Questões de inglês

Origem:

(Unb1997) According to the text:

(1) When an American stares fixedly into the other person s eyes, he is looking for a more intimate relationship.
(2) Americans never look into each other s eyes.
(3) Emotions do not depend on eye contact.
(4) Eve contact is interpreted the same way in all countries.

resposta:V F F F

(Unb1997) In the text:

(1) "careful" (2nd paragraph) is the opposite of careless.
(2) "one another s" (2nd paragraph) can be correctly replaced by somebody else s.
(3) "lasts" (2nd paragraph) means ends.
(4) "recalled" (3nd paragraph) means called again.

resposta:V F F F

(Unb1997) In the text:

(1) "searchingly" (2nd paragraph) is the same as penetratingly.
(2) "heightened" (2nd paragraph) is an adjective.
(3) "this" (2nd paragraph) refers to "relationship" (2nd paragraph).
(4) "Therefore" (2nd paragraph) is the same as so.

resposta:V F F V

(Unb1997) The text is about:

(1) The dreams that link two aspects of our minds.
(2) The fact that nobody is able to interpret their own dreams.
(3) The only possible method of helping people to easily remember their dreams.
(4) The way dreams reasonably explain what happened in the past 24 to 48 hours.

resposta:F F F F

(Unb1997) According to the text:

(1) Most dreams relate to long past experiences.
(2) One should attempt to record the dreams on awakening.
(3) Dreams may help explaining depression.
(4) A psychologist is the best person to interpret people s dreams.

resposta:F V V F

(Unb1997) According to the text:

(1) Most dreams relate to family problems.
(2) One main belief about dreams is that they are reflections of our waking life.
(3) Dreams have to do with real life experiences.
(4) Dreams do explain things we are trying to suppress.

resposta:F V V F

(Unb1997) In the text:

(1) "They" (ref. 1) refers to "dreams" (ref. 2)
(2) "as soon as" (ref.3) is the same as immediately after.
(3) "past" (ref.4) is synonymous with last.
(4) "suppress" (ref.5) means hold back.

resposta:F V V V

(Unb1997) Match the sentences on there first with the words on the second

I - It s almost ......... to hear about clones.
II - Although no one thought his story was .......... his mother believed him.
III - The islands of the Caribbean are .......... beautiful.
IV - Many people .......... that vou must be very good at grammar.
V - Do you share this ......... ?

(a) belief
(b) believe
(c) believable
(d) unbelievable
(e) unbelievably

Indicate if the following responses are correct or incorrect.

(1) I - e
(2) II - c
(3) III - d
(4) IV - b
(5) V - a

resposta:F V F V V

(Unb1997) According to the text:

(1) People used to live longer in the past.
(2) Everybody has the right to die when he or she wants.
(3) Life-extending measures are approved by few doctors.

resposta:F F F

(Unb1997) According to the text:

(1) Some people deny the idea that people should decide when to die.
(2) It is up to the doctors to decide when a person should die.
(3) Fortunately, people now seem to have agreed about the discussion around THE RIGHT TO DIE.

resposta:V F F

(Unb1997) In the text:

(1) "it" (ref.1) refers to "advances" (ref. 2)
(2) "longer" (ref. 3) is an adverb.
(3) "are being developed" (ref. 4) is a passive, progressive form.

resposta:F V V

(Unb1997) In the text:

(1) "to go on"(ref. 5) is the same as to go over.
(2) "unbearable" (ref. 6) is the opposite of tolerable.
(3) "Others"(ref. 7) is the same as other people.
(4) "allowed" (ref.8) is the opposite of forbidden.

resposta:F V V V

(Unb1997) A glass of orange juice is sold for $1.50. Each orange costs ten cents approximately, and three oranges are needed for a full glass. Ten per cent of the profit is reinvested in the business, considering there are no extra expenses. Calculate how much, IN CENTS, is reinvested per glass of juice.

resposta:12 cents

(Unb1997) According to the text:

(0) The doctor lost five thousand dollars.
(1) The lady wanted to return the doctor s wallet.
(2) The money in the wallet was less than the doctor s fee.

resposta:F F F

(Unb1997) According to the text:

(0) If the doctor had accepted the lady s gift, he would have received U$ 5,000.
(1) The lady had been trying to lose weight for six months.
(2) The lady had a wallet made for the doctor.

resposta:V F F

(Unb1997) In the text:

(0) "managed to go down" (1st paragraph) could be correctly replaced by succeeded in going down.
(1) "cash" (3 rd paragraph) could be correctly replaced by in money.
(2) "bill" (3 rd paragraph) is the same as account.

resposta:V V V

(Unb1997) According to the text:

(0) In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games had a religious purpose.
(1) Baron Pierre de Coubertin came from Greece.
(2) The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens.

resposta:V F V

(Unb1997) According to the text:

(0) In 1936, Hitler wanted to prove that whites were superior to blacks.
(1) Hitler achieved the result he wanted from the Olympic Games.
(2) Baron de Coubertin believed that intense nationalism was good.

resposta:F F F

(Unb1997) In the text:

(0) "perhaps" (ref.1) could be correctly replaced by maybe.
(1) "ends" (ref.2) could be correctly replaced by Finishes.
(2) "came" (ref.3) is the past simple tense of the verb to come.
(3) "youth"(ref.4) means young people.

resposta:V F V V