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Q3816235 Inglês

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How Long Does It Take to Get Fit Again?



    When it comes to cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength, the adage is true: Use it or lose it. While regular exercise can improve heart health and increase strength and mobility, taking weeks or months off can reverse many of those benefits.

    That’s not to say that rest days are not important. In general, short breaks can help you physically and mentally recharge, but whenever possible, you should avoid extending your time off for too long so that hopping back on the wagon doesn’t feel too daunting or miserable.

    “Your body adapts to the stimulus you provide,” said Dr. Kevin Stone, an orthopedic surgeon and the author of the book “Play Forever: How to Recover From Injury and Thrive.” “Your muscles become used to the stress and the testosterone, the adrenaline and endorphins — all the wonderful things that circulate from exercise. When you take that away, the body initiates a muscle loss program.”



Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/well/move/fitness-loss

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Based on the ideas developed throughout the text, the author discusses the effects of interrupting physical activity on the human body. Considering the main argument presented, identify the correct statement.
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Q3802311 Inglês

Choose the alternative that correctly completes the sentences below.


1- “Please, ask the guests to come in.”

 “Sorry, I don't know ______."


2 - “Where is my key?”

 “Oh no, I've lost ______!”


3 - “Look at your children.”

 “Don't let ______ play near the street.”


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Q3802310 Inglês
The words "ship" (/ʃɪp/) and "sheep" (/ʃiːp/) form a minimal pair in English. This pair is most useful for teaching the phonological distinction between: 
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Q3802309 Inglês
According to the Brazilian National Common Curricular Base (BNCC), the English language is primarily treated as a: 
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Q3802308 Inglês
Read the following excerpt:

“I wanted to be his life preserver, the thing that would keep him afloat. Instead, he became my anchor. And I’m tired of drowning.”

― Amanda Grace, But I Love Him

The semantic relationship between the metaphors "life preserver," "anchor," and "drowning" primarily serves to illustrate
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Q3802307 Inglês
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The comic strip presents a dialogue using some common digital communication abbreviations. The abbreviation "ASAP", means:
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Q3802306 Inglês
“In laboratory simulations, liquid methane condenses rapidly when exposed to sudden drops in pressure, forming transient clouds that resemble those observed on Titan.”
The verb “condenses” in the passage is used as:
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Q3802305 Inglês
Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:
"His new book is ___________ his previous one."
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Q3802303 Inglês
The pronunciation of the past tense ending "-ed" in the word "watched" /wɒtʃt/ is the same as in: 
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Q3802302 Inglês
Look at the sentence from the comic: "I told Opal I loved her on our wedding day." Which of the following options can replace "told" without changing the meaning? 


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Q3802301 Inglês
        SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world's largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time, for a 60-minute flight. Parts of the engine appeared to explode at one stage, and flaps on the side of the rocket caught fire and swung from side to side. The US space agency Nasa plans to use Starship to send humans to the Moon for its Artemis programme in 2027.

       "Great work by the SpaceX team!!", posted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X, who is spending billions on developing Starship, with each launch costing an estimated $100m. He will be welcoming the success after three Starship launches ended in failure this year, and one rocket exploded on its test stand in June. Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket built to date, made up of a booster called Super Heavy and the spacecraft Starship.

        The signs were positive from the start of Tuesday's test flight. All of the booster's 33 engines fired up, and after about seven minutes, the booster separated from the spacecraft and fell into the Gulf of Mexico. Starship continued to ascend, reaching a maximum height of almost 200 km above Earth before coasting around the planet. SpaceX said it intended to put the rocket under stress to test its limits, and parts of the rocket's flaps appeared to burn and swing wildly during the descent. The company has designed Starship to one day be a fully reusable transport system capable of carrying people to the Moon and Mars.


BBC News. “SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in muchneeded comeback.” 27 August 2025.
In the sentence "The US space agency Nasa plans to use Starship to send humans to the Moon for its Artemis programme in 2027," the word "send" could best be replaced by: 
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Q3802300 Inglês
        SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world's largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time, for a 60-minute flight. Parts of the engine appeared to explode at one stage, and flaps on the side of the rocket caught fire and swung from side to side. The US space agency Nasa plans to use Starship to send humans to the Moon for its Artemis programme in 2027.

       "Great work by the SpaceX team!!", posted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X, who is spending billions on developing Starship, with each launch costing an estimated $100m. He will be welcoming the success after three Starship launches ended in failure this year, and one rocket exploded on its test stand in June. Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket built to date, made up of a booster called Super Heavy and the spacecraft Starship.

        The signs were positive from the start of Tuesday's test flight. All of the booster's 33 engines fired up, and after about seven minutes, the booster separated from the spacecraft and fell into the Gulf of Mexico. Starship continued to ascend, reaching a maximum height of almost 200 km above Earth before coasting around the planet. SpaceX said it intended to put the rocket under stress to test its limits, and parts of the rocket's flaps appeared to burn and swing wildly during the descent. The company has designed Starship to one day be a fully reusable transport system capable of carrying people to the Moon and Mars.


BBC News. “SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in muchneeded comeback.” 27 August 2025.
The sentence "SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight" uses which verb tense? 
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Q3802299 Inglês
        SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world's largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time, for a 60-minute flight. Parts of the engine appeared to explode at one stage, and flaps on the side of the rocket caught fire and swung from side to side. The US space agency Nasa plans to use Starship to send humans to the Moon for its Artemis programme in 2027.

       "Great work by the SpaceX team!!", posted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X, who is spending billions on developing Starship, with each launch costing an estimated $100m. He will be welcoming the success after three Starship launches ended in failure this year, and one rocket exploded on its test stand in June. Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket built to date, made up of a booster called Super Heavy and the spacecraft Starship.

        The signs were positive from the start of Tuesday's test flight. All of the booster's 33 engines fired up, and after about seven minutes, the booster separated from the spacecraft and fell into the Gulf of Mexico. Starship continued to ascend, reaching a maximum height of almost 200 km above Earth before coasting around the planet. SpaceX said it intended to put the rocket under stress to test its limits, and parts of the rocket's flaps appeared to burn and swing wildly during the descent. The company has designed Starship to one day be a fully reusable transport system capable of carrying people to the Moon and Mars.


BBC News. “SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in muchneeded comeback.” 27 August 2025.
The text states: "Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket built to date." The structures "largest" and "most powerful" are examples of:
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Q3802298 Inglês
        SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world's largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time, for a 60-minute flight. Parts of the engine appeared to explode at one stage, and flaps on the side of the rocket caught fire and swung from side to side. The US space agency Nasa plans to use Starship to send humans to the Moon for its Artemis programme in 2027.

       "Great work by the SpaceX team!!", posted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X, who is spending billions on developing Starship, with each launch costing an estimated $100m. He will be welcoming the success after three Starship launches ended in failure this year, and one rocket exploded on its test stand in June. Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket built to date, made up of a booster called Super Heavy and the spacecraft Starship.

        The signs were positive from the start of Tuesday's test flight. All of the booster's 33 engines fired up, and after about seven minutes, the booster separated from the spacecraft and fell into the Gulf of Mexico. Starship continued to ascend, reaching a maximum height of almost 200 km above Earth before coasting around the planet. SpaceX said it intended to put the rocket under stress to test its limits, and parts of the rocket's flaps appeared to burn and swing wildly during the descent. The company has designed Starship to one day be a fully reusable transport system capable of carrying people to the Moon and Mars.


BBC News. “SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in muchneeded comeback.” 27 August 2025.
The word "reusable" in the sentence "The company has designed Starship to one day be a fully reusable transport system" is formed by:
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Q3802297 Inglês
        SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world's largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time, for a 60-minute flight. Parts of the engine appeared to explode at one stage, and flaps on the side of the rocket caught fire and swung from side to side. The US space agency Nasa plans to use Starship to send humans to the Moon for its Artemis programme in 2027.

       "Great work by the SpaceX team!!", posted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X, who is spending billions on developing Starship, with each launch costing an estimated $100m. He will be welcoming the success after three Starship launches ended in failure this year, and one rocket exploded on its test stand in June. Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket built to date, made up of a booster called Super Heavy and the spacecraft Starship.

        The signs were positive from the start of Tuesday's test flight. All of the booster's 33 engines fired up, and after about seven minutes, the booster separated from the spacecraft and fell into the Gulf of Mexico. Starship continued to ascend, reaching a maximum height of almost 200 km above Earth before coasting around the planet. SpaceX said it intended to put the rocket under stress to test its limits, and parts of the rocket's flaps appeared to burn and swing wildly during the descent. The company has designed Starship to one day be a fully reusable transport system capable of carrying people to the Moon and Mars.


BBC News. “SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in muchneeded comeback.” 27 August 2025.
According to the text, what does NASA plan to do with Starship? 
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Q4037210 Inglês
Read the passage from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916, p. 296):

"The past is consumed in the present and the present is living only because it brings forth the future."

This statement reflects a central feature of Modernist narrative technique by illustrating:
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Q4037209 Inglês
In Hard Times (1854), Charles Dickens contrasts two educational philosophies through the characters of Mr. Gradgrind and Sissy Jupe. This contrast primarily serves to:
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Q4037208 Inglês
In English lexicology, understanding how words are formed and related is essential for analysing vocabulary expansion and semantic change. When the word "unbelievable" is examined from a morphological perspective, which process best describes its formation and lexical structure? 
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Q4037207 Inglês
Read the excerpt from William Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads (1802, p.148):

"Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility: the emotion is contemplated till, by a species of reaction, the tranquility gradually disappears, and an emotion, kindred to that which was before the subject of contemplation, is gradually produced, and does itself actually exist in the mind."

Based on this statement, Wordsworth's conception of poetry emphasizes:
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Q4037206 Inglês
In Seamus Heaney's Digging (1966, p.1-2), the poet writes:

"Between my finger and my thumb  
The squat pen rests.
I'll dig with it."

The metaphor of "digging" in this poem primarily conveys:
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1421: C
1422: D
1423: C
1424: E
1425: D
1426: A
1427: A
1428: C
1429: D
1430: E
1431: E
1432: B
1433: D
1434: C
1435: A
1436: D
1437: D
1438: C
1439: A
1440: C