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Q1614482 Inglês

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The Age of Exploration started in the 1400's. Europeans were desperate to get spices from Asia. Spices were used to preserve foods and keep them from spoiling. Spices, however, were expensive and dangerous to get. European rulers began to pay for explorations to find a sea route to Asia so they could get spices cheaper.

Portugal was the first country that sent explorers to search for the sea route to Asia. After Bartholomew Dias and his crew made it to Africa's Cape of Good Hope, Vasco da Gama and his crew became the first to sail around Africa and through the Indian Ocean to India in 1497. Spain, however, would soon take over the lead in exploration. When Portugal refused to finance Christopher Columbus' idea to sail west to find the shortcut to the Indies, Columbus convinced Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to finance it. On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew reached the island of Hispaniola. Although Columbus believed he had reached Asia, he had actually discovered the entire continent of North America and claimed it for Spain.

Spain quickly colonized North America. Ponce de Leon discovered Florida, and the first European settlement in the New World was later established at St. Augustine. Hernando Cortes crushed the Aztec empire in Mexico and claimed it for Spain. Francisco Pizarro did the same to the Incan Empire in South America. Other explorers such as Francisco Coronado and Hernando de Soto claimed other portions of North America for Spain. Vasco Nunez de Balboa even claimed the entire Pacific Ocean for Spain. As the Spanish empire grew, explorers forced native populations into slavery and to convert to Christianity. Meanwhile, France began to explore North America. Explorations by Giovanni Verrazano and Jacques Cartier resulted in French claims of much of Canada and the north Atlantic coast. England would soon attempt to make its presence known by financing pirates such as Francis Drake to plunder Spanish settlements and steal gold from Spanish sea vessels. England also established a settlement in North Carolina in 1587. Territorial disputes and constant pirating resulted in a series of major wars between the competing nations. In 1588, the British Army defeated the vaunted Spanish Armada. The British victory proved a serious blow to Spanish influence in the New World.

Although Spain still controlled much of the New World after defeat, England and France were able to accelerate their colonization. England soon established successful colonies throughout the eastern portions of the United States, and France had colonies in Canada and the middle portions of the United States. By the mid 1700's, new territorial disputes between England and France eventually resulted in England gaining control over much of North America after the French and Indian War. English colonies flourished in North America until 1776 when the colonists declared their independence. The Revolutionary War ensued and resulted in independence for the colonists. The United States of America was formed. 


Who was the first explorer to sail through the Indian Ocean to India?
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Q1614481 Inglês

Use the following text to answer the question.


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The Age of Exploration started in the 1400's. Europeans were desperate to get spices from Asia. Spices were used to preserve foods and keep them from spoiling. Spices, however, were expensive and dangerous to get. European rulers began to pay for explorations to find a sea route to Asia so they could get spices cheaper.

Portugal was the first country that sent explorers to search for the sea route to Asia. After Bartholomew Dias and his crew made it to Africa's Cape of Good Hope, Vasco da Gama and his crew became the first to sail around Africa and through the Indian Ocean to India in 1497. Spain, however, would soon take over the lead in exploration. When Portugal refused to finance Christopher Columbus' idea to sail west to find the shortcut to the Indies, Columbus convinced Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to finance it. On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew reached the island of Hispaniola. Although Columbus believed he had reached Asia, he had actually discovered the entire continent of North America and claimed it for Spain.

Spain quickly colonized North America. Ponce de Leon discovered Florida, and the first European settlement in the New World was later established at St. Augustine. Hernando Cortes crushed the Aztec empire in Mexico and claimed it for Spain. Francisco Pizarro did the same to the Incan Empire in South America. Other explorers such as Francisco Coronado and Hernando de Soto claimed other portions of North America for Spain. Vasco Nunez de Balboa even claimed the entire Pacific Ocean for Spain. As the Spanish empire grew, explorers forced native populations into slavery and to convert to Christianity. Meanwhile, France began to explore North America. Explorations by Giovanni Verrazano and Jacques Cartier resulted in French claims of much of Canada and the north Atlantic coast. England would soon attempt to make its presence known by financing pirates such as Francis Drake to plunder Spanish settlements and steal gold from Spanish sea vessels. England also established a settlement in North Carolina in 1587. Territorial disputes and constant pirating resulted in a series of major wars between the competing nations. In 1588, the British Army defeated the vaunted Spanish Armada. The British victory proved a serious blow to Spanish influence in the New World.

Although Spain still controlled much of the New World after defeat, England and France were able to accelerate their colonization. England soon established successful colonies throughout the eastern portions of the United States, and France had colonies in Canada and the middle portions of the United States. By the mid 1700's, new territorial disputes between England and France eventually resulted in England gaining control over much of North America after the French and Indian War. English colonies flourished in North America until 1776 when the colonists declared their independence. The Revolutionary War ensued and resulted in independence for the colonists. The United States of America was formed. 


What country was the first to send explorers to search for a sea route to the Asia?
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Q1610896 Inglês
Articles frequently accompany nouns. Choose the alternative that presents a general and a specific article, respectively.
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Q1610894 Inglês
A compound subject is a sentence that has two or more nouns used as subjects which are joined by the conjunction "and." Choose the correct alternative that presents a sentence containing a compound subject.
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Q1610892 Inglês
A lot of common verbs have irregular simple past forms. In this sense, choose the right alternative that presents the irregular simple past form of the verbs: know, bring, begin, and do, respectively.
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Q1610696 Inglês
Choose the right preposition to fill up the following sentence: “I’m data scientist ____ MJSP.”
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Q1610695 Inglês
A data scientist obtained the following error message: “session attached to some other process; cannot switch session.” The word ‘attached’ in this message means
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Q1610694 Inglês
Analyze the following phrase: "I'm afraid you're right." Afraid in this sense means feeling
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Q1610692 Inglês
In English, a noun is a word used to name a person, place, thing, or idea. In this sense, choose the alternative that shows the right definition of abstract nouns.
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Q1406883 Inglês

Leia as afirmativas a seguir:


I. No trecho "at a run" ocorre um verbo cujo significado é "estudar".

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


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Q1406882 Inglês

Leia as afirmativas a seguir:


I. No trecho "to eat one’s heart out" ocorre um verbo cujo significado é "dormir".

II. Na frase “he eats him out of house and home”, o verbo 'eats' pode ser melhor traduzido como reformar.


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Q1406881 Inglês

Leia as afirmativas a seguir:


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

II. Está correta a grafia do trecho a seguir: to cut a long story short.


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Q1406880 Inglês

Leia as afirmativas a seguir:


I. No trecho "to be crawling with" ocorre um verbo cujo significado é "gerenciar" ou "comandar".

II. Está correta a grafia do trecho a seguir em inglês: an overseas caul (uma ligação telefônica internacional).


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Q1406876 Inglês

Leia as afirmativas a seguir:


I. Está correta a grafia do trecho a seguir: he made a clean breast of it.

II. No trecho "to go hungry" ocorre um verbo cujo significado é "correr".


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Q1289013 Inglês

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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Mark the alternative that best completes the statement “The dotted blank in line 16 should be completed with ___ because ___.”.
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Q1289012 Inglês

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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Mark the word in which the “ch” is pronounced with a “k” sound, as in “psychological”:
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Q1289011 Inglês

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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Mark the sentence in which the phrasal verb or idiom has a similar meaning to “searching for”, in line 01.
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Q1289010 Inglês

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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In line 12, the word “smarter” is:
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Q1289009 Inglês

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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The word “children” (l. 10) is the plural of “child”. Mark the INCORRECT combination of singular + plural form of the nouns.
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Q1289008 Inglês

Instructions: answer question based on the following text

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In line 10, the word “should” is used to express the idea of:
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14921: A
14922: C
14923: E
14924: A
14925: D
14926: B
14927: D
14928: A
14929: C
14930: D
14931: D
14932: C
14933: D
14934: B
14935: B
14936: C
14937: D
14938: A
14939: E
14940: E