Questões de inglês

Tópicos de Conjunção

(Ita1995) A palavra "yet", relacionada no texto, poderia ser substituída por:

a) furthermore b) and c) nevertheless d) already e) rather

resposta:[C]

(Cesgranrio1995) The sentence "Though overshoppers later experience considerable remorse, they find shopping exciting." contains an idea of:

a) addition. b) alternative. c) cause. d) condition. e) contrast.

resposta:[E]

(Cesgranrio1994) Choose the word or phrase that could be replaced by HOWEVER in the text.

a) then (ref.:6) b) that (ref.:7) c) Furthermore (ref.:11) d) In spite of (ref.:13) e) Yet (ref.:14)

resposta:[E]

(Unirio1995) A palavra que poderia substituir a expressão AS A RESULT em "As a result, Struve claims, he can halve..." sem alteração do significado é:

a) Therefore. b) However. c) Moreover. d) Besides. e) Anyhow.

resposta:[A]

(Fuvest1978) Traduza as expressões entre aspas:

a) Mary as well as her sister are going to help me.
b) I did not want to go there, furthermore , why should I?

resposta:a) Mary tanto quanto a irmã dela
b) além disso

(Fuvest1980) Traduza só as expressões entre aspas:

He passed the exam, though he was not prepared. I have to leave now, or else I ll miss the train.

resposta:though = embora
or else = se não

(Ufes1996) Rewrite each of the following groups of sentences as ONE sentence. DO NOT USE the words AND, BECAUSE and BUT. The order original sentences may be changed whenever necessary.
1- I have been in France for two months. I have only been out for dinner once.
2- You can catch your plane. There s just enough time.
3- I arrived at school. I talked to my teacher. It was the first thing I did.
4- I shut the windows off and locked the doors up. Then I went out to the post-office to mail a letter.

resposta:1 - Although I have been in France for 2 months, I have only been out for dinner once.
2 - There is just enough time to catch your plane.
3 - When I arrived at school, the first thing, I did, was to talk to my teacher.
4 - I went out to the post-office to mail a letter after shutting the windows off and locking the doors up.

(Mackenzie1996) Indicate the alternative that best completes the following sentence. " Yes, I know Mario quite well; ______, I______to see him at the club last weekend."

a) furthermore - had b) thus - wanted c) in fact - happened d) whereas - waited e) despite - liked

resposta:[C]

(Ufpe1995) A alternativa que melhor preenche a lacuna (5) é:

( ) In addition
( ) Instead
( ) Therefore
( ) Because
( ) Then

resposta:F V F F F

(UfmOutros995) USE OF ENGLISH

Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the word in brackets.

Example: He went on a diet but he didn t lose weight.
(ALTHOUGH)
He DIDN T LOSE WEIGHT, ALTHOUGH HE WENT ON A DIET.

a) Eat low-fat food and you ll get healthier. (IF)
You__________________________________

b) I don t often cook my own food. (HARDLY EVER)
I ____________________________________

c) I have lunch at that very expensive restaurant. (WHERE)
The restaurant _________________________

d) The boys did a lot of exercise and lost weight. (WHO)
The boys ______________________________

resposta:a) You ll get healthier if you eat low-fat food.
b) I hardly ever cook my own food.
c) The restaurant where I have lunch is very expensive.
d) The boys who did a lot of exercice lost weight.

(Ufpr1994) "IN ADDITION, much of the water is polluted and salty."

In the sentence above, the expression in capital letter can be replaced by:

01) Consequently
02) Besides
04) Also
08) In contrast
16) As soon as
32) However
64) Moreover

soma = ( )

resposta:02 + 04 + 64 = 70

(Ufba1995) As orações se completam com coerência de sentido, em:

(01) She is going to travel to London / MOREOVER she mustn t be prepared.
(02) Living in another country is a challenge / HOWEVER it s important for our lives.
(04) You need to present all your documents, / EVEN THOUGH you have a trustful appearance.
(08) Students become stressed at the airport / BECAUSE they have a good background.
(16) They are afraid of immigration officers, / THEREFORE they feel nervous.

Soma ( )

resposta:02 + 04 + 16 = 22

(Fuvest1985) Complete com although, nevertheless ou in spite of:

a) They think the information they ve got is accurate; .......... they ll check it again.

b) ........... the fog, the train arrived on time.

resposta:a) Nevertheless
b) In spite of

(Outros) Complete as orações a seguir com as conjunções BUT, WHEN, WHERE, AND, THEN:

a) This is the house _______ I live in.
b) Learning a foreign language is important _______ it can help you find a good job.
c) I usually go to the beach ________ I m very stressed.
d) The weather is wonderful, _______ we can go to the beach.
e) I like wine _______ I don t like beer.
f) _______ I was a little boy, I used to run a lot.

resposta:a) where
b) and
c) when
d) then
e) but
f) when

(Outros) Assinale a alternativa correta. Os testes a seguir referem-se à Conjunções

1. _____________ all his mother s efforts Otávio is still ill-mannered.

a) Though
b) in spite of
c) until
d) therefore
e) as soon as

2. Be polite ___________ you call someone on the telephone, OK?

a) when
b) still
c) yet
d) not only
e) despite of

3. ____________ he acknowledged your invitation he couldn t come to your birthday party. ___________ he hopes you ll forgive him.

a) though / as soon as
b) though / by the time
c) although / therefore
d) although / until
e) though / till

4. Be careful when you cross any street, __________ you may hurt yourself.

a) otherwise
b) although
c) after
d) despite
e) thought

5. It was not ___________ Easter that she returned our tablecloth.

a) yet
b) still
c) though
d) however
e) before

resposta:1. b
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. e

(Unirio1996) The word SO in "So despite the extent to which loneliness affects nearly everyone at various times, it presents a challenge to researchers" expresses:

a) comparison. b) consequence. c) purpose. d) contrast. e) cause.

resposta:[B]

(Unirio1996) The word WHETHER in "...whether the media alleviated their loneliness" (ref. 2) can be replaced by:

a) or. b) if. c) why. d) how. e) that.

resposta:[B]

(Cesgranrio1990) The word WHEREAS in "Whereas before tattoos were virtually impossible to remove without considerable difficulty and pain," ... means ...

a) as. b) when. c) while. d) where. e) because.

resposta:[C]

(Cesgranrio1991) The clause "As one eats,... "as in" As one eats, particles of the sugary food get stuck between the teeth and around the gums." (ref. 1) can be paraphrased as...

a) While we eat,... b) When they eat,... c) Though we eat,... d) Because you eat,... e) As one thing is eaten,...

resposta:[A]