease came. I can't fight any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can't even write this properly. I can't read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that – everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer. I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been. V.”

“I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate.”
The contraction “shan't” in the segment is a morphological combination of which words?
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Q3455256 Inglês

Read the following text to answer the question.


Written by Virginia Woolf, the following letter expresses her fear of another mental breakdown and her decision to take her own life.


“Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don't think two people could have been happier 'til this terrible disease came. I can't fight any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can't even write this properly. I can't read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that – everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer. I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been. V.”

In the passage, "I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate." To whom does the pronoun "we" refer?
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Q3455255 Inglês

Read the following text to answer the question.


Written by Virginia Woolf, the following letter expresses her fear of another mental breakdown and her decision to take her own life.


“Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don't think two people could have been happier 'til this terrible disease came. I can't fight any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can't even write this properly. I can't read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that – everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer. I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been. V.”

Which of the following sentences demonstrates a similar syntactic structure to "You have been in every way all that anyone could be."?
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Q3455254 Inglês

Read the following text to answer the question.


Written by Virginia Woolf, the following letter expresses her fear of another mental breakdown and her decision to take her own life.


“Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don't think two people could have been happier 'til this terrible disease came. I can't fight any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can't even write this properly. I can't read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that – everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer. I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been. V.”

In the context of Virginia Woolf's letter, what does the word "Dearest" imply about her relationship with the recipient?
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Q3451693 Inglês
Unlocking The AI Growth Multiplier

    For companies across industries, AI can be a powerful growth tool by unlocking insights, capabilities, and productivity. For financial services, it could go even further by transforming how institutions and individuals interact with their financial services providers.
    AI’s contribution to the global economy is currently estimated to be $19.9 trillion through 2030, driving 3.5% of global GDP. Many practical uses of AI are already embedded in industries like financial services, with the technology beginning to transform the way products and services are offered, opening the door to innovation, new operating models, and inspiring how organizations reimagine growth.
    Advancements in AI have enabled financial institutions to leverage large datasets to generate market insights, use generative AI to help improve decision-making and enhance client experience, and harness machine learning and natural language processing to automate. AI is also being used to develop sophisticated trading algorithms, detect fraud and cyber threats, and enhance personalized financial planning.
    AI can increase productivity by 40% through automation of repetitive tasks and optimization of workflows, enabling businesses to achieve more in less time and reallocate time saved to more strategic work. Organizations aim to evolve from utilizing AI for basic automation to autonomous operations, focusing on increasing operating leverage through AI-driven processes with appropriate controls and human oversight. This could help streamline operations, enhance efficiencies, and improve risk management and compliance, helping to scale operations and minimize proportional cost increases.
    AI can also be an important tool for mitigating certain types of risks, as it can help detect anomalies and fraud by continuously monitoring transactions and identifying suspicious activities. AI-enabled scenario creation, analysis, and anomaly detection can help supercharge risk management and control mitigation processes.
     The next phase of AI for financial institutions involves creating new value streams through AI capabilities, preparing for the evolution of financial market infrastructure, and helping other market participants and clients through their transformation journeys. Companies can share best practices for responsible AI, partner with AI companies for continued innovation, and find ways to facilitate interaction between humans and AI.
    While AI can clearly be a growth multiplier, it is imperative to prioritize the responsible development and usage of this technology given the potential risks. Appropriate use of AI within the financial sector relies on comprehensive risk management, governance checks and balances at multiple stages of development, maintaining human involvement through validation, continuous education, and collaborative discourse.
    The responsible and ethical use of AI is not solely achieved through technical safeguards, governance, advanced models, and knowledge sharing, but also through democratization. Organizations must empower their workforce with knowledge and tools to thrive in an AI-driven world. Providing opportunities for upskilling and encouraging collaboration can help employees harness AI responsibly.

Michael Demissie, Christopher Martin and Saed Shonnar. Unlocking The AI Growth Multiplier. Available at: https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/insight s/unlocking-the-ai-growth-multiplier.html. Retrieved on: January 28, 2025. Adapted.
From paragraph 8, one can conclude that
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Q3451692 Inglês
Unlocking The AI Growth Multiplier

    For companies across industries, AI can be a powerful growth tool by unlocking insights, capabilities, and productivity. For financial services, it could go even further by transforming how institutions and individuals interact with their financial services providers.
    AI’s contribution to the global economy is currently estimated to be $19.9 trillion through 2030, driving 3.5% of global GDP. Many practical uses of AI are already embedded in industries like financial services, with the technology beginning to transform the way products and services are offered, opening the door to innovation, new operating models, and inspiring how organizations reimagine growth.
    Advancements in AI have enabled financial institutions to leverage large datasets to generate market insights, use generative AI to help improve decision-making and enhance client experience, and harness machine learning and natural language processing to automate. AI is also being used to develop sophisticated trading algorithms, detect fraud and cyber threats, and enhance personalized financial planning.
    AI can increase productivity by 40% through automation of repetitive tasks and optimization of workflows, enabling businesses to achieve more in less time and reallocate time saved to more strategic work. Organizations aim to evolve from utilizing AI for basic automation to autonomous operations, focusing on increasing operating leverage through AI-driven processes with appropriate controls and human oversight. This could help streamline operations, enhance efficiencies, and improve risk management and compliance, helping to scale operations and minimize proportional cost increases.
    AI can also be an important tool for mitigating certain types of risks, as it can help detect anomalies and fraud by continuously monitoring transactions and identifying suspicious activities. AI-enabled scenario creation, analysis, and anomaly detection can help supercharge risk management and control mitigation processes.
     The next phase of AI for financial institutions involves creating new value streams through AI capabilities, preparing for the evolution of financial market infrastructure, and helping other market participants and clients through their transformation journeys. Companies can share best practices for responsible AI, partner with AI companies for continued innovation, and find ways to facilitate interaction between humans and AI.
    While AI can clearly be a growth multiplier, it is imperative to prioritize the responsible development and usage of this technology given the potential risks. Appropriate use of AI within the financial sector relies on comprehensive risk management, governance checks and balances at multiple stages of development, maintaining human involvement through validation, continuous education, and collaborative discourse.
    The responsible and ethical use of AI is not solely achieved through technical safeguards, governance, advanced models, and knowledge sharing, but also through democratization. Organizations must empower their workforce with knowledge and tools to thrive in an AI-driven world. Providing opportunities for upskilling and encouraging collaboration can help employees harness AI responsibly.

Michael Demissie, Christopher Martin and Saed Shonnar. Unlocking The AI Growth Multiplier. Available at: https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/insight s/unlocking-the-ai-growth-multiplier.html. Retrieved on: January 28, 2025. Adapted.
In the fragment of paragraph 7 “While AI can clearly be a growth multiplier, it is imperative to prioritize the responsible development and usage of this technology given the potential risks.” (paragraph 7), the word “while” indicates: 
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Q3451691 Inglês
Unlocking The AI Growth Multiplier

    For companies across industries, AI can be a powerful growth tool by unlocking insights, capabilities, and productivity. For financial services, it could go even further by transforming how institutions and individuals interact with their financial services providers.
    AI’s contribution to the global economy is currently estimated to be $19.9 trillion through 2030, driving 3.5% of global GDP. Many practical uses of AI are already embedded in industries like financial services, with the technology beginning to transform the way products and services are offered, opening the door to innovation, new operating models, and inspiring how organizations reimagine growth.
    Advancements in AI have enabled financial institutions to leverage large datasets to generate market insights, use generative AI to help improve decision-making and enhance client experience, and harness machine learning and natural language processing to automate. AI is also being used to develop sophisticated trading algorithms, detect fraud and cyber threats, and enhance personalized financial planning.
    AI can increase productivity by 40% through automation of repetitive tasks and optimization of workflows, enabling businesses to achieve more in less time and reallocate time saved to more strategic work. Organizations aim to evolve from utilizing AI for basic automation to autonomous operations, focusing on increasing operating leverage through AI-driven processes with appropriate controls and human oversight. This could help streamline operations, enhance efficiencies, and improve risk management and compliance, helping to scale operations and minimize proportional cost increases.
    AI can also be an important tool for mitigating certain types of risks, as it can help detect anomalies and fraud by continuously monitoring transactions and identifying suspicious activities. AI-enabled scenario creation, analysis, and anomaly detection can help supercharge risk management and control mitigation processes.
     The next phase of AI for financial institutions involves creating new value streams through AI capabilities, preparing for the evolution of financial market infrastructure, and helping other market participants and clients through their transformation journeys. Companies can share best practices for responsible AI, partner with AI companies for continued innovation, and find ways to facilitate interaction between humans and AI.
    While AI can clearly be a growth multiplier, it is imperative to prioritize the responsible development and usage of this technology given the potential risks. Appropriate use of AI within the financial sector relies on comprehensive risk management, governance checks and balances at multiple stages of development, maintaining human involvement through validation, continuous education, and collaborative discourse.
    The responsible and ethical use of AI is not solely achieved through technical safeguards, governance, advanced models, and knowledge sharing, but also through democratization. Organizations must empower their workforce with knowledge and tools to thrive in an AI-driven world. Providing opportunities for upskilling and encouraging collaboration can help employees harness AI responsibly.

Michael Demissie, Christopher Martin and Saed Shonnar. Unlocking The AI Growth Multiplier. Available at: https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/insight s/unlocking-the-ai-growth-multiplier.html. Retrieved on: January 28, 2025. Adapted.
In the excerpt of paragraph 3 “and harness machine learning and natural language processing to automate”, the term harness can be replaced, with no change in meaning, by
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Q3451690 Inglês
Unlocking The AI Growth Multiplier

    For companies across industries, AI can be a powerful growth tool by unlocking insights, capabilities, and productivity. For financial services, it could go even further by transforming how institutions and individuals interact with their financial services providers.
    AI’s contribution to the global economy is currently estimated to be $19.9 trillion through 2030, driving 3.5% of global GDP. Many practical uses of AI are already embedded in industries like financial services, with the technology beginning to transform the way products and services are offered, opening the door to innovation, new operating models, and inspiring how organizations reimagine growth.
    Advancements in AI have enabled financial institutions to leverage large datasets to generate market insights, use generative AI to help improve decision-making and enhance client experience, and harness machine learning and natural language processing to automate. AI is also being used to develop sophisticated trading algorithms, detect fraud and cyber threats, and enhance personalized financial planning.
    AI can increase productivity by 40% through automation of repetitive tasks and optimization of workflows, enabling businesses to achieve more in less time and reallocate time saved to more strategic work. Organizations aim to evolve from utilizing AI for basic automation to autonomous operations, focusing on increasing operating leverage through AI-driven processes with appropriate controls and human oversight. This could help streamline operations, enhance efficiencies, and improve risk management and compliance, helping to scale operations and minimize proportional cost increases.
    AI can also be an important tool for mitigating certain types of risks, as it can help detect anomalies and fraud by continuously monitoring transactions and identifying suspicious activities. AI-enabled scenario creation, analysis, and anomaly detection can help supercharge risk management and control mitigation processes.
     The next phase of AI for financial institutions involves creating new value streams through AI capabilities, preparing for the evolution of financial market infrastructure, and helping other market participants and clients through their transformation journeys. Companies can share best practices for responsible AI, partner with AI companies for continued innovation, and find ways to facilitate interaction between humans and AI.
    While AI can clearly be a growth multiplier, it is imperative to prioritize the responsible development and usage of this technology given the potential risks. Appropriate use of AI within the financial sector relies on comprehensive risk management, governance checks and balances at multiple stages of development, maintaining human involvement through validation, continuous education, and collaborative discourse.
    The responsible and ethical use of AI is not solely achieved through technical safeguards, governance, advanced models, and knowledge sharing, but also through democratization. Organizations must empower their workforce with knowledge and tools to thrive in an AI-driven world. Providing opportunities for upskilling and encouraging collaboration can help employees harness AI responsibly.

Michael Demissie, Christopher Martin and Saed Shonnar. Unlocking The AI Growth Multiplier. Available at: https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/insight s/unlocking-the-ai-growth-multiplier.html. Retrieved on: January 28, 2025. Adapted.
In the sentence of paragraph 1 “For financial services, it could go even further by transforming how institutions and individuals interact with their financial services providers.”, the pronoun it refers to
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Q3451689 Inglês
Unlocking The AI Growth Multiplier

    For companies across industries, AI can be a powerful growth tool by unlocking insights, capabilities, and productivity. For financial services, it could go even further by transforming how institutions and individuals interact with their financial services providers.
    AI’s contribution to the global economy is currently estimated to be $19.9 trillion through 2030, driving 3.5% of global GDP. Many practical uses of AI are already embedded in industries like financial services, with the technology beginning to transform the way products and services are offered, opening the door to innovation, new operating models, and inspiring how organizations reimagine growth.
    Advancements in AI have enabled financial institutions to leverage large datasets to generate market insights, use generative AI to help improve decision-making and enhance client experience, and harness machine learning and natural language processing to automate. AI is also being used to develop sophisticated trading algorithms, detect fraud and cyber threats, and enhance personalized financial planning.
    AI can increase productivity by 40% through automation of repetitive tasks and optimization of workflows, enabling businesses to achieve more in less time and reallocate time saved to more strategic work. Organizations aim to evolve from utilizing AI for basic automation to autonomous operations, focusing on increasing operating leverage through AI-driven processes with appropriate controls and human oversight. This could help streamline operations, enhance efficiencies, and improve risk management and compliance, helping to scale operations and minimize proportional cost increases.
    AI can also be an important tool for mitigating certain types of risks, as it can help detect anomalies and fraud by continuously monitoring transactions and identifying suspicious activities. AI-enabled scenario creation, analysis, and anomaly detection can help supercharge risk management and control mitigation processes.
     The next phase of AI for financial institutions involves creating new value streams through AI capabilities, preparing for the evolution of financial market infrastructure, and helping other market participants and clients through their transformation journeys. Companies can share best practices for responsible AI, partner with AI companies for continued innovation, and find ways to facilitate interaction between humans and AI.
    While AI can clearly be a growth multiplier, it is imperative to prioritize the responsible development and usage of this technology given the potential risks. Appropriate use of AI within the financial sector relies on comprehensive risk management, governance checks and balances at multiple stages of development, maintaining human involvement through validation, continuous education, and collaborative discourse.
    The responsible and ethical use of AI is not solely achieved through technical safeguards, governance, advanced models, and knowledge sharing, but also through democratization. Organizations must empower their workforce with knowledge and tools to thrive in an AI-driven world. Providing opportunities for upskilling and encouraging collaboration can help employees harness AI responsibly.

Michael Demissie, Christopher Martin and Saed Shonnar. Unlocking The AI Growth Multiplier. Available at: https://www.bny.com/corporate/global/en/insight s/unlocking-the-ai-growth-multiplier.html. Retrieved on: January 28, 2025. Adapted.
The main purpose of the text is to: 
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Q3448517 Inglês

Read the excerpt.



As I was looking for the fruit juice this morning, I found there was ____________ any left in the refrigerator. I wondered why there was so ____________of it so early in the week, but neither Pam nor Ruth could give a reasonable explanation. Going back to the refrigerator, I also found there were very ____________ oranges left. And as for grapefruits, there were ____________ whatsoever. This was something that had never happened before. I was about to ask Pam and Ruth again, but they were nowhere to be seen any more. As I had nobody to turn to now, I saw ____________ option but to hurry to the shop around the corner.



Fill in the gaps with some of the words indicated above.

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Q3448516 Inglês

Associate the direct statements with their respective indirect statements.



DIRECT



1 - No, I’m sorry. I haven’t the time.


2 - Could I go to see that film with you?


3 - Be careful if you go walking in the hills alone.


4 - You can be sure I’ll be at the station to meet you.


5 - Why don’t we spend the day walking in the country hills?



INDIRECT



( ) She promised to be at the station to meet him.


( ) She refused to help as she didn´t have the time.


( ) She was warned about walking in the hills alone.


( ) She asked if she could go to see the film with him.


( ) She suggested they spent the day walking in the country hills.




The correct sequence of this association is: 

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Q3448515 Inglês

Fill in the blank.



It is _______________ that most passengers of the crashed airliner escaped unhurt.



Which adjective can be used in the sentence so that it presents a coherent and cohesive meaning?

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Q3448514 Inglês

Read this sentence.



He’s gone out, but I don’t know where ________’s gone.



Which pronoun can be used in the sentence so that it has a coherent and cohesive meaning?

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Respostas
5801: A
5802: C
5803: B
5804: A
5805: E
5806: C
5807: E
5808: A
5809: C
5810: A
5811: C
5812: E
5813: C
5814: A
5815: C
5816: B
5817: B
5818: C
5819: A
5820: D