APOSTILA VESTIBULAR
APOSTILA VESTIBULAR VOLUME COMPLETO
VESTIBULAR - VOLUME IV
VESTIBULAR - VOLUME III
VESTIBULAR - VOLUME II
VESTIBULAR - VOLUME I
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SIMULADOS DE VESTIBULAR
Questão 1
(FESP) I couldn't talk to the boss. He was ______________ busy. Choose the correct
answer:
a) a lot of;
b) enougth;
c) much;
d) too;
e) many;
Questão 2
(UNICAP) On my trip to Europe I visited ____________ interesting places. Assinale as
afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) some
b) many
c) lots of
d) a lot
e) several
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Questão 3
(FESP) Dr. Albert Einstein was one of ______________ scientists of all time but his
response to life was simple and direct. Choose the correct answer:
a) the greatest;
b) the great;
c) greatest;
d) great;
e) greets.
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Questão 4
(UFRRJ) TEXT
TALKING BOOKS ARE A HIT IN LONDON
Talking books, books versions recorded on tape, were already in circulation in the United
States in the '50s. But today they are a big hit in the United Kingdom, with sales estimated
at US$ 70 million. Usually sold in bookstores and record shops, they are now found in
London's first specialized store, the Talking Bookshop.
Its shelves carry all types of works: from movie sound tracks, with the participation of the
original actors, to literary classics, like the poetry of T.S. Eliot's The Four Quartets, read by
Sir Alec Guiness. One of the newest release has ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher
narrating her memoirs.
The talking book boom has a chose ally: the tape decks found in almost all present-day
automobiles.
(Icaro - Varig Inflight Magazine - number 143)
In the second paragraph "its" is related to
a) bookstore.
b) tape deck.
c) talking book.
d) record shop.
e) talking bookshop.
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Questão 5
(PUC-PR) Choose the correct form in the passive voice for:
Mr. Brown gave us a lesson.
a) We had given a lesson.
b) A lesson will be given us by Mr. Brown.
c) A lesson is being given us by Mr. Brown.
d) We were giving a lesson.
e) We were given a lesson by Mr. Brown.
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Questão 6
(FESP) You can learn some English ____________ listening ___________ music. Choose
the correct answer:
a) to, by.
b) by, to.
c) with, in.
d) in, with.
e) at, at.
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Questão 7
(UNICAP) The boys and girls are playing ______ the garden. Assinale as afirmativas
verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) into
b) right over there in
c) right here in
d) in the center of
e) at
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Questão 8
(FESP) He has __________________ studying in the library every night ______________
the last three months. Choose the correct answer:
a) been, until;
b) been, since;
c) be, before;
d) be, for;
e) been, before.
Questão 9
(FESP) Peter and his father ___________ ____________ to the Olympic Games. Choose
the correct answer:
a) has, gone.
b) have, go.
c) have gone.
d) has, go.
e) has, went.
Questão 10
(FESP) I forgot to bring ________________ pen. Could you lend me _________ ? Choose
the correct answer:
a) her, your;
b) my, yours;
c) mine, your;
d) their, mine;
e) its, our.
Questão 11
(FESP) Let's invite a friend of _______________ to go with _______________ . Choose
the correct answer:
a) my, us;
b) I, us;
c) me, us;
d) mine, our;
e) mine, us.
Questão 12
(FESP) The girl _________________ is playing is my cousin. Choose the correct answer:
a) who;
b) whom;
c) which;
d) whose;
e) where.
Questão 13
(FESP) These are the books _______________ I want to buy. Choose the correct answer:
a) who;
b) what;
c) which;
d) whose;
e) whom.
Questão 14
(FESP) _____________ are you looking ___________ ? Choose the correct answer.
a) What, on;
b) Which, from;
c) What, for;
d) Who, from;
e) Whom, for.
Questão 15
(PUC-PR) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronouns:
Dear Debbie,
How are you? Lisa and I are having a marvelous holiday.
We are really enjoying ______. We brought three tubes of suntan cream with ______ and
we've used _______ all up already. Lisa is a bit annoyed because her suntan isn't as good as
______.
a) ourselves - we - them - mine
b) ourselves - us - them - mine
c) us - us - they - my
d) us - we - themselves - mine
e) ourselves - ourselves - they - my
Questão 16
(PUC-PR) Insert the appropriate pronoun:
Gossips, to ______ you should pay no attention, is a bad thing.
Dr. Smith, ______ car is outside, has come to see a patient.
My friend Jack, _______ is in hospital, is very ill.
This is my Uncle John, ______ you have heard so much about.
a) which, whose, who, whom
b) that, whose, whom, which
c) which, whom, that, who
d) whom, whose, that, whom
e) that, whom, who, which
Questão 17
(UNICAP) Our wives read the newspaper every day, ______ they? Assinale as afirmativas
verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) do
b) did
c) don't
d) didn't
e) wouldn't
Questão 18
(UNB) TEXT
Man has always polluted his environment with the by products of his actions. As an
organism, he creates wastes from his digestive and metabolic processes. As a social
creature, he removes things from the environment and adds residues to it as he seeks
housing, clothing, food, and relaxation for his family unit. So long as population density is
low in a particular area, the environment is able to accommodate these alterations. When
population density gets too high, however deterioration of the natural environment - air
water, and soil - begins.
High population density is not the sole cause of the marked increase in pollution problems.
Ever-increasing demands are made upon the earth's natural resources for wastes. Because
of our skill, many of these wastes are virtually indestructible by natural forces. It seems that
man has overpowered his environment with both his numbers and his creativity.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
We understand from the text that.
a) Environment pollution is not a recent phenomenon.
b) population growth is the only cause of pollution.
c) man's creativity always pollutes the environment.
Questão 19
(UNB) TEXT
Man has always polluted his environment with the by products of his actions. As an
organism, he creates wastes from his digestive and metabolic processes. As a social
creature, he removes things from the environment and adds residues to it as he seeks
housing, clothing, food, and relaxation for his family unit. So long as population density is
low in a particular area, the environment is able to accommodate these alterations. When
population density gets too high, however deterioration of the natural environment - air
water, and soil - begins.
High population density is not the sole cause of the marked increase in pollution problems.
Ever-increasing demands are made upon the earth's natural resources for wastes. Because
of our skill, many of these wastes are virtually indestructible by natural forces. It seems that
man has overpowered his environment with both his numbers and his creativity.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
We learn from lines
a) that the environment can absorb alterations if it is not overpopulated.
b) that industry reduces the demand for natural resources.
c) that the air, water and soil get worse when there is excessive population density.
Questão 20
(UNB) TEXT
Colombian members of Parliament from the area of Armero, devastated by last year's
volcanic eruption, are demanding a government explanation of why those at risk were not
evacuated. At least 25,000 people are officially estimated to have been killed in the
disaster. The MPs drew attention to the fact that earlier last year scientists in Colombia had
issued warnings about a potential catastrophe from the volcano. Our Latin American
correspondent says, however that some experts questioned whether mass evacuation could
have been possible. Some senior American officials have pointed out that most people
living around the volcano are still refusing to leave their homes despite warnings of another
eruption.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
According to the text:
a) the members of Parliament believe that people's lives could have been saved.
b) the eruption came as a surprise.
c) there are still people in danger.
Questão 21
(UNB) TEXT
Colombian members of Parliament from the area of Armero, devastated by last year's
volcanic eruption, are demanding a government explanation of why those at risk were not
evacuated. At least 25,000 people are officially estimated to have been killed in the
disaster. The MPs drew attention to the fact that earlier last year scientists in Colombia had
issued warnings about a potential catastrophe from the volcano. Our Latin American
correspondent says, however that some experts questioned whether mass evacuation could
have been possible. Some senior American officials have pointed out that most people
living around the volcano are still refusing to leave their homes despite warnings of another
eruption.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
We learn from the text that:
a) it is known exactly how many people died.
b) some experts have doubts about whether it was in fact possible for evacuation to occur
before the eruption.
c) most people think that the area is now too dangerous, and would prefer to move to a
safer place.
Questão 22
(UNB) TEXT
Colombian members of Parliament from the area of Armero, devastated by last year's
volcanic eruption, are demanding a government explanation of why those at risk were not
evacuated. At least 25,000 people are officially estimated to have been killed in the
disaster. The MPs drew attention to the fact that earlier last year scientists in Colombia had
issued warnings about a potential catastrophe from the volcano. Our Latin American
correspondent says, however that some experts questioned whether mass evacuation could
have been possible. Some senior American officials have pointed out that most people
living around the volcano are still refusing to leave their homes despite warnings of another
eruption.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In reference to this text:
a) the phrase "most people... are still refusing to leave... despite warnings" implies that one
would normally expect the warnings to have the opposite effect.
b) "living" is an example of the gerund.
c) "however" is a conjunction joining subordinate clauses.
Questão 23
(UNB) TEXT
Almost everybody takes some kind of stimulating drug. In 1968 the average Briton aged
over 18 spent $50 on tea and coffee. $325 on tobacco and $750 on alcoholic drinks. These
legitimate products please, or invigorate, or calm, or console; they change the taker's state
of mind. So do various stimulants and tranquilizers that may be available only on
prescription. All are addictive, in varying degrees.
Cigarettes kill smokers by the million. Alcohol wrecks people's lives and livers , helps
cause most road accidents and most violent crimes. Powerful advertising promotes its
consumption, mild government campaigns seek to diminish it. But outside the Muslim
countries, nobody seriously suggests prohibiting alcohol.
Illegal drugs do much the same thing as legal ones but more so; difference that matters is
legislative, not pharmacological.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
We understand from the text that:
a) the author is in favour of prohibiting drugs.
b) legal drugs can be as dangerous and addictive as illegal ones.
c) most British adults spend more on alcohol than on any other form of drug.
Questão 24
(UNB) TEXT
Almost everybody takes some kind of stimulating drug. In 1968 the average Briton aged
over 18 spent $50 on tea and coffee. $325 on tobacco and $750 on alcoholic drinks. These
legitimate products please, or invigorate, or calm, or console; they change the taker's state
of mind. So do various stimulants and tranquilizers that may be available only on
prescription. All are addictive, in varying degrees.
Cigarettes kill smokers by the million. Alcohol wrecks people's lives and livers , helps
cause most road accidents and most violent crimes. Powerful advertising promotes its
consumption, mild government campaigns seek to diminish it. But outside the Muslim
countries, nobody seriously suggests prohibiting alcohol.
Illegal drugs do much the same thing as legal ones but more so; difference that matters is
legislative, not pharmacological.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
We learn from line(s):
a) that illegal drugs are only available from doctors.
b) that millions of people die from smoking.
c) that the government campaigns that attempt to dissuade people from consuming alcohol
are weak.
Questão 25
(UNB) TEXT
Almost everybody takes some kind of stimulating drug. In 1968 the average Briton aged
over 18 spent $50 on tea and coffee. $325 on tobacco and $750 on alcoholic drinks. These
legitimate products please, or invigorate, or calm, or console; they change the taker's state
of mind. So do various stimulants and tranquilizers that may be available only on
prescription. All are addictive, in varying degrees.
Cigarettes kill smokers by the million. Alcohol wrecks people's lives and livers , helps
cause most road accidents and most violent crimes. Powerful advertising promotes its
consumption, mild government campaigns seek to diminish it. But outside the Muslim
countries, nobody seriously suggests prohibiting alcohol.
Illegal drugs do much the same thing as legal ones but more so; difference that matters is
legislative, not pharmacological.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) "These legitimate products" refers to tea, coffee, tobacco and alcoholic drinks.
b) "All" refers to "stimulants and tranquilizers".
c) "it" refers to "government".
Questão 26
(UNB) TEXT
When Donald Olayer enrolled in nursing school nine years ago, his father took it hard.
"Here's my father, a steelworker, hearing about other steelworkers' sons who were
becoming welders or getting football scholarships", Mr. Olayer recalls. "The thought of his
son becoming a nurse was too much."
Today, Mr. Olayer, a registered nurse trained as an anesthetist, earns about $30.000 a year
at Jameson Memorial Hospital in New Castle, Pennsylvania. His father, he says, has "done
an about face". Now he tells the guys he works with that their sons, who can't find jobs
even after four years of college, should have become nurses.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
According to the text:
a) Donald Olayer chose nursing as a career.
b) his father was very happy at first about his son's choice.
c) now that Donald Olayer has a well-paid job his father is proud of him.
d) nursing was considered to be a suitable job for a male by the blue collar workers.
Questão 27
(UNB) TEXT
I recall once, when I was staying with friends in Rio, a crazy naturalist, who was returning
from an expedition to Mato Grosso, appeared at their flat.
He looked revoltingly dirty, and from every pocket of his grubby clothing, l remember, he
produced the most terrifying collection of insects and assorted creepy-crawlies, some of
which were not yet dead.
He told us he'd originally packed them all in a suitcase, but that on the plane the case had
burst open and the creatures had begun to crawl about the plane, which upset the other
passengers considerably.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
We understand from the text that:
a) the author did not think the naturalist was weird.
b) the naturalist had some dead insects in his pockets.
c) the insects had escaped from his case during the flight.
Questão 28
(UNB) TEXT
I recall once, when I was staying with friends in Rio, a crazy naturalist, who was returning
from an expedition to Mato Grosso, appeared at their flat.
He looked revoltingly dirty, and from every pocket of his grubby clothing, l remember, he
produced the most terrifying collection of insects and assorted creepy-crawlies, some of
which were not yet dead.
He told us he'd originally packed them all in a suitcase, but that on the plane the case had
burst open and the creatures had begun to crawl about the plane, which upset the other
passengers considerably.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) who (on line 1) refers to flat.
b) them (on line 6) refers to insects and (. . .) creepy-crawlles.
c) which (on line 7) refers to the case bursting open and the insects escaping.
Questão 29
(UNB) TEXT
Did you know that only the female mosquito bites? Well, it's true. She needs blood to
reproduce. And did you know that the female mosquito decides whom to bite? She's quite
selective, and she chooses her victims carefully. First, she uses sensors to find her victim.
These sensors are located on her two antennae and on her three pairs of legs. With these
sensors, she tests your body moisture, body warmth, and chemical substances in your
sweat. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if you don't appeal to her, she'll reject you
for someone more appetizing. The next time a mosquito bites you, just remember that you
were chosen. You're special.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
According to the text:
a) you can be bitten only by female mosquitoes.
b) the female mosquito is not very particular about her victims.
c) the female mosquito's antennae and legs are essential in her selection of victims.
d) the female mosquito has six legs.
Questão 30
(UNB) TEXT
Did you know that only the female mosquito bites? Well, it's true. She needs blood to
reproduce. And did you know that the female mosquito decides whom to bite? She's quite
selective, and she chooses her victims carefully. First, she uses sensors to find her victim.
These sensors are located on her two antennae and on her three pairs of legs. With these
sensors, she tests your body moisture, body warmth, and chemical substances in your
sweat. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if you don't appeal to her, she'll reject you
for someone more appetizing. The next time a mosquito bites you, just remember that you
were chosen. You're special.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) if you don't appeal to her means if the mosquito doesn't like you.
b) she"ll reject you means she"ll bite you.
c) more appetizing means better tasting.
Questão 31
(UNB) TEXT
Halophytes are plants with characteristics that promise to help keep the balance between
food production and population growth. The first of these characteristics is that halophytes
grow well in alkaline soil, soil that is high in salt content. This characteristic is important
because halophytes can be cultivated on land that is not ordinarily used for other purposes
or on land that has become too salty for cultivation.
A second significant characteristic of halophytes is that they grow well in areas with too
little water to be used for other crops. They can therefore, make desert land productive.
Two other important characteristics of halophytes are their high protein content and the fact
that they are edible. These traits are important because they make the plants a potential
source of nutritious food for both animals and people.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
According to the text.
a) Halophytes do not grow well in soil that is high in sail content.
b) Halophytes can grow in desert areas because they do not require as much water as other
crops.
c) Halophytes may be a source of protein for people and animals in the future.
d) The author makes reference to more than four halophyte characteristics.
Questão 32
(UNB) TEXT
Halophytes are plants with characteristics that promise to help keep the balance between
food production and population growth. The first of these characteristics is that halophytes
grow well in alkaline soil, soil that is high in salt content. This characteristic is important
because halophytes can be cultivated on land that is not ordinarily used for other purposes
or on land that has become too salty for cultivation.
A second significant characteristic of halophytes is that they grow well in areas with too
little water to be used for other crops. They can therefore, make desert land productive.
Two other important characteristics of halophytes are their high protein content and the fact
that they are edible. These traits are important because they make the plants a potential
source of nutritious food for both animals and people.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) Halophyte is the name of an edible plant.
b) salty could be correctly replaced by alkaline.
c) traits is a synonym for characteristics.
d) keep could be replaced by maintain.
Questão 33
(UNB) TEXT
Halophytes are plants with characteristics that promise to help keep the balance between
food production and population growth. The first of these characteristics is that halophytes
grow well in alkaline soil, soil that is high in salt content. This characteristic is important
because halophytes can be cultivated on land that is not ordinarily used for other purposes
or on land that has become too salty for cultivation.
A second significant characteristic of halophytes is that they grow well in areas with too
little water to be used for other crops. They can therefore, make desert land productive.
Two other important characteristics of halophytes are their high protein content and the fact
that they are edible. These traits are important because they make the plants a potential
source of nutritious food for both animals and people.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In this text:
a) salt, functions as a noun.
b) other functions as a pronoun.
c) therefore is a conjunction which indicates result.
d) growth is a noun whose verbal form is to grow.
e) soil that is high in salt content could be alternatively expressed by soil whose salt
content is high.
Questão 34
(UNB) TEXT
Here's some news that might make smokers finally decide to quit. Several studies involving
about 50,000 people found that a person's cholesterol level is directly associated with the
number of cigarettes smoked per day.
Each cigarette raises total cholesterol an average of half a point, according to researchers at
the American Health Foundation. For example, among men and premenopausal women,
those who smoked 30 cigarettes a day had cholesterol levels 15 points higher than
nonsmokers did. Elevated cholesterol increases 5 the risk of heart attack.
Precisely how cigarettes affect cholesterol levels is unclear, but Dr. Randall Harris of the
foundation speculates that smoking may change levels of sex hormones, or that smokers
may consume diets higher in fat than nonsmokers do. Both factors could heighten levels of
serum cholesterol. The good news is that the ex-smokers in the studies had the same
cholesterol levels as those who had never smoked.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
According to the text:
a) the more you smoke, the higher you cholesterol level is.
b) the studies reported in this article were done by researchers at the American Health
Foundation.
c) the chances of having a heart attack are lower for people who have a higher cholesterol
level.
d) the researchers found that if you smoke thirty cigarettes a day you will have a heart
attack.
e) people who have quit smoking have higher levels of cholesterol than those who have
never smoked.
Questão 35
(UNB) TEXT
Here's some news that might make smokers finally decide to quit. Several studies involving
about 50,000 people found that a person's cholesterol level is directly associated with the
number of cigarettes smoked per day.
Each cigarette raises total cholesterol an average of half a point, according to researchers at
the American Health Foundation. For example, among men and premenopausal women,
those who smoked 30 cigarettes a day had cholesterol levels 15 points higher than
nonsmokers did. Elevated cholesterol increases 5 the risk of heart attack.
Precisely how cigarettes affect cholesterol levels is unclear, but Dr. Randall Harris of the
foundation speculates that smoking may change levels of sex hormones, or that smokers
may consume diets higher in fat than nonsmokers do. Both factors could heighten levels of
serum cholesterol. The good news is that the ex-smokers in the studies had the same
cholesterol levels as those who had never smoked.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) "news" is the plural form of the adjective new.
b) 50,000 people" is the subject of the verb found.
c) "that" (on line 2) is a demonstrative pronoun.
d) "a person's" (on line 2) is the contracted form of a person is.
Questão 36
(UNICAP) Interpretação de Texto
"Education in the United States is in serious trouble. Such trouble has generally been
attributed to lack of money and to failure on the part of teachers to understand the real
purpose of their vocation". Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) A educação nos Estados Unidos é muito séria.
b) A educação nos Estados Unidos é séria, mas ao mesmo tempo, está enfrentando sérias
dificuldades.
c) A educação nos Estados Unidos está com muitas dificuldades de orçamento.
d) Os professores estão seriamente preocupados com a falta de dinheiro para a educação.
e) Pelos problemas existentes, culpam-se também os professores, que não estariam
compreendendo o verdadeiro objetivo da sua profissão.
Questão 37
(UFPE) TEXT
Johnny: More and American adults are enrolling in continuing education programs on US
campuses, making them the "new majority" and the largest growth in education.
Nancy: What do they use continuing education for?
Johnny: Both for pleasure or to satisfy a yearning for learning.
Nick: Don't you think economic forces are at the heart of this boom?
Johnny: Absolutely. And more specifically, a changing work force and the instability of
the work market are necessitating this return to the classroom.
Helen: Besides that, adults are willing to keep up with technological shifts, to change
careers when their field becomes redundant, or simply to become versatile.
Nancy: Whatever the reason, the notion of education one does early in life is disappearing.
(Adapted into dialog form from Education - Back to School", Modern Life News, speak up,
May 1996, Ano 9, no 110, page 33.)
According to the characters point of view, the reasons for this return to the classroom at
adulthood are:
a) onefold
b) twofold
c) manifold
d) varied
e) unique
Questão 38
(UFPE) TEXT
Johnny: More and American adults are enrolling in continuing education programs on US
campuses, making them the "new majority" and the largest growth in education.
Nancy: What do they use continuing education for?
Johnny: Both for pleasure or to satisfy a yearning for learning.
Nick: Don't you think economic forces are at the heart of this boom?
Johnny: Absolutely. And more specifically, a changing work force and the instability of
the work market are necessitating this return to the classroom.
Helen: Besides that, adults are willing to keep up with technological shifts, to change
careers when their field becomes redundant, or simply to become versatile.
Nancy: Whatever the reason, the notion of education one does early in life is disappearing.
(Adapted into dialog form from Education - Back to School", Modern Life News, speak up,
May 1996, Ano 9, no 110, page 33.)
Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
Some of the reasons mentioned in the dialog are:
a) to keep up with technological shifts.
b) to satisfy a yearning for leaming.
c) to become marketing students.
d) to adjust oneself to changing economic forces.
e) to learn more about life.
Questão 39
(UFPE) TEXT
Johnny: More and American adults are enrolling in continuing education programs on US
campuses, making them the "new majority" and the largest growth in education.
Nancy: What do they use continuing education for?
Johnny: Both for pleasure or to satisfy a yearning for learning.
Nick: Don't you think economic forces are at the heart of this boom?
Johnny: Absolutely. And more specifically, a changing work force and the instability of
the work market are necessitating this return to the classroom.
Helen: Besides that, adults are willing to keep up with technological shifts, to change
careers when their field becomes redundant, or simply to become versatile.
Nancy: Whatever the reason, the notion of education one does early in life is disappearing.
(Adapted into dialog form from Education - Back to School", Modern Life News, speak up,
May 1996, Ano 9, no 110, page 33.)
Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
These kinds of students stand for:
a) the smallest growth group in American education.
b) the "new minority" on US campuses.
c) the latest boom in American education.
d) the largest growth group in continuing education in the US.
e) the "new majority" in continuing education programs in America.
Questão 40
(UFPE) TEXT
Johnny: More and American adults are enrolling in continuing education programs on US
campuses, making them the "new majority" and the largest growth in education.
Nancy: What do they use continuing education for?
Johnny: Both for pleasure or to satisfy a yearning for learning.
Nick: Don't you think economic forces are at the heart of this boom?
Johnny: Absolutely. And more specifically, a changing work force and the instability of
the work market are necessitating this return to the classroom.
Helen: Besides that, adults are willing to keep up with technological shifts, to change
careers when their field becomes redundant, or simply to become versatile.
Nancy: Whatever the reason, the notion of education one does early in life is disappearing.
(Adapted into dialog form from Education - Back to School", Modern Life News, speak up,
May 1996, Ano 9, no 110, page 33.)
Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
Through this continuing education programs the ancient assumption that "education one
does early in life" has been:
a) largely questioned.
b) totally maintained.
c) entirely acceptable.
d) enthusiastically approved.
e) widely rejected.
Questão 41
(UFRRJ) TEXT
TALKING BOOKS ARE A HIT IN LONDON
Talking books, books versions recorded on tape, were already in circulation in the United
States in the '50s. But today they are a big hit in the United Kingdom, with sales estimated
at US$ 70 million. Usually sold in bookstores and record shops, they are now found in
London's first specialized store, the Talking Bookshop.
Its shelves carry all types of works: from movie sound tracks, with the participation of the
original actors, to literary classics, like the poetry of T.S. Eliot's The Four Quartets, read by
Sir Alec Guiness. One of the newest release has ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher
narrating her memoirs.
The talking book boom has a chose ally: the tape decks found in almost all present-day
automobiles.
(Icaro - Varig Inflight Magazine - number 143)
According to the text, the talking books first appeared
a) in the United Kingdom.
b) with Margaret Thatcher narrating her memoirs.
c) in the United States of America about forty years ago.
d) with movies and original actors.
e) with Sir Alec Guiness reading "The Four Quartets".
Questão 42
(UFRRJ) TEXT
TALKING BOOKS ARE A HIT IN LONDON
Talking books, books versions recorded on tape, were already in circulation in the United
States in the '50s. But today they are a big hit in the United Kingdom, with sales estimated
at US$ 70 million. Usually sold in bookstores and record shops, they are now found in
London's first specialized store, the Talking Bookshop.
Its shelves carry all types of works: from movie sound tracks, with the participation of the
original actors, to literary classics, like the poetry of T.S. Eliot's The Four Quartets, read by
Sir Alec Guiness. One of the newest release has ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher
narrating her memoirs.
The talking book boom has a chose ally: the tape decks found in almost all present-day
automobiles.
(Icaro - Varig Inflight Magazine - number 143)
Talking books are
a) books which speak to anyone.
b) books sold in specialized petshop.
c) books which can be read by any child.
d) book copies which are recorded on tape.
e) book versions which are circulating in Brazil.
Questão 43
(UFRRJ) TEXT
TALKING BOOKS ARE A HIT IN LONDON
Talking books, books versions recorded on tape, were already in circulation in the United
States in the '50s. But today they are a big hit in the United Kingdom, with sales estimated
at US$ 70 million. Usually sold in bookstores and record shops, they are now found in
London's first specialized store, the Talking Bookshop.
Its shelves carry all types of works: from movie sound tracks, with the participation of the
original actors, to literary classics, like the poetry of T.S. Eliot's The Four Quartets, read by
Sir Alec Guiness. One of the newest release has ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher
narrating her memoirs.
The talking book boom has a chose ally: the tape decks found in almost all present-day
automobiles.
(Icaro - Varig Inflight Magazine - number 143)
According to the text, one can find a talking book
a) only in bookstores and department stores.
b) in talking bookshops, bookstores and record shops.
c) in the United Kingdom but not in the United States of America.
d) in bookstores and shops found in any neighborhood.
e) only in the United States of America.
Questão 44
(FUVEST) TEXT
"Miss Emlyn read us some of it. I asked Mummy to read some more. I liked it. It has a
wonderful sound. A brave new world. There isn't anything really like that, is there?"
"You don't believe in it?"
"Do you?"
"There is always a brave new world," said Poirot, "but only, you know, for very special
people. The lucky ones who carry the making of that world within themselves."
[Agatha Christie, Halloween Party, pp.85-86]
The text above is a dialogue between
a) Mummy and Poirot.
b) a mother and her child.
c) Miss Emlyn and Poirot.
d) a child and Poirot.
e) Poirot and his mother.
Questão 45
(FUVEST) TEXT
"Miss Emlyn read us some of it. I asked Mummy to read some more. I liked it. It has a
wonderful sound. A brave new world. There isn't anything really like that, is there?"
"You don't believe in it?"
"Do you?"
"There is always a brave new world," said Poirot, "but only, you know, for very special
people. The lucky ones who carry the making of that world within themselves."
[Agatha Christie, Halloween Party, pp.85-86]
According to Poirot,
a) brave new worlds exist within everyone.
b) lucky people can create a brave new world of their own.
c) it is extremely easy to carry a world within oneself.
d) a brave new world is a social concept.
e) it brings luck to make and carry a world within yourself.
Questão 46
(FUVEST) TEXT
"Miss Emlyn read us some of it. I asked Mummy to read some more. I liked it. It has a
wonderful sound. A brave new world. There isn't anything really like that, is there?"
"You don't believe in it?"
"Do you?"
"There is always a brave new world," said Poirot, "but only, you know, for very special
people. The lucky ones who carry the making of that world within themselves."
[Agatha Christie, Halloween Party, pp.85-86]
We can conclude from the text above that,
a) Poirot is talking to a person who enjoyed reading A brave new world.
b) someone who absolutely disbelieves in a brave new world is talking to Poirot.
c) Mummy and Miss Emlyn liked A brave new world because of its wonderful sound.
d) anyone who has read A brave new world can be considered lucky.
e) Poirot's interlocutor listened to passages from A brave new world read by two different
people.
Questão 47
(FUVEST) TEXT
"Miss Emlyn read us some of it. I asked Mummy to read some more. I liked it. It has a
wonderful sound. A brave new world. There isn't anything really like that, is there?"
"You don't believe in it?"
"Do you?"
"There is always a brave new world," said Poirot, "but only, you know, for very special
people. The lucky ones who carry the making of that world within themselves."
[Agatha Christie, Halloween Party, pp.85-86]
Choose another way of saying "There isn't anything really like that."
a) There is nothing really like that.
b) There aren't many things really like that.
c) There aren't no things really like that.
d) There is anything hardly really like that.
e) There are a few things really like that.
Questão 48
(FUVEST) TEXT
A pretty scary read, War of the Worlds by Mark Slouka (Little, Brown, £ 9.99, ISBN 0 349
10785 8) can make your hair stand on end. It is nothing less than an alarm call that there is
a danger of whole societies, computer-drunk, swapping living in the uncomfortable real
world for that of life in virtual reality or cyberspace. The latter, of course, is controllable,
full of pleasure and free from moral constraints. Already there is a term for those who find
such idea horrifying. It is PONA, a Person Of No Account. The thesis is plausible. The
price, for a slim paperback, is not.
[New Scientist, 2 March 1996]
Segundo o texto, War of the Worlds pode
a) inquietar o leitor.
b) deleitar o leitor.
c) intrigar o leitor.
d) aterrorizar o leitor.
e) empolgar o leitor.
Questão 49
(FUVEST) TEXT
A pretty scary read, War of the Worlds by Mark Slouka (Little, Brown, £ 9.99, ISBN 0 349
10785 8) can make your hair stand on end. It is nothing less than an alarm call that there is
a danger of whole societies, computer-drunk, swapping living in the uncomfortable real
world for that of life in virtual reality or cyberspace. The latter, of course, is controllable,
full of pleasure and free from moral constraints. Already there is a term for those who find
such idea horrifying. It is PONA, a Person Of No Account. The thesis is plausible. The
price, for a slim paperback, is not.
[ New Scientist, 2 March 1996]
Em War of the Worlds, o autor.
a) alerta para o perigo de uma guerra que utilize os recursos da cibernética.
b) prova que não há nada mais alarmante do que sociedades inteiras inebriadas pela
realidade virtual.
c) adverte sobre o risco de sociedades inteiras adotarem a realidade virtual em substituição
à vida real.
d) faz a apologia de uma sociedade totalmente embriagada pela cibernética.
e) sugere que não há nada mais desconfortável do que a vida real.
Questão 50
(FUVEST) TEXT
A pretty scary read, War of the Worlds by Mark Slouka (Little, Brown, £ 9.99, ISBN 0 349
10785 8) can make your hair stand on end. It is nothing less than an alarm call that there is
a danger of whole societies, computer-drunk, swapping living in the uncomfortable real
world for that of life in virtual reality or cyberspace. The latter, of course, is controllable,
full of pleasure and free from moral constraints. Already there is a term for those who find
such idea horrifying. It is PONA, a Person Of No Account. The thesis is plausible. The
price, for a slim paperback, is not.
[ New Scientist, 2 March 1996]
Segundo o texto, a vida na realidade virtual,
a) é ideal para as sociedades livres.
b) não está isenta de restrições de cunho moral.
c) é livre para qualquer prazer.
d) proporciona muitos prazeres.
e) está sujeita a alguns regulamentos.
Questão 51
(FUVEST) TEXT
A pretty scary read, War of the Worlds by Mark Slouka (Little, Brown, £ 9.99, ISBN 0 349
10785 8) can make your hair stand on end. It is nothing less than an alarm call that there is
a danger of whole societies, computer-drunk, swapping living in the uncomfortable real
world for that of life in virtual reality or cyberspace. The latter, of course, is controllable,
full of pleasure and free from moral constraints. Already there is a term for those who find
such idea horrifying. It is PONA, a Person Of No Account. The thesis is plausible. The
price, for a slim paperback, is not.
[ New Scientist, 2 March 1996]
O texto afirma que o livro de Mark Slouka,
a) propõe uma tese admissível, em poucas páginas.
b) é bonita, mas assusta.
c) é vendido em edição de capa dura.
d) apresenta uma tese plausível, a um preço justo.
e) agrada aos leitores em busca de idéias horripilantes.
Questão 52
(FUVEST) TEXT
Why do bees fuss about so much when they fly, instead of forming a tidy flock like birds?
Birds flying in a flock keep to a highly ordered pattern, whereas a swarm of bees is a cloud
of chaos. This difference has long puzzled scientists, but now a team of Japanese
researchers has come up with a simple analogy. Stars in a galaxy move under the influence
of each other's gravity in a way that can be described by Newton's laws. Identify the
influences felt by an insect or bird, the researchers reasoned, and its flying patterns should
be just as easy to predict.
[Adapted from New Scientist, 15 June 1996]
De acordo com o texto
a) ao voarem em grupo, as abelhas não se posicionam de forma ordenada.
b) os cientistas acreditam que as abelhas não gostam de voar em grupo.
c) as aves agitam-se tanto quanto as abelhas durante o vôo.
d) ao aproximar-se de um bando de aves, um enxame de abelhas transforma-se em uma
nuvem de caos.
e) quanto maior o bando de aves, mais ordenado é seu vôo.
Questão 53
(FUVEST) TEXT
Why do bees fuss about so much when they fly, instead of forming a tidy flock like birds?
Birds flying in a flock keep to a highly ordered pattern, whereas a swarm of bees is a cloud
of chaos. This difference has long puzzled scientists, but now a team of Japanese
researchers has come up with a simple analogy. Stars in a galaxy move under the influence
of each other's gravity in a way that can be described by Newton's laws. Identify the
influences felt by an insect or bird, the researchers reasoned, and its flying patterns should
be just as easy to predict.
[Adapted from New Scientist, 15 June 1996]
De acordo com o texto,
a) as leis de Newton descrevem algumas influências sentidas por um inseto ou ave durante
o vôo.
b) é impossível prever se o vôo de um grupo de insetos ou de aves será ordenado ou
caótico.
c) é mais fácil prever a posição dos insetos ou aves durante o vôo do que a das estrelas em
uma galáxia.
d) algumas influências sentidas por um insetos ou ave, durante o vôo, são análogas às
experimentadas pelas estrelas em uma galáxia.
e) conhecidas as influências que afetam cada ave ou inseto, a organização de vôo do grupo
torna-se previsível.
Questão 54
(PUC-PR) TEXT
THE WORLD IN 2020
In 1830 there were about a thousand million people in the world. In 1930 there were two
thousand million. In 1980 there were about four thousand million. By 2020 there will be
about eight thousand million.
A lot of people think that there will not be enough food for all these people, but some
scientists say that we can find enough food if we use new ideas.
We cannot eat grass or trees, but scientists can make food from plants like these. We can
also get a lot of food from under the sea - from fish and other animals and plants there. In
the future there will be a lot of fields and farms in the sea. People will build houses at the
bottom of the sea, and they will live and work there.
Life in the future will be very different from life today, but perhaps it will not be a bad life
for most people.
Choose the right alternative:
a) People will get food from the sea in the future.
b) People will work in the sea, but they will not be able to live there.
c) In the future people will not eat fish.
d) There will not be animals and plants in the sea in the future.
e) Population increasing so much because people that live in the sea don't die.
Questão 55
(PUC-PR) TEXT
THE WORLD IN 2020
In 1830 there were about a thousand million people in the world. In 1930 there were two
thousand million. In 1980 there were about four thousand million. By 2020 there will be
about eight thousand million.
A lot of people think that there will not be enough food for all these people, but some
scientists say that we can find enough food if we use new ideas.
We cannot eat grass or trees, but scientists can make food from plants like these. We can
also get a lot of food from under the sea - from fish and other animals and plants there. In
the future there will be a lot of fields and farms in the sea. People will build houses at the
bottom of the sea, and they will live and work there.
Life in the future will be very different from life today, but perhaps it will not be a bad life
for most people.
Choose the wrong alternative:
a) Some scientists that we can find enough food for 8.000 million people.
b) A lot of people think that in the future there will not be enough food for all people.
c) People in 2020 will not need eating.
d) Scientists can make food from grass and trees.
e) In the future there will be houses at the bottom of the sea.
Questão 56
(PUC-PR) TEXT
THE WORLD IN 2020
In 1830 there were about a thousand million people in the world. In 1930 there were two
thousand million. In 1980 there were about four thousand million. By 2020 there will be
about eight thousand million.
A lot of people think that there will not be enough food for all these people, but some
scientists say that we can find enough food if we use new ideas.
We cannot eat grass or trees, but scientists can make food from plants like these. We can
also get a lot of food from under the sea - from fish and other animals and plants there. In
the future there will be a lot of fields and farms in the sea. People will build houses at the
bottom of the sea, and they will live and work there.
Life in the future will be very different from life today, but perhaps it will not be a bad life
for most people.
Mark the correct option based in the affirmations below:
I - World population is duplicating each hundred years.
II - In the year 2020 there will be twice more population that there was in 1980.
III - In about two hundred years people will work in farms on the moon.
IV - In the future the farms will be so small that people will not have to work.
a) Option I is true.
b) The only wrong options is IV.
c) Option II is right.
d) Options I and II are correct.
e) Options I, II and IV are correct.
Questão 57
(FESP) Up to the present we have enjoyed our English class. Choose the correct answer:
a) now;
b) once and again;
c) at once;
d) so far;
e) at last.
Questão 58
(FUVEST) TEXT
Why do bees fuss about so much when they fly, instead of forming a tidy flock like birds?
Birds flying in a flock keep to a highly ordered pattern, whereas a swarm of bees is a cloud
of chaos. This difference has long puzzled scientists, but now a team of Japanese
researchers has come up with a simple analogy. Stars in a galaxy move under the influence
of each other's gravity in a way that can be described by Newton's laws. Identify the
influences felt by an insect or bird, the researchers reasoned, and its flying patterns should
be just as easy to predict.
[Adapted from New Scientist, 15 June 1996]
A forma correta do singular de "Why do bees fuss about so much when they fly?" é
a) Why does bee fuss about so much when it fly?
b) Why do an bee fusses about so much when it flies?
c) Why does a bee fuss about so much when it flies?
d) Why does the bee fuss about so much when it fly?
e) Why does a bee fusses about so much when it flies?
Questão 59
(FESP) Last week he _________ that he __________ today, but he _________ yet. Choose
the correct answer:
a) promises, will come, Isn't arrived.
b) will promise, comes, wasn't arrived.
c) promised, will come, didn't arrived.
d) promising, came, hasn't arrived.
e) promised, would come, hasn't arrived.
Questão 60
(UNICAP) The student ________ at the door for two hours when the accident happened.
Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) had been standing
b) has been standing
c) is standing
d) stood
e) was
Questão 61
(UNICAP) I __________ John! Did he come to class today? Assinale as afirmativas
verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) can't find
b) didn't find
c) haven't met
d) have not seen
e) could not find
Questão 62
(UNB) TEXT
Man has always polluted his environment with the by products of his actions. As an
organism, he creates wastes from his digestive and metabolic processes. As a social
creature, he removes things from the environment and adds residues to it as he seeks
housing, clothing, food, and relaxation for his family unit. So long as population density is
low in a particular area, the environment is able to accommodate these alterations. When
population density gets too high, however deterioration of the natural environment - air
water, and soil - begins.
High population density is not the sole cause of the marked increase in pollution problems.
Ever-increasing demands are made upon the earth's natural resources for wastes. Because
of our skill, many of these wastes are virtually indestructible by natural forces. It seems that
man has overpowered his environment with both his numbers and his creativity.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In reference to the text:
a) "purpose" means uses.
b) "formation" means creation.
c) "virtually" means entirely.
Questão 63
(UNB) TEXT
Man has always polluted his environment with the by products of his actions. As an
organism, he creates wastes from his digestive and metabolic processes. As a social
creature, he removes things from the environment and adds residues to it as he seeks
housing, clothing, food, and relaxation for his family unit. So long as population density is
low in a particular area, the environment is able to accommodate these alterations. When
population density gets too high, however deterioration of the natural environment - air
water, and soil - begins.
High population density is not the sole cause of the marked increase in pollution problems.
Ever-increasing demands are made upon the earth's natural resources for wastes. Because
of our skill, many of these wastes are virtually indestructible by natural forces. It seems that
man has overpowered his environment with both his numbers and his creativity.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) "housing" is a verb.
b) "the earth's natural resources" is the direct object of its sentence.
c) the subject of the sentence is deterioration.
Questão 64
(UNB) TEXT
Colombian members of Parliament from the area of Armero, devastated by last year's
volcanic eruption, are demanding a government explanation of why those at risk were not
evacuated. At least 25,000 people are officially estimated to have been killed in the
disaster. The MPs drew attention to the fact that earlier last year scientists in Colombia had
issued warnings about a potential catastrophe from the volcano. Our Latin American
correspondent says, however that some experts questioned whether mass evacuation could
have been possible. Some senior American officials have pointed out that most people
living around the volcano are still refusing to leave their homes despite warnings of another
eruption.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In this text:
a) "devastated" means exactly the same as affected.
b) "pointed out that" means approximately the same as drew attention to the fact that.
c) "warnings" means a kind of prediction about an unpleasant event.
Questão 65
(UNB) TEXT
Colombian members of Parliament from the area of Armero, devastated by last year's
volcanic eruption, are demanding a government explanation of why those at risk were not
evacuated. At least 25,000 people are officially estimated to have been killed in the
disaster. The MPs drew attention to the fact that earlier last year scientists in Colombia had
issued warnings about a potential catastrophe from the volcano. Our Latin American
correspondent says, however that some experts questioned whether mass evacuation could
have been possible. Some senior American officials have pointed out that most people
living around the volcano are still refusing to leave their homes despite warnings of another
eruption.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) the adjective "devasted" refers to Members of Parliament.
b) "those" could be replaced by the noun people.
c) "their" refers to Some senior American officials.
Questão 66
(UNB) TEXT
Almost everybody takes some kind of stimulating drug. In 1968 the average Briton aged
over 18 spent $50 on tea and coffee. $325 on tobacco and $750 on alcoholic drinks. These
legitimate products please, or invigorate, or calm, or console; they change the taker's state
of mind. So do various stimulants and tranquilizers that may be available only on
prescription. All are addictive, in varying degrees.
Cigarettes kill smokers by the million. Alcohol wrecks people's lives and livers , helps
cause most road accidents and most violent crimes. Powerful advertising promotes its
consumption, mild government campaigns seek to diminish it. But outside the Muslim
countries, nobody seriously suggests prohibiting alcohol.
Illegal drugs do much the same thing as legal ones but more so; difference that matters is
legislative, not pharmacological.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In reference to the text:
a) "state of mind" means mood.
b) "wrecks" means improves.
c) "legislative" means related to the law.
Questão 67
(UNB) TEXT
Almost everybody takes some kind of stimulating drug. In 1968 the average Briton aged
over 18 spent $50 on tea and coffee. $325 on tobacco and $750 on alcoholic drinks. These
legitimate products please, or invigorate, or calm, or console; they change the taker's stale
of mind. So do various stimulants and tranquilizers that may be available only on
prescription. All are addictive, in varying degrees.
Cigarettes kill smokers by the million. Alcohol wrecks people's lives and livers , helps
cause most road accidents and most violent crimes. Powerful advertising promotes its
consumption, mild government campaigns seek to diminish it. But outside the Muslim
countries, nobody seriously suggests prohibiting alcohol.
Illegal drugs do much the same thing as legal ones but more so; difference that matters is
legislative, not pharmacological.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) "calm" is a verb.
b) "by the million" is an agent of the passive.
c) "nobody" is the subject of its sentence.
Questão 68
(UNB) TEXT
When Donald Olayer enrolled in nursing school nine years ago, his father took it hard.
"Here's my father, a steelworker, hearing about other steelworkers' sons who were
becoming welders or getting football scholarships", Mr. Olayer recalls. "The thought of his
son becoming a nurse was too much."
Today, Mr. Olayer, a registered nurse trained as an anesthetist, earns about $30.000 a year
at Jameson Memorial Hospital in New Castle, Pennsylvania. His father, he says, has "done
an about face". Now he tells the guys he works with that their sons, who can't find jobs
even after four years of college, should have become nurses.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) took it hard could be replaced by felt happy about it.
b) The thought of his son becoming a nurse was too much means it was very difficult for
his father to accept the idea.
c) His father . . . has "done an about face", means his father feels differently now.
Questão 69
(UNB) TEXT
When Donald Olayer enrolled in nursing school nine years ago, his father took it hard.
"Here's my father, a steelworker, hearing about other steelworkers' sons who were
becoming welders or getting football scholarships", Mr. Olayer recalls. "The thought of his
son becoming a nurse was too much."
Today, Mr. Olayer, a registered nurse trained as an anesthetist, earns about $30.000 a year
at Jameson Memorial Hospital in New Castle, Pennsylvania. His father, he says, has "done
an about face". Now he tells the guys he works with that their sons, who can't find jobs
even after four years of college, should have become nurses.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) enrolled could be replaced by registered or entered.
b) welders means professionals in carpentry.
c) his fellow workers is another correct way of referring to the guys he works with.
Questão 70
(UNB) TEXT
When Donald Olayer enrolled in nursing school nine years ago, his father took it hard.
"Here's my father, a steelworker, hearing about other steelworkers' sons who were
becoming welders or getting football scholarships", Mr. Olayer recalls. "The thought of his
son becoming a nurse was too much."
Today, Mr. Olayer, a registered nurse trained as an anesthetist, earns about $30.000 a year
at Jameson Memorial Hospital in New Castle, Pennsylvania. His father, he says, has "done
an about face". Now he tells the guys he works with that their sons, who can't find jobs
even after four years of college, should have become nurses.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
According to this text:
a) it (on line 1) refers to nursing school.
b) his (on line 3) refers to Donald Olayer, the son.
c) who (on line 7) refers to their sons.
d) should have become refers to a future action that actually took place.
Questão 71
(UNB) TEXT
When Donald Olayer enrolled in nursing school nine years ago, his father took it hard.
"Here's my father, a steelworker, hearing about other steelworkers' sons who were
becoming welders or getting football scholarships", Mr. Olayer recalls. "The thought of his
son becoming a nurse was too much."
Today, Mr. Olayer, a registered nurse trained as an anesthetist, earns about $30.000 a year
at Jameson Memorial Hospital in New Castle, Pennsylvania. His father, he says, has "done
an about face". Now he tells the guys he works with that their sons, who can't find jobs
even after four years of college, should have become nurses.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In reference to the text:
a) when (on line 1) is an adverb which connects two simultaneous action in the past.
b) a registered nurse trained as an anesthetist (on line 5) are two phrases in apposition.
c) that (on line 7) is an example of a demonstrative.
d) an (on line 6) is an example of a possessive pronoun.
Questão 72
(UNB) TEXT
I recall once, when I was staying with friends in Rio, a crazy naturalist, who was returning
from an expedition to Mato Grosso, appeared at their flat.
He looked revoltingly dirty, and from every pocket of his grubby clothing, l remember, he
produced the most terrifying collection of insects and assorted creepy-crawlies, some of
which were not yet dead.
He told us he'd originally packed them all in a suitcase, but that on the plane the case had
burst open and the creatures had begun to crawl about the plane, which upset the other
passengers considerably.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In reference to the text:
a) a naturalist is a person who studies animal and plant life.
b) grubby means dirty.
c) crawl means to slide across the floor.
d) burst open means came open accidentally.
Questão 73
(UNB) TEXT
I recall once, when I was staying with friends in Rio, a crazy naturalist, who was returning
from an expedition to Mato Grosso, appeared at their flat.
He looked revoltingly dirty, and from every pocket of his grubby clothing, l remember, he
produced the most terrifying collection of insects and assorted creepy-crawlies, some of
which were not yet dead.
He told us he'd originally packed them all in a suitcase, but that on the plane the case had
burst open and the creatures had begun to crawl about the plane, which upset the other
passengers considerably.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) revoltingly dirty is the direct object of the verb looked.
b) creepy-crawlies is a noun modified by the adjective assorted.
c) upset is a verb.
d) yet is a conjunction modifying dead.
Questão 74
(UNB) TEXT
Did you know that only the female mosquito bites? Well, it's true. She needs blood to
reproduce. And did you know that the female mosquito decides whom to bite? She's quite
selective, and she chooses her victims carefully. First, she uses sensors to find her victim.
These sensors are located on her two antennae and on her three pairs of legs. With these
sensors, she tests your body moisture, body warmth, and chemical substances in your
sweat. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if you don't appeal to her, she'll reject you
for someone more appetizing. The next time a mosquito bites you, just remember that you
were chosen. You're special.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) to reproduce could be correctly replaced by to multiply.
b) moisture could be correctly replaced by bad smell.
c) sweat could be replaced by hard work.
d) tests could also be written as tastes.
Questão 75
(UNB) TEXT
Did you know that only the female mosquito bites? Well, it's true. She needs blood to
reproduce. And did you know that the female mosquito decides whom to bite? She's quite
selective, and she chooses her victims carefully. First, she uses sensors to find her victim.
These sensors are located on her two antennae and on her three pairs of legs. With these
sensors, she tests your body moisture, body warmth, and chemical substances in your
sweat. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if you don't appeal to her, she'll reject you
for someone more appetizing. The next time a mosquito bites you, just remember that you
were chosen. You're special.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In reference to the text:
a) She (on line 1) refers to female mosquito.
b) your (on line 4) refers to female mosquito.
c) these (on line 3) refers only to three pairs of legs.
Questão 76
(UNB) TEXT
Did you know that only the female mosquito bites? Well, it's true. She needs blood to
reproduce. And did you know that the female mosquito decides whom to bite? She's quite
selective, and she chooses her victims carefully. First, she uses sensors to find her victim.
These sensors are located on her two antennae and on her three pairs of legs. With these
sensors, she tests your body moisture, body warmth, and chemical substances in your
sweat. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if you don't appeal to her, she'll reject you
for someone more appetizing. The next time a mosquito bites you, just remember that you
were chosen. You're special.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) quite (on line 2) doesn't function as an adverb.
b) whom (on line 2) functions as a subject pronoun.
c) you were chosen (on line 7) is an example of a passive voice without direct object.
d) remember could be replaced by remind.
e) the conditional sentence - If she likes what she finds, she bites - could be written: If she
likes what she finds, she will bite.
Questão 77
(UNB) TEXT
Halophytes are plants with characteristics that promise to help keep the balance between
food production and population growth. The first of these characteristics is that halophytes
grow well in alkaline soil, soil that is high in salt content. This characteristic is important
because halophytes can be cultivated on land that is not ordinarily used for other purposes
or on land that has become too salty for cultivation.
A second significant characteristic of halophytes is that they grow well in areas with too
little water to be used for other crops. They can therefore, make desert land productive.
Two other important characteristics of halophytes are their high protein content and the fact
that they are edible. These traits are important because they make the plants a potential
source of nutritious food for both animals and people.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In this text:
a) characteristics that promise to help keep the balance means characteristics that will
definitely maintain the balance.
b) too little means not enough.
c) a potential source means a very strong starting-point.
d) edible means fit for eating.
Questão 78
(UNB) TEXT
Halophytes are plants with characteristics that promise to help keep the balance between
food production and population growth. The first of these characteristics is that halophytes
grow well in alkaline soil, soil that is high in salt content. This characteristic is important
because halophytes can be cultivated on land that is not ordinarily used for other purposes
or on land that has become too salty for cultivation.
A second significant characteristic of halophytes is that they grow well in areas with too
little water to be used for other crops. They can therefore, make desert land productive.
Two other important characteristics of halophytes are their high protein content and the fact
that they are edible. These traits are important because they make the plants a potential
source of nutritious food for both animals and people.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In reference to the text:
a) that (on line 1) refers to halophytes.
b) They (on line 6) refers to crops.
c) their and they refer to halophytes.
Questão 79
(UNB) TEXT
Here's some news that might make smokers finally decide to quit. Several studies involving
about 50,000 people found that a person's cholesterol level is directly associated with the
number of cigarettes smoked per day.
Each cigarette raises total cholesterol an average of half a point, according to researchers at
the American Health Foundation. For example, among men and premenopausal women,
those who smoked 30 cigarettes a day had cholesterol levels 15 points higher than
nonsmokers did. Elevated cholesterol increases 5 the risk of heart attack.
Precisely how cigarettes affect cholesterol levels is unclear, but Dr. Randall Harris of the
foundation speculates that smoking may change levels of sex hormones, or that smokers
may consume diets higher in fat than nonsmokers do. Both factors could heighten levels of
serum cholesterol. The good news is that the ex-smokers in the studies had the same
cholesterol levels as those who had never smoked.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) "to quit" means to stop, to give up.
b) "average" here is a noun and means a minimum.
c) "researchers" are people who carry out systematic studies or investigations in some field
of knowledge in order to discover or establish facts or principles.
d) "increases" is the opposite of decreases.
Questão 80
(UNB) TEXT
Here's some news that might make smokers finally decide to quit. Several studies involving
about 50,000 people found that a person's cholesterol level is directly associated with the
number of cigarettes smoked per day.
Each cigarette raises total cholesterol an average of half a point, according to researchers at
the American Health Foundation. For example, among men and premenopausal women,
those who smoked 30 cigarettes a day had cholesterol levels 15 points higher than
nonsmokers did. Elevated cholesterol increases 5 the risk of heart attack.
Precisely how cigarettes affect cholesterol levels is unclear, but Dr. Randall Harris of the
foundation speculates that smoking may change levels of sex hormones, or that smokers
may consume diets higher in fat than nonsmokers do. Both factors could heighten levels of
serum cholesterol. The good news is that the ex-smokers in the studies had the same
cholesterol levels as those who had never smoked.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) the preposition "among" could be correctly replaced by between.
b) "who" is a relative pronoun.
c) the auxiliary "did" is used in this affirmative sentence to avoid repetition of had.
d) the phrase "how cigarettes affect cholesterol levels" is the subject of the predicate "is
unclear".
Questão 81
(UNB) TEXT
Here's some news that might make smokers finally decide to quit. Several studies involving
about 50,000 people found that a person's cholesterol level is directly associated with the
number of cigarettes smoked per day.
Each cigarette raises total cholesterol an average of half a point, according to researchers at
the American Health Foundation. For example, among men and premenopausal women,
those who smoked 30 cigarettes a day had cholesterol levels 15 points higher than
nonsmokers did. Elevated cholesterol increases 5 the risk of heart attack.
Precisely how cigarettes affect cholesterol levels is unclear, but Dr. Randall Harris of the
foundation speculates that smoking may change levels of sex hormones, or that smokers
may consume diets higher in fat than nonsmokers do. Both factors could heighten levels of
serum cholesterol. The good news is that the ex-smokers in the studies had the same
cholesterol levels as those who had never smoked.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) "fat" (on line 10) is an adjective.
b) The use of the modal could in the sentence "Both factors could heighten levels of serum
cholesterol." conveys the idea that the researcher is not one hundred percent sure of his
findings.
c) "had" (on line b) and "had" (on line 12) are grammatically equivalent, both serving as the
main verb of the clauses in which they are found.
Questão 82
(UNB) TEXT
Late on boxing day afternoon, the buffet bar at British Rail Stockport was entertaining one
of it is few regulars. A pale, middle-aged man in a blue raincoat open-necked shirt and
looked like a pair of old school trousers, his gestures had the counterfeit purposefulness of
the solitary diner - cradling his tea-cup, scrutinizing the fruit machine fumbling with the
plastic bag between his feet. At first glance I thought he might be homeless. The carrier bag
probably contained most of his possessions. Unlike his fellow customers, he seemed
oblivious to the station announcements. His baseball cap, decorated with the garish motif of
a perfume company, seemed absurdly out of keeping with his mood and his otherwise
sombre outfit.
But there was something familiar about his hands; the way his little finger tapped against
the Formica table-top; its gold ring with the diamond shaped like an eye. When he left,
other customers who had recognised the former world champion began to chatter excitedly,
like examination candidates at the sound of the final bell. Having made several fruitless
attempts to arrange an interview with that man - the famous Alex Higgins - over the
previous few weeks. I went outside and watched him walk down the platform, wondering if
he would board the London train. He wandered into a telephone box. When l looked again,
he had gone.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
According to the text:
a) "cradling" (on line 3) means holding firmly.
b) "scrutinizing" (on line 4) means having a quick look.
c) "tapped" (on line 9) means his strongly.
d) "board" (on line 14) could substituted by get on.
Questão 83
(UNB) TEXT
Late on boxing day afternoon, the buffet bar at British Rail Stockport was entertaining one
of it is few regulars. A pale, middle-aged man in a blue raincoat open-necked shirt and
looked like a pair of old school trousers, his gestures had the counterfeit purposefulness of
the solitary diner - cradling his tea-cup, scrutinizing the fruit machine fumbling with the
plastic bag between his feet. At first glance I thought he might be homeless. The carrier bag
probably contained most of his possessions. Unlike his fellow customers, he seemed
oblivious to the station announcements. His baseball cap, decorated with the garish motif of
a perfume company, seemed absurdly out of keeping with his mood and his otherwise
sombre outfit.
But there was something familiar about his hands; the way his little finger tapped against
the Formica table-top; its gold ring with the diamond shaped like an eye. When he left,
other customers who had recognised the former world champion began to chatter excitedly,
like examination candidates at the sound of the final bell. Having made several fruitless
attempts to arrange an interview with that man - the famous Alex Higgins - over the
previous few weeks. I went outside and watched him walk down the platform, wondering if
he would board the London train. He wandered into a telephone box. When l looked again,
he had gone.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) "Late" and early are synonymous.
b) "might" (on line 5) could be replaced by must.
c) "fruitless" means without fruits.
Questão 84
(UNB) TEXT
Late on boxing day afternoon, the buffet bar at British Rail Stockport was entertaining one
of it is few regulars. A pale, middle-aged man in a blue raincoat open-necked shirt and
looked like a pair of old school trousers, his gestures had the counterfeit purposefulness of
the solitary diner - cradling his tea-cup, scrutinizing the fruit machine fumbling with the
plastic bag between his feet. At first glance I thought he might be homeless. The carrier bag
probably contained most of his possessions. Unlike his fellow customers, he seemed
oblivious to the station announcements. His baseball cap, decorated with the garish motif of
a perfume company, seemed absurdly out of keeping with his mood and his otherwise
sombre outfit.
But there was something familiar about his hands; the way his little finger tapped against
the Formica table-top; its gold ring with the diamond shaped like an eye. When he left,
other customers who had recognised the former world champion began to chatter excitedly,
like examination candidates at the sound of the final bell. Having made several fruitless
attempts to arrange an interview with that man - the famous Alex Higgins - over the
previous few weeks. I went outside and watched him walk down the platform, wondering if
he would board the London train. He wandered into a telephone box. When l looked again,
he had gone.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
In the text:
a) "middle-aged" is a noun.
b) "what" can be replaced by which.
c) "looked like" is the same as appeared to be.
d) "if" is a preposition.
Questão 85
(UNB) TEXT
Late on boxing day afternoon, the buffet bar at British Rail Stockport was entertaining one
of it is few regulars. A pale, middle-aged man in a blue raincoat open-necked shirt and
looked like a pair of old school trousers, his gestures had the counterfeit purposefulness of
the solitary diner - cradling his tea-cup, scrutinizing the fruit machine fumbling with the
plastic bag between his feet. At first glance I thought he might be homeless. The carrier bag
probably contained most of his possessions. Unlike his fellow customers, he seemed
oblivious to the station announcements. His baseball cap, decorated with the garish motif of
a perfume company, seemed absurdly out of keeping with his mood and his otherwise
sombre outfit.
But there was something familiar about his hands; the way his little finger tapped against
the Formica table-top; its gold ring with the diamond shaped like an eye. When he left,
other customers who had recognised the former world champion began to chatter excitedly,
like examination candidates at the sound of the final bell. Having made several fruitless
attempts to arrange an interview with that man - the famous Alex Higgins - over the
previous few weeks. I went outside and watched him walk down the platform, wondering if
he would board the London train. He wandered into a telephone box. When l looked again,
he had gone.
Com base no texto acima julgue os itens abaixo.
According to the text:
a) "Unlike" could be replaced by dislike.
b) "when he left," is an adjective clause.
c) "into a telephone box" is the indirect object of "wandered".
Questão 86
(FESP) It is theorized that the universe is getting larger at a rate of fifty miles per second
per million light years. Choose the correct answer:
a) expanding;
b) elevating;
c) accosting;
d) integrating;
e) dying;
Questão 87
(FESP) In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar to _______________. Choose the correct
answer:
a) the driving of a car;
b) when you drive a car;
c) driving a car;
d) when driving a car;
e) when I am driving a car.
Questão 88
(FESP) The Olympic Games take place __________. Choose the correct answer:
a) in Atlanta;
b) in Brazil;
c) every year;
d) in 1896;
e) every four years.
Questão 89
(UNICAP) You know ________ coming to the meeting, don't you? Assinale as afirmativas
verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) who is
b) who are
c) why that men is
d) when the man are
e) the people who will be
Questão 90
(UNICAP) My mother bought some roses for ________ . Assinale as afirmativas
verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) the party
b) a friend of hers
c) myself
d) hers
e) herself
Questão 91
(UNICAP) Everybody ________ John laughed at the child. Assinale as afirmativas
verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) also
b) except
c) including
d) but
e) unless
Questão 92
(UNICAP) This magazine is _____ than the one you are reading. Assinale as afirmativas
verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) far more interesting
b) not so expensive
c) as instructive
d) less instructive
e) cheaper
Questão 93
(UFPE) TEXT
Johnny: More and American adults are enrolling in continuing education programs on US
campuses, making them the "new majority" and the largest growth in education.
Nancy: What do they use continuing education for?
Johnny: Both for pleasure or to satisfy a yearning for learning.
Nick: Don't you think economic forces are at the heart of this boom?
Johnny: Absolutely. And more specifically, a changing work force and the instability of
the work market are necessitating this return to the classroom.
Helen: Besides that, adults are willing to keep up with technological shifts, to change
careers when their field becomes redundant, or simply to become versatile.
Nancy: Whatever the reason, the notion of education one does early in life is disappearing.
(Adapted into dialog form from Education - Back to School", Modern Life News, speak up,
May 1996, Ano 9, no 110, page 33.)
Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
"Absolutely" is equivalent to.
a) Not at all.
b) Perfectly.
c) Exactly.
d) Undoubtedly.
e) Unquestionably.
Questão 94
(UFPE) TEXT
Johnny: More and American adults are enrolling in continuing education programs on US
campuses, making them the "new majority" and the largest growth in education.
Nancy: What do they use continuing education for?
Johnny: Both for pleasure or to satisfy a yearning for learning.
Nick: Don't you think economic forces are at the heart of this boom?
Johnny: Absolutely. And more specifically, a changing work force and the instability of
the work market are necessitating this return to the classroom.
Helen: Besides that, adults are willing to keep up with technological shifts, to change
careers when their field becomes redundant, or simply to become versatile.
Nancy: Whatever the reason, the notion of education one does early in life is disappearing.
(Adapted into dialog form from Education - Back to School", Modern Life News, speak up,
May 1996, Ano 9, no 110, page 33.)
Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
The expression "to keep up with" in "adults are willing to keep up with technological
shifts" means:
a) to be at the same pace as
b) to be a little bit ahead of
c) to go forward at the same speed as
d) to be much better than
e) to be a little behind of
Questão 95
(UFPE) TEXT
Johnny: More and American adults are enrolling in continuing education programs on US
campuses, making them the "new majority" and the largest growth in education.
Nancy: What do they use continuing education for?
Johnny: Both for pleasure or to satisfy a yearning for learning.
Nick: Don't you think economic forces are at the heart of this boom?
Johnny: Absolutely. And more specifically, a changing work force and the instability of
the work market are necessitating this return to the classroom.
Helen: Besides that, adults are willing to keep up with technological shifts, to change
careers when their field becomes redundant, or simply to become versatile.
Nancy: Whatever the reason, the notion of education one does early in life is disappearing.
(Adapted into dialog form from Education - Back to School", Modern Life News, speak up,
May 1996, Ano 9, no 110, page 33.)
Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
"yearning" in "to satisfy a yearning for learning" signifies:
a) a determined willingness
b) a strong desire
c) a serious longing
d) a tender longing
e) an earnest desire
Questão 96
(UFPE) TEXT
Smoking and health
Cigarettes May Promote Blindness
Not that you needed another reason to avoid smoking. But in case cancer, heart disease and
breath ____________, two new studies offer another one: blindness. Writing in last week's
journal of the American Medical Association, a pair of boston-based research teams,
strongly link cigarette smoking to "age-related macular degeneration" (AMD), a
degenerative eye condition that is the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. No
one knows how smoking promotes AMD; it may impede circulation or simply accelerate
the aging of cells.
(NEWSWEEK, October 21, 1996, page 54)
choose the most appropriate expression(s) to fill in the blanks in the text.
Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) are no reason sufficient
b) aren't sufficient
c) are no sufficient reason
d) aren't enough reason
e) are no reason enough
Questão 97
(UFPE) TEXT
Smoking and health
Cigarettes May Promote Blindness
Not that you needed another reason to avoid smoking. But in case cancer, heart disease and
breath are no suficiente reason, two new studies offer another one: blindness. Writing in
last week's journal of the American Medical Association, ___________, strongly link
cigarette smoking to "age-related macular degeneration" (AMD), a degenerative eye
condition that is the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. No one knows how
smoking promotes AMD; it may impede circulation or simply accelerate the aging of cells.
(NEWSWEEK, October 21, 1996, page 54)
choose the most appropriate expression(s) to fill in the blanks in the text.
Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) a pair of Boston-based research teams
b) Boston-based a pair of research teams
c) teams of Boston-based of a research pair
d) research a pair of Boston-based teams
e) teams a pair of Boston-based research
Questão 98
(UFPE) TEXT
Smoking and health
Cigarettes May Promote Blindness
Not that you needed another reason to avoid smoking. But in case cancer, heart disease and
breath are no suficiente reason, two new studies offer another one: blindness. Writing in
last week's journal of the American Medical Association, a pair of Boston-based research
teams, strongly link cigarette smoking to "age-related macular degeneration" (AMD), a
degenerative eye condition __________ is the leading cause of blindness in older
Americans. No one knows how smoking promotes AMD; it may impede circulation or
simply accelerate the aging of cells.
(NEWSWEEK, October 21, 1996, page 54)
choose the most appropriate expression(s) to fill in the blanks in the text.
Assinale as afirmativas verdadeiras e as falsas.
a) what
b) that
c) who
d) how
e) which
Questão 99
(UFRRJ) TEXT
"Manufacturers have created a whole new generation of home computer that have greater
power and lower prices. This makes choosing one tougher than ever."
(From "Introducing the Microcomputer", in "Choosing and Using a Business
Microcomputer")
A palavra THAT pode ser substituída por
a) what.
b) which.
c) whose.
d) who.
e) whichever.
Questão 100
(UFRRJ) TEXT
"Manufacturers have created a whole new generation of home computer that have greater
power and lower prices. This makes choosing one tougher than ever."
(From "Introducing the Microcomputer", in "Choosing and Using a Business
Microcomputer")
A palavra ONE, em "... choosing one tougher than ever", refere-se a
a) generation.
b) manufacturer.
c) price.
d) home computer.
e) power.
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