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Sobre sinônimos | synonyms em inglês
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Ano: 2012
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
UNB
Prova:
CESPE - 2012 - UNB - Vestibular - Língua Inglesa |
Q268318
Inglês
Texto associado
According to the text, it is true to infer that
According to the text, it is true to infer that
“upbeat”, in part II, means cheerful.
Q265538
Inglês
Boundless (second paragraph) means:
Ano: 2012
Banca:
UNICENTRO
Órgão:
UNICENTRO
Prova:
UNICENTRO - 2012 - UNICENTRO - Vestibular - Inglês |
Q264533
Inglês
“For many, though, hair loss is no laughing matter.” (L.12-13)
This sentence means that for many men hair loss is
This sentence means that for many men hair loss is
Q264387
Inglês
According to the context of the lines of the characters:
I. The expression “real estate market” is a reference to the market of buying and selling of houses.
II. The expression “it better” suggests certainty.
III. The phrasal verb “sprouting up” means selling a lot.
IV. The expression “it better” indicates an economic growth.
V. The word “weeds” suggests an undesirable plant growing wild.
Mark the CORRECT answer:
I. The expression “real estate market” is a reference to the market of buying and selling of houses.
II. The expression “it better” suggests certainty.
III. The phrasal verb “sprouting up” means selling a lot.
IV. The expression “it better” indicates an economic growth.
V. The word “weeds” suggests an undesirable plant growing wild.
Mark the CORRECT answer:
Q1400387
Inglês
Which of the following options best replaces the word “purchase” in the text?
Ano: 2011
Banca:
CÁSPER LÍBERO
Órgão:
CÁSPER LÍBERO
Prova:
CÁSPER LÍBERO - 2011 - CÁSPER LÍBERO - Vestibular |
Q1381600
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the following passage from “The Chicken”, by Clarice Lispector, and answer question.
“But when everyone was quiet in the house and seemed to have forgotten her, she puffed up
with modest courage, the last traces of her great escape. She circled the tiled floor, her body
advancing behind her head, as unhurried as if in an open field, although her small head betrayed
her, darting back and forth in rapid vibrant movements, with the age-old fear of her species now
ingrained. Once in a while, but ever more infrequently, she remembered how she had stood out
against the sky on the roof edge ready to cry out. At such moments, she filled her lungs with the
stuffy atmosphere of the kitchen and, had females been given the power to crow, she would not
have crowed but would have felt much happier. Not even at those moments, however, did the
expression on her empty head alter. In flight or in repose, when she gave birth or while pecking
grain, hers was a chicken head, identical to that drawn at the beginning of time.”
Without loss of meaning, the word “ingrained” could be replaced by:
Q1377203
Inglês
In the sentence, “By discouraging the use of regional English accents, such stereotypes and barriers of
communication can be forsaken”. The verb, forsaken, in its past participle form, may be substituted for:
Q1376778
Inglês
Texto associado
As we all know, electricity is a fundamental need. On a daily basis, we consume electricity even without us
knowing it. Just a simple task such as listening to your music player consumes electricity. Today, most of our electric
generators and power plants are fed with fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal. However, due to the exponential
increase of power demand, fossil fuel supplies are slowly being depleted. Not only that, but also burning fossil fuels
has given off greenhouse gases and other unwanted byproducts. Because of this, the search for alternative energy
sources is now a necessity. One of the most promising alternative energy sources today is Wind Powered Generators.
So, what is a wind-powered generator? Basically it is the use of wind as a mechanical force needed to power an electric
generator. Utilizing wind as an energy source is not exactly a new idea. The ancient Persians were the first to use wind
to pump water, cut wood, and grind food and others by building windmills. Even today you can find windmills still
being used on some farms. It was the use of wind as an electric source that came into existence much later. The first
practical wind powered generators were built in 1970, but yet we rarely see them in widespread use today, why? Let’s
look at the advantages and disadvantages of the wind powered generator.
The main advantage of wind powered generators is that they have, ideally, zero gas emissions – unlike fossil-fueled
power generators. Because of the alarming effects of greenhouse gases and global warming, we want our power
generators to be as clean and as environmentally friendly as possible. Since there is no burning process in a wind
powered generator that produces toxic gases, it is very safe to build one in residential areas. Also, with proper
engineering and enough wind, these generators can provide a high rate of wattage that can go as high as the Megawatt
range. Another advantage is that it can be implemented using several small turbines connected together. This is a good
thing when there is not enough space for huge structures.
The major disadvantage of wind powered generators is that wind power varies greatly from one place to another
and from day to day and season to season. Sometimes wind may be strong enough to supply energy, but that strength
cannot be maintained due to changes in weather patterns. Needing strong, constant wind to most effectively power
wind generators is one reason they are often built in coastal areas. Another disadvantage is that the structure of most
practical wind powered generators is huge and bulky. Commonly, its size is proportional to the wind power it can
collect.
Research in wind power has now intensified because of its innate advantages over other power generators. With
this increase in interest in wind energy and alternative energy sources as a whole, our future will become brighter and
more and more remote areas will eventually enjoy the benefits of clean electric energy. In an electricity-dependent
world, power supplies must provide the required electricity for communities and businesses. Wind powered generators
might just be the solution for power shortages.
Disponível em: http://mysolarcellhome.org/articles/pros-and-cons-of-wind-powered-generators.
The word “since” in the statement: “Since there is no burning process in a wind powered generator that produces
toxic gases, it is very safe to build one in residential areas” may be substituted, with the same meaning as the
original sentence, for:
Ano: 2011
Banca:
UEFS
Órgão:
UEFS
Provas:
UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular - Prova 1
|
UEFS - 2011 - UEFS - Vestibular Primeiro Semestre - Dia 1 - Inglês |
Q1355564
Inglês
Texto associado
LONGENECKER, C. W. The Victor. Disponível em:
“a cinch” (l. 4): certo.
In the sentence “You’ve got to think high to rise.” (l. 10), the
expression “You’ve got to” can be suitably replaced by you
Ano: 2011
Banca:
UEM
Órgão:
UEM
Prova:
UEM - 2011 - UEM - Vestibular - PAS - Etapa 3 - Conhecimentos Gerais - Inglês |
Q1349817
Inglês
Texto associado
Tea in Britain
(Adapted from text available at
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/tea-in-britain.htm
Accessed on 15/5/2011, at 9h25min)
It is correct to affirm about the following vocabulary in the text.
“traders” (line 6) and “merchants” (line 15) are
synonyms.
Ano: 2011
Banca:
COPERVE - UFSC
Órgão:
UFSC
Prova:
COPERVE - UFSC - 2011 - UFSC - Vestibular - Português / Inglês / Matemática / Biologia |
Q1310590
Inglês
Texto associado
Adapted from: <http://www.glasbergen.com/tag/tourist-cartoons/>
Accessed on July 17th, 2011.
Select the proposition(s) below that can be used to REPLACE the underlined expression in the sentence “If you need to reach me, call my shellphone”.
To communicate with me.
Q1265629
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the New York Times article and answer
question.
Eating Disorders a New Front in Insurance Fight
By ANDREW POLLACK
Published: October 13, 2011
People with eating disorders like anorexia have
opened up a new battleground in the insurance wars,
testing the boundaries of laws mandating equivalent
coverage for mental illnesses.
Through claims and court cases, those with severe
cases of anorexia or bulimia are fighting insurers to pay
for stays in residential treatment centers, arguing that the
centers offer around-the-clock monitoring so that patients
do not forgo eating or purge their meals.
But in the last few years, some insurance
companies have re-emphasized that they do not cover
residential treatment for eating disorders or other mental
or emotional conditions. The insurers consider residential
treatments not only costly — sometimes reaching more
than $1,000 a day — but unproven and more akin to
education than to medicine. Even some doctors who treat
eating disorders concede there are few studies proving
that residential care is effective, although they believe it
has value.
(Disponível em: <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/business/ruling-offers-hope-to-eating-disorder-sufferers.html?hp>. Acesso em: 5 out.
2011).
Which is the best option to replace the
adjective „akin to‟ in the article?
Ano: 2011
Banca:
PUC - RS
Órgão:
PUC - RS
Prova:
PUC - RS - 2011 - PUC - RS - Vestibular - Prova 2 |
Q341294
Inglês
The expression “to be headed for”, as used in line 01, is semanticaly related to
Ano: 2011
Banca:
PUC - RS
Órgão:
PUC - RS
Prova:
PUC - RS - 2011 - PUC - RS - Vestibular - Prova 2 |
Q341292
Inglês
Without a change in meaning, the term “much” ( line 13) can be substituted by
Ano: 2011
Banca:
PUC - SP
Órgão:
PUC - SP
Prova:
PUC - SP - 2011 - PUC - SP - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q341107
Inglês
No trecho do terceiro parágrafo do texto – children raised in authoritative households were typically psychologically healthy, whereas those raised in authoritarian ones had elevated anxiety and depression whereas pode ser substituída, sem alteração de sentido por:
Q341046
Inglês
The expression “is poised to be” in “…skeptics say that China is poised to be the next imperialist power of the world after the USA…” (lines 2-4) means that China is.
Q341039
Inglês
Considering its use in the text, the first word in the pair is followed by a synonym in.
Ano: 2011
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2011 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - Biologia e Inglês 02 |
Q340712
Inglês
Mark the CORRECT statement concerning the meanings of the words extracted from the text.
Ano: 2011
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2011 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - Biologia e Inglês 01 |
Q340504
Inglês
In paragraph 2, “any other way of packaging information” (lines 11-12) means.
Q265495
Inglês
In “transporting such enormous stones was a remarkable achievement for the time”, the word achievement is the synonym of
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