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Professor Jefferson Celestino da Costa 
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056 | PUCRIO 2000 
Mark the sentence which must be completed with on and in, 
respectively: 
 
a) I was talking __________ the phone when I heard a knock 
__________ the door. 
b) The boy got a bike __________ his birthday, and is now 
keeping it __________ his parents' garage. 
c) The Smith family lives __________ the countryside, 
__________ a very cozy farm house. 
d) John was invited to speak __________ the conference 
__________ behalf of the company's president. 
e) Several workers decided to go __________ strike 
__________ the same day their boss announced his 
bankruptcy. 
 
057 | UFV/PASES 2000 
Choose the best option to complete the sentence: 
 
Bell used electricity to send the human voice __________ 
one place __________ another. 
 
a) on – in 
b) from – to 
c) in – to 
d) at – to 
e) above – below 
 
058 | UFRS 2001 
The word into is used correctly in all alternatives below 
EXCEPT: 
 
a) He ran into some old friends at the airport. 
b) He remained into that room where they had always met. 
c) She walked into his life as a breath of fresh air. 
d) It came into view when the clouds cleared the sky. 
e) She went into the house carrying a bunch of flowers. 
 
059 | UFRS 2002 
Complete the following sentence with the correct 
alternative: 
 
In New England, we drove __________ hours along country 
roads and stayed __________ an old sea captain's home 
__________ the sea. 
 
a) for – in – off 
b) during – into – by 
c) up – near – from 
d) during – at – out 
e) for – in – by 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
060 | PUCPR 2003 
Fill in the blanks of the following sentences with the 
appropriate option: 
 
I. They deliver the mail __________ ten o'clock. 
II. __________ it was raining, we went for a walk. 
III. Don't eat so much __________ you go bathing. 
IV. He ran away __________ he saw the policeman. 
V. You won't win __________ you try hard. 
 
a) I. after; II. While; III. unless; IV. before; V. until 
b) I. until; II. Before; III. after; IV. while; V. although 
c) I. unless; II. When; III. until; IV. after; V. before 
d) I. at; II. Although; III. before; IV. when; V. unless 
e) I. before; II. Until; III. although; IV. unless; V. when 
 
061 | UFRS 2004 
Complete the sentence below with the best alternative: 
 
Tolkien wrote much __________ his trilogy __________ 
World War II, but denied that his stories were analogous 
__________ that great battle. 
 
a) of – during – to 
b) of – at – with 
c) about – during – into 
d) for – in – to 
e) of – in – into 
 
062 | PUCMG 2005 – ADAPTED 
According to Stuff magazine, the iPod is the "coolest thing to 
come out of California since the Beach Boys". 
 
– The word "since" conveys an idea of: 
 
a) manner. 
b) place. 
c) time. 
d) result. 
 
063 | UFSM 2005 
The first games __________ athletes __________ a disability 
__________ held __________ 1948. 
 
– Selecione a alternativa que completa corretamente as 
lacunas: 
 
a) for – without – was – on 
b) to – with – has – at 
c) from – with – is – on 
d) to – without – are – at 
e) for – with – were – in 
 
 
 
 
 
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064 | UFRS 2005 
Fill in the gaps in the following sentence correctly: 
 
Man walked __________ the moon __________ the first 
time __________ 1969. 
 
a) on – for – in 
b) across – at – in 
c) across – by – on 
d) in – on – at 
e) on – at – after 
 
065 | JFS 2012 
Fill in the following sentences correctly: 
 
I. The climbers stopped 300m __________ the top of the 
mountain. 
II. The whole village is __________ water. 
III. A king shouldn’t do anything __________ his dignity. 
IV. The tunnel goes right __________ the city. 
 
a) I. below – II. below – III. beneath – IV. underneath 
b) I. below – II. under – III. beneath – IV. underneath 
c) I. below – II. under – III. beneath – IV. under 
d) I. under – II. under – III. below – IV. beneath 
e) I. under – II. below – III. below – IV. beneath 
 
066 | UNIFESP 2007 – ADAPTED 
Em "Since levels of lung function were in the normal range 
at the start of the study, the researchers say, the possibility 
that poor lung function led to hostility rather than the other 
way around is unlikely", a expressão rather than significa, 
em português: 
 
a) pelo contrário. 
b) ao invés de. 
c) a menos que. 
d) mais que. 
e) devido a. 
 
067 | ITA 1995 
'Without Fear of Be Happy' (Sem medo de ser feliz) é o 
título, em inglês que um periódico paulista atribuiu ao livro 
do jornalista americano Ken Silverstein sobre a campanha de 
Lula à Presidência da República em 1989. Examinando o 
título, você diria que: 
 
a) Está estruturalmente correto. 
b) Deveria ser: "Without Fear of Been Happy" 
c) Deveria ser: "Without Fear of to Be Happy" 
d) Deveria ser: "Without Fear of Being Happy" 
e) Deveria ser: "Without Fear to Be Happy" 
 
 
 
 
 
 
068 | JFS 2000 
The cat jumped __________ the table in order __________ 
get the food that was __________ it. 
 
a) up – to – on 
b) about – for – up 
c) over – for – about 
d) on – to – on 
e) onto – to – on 
 
069 | ITA 1991 
A alternativa abaixo que preenche a lacuna de: 
 
Buses here never arrive __________ time. 
 
– Dando idéia de pontualidade: 
 
a) on 
b) at 
c) in 
d) by 
e) up 
 
070 | ITA 1991 
__________ what he says, she was born __________ March 
25, 1970. 
 
a) According to – in 
b) According with – on 
c) Accordance to – in 
d) According to – on 
e) Accordance with – in 
 
071 | ITA 1992 
A alternativa que corretamente preenche os claros (I), (II), 
(III) de: 
 
* The Declaration of Independence was signed __________ 
(I) July 4, 1796. 
* __________ (II) first, I thought you were a thief. 
* __________ (III) present, I am living in Brazil. 
 
– é: 
 
a) at – at – at 
b) on – at – at 
c) on – by – in 
d) in – in – in 
e) in – by – on 
 
072 | AFA 1999 
__________ 14% __________ the force female, we cannot 
run a military today __________ women. 
 
a) At / in / on 
b) With / from / over 
c) With / of / without 
d) Both / in / without 
 
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073 | FUVEST 1977 
Qual a sentença correta? 
 
a) We were deprived from playing games for a week. 
b) We were deprived of playing games for a week. 
c) We were deprived of playing games through a week. 
d) We were deprived at playing games for a week. 
e) We were deprived from playing games by a week. 
 
074 | EEAR 2007 
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 
 
075 | EFOMM 2005 
Choose the only option with the correct preposition: 
 
What __________ earth are you doing here so early in the 
morning? 
 
a) under 
b) on 
c) in 
d) at 
e) behind 
 
076 | EFOMM 2006 
Choose the only option with the correct preposition: 
 
The man jumped __________ the horse and went away. 
 
a) of 
b) under 
c) out of 
d) into 
e) onto 
 
077 | EFOMM 2006 
We’ve had such a busy day! At least twelve people called. 
Oh, __________ the way, there’s a message here for you 
from your cousin. 
 
a) over 
b) in 
c) by 
d) on 
e) into 
 
 
 
 
 
078 | EFOMM 2006 
I made seven different plans for my vacation, however 
__________ the end I went to the Bahamas again. 
 
a) to 
b) by 
c) with 
d) in 
e) at 
 
079 | EFOMM 2006 
There is nothing illegal about my business dealings. 
Everything is strictly __________ board. 
 
a) on 
b) above 
c) by the 
d) over 
e) onto 
 
080 | EFOMM 2006 
The word since can be used to appropriately fill in the blank 
of which sentence below? 
 
a) I am studying here __________ 2004. 
b) She has slept __________ two hours. 
c) They had been staying at the hotel __________ many days 
before they decided to move to an apartment. 
d) Bob has worked at that big company __________ he 
moved to Washington. 
e) Carol lives in Boston __________ she was born.081 | EFOMM 2007 
Crowded __________ a lifeboat, Ruth Becker stared 
__________ disbelief as the luxury liner Titanic slipped 
__________ the icy Atlantic Ocean. 
 
a) in / in / in 
b) in / in / into 
c) on / on / onto 
d) on / on / onto 
e) on / in / into 
 
082 | UFPE 1998 
"On this planet, more people get their news from TIME than 
any other single source – over 30 million people, 
worldwide." 
 
 TIME, August 12, 1996, Vol. 148, N° 7, page 2. 
 
– OVER in "OVER 30 million people" signifies: 
 
a) less than. 
b) by. 
c) not as much as. 
d) not so many as. 
e) more than. 
 
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083 | JFS 2008 
Ryan drove __________ me without stopping and drove off 
__________ the downtown. 
 
a) from / into 
b) towards / over 
c) along / up 
d) past / towards 
e) in / next to 
 
084 | EFOMM 2010 
Choose the option in which the prepositions complete the 
verb phrases with accuracy, respectively: 
 
I. The ship is bound __________ Africa. 
II. We set sail __________ a tour of the Caribbean. 
III. The captain was responsible __________ the incident. 
IV. Attention has to be given __________ the weather 
conditions. 
V. Crew members are expected to comply __________ 
safety regulations. 
 
a) for / to / for / for / with 
b) in / for / for / to / to 
c) to / for / for / to / with 
d) to / for / to / to / to 
e) for / to / to / for / with 
 
085 | EFOMM 2010 
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences: 
 
I. I am familiar __________ that song. 
II. Were you aware __________ the regulations against 
smoking in this area? 
III. What John said is contrary __________ common sense. 
IV. This winter, Paul will be eligible __________ a three-
week vacation. 
V. How do you account __________ this discrepancy? 
 
a) with / of / with / to / for 
b) with / of / to / for / for 
c) to / about / to / to / to 
d) with / about / with / to / of 
e) to / of / to / for / to 
 
086 | EFOMM 2010 
Choose the option in which the prepositions complete the 
sentences with accuracy, respectively: 
 
I. Stress can make us quite forgetful __________ times. 
II. The New York Port Authority operates daily __________ a 
lot of pressure. 
III. After a storm, the fishing boat was lost __________ sea. 
IV. The remains of the wreckage were found __________ the 
shore. 
V. They were __________ call when the emergency alarm 
went off. They were able to act promptly though. 
 
a) in / under / in / on / on 
b) at / under / at / on / off 
c) in / in / on / in / in 
d) at / in / in / at / off 
e) at / on / at / in / on 
 
087 | JFS 2011 
Fill in the gaps correctly: 
 
He aimed __________ the bird and shot __________ it! 
 
a) at – in 
b) on – at 
c) on – on 
d) at – on 
e) at – at 
 
088 | UFV 2003 
The expression regardless of in the sentence "You can profit 
from it regardless of your level of formal education", can be 
replaced by: 
 
a) unless. 
b) because. 
c) although. 
d) however. 
e) in spite of. 
 
089 | JFS 2011 
Which prepositions must be used to fill in the gaps in the 
sentences below? 
 
- The operation, unprecedented in the city's history, began 
__________ around 8am. 
- According to police the favela had been "conquered" 
__________ around 9.30am. 
 
a) at – by 
b) at – in 
c) at – on 
d) on – by 
e) on – at 
 
090 | UNIRIO 2002 – ADAPTED 
In the 1960s, only about 200 golden lion tamarins remained 
in the wild, DUE TO the destruction of their habitat, Brazil's 
Atlantic coastal rain forest – 'Mata Atlântica'. 
 
– The capital word discourse marker due to in the text above 
illustrates: 
 
a) result. 
b) consequence. 
c) purpose. 
d) reason. 
e) contrast. 
 
 
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Conjunctions 
 
001 | ITA 1995 
'It's "weird" he muses, 'we're getting more comfortable 
playing live, and we're playing more consistently every night. 
Yet sometimes it's more difficult to get in that state of mind 
where you can just lose yourself to the music.' 
 
Stone Gossard, Pearl Jam 
 
– A palavra "Yet", relacionada no texto, poderia ser 
substituída por: 
 
a) Furthermore. 
b) And. 
c) Nevertheless. 
d) Already. 
e) Rather. 
 
002 | UNITAU 1995 
Assinale a alternativa que corresponde a um sinônimo para a 
palavra, em destaque, a seguir: 
 
DESPITE the growing use of computers in classrooms 
American universities are still graduating millions of 
technological illiterates. 
 
a) spite 
b) spite the 
c) in spite of 
d) spite of 
e) spite of the 
 
003 | CESGRANRIO 1995 
The sentence "Though overshoppers later experience 
considerable remorse, they find shopping exciting" contains 
an idea of: 
 
a) addition. 
b) alternative. 
c) cause. 
d) condition. 
e) contrast. 
 
004 | UNIRIO1995 
A palavra que poderia substituir a expressão AS A RESULT 
em "As a result, Struve claims, he can halve the time 
required to grow a 1.5-inch diameter red oak" sem alteração 
do significado é: 
 
a) Therefore. 
b) However. 
c) Moreover. 
d) Besides. 
e) Anyhow. 
 
 
005 | UNIRIO 1995 – ADAPTED 
Research shows that sunscreens may not be as effective as 
hoped at preventing sunburn. Users may be spending long 
hours in the sun with a false sense of security, and though 
lotions may protect against sunburning UVB rays, it does 
little to block out the potentially more dangerous UVA rays. 
 
– The word THOUGH (ref.:2) can be replaced with: 
 
a) but. 
b) however. 
c) therefore. 
d) besides. 
e) yet. 
 
006 | FGV 1995 – ADAPTED 
The idea that executives need to fly on business class 
__________ they can work is bogus. 
 
– Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna 
do texto: 
 
a) though 
b) so 
c) for 
d) until 
e) since 
 
007 | FGV 1995 
The new economic order was supposed to bring rapid 
growth for the industrialized nations, as emerging capitalist 
countries joined a global free trade system __________ 
brutal competition from the Third World and the Soviet 
block has stalled the developed nations. 
 
– A palavra que preenche melhor a lacuna do texto é: 
 
a) Because. 
b) Instead. 
c) Moreover. 
d) Therefore. 
e) While. 
 
008 | ITA 1996 
We don't believe your needs should have to wait just 
because it's 2 o'clock in the morning. 
 
– A palavra because, em destaque no texto, poderia ser 
substituída por: 
 
a) while. 
b) how. 
c) like. 
d) since. 
e) for. 
 
 
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009 | MACKENZIE 1996 
Yes, I know Mario quite well; __________, I __________ to 
see him at the club last weekend. 
 
a) furthermore – had 
b) thus – wanted 
c) in fact – happened 
d) whereas – waited 
e) despite – liked 
 
010 | MACKENZIE 1996 – ADAPTED 
Corporations can no longer afford lifetime employment and 
the seniority system, whereas young workers do not 
consider company life the most important. 
 
– The meaning of whereas in the text is: 
 
a) sufficiently. 
b) theoretically. 
c) at present. 
d) intensely. 
e) while. 
 
011 | MACKENZIE 1996 
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following 
sentence: 
 
He had a headache; __________, he __________ the 
invitation. 
 
a) hence – declined 
b) then – dismissed 
c) otherwise – refused 
d) so – quit 
e) however – failed 
 
012 | UFPR 1994 – ADAPTED 
IN ADDITION, much of the water is polluted and salty. 
 
– In the sentence above, the expression in capital letter can 
be replaced by: 
 
01) Consequently 
02) Besides 
04) Also 
08) In contrast 
16) As soon as 
32) However 
64) Moreover 
 
a) 01 + 02 + 04 + 64 = 71 
b) 01 + 02 + 08 + 16 = 27 
c) 02 + 04 + 08 + 32 = 46 
d) 02 + 04 + 64 = 70 
e) 02 + 04 + 32 + 64 = 102 
 
 
 
013 | UEL 1995 
A lacuna é corretamente preenchida pela alternativa: 
 
__________ he is lazy, he makes a lot of money. 
 
a) But 
b) Thus 
c) Due to 
d) Unless 
e) Although 
 
014 | CESGRANRIO 1993 
Freedom, however, poses its own problems. The biggest 
advantage is that you are in charge of everything. And the 
biggest disadvantage is thatyou are in charge of everything. 
Typical problems include a sense of isolation, lack of 
motivation, and, conversely, the feeling that you can never 
get away from your work. 
 
– The word CONVERSELY means: 
 
a) on the other hand. 
b) additionally. 
c) firstly. 
d) especially. 
e) even though. 
 
015 | MACKENZIE 1996 
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following 
sentences: 
 
I. Study harder; __________ you'll fail. 
II. I know nothing about it; __________, I can't help you. 
III. The editors continue to publish, __________ irregularly, 
two journals. 
IV. __________ being a good actor, he is also an excellent 
soccer player. 
 
a) I. otherwise; II. thus; III. albeit; IV. Besides 
b) I. although; II. therefore; III. for; IV. And 
c) I. so; II. so that; III. but; IV. Moreover 
d) I. or else; II. consequently; III. besides; IV. Also 
e) I. also; II. as a consequence; III. then; IV. In addition 
 
016 | UNIRIO 1996 
The word SO in "So despite the extent to which loneliness 
affects nearly everyone at various times, it presents a 
challenge to researchers" expresses: 
 
a) comparison. 
b) consequence. 
c) purpose. 
d) contrast. 
e) cause.