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Lista de Exercícios 02 
 
Read carefully and mark the correct item in each of the 
following questions. 
 
01. 40 __________ 7 is roughly 6. 
a) amid 
b) at 
c) in 
d) on 
e) over 
 
02. 5 __________ 20 goes 4 times. 
a) between 
b) among 
c) over 
d) into 
e) onto 
 
03. Brazil won __________ three goals __________ one. 
a) by – to 
b) for – to 
c) by – for 
d) with – for 
e) with – to 
 
04. Our team lost when we scored __________ goal late 
in the second half. 
a) an ordinary 
b) an own 
c) an against 
d) a loose 
e) a proper 
 
05. She leaned __________ and whispered something 
__________ my ear. 
a) in – through 
b) over – for 
c) on – into 
d) towards – into 
e) forward – in 
 
06. I'm a bit concerned __________ your health. 
a) for 
b) of 
c) on 
d) at 
e) in 
 
07. In the sentence There are minute differences 
between those two versions, the underlined word is 
equivalent in meaning to: 
a) huge 
b) mammoth 
c) very small 
d) great 
e) impressive 
 
08. Jason was widowed at the age of 52. 
– From the sentence above, we can infer that Jason: 
a) passed away when he was 52 years old. 
b) became a father late in life. 
c) divorced his wife when he was in his fifties. 
d) lost his wife when he was 52 years old. 
e) lost a parent when he was an old man. 
 
09. Complete the gaps in the following sentence 
meaningfully: 
I took out the words '__________' and '__________' and 
substituted __________ with '__________' and 
'__________'. 
a) he – his – them – they – their 
b) she – hers – them – they – their 
c) it – his – they – its – them 
d) we – you – they – us – yours 
e) they – we – them – their – ours 
 
10. In the sentence She fetched another chair from the 
dining room, the underlined world can be replaced by: 
a) won 
b) mended 
c) rode 
d) bought 
e) brought 
 
11. __________ we find some new funding soon, the 
youth centre will have to close. 
a) If 
b) Whether 
c) Unless 
d) Provided 
e) Otherwise 
 
12. The fog's so thick, I can't see __________ about ten 
metres. 
a) further then 
b) farther than 
c) less than 
d) as much than 
e) so much than 
 
13. Following last month's riots, the two big gangs in Los 
Angeles have finally declared a __________, ending years 
of bloodshed. 
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a) truce 
b) peace 
c) clash 
d) quarrel 
e) struggle 
 
14. The pop festival passed off peacefully, __________ 
the fears of local residents. 
a) rather than 
b) instead of 
c) though 
d) although 
e) despite 
 
15. The sentence He fled the country lest he be captured 
and imprisoned is equivalent in meaning to: 
a) He travelled to the country to avoid being captured and 
imprisoned. 
b) Unless he left the country, he would be captured and 
imprisoned. 
c) He flew to another country so that he could avoid being 
captured and imprisoned. 
d) He left the country to avoid being captured and 
imprisoned. 
e) He would be captured and imprisoned if he would stay 
in the country. 
 
16. She __________ herself into a chair, exhausted. 
a) sat 
b) threw 
c) made 
d) spilled 
e) poured 
 
17. New York is reportedly a very exciting place to live. 
– Mark the correct definition for the underlined word: 
a) used to say that something is certain. 
b) used to emphasize that something is true. 
c) according to what many people say. 
d) referring to the present time. 
e) used as a strong way of saying "no". 
 
18. In the sentence I'd better tell him about the letter, 
otherwise he might be angry, the underline word can be 
replaced by: 
a) unless. 
b) or else. 
c) although. 
d) rather than. 
e) in spite of. 
 
19. My suitcase began to feel really heavy after 
__________. 
a) worthwhile 
b) whilst 
c) while 
d) a while 
e) awhile 
 
20. You met him at our party, __________? 
a) didn’t he 
b) did he 
c) don’t you 
d) did you 
e) didn't you 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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