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Licensed to Victoria Louise - victoriahollanda675@gmail.com - HP17916013667534 Inglês EEAr 305 PRONOUNS 1. (EEAr – 2008) Choose the best alternative to complete the blank in the sentence. Mary is hurt. She cut while she was cooking. A) myself B) herself C) himself D) yourself 2. (EEAr – 2008) Choose the best alternative to answer the question below. Whose homework is that? A) It’s hers. B) They’re mine. C) It’s over there. D) They’re difficult. 3. (BCT ME – 2014) The correct plural form of “I consider myself” is: A) You consider yourself. B) We consider ourselves. C) You consider yourselves. D) They consider themselves. 4. (EEAr – 2010) “Nothing”, means A) little. B) a little. C) not a thing. D) no such thing 5. (EEAr – 2011)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 / his B) Your / his / our C) His / him / your D) Your / his / your 6. (EEAr – 2015) The pronoun “it”, in bold type in the text, “There’s an old cliché in linguistics thata language is a dialect with an army and navy behind it.” refers to A) linguistics. B) dialect. C) cliché. D) navy. “Miss Emlyn read us some of it. I asked Mummy toread some more. I liked it. It has a wonderful sound. A brave new world.There isn’t anything really like that, is there?” “You don’t believe in it?” “Do you?” “There is always a brave new world”, said Poirot, “but only, you know, for very special people. The lucky ones.The ones who carry the making of that world within .” (Adapted from Agatha Christie, Hallowe’en Party) 7. (EEAr – 2016-1) Fill in the blank, in the text, with the appropriate reflexive pronoun. A) yourselves B) yourself C) ourselves D) themselves 8. (EEAr - 2018.2) The word “yourself”, in bold in the text, is a pronoun. A) personal B) reflexive C) possessive D) demonstrative 9. (EEAr – 2016-1) Choose another way of saying “There isn’t anything really like that.” A) There is nothing really like that. B) There is anything really like that. C) There aren’t no things really like that. D) There are much things really like that. 10. (EEAr - CFS – 2020.2) Dear Jane, Everybody says that people like to wear sunglasses. My mother has two and my sisters have many. In my opinion, sunglasses make people look artificial. My friends disagree with me. They always do that. Nobody understands me. Am I wrong? The word Everybody in bold in the text is A) a pronoun. B) an article. C) a number. D) a verb. 11. (EEAr – 2016-2) Choose the alternative that best completes the dialogue below. Mary: Whose pencil is that? Is it yours, Paul? Paul: No, it’s not . I saw Susan using it. I think it’s . A) mine– him B) mine– hers C) my– hers D) my – her mailto:victoriahollanda675@gmail.com Licensed to Victoria Louise - victoriahollanda675@gmail.com - HP17916013667534 Inglês 306 COLETÂNEA DE PROVAS Read the text and answer questions 12 and 13. The idea of evolution (which is gradual change) was not a new one. The Greeks had thought of it, so Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles, and also the Frenchman, Lamarck. It is one thing to have an idea; we can all of us guess and sometimes make a lucky guess. 12. (EEAr - CFS – 2020.2) The pronoun one, in bold in the text, refers to: A) Greeks B) Lamarck C) Erasmus Darwin D) Idea of Evolution 13. (EEAr - CFS – 2020.2) The pronoun one, in the text, is classified as: A) object pronoun B) relative pronoun C) indefinite pronoun D) possessive pronoun 14. (EEAr – 2016-2) The sentence “We have learned nothing”, in the text, can be replaced by A) We have learned anything. B) We haven’t learned anything. C) We haven’t learned something. D) We haven’t learned everything. Hijacked jets destroy Twin Towers: a creeping horror The horror arrived in epsodic bursts of chilling disbelief, signified first by trembling floors, sharp eruptions, cracked windows. There was the cruel sight of bodies helplessly tumbling out, some of in flames. Finally, the high and impressive towers themselves were reduced to nothing. Dense plumes of smoke raced through the downtown avenues, coursing between the buildings, shaped like tornadoes on their sides. Every sound was cause for alarm. A plane appeared overhead. Was another one coming? No, it was a fighter jet. But was it friend or enemy? People scrambled for lives, but didn’t know where to go. Should people go north, south, east, west? Stay outside, go indoors? People hid beneath cars and each other. Some contemplated jumping into the river (…). Fonte:The New York Times, Sep. 12, 2001. GLOSSARY chilling disbelief – incredulidade assustadora trembling floors – o tremor dos andares to scramble – lutar 15. (EEAr – 2017.2) Choose the best pronouns to have the text completed, respectively: A) them – their – they B) they – them – their C) their – they – them D) them – they – their GIFT GIVING All over the world, people give gifts. But they give differentthings in different ways. In Japan, people often give gifts.But they never open in front of the giver. In the United States and Canada, a man often gives girlfriend flowers on Valentine’s Day (February 14). He sometimes gives her chocolate too. In Korea, older people give new money to children on NewYear’s Day. They give it to them for good luck. In Peru, a man gives flowers to girlfriend. But he doesn’t give yellow flowers. They mean the relationship is finished. https://www.aperianglobal.com/guide-gift-giving-around- world 16. (EEAr - CFS – 2020.1) Choose the alternative to have the text completed correctly. A) they / he / his / she B) them / he / he / her C) they / his / he / she D) them / his / his / her It was a beautiful summer afternoon with the sun shining brightly. I excitedly phoned my friends asking them to come over later for a barbecue. After making the calls I quickly drove into town to buy some food and drink. I arrived at the shops I was very surprised at busy it was. Everyone must have been shopping for a barbecue! The first butchers I visited had completely run out of sausages. The next shop had some left so I happily bought some. After visiting a few more shops I had finally finished my shopping. But I was starting to worry as it was 6 p.m. and I had invited my friends to visit at 6:30 p.m. I hastly rushed to the car park with all of my shopping and threw it in the boot. Suddenly I notice that the cars were moving really slowly out of the car park and there was a bit of traffic jam. It was past 6:30 p.m. I arrived home and I was extremely worried. As a drove into my drive I smiled happily when I saw my friends sitting in my front garden. Luckily they had realized I was stuck at the shops and they waited for me. Fonte: www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise 17. (EEAr – 2019.1) Choose the alternative that best completes the text. A) when / where / when B) which / how / where C) where / was / whose D) when / how / when Celebrity Doubles A group of teenagers is standing outside a shop in Manchester, England. Many of have cameras and are looking in the shop window. want to see the movie star Daniel Radcliffe. A man in the shop looks like Radcliffe, but isn’t the famous actor. mailto:victoriahollanda675@gmail.com http://www.aperianglobal.com/guide-gift-giving-around- http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise Licensed to Victoria Louise - victoriahollanda675@gmail.com - HP17916013667534 Inglês EEAr 307 He’s Andrew Walker - a twenty-two-year old shop clerk. Walkerisn’t surprised by the teenagers. People often stop on the street and want to take his picture. Walker is a clerk, but he also makes money as Daniel’s double. Today, many companies work with celebrity doubles. They look like famous athletes, pop singers, and actors. The companies pay doubles to go to parties and business meetings. Doubles are also on TV and in newspapers ads. Why do people want to look like a celebrity? One double in the USA says, “I can make good money. I also make a lot of people happy”. Adapted from World Link - Developing English Fluency 18. (EEAr - BCT – 2020.1) Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns: A) they – them – him – he B) them – they – he – him C) he – him – they – them D) them – they – him – he 19. (EEAr - CFS – 2020.2) The word “My” in the text is a pronoun. A) subject B) relative C) reflexive D) possessive Read the text and answer questions 20, 21 and 22. 20. (EEAr - CFS – 2020.2) “Dad arrives at midnight”. The verb arrives is in the: A) simple past tense – affirmative form B) simple present tense – affirmative form C) present perfect tense – affirmative form D) present continuous tense – affirmative form Read the text and answer the questions 21 St Marteen: tourist killed by jet blast at caribean airport A tourist has been killed after being knocked over by jet blast at an airport famous for its dangerous runway. The woman was watching a plane take off at Princess Juliana Airport on the island. of St. Marteen when the blast of a Boeing 737 knocked her over.The tourist was standing by the fence at the end of the runway, watching the plane takes off when she fell and had head injuries. She was taken to hospital, where she died. The airport is one of the most dangerous in the world due to the location of its runway with a public beach at one end, and a mountain at the other. Between the beach and the airport there is a public road. Despite warning signs and requests from the airport to stay away from the runway they don’t obey and stay by the fence to feel the blast from planes as they take off. Adapted from The Independent Online; July 13, 2017. 21. (BCT – 2019.2) “Her”, underlined in the text, refers to the A) woman B) airport C) runway D) princess ARTICLES 22. (EEAr – 2008) Choose the alternative in which the definite article is used correctly. A) The Brazilians are very friendly. B) The old man is arriving right now. C) The spring is the season of flowers. D) The New York is a very beautiful city. 23. (EEAr – 2009) According to the use of the definite article, choose the best alternative. A) He is learning guitar and piano. B) The France is famous for its wine. C) The Biology is an important science. D) The Queen of England lives in London Read the text and answer question 24. I am from New Zealand, which is country that is in Pacific Ocean. Wellington is name of capital of my country. 24. (EEAR - 2018.2) Choose the best alternative to complete the blanks in the text. A) a – a – a – the B) the – a – a – the C) a – the – the – the D) the – a – the – the mailto:victoriahollanda675@gmail.com Licensed to Victoria Louise - victoriahollanda675@gmail.com - HP17916013667534 Inglês 308 COLETÂNEA DE PROVAS 25. (EEAr – 2016-1) Select the alternative that best completes the dialogue. Mr. O’Brian:Hi, I’m Paul O’Brian. I’m from insurance company. Do you have middle name? Mr. Calas:Yes, my full name is Antonio CarreraCalas. Mr. O’Brian:Right. Where do you live, Mr. Calas? Mr. Calas:I live in apartment in San Colorado. Mr. O’Brian:San Colorado, I see. And what do youdo for a living? Mr. Calas:I’m real estate agent. A) an – a – an – a B) a – an – an – a C) an – an – a – a D) an – an – an – a 26. (EEAr – 2016-2) Select the alternative that best completes the extract below. Workplace Accident Statistics Every year, millions of people in United States are hurt on he job. Each day 16 workers die from injuries at work and more than 17,000 are injured. Accidents also cause the companies to spend more. Last year, total cost was more than $121 billion. A) the – a B) a – the C) the – an D) the – the Behind a Shopping Center in New Jersey Signs of a Mass Extinction Behind a Lowe’s home improvement store here, scientists are methodically scraping and sifting through quarry pit that may contain unique insights to the mass extinction that eliminated dinosaurs. Back then, about 66 million years ago, oceans were higher, and this part of southern New Jersey was a shallow sea, 10 to 15 miles offshore from ancient mountain range that rose from the water. Today’s quarry pit was once the sea bottom, and one particular layer about 40feet beneath the surface contains a bounty of fossils. Kenneth J. Lacovara, a professor of paleontology and geology at nearby Rowan University, calls the layer “mass death assemblage.” He believes it may be only known collection of animal remains that dates from the mass extinction itself. Taken from www.nytimes.com - Accessed on 06/01/2016. 27. (EEAr -BCT – 2019.1) Complete the text with the right articles. Then choose the correct alternative. A) a – the – the – a – an – the B) a – the – the – an – a – the C) an – the – the – an – a – an D) a – the – the – the – an – an Grounding Grounding is a common form of punishment for young people who disobey their parents. Grounding means thatthey are not allowed to go out, after school or on weekends,for a certain period of time. This could be from one day to month or more, depending upon the gravity of the offense. During that time, though, they must continue to go to school, to work if they have a job, and do other errands approved by their parents. term “grounding” is aviation term. A plane is grounded when it is not allowed to fly for any reason. Similarly, pilots or other flying personnel are grounded when they are not allowed to fly because of illness or for disobeying the rules. Adapted from Life in the USA: A Simplified reader on American Culture, book 1. 28. (EEAr - CFS – 2020.1) Choose the best alternative to complete the text: A) the / the / an B) an / the / a C) a / the / an D) a / a / the NUMERALS 29. (EEAr – 2014) The numbers 12th and 25th, underlined in the text, are, respectively: A) twelve / twenty-fifth B) twelfth / twenty-fifth C) twelve / twentieth-fifth D) twelfth / twentieth- five 30. (EEAr – 2017.1) The ordinal form for the number ninety, in the text, is: A) ninth B) nineth C) ninetieth D) nineteenth 31. (EEAr - 2018.2) The correct way of writing the cardinal number 30,000 using words is . A) third thousand B) thirty thousand C) thirteen thousand D) thirtieth Thousand 32. (EEAr - 2018.1) Choose the best alternative for the written form of “1844”. A) eightfourty – four B) one eight four four C) eighteen forty-four D) eighteen fourth-four 33. (EEAr – 2019.1) The number 100,000, in bold in the text, is expressed inwords as . A) a million B) one hundred C) one thousand D) a hundred Thousand mailto:victoriahollanda675@gmail.com http://www.nytimes.com/