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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 – 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 
 
11. (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 
 
 
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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 
 
12. (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 
 
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 
 
13. (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 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Read the text and answer the questions 14, 15, and 16. 
 
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. 
 
14. (BCT – 2019.2) “Her”, underlined in the text, refers 
to the 
A) woman 
B) airport 
C) runway 
D) princess 
 
ARTICLES 
 
15. (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. 
 
16. (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 17. 
 
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I am from New Zealand, which is _____ country that is 
in _____ Pacific Ocean. Wellington is _____ name of _____ 
capital of my country. 
 
17. (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 
 
18. (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 ___ realestate agent. 
A) an – a – an – a 
B) a – an – an – a 
C) an – an – a – a 
D) an – an – an – a 
 
19. (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. 
 
20. (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 
 
NUMERALS 
 
21. (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 
22. (EEAR – 2017.1)The ordinal form for the number 
ninety (line 6), in the text, is: 
A) ninth 
B) nineth 
C) ninetieth 
D) nineteenth 
 
23. (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 
 
24. (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 
 
25. (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 
 
26. (BCT – 2014) “a hundred thousand”, is expressed 
in number as: 
A) 100,000 
B) 1,000,000 
C) 10,000,000 
D) 100,000,000 
 
27. (EEAR – 2019.2) Choose the best alternative for the 
written form of 137th. 
 
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A) hundredth thirtieth seventh. 
B) one hundred thirty seven. 
C) one hundred thirty seventh. 
D) a hundred thirteen seventy. 
 
PLURAL 
 
28. (EEAR – 2009) Choose the alternative that presents 
an irregular plural form of the noun. 
A) beaches 
B) fishermen 
C) kilometers 
D) missionaries 
 
29. (EEAR – 2016-2)Choose the alternative that 
presents the plural of the nouns “mouse” and “fish” 
respectively. 
A) mice – fish 
B) mice – fishs 
C) mouses – fishs 
D) mouses – fishes 
 
30. (EEAR - 2018.1) Choose the best alternative that 
shows the irregular plural form: 
A) mice, children, goose, woman. 
B) mice, children, geese, women. 
C) mouses, kids, goose, women. 
D) mice, child, geese, woman. 
 
IMPERATIVE 
 
31. (EEAR - 2018.1) Choose the alternative that 
presents the imperative form of the sentence: 
Doctor: You should drink less alcohol. 
 
A) You ought to drink much alcohol. 
B) Don’t drink too much alcohol. 
C) Don’t drink less beer. 
D) Don’t drink alcohol. 
 
32. (EEAR - 2018.1) All the alternatives below are into 
imperative, except: 
A) A water bath helps it cook gently and stay moist. 
B) Whisk 1/3 of white eggs into chocolate mixture. 
C) Beat white eggs with salt until soft peaks form. 
D) Butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish. 
 
PRESENT SIMPLE – SIMPLE FUTURE 
 
33. (EEAR – 2008) Choose the best alternative to 
answer the question below. 
What do you do? 
A) We are pilots. 
B) I’m fine, thanks. 
C) I live in New York. 
D) We are 20 years old. 
 
34. (EEAR – 2008) Read the paragraph below: 
“You are new in your city, and feel sad. You think about 
your family, your friends and your old home. How can 
you make friends in your new home? Here are some 
answers...”. 
In the underlined sentence above, the speaker intends 
to 
A) warn. 
B) predict. 
C) suggest. 
D) advertise. 
 
35. (EEAR – 2008)An umbrella ____ a very ordinary 
object. It ____ people against the rain and hot sun. You 
can fold most umbrellas, so it is easy ____ them. 
Choose the best alternative to complete the blanks in 
the paragraph. 
A) is / puts / to hide 
B) was / keeps / to help 
C) was / brings / to buy 
D) is / protects / to carry 
 
36. (EEAR – 2019.1) Choose the best alternative to 
complete the dialogue. 
Jane: Hi Susan, how are you doing? 
Susan: Everything is Okay! 
Jane: Do you have any plans for this weekend? 
Susan: Not sure… I ______ probably give a party this 
weekend. 
Jane: Cool! 
A) am going to 
B) am going 
C) will be 
D) will 
 
37. (EEAR - 2018.2) The words “is making”, underlined 
in the text, form a verb in the __________. 
A) simple past 
B) future tense 
C) simple present 
D) present progressive 
 
38. (EEAR – 2011)These people have special ways of 
communicating. One way islip reading. With training, 
people can learn to understand whatsomeone is saying 
by looking at the mouth of the speaker. 
“These people”, underlined in the paragraph, refers to 
deaf people that aren’t able to 
A) see. 
B) hear. 
C) move. 
D) speak. 
 
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39. (EEAR – 2011) Brazil’s image abroad could benefit, 
underlined in the text, means that Brazil’s ____ abroad 
could be better. 
A) scenery 
B) feelings 
C) reputation 
D) photograph 
 
40. (EEAR – 2009) “...usually...”, indicates that they 
like to do it 
A) all the time. 
B) now and then. 
C) from time to time. 
D) on most occasions. 
 
41. (EEAR – 2014)In Iran, New Year’s Day isn’t in 
January. It’s called “Nowruz” and it’s in March. People 
always ____ new clothes and ____ their houses. They 
____ special food like meat and rice. They visit all the 
people in their families and ____ them presents. It’s a 
very busy time. 
 
The correct verbs to fill in the blanks are, respectively: 
A) buy /make/ give/ clean 
B) buy/ c1ean /make/give 
C) give/ buy/ clean/make 
D) make/ give /buy/ clean 
 
42. (EEAR – 2019.1) Read the text and complete the 
blanks with the appropriate verbs. 
Dear John, 
How are you? Here I am in Mayflower in an English 
class with my cousin. Here in Mayflower the students 
__________ to school in the morning, but in Brazil 
__________ the option to study during the morning or 
after lunch. I think this option __________ because of 
the weather: in Brazil the sun is up early so people start 
the day earlier. 
I miss you and I hope to see you soon. 
Love, 
Lucy. 
 
A) goes / there are / happened 
B) go / there is / happens 
C) goes / have / happens 
D) go / got / happen 
 
43. (EEAR – 2012)The opposite of “believe”, in “Father 
Fábio de Melo believes that …”, is 
A) trust. 
B) agree. 
C) doubt. 
D) accept. 
 
44. (EEAR – 2008) The underlined word in the sentence 
below means: 
The appropriate response to “How are you?” that 
anyone expects to hear is an automatic “I’m fine”. 
A) wish 
B) answer 
C) excuse 
D) greeting 
 
45. (EEAR – 2017.1)The sentence “We’re going to 
Robben Island” (line 4), in the text, refers to the 
A) past 
B) future 
C) present 
D) daily action 
 
46. (EEAR – 2010)In “... attending a conference...”, the 
underlined word is closest in meaning to 
A) following. 
B) assistingat. 
C) being present at. 
D) paying attention to. 
 
47. (EEAR – 2011) 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. 
 
48. (EEAR – 2008) In “Scientists agree about certain 
differences between the sexes”, we conclude that 
scientists 
A) have no idea of the topic. 
B) are not sure about the topic. 
C) are still discussing the topic. 
D) have the same idea of the topic. 
 
49. (EEAR – 2008) Read: “...two or three dormitories, 
full of facilities around and a very good rental.” 
The extract above was taken from an advertisement 
about 
A) travel brochure. 
B) hotel reservations. 
C) apartments for hire. 
D) old movies for sale. 
 
50. (EEAR – 2011) “occurs”, is closest in meaning to 
A) exist. 
B) happen. 
C) realize. 
D) notice. 
 
 
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Did you remember it’s April Fools Day today? My 
sister loves playing jokes. At breakfast, she said, 
“Robert and I ____ going to elope! We’re going to Robben 
Island. It’s the place where Nelson Mandela was in 
prison. My guidebook say it is a “place forever 
connected with the fight for freedom”. So, if you receive 
a phone call today about winning the lottery or 
something, don’t get excited. It’s probablyan April Fools 
joke. 
(taken from Stories worth reading) 
GLOSSARY 
to elope: fugir de casa secretamente para se casar. 
 
51. (EEAR – 2017.1) Select the alternative that fills in 
the blank in the text. 
A) have 
B) am 
C) are 
D) is 
 
52. (EEAR – 2017.1) The verb “get” (line 8), in the text, 
can be replaced by 
A) become 
B) stay 
C) have 
D) need 
 
53. (EEAR – 2010) “The teachers enjoy the challenge no 
matter what their age or experience” reveals that 
A) only experienced teachers enjoy challenge. 
B) teachers don’t care about their age or experience. 
C) whatever teachers do, they need some 
experience. 
D) the teachers like the challenge no matter how old 
they are or how long they have taught. 
 
54. (BCT ME – 2012) “forsake”, is similar in meaning to 
A) hide. 
B) adopt. 
C) look for. 
D) abandon. 
 
55. (BCT ME – 2010) In “Dreams do have something to 
tell you.”, the underlined verb is being used 
A) for emphasis. 
B) as a main verb. 
C) for questioning. 
D) instead of make. 
 
56. (BCT – 2009) Choose the correct question for this 
answer “The beard feels soft and lovely.” 
A) What is a beard? 
B) What is the beard like? 
C) What does the beard feel? 
D) How does the beard soften? 
 
57. (BCT ME – 2014) In “Believe that evildoesexistin 
many forms,...”, theunderlined word was used 
A) for emphasis. 
B) as a main verb. 
C) to avoid repetition. 
D) wronglyby the author. 
 
58. (BCT – 2009) In “... I didn’t realize how fast I was 
going.”, the underlined word can be replaced by 
A) react. 
B) notice. 
C) execute. 
D) accomplish. 
 
59. (BCT – 2012) “...Nunes prefers not to appear in 
interviews or TV shows.”, leads to the conclusion that 
A) Nunes prefers talk shows to TV series. 
B) Nunes would rather preserve his privacy. 
C) Nunes prefers being famous rather than be 
unknown. 
D) inNunes’ opinion, exposure on television is 
preferable to privacy 
 
60. (EEAR – 2016-2)All the extracts below, in the text, 
present a possessive noun, except: 
A) “…the nation’s soccer federation…” 
B) “…under brazil’s military dictatorship…” 
C) “…a reflection of the investigation’s focus…” 
D) “…the united states justice department’s 
charging mr. Marin…” 
 
QUANTIFIERS 
 
61. (EEAR – 2009) Although it is good to be friendly, do 
not spend too ____ time chatting to colleagues. You 
have work to do. If a colleague is distracting you, be 
polite and say you have ____ work to do. Ask if you can 
carry on the conversation after office hours. 
Choose the correct alternative to complete the text, 
respectively. 
A) little – no 
B) few – some 
C) many – any 
D) much – some 
 
Rio 2016: Yes, we can! 
 
For the first time ever a South American city was 
chosen in Copenhagen, Denmark, to host the 2016 
Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the next few years, 
Brazil’s image abroad could benefit if the country 
organizes the Olympics well (and the World Cup in 
2014). The first challenge is to tackle violence, to invest 
in social projects, and to step up security in Rio. 
(From Maganews SET/2010) 
Glossary: 
Abroad = no exterior 
Totackle = enfrentar 
 
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Tostepup = melhorar/ dar um passo à frente 
 
62. (EEAR – 2011)The opposite of “few”, in bold type in 
the text, is 
A) little. 
B) none. 
C) some. 
D) lots of. 
 
63. (EEAR – 2009) Choose the best alternative to fill in 
the blanks. 
A: Do you have ____ book on Biology? 
B: No, I have ____. But I know there are ____ at the 
library. 
A) some / any / some 
B) any / none / some 
C) any / some / none 
D) some / none /any 
 
64. (EEAR – 2012) “Nobody”, can be replaced by 
A) no one. 
B) anybody. 
C) everyone. 
D) any person. 
 
65. (BCT – 2009) “every boy knows his place”, means 
that 
A) all boys know what they have to do. 
B) boys compete with one another for leadership. 
C) they achieve status by playing in large groups. 
D) some of them enjoy boasting about their skills. 
 
Dear Sam, 
I’m having a wonderful time in Paris. I didn’t have 
____ time to write last week because I took a tour of 
some flea markets. I bought ____ beautiful vintage 
clothes. I also got some interesting old books for you. 
(…) 
Love, Anna. 
(Adapted from: BONNER, M; FUCHS, M. GrammarExpress 
Basic – For Self-Study and Classroom Use. 1 ed. New York: 
Longman, 2001. p. 99). 
 
66. (EEAR – 2016-1) Fill in the blanks, in the text, with 
the appropriate 
quantifiers: 
A) any – a 
B) any – some 
C) some – any 
D) some – some 
 
GERUND X INFINITIVE 
 
67. (BCT – 2011) Which alternative, extracted from the 
text, presents a gerund form? 
A) Before being hit by the earthquake… 
B) …responsible for the Haitian’s suffering. 
C) …until the beginning of the 20th century… 
D) …over half are living below the level of extreme 
poverty… 
 
68. (BCT ME – 2012) Which alternative is in the 
continuous tense? 
A) “Reaching a speed of 2333 kilometres per hour,” 
B) “…, Concorde would leave a pistol bullet 
standing.” 
C) “One example that does help is comparing it with 
a pistol bullet.” 
D) “… a Concorde when it was travelling flat out with 
its crew…” 
 
69.(EEAR – 2017.1) Fill in the blank with the correct 
response according to grammar rules: 
I don’t mind _________ alone, but I prefer to travel with 
my friends. 
A) not travel 
B) traveling 
C) to travel 
D) travels 
 
70. (BCT – 2012)Fill in the blank with the suitable 
option: 
A) purchase 
B) purchased 
C) purchasing 
D) had purchased 
 
“…His heart went into an erratic and ineffective rhythm 
and he stopped _____________.” 
 
71. (EEAR - 2018.1) Complete the blank with the right 
verb: 
A)is breathing 
B)breathing 
C)brought 
D)breath 
 
72. (EEAR – 2016-1) Select the alternative that best 
completes the extract below. 
Doctors suggest not ____ much fat and sugar.Patients 
suffering from cardiopulmonary diseases also should 
not avoid ____ to the doctor. 
A) to eat – to go 
B) eating – to go 
C) to eat – going 
D) eating – going 
 
73. (EEAR – 2016-2) Choose the alternative that fills in 
the blank in the sentence below. 
Scientists say that when a person stops ____ very soon, 
the chances of getting cancer and other diseases 
reduce. 
 
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A) smoke 
B) smokes 
C) smoked 
D) smoking 
 
Read the dialogue and answer question 74. 
Ana: Do you ever go to museums? 
Martin: Yes, I enjoy ___________ them. 
Ana: Would you like to go to a museum now? 
Martin: No, I’m hungry. I suggest _________ to a 
restaurant. 
 
74. (EEAR – 2016-1) Select the alternative that best 
completes the dialogue:A) visiting – to go 
B) to visit – to go 
C) to visit – going 
D) visiting – going 
 
Ursula! I whispered 
Yes, my darling, she said, without __________ her eyes. 
What have you got in your basket? I asked. She opened 
hereyes, startled, and looked at me. 
What do you mean? she said defensively. 
There is something moving in your basket, I said. 
Oh, it’s nothing. It’s just a present for somebody. She 
said. 
Adapted from, FERGUSON, Kenneth. Read for Meaning, 
Comprehension tests for First Certificate. Ed. Evans Brothers, 
firstPublished 1975. 
 
75. (EEAR – 2019.2) Choose the appropriate word to fill 
in the blank. 
A) opening 
B) to open 
C) opened 
D) opens 
 
Read the text and answer the questions 76 and 77. 
 
Drunk pilot removed from cockpit at Stuttgart Airport 
Josh Gerbbatiss 
 
A “highly intoxicated” pilot was removed from the 
cockpit of a flight, leaving more than 100 passengers 
unable to leave Stuttgart airport. Shortly before ______, 
an airport employee noticed the man walking unsteadly 
and smelt of alchool. The airline apologised for having 
to cancel the flight. All the passengers were put up in 
hotels overnight. The pilot’s licence was immeadiately 
suspended. 
Adapted from The Independent Online; March 25, 2018. 
 
76. (BCT – 2019.2) Choose the best verbal form to have 
the text completed correctly. 
A) take off 
B) took off 
C) takes off 
D) taking off 
 
PAST SIMPLE 
 
Read the joke and answer the question. “Doctor, doctor, 
I keep thinking I’m invisible.” “Who ______ that?” 
 
77. (EEAR – 2009) Choose the best alternative to 
complete the blank in the dialog. 
A) said 
B) did say 
C) do you say 
D) did you say 
 
78. (BCT ME – 2014) In“Brazi1 used to be one of the 
most unequal countries in the world”, the underlined 
words are closest in meaning to: 
A) was. 
B) governed. 
C) belonged to. 
D) refusedtobe. 
 
79. (EEAR – 2017.2) ‘hid’, is the past tense of the verb 
A) hit. 
B) hike. 
C) hint. 
D) hide. 
 
80. (EEAR– 2014) All verbs below are in the past, 
except: 
A) died 
B) built 
C) come 
D) took off 
 
81. (EEAR - 2018.1) The verbs “got” and “ built”, are in 
the 
A) Present Perfect tense 
B) Simple Past Tense 
C) Past Progressive 
D) Future tense 
 
82. (EEAR – 2011) The verb tense in “have done”, is in 
the 
A) past perfect. 
B) passive voice. 
C) past participle. 
D) present perfect. 
 
83. (BCT ME – 2011) The -ing form in “Helicopters were 
swarming …”, is being used in the same way as in 
A) Carter admits feeling nervous […] 
B) Soon after arriving at the base, […] 
 
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C) […] when he first found out he was deploying to 
Iraq […] 
D) Carter said his Sather tour has been extremely 
rewarding, […] 
 
84. (BCT ME – 2010) 
 
Fill in the blank with the suitable option. 
A) is. 
B) were. 
C) will be. 
D) must be. 
 
85. (EEAR - 2018.2) Choose the alternative that is NOT 
in the Simple Past: 
A) A man has chosen to occupy his free time 
revitalizing a square. 
B) People congratulated the man for the gradual 
changes in the square. 
C) He planted a number of pau-brasil, palm and 
banana trees. 
D) Residents noticed the square’s changes. 
 
The Crab and His Mother 
 
Mamma Crab _____ to Baby Crab when she _____ 
that he was walking sideways. Mamma Crab said, ‘Why 
are you walking sideways like that, my son? You have 
to walk straight.’ 
Baby Crab replied, ‘Show me how, dear mother, and 
I’ll follow your example.’ 
Mamma Crab tried and tried, but her efforts were in 
vain. She could not walk straight herself. Then, she saw 
how foolish she had been to find fault with her child. 
Fonte:Aesop’s Fables 
 
86. (EEAR – 2017.2) Choose the best verbal form to 
have the fable completed, respectively: 
A) talked – was noticed 
B) was talking – noticed 
C) has talked – was noticing 
D) has been talking – has noticed 
 
“I first heard about a new website for people my age in 
2004” 
 
87. (EEAR – 2019.2) The sentence in bold type in the 
text refers to 
A) actions that happened at a specific time in the 
past. 
B) things in general or things that happen 
repeatedly. 
C) the relationship between the verb and the noun. 
D) actions and states that were unfinished. 
 
ADJECTIVES 
 
88. (EEAR – 2009) “...travelling on crowded trains!” 
means that the trains are 
A) full. 
B) fast. 
C) empty. 
D) moving. 
 
89. (EEAR – 2011) In “Francis, this place is an 
impossible mess!”, it means that the place is 
A) disorganized. 
B) clean. 
C) clear. 
D) dry. 
 
90. (BCT – 2014) In “He’d just become the first person 
to fly solo across the Atlantic...”, the underlined word 
has the same meaning as 
A) alone. 
B) ground. 
C) open land. 
D) accompanied. 
 
91. (EEAR– 2014) “lucky”, is a(n) 
A) verb. 
B) noun. 
C) pronoun. 
D) adjective. 
 
92. (EEAR – 2010) In “I’m afraid to try new foods...”, the 
underlined word expresses 
A) fear. 
B) sorry. 
C) relief. 
D) courage. 
 
93. (EEAR – 2017.1)The word “appealing” (line 9 “These 
summery wines are especially appealing when the price 
is equally untaxing”), in the text, is a(n) 
A) verb 
B) noun 
C) adverb 
D) adjective 
 
94. (BCT ME – 2008) Fill in the blank with the suitable 
adjective. 
At first, the Mouse felt ____ when she saw the Lion. 
A) upset 
B) terrific 
C) annoyed 
D) frightened 
 
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95. (BCT – 2010)“too many planes”, implies that the 
planes are 
A) scarce. 
B) enough. 
C) sufficient. 
D) excessive. 
96. EEAR - 2018.2) The words “small”, “sweet” e 
“ornamental”, underlined in the text, are __________. 
A) nouns 
B) adverbs 
C) pronouns 
D) adjectives 
 
Read the text and answer questions. 
 
A __________ fact about Australia is that one Australian 
family in three (that’s approximately 33%) speak 
another language, apart from English. 
 
97. (EEAR - 2018.2)Choose the best alternative to 
complete the blank in the text. 
A) surprises 
B) surprised 
C) surprising 
D) surprisingly 
 
98. (BCT – 2009) “annoying”, is 
A) a verb. 
B) a noun. 
C) an adverb. 
D) an adjective. 
 
99. (EEAR – 2010) In “... bags full of leaves are light as 
balloons”, the underlined word gives the idea of 
A) result. 
B) purpose. 
C) condition. 
D) comparison. 
 
100. (BCT ME – 2013) “unborn baby”, the underlined 
word means 
A) not wanted. 
B) not yet born. 
C) recently born. 
D) born before the usual time of birth. 
 
101. (BCT – 2011) All adjectives have a negative 
connotation, except 
A) fearful 
B) idealistic 
C) underpaid 
D) rebellious 
 
102. (BCT ME – 2010) “...marked by a rug.”, underlined 
in the text, is doing the same work as a/an 
A) noun. 
B) adverb. 
C) adjective. 
D) relative pronoun. 
 
103. (EEAR – 2017.1) Select the alternative that 
completes the extract below. 
One day, Billy was playing basketball in his friend’s 
garage in Kokoma, Indiana. He was having a great time. 
Suddenly, it became dark. A very loud noise frightened 
him. He looked up and saw the sky was very grey; it 
became very windy. Without warning, a gust of wind 
broke the garage into pieces. 
Billy was very ________.That storm was really ________. 
A) frightened – scared 
B) frightened – scaring 
C) frightening – scared 
D) frightening – scaring 
 
104. (BCT – 2012) “...the airport lacks security.”, means 
that 
A) the airport has been properly secured. 
B) the airport is not vulnerable to attacks. 
C) the airport is tightly secure from attacks. 
D) there isn’t enough security at the airport. 
 
105. (BCT – 2011) If Mercedes (Amber Riley) is plus-
size, it means that she is ____. 
A) thin 
B) slim 
C) large 
D) in shape 
 
106. (BCT – 2010) “aviophobia”, means 
A) fear of flying. 
B) keen on flying. 
C) feel slightly afraid. 
D) apprehension on board 
 
107. (EEAR – 2009)I am just like any typical physicist. 
My office may look messy, but I know where every atom 
is. “messy”, underlined in the excerpt, means 
A)clean. 
B) noisy. 
C) not neat. 
D) organized. 
 
 
 
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108. (EEAR – 2019.1) The word “bored”, used twice in 
the cartoon, is NOT closest in meaning to __________. 
A) refreshed 
B) impatient 
C) sleepy 
D) tired 
109. (EEAR – 2015) Choose one negative personality 
adjective for each element: water, wood, fire, earth and 
metal, in this order: 
A) calm – helpful – passionate – patient – distant 
B) peaceful – assertive – optimistic – easygoing – 
systematic 
C) introspective – understanding – destructive – 
caring – refined 
D) stubborn – argumentative – rude – overprotective 
– unfriendly 
 
COMPARATIVE 
 
110. (EEAR – 2010)In “They (Dolphins) are more 
interesting than lions and tigers ...”, it means that 
A) dolphins, lions and tigers are equal in some way. 
B) tigers and lions are less interesting than 
dolphins. 
C) there are no circus animals so interesting as 
dolphins. 
D) dolphins compared with lions and tigers are less 
interesting. 
 
111. (EEAR – 2011) In “Positive thoughts make work 
easier.”, the underlined word, gives the idea of 
A) advice. 
B) result. 
C) comparison. 
D) conclusion. 
 
112. (EEAR – 2012) All alternatives are in the 
comparative, except: 
A) driver 
B) greater 
C) shorter 
D) smaller 
 
113. (EEAR – 2012) “We stopped at a small restaurant 
for a quick meal”, means that they 
A) had plenty of time for a meal. 
B) wanted something cheap to eat. 
C) had something very heavy for a meal. 
D) wanted something easier and fast to eat. 
 
114. (EEAR – 2009)“Finding a job is ____ pulling a star 
out of the sky”. 
Choose the right alternative to fill in the blank. 
A) the harder 
B) the hardest 
C) harder than 
D) more hard than 
 
115. (EEAR – 2008) Read the sentence below: 
“In Mexico, 60% of men and 40% of women are 
overweight.” 
According to the sentence above, we can conclude that 
the percentage of overweight men is 
A) lower. 
B) highest. 
C) higher. 
D) lowest. 
“I find the easiest way to expand my vocabulary is to 
make up words.” 
 
116. EEAR - 2018.1) The underlined word in the 
cartoon implies an idea of: 
A) comparative adjectives 
B) superlative adjectives 
C) comparisons 
D) adverb. 
 
117. (EEAR – 2011)A terrible thing happened to teacher 
Emma Rodriguez last year. Her little son, Edgar, drank 
some floor cleaner. She took him to the hospital. Edgar 
was OK and out of danger. But Emma decided that she 
wanted to make her home safer and happier. 
In “teacher”, underlined in the paragraph, the suffix –
“er” has the same function as the one in 
A) safer. 
B) danger. 
C) cleaner. 
D) happier. 
 
118. (EEAR – 2010) In “later”, the suffix – “er” has the 
same function as the one in 
A) differ. 
B) player. 
C) follower. 
D) healthier. 
 
119. (BCT ME – 2011) All the alternatives show 
comparative or superlative adjectives except in 
A) busiest 
B) earlier 
C) barrier 
D) more patient 
 
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120. (EEAR – 2019.2) The expression “most 
sensational”, in the cartoon, is being used as 
A) comparative adjective. 
B) superlative adjective. 
C) preposition. 
D) adverb. 
 
121. (EEAR - 2018.2) The adjective “healthier”, 
underlined in the text, is a____________. 
A) superlative 
B) comparative of equality 
C) comparative of inferiority 
D) comparative of superiority 
 
Read the text and answer question 122. 
 
Cuba plane crash: 110 dead as investigators 
recoverflight’black box 
 
The fiery crash of an ageing passenger jet close to 
Havana’s main airport killed 110 people while three 
survivors remain gravily in the hospital, making it the 
Caribean island’s deadliest air disaster in nearly 30 
years. The weather was rainy at the airport at the time 
of the accident and some people could hear a strange 
noise and saw the plane with an engine on fire. Among 
the dead are 20 clergy members of an evangelical 
church, the Mexican pilots and the cabin crew. 
Adapted from Independent Online, May 25. 
 
122. (BCT – 2019.2) The word “deadliest”, undelined in 
the text, is a 
A) superlative 
B) comparative of equality 
C) comparative of inequality 
D) comparative of superiority 
 
Read the text and answer question 123. 
Sister Cities 
 
Vancouver is a city located in Canada. It became a 
city in 1886. Its population is over 560,000 people. 
During the summer, temperatures are up to 18ºC. Its 
sister city, Yokohama, is located in Japan. It became a 
city in 1889. Temperatures during the summer may get 
to 24ºC. It has 3,500,000 people. 
 
123. (EEAR – 2016-1) According to the text, 
A) Vancouver is younger than Yokohama. 
B) Yokohama isn’t as big as Vancouver in 
population. 
C) Yokohama is larger in population than 
Vancouver. 
D) Vancouver is as warm as Yokohama during the 
summer. 
 
124. (EEAR – 2016-2) Select the correct alternative 
according to the extract below. 
Pan Pacific is a five stars hotel in Yokohama. It has 485 
rooms, 25 floors and it’s 100km far from theairport. If 
you want to save money during your stayin the 
Japanese city, you may want to stay at theGrand Hotel. 
With 31 floors, it offers 600 rooms and is 106 km from 
the airport. 
A) The Grand is as big as the Pan Pacific Hotel. 
B) The Grand is higher than the Pan Pacific Hotel. 
C) The Grand is less expensive than Pan Pacific 
Hotel. 
D) The Grand is closer to the airport than Pan Pacific 
Hotel. 
 
PRESENT PERFECT 
 
125. (EEAR – 2008) Choose the alternative that best 
completes the blank. Some men ____ no jobs lately. 
A) haven’t found 
B) have found 
C) doesn’t find 
D) has found 
 
126. (EEAR – 2019.2) Read the extract and choose the 
best alternative to complete the blank. 
Dan and Jenny are married. They got married exactly 
20 years ago, so today is their 20th wedding 
anniversary. They ___________ together for 20 years. 
A) could have 
B) would have 
C) have been 
D) has been 
 
 
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127. (BCT ME – 2013) In “Since the shooting, Ashley 
has been in and out of consciousness.”, we can infer 
that 
A) she did not survive the shooting. 
B) she is still somehow fighting for her life. 
C) after the shooting, she regained consciousness 
and died. 
D) the intensive care brought her back to full 
consciousness. 
 
128. (EEAR - 2018.2) The verbs “have spread” and 
“have accompanied”, underlined in the text, are in the 
__________. 
A) simple past 
B) future tense 
C) present perfect 
D) past progressive 
 
129. (BCT – 2012) “He has been living abroad for 
decades...”, means that Nunes 
A) used to live abroad. 
B) is still living abroad. 
C) has been to different countries. 
D) has recently moved to another country. 
 
130. (BCT ME – 2008) “Many people prefer bow ties to 
long ties.” means that: Many people ____. 
A) enjoy long ties the most 
B) would rather bow ties than long ties 
C) think long ties are nicer than bow ties 
D) would like to wear bow ties and long ties 
131. (EEAR – 2016-2) Select the alternative that best 
completes the dialogue below. 
Jude: I ____ (see) Mary last Sunday. 
John: Really? I ____ (not/see) her for years. How is she? 
A) saw – haven’t see 
B) saw – haven’t seen 
C) have seen – didn’t see 
D) have seen – haven’t seen 
 
Greenpeace _____ against environmental 
degradation since 1971 when a small boat of volunteers 
and journalists _____ into the U.S. atomic test zone of 
Amchitka, Alaska. 
Our focus has been on the most crucial worldwide 
threats to our planet’s biodiversity and environment. 
It’s also our responsibility to expose environmental 
criminals, and to challenge governments and 
corporations when they fail to actappropriately in order 
to protect our environment and our future. 
Fonte:www.greenpeace.org 
 
132. (EEAR – 2017.2) Choose the best verbal form to 
have the text completed, respectively: 
A) has campaigned – sailed 
B) had campaigned – sailed 
C) campaigned – was sailing 
D) was campaigning – has sailed 
 
133. (EEAR – 2019.2) Choose the alternativethat 
shows the same tense as in the sentence “Have you 
heard of the Facebook?” 
A) Do they have some close friends to chat in 
Whatsapp? 
B) I deleted some friends off my Facebook last night. 
C) Does the user have a new list of contact? 
D) I haven’t understood that message. 
 
134. (EEAR-BCT– 2019.1) The correct form of the 
sentence “more than 100,000 people burst into a 
rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ ” (lines 2 and 3) in the 
present perfect is: 
A) More than 100,000 people has bursted into a 
rendition of Happy Birthday. 
B) More than 100,000 people have bursted into a 
rendition of Happy Birthday. 
C) More than 100,000 people have burst into a 
rendition of Happy Birthday. 
D) More than 100,000 people has burst into a 
rendition of Happy Birthday. 
 
135. (EEAR-BCT– 2019.1) Considering the underlined 
expression in the sentence “Flight operations to and 
from Chennai have been affected due to heavy rains”, it 
is correct to say that 
A) the present perfect tense was used to refer to a 
temporary continuing action. 
B) the present perfect tense was used to announce 
news of a recent event. 
C) the past perfect tense was used to say that 
something was inprogress. 
D) the simple past tense was used to announce an 
earlier past. 
PAST PERFECT 
 
136. (BCT ME – 2008) The use of past perfect shows 
A) an indefinite time in past. 
B) that something will be done. 
C) that the action is reflected on a recent present. 
D) that someone had done something when 
something else happened 
 
137. (BCT – 2009) In “I’d been walking around all 
evening with it.” The underlined verb tense is in the 
A) past perfect. 
B) passive voice. 
C) past continuous. 
D) past perfect continuous. 
 
138. (BCT ME – 2013) 
 
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(www.progressiveboink.com/calvinhobbes) 
Glossary: 
Mohawk – estilo de cabelo moicano 
 
Choose the alternative so as to have the cartoon 
completed correctly. 
A) better 
B) would 
C) had better 
D) would rather 
 
139. (BCT ME – 2012) Choose the indirect speech for 
“I’ve survived two huge disasters.” Fuadi said he ____. 
A) survived 
B) had survived 
C) was surviving 
D) had been surviving 
 
 
 
IF CLAUSES 
 
140. (BCT – 2011) Select the alternative in which the 
conditional sentence has the same idea as in “…the 
skill of the pilot kept the airliner from colliding with the 
airport.”, 
A) The plane will collide with the airport if the pilot 
is skilled. 
B) The plane would have collided with the airport if 
the pilot were skilled. 
C) If the pilot were not skilled, the plane would have 
collided with the airport. 
D) If the pilot had been skilled, the plane would not 
have collided with the airport. 
 
141. (EEAR – 2019.2) The sentence in the text “As you 
know, if you dedicate to your studies, you will succeed 
in life.”, lines 11 and 12, is classified by 
A) Second Conditional. 
B) Third Conditional. 
C) First Conditional. 
D) Zero Conditional. 
 
142. (BCT ME – 2014) The structure of the conditional 
clause in “… if you think you can’t, you won’t.” is the 
same as in: 
A) If you had overcome problems,you could have 
lived happily. 
B) If you had kept on dreaming, your dreams would 
have come true. 
C) If you don’t believe in yourself, you will not 
accomplish your mission in life. 
D) If you had good feelings about the things you do, 
you would succeed in your aims 
 
143. (BCT – 2009) Choose the best alternative to 
complete this sentence: Ifyoudon’twanttoshave, 
A) your skin didn’t feel soft and lovely. 
B) your beard would be brittle and tough. 
C) you would have gone to the barbershop. 
D) your beard will get longer, wiry and bushy. 
 
144. (BCT – 2010) If the music is soothing, it 
A) lets the staff dance. 
B) relieves the passengers’ pain. 
C)Causes excitement among the crew 
D) makes the passengers calmer and less anxious. 
 
145. (BCT – 2011) In “… the final death toll could be 
200,000”, the underlined expression, gives an idea of 
A) ability in the past. 
B) remote possibility. 
C) uncertain estimation. 
D) realistic expectation. 
 
146. (BCT – 2010) In “We can keep a high speed in the 
descent if you want us to.”, we can infer that the pilot 
is 
A) asking if the descent speed is correct. 
B) complaining about the descent speed. 
C) warning the controller about the descent speed. 
D) saying that he is willing to maintain a high speed 
under the controller’s authorization. 
 
147. (EEAR – 2016-1) Select the alternative that 
indicates the type of conditional in the sentence below. 
According to scientists, if the amount of carbon dioxide 
in the atmosphere increases, there will be a global 
warming. 
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B) first conditional 
C) third conditional 
D) second conditional 
 
148. (EEAR – 2016-2)Select the alternative that 
completes the sentence below in the third conditional. 
If she hadn’t read the news magazine, she ____. 
A) hadn’t seen the ad 
B) would see the ad 
C) couldn’t see the ad 
D) wouldn’t have seen the ad 
 
MODAL VERBS 
 
149. (BCT – 2014) In, “He’d just become the first person 
...“, the underlined letter is a contracted form of: 
A) did 
B) had 
C) could 
D) should 
 
150. (EEAR – 2011) In “Can I see it?”, the modal verb 
“can” gives usan idea of 
A) ability. 
B) obligation. 
C) permission. 
D) probability. 
 
151. (EEAR – 2009) Read the joke and answer the 
question. 
Teacher: “Johnny, how can you prove the world is 
round?” 
Johnny: “I never said it was, miss.” 
 
The modal verb, underlined in the dialog, expresses 
A) ability. 
B) advice. 
C) possibility. 
D) permission. 
 
152. (EEAR – 2017.1)In the sentence “We mustn’t 
enter the party. 
It’s private”, the modal verb in bold type expresses 
A) request 
B) obligation 
C) prohibition 
D) lack of ability 
 
153. (EEAR – 2010) In “Mary, please, don’t speak to 
Peter so angrily. You shouldn’t be so impatient with 
him. He’s just a child”, the underlined word expresses 
A) advice. 
B) opinion. 
C) necessity. 
D) obligation. 
 
154. (EEAR – 2008) Choose the best alternative to have 
the paragraph completed correctly. 
The stepmother smiled and said: “Of course you ____ 
go, Cinderella. If you ____ your work first and if you ____ 
a dress to wear.” 
A) may – do – have 
B) could – was – bought 
C) might – are doing – lend 
D) ought to – would finish – washed 
 
155. (EEAR - 2018.2) In the sentence “It’s never too late 
to make changes to prevent diseases that may end your 
flying career”, the modal verb “may” expresses 
__________. 
A) ability 
B) necessity 
C) deduction 
D) possibility 
 
156. (EEAR – 2009) “are able to”, can be replaced by 
A) can. 
B) may. 
C) could. 
D) should. 
 
157. (EEAR– 2014) “be able to”, gives us an idea of 
A) ability. 
B) necessity. 
C)probability. 
D) permission 
 
158. (EEAR– 2014) In “... people should always carry a 
good book”, should is used to 
A) give an order. 
B) show surprise. 
C) ask for permission. 
D) give a pice of advice. 
 
Why facebook will never die 
 
I first heard about a new website for people my age 
in 2004 when I was a freshman at Indiana University. 
I was chatting with some friends on AOL Instant 
Messenger in my dorm room, at the start of a new 
semester. 
“Have you heard of The Facebook?” a couple of them 
asked. 
“You should sign up. It’s this new site for college kids.” 
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180523-why-facebook-
willnever-die 
 
159. (EEAR – 2019.2) The sentence “You should sign 
up”, line 6, expresses 
A) possibility. 
B) deduction. 
 
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C) advice. 
D) ability. 
 
160. (EEAR – 2008) In “The destruction of the Amazon 
forest could have serious 
ecological consequences”, the underlined verb is closest 
in meaning to 
A) do. 
B) keep. 
C) make. 
D) cause. 
 
161. (BCT – 2013) In “...strong values for our children 
may be the most...”, the underlined word is closest in 
meaning to 
A) must. 
B) might. 
C) have to.D) ought to. 
 
162. (EEAR - 2018.1) The modal verbs underlined in 
each sentence express: 
1 – She might be at the party. 
2 – Can you drive a dump truck? 
3 – He mustn’t sleep during the class. 
4 – You ought to learn Aviation English. 
 
A) ability, possibility, advice, prohibition 
B) possibility, ability, prohibition, advice 
C) permission, possibility, request, wish 
D) ability, request, prohibition, offers 
 
163. (EEAR – 2017.2) ‘could’, underlined in the fable 
“She could not walk straight herself.”, was used to 
A) express prohibition. 
B) refuse permission. 
C) talk about ability. 
D) give an order. 
 
164. (BCT – 2010) In “What could be nicer than having 
a bunch of butterflies ...”, the underlined words give the 
idea of 
A) result. 
B) reason. 
C) addition. 
D) comparison. 
 
165. (BCT – 2012) Fill in the blank with the suitable 
option: “... a customs duty of 50% shall be levied on the 
exceeding amount.”, leads to the conclusion that a tax 
____ be charged by customs when a traveler exceeds the 
purchase ceiling. 
A) may 
B) won’t 
C) might 
D) has to 
166. (BCT – 2011) If the treatments are unproven, it 
means that they ____. 
A) really work 
B) are successful 
C) are not proved or tested 
D) can be legally prescribed 
 
167. (EEAR – 2019.1) In the famous words by John 
Lennon: “You may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not the 
only one. I hope someday you’ll join us and the world 
will be as one”, the modal verb in bold indicates that: 
A) He knew that he could dream about peace and 
try to help everybody. 
B) He understood that he could be seen as a 
dreamer. 
C) He was not able to dream about peace and love. 
D) He considered himself the only dreamer. 
 
168. (BCT ME – 2013) According to the cartoon, when 
Hobbes said that hats were the rage that year, he was 
certain that 
A) hats could fit a Mohawk haircut. 
B) Calvin’s haircut was styled as hat. 
C) Calvin could hide a bad haircut by wearing hats. 
D) Calvin was a little bit ashamed of wearing his new 
hat 
 
Child: Mom, uncle Tom looks so sleepy and tired. 
Mom: He may have stayed up all night. 
 
169. (EEAR – 2016-1) “May”, in bold type in the 
dialogue, expresses 
A) impossibility. 
B) possibility. 
C) permission. 
D) certainty. 
 
170. (EEAR – 2016-2)Select the correct modal verb that 
fills in the blank in the paragraph below. 
Paul feels very sick and dizzy. I think he has been 
drinking all night again. He ____ get out of bed this 
morning. 
A) will 
B) must 
C) can’t 
D) could 
 
Air Traffic Controllers 
 
Air traffic controllers coordinate the movement of air 
traffic, to ensure that aircraft stay safe distances apart. 
Duties 
Air traffic controllers typically do the following: 
- Issue landing and takeoff instructions to pilots; 
- Monitor and direct the movement of aircraft on the 
 
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ground and in the air, using radar, computers, or visual 
references; 
- Control all ground traffic at airports, including 
baggage 
vehicles and airport workers; 
- Manage communications by transferring control of 
departing flights to traffic control centers and accepting 
control of arriving flights; 
- Provide information to pilots, such as weather 
updates, 
runway closures, and other critical information; and 
- Alert airport response staff, in the event of an aircraft 
emergency. 
Air traffic controllers' primary concern is safety, but 
they also must direct aircraft efficiently to minimize 
delays. They manage the flow of aircraft into and out of 
the airport air space, guide pilots during takeoff and 
landing, and monitor aircraft, as they travel through 
the skies. 
Controllers usually manage multiple aircraft at the 
same time and must make quick decisions to ensure 
the safety of the aircraft. For example, a controller 
might direct one aircraft on its landing approach, while 
providing another aircraft with weather information. 
Adapted from: ttps://collegegrad.com/careers/air-traffic-
controllers 
 
171. (EEAR-BCT– 2019.1) The words underlined in the 
text express,respectively 
A) deduction – obligation 
B) obligation – deduction 
C) obligation – possibility 
D) deduction – possibility 
 
RELATIVE PRONOUNS 
 
172. (EEAR-BCT– 2019.1) Consider this excerpt from 
the text: 
“They work at air route traffic control centers 
located throughout the country, which typically are not 
located at airports.”All the following sentences about 
the underlined word are correct, except: 
A) The underlined word is a relative pronoun. 
B) The word “which” introduces a defining relative 
clause. 
C) The word “which” refers to “air route traffic 
control centers”. 
D) “Which typically are not located at airports” is a 
non-defining relative clause 
 
When “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opens on 
Dec.18 and, for the first time in nearly a decade, 
moviegoers can return to that galaxy of long ago and 
far, far away, they will find that it contains two new 
stars. The film, ________________ is directed by J. J. 
Abrams and continues the interstellar saga of Luke 
Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo some 30 years 
after the events of “Return of the Jedi” (1983), is also a 
launching pad for two young actors who are barely half 
as old as the “Star Wars” franchise itself. 
Daisy Ridley, who plays a mysterious scavenger 
named Rey, and John Boyega, who plays a disaffected 
storm trooper named Finn, are among the new heroes 
of “The Force Awakens” and are bracing themselves for 
the biggest roles of their careers. 
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173. (EEAR – 2019.1) Choose the best alternative to 
complete the text. 
A) whose 
B) which 
C) where 
D) who 
 
QUESTION TAG 
 
174. (EEAR - 2018.1) Look at the following statements 
and choose the correct question tags: 
1 – It snowed last night, _______________? 
2 – She shouldn’t be aggressive to people, 
_____________? 
3 – You haven’t closed the door,_________________? 
4 – You are going to the party with us, ____________? 
 
A) doesn’t it – shouldn’t she – aren’t you – going you 
B) didn’t it – should she – have you – aren’t you 
C) did it – should she – haven’t you – aren’t you 
D) didn’t it – ought to – have you – will you 
 
ADVERBS 
 
175. (EEAR – 2010) 
 
“I don’t have to go to school. My mom teachers me.” 
 
The cartoonist made a mistake with the intention of 
saying something funny. His mistake was in the use of 
a/an 
A) noun. 
B) preposition. 
C) auxiliary verb. 
D) object pronoun. 
 
176. (EEAR – 2012) In “The right foot is more ticklish 
than the left one”, the word, in bold type, is 
A) an article. 
 
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B) a numeral. 
C) a pronoun. 
D) an adjective. 
 
177. (EEAR – 2011) “too”, is similar in meaning to 
A) well. 
B) also. 
C) very. 
D) more. 
 
 
 
178. (BCT – 2009) “also”, is closest in meaning to 
A) too. 
B) nor. 
C) either. 
D) neither. 
 
179. (EEAR – 2015) Put the following adverbs: 
sometimes, often and rarely in order, from the least 
frequent to the most frequent. 
A) often – sometimes – rarely 
B) rarely – sometimes – often 
C) sometimes – often – rarely 
D) often – rarely – sometimes 
 
“And now here (1) is my secret, a very (2) simple secret: 
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly (3); 
what is essential (4) is invisible to the eye.” 
 
180. (EEAR – 2011) “heart”, in bold type in the extract, 
refers to 
A) chest. 
B) feelings. 
C) suffering. 
D) body organ. 
 
181. (EEAR – 2011) Which of the underlined words, in 
the text, are adverbs? 
A) All of them. 
B) Only number 3. 
C) Numbers 2 and 3. 
D) Numbers 1, 2 and 3. 
 
182. (EEAR – 2017.2) ‘in order to’, underlined in the 
text, is used to 
A) give orders. 
B) express purpose. 
C) indicate personal opinion. 
D) talk about a sequence of ideas. 
 
183. (EEAR – 2019.2) The word “honestly” underlined 
in the text is 
A) an adjective. 
B) an adverb. 
C) a noun. 
D) a verb. 
 
184. (EEAR – 2011)Read the paragraph and answer 
question. 
IF YOU FOLLOWTHIS SIMPLE INSTRUCTION, YOU 
CAN STAY SAFE 
Ø Make sure equipment and machines are working 
correctly. If you notice a problem, tell your manager or 
a coworker without delay. You must stop to solve the 
problem. 
 
“without delay”, in bold type in the paragraph, can’t 
be replaced by 
A) later. 
B) quickly. 
C) right away. 
D) immediately. 
185. (EEAR-BCT-2018.2) As used in, ‘currently’ can be 
replaced by 
A) now. 
B) finally. 
C) actually. 
D) eventually. 
 
186. (EEAR – 2015) All words, taken from the text, are 
adverbs, except: 
A) well 
B) healthy 
C) recently 
D) efficiently 
 
187. (EEAR – 2011) “such as”, is closest in meaning to 
A) so. 
B) but. 
C) instead. 
D) for example. 
 
188. (EEAR – 2009) “handy”, means 
A) boring. 
B) useful. 
C) pleasant. 
D) relaxing 
 
189. (EEAR – 2010)“hardly”, can be replaced by 
A) easily. 
B) sharply. 
C) not at all. 
D) almost not. 
 
190. (EEAR – 2017.1)The word “innocently” (line 06), 
in bold type in the text, is an adverb of 
A) time 
B) place 
C) manner 
D) probability 
 
 
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191. (EEAR – 2017.1)Choose the sentence that 
contains a one-word adverb. 
A) We are having lunch in a big Japanese 
restaurant. 
B) I’ve bought an old table for my kitchen. 
C) She lives in an amazing white house. 
D) Maria slowly opened her present. 
 
192. (EEAR – 2017.1)In the sentence “I hardly ever 
watch TV at night.”,the expression in bold type is an 
adverb of 
A) place 
B) manner 
C) frequency 
D) probability 
 
193. (EEAR – 2015) Similarly, in bold type in the 
extract, could be replaced by: 
A) Likewise 
B) Unlike 
C) Likely 
D) Like 
194. (EEAR – 2008) In “It was a fair game”, we conclude 
that the game was played 
A) well. 
B) badly. 
C) honestly. 
D) brilliantly. 
 
195. (BCT – 2009) “It’s more than likely that an 
unhealthy diet can damage people’s health”, means 
that 
A) it is certainly true that a poor diet doesn’t harm 
people’s health. 
B) it now seems certain that fatty food prevent many 
different diseases. 
C) it is almost certain that an unhealthy diet can be 
harmful to people’s health. 
D) it is hardly certain that an unhealthy diet is 
regarded as a serious health risk. 
 
196.(EEAR – 2009) In “A microscope has many uses. 
Medical scientists use microscopes to see tiny 
organisms.”, the underlined word means 
A) harmful. 
B) invisible. 
C) biological. 
D) extremely small. 
 
Read the movie review below and answer question 
??. 
 
The Cutting Edge 
 
Skating fans, listen up! The Cutting Edge is a romantic 
movie with _____ skaters. The stars are practicing for 
the Winter Olympics. Kate Mosely looks _______ on the 
ice, but she isn’t a _______ person. All her partners leave 
_____. Then her coach introduces her to Doug Dorsey. 
Doug was a hockey star, so he skates well. At first, they 
argue. To Kate, Doug is the wrong choice (he is not a 
dancer). To Doug, ice dancing isn’t a serious sport. 
Adapted from: Grammar Express Basic – For Self-Study 
and Classroom Use. 
 
197. (EEAR - 2018.1) Choose the best alternative that 
completes the blanks with adjectives or adverbs. 
A)well – beautifully – nicely – mostly 
B)badly – beautiful – nicely – worst 
C) well – beautifully – nicely – slow 
D)great – beautiful – nice – quickly 
 
198. (EEAR – 2009)The old saying “You never get a 
second chance to make afirst impression” means that 
Depending on the way you behave when you meet 
people for the first time, 
A) you can confuse them. 
B) you must impress them. 
C) your image may be changed after that. 
D) you can create a false impression forever. 
 
199. (EEAR – 2010)Look at the charge and answer 
question. 
 
According to the charge, Fred interpreted the word 
“Compact” as 
A) a verb. 
B) a noun. 
C) an adverb. 
D) an adjective. 
 
200. (BCT – 2009) The adverb “hardly ever”, means 
A) never. 
B) as ever. 
C) very little. 
D) almost never. 
 
201. (BCT – 2010) The opposite of “poverty”, is 
A) fair. 
B) weak. 
C) wealth. 
D) powerless. 
 
 
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202. (BCT ME – 2011) “Fortunately”, is closest in 
meaning to 
A) fatally. 
B) luckly. 
C) promptly. 
D) immediately. 
 
203. (BCT – 2008) In “I rarely feel hungry...”, the 
underlined word is closest in meaning to 
A) never. 
B) often. 
C) seldom. 
D) definitely. 
 
204. (BCT ME – 2014)Read the excerpt and answer 
question. 
“Vuvuzelas were ____ popular during the 2010 World 
Cup thatthey were selling as many as 50,000 of them a 
month”. 
(Adapted from www.cnn.com) 
 
Choose the alternative that fills in the blank. 
A) almost 
B) hardly 
C) little 
D) so 
 
205. (BCT – 2011) In “At least one person died…”, the 
journalist means that 
A) no one died. 
B) all people died. 
C) none of the people died. 
D) not less than one person died. 
 
206. (BCT – 2010) The words: “safety”, “clarity” and 
“delivery”, are 
A) verbs. 
B) nouns. 
C) adverbs. 
D) adjectives 
 
207. (BCT – 2011) All the words below give an idea of 
frequency, except 
A) rarely 
B) usually 
C) actually 
D) on most occasions 
 
208. (BCT ME – 2014) All words below are nouns, 
except: 
A) honor 
B) hope 
C) sacred 
D) strength 
 
209. (BCT ME – 2013) All the words below are nouns, 
except: 
A) bless. 
B) success. 
C) happiness. 
D) attractiveness. 
 
210. (EEAR – 2016-2)In the sentence “Maria learns 
fast”, the word “fast”, in bold type, is 
A) a noun 
B) an article 
C) an adverb 
D) an adjective 
 
PASSIVE VOICE 
 
211.(EEAR – 2019.1) Choose the alternative that 
corresponds to the Active Voice of the following 
sentence: “Great recipes are made by Carole Walter”. 
A) Carole Walter is making great recipes. 
B) Carole Walter has made great recipes. 
C) Carole Walter makes great recipes. 
D) Carole Walter made great recipes. 
 
212. (BCT ME – 2013) What’s the passive voice for “A 
student offended a teacher by using the social 
network.”? 
A) A student had used the social network to offend 
a teacher. 
B) A student has used the social network to offend 
a teacher. 
C) A teacher was offended by a student using the 
social network. 
D) A teacher has been offended by a student using 
the social network. 
 
213. (EEAR – 2017.1)Choose the correct form for the 
passive voice of the following sentence. 
‘They have taken her to the hospital.’ 
A) She was taken to the hospital. 
B) She is being taken to the hospital. 
C) She has been taken to the hospital. 
D) She had been taken to the hospital. 
 
214. (BCT – 2011) All these structures below are in the 
passive voice, except 
A) pills are produced 
B) units are distributed 
C) Friar Galvão has begun 
D) restaurants will be built 
 
215. (BCT – 2013) All information below is provided by 
the excerpt, except: 
 
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A) September 11 has made strong family ties more 
important. 
B) The lessons learnt after the September 11 attacks 
could not have been taught any other way. 
C) One of the most important roles a parent or 
grandparent can play is to teach children how to be 
tough. 
D) Horrifying as they were, the attacks occurred on 
Sept 11 have taught the world valuable things. 
 
216. (BCT – 2009) In “... this new generation of 
products are often appliedovernight,...”, the underlined 
verb form is in the 
A) passive voice 
B) present perfect 
C) indirect speech 
D) past progressive 
 
217. (BCT ME – 2008) What’s the passive voice for 
“After World War I scientists made a new machine.” 
After World War I a new machine ____. 
A) is made 
B) was made 
C) has been made 
D) had been made 
 
218. (EEAR – 2008) What’s the active voice for “The 
first roller skates were made in 1760 by Joseph 
Merlim”. 
Joseph Merlim ____ the first skates in 1760. 
A) made 
B) makes 
C) has made 
D) was making 
 
 
219. (EEAR - 2018.2) The sentence “People negotiate 
and consume drugs”,in the Passive Voice is: 
A) Drugs are negotiated and consumed. 
B) Drugs were negotiatedand consumed. 
C) Drugs will be negotiated and consumed. 
D) Drugs had been negotiated and consumed. 
 
220. (BCT – 2011) What’s the passive voice for 
“…officials are investigating reports…”, 
A) Reports are being investigated. 
B) Reports were being investigated. 
C) Officials were investigating reports. 
D) Officials have been investigating reports. 
 
221. (BCT ME – 2011) The correct passive voice for 
“She had developed an efficient method…” is: An 
efficient method 
A) has developed 
B) had been developed 
C) has been developing 
D) was being developed 
 
222. (BCT – 2019.2) All the sentences below are in the 
passive voice, EXCEPT, 
A) The pilot’s licence was suspended. 
B) The pilot was removed from the cockpit. 
C) All the passengers were put at the hotels. 
D) An airport employee noticed the drunk pilot. 
 
223. (BCT – 2010) What’s the active voice for “polluting 
emissions are controlled by the Kyoto Protocol”, 
A) Polluting emissions are being controlled. 
B) The Kyoto Protocol controlls polluting emissions. 
C) The Kyoto Protocol cancontroll polluting 
emissions. 
D) Polluting emissions will be controlled by the 
Kyoto Protocol. 
 
224. (BCT ME – 2012)Which phrase, from the text, 
presents a passive structure? 
A) “...is spoken...” 
B) “...is leading...” 
C) “...is so certain...” 
D) “...is unhealthy...” 
 
225.(EEAR – 2017.1)Choose the alternative that 
presents the passive voice of the sentence below. 
The expanding Hispanic population in the U.S. still 
hasn’t created a market for Spanish-language pictures. 
A) A market for Spanish-language pictures hasn’t 
been created by the expanding Hispanic population. 
B) A market for Spanish-language pictures hadn’t 
been created by the expanding Hispanic population. 
C) A market for Spanish-language pictures isn’t 
being created by the expanding Hispanic 
population. 
D) A market for Spanish-language pictures wasn’t 
being created by the expanding Hispanic 
population. 
226. (EEAR – 2016-1) In the sentence “It is being added 
to the normal atmosphere” (line10), we can find the 
passive voice of which 
verb tense? 
A) future 
B) simple present 
C) past progressive 
D) present progressive 
 
227. (EEAR – 2016-1) Select the alternative that 
contains the passive voice of the sentence below: 
Somebody has hurt Ronaldo during the soccer match. 
A) Ronaldo is hurt during the soccer match. 
B) Ronaldo was hurt during the soccer match. 
C) Ronaldo had been hurt during the soccer match. 
 
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D) Ronaldo has been hurt during the soccer match. 
 
Read the text below and answer question 228. 
 
Economists have recognized that physical beauty 
affects wages, even in occupations where appearance 
does not seem relevant to job performance. It seems 
that attractive men and women are paid more than 
ordinary people for the same work. 
(Taken from The International Herald Tribune) 
 
228. (EEAR – 2016-2) Choose the best alternative that 
presents the correct verb tense and the voice of the 
verbs underlined in the text, respectively. 
A) present perfect/active voice; simple 
present/passive voice. 
B) simple present/passive voice; present 
perfect/active voice. 
C) simple past/passive voice; present perfect/active 
voice. 
D) past perfect/active voice; simple present/passive 
voice. 
 
229. (EEAR -BCT – 2019.1) The correct form of the 
sentence “Flight operations to and from Chennai have 
been affected due to heavy rains” –announced IndiGo 
Airlines”, in the indirect speech is: 
A) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations 
to and fromChennai would be affected due to heavy 
rains. 
B) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations 
to and fromChennai had been affected due to heavy 
rains. 
C) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations 
to and fromChennai will be affected due to heavy 
rains. 
D) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations 
to and fromChennai was affected due to heavy rains. 
 
REPORTED SPEECH 
 
230. (BCT ME – 2014) The Direct Speech for “people 
ask me if I prefer living in France or the USA” is: 
A) Do you prefer living in France or the USA? 
B) Did you prefer living in France or the USA? 
C) Will you prefer living in France or the USA? 
D) Would you prefer living in France or the USA? 
231. (BCT ME – 2008) “I’m here because my wife insists 
that I need professional help”. In reported speech this 
becomes: 
A) He asked him if he was there because his wife 
insisted. 
B) He told his wife he was there because he needed 
professional help. 
C) He told the doctor he needed professional help 
because of his wife’s manners. 
D) He said he was there because his wife insisted 
that he needed professional help. 
 
232. (EEAR – 2017.2) Change the sentence below into 
indirect speech. 
Baby Crab said to Mamma Crab, ‘Show me how to walk 
straight 
(…).’ 
Baby Crab told _____ how to walk straight (…). 
A) his mom to show 
B) to his mom show 
C) his mom showing 
D) to his mom shows 
 
233. (BCT – 2008) What’s the reported speech for “Don’t 
give chocolates on Valentine’s Day”? 
A) The doctor said not to give chocolate on 
Valentine’s Day. 
B) People were said not to sell chocolate on 
Valentine’s Day. 
C) The doctor told her not to eat chocolate on 
Valentine’s Day. 
D) People asked him if chocolate can be given on 
Valentine’s Day. 
 
234. (BCT ME – 2011) Theindirect speech for “I was 
challenged by the language barrier, he said.” is 
A) He said he is being challenged by the language 
barrier. 
B) He said that he had been challenged by the 
language barrier. 
C) He told us that he has been challenged by the 
language barrier. 
D) He asked us if he was being challenged by the 
language barrier. 
 
235. (BCT – 2013) In “Maria Cantwell said the boat was 
expected to drift slowly south.”, it means that she 
A) wishes the boat would sail for the south. 
B) will wait until the boat returns from the south. 
C) believes that the boat is likely to move slowly 
towards the south. 
D) hopes that coastguard will be able to guide the 
boat to the south 
 
Read the dialogue and answer question 236. 
 
Teacher: Donald, what is the chemical formula for 
water? 
Donald: HIJKLMNO. 
Teacher: What are you talking about? 
Donald: Yesterday you said it’s H to O. 
Teacher: No! I said H20. You’ve heard me wrong. 
 
236. (EEAR – 2016-1)We can infer that 
A) The student said that the teacher was wrong. 
B) The student wanted to spell the whole alphabet. 
 
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C) The formula for water consists of more than two 
letters. 
D) The pronunciation of the number “two” and the 
preposition “to” is the same. 
 
PREPOSITIONS 
 
237.(EEAR – 2017.1)Choose the alternative that best 
completes the sentence below. 
I stayed in London ___ a few days during my vacation. 
I came back to Brazil ___ May 1st. 
A) in – at 
B) for – in 
C) in – on 
D) for – on 
 
238. (EEAR – 2011)Fill in the blanks with the correct 
prepositions, respectively 
“Weather ____ north of England will get worse ____ 
Friday. The weekend temperature will be ____ 3 degrees 
and there will be snow during the night”. 
A) on / on / in 
B) in / on / at 
C) in / in / at 
D) at / in / on 
 
239. (EEAR – 2008) Choose the best alternative to 
complete the blanks. 
Julie was born ____July 3, ____ night ____ New York. 
A) in / at / at 
B) on / at / in 
C) in / at / in 
D) on / in /at 
 
240. (EEAR – 2008) Choose the right alternative to 
complete the text grammatically correct. 
“Computer viruses can travel ____ one place to another 
____ fast ____ a phone call.” 
A) from / as / as 
B) over / as / than 
C) to / more / than 
D) between / Æ/ than 
 
241. (EEAR – 2014) Hi everyone! 
Greetings ____Phunket. We’re having a great time here. 
We arrived ____ Bangkok last Saturday and we went 
____ the “Golden” Temple. It wasfascinating. There was 
an enormous statue ____ the Buddha. We’re enjoying a 
lot. 
Love, 
Gus and Dolly. 
 
The correct prepositions to fill in the blanks are, 
respectively:A) of /to /in/ from 
B) in/of/ from/to 
C) from/in/ to/ of 
 
Depending on departure and arrival destinations, you 
can go _____ coast _____ coast in mere hours or travel 
across seas in less than 10 hours. 
 
242. (EEAR - 2018.1) Fill in the blank with the suitable 
prepositions. 
A)from / from 
B)from / to 
C)at / from 
D)to / from 
 
243. (EEAR – 2009)Read the extract and answer the 
question. 
This week Teen Magazine’s competition is for all you 
young inventors. Do you have any good ideas? If you 
answered yes, make a drawing and describe your 
invention; then send us the design. There is a prize ____ 
the best idea. 
 
Choose the best alternative to have the text completed: 
A) of 
B) for 
C) from 
D) about 
 
244. (EEAR - 2018.2) The words “after”, “in”, “of” and 
“from”, in bold in the text, are __________. 
A) articles 
B) adverbs 
C) pronouns 
D) prepositions 
 
Hawaii’ volcano 
Caleb Jones and Andrey Mac Aroy 
 
Kilawea began erupting more than two weeks ago. It 
has burned dozens of homes, forced people to escape 
______ smoke and fire and led officials to distribute face 
masks to protect against ash particles. Lava flying 
______ the air from cracks in the earth can weigh as 
much as a refrigerator and even small pieces can be 
lethal. The lava streamed ______ a highway and flowed 
______ the ocean. That sent hydrochloric acid with fine 
glass particles into the air, a process that can lead to 
lung demage and eye and skin irritation. The highway 
was closed in some places, and residents in the area 
have been evacuated. 
Adapted from http://apnews.com; May 20, 2018. 
 
245. (BCT – 2019.2) Choose the best prepositions to 
have the text completed correctly. 
A) from/ through/ across/ into 
B) from/ into/ across/ through 
C) into/ across/ through/ from 
D) across/ into/ through/ from 
 
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The pilot of a Beech Baron airplane noticed that one of 
his engines was on fire. He contacted the nearest air 
traffic control center to ask for help. 
The voice __________ the radio answered, “This is the 
Control Tower. “Please inform your altitude”. 
The pilot replied, “We are at 30,000 feet”. 
 
246. (EEAR - 2018.2) Choose the best alternative to 
complete the blank in the text. 
A) on 
B) for 
C) into 
D) until 
 
Illegal levels of arsenic and mercury polluted a river 
in the days after a dam burst at an iron ore mine this 
month __________ Brazil’s worst environmental 
disaster, according to tests by a state water agency, the 
Institute for Water Management in Minas Gerais. The 
agency found arsenic levels more than 10 times above 
the legal limit in one place __________ the river, the Rio 
Doce, after the dam burst on Nov. 5, killing at least 13 
people. Mercury slightly above the permitted level was 
also found in one area. Samarco, the mine operator, 
and its co-owners, BHP Billiton and Vale, have 
repeatedly said that the water and mineral waste 
unleashed by the dam burst were not toxic. On 
Wednesday, the United Nations human rights agency 
said “new evidence” showed that the mud dumped by 
the flood “contained high levels of toxic heavy metals 
and other chemicals.” 
(Adopted from www.nytimes.com) 
 
247. (EEAR – 2019.1) Fill in the blanks with the option 
that best completes the text. 
A) over / in 
B) in / along 
C) at / along 
D) on / across 
 
Read the text and answer questions 248 and 249. 
 
Let the music play! 
 
Many states ____ the U.S. are taking the Mozart 
Effect seriously. It is the theory that classical music’s 
complex melodies help stimulate brain activity in the 
first three years ____ a child’s life, when 90 percent of 
brain development occurs. 
(Adapted from Speak Up # 149) 
 
248. (EEAR – 2011) Choose the correct alternative to fill 
in the blanks, respectively 
A) at/ of 
B) in / at 
C) at / to 
D) in / of 
 
249. (EEAR – 2011) Based on the text, we can conclude 
the Mozart Effect helps 
A) 90 percent of the children develop their brains. 
B) stimulate young children’s brains. 
C) children to learn classical music. 
D) develop children’s speaking 
 
250. (BCT ME – 2010) In “There must be something 
wrong with my eyes. I can’t take them off you”, the 
underlined sentence means I cannot help ____. 
A) loving you 
B) staring at you 
C) thinking of you 
D) dreaming about you 
 
CONJUNCTIONS 
 
251. (EEAR – 2015) “such as”, is closest in meaning to 
A) so. 
B) then. 
C) instead. 
D) for example. 
 
252. (BCT ME – 2011) In “...He could see the lights of 
runway brightly bya lake.”, the underlined word is 
A) a conjunction. 
B) a preposition. 
C) an adjective. 
D) a pronoun 
 
253. (EEAR – 2017.1)The conjunction “so” (“He decided 
to find some better food, so he left his aeroplane..”), in 
the text, can be replaced by 
A) because 
B) however 
C) even though 
D) and therefore 
 
254. (EEAR – 2009) In “...although they may become 
inactive...”, the underlined word implies an idea of 
A) addition. 
B) purpose. 
C) contrast. 
D) comparison. 
 
Dear Mary, 
My younger sister just told us she’s been accepted 
to her first choice university. Lee is very intelligent. She 
will be the first person in our family to go to college. I 
got good grades in high school, too, but when I 
graduated I went into the Family business _________ 
going to college. I enjoy my new career, I’m sure that 
I’ve learned a lot of new things. 
With love, Lincon 
 
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255. (EEAR – 2019.1) Fill in the blank with the option 
that best completes the text. 
A) as soon as 
B) instead of 
C) still 
D) yet 
 
256. (EEAR – 2008) In the sentence: “Television has 
contributed to change the values and perceptions of 
Americans”. 
The underlined word is closest in meaning to 
A) cultures. 
B) behaviour. 
C) information. 
D) conceptions. 
 
257. (BCT ME – 2008) In “... my 12-year-old daughter 
had been arrested for stealing some make-up.” the 
underlined word is closest in meaning to 
A) by. 
B) besides. 
C) because. 
D) even though. 
 
258. (BCT – 2008) In “... when they arrive home tired 
and spent.”, the underlined word introduces a clause 
of 
A) time. 
B) reason. 
C) manner. 
D) concession. 
 
259. (BCT – 2009) “The more I give up, the more I seem 
to gain.”, means that 
A) if I start to gain, I give up. 
B) when I give up, I seem to gain. 
C) I always give up in order to gain. 
D) I still seem to gain, even though I don’t give up. 
 
260. (BCT ME – 2008)In “she was so frightened that 
she started crying.” “so… that” introduces a clause of 
A) result. 
B) purpose. 
C) condition. 
D) concession. 
 
261. (BCT – 2019.2) The word “despite” is closest in 
meaning to 
A) although 
B) however 
C) because of 
D) in spite of 
 
262. (BCT ME – 2011) “…as soon as possible.” means 
that the pilot should land 
A) as quickly as he can. 
B) with some delay. 
C) in advance. 
D) on time. 
 
263. (BCT ME – 2014) In “Believe that as longas you 
believe in yourself-anything is possible”, the underlined 
expression is used to talk about 
A) thedescription of a person. 
B) the duration of an event. 
C) acomparison. 
D) acondition. 
264. (BCT – 2010) “...owing to...”, is similar in meaning 
to 
A) thus. 
B) so as to. 
C) whereas. 
D) because of. 
 
265. (BCT – 2010) In “... so that they can be avoided by 
climbing, descending, or flying around them.”, the 
conjunction “sothat” introduces an idea of 
A) result. 
B) manner. 
C) purpose. 
D) warning. 
 
266. (EEAR – 2015) “Though” and “although”, 
underlined in the text, are closed in meaning to 
A) if. 
B) when. 
C) because. 
D) however. 
 
267. (EEAR-BCT-2018.2) As used in , ‘however’ is 
closest in meaning to 
A) besides. 
B) although. 
C) moreover. 
D) in addition. 
 
268. (EEAR – 2016-1) “So”, underlined in the text, is 
closest in meaning to 
A) such 
B) much 
C) many 
D) very 
 
Meet the 'homeless man' who flies the world first 
class 
For the last year and a half, Ben Schlappighas been 
essentially homeless. The 25-year-old American has 
______fixed address, ______ the keys to his own front 
 
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door. Why bother paying rent, he figured, when a bed 
was only ever a first class ticket away? 
Schlappig is a "Hobbyist," as those in the game call 
it – a professional traveler with an almost obsessive 
attention tofine print, who uses a mixture of frequent 
flyer miles and credit card reward points, to zoom 
around the globe for a fraction of the cost. 
Since he first started racking up air miles a little 
over a decade ago – yes, he was just 14 when he started 
this –Schlappig says he's never flown economy on an 
international flight. 
Taken from 
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/01/travel/ben-schlappig-
flyworld-free-airline-air-miles/index.html 
 
269. (EEAR-BCT– 2019.1) The correct words to fill in 
the blanks are,respectively: 
A) no – neither 
B) neither – nor 
C) either – neither 
D) not either – not neither 
 
 
 
270. (EEAR-BCT– 2019.1) Which words complete the 
lines in the cartoon? 
A) As – as 
B) At – as 
C) Like – as 
D) How – like 
 
271. (EEAR – 2016-1)Select the alternative in which the 
use of “so” does not express the result of an action: 
A) I don’t have a nice dress, so I’m not going to the 
party tonight. 
B) Water is running out, so people must save it as 
much as they can. 
C) Lightning is dangerous to everybody, so a lot of 
people don’t worry about it. 
D) There are weather balloons and satellites to help 
predict the weather, so meteorologists must know 
how to use them in order to deliver precise forecasts. 
 
272. (EEAR – 2016-2)Select the alternative that best 
completes the sentence below giving idea of 
comparison. 
He is a good artist and he sings ____ a professional 
when he is on stage. 
A) as 
B) like 
C) such 
D) as if 
 
PHRASAL VERB 
 
“I find the easiest way to expand my vocabulary is to 
make up words.” 
 
273. (EEAR - 2018.1) The phrasal verb “make up” in 
this cartoon can be replaced by: 
A) build up 
B) go away 
C) look up 
D) go on 
274. (BCT – 2012) In “Andy Kane explains why he is so 
hooked on DIY”, the words in bold type are closest in 
meaning to 
A) scared of. 
B) averse to. 
C) addicted to. 
D) apprehensive about. 
 
275. (BCT – 2012) In “… Air Canada flight AC 018 
bound for Vancouver...”, the underlined words mean 
A) arriving at. 
B) flying from. 
C) departing from. 
D) travelling towards. 
 
 
 
276. (EEAR – 2019.2) The word “take-down” in the text 
means 
A) a movement in which a wrestler gets the 
opponent down to the floor. 
B) an arrest or unexpected visit by the police. 
C) to write down some information. 
D) to take note during a meeting. 
 
 
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277. (BCT ME – 2012) In “A British woman was kicked 
off a plane…”, the phrasal verb in bold type, could be 
replaced by 
A) took out. 
B) stepped off. 
C) contained in. 
D) removed from. 
 
278. (EEAR – 2017.2)In ‘(...) the Igbo is in danger of 
dying out (...)’, (line 2), it means that the language is in 
danger of ______________. 
A) being minority 
B) being less spoken 
C) becomingunclear 
D) going into extinction 
 
279. (BCT – 2013) In “...were passionately caught up in 
developing...”, the underlined phrasal verb is closest in 
meaning to 
A) absorbed. 
B) separated. 
C) distracted. 
D) indifferent. 
 
 
 
 
VOCABULARY 
 
280. (EEAR – 2017.2) All underlined words in the 
article have a negative prefix, except: 
A) disregarding 
B) indefatigable 
C) unintelligible 
D) mispronouncing 
 
281. (EEAR – 2011) In “researchers”, the suffix – “er ” 
has the same function as the one in 
A) nicer. 
B) harder. 
C) worker. 
D) transfer. 
 
282. (EEAR – 2009) “Brenda is a housewife” means that 
she works 
A) for another family. 
B) as a housekeeper. 
C) in a hotel. 
D) at home. 
 
283. (EEAR – 2017.2)In ‘(…) a Jeep Cherokee was 
driven into the glass doors and set ablaze’, it means 
that the vehicle hit into the glass doors and 
_________________, except: 
A) burnt 
B) blew up 
C) caught fire 
D) burst into flames 
 
284. (BCT – 2019.2) In, “... another passenger was said 
to have felt severe pressure after positioning his back 
against the opening in the cabin in an attempt to seal 
it”. 
The word “seal” is closest in meaning to ____________. 
A) fix 
B) hide 
C) close 
D) protect 
 
Read the text and answer the questions 285, 286 
and 287. 
 
Mrs. Pratchett 
 
Her name was Mrs Pratchett. She was a small, 
skinny oldhag with moustache on her upper lip and a 
mouth as sour as a green goosebery. She never smiled. 
Her apron was gray and greasy. Her blouse had bits 
of breakfast all over it, toast crumbs and tea stains and 
splotches of dried egg yollk. It was her hands, however, 
that disturbed us most.They were disgusting. They 
were black with dirt and grime. 
And do not forget that it was these hands and 
fingers thatshe would plunge into the sweet-jars when 
we asked for a pennyworth of TreackleToffe or Wine 
Gums or Nut Clusters, or whatever. There were 
precious few health laws in those days, and nobody, 
least of all Mrs. Pratchett , ever thought of using a little 
shovel for getting sweets out as they do today. 
American Inside Out – Teacher’s book. 
285. (BCT – 2019.2) In the text, all the adjectives below 
refer to Mrs. Pratchett, EXCEPT, 
A) Hag 
B) Sour 
C) Small 
D) Greasy 
 
286. (BCT – 2019.2) According to the text, we can infer 
that Mrs Pratchett was _______________. 
A) really tidy 
B) kind of adorable 
C) sort of unpleasant 
D) someone very kind 
 
287. (BCT – 2019.2) According to the text, choose the 
best response. 
A) Mrs. Pratchett was the cleaner. 
B) Mrs. Pratchett was really repulsive. 
C) Mrs. Pratchett’s place was very hygienic. 
D) Mrs. Pratchett wore an impeccable apron. 
 
Read the text and answer the questions 288. 
 
 
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Routine 
 
We’re supposed to start work at nine, but I often come 
in later because I have to take my children to school 
first, but then I stay a little later. Of course, if I have an 
early meeting or if I have to be in court first thing in the 
morning, my wife has to take the kids to school. 
American Inside out - Teacher's book. 
 
288. (BCT – 2019.2) According to the text, in “We are 
supposed to start work at nine, (...)”. The underlined 
words are closest in meaning to “We are to start (...)” 
A) wanted 
B) wished 
C) hopped 
D) expected 
 
289. (BCT – 2010) Choose the best answer to have these 
proverbs completed. 
1- Never judge a book by its ____. 
2- Take care of the pence and the ____ will take care of 
themselves. 
3- Don’t count your chickens before they are ____. 
4- Never look a gift horse in the ____. 
5- Don’t put all your ____ in one basket. 
 
A) content / bills / hen / eye / balls 
B) story / expenses / fed / head / fruit 
C) picture / dollars / raised / teeth / things 
D) cover / pounds / hatched / mouth / eggs 
 
290. (BCT – 2010) Match the proverbs (1-5) in question 
30 above with these explanations: 
( ) Don’t antecipate the future before it happens. 
( ) Accept a present graciously and gratefully, without 
criticizing the present or giver. 
( ) Don’t invest all your efforts, or attention, in just 
one thing. 
( ) Don’t judge people or things by their outward 
appearance. 
( ) Take care of small sums of money and they will 
become large sums. 
 
A) (3), (4), (5), (1) e (2) 
B) (5), (1), (3), (2) e (4) 
C) (3), (2), (5), (1) e (4) 
D) (5), (4), (3), (2) e (1) 
 
291. (EEAR - 2018.1) Complete the sentences below 
using make or do: 
1 – She forgot to __________ her homework. 
2 – During the text, try not to __________ a noise. 
3 – She needs to __________ an appointment to see the 
destist. 
4 – Every morning I _________ my bed. 
 
A) make – make – make – make 
B) make – make – do – make 
C) do – make – make – make 
D) do – do – make – make 
 
292. (EEAR-BCT-2018.2) Choose the alternative in 
which the prefix ‘in-’was used to form an opposite. 
A) incubator 
B)inexpensive 
C)incorporated 
D) infrastructure 
 
293. (EEAR – 2015) “delays”, is closest in meaning to 
A) stops. 
B) prevents. 
C) postpones. 
D) accelerates. 
 
294. (EEAR – 2015) Choose the word below that refers 
to one of five senses: 
A) sight 
B) aging 
C) health 
D) memory 
 
295. (EEAR – 2015) “excuse” is closest in meaning to, 
except: 
A) justification. 
B) explanation. 
C) accusation. 
D) reason. 
 
296. (EEAR – 2015) In “… an arena that bears some 
resemblance to the famous Bird’s Nest Stadium…”, it 
means that the stadium in Manaus ____ the one in 
Beijing. 
A) is the same as 
B) is as huge as 
C) looks like 
D) lookalike 
297. (EEAR – 2015) In the extract, when the woman 
expects her husband to offer sympathy, she wants him 
to 
A) be nice to her. 
B) sort her problems out. 
C) understand and care about her problems. 
D) believe that she really has something to 
overcome. 
 
298. (EEAR – 2015) In “… he would prefer to use a map 
and find his way by himself.”, it means that he 
A) would rather use a map instead of asking for 
directions. 
B) gets bored when people don’t give him the right 
direction. 
 
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C) never asks for directions because the always has 
a map with him. 
D) he would rather drive alone because his wife’s 
attitude makes him annoyed. 
 
299. (BCT ME – 2008) In “... she has been too afraid to 
go out on her own” the underlined expression means 
A) alone. 
B) together. 
C) with a couple. 
D) protected by her parents 
 
300. (EEAR-BCT– 2019.1) Choose the correct verb that 
can replace the phrasal verb “racking up”, according to 
the text. 
A) amass 
B) forfeit 
C) give up 
D) abandon 
 
301.(EEAR - 2018.2) The words “at hand”, underlined 
in the text, mean _____. 
A) busy 
B) distant 
C) worried 
D) available 
 
302. (EEAR - 2018.2) The word “approximately”, in 
bold in the text, means__________. 
A) exactly 
B) roughly 
C) precisely 
D) undoubtedly 
Read the text and answer question . 
 
Good day! My name is Sheila. I’m from Melbourne, 
Australia. My ___________ is from Montreal, Canada. We 
live in Sydney. A lot of ___________ living in Australia 
come from other ___________. 
 
303. (EEAR - 2018.2) Choose the best alternative to 
complete the blanks in the text: 
A) husband – peoples – country 
B) husband – people – countries 
C) husbands – persons – country 
D) husbands – person – countries 
 
304. (EEAR - 2018.1) All words bellow are landmarks, 
except: 
A) skyscraper 
B) monument 
C) bleary 
D) bridge 
 
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GABARITO 
 
1. B 
2. A 
3. B 
4. C 
5. C 
6. B 
7. D 
8. B 
9. A 
10. B 
11. B 
12. A 
13. D 
14. A 
15. B 
16. D 
17. C 
18. A 
19. D 
20. B 
21. B 
22. C 
23. B 
24. C 
25. D 
26. A 
27. C 
28. B 
29. A 
30. B 
31. B 
32. A 
33. A 
34. C 
35. D 
36. D 
37. D 
38. B 
39. C 
40. D 
41. B 
42. B 
43. C 
44. B 
45. B 
46. C 
47. A 
48. D 
49. C 
50. B 
51. C 
52. A 
53. D 
54. D 
55. A 
56. B 
57. A 
58. B 
59. B 
60. D 
61. D 
62. D 
63. B 
64. A 
65. A 
66. B 
67. A 
68. D 
69. B 
70. C 
71. B 
72. D 
73. D 
74. D 
75. A 
76. D 
77. A 
78. A 
79. D 
80. C 
81. B 
82. D 
83. C 
84. B 
85. A 
86. B 
87. A 
88. A 
89. A 
90. A 
91. D 
92. A 
93. D 
94. D 
95. D 
96. D 
97. C 
98. D 
99. D 
100. B 
101. B 
102. C 
103. B 
104. D 
105. C 
106. A 
107. C 
108. A 
109. D 
110. B 
111. C 
112. A 
113. D 
114. C 
115. C 
116. B 
117. C 
118. D 
119. C 
120. B 
121. D 
122. A 
123. C 
124. B 
125. B 
126. C 
127. B 
128. D 
129. B 
130. B 
131. B 
132. A 
133. D 
134. C 
135. B 
136. D 
137. D 
138. C 
139. B 
140. C 
141. C 
142. C 
143. D 
144. D 
145. C 
146. D 
147. B 
148. D 
149. B 
150. C 
151. A 
152. C 
153. A 
154. A 
155. D 
156. A 
157. A 
158. D 
159. C 
160. D 
161. B 
162. B 
163. C 
 
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164. D 
165. D 
166. C 
167. B 
168. C 
169. B 
170. C 
171. C 
172. B 
173. B 
174. B 
175. A 
176. C 
177. B 
178. A 
179. B 
180. B 
181. D 
182. B 
183. B 
184. A 
185. A 
186. B 
187. D 
188. B 
189. D 
190. C 
191. D 
192. C 
193. A 
194. C 
195. C 
196. D 
197. D 
198. D 
199. A 
200. D 
201. C 
202. B 
203. C 
204. D 
205. D 
206. B 
207. C 
208. C 
209. A 
210. C 
211. C 
212. C 
213. C 
214. C 
215. B 
216. A 
217. B 
218. A 
219. A 
220. A 
221. B 
222. D 
223. B 
224. A 
225. A 
226. D 
227. D 
228. A 
229. B 
230. A 
231. D 
232. A 
233. A 
234. B 
235. C 
236. D 
237. D 
238. B 
239. B 
240. A 
241. C 
242. B 
243. B 
244. D 
245. A 
246. A 
247. B 
248. D 
249. B 
250. B 
251. D 
252. B 
253. D 
254. C 
255. B 
256. D 
257. C 
258. A 
259. B 
260. A 
261. D 
262. A 
263. D 
264. D 
265. C 
266. D. 
267. B 
268. D 
269. B 
270. A 
271. C 
272. B 
273. A 
274. C 
275. D 
276. A 
277. D 
278. D 
279. A 
280. B 
281. C 
282. D 
283. B 
284. C 
285. D 
286. C 
287. B 
288. D 
289. D 
290. A 
291. C 
292. B 
293. C 
294. A 
295. C 
296. C 
297. C 
298. A 
299. A 
300. A 
301. D 
302. B 
303. B 
304. C 
 
 
 
 
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