Questões UNICENTRO sobre Inglês | Pratique com o Prisma

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UNICENTRO 2011 - Inglês - Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

The conjunction “Nevertheless” (L. 6) expresses

Questões de 1 a 5

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A

time.

B

choice.

C

result.

D

addition.

E

contrast.

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UNICENTRO 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

A problem with Comalapa’s children was that they

Questões de 6 a 9

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A

didn’t like to go to school.

B

refused to help their parents at work.

C

weren’t clever enough to go to college.

D

had to stop studying before going to high-school.

E

were discouraged by their families to work on the farms.

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UNICENTRO 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

About the people of San Juan Comalapa, it’s correct to say that they

Questões de 6 a 9

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A

used to pollute the river.

B

haven’t learned much about recycling.

C

are still throwing their garbage in the river.

D

will be moved to a better place near a soccer field.

E

will be sent abroad to take professional courses.

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UNICENTRO 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The author of this article thinks that China’s real-estate hunger

Questões de 1 a 5

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A

won’t be too painful.

B

will probably be over very soon.

C

may take long to be placated.

D

is unlikely to go on for a long time.

E

is expected to diminish in a few years.

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UNICENTRO 2011 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary

“home prices remained unaffordable for most Chinese.” (L. 4-5)

This sentence means that most Chinese

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A

have been considering buying a home.

B

aren’t dissatisfied with home prices.

C

were greatly attracted by home prices.

D

do not have enough money to buy a house.

E

were genuinely shocked at home prices.

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UNICENTRO 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).

( ) The Chinese government hasn’t done anything to avoid property high prices.

( ) Having a house of your own is a status symbol in China.

( ) Most Chinese women only marry a man if he owns a home.

( ) Chinese parents don’t usually help their sons buy a house.

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

Questões de 1 a 5

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A

F T F T

B

F T T F

C

T T F F

D

T F T F

E

T T T T

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UNICENTRO 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).

According to scientists from the Pennsylvania University, baldness

( ) could be caused by imperfect cells.

( ) doesn’t stand a chance of being cured.

( ) seems to result from dead hair follicles.

( ) wouldn’t be very difficult to be treated.

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

A

T F F T

B

T F T F

C

F T T F

D

F T F T

E

T T T T

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UNICENTRO 2012 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms

“For many, though, hair loss is no laughing matter.” (L.12-13)

This sentence means that for many men hair loss is

A

a joke.

B

serious.

C

irrelevant.

D

easily accepted.

E

a genetic trait.

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UNICENTRO 2012 - Inglês - Adjetivos | Adjectives, Oposto | Opposite

The only alternative in which there is not a pair of opposites is

A

“thin” (L. 5) — thick.

B

“beautiful” (L 9) — ugly

C

“good” (L. 21) — bad.

D

“new” (L. 25) — old.

E

“soon” (L. 28) — quickly.

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UNICENTRO 2012 - Inglês - Palavras cognatas | Cognate words

The only false cognate is in alternative

A

“cells” (L. 4).

B

“produce” (L. 5).

C

“cure” (L. 7).

D

“actually” (L. 16).

E

“present” (L. 19).

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UNICENTRO 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The boy in this cartoon

A

is offering to help his father in the office.

B

is asking his father to give him a better computer.

C

wants his father to help him with his homework.

D

is not able to use the computer as well as his father.

E

thinks that he has better computer skills than his father.

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UNICENTRO 2012 - Inglês - Pronomes | Pronouns, Pronomes interrogativos | Question words

“This new theory builds on the idea that around four billion years ago the Earth was struck by a Mars-like planet, but instead of the smash producing enough debris for one moon, this scientific essay argues there was enough for two.” (L. 7-11)

The only question to which there is no answer in this fragment of the article is in alternative

A

What was that planet like?

B

What were the moons made of?

C

Why was there the creation of two moons?

D

How often did those collisions use to happen?

E

When did another planet crash into the Earth?

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UNICENTRO 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).

About Earth’s second moon it’s correct to say:

( ) It may have been destroyed after having hit the bigger moon.

( ) Its collision with the present moon would have occurred at a relatively low speed.

( ) It used to be fixed between the Earth and the bigger moon.

( ) It didn’t seem to be affected by the force of gravity.

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

A

T F T F

B

F T F T

C

F F T T

D

T T T F

E

T T T T

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UNICENTRO 2012 - Inglês - Preposições | Prepositions, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

The word (conjunction or preposition) from the text, on the left, expresses what’s stated on the right in

A

“but” (L. 9) — result.

B

“After” (L. 14) — place.

C

“than” (L. 16) — comparison.

D

“why” (L. 21) — concession.

E

“while” (L. 22) — reason.

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Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:

A

The verb form “had” (L. 1) is in the Past Participle.

B

The relative pronoun “that” (L. 2) can be replaced by which.

C

The possessive adjective “its” (L. 2) refers to “the Earth” (L. 1).

D

The modal “may” (L. 4) expresses certainty.

E

The demonstrative “This” (L. 7) is in the plural form.

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UNICENTRO 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The text says that some men, such as Bruce Willis and Patrick Stewart,

A

hate being bald.

B

would like to wear a wig.

C

do not mind being bald.

D

would rather have a little hair.

E

would like to have shoulder-length hair.

Questõesde UNICENTRO sobre Inglês

The conjunction “Nevertheless” (L. 6) expresses

A problem with Comalapa’s children was that they

About the people of San Juan Comalapa, it’s correct to say that they

The author of this article thinks that China’s real-estate hunger

“home prices remained unaffordable for most Chinese.” (L. 4-5)This sentence means that most Chinese

“For many, though, hair loss is no laughing matter.” (L.12-13)This sentence means that for many men hair loss is

The only alternative in which there is not a pair of opposites is

The only false cognate is in alternative

The boy in this cartoon

The word (conjunction or preposition) from the text, on the left, expresses what’s stated on the right in

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:

The text says that some men, such as Bruce Willis and Patrick Stewart,

“home prices remained unaffordable for most Chinese.” (L. 4-5)

This sentence means that most Chinese

“For many, though, hair loss is no laughing matter.” (L.12-13)

This sentence means that for many men hair loss is