Questões de inglês

Origem:

(Pucrs2001) According to the text

a) humanity likes to change its looks. b) people who are beautiful are discriminated. c) all men and women are equal. d) everyone spends on diet products. e) to be at your ideal weight you need to suffer from eating disorders.

resposta:[A]

(Pucrs2001) The author thinks that

a) beauty is a soap bubble. b) many men are doing cosmetic surgery. c) you can only be beautiful if you invest a lot of money. d) society values beautiful people. e) beautiful people are neurotic.

resposta:[D]

(Pucrs2001) The question that CANNOT be answered with the information given in the text is

a) How do philosophers define beauty? b) Where are the Txikão Indians from? c) How much did North Americans spend on diet products and services last year? d) What is the cause of anorexia or bulimia? e) When is it fun to reinvent yourself?

resposta:[E]

(Pucrs2001) By "One may as well dissect a soap bubble" (par.1), the author wants to say that

a) beauty is hard to define. b) everybody knows what beauty is. c) beauty does not last long. d) attractiveness is very fragile. e) soap bubbles are very beautiful.

resposta:[A]

(Pucrs2001) The word "it" (ref.1) refers to

a) beauty. b) science. c) truth. d) moral equation. e) soap bubble.

resposta:[A]

(Pucrs2001) Which of the following words DOES NOT form the comparative the same way as "friendly" in "friendlier" (ref.2)?

a) high. b) healthy c) sexy. d) costly. e) ugly

resposta:[A]

(Pucrs2001) The word "even" (ref.3) is used in the same meaning as in alternative

a) We will not be EVEN until you pay me. b) EVEN if he attends, he may not participate. c) He is willing, EVEN eager, to do it. d) She numbered all the EVEN pages of the book. e) After washing, the colors may not be EVEN.

resposta:[C]

(Pucrs2001) All the adjectives below may be synonyms for "costly" (ref.4) BUT

a) valuable. b) high-priced. c) corrosive. d) expensive. e) sumptuous.

resposta:[C]

(Pucrs2001) "Today" (ref.5) can be substituted by all the alternatives EXCEPT

a) these days. b) nowadays. c) currently. d) presently. e) actually.

resposta:[E]

(Pucrs2001) The word "realize" (ref.6) can be translated by

a) realizam. b) praticam. c) percebem. d) aplicam. e) defendem.

resposta:[C]

(Pucrs2001) The expression "as long as" (end of par.8) can be translated by

a) no tempo em que. b) quanto. c) contanto que. d) tão longo quanto. e) conforme.

resposta:[C]

(Pucrs2001) The prepositions "in" (ref.7) and "on" (ref. 8) are correctly used in all alternatives BUT

a) On September I ll be in vacation. b) He ll go on a leave in the summer. c) She s always in a bad mood on Mondays. d) In two months you can be on the road. e) ln the evenings I see her on TV.

resposta:[A]

(Pucrs2001) The correct active voice for the sentence "20 billions were spent on diet products and services" (par. 6) is "People _______ 20 billions on diet products and services."

a) spent. b) have spent. c) will spend. d) had spent. e) spend.

resposta:[A]

(Pucrs2001) The combination of noun and adjective is correct in all alternatives BUT

a) beauty - beautiful. b) truth - truly. c) health - healthy. d) friend - friendly. e) wealth - wealthy.

resposta:[B]

(Pucrs2002) From the title of the article, one can assume that

a) there is research going on in relation to post office issues. b) men have been outlining the extension of their research priorities. c) the main objective of male professionals is to outline research programmes. d) male professionals are drafted to dominate scientific fields. e) action aims at equalizing professional opportunities for men and women.

resposta:[E]

(Pucrs2002) De acordo com o texto, os homens

a) jogam muitas partidas de golfe com amigos. b) passam grande parte do tempo em bares. c) são melhores professores do que as mulheres. d) têm mais oportunidades de contatos sociais importantes. e) dão menos aulas em universidades do que as mulheres.

resposta:[D]

(Pucrs2002) The question that CANNOT be answered with the information contained in the text is

a) Who sponsors the Athena programme? b) What breaks do women have a need for? c) What can be said that benefits men? d) Where will this draft first be tested? e) Who heads the programme?

resposta:[B]

(Pucrs2002) According to the text, there are more

a) female teachers in lower educational levels. b) female university students choosing to be scientists. c) male science and technology teachers than women in colleges. d) female professionals entering golf courses and drinking in pubs. e) students carrying out laboratory roles.

resposta:[C]

(Pucrs2002) The words below have the same grammatical function EXCEPT

a) disproportionate (ref. 1). b) social (ref. 2). c) equal (ref. 3). d) biggest (ref. 4). e) encourage (ref. 5).

resposta:[E]