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QUESTÃO 1 (EEAR)“Here are some tips on what you can do today to keep yourself in the air for years to come.” The word yourself, in bold, is a _______ pronoun.

a) Personalb) Reflexivec) Possessived) Demonstrative

QUESTÃO 2 (EEAR)Read the cartoon and answer the question.

It, underlined in the text (third balloon), refers to:

a) Character’s hatb) Character’s headachec) The doctor’s examined) The doctor’s medicine

QUESTÃO 3 (EEAR)“There is always a brave new world but only, you know, for very specialpeople. The lucky ones. The ones who carry the making of that worldwithin _____.”

Fill in the blank with the appropriate reflexive pronoun.

a) Yourselvesb) Yourselfc) Ourselvesd) Themselves

QUESTÃO 4 (EN)Which is the correct way to complete the excerpt below?

THE LEGACY OF HARTLEPOOL"He thought that if he had the courage to visit the Long Gallery, theportraits of ________ ancestors would come to life in ______frames. _______ would point ______ fingers and say: 'We did______ duty. We spent the money as __________ . was meant to bespent [...]."

QUESTÃO 4 (EN)a) Him – its – we – ours – ours – heb) Him – theirs – they – their – ours – itc) Her – their – we – ours – our – hed) His – their – they - their – our – ite) His – its – they – theirs – our – it

QUESTÃO 5 (EEAR)Read the dialogue and mark the right expression to complete it correctly.A: _____________ have you been working as a sergeant?B: For about 2 years.

a) Howb) How longc) How muchd) How many

QUESTÃO 6 (EEAR)“Daisy Ridley, who plays a mysterious scavenger named Rey, and JohnBoyega, who plays a disaffected Stormtrooper named Finn, are among thenew heroes of “The Force Awakens” and are bracing themselves for thebiggest roles of their careers.”The word themselves refers to:

a) Daisy Ridley and John Boyegab) Princess Leia and Han Soloc) The Force Awakensd) Roles and careers

QUESTÃO 7 (EEAR)TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY BIRDWATCHING

Our ancestors could spot natural predators from far by theirsilhouettes. Are we equally aware of the predators in the present-day? Drones are remote-controlled planes that can be used foranything from surveillance and deadly force, to rescue operations andscientific research. Most drones are used today by military powers forremote-controlled surveillance and attack, and their numbers aregrowing. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicted in 2012that within 20 years there could be as many as 30.000 drones flyingover U.S. Soil alone. As robotic birds will become commonplace in thenear future, we should be prepared to identify them.

(Adapted from https://medium.com/looking-up/21st-century-birdwatching)

QUESTÃO 7 (EEAR)Their, underlined in the text, refers to:

a) Powersb) Dronesc) Numbersd) Surveillance and attack

QUESTÃO 8 (EEAR)The job of a pilot is difficult and risky, but prestigious. Airline pilots often travel

thousands of kilometers and can find themselves in a different time and climatezones every day. _____ see all parts of the world and get to know new peoplealmost all the time. But a pilot also faces problems. _____ often suffer from jetlag and can become tired when flying through different time zones. _____ spendmany days away from home and _____ families.

Although many people think it is a real dream job pilots mustbe responsible people because they have the lives of up to a fewhundred passengers in their hands. They have to have hundreds of hours of trainingbefore they can do their job. Pilots must remain calm in dangerous situations andalways have to make the right decisions. They need to see and hear perfectly. About60 % of all pilots fly commercial airplanes, the rest fly cargo and private planes, aswell as air force planes.

On average pilots spend about 70 to 100 hours a month in the air.(Adapted from http://www.english.online.at/travel/airline-pilot)

QUESTÃO 8 (EEAR)Fill in the blanks with the correct options, respectively.

a) They – they – them – themb) They – their – them – theirc) They – they – they – theird) They – they – they – them

QUESTÃO 9 (EEAR)A TRIP TO LOS ANGELES

James Hall has a new job with Lemon Computers in Philadelphia. He’s 22and just out of college. As part of his training, he has to spend six weeksat company headquarters near Los Angeles. It’s his first business trip, andhe’s packing his suitcase. He lives with his parents, and his mother ishelping him.His, underlined in the text, is a(n):

a) Demonstrative adjectiveb) Possessive adjectivec) Subject pronound) Object pronoun

QUESTÃO 10 (EEAR)“An African elephant named Heather was found dead inside a steamy, poorlyventilated trailer. She belonged to the King World Circus. As a consequence,two circus handlers were charged with cruelty to animals and the travellingcircus was forced to hand over its two surviving elephants to a local zoo park."The underlined words expresses the idea of possession related to

a) Circusb) Handlersc) Zoo parkd) Elephants

QUESTÃO 11Flooding, chaotic traffic, a lack of security, and a deficient public healthservice. These and other problems are routine for people living in the capitalof São Paulo State. However, ___ residents are happier with the city todaythan they were nine years ago. Despite these problems, São Paulo has muchto offer, such as great job and good chances of business, and an excellentrange of leisure and service options.Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:

a) Itb) Itsc) Yourd) Their

QUESTÃO 12 (EEAR)A LONG JOB

A little boy sees his dad painting the ceiling. ____ mom says to _____:“Look and remember how to do it. When you grow up you'll help _____dad”. The boy says: “But won’t he have finished painting by then?The correct pronouns to fill in the blanks are, respectively:

a) His – he – hisb) Your – his – ourc) His – him – yourd) Your – his – your

QUESTÃO 13 (EEAR)Deforestation has recently been recognized as a global problem. Even today,governments and individuals believe that only the countries using up their forestswill be affected by it. However, scientists are convinced that the world’s forestsmust be preserved. They base their conviction on scientific data that prove theimportance of forests to all people everywhere.

(Taken from Between the Lines)

GLOSSARYdata – dadosdeforestation – desmatamentoto recognize – reconhecerto use up – consumir totalmente

QUESTÃO 13 (EEAR)“their”, line 6, refers to:

a) Scientistsb) Individualsc) Governmentsd) World’s forests

QUESTÃO 14 (EEAR)WOMEN IN CONTROL

A survey _________ that British men are happy to let their wives make all thedecisions in the home and often ask them to control the domestic finances.

Women also take the lead in disciplining children, with only ten percent ofmen now involving themselves in what used to be seen as a male preserve.Women also dictate where to go on holiday and what friends to see. But whenit comes to television and cars, men still want to rule the roost. Nearly a third

of the men in this recent survey confessed to deciding what TV programs werewatched, regardless of what their partners might want to see, and only 12 percent of women had a say in buying a new family car.

(Speak up # 137)

GLOSSARYto rule the roost - ditar as regras

QUESTÃO 14 (EEAR)their and themselves, underlined in the text, are respectively

a) Relative pronoun – objective pronounb) Possessive pronoun – reflexive pronounc) Reflexive pronoun – possessive adjectived) Possessive adjective – reflexive pronoun

QUESTÃO 15 (EEAR)Choose the best alternative to answer the question below:

What is Antarctica like?

a) It is a cold, windy and dry continent.b) Its tourism is wider than ever before.c) Its exploration started in 1957.d) It is far from other continents.

QUESTÃO 16 (EEAR)I. _____ knows how to speak decent French to talk to the

tourists?II. The ticket costs $8. _____ are you going to pay?III. _____ can I take the subway to the Guggenhein Museum?IV. _____ of those buildings is the hospital?V. _____ will your sister travel to London?

a) Who – how – where – which – whenb) Whose – who – how – what – whyc) Which – why – when – how – whosed) Whom – what – which – where – howe) How – when – what – why - where

QUESTÃO 17 (EsFCEx)Choose the alternative that best completes the dialogue below.A. ____________ different types of penguins inhabit the South Pole?B. I don’t know. Ten, maybe.A. No, fifteen. And _____________ tall can they grow?B. I have no idea. One meter?A. That’s right. ___________ do they leave the South Pole?B. Probably in winter.A. Excellent.B. _________ are you asking me all these questions?A. Because I want to see if you did your homework!

QUESTÃO 17 (EsFCEx)a) How much – who – when – howb) How many – how – where – whichc) How much – when – who – whyd) How many – who – when – howe) How many – how – when – why

QUESTÃO 18 (AFA)Mark the correct question to the answer below.“The government aims to transfer 30% of farmland to blackSouth Africans by 2014.”

a) Who transferred 30% of farmland?b) Why did the government transfer 30% of farmland?c) What does the government want to do?d) Where does the government purchase part of the farmland?

QUESTÃO 19 (EsSEx)________ do you drive? – Very fast.

a) Whatb) Whoc) Howd) Where

QUESTÃO 20 ________ is the money you lent to me. Thank you very much.”

a) Manyb) Nonec) Thosed) Thesee) This