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Q1285454 Inglês

Leia as afirmativas a seguir:


I. Está correta a grafia do trecho a seguir: too many cooks spoil the broth.

II. O ensino dos conteúdos deve ser visto como a ação recíproca entre a matéria, o ensino e o conhecimento prévio dos alunos. O conteúdo de ensino a ser transmitido pelo professor oportuniza procedimentos de ensino que levam a formas de organização do estudo ativo pelos alunos.


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Q1285452 Inglês

Leia as afirmativas a seguir:


I. Identificar o lugar de si e o do outro em um mundo plurilíngue e multicultural, refletindo, criticamente, sobre como a aprendizagem da Língua Inglesa contribui para a inserção dos sujeitos no mundo globalizado, inclusive no que concerne ao mundo do trabalho, é uma competência que pode ser desenvolvida pelo estudante de Língua Inglesa ao longo do Ensino Fundamental.

II. Está correta a grafia do trecho a seguir: he brougiht down the house.


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Q1285451 Inglês

Leia as afirmativas a seguir:


I. Está correta a grafia do trecho a seguir: first come, first served.

II. Comunicar-se na Língua Inglesa, por meio do uso variado de linguagens em mídias impressas ou digitais, reconhecendo-a como uma ferramenta que impede o acesso ao conhecimento, que reduz as perspectivas e as possibilidades para a compreensão dos valores e interesses de outras culturas e para o exercício do protagonismo social, é uma competência que pode ser desenvolvida pelo estudante de Língua Inglesa ao longo do Ensino Fundamental.


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Q1285449 Inglês

Leia as afirmativas a seguir:


I. Está correta a grafia do trecho a seguir em inglês: a gowd buy (uma pechincha, uma boa compra).

II. Está correta a grafia do trecho a seguir: to have little to depend on.


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Q1278846 Inglês

Analyze the following paragraph.

Decades later it would appear that Lee’s son Hunter Lee is looking to follow in his father’s footsteps. With a jacked and shredded physique of his own, Hunter Lee appears to be a chip off the old block as he continues to build his body.

By the context given, the underlined item may be understood as:

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Q1278845 Inglês

Read the paragraph below.

Idioms are usually ____, so one of the hardest parts of learning a foreign language is understanding its idioms. The Arabic idiom “I don’t have a camel in the caravan” means this situation doesn’t concern me. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/ha ve-you-ever-wondered-what-idiomsare/2011/04/19/gIQAquXriO_story.html?utm_term=.e6 a378ebed2e)

Choose the best option that completes the context given.

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Q1278844 Inglês
Analyze the sentences below.
I- Thinking carefully, I surely agree with him. II- May I cover them on whipped cream and vanilla? III- My cat died of old age.
Observing the underlined collocations, identify the correct option.
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Q1278828 Inglês
Observe the dialogue:
Don't let the president thwart the Mueller investigation, it would be disastrous! By the context, for being an antonym, “thwart” cannot be replaced by:
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Q1278827 Inglês
Read the fragment below.
What I love about this campaign is it shows great creativity.
As a synonym for “creativity”, we can replace the underlined item by:
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Q1278007 Inglês

Read the article below and choose the correct option to complete it:


New York needs

a new stadium

The Giants may move to New Jersey and take all 1. ____ money with 2. ____. This is not going to be good for 3. ____.

Nobody in New York likes the Giant stadium. “ 4. ____´s too hard to see the field.” Says Al Shapiro. The stadium could fall any minute!

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Q1278006 Inglês
What Was the Greatest Era for Innovation? A Brief Guided Tour

Which was a more important innovation: indoor plumbing, jet air travel or mobile phones? 

  We’re in the golden age of innovation, an era in which digital technology is transforming the underpinnings of human existence. Or so a techno-optimist might argue. 
  We’re in a depressing era in which innovation has slowed and living standards are barely rising. That’s what some skeptical economists believe.
   The truth is, this isn’t a debate that can be settled objectively. Which was a more important innovation: indoor plumbing, jet air travel or mobile phones? You could argue for any of them, and data can tell plenty of different stories depending on how you look at it. Productivity statistics or information on inflation-adjusted incomes is helpful, but can’t really tell you whether the advent of air-conditioning or the Internet did more to improve humanity’s quality of life. […]

(Source: Neil Irwin, at “The NY Times”. Retrieved at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/upshot/what-was-the-greatest-era-foramerican-innovation-a-brief-guided-tour.html)
In the passage “[…] whether the advent of air-conditioning or the Internet did more to improve humanity’s quality of life” (3rd paragraph), the conjunction “WHETHER” gives a certain idea and could be replaced by a certain conjunction, which are, respectively:
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Q1253817 Inglês

Available at:< http://time.com/5363764/argentina-abortion-vote-progress/html>. Access on: Aug. 10, 2018 

A palavra “harassment” (l. 25) refere-se a:
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Q1253815 Inglês

Available at:< http://time.com/5363764/argentina-abortion-vote-progress/html>. Access on: Aug. 10, 2018 

O verbo destacado na frase “Now, with the legislation blocked, Argentina is stuck with a 1921 law that only allows abortion...” (l. 11) pode ser substituído, sem prejudicar o sentido do contexto, por:
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Q1253806 Inglês

Available at:< https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/magazine/a-diagnosis-update-a-young-womans-extreme-muscle-pain-persists.html>. Acess on: Aug. 10, 2018 

Marque a opção em que o uso de ING denota uma ação contínua.
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Q1253797 Inglês

Available at:< https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/magazine/a-diagnosis-update-a-young-womans-extreme-muscle-pain-persists.html>. Acess on: Aug. 10, 2018 

Na frase “Although she has been hospitalized nearly 30 times and has seen numerous doctors, no one understands why this is happening...” (l. 2-3), a palavra destacada, ALTHOUGH, pode ser substituída prejudicando o mínimo possível o contexto por:
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Q1253769 Inglês
Fair trade – but what’s in it for the world?

 The fair trade movement, which aims ensure that fair prices are paid to producers in developing countries, is one of the true global success stories recent decades. The International Fairtrade Certification Mark, a guarantee that producers are getting a fair price, has become one of the most recognizable logos the world, which 91 percent of customers associate positive values. When the logo first appeared in the UK, the country where the largest number of fair-trade products are sold, nobody expected that the number of certified products would grow from only 3 to over 4,500 in just 18 years. In 2011, people around the world spent more than 6.5 billion US dollars on fair- -trade certified goods, signifying a 12 percent increase in sales from the previous year. This was at a time when most market segments in the developed world were still shrinking or stagnating from the after effects of the 2008 banking crisis. Over 1.2 million farmers and workers living in 66 countries benefit from fair- -trade certification by being able to sell their products at competitive prices, to ensure sustainability.

 Fair-trade initiatives have been growing steadily since the late 1960s, when the fair trade movement started with only a handful of committed individuals in the West who believed there was an alternative to the exploitation of farmers and workers in the developing world. Fair trade ensures fair prices for suppliers, as well as payment of a premium that can be reinvested in the local communities (for example, in schools or sanitation) or in improving productivity. In India, for instance, a group of rice farmers used the premium to buy farm machinery, which meant a 30 percent improvement in production.

 As consumers look for, and recognize, the logo and purchase fair-trade products, they put pressure on companies and governments to do more for global welfare. They also put pressure on supermarkets to sell fair-trade goods at the same price as conventional products, shifting the extra costs involved from consumers to the corporations that collect the profits.

 Critics of the fair trade movement say it is still not doing enough. They stress that the key to long-term development is not in small local improvements, but in moving the developing world from the production of raw materials into processing them, which can bring in greater profit. There are already some signs of this happening. A group of tea growers in Kenya recently set up a processing factory to deliver the final products directly to their customers in the West. By switching from the export of raw tea to boxed fair-trade products, they achieved 500 percent higher profits.

 It is important to realize that, despite all of its benefits, the fair trade movement has its limitations. Some of the poorest farmers can’t afford to pay the certification fees required for each fair-trade initiative, while others work for big, multinational employers that are excluded from participating. Fair trade is certainly a step in the right direction, but there is a lot more we must continue to do in order to help people in the world’s poorest regions.
In the sentence in paragraph 4, “They stress that the key to long-term development is not in small local improvements … ”, the underlined verb “stress” is used in the same sense in which alternative?
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Q1253768 Inglês
Fair trade – but what’s in it for the world?

 The fair trade movement, which aims ensure that fair prices are paid to producers in developing countries, is one of the true global success stories recent decades. The International Fairtrade Certification Mark, a guarantee that producers are getting a fair price, has become one of the most recognizable logos the world, which 91 percent of customers associate positive values. When the logo first appeared in the UK, the country where the largest number of fair-trade products are sold, nobody expected that the number of certified products would grow from only 3 to over 4,500 in just 18 years. In 2011, people around the world spent more than 6.5 billion US dollars on fair- -trade certified goods, signifying a 12 percent increase in sales from the previous year. This was at a time when most market segments in the developed world were still shrinking or stagnating from the after effects of the 2008 banking crisis. Over 1.2 million farmers and workers living in 66 countries benefit from fair- -trade certification by being able to sell their products at competitive prices, to ensure sustainability.

 Fair-trade initiatives have been growing steadily since the late 1960s, when the fair trade movement started with only a handful of committed individuals in the West who believed there was an alternative to the exploitation of farmers and workers in the developing world. Fair trade ensures fair prices for suppliers, as well as payment of a premium that can be reinvested in the local communities (for example, in schools or sanitation) or in improving productivity. In India, for instance, a group of rice farmers used the premium to buy farm machinery, which meant a 30 percent improvement in production.

 As consumers look for, and recognize, the logo and purchase fair-trade products, they put pressure on companies and governments to do more for global welfare. They also put pressure on supermarkets to sell fair-trade goods at the same price as conventional products, shifting the extra costs involved from consumers to the corporations that collect the profits.

 Critics of the fair trade movement say it is still not doing enough. They stress that the key to long-term development is not in small local improvements, but in moving the developing world from the production of raw materials into processing them, which can bring in greater profit. There are already some signs of this happening. A group of tea growers in Kenya recently set up a processing factory to deliver the final products directly to their customers in the West. By switching from the export of raw tea to boxed fair-trade products, they achieved 500 percent higher profits.

 It is important to realize that, despite all of its benefits, the fair trade movement has its limitations. Some of the poorest farmers can’t afford to pay the certification fees required for each fair-trade initiative, while others work for big, multinational employers that are excluded from participating. Fair trade is certainly a step in the right direction, but there is a lot more we must continue to do in order to help people in the world’s poorest regions.
We can infer from the information in paragraph 1 that the word “stagnating” means:
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Q1252651 Inglês

Read the text and mark the CORRECT alternative form question:


Windsurfing around Britain


   Kevin Cookston, a 23-year-old engineering student, has been keen on windsurfing for many years. Recently, he set a new record for travelling all the way round the coast of Great Britain on a windsurf board.

   'I don‟t really know why I did it,‟ says Kevin, ‟just for the fun of it, I suppose. It was there to be done, that was all.‟ Despite lacking both the obsessive ambition and the funds that normally go with attempts to break records, Kevin made the journey in eight weeks and six days, knocking one week off the previous record set in 1984.

   Leaving from Exmouth in the south-west of England, Kevin travelled up the west coast of England and Wales, before going round the top of Scotland and then coming back down the other side. The journey officially covered 2.896 kilometres, although given the changes of direction to find the right wind paths, the actual distance Kevin travelled is probably closer to 4.000 km.

    Kevin fitted his fitness training in around his final year university examinations. ‟I didn‟t have that much time to prepare,‟ he explains. ‟But I went running often and supplemented that with trips to the gym to do weight training. I found I got a lot better during the trip itself actually. At the start, I was tired and needed a rest after four hours, but by the end I found I could do ten hours in a row no trouble.‟

   Kevin had a budget of £7.000 to cover the whole expedition. The previous record had been set with a budget twice that size, while a recent unsuccessful attempt had cost £40.000. Budgets have to meet the cost of fuel, food and accommodation for the support team, as well as the windsurfer's own equipment and expenses.

   Previous contenders had been accompanied by a boat on which they slept at night, as well as a fleet of vehicles on land to carry their supplies. Kevin made do with an inflatable rubber boat and an old van manned by four friends who followed his progress. Overnight arrangements had to be found along the way. Apart from the odd occasion when they enjoyed the hospitality of friends, the team made use of the camping equipment carried in the van, and slept on the beach.

   When asked if his athlete‟s diet was a closely kept secret, Kevin replied that he ate a lot of pasta and added the odd tin of tuna to keep up his energy. ‟Basically, we had anything that was on special offer in the nearest supermarket, he confided.

  Such a prolongued period of gruelling windsurfing made relaxation important however, and for this, Kevin favoured the pub method. This also provided social opportunities.“The people we met were really encouraging he recalls“. 'They thought what we were doing was really great. It was hard work, but we had a lot of fun along the way“. 

   Kevin has been windsurfing since he was thirteen years old and he is also a highly-ranked competitor at national level. ‟I don‟t know where I‟m ranked now,‟ he says, `because I‟ve missed a lot of important competitions this year. But what I did has more than made up for that and I‟ll be doing my best to be up there amongst the winners once I get back into the competitive sport next season‟. Given his unique achievement this year, Kevin seems well-placed to take on the world‟s top windsurfers. 


Fonte: First Certificate Practice Tests Plus 1, pg 116 Kenny/ Luque-Mortimer, Ed. Longman


What does the phrasal verb “made do with” in paragraph 6 mean?
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Q1248520 Inglês
If on the one hand word order rules are not fixed, on the other hand there are more conventional ways of ordering words. That said, which of the following options to fill in the gap below displays the most conventional word order?
Watch out for your baby girl! She is playing with that _____________ of yours.
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Q1248518 Inglês
Which of the following options displays a correct spelling in both words?
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1961: A
1962: B
1963: B
1964: C
1965: A
1966: C
1967: B
1968: D
1969: E
1970: D
1971: E
1972: B
1973: C
1974: C
1975: C
1976: A
1977: E
1978: A
1979: A
1980: A