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Q3338238 Inglês
Read the following paragraph from a movie review:

"(...) Its instant success even made it deserving of a few minutes of glory at the last edition of the Oscars, where Elizabeth Banks announced the award for Best Special Effects accompanied by a person in a bear costume. Just at the US box office, it has grossed twice its cost and accumulated more money than Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which exceeds its cost by almost $100 million."

LÓPEZ-SOLÓRZANO, B. From bears on drugs to giant black sharks: This is how B-movies have gone mainstream. El País, 2023. Disponível em: https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-04-07/from-bears-on-drugs-to-gi ant-black-sharks-this-is-how-b-movies-have-gone-mainstream.html. Acesso em 19 de julho de 2024.

In this text, there are two words in bold: where and its. These two words refer, respectively, to the following terms:
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Q3338237 Inglês
The alternative that presents the sequence in which all words have at least one silent letter is:
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Q3338236 Inglês
Read the following quote from "The Young American", by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1844):

"We must have kings, we must have nobles; nature is always providing such in every society: only let us have the real instead of the titular. In every society some are born to rule, and some to advise. The chief is the chief all the world over, only not his cap and plume. It is only this dislike of the pretender which makes men sometimes unjust to the true and finished man".

Which false cognate did we find in the text?
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Q3338235 Inglês
Read the following sentences:

I.Toni Morrison is a writer whose books are internationally appreciated.
II.I was trying to find out the time which I would have to catch my train.
III.This is the ice cream shop whereby my husband and I had our first date.
IV.I can't remember the deadline. Where should we hand in the final paper for this course?
V.Whichever one of you disrespected the teacher will have to go to the principal's office.

Regarding the use of the relative words in bold, which sentences are correct? 
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Q3338234 Inglês
Which sentence presents a correct use of the phrasal verb with the word "take"?
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Q3338233 Inglês
Match the second column according to the first, which refers to the type of clause in bold:

First column: type

1.Noun clause
2.Adverb clause
3.Adjective clause

Second column: sentence

(__)What that person said stuck with me for a long time.
(__)I can't stand people who smoke.
(__)As long as you drink a lot of water, you will stay hydrated.
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Q3338232 Inglês
Read the sentences below and the functions of the word "as" in bold:

I.You can't be seen as a hero all the time. = to refer to the role or purpose of a person or thing.
II.As she finished her lunch break, the new clients arrived. = to talk about something that happens when something else takes place.
III.You shouldn't move in here, as this neighborhood is very far from the city center. = give a reason for a particular situation.
IV.You had the same idea as I did for this project. = to indicate simultaneous changes.
V.He is as nice as his younger brother. = to introduce an explanation.

Which alternatives are correct? 
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Q3338231 Inglês
The University of Cambridge provides the following definition for a certain syntactic construction: "Repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of consecutive syntactic units". What is the name of this syntactic construction?
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Q3338230 Inglês
Choose the alternative that correctly fills in the blanks of the text:

"For the first time, according ___ a preliminary study by scientists ____ the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the arrival of an intense gust of solar wind ___ low Earth orbit (LEO) triggered the migration ___ half ___ all active satellites" (Doménech, 2024).

DOMÉNECH, F. Latest solar superstorm blinded the systems that prevent satellites from crashing in space. El País, 2024. Disponível em: https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-07-27/latest-solar-supersto rm-blinded-the-systems-that-prevent-satellites-from-crashing-in-space.h tml. Acesso em 25 de julho de 2024
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Q3338229 Inglês
Read the following quotes from "The Song of Achilles", by Madeline Miller (2011):

"He is known now only because of how his story touches yours. If you go to Troy, your fame will be so great that a man will be written into eternal legend just for having passed a cup to you".
"Nine months later, her womb yielded two sets of twins: Clytemnestra and Castor, children of her mortal husband; Helen and Polydeuces, the shining cygnets of the god. But gods were known to be notoriously poor parents; it was expected that Tyndareus would offer patrimony to all".
"I sat again on the grass, and he resumed his stretches. I watched the breeze stir his hair; I watched the sun fall on his golden skin. I leaned back and let it fall on me as well".
In every quote, a false cognate can be found. Which ones are they?
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Q3338228 Inglês
Which of the sentences below express the correct use of the words "can" and/or "can't"?
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Q3338227 Inglês
Which of the alternatives expresses the verbs in past simple form correctly? 
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Q3338226 Inglês
Read the words and look at the stress patterns for each group:

I. reservation - language - wardrobe = o0o
II. tendency - sugary - wonderful = 0oo
III. translate - anticipate - challenge = 0oo

Check the correct alternative: 
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Q3338225 Inglês
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.


Curious Kids: what is the Bermuda Triangle and why is it considered dangerous?


(1º§) "The hype around the Bermuda Triangle can be traced back to a series of unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft. In 1945, five US Navy planes and 14 men disappeared in the area while doing routine training exercises. The flight's leader, Lieutenant Charles Taylor, was heard over the radio saying: "We are entering white water, nothing seems right. We don't know where we are, the water is green, no white." The US navy investigated and ultimately reported the incident as "cause unknown". From the time of this incident until the mid-1980s, 25 small planes disappeared while passing through the Bermuda Triangle. They were never seen again. No wreckage was ever recovered.


(2º§) In light of the above, we should ask ourselves: if we don't know what caused something, or if something appears entirely mysterious, should we look for the answer in the paranormal (such as ghosts or spirits) or the supernatural (such as magic or miracles)? Some people do. They find such explanations exciting. This is what has happened for decades with the incidents in the Bermuda Triangle. However, when we take the time to learn more about these events and not jump to conclusions, they start to look much more ordinary.


(3º§) "Take the disappearance of Charles Taylor and the five planes which the US Navy investigated. The investigation found that as it got dark outside and the weather changed, Taylor had navigated the planes to the wrong location. Taylor also had a history of getting lost while flying. He had twice needed to be rescued in the Pacific Ocean. The navy itself had a good idea of what had happened ahead of the disappearance.


(4º§) "But the incident was ultimately described as "cause unknown" because Taylor's mother, not wanting to blame her son for the disappearance, maintained if the navy couldn't find the aircraft they couldn't say for sure what had happened. Not wanting to blame Taylor for the tragedy, the navy agreed. Most of the pilots involved in the incident were trainees. This means they weren't properly taught how to use all the aircraft instruments when flying at night, or in bad weather.


(5º§) "What's more, the aircraft they had been flying were known to sink in as little as 45 seconds if they landed in water. And once aircraft sink in the vast ocean (although this is extremely rare these days), they are often never found again. This is true even now, despite big improvements in aircraft technology and search-and-rescue methods. For instance, only a small amount of debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight, which disappeared in 2014, has been found [...].


SATTERLEY, S. Curious Kids: what is the Bermuda Triangle and why is it considered dangerous?. The Conversation, 2020 (adaptado). Disponível em: https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-what-is-the-bermuda-triangle-a nd-why-is-it-considered-dangerous-145616. Acesso em 21 de julho de 2024.
Read the sentence again: "This is true even now, despite big improvements in aircraft technology and search-and-rescue methods. For instance, only a small amount of debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight, which disappeared in 2014, has been found" (5º§). The word which, in bold, refers to:
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Q3338224 Inglês
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.


Curious Kids: what is the Bermuda Triangle and why is it considered dangerous?


(1º§) "The hype around the Bermuda Triangle can be traced back to a series of unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft. In 1945, five US Navy planes and 14 men disappeared in the area while doing routine training exercises. The flight's leader, Lieutenant Charles Taylor, was heard over the radio saying: "We are entering white water, nothing seems right. We don't know where we are, the water is green, no white." The US navy investigated and ultimately reported the incident as "cause unknown". From the time of this incident until the mid-1980s, 25 small planes disappeared while passing through the Bermuda Triangle. They were never seen again. No wreckage was ever recovered.


(2º§) In light of the above, we should ask ourselves: if we don't know what caused something, or if something appears entirely mysterious, should we look for the answer in the paranormal (such as ghosts or spirits) or the supernatural (such as magic or miracles)? Some people do. They find such explanations exciting. This is what has happened for decades with the incidents in the Bermuda Triangle. However, when we take the time to learn more about these events and not jump to conclusions, they start to look much more ordinary.


(3º§) "Take the disappearance of Charles Taylor and the five planes which the US Navy investigated. The investigation found that as it got dark outside and the weather changed, Taylor had navigated the planes to the wrong location. Taylor also had a history of getting lost while flying. He had twice needed to be rescued in the Pacific Ocean. The navy itself had a good idea of what had happened ahead of the disappearance.


(4º§) "But the incident was ultimately described as "cause unknown" because Taylor's mother, not wanting to blame her son for the disappearance, maintained if the navy couldn't find the aircraft they couldn't say for sure what had happened. Not wanting to blame Taylor for the tragedy, the navy agreed. Most of the pilots involved in the incident were trainees. This means they weren't properly taught how to use all the aircraft instruments when flying at night, or in bad weather.


(5º§) "What's more, the aircraft they had been flying were known to sink in as little as 45 seconds if they landed in water. And once aircraft sink in the vast ocean (although this is extremely rare these days), they are often never found again. This is true even now, despite big improvements in aircraft technology and search-and-rescue methods. For instance, only a small amount of debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight, which disappeared in 2014, has been found [...].


SATTERLEY, S. Curious Kids: what is the Bermuda Triangle and why is it considered dangerous?. The Conversation, 2020 (adaptado). Disponível em: https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-what-is-the-bermuda-triangle-a nd-why-is-it-considered-dangerous-145616. Acesso em 21 de julho de 2024.
The text mentions the initial investigation into the disappearance of 14 U.S. Navy men in the Bermuda Triangle region in 1945 and its subsequent conclusion. According to what was released by the U.S. Navy, the disappearance was due to:
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Q3338223 Inglês
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.


Curious Kids: what is the Bermuda Triangle and why is it considered dangerous?


(1º§) "The hype around the Bermuda Triangle can be traced back to a series of unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft. In 1945, five US Navy planes and 14 men disappeared in the area while doing routine training exercises. The flight's leader, Lieutenant Charles Taylor, was heard over the radio saying: "We are entering white water, nothing seems right. We don't know where we are, the water is green, no white." The US navy investigated and ultimately reported the incident as "cause unknown". From the time of this incident until the mid-1980s, 25 small planes disappeared while passing through the Bermuda Triangle. They were never seen again. No wreckage was ever recovered.


(2º§) In light of the above, we should ask ourselves: if we don't know what caused something, or if something appears entirely mysterious, should we look for the answer in the paranormal (such as ghosts or spirits) or the supernatural (such as magic or miracles)? Some people do. They find such explanations exciting. This is what has happened for decades with the incidents in the Bermuda Triangle. However, when we take the time to learn more about these events and not jump to conclusions, they start to look much more ordinary.


(3º§) "Take the disappearance of Charles Taylor and the five planes which the US Navy investigated. The investigation found that as it got dark outside and the weather changed, Taylor had navigated the planes to the wrong location. Taylor also had a history of getting lost while flying. He had twice needed to be rescued in the Pacific Ocean. The navy itself had a good idea of what had happened ahead of the disappearance.


(4º§) "But the incident was ultimately described as "cause unknown" because Taylor's mother, not wanting to blame her son for the disappearance, maintained if the navy couldn't find the aircraft they couldn't say for sure what had happened. Not wanting to blame Taylor for the tragedy, the navy agreed. Most of the pilots involved in the incident were trainees. This means they weren't properly taught how to use all the aircraft instruments when flying at night, or in bad weather.


(5º§) "What's more, the aircraft they had been flying were known to sink in as little as 45 seconds if they landed in water. And once aircraft sink in the vast ocean (although this is extremely rare these days), they are often never found again. This is true even now, despite big improvements in aircraft technology and search-and-rescue methods. For instance, only a small amount of debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight, which disappeared in 2014, has been found [...].


SATTERLEY, S. Curious Kids: what is the Bermuda Triangle and why is it considered dangerous?. The Conversation, 2020 (adaptado). Disponível em: https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-what-is-the-bermuda-triangle-a nd-why-is-it-considered-dangerous-145616. Acesso em 21 de julho de 2024.
According to the text, there is still a connection between the functioning of the aircraft and the disappearance of the pilots in the incident involving the trainees and Lieutenant Taylor. Choose the alternative that correctly explains why:
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Q3338222 Inglês
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.


'Everything Everywhere All at Once' dominates at SAG Awards


(1º§) The unlikely awards season juggernaut Everything Everywhere All at Once marched on at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, and even gathered steam with wins not just for best ensemble, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan but also for Jamie Lee Curtis. (...)


(2º§) Though some have seen best actress as a toss up between Yeoh and BAFTA winner Cate Blanchett (Tár), Yeoh again took home the award for best female lead performance. "This is not just for me," said Yeoh, the first Asian actress to win the SAG Award for female lead. "It's for every little girl that looks like me." Quan, the former child star, also won for best supporting male actor. The Everything Everywhere All at Once co-star had left acting for years after auditions dried up. He's also the first Asian to win best male supporting actor at the SAG Awards.


STRAUSS, J. Everything Everywhere All at Once? dominates at SAG Awards. El País, 2023 (adaptado). Disponível em: https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-27/everything-everywhere-all -at-once-dominates-at-sag-awards.html. Acesso em 20 de julho de 2024.
According to the text, actress Michelle Yeoh dedicated her victory to:
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Q3338221 Inglês
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.


'Everything Everywhere All at Once' dominates at SAG Awards


(1º§) The unlikely awards season juggernaut Everything Everywhere All at Once marched on at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, and even gathered steam with wins not just for best ensemble, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan but also for Jamie Lee Curtis. (...)


(2º§) Though some have seen best actress as a toss up between Yeoh and BAFTA winner Cate Blanchett (Tár), Yeoh again took home the award for best female lead performance. "This is not just for me," said Yeoh, the first Asian actress to win the SAG Award for female lead. "It's for every little girl that looks like me." Quan, the former child star, also won for best supporting male actor. The Everything Everywhere All at Once co-star had left acting for years after auditions dried up. He's also the first Asian to win best male supporting actor at the SAG Awards.


STRAUSS, J. Everything Everywhere All at Once? dominates at SAG Awards. El País, 2023 (adaptado). Disponível em: https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-27/everything-everywhere-all -at-once-dominates-at-sag-awards.html. Acesso em 20 de julho de 2024.
Read the following sentence again: "Though some have seen best actress as a toss up between Yeoh and BAFTA winner Cate Blanchett (Tár), Yeoh again took home the award for best female lead performance" (2º§). In this context, the expression toss up, in bold, can be explained as:
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Q3329017 Inglês
Fill in the blank in the sentence below with the most appropriate phrasal verb, making sure to adjust it for correct grammatical usage:
"Despite the team's best efforts, they could not _______ the new policy, leading to widespread dissatisfaction among the staff".
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Q3329016 Inglês
NO KID-DING Why you should never let your kids take a bag on the plane − even if it's free


(§ 1) A TRAVEL expert has revealed you should never let your kids bring a bag on the plane if you want a stress-free journey.


(§ 2) Experienced flyer, Vanessa Grant recommends parents don't let their kids take a bag with them after sharing her recent experience of travelling with her kids - aged 8 and 11.


(§ 3) "Smart packing is what really saved us," she said.


(§ 4) Vanessa did two long-haul flights with her family from Canada to Indonesia which went smoothly because the kids didn't have bags, she claims.


(§ 5) It is important to "instil a sense of responsibility" in kids however, it is not worth the stress of tracking down a lost backpack __ a busy international airport, according to the travel expert.


(§ 6) Vanessa explained: "The stakes are just too high and even replacing a charging cord can be pricey at a duty-free shop, let alone a whole backpack's worth of stuff."


(§ 7) It is also important to bring the right type of carry-on when travelling with your family, to make your life a lot easier.


(§ 8) A small rolling suitcase is perfect for long-haul flights and "is like the clown car of carry-ons".


(§ 9) Vanessa added: "It fits a change of clothes for three of us, plus toiletries and some snacks."


(§ 10) Instead of storing your carry-on in the overhead bins you should put it __ the seat of your shortest child so they'll be able to rest their feet on it, Vanessa recommends.


(§ 11) This clever hack will stop your child from complaining as it is "uncomfortable to have your legs hanging for hours".


(§ 12) Packing a change of clothes for everyone will ensure you have a smoother journey, according to the experienced flyer.


(§ 13) "Spills and vomiting can happen to anyone," she said.


(§ 14) Vanessa added: "One of my kids lost multiple socks __ the plane and in the hotel.


(§ 15) "Luckily most airlines give passengers a little package including a toothbrush and toothpaste, ear plugs, an eye mask and socks so we had a few extra pairs."


(§ 16) Bringing snacks for your kids can end up saving a lot of money as they likely won't eat all the food offered by airlines, "unless your child is a unicorn".


(§ 17) Vanessa also recommends bringing an empty water bottle you can fill up before getting on the plane.


(§ 18) Most kids on flights are thrilled to get "hours of uninterrupted screen time, both on their tablets and the screens on the back of seats in front of them".


(§ 19) However, screens even for kids can get old quickly.


(§ 20) Parents should bring alternative activities for their children.


(§ 21) Vanessa brought a book, notepad and pens which kept them entertained throughout the flight.


(§ 22) Forgetting either your charger or headphones can spoil the whole journey, the travel expert claims.


(§ 23) Parents will need the chargers to make sure their children can stay entertained on the screens.


(§ 24) "We brought headphones for everyone," Vanessa said.


(§ 25) She added: "No one—including you—wants to hear the sound effects from your kid's favourite video game for hours on end."



https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/26306770/never-let-your-kidstake-a-bag-on-plane/ (adaptado)
What is the verb tense of the sentence "Parents should bring alternative activities for their children" (§ 20)? 
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6421: D
6422: D
6423: C
6424: E
6425: B
6426: D
6427: C
6428: B
6429: C
6430: A
6431: A
6432: B
6433: C
6434: A
6435: B
6436: A
6437: C
6438: B
6439: D
6440: E