1)( I ta 95) O termo seldom, entre aspas no trecho adiante,

poderia ser substituído por:

As an American Express Card member, you will enjoy

a relationship with us that goes beyond the ordinary.

You will be treated as a MEMBER, not a number. And

you will receive the respect and recognition 'seldom'

found today.

a) occasionally

b) rarely

c) often

d) usually

e) always

2)Mark the option which completes the

following sentences with the adequate pronouns:

I Businessmen have ... own priorities.

II Everyone must feel happy with ... working habits.

III

Working from home allows a mother to spend

more time with ... children.

IV

I f you have never tried to work at home, you

cannot discuss ... disadvantages.

a) I his, II their, III her, IV their

b) I their, II its, III their, IV its

c) I their, II his, III her, IV its

d) I its, II your, III its, IV their

e) I his, II his, III their, IV your

3)The word THEY in the sentence Personality

questionnaires were sent out to more than 2000 men

and women without prior selection; when THEY were

returned, the birth dates were noted and the results

were put through a computer, refers to:

a) results

b) men

c) questionnaires

d) birth dates

e) women

4)The pronoun IT in the sentence When

we eat something with sugar in it, particularly

refined sugar, enzymes in the saliva in the mouth

begin to work immediately to change that sugar into

a type of carbohydrate, refers to the word ... .

a) saliva

b) sugar

c) mouth

d) something

e) refined sugar

5)Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronouns:

Dear Debbie,

How are you? Lisa and I are having a marvelous

holiday. We are really enjoying ... .

We brought three tubes of suntan cream with ... and

we've used ... all up already. Lisa is a bit annoyed

because her suntan isn't as good as ... .

a) ourselves we them mine

b) ourselves us them mine

c) us us they my

d) us we themselves mine

e) ourselves ourselves they my

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6)Dadas as sentenças:

I THE TI TANI C sank in the beginning of the XX

century.

II

THE BABY of our upstairs neighbor is crying

aloud.

III

MY PET is the smartest of the neighborhood.

Everybody enjoys seeing him.

7)A alternativa que possui os pronomes que substituem

corretamente os termos em destaque, é:

a) It She It

b) It She He

c) He She He

d) She He He

e) She It He

8)Those two women always help ... .

a) other each

b) each other

c) one other

d) other one

e) another each

9)Marque a alternativa correta:

His niece has ... meals in town.

a) her

b) their

c) your

d) his

e) yours

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10)(Cesgranrio 91) Mark the option that contains the

appropriate pronouns to complete the sentences below:

- Animals' teeth are changing (I) composition.

- That animal had (II) teeth in perfect conditions.

- He brushes (III) teeth whenever he eats something.

- If the patient dies, we call (IV) relatives.

- The bacteria found (V) way to the stomach.

a) (I) their, (II) its, (III) his, (IV) his, (V) their

b) (I) its, (II) their, (III) its, (IV) his, (V) its

c) (I) their, (II) its, (III) her, (IV) her, (V) his

d) (I) his, (II) their, (III) his, (IV) her, (V) their

e) (I) their, (II) his, (III) their, (IV) its, (V) her

11)Choose the alternative that best completes the

dialogue below:

Mr. Wilson is applying for a job. Right now, he is

being interviewed by Mrs. Taylor, head of the

personnel department:

Mrs. Taylor: ... is your full name, please?

Mr. Wilson: Thomas Wilson.

Mrs. Taylor: ... are you from?

Mr. Wilson: Canada.

Mrs. Taylor: ... were you born?

Mr. Wilson: I was born on March 7, 1956.

Mrs. Taylor: ... did you know about our job offer?

Mr. Wilson: Through the ad you put in the newspaper.

a) How Where Why Who

b) What Where How Why

c) Who How Where When

d) What Where When How

e) What Who When How

12)Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente

a lacuna da frase a seguir:

In my school ... many foreign students

a) has

b) there are

c) there is

d) have

e) there have

13)Complete with the correct form of the verb:

A long time ago London ... an important city, but it ...

different from London today. There ... not very many

big buildings. There ... a lot of small boats on the

river.

a) is, is, are, are

b) was, is, are, are

c) was, was, were, were

d) was, is, were, were

e) had been, is, were, are

14)The word PARTICULAR in the sentence Much to

the surprise of everyone, the remarkable conclusion

of the research showed that people of a certain group

actually were born under a PARTI CULAR planet,

means the same as:

a) private

b) specific

c) ordinary

d) personal

e) general

15)Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à

tradução mais adequada da frase nominal, entre aspas, a

seguir:

Future generations may regard the scientific

indictment of smoking as 'a major contribution' to

preventive medicine and the health of the western

world.

a) uma contribuição importante

b) uma contribuição do major

c) a maior contribuição

d) uma contribuição para o major

e) a importante contribuição

LOVE AMONG THE LAUNDRY

When Sally found a man's striped sock curled

among her clothes at the launderette she returned it1 to the

tall dark young man with a shy smile. They met there every

week for several months, then were seen no more. One of

their wedding presents had been a washing machine.

(Molly Burnett)

16)(Ufmg 91) Love among the laundry is the story of:

a) a couple who met for the first time at a launderette.

b) a man and a woman who had lost their dirty socks.

c) a woman and her husband trying to wash their clothes.

d) people who go to launderettes only to make a date.

e) two people who wanted to buy a new washing machine.

17) Sally met the tall dark young man when she

was:

a) buying a present.

b) doing her ironing.

c) drying her socks.

d) getting married.
e) washing her clothes.

17) The word it in she returned it to the tall

dark young man (ref.1) refers to:

a) a smile.

b) a sock.

c) the launderette.

d) the laundry.

e) the machine.

18)If they had not got married, they would

probably have:

a) changed their dirty clothes.

b) lost their socks forever.

c) rented a washing machine.

d) returned to the launderette.

e) sold their striped socks.

WHY SHOULD PEOPLE DRINK MILK?

Humans have probably been drinking milk for as

long as they have been on earth. People who study the

history of the world have found pictures from long, long ago

that show people milking cows and using the milk for food.

Milk is the first food of babies. Animals that produce

milk to feed their babies are called mammals. Their mother s

milk is usually the best food for all young mammals.

The milk that people in America drink every day

comes from cows, although many people prefer to drink the

milk of goats. These two animals produce more milk than

what their own babies need, and farmers collect the milk to

sell it. In other countries, people also drink the milk of

camels, horses, yaks, reindeer, sheep, and water buffaloes.

Milk is sometimes called the most nearly perfect

food. I t contains many of the things that humans need for

healthy bodies, such as calcium, phosphorous, and protein.

Milk also has several necessary vitamins and is easily

digested by most humans. Another reason milk is such a

good food is because some of its ingredients are found

nowhere else in nature.

The one problem milk has is that it contains a lot of

animal fat. This is good for young children, but not for

adults. Foods with too much fat cause adults to have heart

disease. Sometimes the fatty part of milk, the cream, is

removed. This milk is called low-fat milk or skim milk. The

cream that is removed from the milk is used to make ice

cream and other foods. Milk is also used to make butter,

cheese, and other dairy foods that people enjoy.

Besides being an important food, milk also provides

chemicals that can be turned into other products. These

chemicals are used to make paint, glue, cloth, and plastic.

(Spectrunn Test Prep)

19) Which phrase from the text describes how

good milk is?

a) ... easily digested by most humans...

b) ... the first food for babies...

c) ... the most nearly perfect...

d) ... other dairy foods...

e) ... usually the best food for all young mammals...

20) Milk is used to make all of these things,

EXCEPT:

a) cheese.

b) ice cream.

c) butter.
d) protein.

e) yogurt.

21) According to the text, the milk that people in

the United States drink comes from:

a) farm animals.

b) wild animals.

c) big cities.

d) yaks and water buffaloes.

e) horses.

22) Which of these would be best for an adult?

a) High-fat milk.

b) Ice cream.

c) Butter.

d) Regular milk.

e) Low-fat milk.

23) Milk is the most nearly perfect food,

although:

a) it is low fat.

b) it contains a lot of animal fat.

c) its ingredients are found nowhere else in nature.

d) animals that produce it feed their babies with it.

e) it contains calcium, phosphorous, and protein.

24) What is a word from the text that means

something made from other things?

a) Ingredient.

b) Product.

c) Dairy.

d) Component.

e) Vitamin.

25)Assinale a alternativa correta:

The sun ... rises in the west.

a) always

b) never

c) often

d) sometimes

e) usually