5.

“Put off” is similar in meaning to

REVIEW 17 a) forget b) cancel c) expect d) postpone e) hope

Read the text and answer questions 6 to 11.

Read the text and answer questions 1 to 5.
Are you a procrastinator?
Following a schedule and doing things on time is extremely important in
today’s busy world. Using time effectively ___ a valuable skill that everyone must
master. Catching a bus, getting to work or school in time, and even meeting friends
requires managing time. Unfortunately, not everyone ____ very good at doing this.
Many people ____ procrastinators; they put off doing things that they need to
until it’s too late. We all procrastinate sometimes in life.
1. Mark the option that completes the blanks with verb to be
a) are / are / are
b) is / is / is
c) is / is / are
d) are / are / is
e) is / are / are
English ghost stories
Many of Britain’s ancient castles have ghosts. One of the most famous “haunted
castles” _____ (Question 6) England is actually the Tower of London. During the
Tower’s long history, many men and woman were thrown into its dark dungeons,
or executed outside its gates. ______ (Question 7) the most famous was Lady Jane
Grey, Queen of England, ______ (Question 8) was beheaded outside the Tower on
19th July 1554. Since then, it is said that the ghost of Lady Jane Grey wanders
through the rooms and corridors of the Tower of London. This is just one of
Britain’s well-known ghosts; but there _____ (Question 9) lots of ghosts too who
aren’t quite as famous.
GLOSSARY
dungeons – masmorras, prisões, calabouços
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word to complete the text.
6. a) on b) at c) into d) in e) next

2. “They”, in bold type, refers to 7. a) One b) Among c) Between d) Considering e) To

a) Procrastinator people
b) Time 8. a) who b) where c) which d) whose e) when
c) Everyone
d) Things 9. a) is b) was c) will d) are e) am
e) Managing time
10. “Actually”, underlined in the text, is similar in meaning to
3. According to the text, procrastinators a) in fact
a) know carefully make plans in advance. b) presently
b) delay things until there isn’t enough time to execute them. c) currently
c) carefully make plans in advance. d) usually
d) always want to do the things on time. e) nowadays
e) are always busy and tired.
11. The last lines in the text reveal that
4. “… not everyone is very good at doing this.” means that a) visitors see the ghost of Lady Grey more often than others.
a) no one can use time well. b) Lady Jane Grey’s is the only ghost in Britain
b) everyone is able to use time successfully. c) not all of the ghosts in Britain are as famous as Lady Jane Grey’s.
c) anyone is capable of using time properly. d) apart from Lady Jane Grey’s, the ghost in Britain are not famous at all.
d) everyone knows how to manage time. e) the ghost of Lady Grey is the most famous one in Britain.
e) not everybody can manage time effectively.
12. Choose the sequence that completes the text:
Big cities are more dangerous than they used to be. People are thinking about
moving from large cities to the country. Some think that life there is _____; others
think the country is _____ and _____. In the country, there certainly is more space,
schools are _____ and kids can get _____ education and a _____ life.
(Guérios, F., Cortiano, E. e Rigone, F. Keys. Volume Único. Editora Saraiva, 2008).

a) cheapest / cleaner / safe / smallest / the best / healthy

b) cheap / cleanest / safest / smaller / worse / healthiest
c) cheaper / cleaner / safer / smaller / better / healthier
d) the cheapest / clean / safest / small / worst / health
e) cheaper / cleaner / safe / small / better / health

13. Complete the sentences with the correct article:

____ boy came to see me today. _____ boy brought ____ letter from my friend.
I bought _____ book yesterday. _____ book I bought is ____ novel.
We saw ____ house at _____ end of the street. ____ house we saw was white.

a) a/ a/ the/ the/ a/ the/ an/ a/ the

b) a/ an/ a/ a/ a/ the/ an/ the/ a
c) the/ a/ a/ the/ a/ the/ a/ the/ a
d) a/ the/ a/ a/ the/ a/ a/ the/ the
e) a/ the/ a/ a/ the/ a/ an/ the/ the

14. Mark the option that completes the sentence:

We spent too _____ money on our last vacation.

a) a lot of b) many c) a little d) few e) much

15. Choose the alternative that corresponds to the interrogative form of the
sentence: “I am not going to the club now”

a) Am not I going to the club now?

b) I am not going to the club now?
c) Aren’t I going to the club now?
d) Isn’t I going to the club now?
e) Amn’t I going to the club now?