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AS QUESTÕES DE 25 A 48 REFEREM-SE 
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Read the text and answer the questions 25 and 26. 
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 Radiotelephone communications lack the facial cues, 
body language, and listening cues found in usual face-
to-face situations. Communications without such cues 
are considered to be more difficult and challenging, 
requiring a higher degree of language proficiency, than 
face-to-face interactions. In addition, other features of 
radiotelephone communications make it a unique kind 
of communicative event, for example: 
- The sound quality may be poor, with distracting 
sounds. 
- The communicative workload of the air traffic 
controller or a pilot may be heavy, with a corresponding 
need for efficiency and brevity. 
- In addition to their communicative tasks, pilots must 
also attend to all of the tasks involved in operating their 
 
aircraft.
Adapted from Document 9835 (ICAO, 2010, p. 2-6).
25 – Write (T) for the true statements and (F) for the false 
statements, according to the text.
( ) Radiotelephone communications need to be efficient and
brief.
( ) The sound in radiotelephone communications may not be
good.
( ) In radiotelephone communications, there is no body
language.
( ) Radiotelephone communications do not require a good level
of language proficiency.
Choose the correct alternative, according to the order of the 
sentences.
a) T – T – T – F
b) T – F – T – F
c) T – T – F – T
d) F – T – F – T
26 – The words “efficiency” and “brevity” (both in line 13)
follow, respectively, the same rule of word formation as in
a) policy – party.
b) agency – plenty.
c) fancy – security.
d) proficiency – clarity.
27 – In the sentence “Beware of the dog. He bites really hard;
however, he can be bribed”, which word can replace “however” 
without interfering in the meaning?
a) Because
b) Moreover
c) Therefore
d) Nevertheless
 
29 – Choose the alternative that corresponds to the right form of
the reported speech for what the boy said.
BOY: The teacher sent me an email with my grades, but I
deleted it.
The boy said that his teacher
a) had not sent him an email with his grades, but he had deleted
it.
b) has sent him an email with his grades, but he has deleted it.
c) sent him an email with his grades, but he has deleted it.
d) had sent him an email with his grades, but he deleted it.
30 – Read the cartoon and write (T) for the true statements and
(F) for the false statements.
 
( ) The toothbrush said that the toilet paper’s job is the best.
( ) The toothbrush said that it has the worst job in the world and
the toilet paper agreed.
( ) The toilet paper’s thinking conveys the meaning that there is
always someone who has a worse job.
( ) The toilet paper’s thinking was ironic, possibly interpreted
as “so, you do not know what I actually do”.
Choose the alternative that corresponds to the correct order:
a) T – T – T – F
b) F – F – F – T
c) F – F – T – T
d) F – F – T – F
Read the cartoon to answer question 28. 
 
Taken from www.google/images
28 – According to the cartoon, all the sentences are correct,
except:
a) Jon said that Garfield looks too heavyset.
b) Jon thinks Garfield needs to put on weight.
c) Garfield thinks that he is heavy because of the gravity on
Earth.
d) Garfield knows that gravity on Earth is stronger than in
some other planets.
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Read the text and answer questions 31, 32, 33 and 34. 
 
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 Germanwings and its parent company, Lufthansa, are 
still reeling from the disaster. Senior managers are facing a 
barrage of questions about Lubitz and the company's policies. 
 Lubitz passed his annual pilot recertification medical 
examination in summer 2014, a German aviation source told 
CNN. An official with Lufthansa said that the exam only tests 
physical health, not psychological health. The company 
was never given any indication Lubitz was depressed, the 
official said, and if he went to a doctor on his own he would 
have been required to self-report if he had been deemed unfit 
to fly. 
 The company has already changed its rules following the 
crash to ensure that two crew members are in the cockpit at all 
times. Many other airlines have taken similar steps or been 
advised by authorities to do so. 
 More and more information is coming to light about the 
lives of the passengers and crew members on Flight 9525. 
They include Iranian sports journalists who had been working 
at covering a big Spanish soccer game between Barcelona and 
Real Madrid; a group of young students from a German town 
who were returning from a school trip; two successful 
German opera singers who had performed at a Barcelona 
theater; and an American mother and daughter from Virginia. 
 Most of the people on the flight were from Germany or 
Spain, officials have said. Searchers at the mountainside crash 
site are continuing with their precarious mission to recover the 
remains of the dead. 
 Adapted from http://edition.cnn.com 
GLOSSARY
deemed – considered
to reel – to be confused or shocked by a situation
31 – According to the text,
a) the company’s policies are in trouble because of the disaster.
b) the company was aware of Lubitz’s physical health and
psychological health.
c) the airline has not ensured that two crew members are in the
cockpit at all times.
d) an annual pilot recertification medical examination was not
performed by the co-pilot Lubitz.
33 – “Crew members”, (line 13), means all the people who
a) work on a plane.
b) buy things on a plane.
c) go into a plane and steal things.
d) are involved in illegal activities.
32 – “Unfit to fly”, lines 11 and 12, means
a) able to fly.
b) ready to fly.
c) unable to fly.
d) acceptable to fly.
34 – According to the text, write (T) for the true statements and
(F) for the false statements.
( ) There were artists on Flight 9525.
( ) There were only elderly people on board.
( ) All the passengers on Flight 9525 were Spanish.
( ) The journalists on board were returning from a vacation
trip.
Choose the alternative which corresponds to the order.
a) T – F – F – F
b) F – T – T – F
c) T – F – F – T
d) T – T – F – F
37 – The pronoun “It” (line 7) refers to
a) accident.
b) altitude.
c) plane.
d) feet.
38 – Complete the statement taken from the text (lines 1-2) with 
the correct question tag:
“Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, took off at 10:01 a.m on March 
24 from Barcelona, ______”?
a) won’t it
b) didn’t it
c) wasn’t it
d) doesn’t it
Read the text and answer questions 35, 36, 37 and 38. 
 
 
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The flight 
 Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, took off at 10:01 a.m. 
on March 24 from Barcelona, bound for Dusseldorf. 
The plane had 144 passengers and six crew members on 
board. 
 According to French aviation accident 
investigators, the plane began descending from its 
cruising altitude of 38,000 feet at 10:31 a.m. It lost 
contact with French radar at an altitude of 6,175 feet at 
10:40 a.m., the investigators said. 
 Transponder data shows that the autopilot was 
reprogrammed by someone inside the cockpit to change 
the plane's altitude from 38,000 feet to 100 feet, 
according to Flightradar24, a website that tracks 
aviation data. 
 The aircraft crashed in a remote area near Digne-
 
les-Bains in the Alpes de Haute-Provence region.
Adapted from http://edition.cnn.com
35 – Choose the correct active sentenceto replace “The 
autopilot was reprogrammed by someone” (lines 10 and 11).
a) Someone had reprogrammed the autopilot.
b) Someone has reprogrammed the autopilot.
c) Someone reprogrammed the autopilot.
d) Someone reprograms the autopilot.
36 – Cockpit, (line 11), means the
a) kitchen on a plane.
b) back part of a plane.
c) area in a plane where the pilot sits.
d) part of a plane where goods are stored.
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Read the cartoon and answer the question 39. 
 
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39 – According to the cartoon, we can affirm that
a) The boy would not marry the girl at all.
b) “If” and “unless” have exactly the same meaning.
c) The girl was happy, because the boy accepted to marry her
when she grows up.
d) There is only one way that the girl would marry the boy:
being the last girl on Earth.
Read the text and answer questions 40 and 41.
 
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 New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island 
and Massachusetts have declared states of emergency 
and 50 million people are expected to wake up to ___ 
foot of snow on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. 
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 - 6,500 flights in and out of airports along ___ East 
Coast cancelled;
- schools and businesses stopped early on Monday;
- New York’s subway and bus services stop at 23:00
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 - wind gusts of 75 mph or more are forecast for 
coastal areas of Massachusetts; and
- Boston’s Logan Airport said there would be no
flights after 19:00 local time.
Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30978320
40 – Fill in the blank in lines 3 and 6 with the right words:
a) a – an
b) a – the
c) an – the
d) the – the
41 – According to the text,
a) many services will not be available because of the snow.
b) people expect to wake up with their feet on the snow on
Tuesday.
c) Boston’s Logan Airport will start operating after 19:00 local
time.
d) after 23:00 local time, people will have to go home by bus
or subway.
43 – In the sentence “Pilots (…) must tell their airline if they’re 
found unfit.” (lines 13-14), the expression in bold can be 
replaced by:
a) can
b) should
c) have to
d) ought to
 44 – The sentence “(…) he was hired in 2013 (…)” (line 8) has 
the same meaning as:
a) The airline hired Lubitz in 2013.
b) Lubitz hired Carsten Spohr in 2013
c) Lufthansa hired Carsten Spohr in 2013.
d) Carsten Spohr hired the CEO of Lufthansa in 2013.
45 – In the sentence “(...), said Carsten Spohr, CEO of 
Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings.” (line 8-9), the word in 
bold refers to
a) CEO.
b) Lubitz.
c) Lufthansa.
d) Carsten Spohr.
Read the text and answer questions 42, 43, 44 and 45. 
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What could have prompted Lubitz to deliberately 
destroy the aircraft, killing everyone on board, 
remained the focus of investigations in Germany. 
 Officials said Lubitz was not known to be on any 
terrorism list, and his religion was not immediately 
known. 
 He had passed medical and psychological testing 
when he was hired in 2013, said Carsten Spohr, CEO of 
Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings. 
 While the ailment Lubitz had sought treatment for 
hasn’t been revealed, that he was declared unfit for 
work is an important detail, aviation analysts say. Pilots 
are required to maintain their fitness to fly and must tell 
their airline if they’re found unfit, CNN aviation 
analyst David Soucie said. 
 
Adapted from http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/27/europe/france-
germanwings-plane-crash-main/
42 – According to the article, the German pilot Lubitz
a) was responsible for a terrorist attack
b) planned to destroy the aircraft.
c) was hired to destroy the plane.
d) revealed his sickness.
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47 – “Mild”, (line 1), in the text, means
a) cold.
b) freezing.
c) fairly warm.
d) e xtremely hot.
48 – Choose the alternative so as to have the text co mpleted 
correctly, (line 18):
a) more popular than
b) less popular than
c) the most popular
d) as popular as
Read the text and answer questions 46, 47 and 48. 
 
 
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Winter sports 
Only two areas of the USA are mild in winter, the coasts, 
especially Florida and southern California, and the 
southern part of the Mississippi basin.
 Everywhere else it gets cold, often very cold. By the 
end of November, many American states are often 
covered in snow; and although recent winters have been 
less cold, sport in winter usually means winter sports, or 
indoor sports. 
 By January, many people in North America will have 
temperatures of -30°C; not every day, of course, but such 
low temperatures are not rare. In Chicago and 
Minneapolis, the temperature can fall below -40°.
 When it is very cold, especially when there is a cold 
wind, ______ people want to go outside, unless they 
have to; but on sunny winter days, winter sports are 
popular. 
 In the large flat regions in the middle of North 
America, ______ winter sports are snowmobiling, snow-
shoeing and cross-country skiing. Ice-skating is popular 
too; lakes and rivers freeze, and many towns and cities 
 
have free open-air skating rinks. In many places, these 
are flood-lit after dark, so that people can enjoy skating
in the evening.
Adapted from http://linguapress.com/intermediate/winter-
sports.usa.htm
46 – Fill in the blank, ( line 14 ) with the suitable option:
a) much
b) many
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Read the text and answer questions 31 and 32. 
 
 
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Why study abroad? 
 
Have you considered studying abroad, but are not sure 
whether it’s worth your time? If you ask anybody who has 
studied abroad, he or she will most certainly tell you that it 
is a life-changing experience and one of the most rewarding 
things he or she has ever done. Perhaps you’re not certain 
what benefits you can reap from an extended stay in a 
foreign country. There are many reasons why you should 
take the plunge. 
Adapted from www.vistawide.com.
31 – According to the text, studying abroad
a) is an experience that changes someone’s life.
b) is a waste of time.
c) has no benefits.
d) is very risky.
32 – The adjective that follows the same superlative rule as in
“the most rewarding” (line 4) is
a) the most cheap
b) the most cruel
c) the most safe
d) the most old
Read the cartoon and answer questions 25. 
Source: www.google.com/images
25 – Replace the numbers (1) and (2) in the cartoon with the 
right form of the verbs.
a) (1) will look – (2) had sink
b) (1) would look – (2) had sank
c) (1) would look – (2) hadn’t sunk
d) (1) wouldn’t look – (2) haven’t sunk
Read the text and answer questions 29 and 30. 
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You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” 
before, but they are very important for students who are 
entering university. 
 “Fifteen” refers to fifteen pounds, the fifteen pounds 
added to a student’s weight in his or her first year.
There are a number of reasons why first-year university 
students gain weight, but it is encouraging to know that 
freshmen don’t have to add these harmfull fifteen pounds. 
Some students visit the kitchen many times while 
 
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doing sports due to their amount of schoolwork.
(Adapted from Active skills for Reading)
29 – According to the text, a freshman is a student in the
a) last year of university.
b) first year of university.
c) second year of university.
d) year before the final year of university.
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27 – In the text, the meaning of “misinterpretation” (line 9) is to
a) forget to interpret.
b) interpret correctly.
c) interpret in a wrong way.
d) interpret and report to the news.
Read the text and answer questions 26 and 27. 
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Should we fear that someday a huge asteroid would 
fulfill one of the apocalyptic scenarios envisaged for 
Earth, when a space rock smashes into our planet causing 
a global disaster? Judit Gyorgyey-Ries, an experienced 
astronomer at the University of Texas’ McDonald 
Observatory becalms the worried doomsdayers with a 
scientific approach to the matter. In an interview with 
astrowatch.net, she discusses potential asteroid threats,
her current research and misinterpretation of her words
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Taken from www.spacedaily.com/Deep_Impact.html
26 – The only word that has the same suffix as in “astronomer”
(line 5) is
a) matter
b) disaster
c) newspaper
d) doomsdayer
28 – Read the dialogue and complete it with the right form of the 
verb.
WAITER: Are you ready to order?
CLIENT: Would you mind _______ me the menu?
WAITER: Of course not. Here you are.
a) to bring
b) brought
c) bringing
d) not bring
33 – In the sentence: The steward is arriving in the airport now. 
The feminine of the word in bold type is
a) woman steward
b) female steward
c) stewardwoman
d) stewardess 
30 – Which of the underlined words in the text is an adjective?
a) doing
b) walking
c) running
d) encouraging
36 – “Jet lag”, in bold type (line 6), means
a) the tired and confused feeling after flying a very long distance. 
b) a feeling of satisfaction when flying a very long distance.
c) the warm and friendly feeling towards the crew members.
d) a feeling of claustrophobia from being in a small place.
37 – The numbers “70 and 100” (line 18), are expressed in 
English as
a) seventy and a hundred
b) seventy and a thousand
c) seventeen and a hundred
d) seventeen and a thousand
Read the text and answer the questions 35, 36, 37 and 38. 
 
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The job of a pilot is difficult and risky, but prestigious. 
Airline pilots often travel thousands of kilometers and can 
find themselves in a different time and climate zones every 
day. ____ see all parts of the world and get to know new 
people almost all the time. But a pilot also faces problems. 
____ often suffer from jet lag and can become tired when 
flying through different time zones. ____ spend many 
days away from home and ____ families. 
Although many people think it is a real dream job,
pilots must be responsible people, because they have the 
lives of up to a few hundred passengers in their hands. 
They have to have hundreds of hours of training before 
they can do their job. Pilots must remain calm in 
dangerous situations and always have to make the right 
decisions. They need to see and hear perfectly.
 
About 60 % of all pilots fly commercial airplanes, the rest 
fly cargo and private planes, as well as air force planes.
 On average pilots spend about 70 to 100 hours a month 
in the air.
(Adapted from http:// www.english.online.at/travel/airline-pilot)
35 – Fill in the blanks with the correct options, respectively.
a) They – They – Them – them
b) They – Their – Them – their
c) They – They – They – their
d) They – They – They – them
Read the cartoon and answer question 39. 
 
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39 – According to the cartoon, Leo is having an uncomfortable 
flight
a) because of the wind.
b) because of an engine failure.
c) because the pilot has a problem with himself.
d) with movements up and down due to heavy traffic.
Read the cartoon and answer question 34. 
 
(www.google.com/images) 
34 – In the sentence: “Dude, now my peanuts are on the floor…
MEE-Yow!” 
“…MEE-You!” can be correctly replaced by 
a) , isn’t it? 
b) , are they? 
c) , aren’t they? 
d) , aren’t the peanuts? 
38 – According to the text, the great number of pilots fly
a) commercial airplanes
b) air force planes
c) private planes
d) cargo planes
Read the text and answer questions 40, 41 and 42. 
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Until the 1960's, team sports were not played on
a global scale. In Europe, people ______ European games, 
and in North America we played American games.
The only real "global" sports ______ individual sports, 
such as golf and tennis. 
At that time, rich Americans could travel to Europe 
on holiday, and play these two games; but whole teams
of sportsmen did not often travel around the world,
it was too complicated and slow! 
The first worldwide sports competition was the 
Olympic Games; but originally the Olympics were only 
concerned with athletics; they did not include the wide 
variety of sports that they now cover. 
So as far as team sports are concerned, America has 
grown up with its own tradition; we love our “football”
and our baseball and our basketball. We don't mind if 
these sports are not popular in other countries. That way, 
we can organise the “World Series” baseball 
championship, knowing that a US team will almost 
always win. 
Adapted from http://linguapress.com/intermediate/sports-american-style.htm
GLOSSARY
On a global scale – all over the world
40 – Fill in the blanks with the correct options.
a) play – is
b) plays – are
c) played – were
d) has played – was
41 – The expression “has grown up” (lines 14 and 15), in bold 
type in the text, means
a) has developed gradually.
b) has finished completely.
c) has escaped from.
d) has given.
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42 – According to the text, choose the correct alternative.
a) Affluent Americans could play golf and tennis in Europe.
b) Team sports were played on a global scale until the 1960’s.
c) The Olympic Games have always covered a wide variety of
sports.
d) Only baseball and basketball were considered global sports
until the 1960’s.
Read the text and answer questions 47 and 48. 
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As a scientist working in Antarctica, I spend most of 
my time in the lab studying ice. (…) Antarctica is the 
center of important scientific research, and it must be 
preserved for this purpose. (…) When tourists groups came 
here, they take us away from our research. Our work is 
difficult, and some of our projects can be damaged by such 
simple mistakes as opening a wrong door or bumping into 
a small piece of equipment. 
Taken from BARTON et al. Northstar. New York: Longman, 2004, p. 22.
47 – Write (T) for the true statements or (F) for the false 
statements.
( ) Antarctica must be preserved for research purposes.
( ) Tourists don’t need the scientists to visit Antarctica.
( ) Simple mistakes can be damaged by opening the wrong
door.
( ) Tourists can make simple mistakes and damage some
of the researchers’ projects.
Choose the correct alternative.
a) T – F – F – F
b) T – T – T – T
c) T – T – F – T
d) T – F – F – T
48 – According to the text, the word “it”, in line 3, refers to
a) ice
b) scientist
c) Antarctica
d) scientific research
43 – Choose the alternative that does not complete the sentence
below. 
It is possible to pass an exam, __________ you study hard. 
a) if 
b) unless 
c) as long as 
d) provided that 
44 – Choose the sentence that corresponds to the right form of 
the reported speech for the dialogue:
The mother said to the son:
– Do not watch TV after midnight!
a) The mother told her son to does not watch TV after midnight. 
b) The mother told her son do not to watch TV after midnight.
c) The mother told her son to not watch TV after midnight.
d) The mother told her son not to watch TV after midnight.
Read the text and answer questions 45 and 46. 
 
 
 
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Interview with Tony Hawk (TH) - Wheels on Fire 
(WOF) Magazine 
 
WOF: Let’s start with the high point of your career.
Can you pick one out to share with us? 
TH: Oh, yes, definitely. For me,the high point came 
when I was traveling to France and I had to fill out a tourist 
information card. You know, the thing you fill out when 
you’re entering a new country? Well, I got to write down 
“skateboarder” as my occupation. How cool! 
Taken from BARTON et at. Northstar. 2.ed. New York: Longman, 2004, p. 22.
45 – According to the text, the high point of Tony Hawk’s career 
was when he
a) traveled to France to work.
b) filled out a form declaring his goods.
c) had to write his job - skateboarder - on a form.
d) worked as a tourist information guide in France.
46 – The expression “pick (...) out” (line 2) has the same 
meaning as
a) choose
b) invent
c) come
d) enter
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 31 – The sentence “If young people don’t control the hours they 
spend on-line, they won’t stay out of trouble.” can be correctly 
replaced by:
a) Unless young people control the hours they spend on-line,
they will stay out of trouble.
b) Unless young people control the hours they spend on-line,
they won’t stay out of trouble.
c) If young people controls the hours they spend on line, they
will unless stay out of trouble.
d) Unless young people don’t control the hours they spend on
line, they won’t stay out of trouble.
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(F) for the false statements. 
 
 
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( ) The pilot is fed up with the passengers’ questions.
( ) The pilot is concerned about the in-flight movie and meal.
( ) The passenger is concerned about the in-flight movie and
meal.
( ) The pilot and the passenger are engaged in a conversation
about flying a jet safely.
Choose the alternative that corresponds to the correct order.
a) T – F – F – T
b) F – T – T – F
c) T – F – T – F
d) F – F – T – T
Read the passage and answer question 30. 
 
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There are many things that a pilot must do before the 
flight. They must check out weather conditions on the flight 
path and around the landing area. They also have to check 
flight plans, fill in forms and do a lot of paperwork. Before 
takeoff pilots brief their crew and do a complete check of the 
airplane to see if everything works the way it should. 
Pilots must calculate how much fuel they have to take with 
them. 
(Adapted from http://www.english.online.at/travel/airlane-pilot)
30 – “Must” in bold type (lines 1 and 2) can be correctly 
replaced by: 
a) can – can 
b) can – could 
c) could – could 
d) have to – have to 
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26 – Read the sentences and write T for the correct matching 
between the phrasal verb and the meaning or F for the incorrect 
matching: 
( ) May I close the door? It is too cold. (ask for permission) 
( ) Nobody answers the phone. They must be busy. (obligation) 
( ) She should talk to him to apologize. (suggestion) 
( ) They might not come for dinner. (prohibition) 
 
Choose the correct alternative: 
25 – Choose the alternative that contains the right use of the 
relative pronoun, in order to write the two sentences below as
a single sentence:
That is the teacher. I spoke to her about my grades.
a) That is the teacher to whom I spoke to about my grades.
b) That is the teacher to who I spoke to about my grades.
c) That is the teacher to whom I spoke about my grades.
d) That is the teacher who I spoke about my grades.
28 – Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentence.
 After landing safely pilots and crew will have a few days 
of rest _____.
a) if they have been on a long distance flight.
b) if they will be on a long distance flight.
c) if they were on a long distance flight.
d) if they are on a long distance flight.
 
a) T – F – T – F
b) T – T – F – T
c) T – F – F – F
d) F – F – T – T
Read the cartoon and answer question 27.
 
www.google.com/images
27 – In the cartoon, “hovering” is
a) a verb
b) a noun
c) an adverb
d) an adjective
A N U
 L A D
 A
A N U
 L A D
 A
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Read the cartoon and answer question 35. 
 
Source: www.google.com/images
35 – The doctor’s joke is funny only if the reader knows that
a) men cannot have a hernia.
b) Hagar knows everything about English grammar.
c) there is a different name for the same disease in men and
women.
d) there’s not a disease called hisnia and it was a trick with the
possessive adjectives her (female) and his (male).
Read the text and answer questions 33 and 34. 
 
 
1 
 
 
 
5 
 
 
 
 
Rio de Janeiro 
 
In a quick and decisive military sweep, Brazilian 
security forces seized control of this city’s most notorious 
slum on Sunday, claiming victory in a weeklong battle 
against drug gangs that has claimed dozens of lives. 
Drug gangs have stained the reputation of this seaside 
city and contributed heavily to giving it one of the highest 
murder rates in the world. For the past two years, (1) 
government has carried out (2) ambitious campaign to 
pacify (3) most violent slums and regain control of the city 
 
 
10 in advance of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic
Games. The police have since wrested more than three 
dozen communities from criminal gangs, installing special 
community police forces there.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/americas/29brazil.html?_r=0
33 – Complete the text with the correct article.
a) (1) the – (2) an – (3) the
b) (1) the – (2) the – (3) a
c) (1) the – (2) a – (3) the
d) (1) a – (2) the – (3) a
34 – According to the text:
a) military forces swept all the slums in Rio de Janeiro.
b) Rio de Janeiro had its reputation regained after many murders.
c) the government wants to pacify violent slums in Rio before
2016 Olympic Games.
d) the police has protected more than three dozen criminal gangs
by installing police forces in the slums.
32 – Choose the alternative that completes the sentence
correctly.
You wouldn’t believe him, __________?
a) do you
b) don’t you
c) would you
d) wouldn’t you
Read the text and answer questions 36, 37 and 38. 
 
 
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5 
 
 
 
 
10 
 
 
 
 
15 
 
 
 
 
20 
Why do planes crash? 
 
Navigational errors are among the most common causes of 
plane crashes. Planes are flown into a mountain or the sea 
out of a variety of reasons. Sometimes weather conditions 
are bad, in other cases pilots have made bad judgements. 
In 1996 a Peruvian airliner crashed into the sea after the 
computer stopped working. The crew had almost no data left 
to work with and didn't know at which height they were 
flying when they hit the water. 
In 1977 almost 600 people got killed when two planes 
were heading at full speed towards each other and collided in 
heavy fog on the runway in Tenerife. The crash happened 
after planes had been guided to Tenerife because Gran 
Canary airport was closed. 
In June 2009 an Air France airbus disappeared off the 
coast of Brazil. Although the wreckage was found after
a few days it took investigators almost three years to find out 
what had really happened to the plane. 
Pilots are criticising the way planes are ____. In the past 
decades the structure of planes has changed. More computers 
and automated systems are taking over, the pilot often has no 
 
alternatives left.
(Adapted from http://www.english.online.at/news-articles/technology)
36 – Complete the sentence in the text (line 18) with the correct 
option
a) building
b) builds
c) build
d) built
38 – “Wreckage” in bold type, (line 15) means
a) the parts of a plane that are left after it has beendestroyed in
an accident.
b) a piece of equipment on plane that records what happens on
a flight.
c) the main part of a plane, in which people sit or goods are
carried.
d) the large flat part that sticks out from the side of a plane and
helps to keep the plane in the air.
 37 – According to the text, write (T) for the true statements and
(F) for the false statements.
( ) In 1977 two planes collided in Tenerife.
( ) In 1977 almost 600 people were killed due to heavy fog on
the runway.
( ) In 1977 two planes collided when they were heading for
Gran Canary airport.
( ) In 1977 two planes were guided to Gran Canary airport
because Tenerife was closed.
Choose the alternative that corresponds to the order.
a) T – T – F – F
b) T – F – F – T
c) F – T – F – F
d) F – F – T – T
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40 – The sentence “I wouldn’t marry you, unless you were the 
last girl on Earth” has the same meaning as:
a) I would marry you only if you were the last girl on Earth.
b) If you were the last girl on Earth, I wouldn’t marry you.
c) If you weren’t the last girl on Earth, I would marry you.
d) If I married you, you would be the last girl on Earth.
Read the article and answer questions 41, 42 and 43.
 
1 
 
 
 
5 
 
 
 
 
10 
 
 
 
 
15 
The U2 was one of _____ military planes of the Cold 
War. It was designed to fly high over a foreign country, take 
pictures and gather information. 
The U2 was built in Area 51, a secret place in 
Nevada, known for UFO sightings. The US Air Force built 
the area to create such a secret plane and test new weapons. 
The single-pilot plane could fly at an altitude of over 
20 km above the earth's surface. With its special cameras
it could take detailed photos and close-ups of objects on the 
ground. Today, the US Air Force still operates a modified 
version of the U2, however it is not used as a spy plane any 
more. Current planes have a larger fuselage and need less 
fuel than their predecessors of the Cold War. They are also 
equipped with more sophisticated instruments. Some of 
them fly over Afghanistan and support American soldiers
 
 
on the ground. They also saw action during the Gulf War 
and the conflict in the Balkans.
 U2s are also used for research. NASA uses the 
former spy planes for tests in the atmosphere.
(adapted from http://www.english-online.at/news-articles/history/u2-spy)
41 – Choose the correct alternative to complete the article (line 1).
a) as famous as
b) the most famous
c) less famous than
d) more famous than
43 – In the article, the word in bold type (line 7) expresses
a) advice
b) ability
c) request
d) preference
42 – According to the article, all the sentences are correct,
except:
a) Nowadays a new version of the U2 is operated as a spy plane.
b) The US Air Force built a secret area to work on the U2.
c) During the Cold War, the U2 was used as a spy plane.
d) The U2 could identify objects on the ground.
 
39 – Choose the alternative so as to have the passage completed 
correctly.
 Many people believe that pilots earn a lot of money. 
But the real fact is _____ the airline is, _____ pilots’ salary is. 
Smaller budget airlines can not afford to pay their pilots that 
much.
a) the largest – the highest
b) the larger – the highest
c) the largest – the higher
d) the larger – the higher
46 – According to the cartoon, we can affirm that:
a) Hagar speaks French.
b) Hagar’s friend speaks some French.
c) Hagar is afraid of the other soldiers.
d) Hagar and his friend don’t want to hurt the soldiers.
45 – If Hagar’s friend had told the soldiers what he was asked 
to in English he would have said:
a) If you go away, we will not harm you.
b) If they go away, we will not harm you.
c) If you went away, we will not harm you.
d) If they will go away, we will not harm you.
Read the text and answer questions 47 and 48. 
1 
 
 
 
5 
Throughout history, butterflies have been seen as symbols of 
many things - not only transformation and purity,
but also death and sin. Today though, scientists study them
to see what they can tell us about our changing planet, writes 
Mary Colwell. 
Source: www.bbc.co.uk/news
47 – According to the text, butterflies:
a) don’t symbolize purity.
b) are also symbols of death and sin.
c) have been studied by scientists throughout history.
d) cannot tell anything about the changes in the planet.
44 – Read the dialogue and mark the right expression to 
complete it correctly.
A: _____________ have you been working as a sergeant?
B: For about 2 years.
a) How
b) How long
c) How much
d) How many
Read the cartoon and answer questions 45 and 46.
 
Source: www.google.com/images
48 – The underlined word in line 1 can be replaced by only one 
of the words below. Choose the right alternative.
a) Since
b) Below
c) Before
d) Through
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Read the article and answer questions 25, 26, 27 and 28. 
 
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Why I stopped mispronouncing my Igbo name 
In Nigeria, the language spoken by one of the largest 
ethnic groups, the Igbo, is in danger of dying out – which is 
odd because the population is growing. In the past this 
didn’t worry Nkem Ifejika, who is himself Igbo but never 
learned the language. 
When he is in Nigeria, he says his parents are Igbo. He 
might throw in that he partly grew up in the United 
Kingdom. In Britain, He says he’s Nigerian, though he often 
adds explainers about having been educated at British 
schools and lived outside Nigeria since he was 12 years old.
Nkem Ifejika can speak English, French among others. 
However, he can’t speak the language of his ancestors. Igbo 
is a tonal language, so the words with the wrong stresses and 
tones either change their meaning, or worse, become 
unintelligible. In Igboland, as it’s informally known, names 
have meaning and history. Nkemakonam means “may I not 
lack what is mine”, while Ifejika means “what I have is 
greater”. By mispronouncing his names, he was throwing 
away generation of history, and disregarding his parents’ 
careful choice. 
His indefatigable and proudly wife, who is also Igbo, 
helped him out when they met. Now he knows how to 
pronounce his name properly, with the correct tones and 
with pride. 
Fonte: BBC NewsWorld Service 
 
 
 
 
 
28 – 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) becoming unclear
d) going into extinction
 
 
25 – In ‘Igbo is a tonal language, so the words with the wrong 
stresses and tones either change their meaning, or worse, become 
unintelligible.’, (lines 12-15), it means that mispronouncing the 
words in Igbo can
a) have little change on their meaning as well as their
understanding.
b) affect not only their meaning but also the understanding of
them.
c) change their meaning but hardly ever their intelligibility.
d) make the understanding easy.
 
 
 
 
27 – All underlined words in the article have a negative prefix,
except:
a) disregarding
b) indefatigable
c) unintelligible
d) mispronouncing
 
 
 
 
26 – According to the article, Nkem Ifejika ___________,
except:
a) has been able to speak his ancestors’ tongue since he was a
child.
b) didn’t use to pronounce his name properly.
c) was taught in the United Kingdom.
d) was partly brought up in Nigeria.
 
 
 
 
31 – In ‘(...) when used as a surveillance device (...)’, (lines 3 
and 4),it means that Facebook is used for
a) updating the news.
b) keeping track of others.
c) exchanging the information between more people.
d) surveying people in order to find out their attitudes or
opinions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29 – Reading the last paragraph can lead to the conclusion that
a) Facebook is highly addictive.
b) a healthy relationship with Facebook means no use of it at all. 
c) heavy Facebook users should get rid of social media in order
to have a feeling of well-being.
d) Facebook, when it is not used in a healthy way, can affect the
state of people’s mental health, making them feel very
unhappy.
30 – Reading the text leads to the conclusion that Facebook
a) may lessen depressive feelings.
b) alone doesn’t cause people to be more depressed.
c) is a social tool that can help loneliness if it is used in a healthy
way.
d) can lead to unconscious envy that will result in depression
feelings.
Read the text and answer questions 29, 30 and 31. 
 
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The Bottom Line on Facebook Depression 
Facebook, the most popular social media platform, does
not make people more depressed on its own. Instead, what 
the research shows is that Facebook – when used as a 
surveillance device – leads to a greater risk of feelings of 
envy. And the more those feelings of envy increase, the more 
likely it is for a person to start feeling depressed. 
The key to stopping these feelings is to not use Facebook 
primarily as a surveillance method to spy on your family and 
friends’ lives. Instead, use it as a social network where you 
share your own information, photos and updates, as well as 
consume other’s updates and shares. 
Healthy use of Facebook will protect you against the 
possibility of feeling more depressed after using it. It’s a 
simple thing you can try for yourself – especially if you feel 
more envious after checking Facebook. 
Fonte: Psych Central – World of Psychology
 
Read the text and answer questions 29, 30 and 31. 
The Bottom Line on Facebook Depression 
1 Facebook, the most popular social media platform, does
not make people more depressed on its own. Instead, what 
the research shows is that Facebook – when used as a 
surveillance device – leads to a greater risk of feelings o
5 envy. And the more those feelings of envy increase, the more 
likely it is for a person to start feeling depressed. 
The key to stopping these feelings is to not use Facebook 
primarily as a surveillance method to spy on your family and 
friends’ lives. Instead, use it as a social network where you 
10 share your own information, photos and updates, as well as 
Read the text and answer questions 29, 30 and 31. 
The Bottom Line on Facebook Depression 
1 Facebook, the most popular social media platform, does
not make people more depressed on its own. Instead, what 
the research shows is that Facebook – when used as a 
surveillance device – leads to a greater risk of feelings o
5 envy. And the more those feelings of envy increase, the more 
likely it is for a person to start feeling depressed. 
The key to stopping these feelings is to not use Facebook 
primarily as a surveillance method to spy on your family and 
friends’ lives. Instead, use it as a social network where you 
10 share your own information, photos and updates, as well as 
consume other’s updates and shares. 
Healthy use of Facebook will protect you against the 
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37 – 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
38 – ‘could’, underlined in the fable, was used to
a) express prohibition.
b) refuse permission.
c) talk about ability.
d) give an order.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Read the fable and answer questions 36, 37, 38 and 39.
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
36 – 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
 
 
 
 
39 – The moral of the fable is
a) ‘practice is our best friend’.
b) ‘example is the best teacher’.
c) ‘the only way to retain love is to give it away’.
d) ‘never give up persuading someone to copy you’.
Read the text and answer questions 40, 41, 42 and 43.
 
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5 
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 act 
appropriately in order to protect our environment and our 
future. 
 
 
 
 
 
Fonte:www.greenpeace.org
40 – 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
Read the text and answer questions 32, 33, 34 and 35. 
 
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5 
 
 
 
 
10 
 
 
 
 
15 
Hijacked jets destroy Twin Towers: a creeping horror 
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 
35 – The text is about
a) a terrorist attack.
b) a bomb explosion.
c) a terrific day of horror.
d) an implosion of some buildings.
33 – Which word, from the text, is being used as an adjective? 
 
 
a) creeping (title)
b) coursing (line 7)
c) tumbling (line 4) 
d) jumping (line 14) 
 
 
 
 
34 – ‘hid’, (line 13), is the past tense of the verb
a) hit.
b) hike.
c) hint.
d) hide.
 
 
 
 
32 – 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
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42 – According to the text, Greenpeace
a) is concerned about a range of environmental issues.
b) campaigns actively for the deforestation of the forests.
c) presents a threat to planet’s biodiversity and environment.
d) blames politicians and business companies for environmental
degradation.
 
 
 
 
43 – ‘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.
 
 
 
 
41 – The sentence ‘It’s also our responsibility to expose 
environmental criminals.’ means that Greenpeace ________,
except:
a) sole responsibility is to expose criminals.
b) exposes environmentalcriminals, among other things.
c) is responsible for exposing environmental criminals, too.
d) is responsible for exposing environmental criminals, as well.
 
 
 
 
46 – In ‘(…) a Jeep Cherokee was driven into the glass doors 
and set ablaze’, (lines 3 - 5), it means that the vehicle hit into the 
glass doors and _________________, except:
a) burnt
b) blew up
c) caught fire
d) burst into flames
 
 
 
 
48 – According to the article, the main terminal building was
a) rebuilt by using glass against bullet.
b) supplied with glass proofed against bomb.
c) fitted with security locks made by bomb-proof glass.
d) fitted out with sophisticated anti-collision equipment.
Read the extract and answer questions 44 and 45. 
 
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5 
A lack of sleep affects your mood 
When a person cannot sleep or sleeps only a few hours a 
night, a lot of damage is done. A person gets bad-tempered, 
loses their drive, feels angry and tired, and also gets bags 
under their eyes. Poor sleep can also make a person 
emotionally unstable and even affect their immune system.
A good tip to improve the quality of sleep is to avoid heavy 
meals at night and to avoid drinking beverages with a high 
caffeine content, such as soft drinks and coffee. 
Fonte: Maganews
 
 
 
 
 
45 – A helpful piece of advice, mentioned in the extract, is:
a) Stay away from heavy meals at night.
b) Be away from alcoholic drinks.
c) Give up drinks with caffeine.
d) Skip meals when it is night.
 
 
 
 
44 – According to the extract,
a) a bad night’s sleep doesn’t result in skin damage.
b) a good night’s sleep makes a person less energetic.
c) a bad sleep leads to a change in behaviour.
d) sleeping badly is harmless to our health.
Read the article and answer questions 46, 47 and 48. 
 
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Airports ‘vunerable’ to attack 
The 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack was a 
terrorist ramming attack which occurred on Saturday 30 June 
2007, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee loaded with propane 
canisters was driven into the glass doors of the Glasgow 
International Airport terminal and set ablaze. It was the first 
terrorist attack to take place in Scotland. Security bollards 
outside the entrance stopped the car from entering the 
terminal, although the doors were damaged. 
Security consultant Chris Yates said many of the changes 
put in place at Glasgow had been copied at other UK airports. 
But he said that although some “weak points” in airport had 
been addressed, others remained. 
Since the attack, cars no longer drop off passengers 
outside the main terminal building, which was fitted with 
bomb-proof glass. 
Fonte:BBC News
GLOSSARY 
(car) ramming attack – ataque no qual um veículo choca-se 
contra um local 
propane canister – container de metal contendo gás propano 
bollard – poste usado para manter um veículo fora de uma área 
em particular 
 
 
 
 
47 – Choose the alternative that reflects the information provided 
by the article.
a) Security hasn’t been improved at Glasgow Airport since the
attack happened.
b) The security at Glasgow Airport has been neglected by the
United Kingdom authorities.
c) In spite of the damages at Glasgow Airport, the drop-offs are
still allowed outside the terminal building.
d) The airports in the United Kingdom aren’t secure enough to
prevent the possibility of another terrorist attack.
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Read the text to answer question 34. 
1 
 
 
 
5 
 
 Your parents tell you to wear sunscreen when you're 
outside in the summer. And they are certainly right. 
Sunscreen protects your skin from ultraviolet light rays. Too 
much ultraviolet is bad for your skin. If you spend a long 
time outside without any sunscreen on, you ____ a sunburn 
because of the ultraviolet rays. 
(Adapted from http://www.grammarbank.com)
 
 
 
 
34 – Choose the alternative to have the text completed
correctly.
a) would have got
b) might have got
c) might get
d) would get
 
 
 
 
 
Read the text and answer questions 25, 26 and 27.
 The first man drew a small circle in the sand and told the 
second man, “This is what you know”, and drawing a circle 
around the small one, “This is what I know”. The second man 
took the stick and drew an immense ring around both circles:
“This is where both of us know nothing”.
(Adapted from Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), american poet)
25 – The first man thought the second man knew __________.
a) more than he did
b) very much
c) very little
d) nothing
 
 
 
 
27 – the word “one” in bold type refers to ________.
a) First man
b) Second man
c) circle
d) sand
 
 
 
 
 
29 – According to the extract, what is the alternative that 
contains the right explanation about the gerund in bold type?
“Swimming is an amazing exercise. It’s healthy, fun, relaxing 
and a low-impact sport. I know this from personal experience. 
Last year while I was jogging I injured my left knee. I don’t go 
jogging anymore, now I’m considering joining a swimming
competition.”
The gerund is:
a) The direct object of the sentence.
b) The progressive form of the verb.
c) The indirect object of the verb.
d) The subject of the sentence.
 
 
 
 
Read at the extract and answer questions 32 and 33.
 Some situation call for a lot of patience. We were going to 
call on some friends. But I had traveled to São Paulo and it was 
raining hard.
Because of the weather all flights to Rio were call off. 
So I couldn’t come. I called her up to explain, and then she 
called me down!
32 – Choose the correct alternative to replace the phrasal verb, 
underlined in the text.
a) reprimand
b) deprive
c) refuse
d) visit
 
 
 
 
 
 
30 – Write (T) for true and (F) for false according to the 
explanation of the tenses in parenthesis.
( ) When you are looking back from a point in past time, and
you are concerned with the effects of something which 
happened at an earlier time in the past. (Past perfect )
( ) When you are concerned with the present effects of
something which happened at an indefinite time in the past.
(past perfect continuous)
( ) When you are talking about something which continued to
happen before and after a particular time. (past continuous)
Choose the alternative that corresponds to the right order.
a) T – F – F
b) T – F – T
c) F – T – F
d) F – F – T
 
 
 
 
28 – Complete the sentence with the correct response.
 Frida Kahlo, a master ____the art of surrealism, is _____ 
icon of Mexican popular culture.
a) from – the
b) to – the
c) by – an
d) of – an
 
 
 
 
31 – Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
“An archeologist is a man_____ work is the study of ancient 
things.”
a) whose
b) which
c) how
d) who
 
 
 
 
26 – According to the passage
The first man declared that he had more ____ than the second 
man.
a) knowledge
b) wisdom
c) circles
d) rings
33 – “call for”, in bold type in the text, means
a) demand
b) cancel
c) phone
d) visit
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Read the text and answer questions 38, 39 and 40. 
 
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Twenty-First Century Birdwatching 
Our ancestors could spot natural predators from far by 
their silhouettes. Are we equally aware of the predators in the 
present-day? Drones are remote-controlled planes that can be 
used for anything from surveillance, to rescue operations and 
scientific research. Most drones are used today by military 
powers for remote-controlled surveillance and attack, and 
their numbers are growing. The Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) predicted in 2012 that within 20 years 
there could be as many as30.000 drones flying over U.S. Soil 
alone. As robotic birds will become commonplace in the near 
future, we should be prepared to identify them. 
(Adapted from https://medium.com/looking-up/21st-century-birdwatching) 
 
Read the text and answer questions 41 and 42. 
 
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Human's Best Friend 
We know that dogs are human's best friends. They love 
us and we love them. However, we're not so sure where 
they came from. Many scientists think they came from 
wolves 15,000 years ago. Although wolves are wild and 
dogs are tame, they're still a lot alike. Both wag their tails 
when happy and put their tails between their legs when 
scared. 
Dogs are easy to educate. Well-educated dogs are 
sometimes used as watchdogs. A watchdog can stop a 
 
 
 
 
 
10 creature that is five to six times bigger. It is interesting,
though, that these dogs, which can become terrifyingly 
wild in times of danger, pose no harm to their owners. In 
the face of a threat, they put their lives in danger to save 
their owners.
(Adapted from http://www.grammarbank.com)
41 – Choose the correct alternative to have the passive voice
from the sentence, in bold type, in the text.
Their lives _______ in danger to save their owners.
a) is put
b) are put
c) was put
d) were put
35 – Read the cartoon and choose the best response. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
http://www.englishoutsidethebox.com/2014/04/10/cartoon_fri_food/pizza-is-salad/
According to the cartoon, the man
a) convinces his companion on the nutritional composition of the
mass.
b) persuades her to choose the same dish and add a salad.
c) describes technically and praises his favorite dish.
d) proves that pizza and salad are the same in theory.
36 – Read the text and choose the correct alternative.
 In the film “The accountant”, a man on the autism spectrum 
is a number cruncher by day, while involving himself in seedier 
activities at night.
 This scene occurs in a conference room after the lead 
character, Christian (Ben Affleck), is hired to review a company’s 
financial records. He spends an entire night writing out figures, 
using whiteboards and eventually the room’s glass walls.
 For the scene, Mr. O’Connor wanted to take the audience 
inside the mind of the character. During an interview, 
he explained how he used a real forensic accountant to get the 
numbers right and also a creative approach to covering walls with 
tidy handwriting.
www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/movies
a) the director, Mr. O’Connor, wanted to show the viewer what
goes on in the head of the character.
b) the director. Mr. O’Connor, put the audience inside the mind
of a real forensic accountant.
c) the main character, Christian, spends the night studying for
presentation work.
d) the main character, Christian, suffers from panic disorder.
37 – Read the cartoon and choose the best response.
 
 
 
 
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According to the cartoon,
a) the little boy suggests that the girl is bossy.
b) the dog becomes forever the girl’s dog.
c) the dog tries to teach the girl to jump.
d) the girl wants to buy a dog for her.
 
 
 
 
39 – “Their”, (line 7), underlined in the text, refers to
a) powers.
b) drones.
c) numbers.
d) surveillance and attack.
38 – In the text, all the nouns bellow refer to drones, except: 
a) predators (line 2) 
 b) ancestors (line 1)
c) robotic birds (line 10) 
d) remote-controlled planes (line 3) 
 
 
 
 
40 – According to the text, the number of drones used by 
military powers is
a) increasing in terms of surveillance and attack.
b) preventing remote – controlled surveillance.
c) continuing the same as in 2012.
d) decreasing in terms of attack.
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Read the text to answer questions 47 and 48. 
 
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The Pilot Fatigue Problem 
For years, pilot fatigue has been a real issue. Airline 
pilots, as well as cargo, corporate and charter pilots can all 
face fatigue while on the job. While pilot fatigue can be 
common and overlooked, it poses a very troubling threat to 
aviation safety and should be taken seriously. 
Pilot fatigue has been a real problem since the beginning 
of air travel. Charles Lindbergh fought to stay awake on his 
record-breaking 33.5-hour transatlantic flight from New 
York to Paris on the Spirit of St. Louis. Long-haul pilots 
have reported falling asleep at the controls. Cargo pilots that 
fly at night face fatigue from challenging the body's natural 
internal clock. 
The Lindbergh flight provides a great example for the 
real issue today that fatigue is an acceptable risk and one 
that isn't given enough credit. Lindbergh flew from New 
York to Paris without falling asleep. Similarly, pilots today 
get away with flying tired all the time. If you ask an average 
pilot how much sleep he got the night before a flight, it's 
probably on a par with the average American, which is 
about six and a half hours. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This might be an acceptable amount of sleep if you have 
a desk job.
(Source: www.thebalance.com/the-pilot-fatigue-problem)
47 – Write (T) for the true statements and (F) for the false 
statements.
( ) Pilot fatigue is affecting only charter pilots.
( ) The Lindbergh flight shows that fatigue poses no risk for
aviation.
( ) If pilots sleep about six and a half hours before a flight. He
won’t face operational risks.
( ) There are accounts that pilots have falled asleep at the
controls due to very long commute.
Choose the alternative that correspond to the right order.
a) T – F – T – F
b) F – T – T – F
c) F – F – F – T
d) T – F – F – T
48 – “on a par with”, (line 19), in bold type, means
a) at the same level.
b) at the same local.
c) at different points.
d) at different standards.
 
 
 
 
46 – Read the sentences and decide if they are Active (A) or 
Passive (P).
( ) Magazines are sold at newsstands everywhere.
( ) Many readers subscribe to the magazine.
( ) A large type edition is also printed.
( ) They also recorded it.
Choose the alternative that corresponds to the right order.
a) A – A – P – A
b) P – A – P – A
c) P – P – A – P
d) P – A – P – P
Read the text and answer questions 44 and 45. 
 
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Pilates is a unique combination of ____, ____ and ____. 
It improves circulation and body alignment. It engages the 
powerhouse of the lower abs, hips and lower back in almost 
every movement. Throughout the workout, practitioners try 
to stay united from shoulder to shoulder and hip to hip, 
making sure the neck and limbs are used in long, graceful 
movements. 
(Adapted fromhttp://www.grammarbank.com/paragraphs-fitness)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
44 – Fill in the blanks with the correct alternative, 
respectively:
a) stretching – strengthening – breathing
b) stretched – strengthened – breathed
c) stretches – strengthens – breathes
d) stretch – strengthen – breathe
45 – “workout”, (line 4), in bold type in the text, means
a) a period people rest.
b) a period of mental exercise.
c) a period of physical exercise.
d) a period people spend repairing things at work.
43 – Read the cartoon and choose the best response. 
 
Adapted from www.englishblog.com
a) The students were supposed to tell what they did during the
summer.
b) During the summer all the students communicated through
twitter.
c) Every student knew what Kayla did on vacation.
d) Kayla follows all the students on social network.
 
 
 
 
 
42 – Write (T) for the True statements and (F) for the False 
statements, according to the text.
( ) Dogs and wolves present features that make many scientists
think that dogs came from wolves.
( ) Although dogs are human’s best friends. People don’t know
their origin, exactly.
( ) Watchdogs can put their owners in danger in times of
threatening.
( ) Well-educateddogs when in danger are always tame.
Choose the alternative that corresponds to the correct order.
a) T – F – T – F
b) T – T – T – F
c) T – T – F – F
d) T – F – F – T
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26 – Which of the following is being used in the Passive Voice?
a) Williams used supercomputers simulations (…) (line 20)
b) But more frequent jolts in mid-air could be one way (…)
(lines 3 and 4)
c) The practical impacts of climate change can be hard to predict
(…) (lines 1 and 2)
d) Climate change is expected to lead to stronger vertical wind
shears (…) (lines 16 and 17)
Read the text and answer questions 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29. 
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The practical impacts of climate change can be hard to 
predict _____ the large scales of time and geography over 
which changes are occurring. But more frequent jolts in mid-
air could be one way in which individuals will soon literally 
feel the effects. 
A new scientific study says that severe turbulence could 
become two to three times more common later this century 
when there is twice as much carbon dioxide in the 
atmosphere. 
‘Our new study paints the most detailed picture yet of 
how aircraft turbulence will respond to climate change,’ says 
author Dr. Paul Williams. ‘Even the most seasoned frequent 
fliers may be alarmed at the prospect of a 149 % increase in 
severe turbulence, which frequently hospitalizes air travelers 
and flight attendants around the world.’ 
Climate change is expected to lead to stronger vertical 
wind shears in the jet stream, at the cruising altitude for most 
jet aircraft. Wind shears can become unstable and cause 
turbulence. 
Williams used supercomputers simulations that calculate 
clear-air turbulence along Transatlantic routes in winter and 
found all turbulence strength levels will increase in a world 
with twice as much CO2. The computer models show the 
average amount of light turbulence will increase by 59 %, 
light-to-moderate turbulence by 75 %, moderate by 94 %, 
moderate-to-severe by 127 %, and severe by 149 %. 
Ironically, or perhaps poetically, aviation has long been 
recognized as a major contributor of greenhouse gases to the 
atmosphere. 
Fonte:www.forbes.com
 
 
 
 
 
GLOSSARY
jolt – solavanco
seasoned – experiente
wind shear – tesoura de vento
25 – Choose the best word to have the text completed correctly:
a) because of
b) a major cause
c) one good reason
d) for the purpose of
 
 
 
 
 
27 – As used in (line 16), ‘lead to’ can be replaced by
a) result in.
b) forecast.
c) encounter.
d) accompany.
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29 – According to the text,
a) Aviation is a contributory factor in 20 % of all carbon dioxide
emissions.
b) there used to be three times more severe turbulence than
nowadays.
c) an increase in all categories of turbulence will occur in the
years to come.
d) it will take a considerable time to people experience the
effects of climate change.
28 – Which of the following are examples of Comparative and 
Superlative adjectives, respectively? 
a) severe (line 14) / major contributor (line 28) 
 b) stronger (line 16) / the most seasoned (line 12)
c) more frequent (line 3) / twice as much (line 23) 
d) more common (line 7) / most jet aircraft (lines 17 and 18) 
Read the extract and answer the question 30. 
To be or not to be 
Every one knows that ‘To be or Not to be, that is the question’
comes from Hamlet, but when someone says ‘Neither a 
borrower nor a lender be’, they are probably unaware that they 
also quoting from the same play. 
 
 
 
 
Innovations/ Thompson
30 – The quotation, in bold in the extract, means
a) If you borrow something, you must refuse to give it back.
b) If you are not a borrower, you can’t be a lender.
c) Don’t be a lender or a borrower.
d) It’s better to borrow than save.
Read the text and answer questions 31, 32 and 33.
 
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The birds and the bees 
My little boy came in the other day with a really serious 
look on his face and said, ‘Dad, do you mind if I ask you a 
question? Where do I come from?’ I’d been dreading this 
question for ages, but like a good father, I sat him down and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 gently told him all about the birds and the bees. When I’d
finished, he was very quite. He then got up and went, ‘thank 
you, Dad’ and headed for the door. I said, ‘So what made you 
ask me?’ and he turned around and said, ‘I just want to know, 
because Bobby next door says HE comes from Manchester!’
Fonte: Innovations/ Thompson
31 – According to the text, we can infer that
a) children are always polemic.
b) no adults are prepared to answer some issues.
c) after simple questions, it’s better to give simple answers.
d) fathers and sons almost always have difficulty in getting
along.
32 – In “I’d been dreading this question for ages (...)”, we can 
infer that
a) the father wasn’t expecting that question.
b) his father’s words could be perfectly understood.
c) the father was well prepared to answer the question.
d) the father feared the day his son would ask him questions
about sex.
 
 
 
 
33 – ‘headed’, underlined in the text, means
a) turned the head.
b) went towards.
c) looked.
d) pushed. 
 
 
 
 
35 – ‘a potential wind of change has come (…)’ in bold in the 
text, means
a) there’s a possibility of change.
b) the changing has just started.
c) the changing has happened.
d) there’s a hope of changing.
Read the text and answer questions 34, 35, 36 and 37. 
 
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Brazil takes on the European Refugee Crisis 
In 2016 significantly less refugees _____in Europe than 
the year before. The Organization for Migration and the EU 
border agency Frontex have reported a notable decline in the 
number of migrants arriving on Europe’s shores by nearly 
two-thirds. These numbers, however, are by no means an 
indication of improvement in the international situation of 
refugees. 
It’s evident that something has to change in the 
international mindset to bring an end to the enduring human 
rights violations concerning millions of people. Surprisingly, 
a potential wind of change has come from Brazil, a country 
facing a deep economic and political crisis. 
Brazil is one of the biggest recipients of refugees in Latin 
America. In 2013 they introduced a humanitarian visa 
program for Syrians, processing 8.450 humanitarian visas on 
basis of which more than 2.000 Syrian refugees have already 
settled in Brazil. Brazil has several reasons to pursue a 
recipient immigration policy. Receiving immigrants from all 
over the world helps to boost the country’s international 
reputation and to turn around its negative image regarding a 
high crime rate and an even higher external debt. Immigrants 
in Brazil also seem to be perceived as less as a (financial) 
burden than in many European countries. 
Fonte: www.dailymail.com.uk
 
 
 
 
 
GLOSSARY
mindset – atitudes das pessoas
enduring – resistente, duradoura
financial burden – carga financeira
34 – Choose the best verbal form to have the text completed 
correctly:
a) arrived
b) had arrived
c) have arrived
d) have been arriving
 
 
 
 
 
36 – According to the text, we can say that
a) just Syrians refugees are settled in Brazil.
b) Brazil has supported many Syrian refugees.
c) Brazil has no interest in humanitarian programs.
d) due to the huge crisis, Brazil has refused foreigners.
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37 – As used in (line 5), ‘however’ is closest in meaning to
a) besides.
b) although.
c) moreover.
d) in addition.
Read the text and answer questions 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43. 
 
 
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Inside Lilium, The World’sFirst Vertical Takeoff And 
Landing Private Jet 
Wonder what’s in store for the future of private jet flying? 
Here’s a glimpse. A start-up company – hosted in a European 
Space Agency (ESA) business incubator center in Bavaria –
released an idea for an egg-shaped two-seater plane called 
Lilium that’s currently in the works. With a top speed of 250 
mph and a range of 300 miles, the plane can travel roughly 
between Munich and Berlin in about 90 minutes. And 
according to the ESA, if testing succeeds, this _____ the 
world’s first vertical takeoff and landing private jet. 
The project came about when Daniel Wiegand – one of the 
four founders of Lilium – wanted to realize flying for the
masses in a fast, inexpensive, efficient and eco-friendly way. 
‘Our goal is to develop an aircraft that doesn’t need the 
complex and expensive infrastructure of an airport, can be 
used close to urban areas, and doesn’t produce too much 
noise and pollution,’ he said. So to produce this new class of 
airplanes that could take off and land vertically anywhere 
with a surface area of 250 square feet by 2018, Wiegand and 
his team in Germany came up with a design using electric
engines and incorporated movable fan turbines. 
Fonte: www.forbes.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
GLOSSARY
glimpse – uma ideia para entender melhor algo
38 – Choose the best verbal form to have the text completed 
correctly:
a) is
b) was
c) will be
d) would be
 
 
 
 
 
43 – According to the text, Lilium
a) is a European Space Agency business incubator center.
b) is a helicopter with a vertical takeoff and landing system.
c) is an electric jet with lower cost for short range journeys.
d) is an unmanned aircraft which is affordable for the masses.
41 – Choose the alternative in which the prefix ‘in-’ was used to 
form an opposite. 
a) incubator (line 3) 
 b) inexpensive (line 12)
c) incorporated (line 20) 
d) infrastructure (line 14) 
 
 
 
 
 
40 – Which word, in bold in the text, means approximately?
a) by
b) about
c) close to
d) between
 
 
 
 
42 – Write (T) for true statements and (F) for false statements 
and choose the alternative that corresponds to the right order.
( ) The noise created by Lilium is too loud.
( ) Lilium will be a sustainable form of air transportation.
( ) Lilium has fan engines and an innovative technology to cut
pollution.
( ) A European Space Agency designed an amazing aircraft
with space for more than two people to sit.
a) F – F – T – T
b) T – F – F – T
c) T – T – T – F
d) F – T – F – F
 
 
 
 
39 – As used in (line 5), ‘currently’ can be replaced by
a) now.
b) finally.
c) actually.
d) eventually.
Read the text and answer questions 44, 45, 46 and 47. 
 
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JetBlue ... The crisis? Never heard of it… 
The domestic air transport market in the USA must seem
highly unstable to newcomers, including low-cost carriers. 
Of the 82 airlines formed in ten years ______ followed 
deregulation in 1978, only two have survived - America West 
and Mid-west Express. Statistics show that three-quarters of 
all projects never even get off the ground and that most of the 
others crash in less than five years. 
Paradoxically, Southwest Airlines, the No.1 success 
story in the US air transport today, was founded before 
deregulation (in 1972), though it did take advantage of it. 
Many of those who tried to imitate the Southwest model 
came to grief. Not JetBlue, ______ just four years after it was 
formed is continuing to grow at a spectacular rate. 
Fonte: Revista Planet Aero-Space 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GLOSSARY
come to grief – falir
deregulation – desregulamentação
44 – The best alternative to complete the text is:
a) that / how
b) when / that
c) that / which
d) which / when 
 
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Read the cartoon and choose the best response. 
 
 
 
 
 
48 – According to the cartoon,
a) the guy is arguing with his parents about his graduation gift.
b) the guy’s father is being intentionally sarcastic about the
issue.
c) the guy’s parents are discussing about their present
graduation.
d) the guy’s parents are expecting to win a great gift for his
graduation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
46 – According to the text, it’s correct to say that
a) just a few airlines have survived the crisis.
b) big companies get better results than the others.
c) none of the 82 airlines formed in 10 years has failed so far.
d) domestic air transport market in the USA is not really
vulnerable to newcomers.
47 – ‘Paradoxically’, in bold in the text was used to express
a) similar ideas.
b) opposite features.
c) additional information.
d) negative consequences.
 
 
 
 
45 – According to the text, all alternatives are correct, EXCEPT:
a) there’s no crisis for JetBlue.
b) JetBlue has been growing for four years.
c) crisis is something never heard by JetBlue.
d) JetBlue sales are going down at a spectacular rate.
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LÍNGUA INGLESA
 Read the text and answer question 27.
Ingredients
- 25g butter
- 500g small onions, (about 5 in total), halved and finely sliced
- 2 eggs
- 284ml pot double cream
- 140g mature cheddar, coarsely grated
For the pastry
- 280g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 140g cold butter
Adapted from www.bbcgoodfood.com - Accessed on 15/12/2015.
27 – The text above is a recipe for:
a) a salmon and watercress quiche.
b) a sticky onion and cheddar quiche.
c) a leek, mushroom and Gruyère quiche.
d) a caramelized onion quiche with cheddar and bacon.
 
 
 
 
26 – Choose the correct alternative, according to the cartoon.
a) The flying duck understood there was turbulence, because the
winds were strong.
b) The air traffic controller duck didn’t have time to warn about
turbulence.
c) The water in movement caused the wind turbulence.
d) The water turbulence was caused by the alligator.
Read the text and answer questions 28, 29 and 30. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Heathrow expansion should face strict environmental
conditions, say MPs.
1 Final government approval for the expansion of Heathrow
should be withheld until Europe’s busiest airport can 
demonstrate that it accepts and will comply with key 
environmental conditions, a parliamentary committee has 
concluded.
 MPs on the environmental audit committee have been 
5 hearing evidence on the likely carbon emissions, air quality
and noise levels after the government-appointed Airports 
Commission recommended a third runway at Heathrow as 
the preferred plan for London airport expansion.
(Adapted from www.theguardian/ environment. Acessed on 01/12/2015)
28 – Write true (T) or false (F), according to the text:
( ) The expansion of Heathrow airport ought to be blocked until
the busiest airport complies with key environmental 
conditions.
( ) The expansion of Heathrow should begin once Europe’s
busiest airport may accept other conditions for weather.
( ) Europe’s busiest airport can accept this change under two
conditions: better air quality and lower noise levels.
( ) Heathrow airport can choose the best alternative for
environmental conditions.
a) T – T – F – F
b) F – F – T – F
c) T – F – F – F
d) F – F – T – T
29 – Choose the synonym in the context for the underlined word 
in the title, and its correct part of speech.
a) easygoing – adverb
b) tough – adjective
c) fear – adjective
d) severely – adverb
Read the cartoon and answer questions 25 and 26. 
Taken from http://www.swamp.com.au/archives. Accessed on 26/10/2015
25 – In the first balloon, the phrasal verb “watch for” cannot be 
replaced by
a) see
b) notice
c) beware of
d) pay attention to
 
 
 
 
30 – Heathrow airport already has _____________.
a)1 runway
b) 2 runways
c) 3 runways
d) 30 runways
Read the text and answer questions 31 and 32. 
 
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Meet the 'homeless man' who flies the world first class 
For the last year and a half, Ben Schlappig has been 
essentially homeless. The 25-year-old American has ______
fixed address, ______ the keys to his own front door. Why 
bother paying rent, he figured, when a bed was only ever a 
5 first class ticket away?
 Schlappig is a "Hobbyist," as those in the game call it - a 
professional traveler with an almost obsessive attention to 
fine print, who uses a mixture of frequent flyer miles and 
credit card reward points, to zoom around the globe for a
10 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-fly-
world-free-airline-air-miles/index.html
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31 – The correct words to fill in the blanks (line 2 and 3) are,
 
respectively:
a) no – neither
b) neither – nor
c) either – neither
d) not either – not neither
 
Read the text to answer questions 33 and 34. 
 
 
 
 
 
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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 
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 
airspace, 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
33 – According to the text, it is correct to say that
a) the main concern of an air traffic controller is to avoid delays.
b) an air traffic controller must be a fast and a good decision
maker.
c) air traffic controllers must not direct more than one aircraft at
the same time.
d) air traffic controllers manage the flow of aircraft into the
airport airspace only.
32 – Choose the correct verb that can replace the phrasal verb 
 
 
 
 
“racking up” (line 11), according to the text.
a) amass
b) forfeit
c) give up
d) abandon
 
 
 
 
34 – The words underlined in the text (lines 19 and 25) express, 
respectively
a) deduction – obligation
b) obligation – deduction
c) obligation – possibility
d) deduction – possibility
Read the cartoon and answer questions 35 and 36. 
Adapted from: http://www.swamp.com.au/archives.php?ch=17&c=10194
35 – Which words complete the lines in the cartoon?
a) As – as
b) At – as
c) Like – as
d) How – like
 
 
 
 
36 – In the first balloon, the verbs “watch” and “learn” are 
respectively in the
a) imperative mood – imperative mood
b) imperative mood – subjunctive mood
c) subjunctive mood – imperative mood
d) subjunctive mood – subjunctive mood
The following text refers to questions 37 e 38. 
 
 
 
 
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The following are examples of types of air traffic 
controllers: 
Tower controllers direct the movement of vehicles on 
runways and taxiways. They check flight plans, give pilots 
clearance for takeoff or landing, and direct the movement of 
aircraft and other traffic on the runways and other parts of the 
airport. Most work from control towers, as they generally 
must be able to see the traffic they control. 
Approach and departure controllers ensure that aircraft 
traveling within an airport's airspace maintain minimum 
separation for safety. They give clearances to enter controlled 
airspace and hand off control of aircraft to en route 
controllers. They use radar equipment to monitor flight paths 
and work in buildings known as Terminal Radar Approach 
Control Centers (TRACON). They also provide information 
to pilots, such as weather conditions and other critical 
notices. 
En route controllers monitor aircraft once they leave an 
airport's airspace. They work at air route traffic control 
centers located throughout the country, which typically are 
not located at airports. 
Each center is assigned an airspace based on the 
geography and altitude of the area in which it is located. As 
an airplane approaches and flies through a center's airspace, 
en route controllers guide the airplane along its route. They 
may adjust the flight path of aircraft for safety and collision
avoidance.
Adapted from: ttps://collegegrad.com/careers/air-traffic-controllers
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37 – Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Then 
choose the right alternative.
( ) En route controllers manage aircraft within airport’s airspace.
( ) Approach and departure controllers give official approval for
landing and takeoff.
( ) The responsibility of approach and departure controllers is to
ensure that aircraft stay safe distances apart.
( ) Some of the tower controller duties are to prepare flight plans
and to manage the movements of aircraft on the ground.
a) F – T – F – T
b) T – T – F – F
c) F – T – T – F
d) F – F – T – F
 
 
 
 
 
38 – 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.” (lines 19, 
20 and 21)
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.
Read the text and answer questions 39 and 40. 
 
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Chennai floods: Know which flights are cancelled! 
New Delhi: In the wake of incessant rain and heavy 
downpour in Chennai leading to floods that have affected 
normal lives, various domestic flights have cancelled their 
services to and from the city. 
 
 
 
 
5 Leading domestic carrier IndiGo airlines announced on its
official Facebook page that few flights connecting to Chennai 
for Thursday have been cancelled.
 “Flight operations to and from Chennai have been 
affected due to heavy rains. Few flights connecting following
10 cities to Chennai are cancelled for tomorrow - Hyderabad,
Mumbai, Kochi, Kolkota, Pune, Coimbatore, Delhi & 
Vizag”, the company said on its official FB page.
 The company, however, assured that all passengers would 
be refunded 100 percent.
Adapted from: http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/companies/chennai-
floods-know-which-flights-are-cancelled_1829506.html
39 – Considering the underlined expression in the sentence
“Flight operations to and from Chennai have been affected due to 
heavy rains” (lines 8 and 9), it is correct to say that
a) the present perfect tense was usedto 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 in
progress.
d) the simple past tense was used to announce an earlier past.
 
 
 
 
40 – 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 from
Chennai would be affected due to heavy rains.
b) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations to and from
Chennai had been affected due to heavy rains.
c) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations to and from
Chennai will be affected due to heavy rains.
d) IndiGo Airlines announced that flight operations to and from
Chennai was affected due to heavy rains.
Read the text and answer questions 41, 42 and 43. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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 40 
feet 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.
41 – Choose the alternative that replaces the sentence below
without changing its meaning:
“Today’s quarry pit was once the sea bottom.” (lines 8 and 9)
a) Today is quarry pit was once the sea bottom.
b) Today has quarry pit was once the sea bottom.
c) The quarry pit of today was the sea bottom at once.
d) The quarry pit of today was the sea bottom in the past.
42 – 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
43 – The pronoun it (line 13), underlined in the text, refers to 
a) “the mass extinction” (line 14 and 15) 
b) “Rowan University” (line 12) 
c) “a professor” (line 11) 
d) “the layer” (line 12)
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Read the text and answer questions 44, 45 e 46. 
 
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The Last Dalai Lama? 
On a wet Sunday in June at the Glastonbury Festival, 
more than 100,000 people spontaneously burst into a 
rendition of ‘‘Happy Birthday.’’ Onstage, Tenzin Gyatso, the 
14th Dalai Lama, blew out the solitary candle on a large 
5 birthday cake while clasping the hand of Patti Smith, who
stood beside him. The world’s most famous monk then poked 
a thick finger at Smith’s silvery mane. ‘‘Musicians,’’ he said,
‘‘white hair.’’ But ‘‘the voice and physical action,’’ he added 
in his booming baritone, ‘‘forceful.’’ As Smith giggled, he
10 went on: ‘‘So, that gives me encouragement. Myself, now 80
years old, but I should be like you — more active!’’
Taken from www.nytimes.com. Acessed on 14/12/15.
44 – According to the text, it is correct to affirm that
a) Tenzin Gyatso, the world’s most famous monk, had more than
th100,000 people celebrating his 80 birthday.
thb) Dalai Lama is celebrating his friend Patti Smith’s 80
birthday.
c) Dalai Lama would like to have white hair and beard.
thd) Patti Smith is considered the 14 Dalai Lama. 
 
 
 
 
 
45 – 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.
46 – Match the definitions to the words: 
1. clasp (line 5) 
2. poke (line 6) 
3. giggle (line 9) 
4. booming (line 9) 
( ) a loud and deep sound. 
( ) to laugh in a childlike way. 
( ) to hold someone’s hand firmly. 
( ) to push someone or something with the fingers. 
Choose the correct order: 
a) 1 – 4 – 3 – 2 
b) 2 – 1 – 4 – 3 
c) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 
d) 4 – 3 – 1 – 2
47 – Read the cartoon and choose the correct alternative: 
 
 
 
 
http://www.swamp.com.au/archives.php?ch=17&c=10328
Acessed on 23/10/2015.
a) The air traffic controller duck understood that the duck pilot
was requesting a day of May.
b) The pilot duck was shouting “mayday” because he wanted to
relax.
c) The air traffic controller duck was frantic due to the affliction
of the pilot.
d) The pilot duck was landing due to bad weather.
 
 
Read the weather forecast for the UK on December 2nd, 2015, 
and answer question 48.
Rain becoming slow-moving across central UK today. Winds
largely easing.
Rain across Scotland and Northern Ireland at first will continue 
southeastwards, stalling across Wales and parts of northern 
England by late afternoon. Brighter, colder conditions will follow 
across the northwest, but it will remain cloudy and mild in the 
southeast.
Adapted from www.bbc.co.uk/weather. Accessed on 02/12/2015.
48 – According to the weather forecast, choose the correct 
alternative:
a) There will be rain in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and north of
England.
b) There will be heavy rain in Wales in the afternoon.
c) The weather will be colder in the southeast.
d) It will be snowy in the northwest.
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Read the text and answer the questions 25, 26 and 27.
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.
25 – 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
27 – “lead to”, underlined in the text, can be replaced by 
a) offer 
b) cause 
c) develop 
d) influence 
26 – According to the text, we can infer that 
a) Kilawa erupted about ten days ago. 
b) The lavas didn’t cause any health problems. 
c) The lavas can be very heavy and dangerous. 
d) The residents didn’t leave their houses during the eruption. 
Read the text and answer the questions 28 and 29. 
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.
28 – Choose the best verbal form to have the text completed
correctly. 
a) take off 
b) took off 
c) takes off 
d) taking off 
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29 – 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. 
Read the text and answer the questions 30, 31 and 32. 
 
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The mistake 
A photographer named John was flying first class from 
London to Nairobi in Kenya when one of the pilots came out 
of the cockpit to make some coffee in the microwave. He 
couldn’t get the machine to work, so he asked his fellow pilot 
to help him. 
As the other pilot left the cockpit, he let the heavy metal 
door close behind him. The pilot started an urgent, 
whispered discussion with his colleague. The two pilots had 
locked themselves out of their cockpit and, as they told the 
photographer (who promised not to tell the other passengers), 
the door was fitted with a safety lock. This meant that not 
even the pilots could open it from outside the cockpit. John 
remembered that he had put his Swiss army knife in his hand 
luggage. However, he couldn’t remember where he had put 
his hand luggage and spent five minutes opening and closing 
overhead lockers until he found it. John and the pilots 
attacked the door with the knife, the lock started to come 
loose, and when they broke into the cockpit, the plane was 
cruising eastward over the Indian Ocean. 
Adapted from American Inside Out - Student’s Book.
 
 
32 – According to the text, choose the best response. 
a) The airplane was heading for London. 
b) The two pilots were locked in the cabin. 
c) The two pilots argued with the photographer. 
d) The photographer helped the pilots to make coffee. 
31 – The word “whispered”, in bold, in the text, is closest in
meaning to ________. 
a) yelled 
b) bellowed 
c) screamed 
d) murmured 
30 – According to the text, we can say that _________________.
a) The pilots got back to the flight deck 
b) Neither passenger realized the situation 
c) The pilots often make coffee during the flight 
d) It’s really common to face a problem like this one 
Read the text and answer the questions 33, 34, and 35. 
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.
33 – “Her”, underlined in the text, refers to the 
a) woman 
b) airport 
c) runway 
d) princess 
34 – The word “despite” is closest in meaning to 
a) although 
b) however 
c) because of 
d) in spite of 
35 – According to the text all alternatives are correct, EXCEPT, 
A tourist ________________ 
a) was taken to the hospital but had no damage. 
b) was standing by the fence at the end of the runway. 
c) was watching the planes take off when she fell down. 
d) was killed at the airport on the island of St. Marteen. 
Read the text and answer the questions 36, 37, and 38. 
Cuba plane crash: 110 dead as investigators recover 
flight’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.
36 – The word “deadliest”, undelined in the text, is a 
a) superlative 
b) comparative of equality 
c) comparative of inequality 
d) comparative of superiority 
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38 – According to the text, we can infer that 
a) The plane crashed far from the airport. 
b) The accident isn’t considered a huge tragedy. 
c) All the passengers survived and only a couple died. 
d) The weather was dull and wet at the time of the accident. 
37 – The word “ageing”, in bold in the text, is closest in
meaning to 
a) old 
b) new 
c) modern 
d) efficient 
Read the text and answer the questions 39, 40 and 41. 
 
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PRESSURE 
Jeremy Berke
Commercial airplane cabins are generally pressurized to 
an equivalent of 6,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level, in an 
effort to maintain a healthy oxygen level for both the 
passengers and the flight crew. When a passenger jet is flying 
at a cruising altitude of over 36,000 feet, the pressure outside 
the cabin is_____________ than inside the pressurized cabin. 
Air pressure has a tendency to equalize, moving from areas 
of high pressure to low pressure to achieve equilibrium. 
When a hole rips open on a plane, the suction resulting from 
the pressure difference between the cabin and the sky could 
pull nearby people or objects outside. Depending on the size 
of the hole, such accidents could either create just enough 
force to shuffle papers around, or, pull a full-size human out 
of the plane. Survival is unlikely for anyone fully sucked out 
into the sky. 
While in-flight incidents are extremely rare, if you want 
to survive a crash, research suggests the best place to sit is in 
a middle seat toward the back of the plane. 
http://www.businessinsider.com/
 
39 – Write (T) for the true statements and (F) for the false
statements, according to the text. 
( ) The safest place into the airplane is the first class. 
( ) After being entirely sucked out in the sky, it’s difficult
someone survives. 
( ) It’s likely to survive a crash if your place into the airplane is
in the cockpit. 
( ) A depressurization caused by a hole on a plane can suck out
any people or object outside. 
a) F – F – T – T 
b) T – F – T – F 
c) T – T – F – F 
d) F – T – F – T 
40 – Choose the best alternative to have the text completed
correctly. 
a) more low 
b) the lowest 
c) much lower 
d) the most low 
41 – According to the text, we can infer that _______________,
EXCEPT, 
a) at 36,000 feet above sea level, it’s not possible to breathe
without a pressurized cabin 
b) it’s possible to breathe naturally at an altitude of 5,000 feet
above sea level 
c) at 36,000 feet above sea level, the pressure outside the cabin is
higher than inside the pressurized cabin 
d) an airplane cabin pressurized to 7,000 feet above sea level has
a good oxygen level to passengers and crew 
Read the text and answer the questions 42, 43 and 44. 
 
 
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Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 
Jeremy Berke
Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 suffered an engine failure 
that smashed a plane window, sucking a passenger halfway 
out of the plane in midair. 
A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday 
was partially sucked out of a window after anengine 
exploded in midair. 
The flight, traveling from New York to Dallas, was 
forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia, and 
the passenger — a 43-year-old woman named Jennifer 
Riordan — died Tuesday at a hospital. It was the first fatality 
in a US passenger plane accident in nine years. 
Passengers on the flight described how, after the 
explosion sent shrapnel into one of the plane’s windows, 
Riordan was pulled halfway out of aircraft. 
While passengers were able to pull Riordan back into the 
plane, 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. 
When there’s an opening in an airplane during flight 
(regardless of the cause), the plane will undergo rapid 
depressurization. Adapted from http://www.businessinsider.com
 
Glossary: 
shrapnel – pequenos pedaços de metal que são lançados 
 
 
devido a uma explosão.
42 – Which of the following sentence is being used in passive 
voice? 
a) Riordan was pulled halfway out of the aircraft. 
b) Passengers were able to pull Riordan back into the plane. 
c) It was the first fatality in US passenger plane accident in nine
years. 
d) Another passenger felt severe pressure after positioning his
back against the opening cabin. 
43 – 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 
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44 – According to the text, we can affirm that ______________.
a) an old woman from flight 1380 passed away 
b) someone fainted due to the depressurization 
c) a passenger died during flight 1380 endurance 
d) a 43 – year – old woman named Riordan was the only one to
survive the accident 
Read the text and answer the questions 45, 46 and 47. 
 
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Mrs. Pratchett 
Her name was Mrs Pratchett. She was a small, skinny old 
hag 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 that 
she 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.
45 – In the text, all the adjectives below refer to Mrs. Pratchett,
EXCEPT, 
a) Hag 
b) Sour 
c) Small 
d) Greasy 
46 – 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 
47 – 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 48. 
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.
 
48 – 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 
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AS QUESTÕES DE 25 A 48 REFEREM-SE À 
LÍNGUA INGLESA 
 
 
 
Read the text to answer questions 25, 26 and 27. 
 
Roller skating 
R.Jordania
Roller skating used to be strictly for children. Nowadays, with 
the new neoprene wheels and frictionless ballbearings, 
rollerskating has become popular with people with of all ages and 
all social classes. 
Not only do people skate, they also dance on roller
skates – ______ the term roller-disco. 
To cater to the new fad, many indoor roller – disco rinks are 
opening all over the country. There people can dance on roller 
skates ______ in winter when there is snow and ice on the ground.
Life in the USA.
25 – Complete the text with the correct alternative subsequently. 
a) even – that 
b) that – even 
c) why – hence 
d) hence – even 
 
26 – In “Roller skating used to be strictly for children.”, the verb 
“used to”, in bold type is closest in meaning to: 
a) My sister is used to calling me at work. 
b) The children used the roller skating to play. 
c) They are used to meeting people late at night. 
d) When she was a chilld, she used to play baseball with friends. 
 
27 – According to the text, choose the best response. 
a) Winter is the best season to dance on roller skates. 
b) Snow and ice can be a problem for roller skating people. 
c) Roller skating used to be popular for all ages and social classes. 
d) The new wheels feature is one of the things that become the 
“Roller skating” popular. 
 
 
 
 
Read the text to answer questions 28, 29 and 30. 
 
Celebrity Doubles 
A group of teenagers is standing outside a shop in Manchester, 
England. Many of _____ have cameras and are looking in the shop 
window. ____ want to see the movie star Daniel Radcliffe. A man 
in the shop looks like Radcliffe, but ______ isn’t the famous actor. 
He’s Andrew Walker - a twenty-two-year old shop clerk. 
Walker isn’t surprised by the teenagers. People often stop 
_____ on the street and want to take his picture. Walker is a clerk, 
but he also makes money as Daniel’s double. Today, many 
companies work with celebrity doubles. They look like famous 
athletes, pop singers, and actors. The companies pay doubles to go 
to parties and business meetings. Doubles are also on TV and in 
newspapers ads. 
Why do people want to look like a celebrity? One double in the 
USA says, “I can make good money. I also make a lot of people 
happy”. 
Adapted from World Link - Developing English Fluency
28 – Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns: 
a) they – them – him – he 
b) them – they – he – him 
c) he – him – they – them 
d) them – they – him – he 
 
 
29 – According to the text, we can infer that, EXCEPT: 
a) Doubles are paid to go to social events and business meetings. 
b) The young clerk was amazed by the young people in the shop. 
c) Some people like to have a very similar appearance to 
celebrities. 
d) Many companies work with people who take the place of 
famous actors for some purposes. 
 
 
30 – In “Walker is a clerk, but he also makes money as Daniel’s 
double (...)”, the underlined word means that Walker _________ 
Daniel. 
a) looks like 
b) is not similar 
c) is different from 
d) is the opposite of 
 
 
 
 
Read the text to answer questions 31, 32 and 33. 
 
Airline employee steals, crashes plane near Seattle 
US authorities are investigating the Friday night crash of a 
Horizon Air Q400 aircraft near Seattle-Tacoma airport in 
Washington state after an airline employee took off without 
clearance and flew the plane for about an hour before it crashed. 
Two F-15 military fighter jets went up into the air in order to 
intercept the stolen airliner, and the airport closed for a short time.
There were no passengers on board except the person who was 
operating the plane. It is believed that he is Richard Russel, a 29 
year old local man who workedfor the airline. Some media 
images showed the aircraft doing complicated and dangerous 
flying before crash. In an audio recording a conversation with an 
air traffic controller, the person piloting the aircraft said he was a 
“broken guy”. 
Adapted from news.airwise.com/story/airline...
31 – “In order to”, in bold type in the text, is a _________ clause. 
a) time 
b) result 
c) manner 
d) purpose 
 
32 – According to the text, choose the correct alternative: 
a) The only person on board was the airline employee. 
b) The aircraft made a calm and smooth flight before crashing. 
c) The plane flew for approximately one hour and landed safely. 
d) The airport was kept closed during many hours after the 
accident. 
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33 – In “the person piloting the aircraft said he was a broken guy 
(...)”, you can infer that the man was ___________, EXCEPT: 
a) so sad 
b) very excited 
c) suffering a lot 
d) extremely unhappy 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Read the text to answer questions 34, 35, and 36. 
 
The cabin crew battled to save the passenger 
Ben Graham
Shocked passengers watched as doctors and cabin crew tried 
to save the life of a critically ill passenger on a Qantas flight to 
Sidney on Friday. 
A Qantas spokeswoman confirmed that the passenger 
________ received tratment during the medical emergency 
couldn’t survive. 
The flight from London, via Singapore, was forced to land in 
Adelaide because of the incident. No passengers got off the flight 
while it was in Adelaide. 
A witness on board told that everything started with a cabin 
announcement asking for any doctors on board. There were two 
passengers with medical training, but nothing could be done to 
save the passenger. The crew did everything they could, including 
performing CPR with a doctor on board, but unfortunately the 
passenger has passed away. 
Adapted from nypost.com
34 – Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun. 
a) who 
b) what 
c) which 
d) whose 
 
 
 
35 – Choose the correct verb to replace the phrasal verb “passed 
away”, in bold type in the text: 
a) died 
b) choked 
c) fainted 
d) collapsed 
 
 
 
36 – In “The crew did everything they could (...)”, the modal 
“could” is used to indicate 
a) ability 
b) obligation 
c) permission 
d) prohibition 
 
 
Read the text to answer questions 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41. 
 
To tip, or not to tip? 
The word tip comes from an old English slang. Americans 
usually tip people in places like restaurants, airports, hotels, and 
hair salons. 
People who work in these places often get paid low wages.
A tip shows that the customer is pleased with service. 
Sometimes it’s hard to know how much to tip. The size of the 
tip usually depends on the service. People such as parking valets 
or bellshops usually get (small) _____________ tips.
The tip for people such as taxi drivers and waiters or waitresses is 
usually (large) _____________. 
When you’re not sure about how much to tip, do what feels 
right. You don’t have to tip for bad services. And you can give a 
(big) _____________ tip for a very good service.
Remember, though, your behavior is (important) _____________ 
than your money. Always treat service providers with respect. 
Adapted from Interchange
37 – Choose the alternative that completes the text with the correct 
comparatives. 
a) smaller – larger – bigger – more important. 
b) smaller – the largest – bigger – the most important. 
c) the smallest – the largest – bigger – the most important. 
d) the smallest – the largest – the biggest – the most important. 
38 – According to the text, choose the best response. 
In “Americans usually tip people in places like restaurants, 
airports, hotels, and (...)”, the word “TIP” is closest in meaning to 
a) take some money. 
b) pay for the service. 
c) ask for extra money. 
d) give an amount of additional money. 
39 – In (...) “you are not sure” about how much (...)”, the 
underlined words are closest in meaning to “you ____________”. 
a) know 
b) are certain 
c) are uncertain 
d) have no doubt 
40 – “low wages”, in bold type in the text, is closest in meaning to 
a) large tips. 
b) small tips. 
c) small salary. 
d) a high amount of money. 
41 – According to the text, we can infer that: 
a) The tips depend on someone’s behavior. 
b) Even if the service is very good, tips don’t change. 
c) People demonstrate their satisfaction tipping for the service. 
d) People who works as parking vallets or bellshops get no tips. 
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Read the text to answer questions 42, 43 and 44. 
 
Evacuations as typhoon hits China coast 
More than 200,000 people ___________ evacuated as a 
typhoon made landfall on China’s east coast, state media say. 
Typhoon Yagi hit China’s Zhejiang province shortly before 
midnight on Sunday packing winds of up to 102km/h, the official 
Xinhua news agency reports, citing provincial flood control 
headquarters. 
A total of 204,949 people in 10 cities, including Taizhou, 
Zhoushan, and Wenzhou, have been evacuated and almost 21,000 
fishing boats called back to port, it said. 
The storm will also bring heavy rain and will gradually 
weaken as it moves slowly inland to the northwest, Xinhua said. 
Summer is China’s typhoon season, although casualties 
____________ minimised in recent years by early government 
planning and evacuations from potencial danger zones. 
Adapted from www.news.com.
42 – Complete the text with the correct alternative. 
a) has been – had been 
b) had been – had been 
c) has been – have been 
d) have been – have been 
43 – According to the text, we can infer that 
a) Zhejiang is the Chinese who forecast the storm. 
b) Typhoon is a violent storm with very strong winds. 
c) Taizhou and Zhoushan are some countries in China. 
d) China has been facing typhoon for a long time during its all 
seasons. 
44 – According to the text, we can infer that 
a) heavy rain is forecast for China’s typhoon season. 
b) more than 200,000 fishing boats called back to port. 
c) the bad weather condition was caused by a wind shear. 
d) typhoon Yagi has hit China’s Zhejiang province just after noon. 
 
 
 
Read the text to answer questions 45 and 46. 
 
Hanging out 
R. Jordania
In american cities, teenagers like to spend time together –
“hang out”, as they say – at drugstore, luncheonettes, or ice cream 
parlors. 
Often, they don’t even meet inside, but gather on the sidewalk 
in front of the store. From time to time they go in for coffee, milk, 
ice cream. They also like to play the pinball machines. 
Most parents disapprove of their children’s “hanging out” that 
way. They consider it a waste of time, which could be better used 
doing homework, working at a part-time job, or helping in the 
house. 
Adapted from life in the USA.
45 – According to the text, choose the best response: 
a) Just a few teenagers make some housework. 
b) All of parents think the teenagers should work part-time. 
c) Most of teenagers help their families doing the housework. 
d) Most teenagers’ parents don’t go along with the way their 
children spend time. 
46 – According to the text, we can infer that 
a) teenagers are fond of hanging out with friends. 
b) ice cream is the teenager’s favorite kind of junk food. 
c) pinball machines are not something they enjoy playing so 
much. 
d) most of the time teenagers “hang out” in the inner part of a 
place. 
 
 
Read the text to answer questions 47 and 48. 
 
The legislation follows a year-on-year increase in drone 
incidents. 
Joana Whitehead
New laws introduced today will restrict all drones from flying 
above 400 feet or within one kilometer of airport boundaries. The 
legislation follows a year-on-year increase of drones incidents 
with aircraft, with 93 reported in 2017. The measures are hoped to 
reduce the possibility of damage to windows and engines of 
planes and helicopters. 
Further laws will require owners of drones weighing 250 
grams or more to register with the Civil Aviation Authority 
(CAA). The majority of drones users consideredit is vital for 
drone pilots to adhere to the rules and guidelines of the CAA, a 
set of rules introduced to promote safe and responsible drone use. 
Drones are here to stay, not only as a recriational pastime, but 
as a vital tool in many industries – from agriculture to
blue-light services – so incresing public trust through safe drone 
flying is crucial. 
Adapted from www.independent.co.uk
47 – According to the text, choose the correct alternative; 
a) Drones incidents with aircraft are increasing every year. 
b) Drones are just tools used for recreation in your leisure time. 
c) New laws won’t allow all drones to fly within 400 feet near the 
airports. 
d) Most of drones users consider it is not important to follow the 
rules of the CAA 
48 – The verb “to adhere”, in bold type in the text, is closest in 
meaning to 
a) to believe in someone’s idea. 
b) to behave according a particular rule. 
c) to disapprove something or someone. 
d) to disagree with an action or proposal. 
 
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 G A B A R IT O 
 
 
 
 
 
   25 Anulada 26 D 27 C 28 D 29 A 30 B 31 A 32 D 33 C 34 C 35 C 36 C 37 B 38 D 39 B 40 D 41 B 42 C 43 D 44 B 45 A 46 D 47 A 48 A 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Read the text and answer questions 25, 26 and 27.
The plane, the pilot and the mechanic.
 Whereas, several test pilots might fly the prototype, each 
prototype is enrusted to only one mechanic. For him, I’m the pilot 
who is going to fly “his” plane and furnish him with the proof that 
the work he has lovingly and conscientiously put it on it all day, 
and sometimes all night, has not been in vain. The relation 
between the pilot, the plane and the mechanic are at once very 
simple – basic, obviously – and very complex when it comes to 
putting them into words. For the mechanic, the plane is a kind of 
Sleeping Beauty, and he takes care of her and coddles her while 
she is asleep. As soon as she wakes up, she passes into the hands 
of the pilots, but he only knows the plane when it is “alive”, when 
it is flying and functioning. The moment the plane takes off for a 
test, the mechanic loses sight of it, but he follows it, he feels it, he 
is bound to it by a kind of sixth sense, or to put it better, by an 
invisible umbilical cord.
Adapted from Read for Meaning.
25 – According to the text, we can infer that ________________.
a) the plane is in the mechanic’s inner
b) the mechanic desires to fly with the pilot
c) the pilot and the mechanic feel the plane in the same way
d) the mechanic is the one who fixes the plane as any other
machine.
26 – According to the text, we can say that _________________.
a) the pilot flew the mechanic’s plane in vain
b) the mechanic is the only one able to fly his plane
c) there are a lot of mechanics testing the pilot’s plane
d) the pilot will give the mechanic the proof that his work has been
a success
27 – In...”For the mechanic, the plane is a kind of Sleeping 
Beauty, and he takes care of her and coddles her while she is 
asleep”, we can say that the mechanic ________________.
a) is clumsy of the plane
b) is really jealous of the plane
c) is very caring about the aircraft
d) doesn’t care of the most of the aircraft
Read the text and answer question 28.
They arrived at the court in plenty of time and went straight to
the robing room. It was crowded with solicitors and counsil.
Adapted from Reading for Meaning
28 – The words, “in plenty of time”, in bold type in the 
paragraph, is closest in meaning to __________.
a) late
b) on time
c) over time
d) in good time
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Read the text and answer questions 29 and 30.
Iceberg ruptures in Patagonia raise alarm about global
warming
Fabian Andres Cambero
 Two new icebergs have broken off from the Grey Glacier in 
Chile’s Patagonia in recent weeks. Scientists have linked the 
increased frequency ice breaks to rising temperature. According to 
Ricardo Jana, researcher and member of the climate change area 
of the Chilean Antartic Institute (INACH) “In recent years 
temperature rises above the normal average and intense rainfall 
were registered with an increase in water level in the lake, factors 
that could explain the separation. Reseachers from universities in 
Germany and Brazil, together with experts from INACH and other 
local entities, have been studing the Grey Glacier since 2015.
http://independent.co.uk.
29 – According to the text all the alternatives are correct, except:
a) The low water level was registered by the scientists.
b) The cause of ice breaks can be the high temperatures.
c) Icebergs were separated from the Grey Glacier in Chile
recently.
d) Researchers from some countries have been studying this
phenomena for many years.
30 – What’s the active voice for “intense rainfall was registered 
by scientists in the lake”?
a) Scientists register intense rainfall in the lake.
b) Scientists registered intense rainfall in the lake.
c) Scientists will register intense rainfall in the lake.
d) Scientists were registering intense rainfall in the lake.
 
 
Read the text and answer questions 31 and 32. 
 
 
Halloween 
 
One fall day, as you walk down the street, you might see 
ghosts, strange animals, and other weird things. What’s going on? 
It’s probably October 31, or Halloween. Halloween is a day when 
people go out wearing costumes and colorful makeup. 
People think that Halloween started in Ireland during the 
400s. October 31 was the end of summer, and people believe that 
everyone who died during the year come back on that day. 
To scare away the dead, people put on costumes and went out into 
the streets to make noise. 
Different cultures have different ways of celebrating Halloween. 
In the United States, it’s the night when children dress up in 
costumes and go to neighbors’ houses to “trick or treat”, 
or ask for candy. Some adults wear funny or scary costumes and 
go to parties or parades. Halloween has become a fun holiday for 
both adults and children. 
Adapted from Interchange. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31 – All the underlined words from the text are phrasal verbs,
except:
a) end of
b) dress up
c) went out
d) scare away
32 – The word “weird”, in bold type, in the text, is closest in 
meaning to ______________ . Except:
a) eerie
b) strange
c) unusual
d) unbelievable
Read the text and answer questions 33 and 34.
Investigators find “similarities” between Ethiopian and Lion
Air crashes.
Anna Cardovillis, Kara fox and Dakin Andone
 Preliminary data recovered from the black boxes of the last 
week Ethiopian Airlines crash has revealed “similarities” to 
October ‘s fatal Lion Air crash.
 Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed March 10, six minutes 
after take off, killing all 157 people on board. It was the second 
disaster involving a new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in less than 
six months. In October, all 189 people on board Lion Air Flight 
were killed in Indonesia, 13 minutes after take off. Similarities 
between the two incidents led aviation authorities around the 
world to ban the use of 737 Max 8s. Investigators suspect the Lion 
Air crash may have been caused by an angle of attack sensor on 
the outside of the plane that transmited incorrect data, which could 
have triggered the automated flight software that forced the 
plane’s nose down. The pilots first manually corrected an
“automatic aircraft nose down two minutes after take off and 
performed the same procedure again and again before the plane 
hurtled into the Java Sea.
http://wwww.slashgear.com.
33 – According to the text, we can infer that __________.
a) the crasheswere caused by a mechanical problem in the nose
gear.
b) many people survived in both accidents and this fact was
considered a miracle
c) the pilots tried to find a solution to the problem using their own
hands in the automatic aircraft.
d) the data recovered from Ethiopian Airliners and Lion Air
crashes revealed there were differences between them.
34 – In “Similarities between the two incidents led aviation 
authorities around the world to ban the use of 737 Max 8”, the 
underlined word is closest in meaning to
a) allow
b) permit
c) forbid
d) suggest
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Read the text and answer questions 35, 36 and 37.
Asthma from traffic
 Asthma is a serious medical condition because it is lifelong;
there is no cure. A study says that pollution from traffic connects 
to 4 millions new cases of asthma in children each year.
 Researchers studied the pollution and how it affects children’s 
health in 194 countries and 125 large cities.
 This is not the first study to make this clame, but the study’s 
main author says that it gives a comprehensive idea of the 
problem. She says that it tells where pollution “hot spots” are.
 Some people think rules for pollution need to change and that 
we need to have cleaner transportation. The author also said that 
there are other pollutants in the world causing deseases, such as
lung cancer, strokes, heart disease and developmental issues.
http://www.newsin level.com.
35 – In "This is not the first study to make this claim", the word,
in bold type, is closest in meaning to _____________ . Except:
a) assertion
b) allegation
c) refutation
d) affirmation
36 – The word “comprehensive”, underlined in the text, is closest 
in meaning to __________ .
a) narrow
b) limited
c) complete
d) particular
37 – According to the text, we can say that _________________.
a) there is no solution for the problems caused by pollution
b) there are other substances that cause diseases in the world
besides the pollution
c) researchers discovered a medical treatment for asthma that
makes the illness go away
d) the study doesn’t give us a complete idea of the problem related
to asthma in children
Read the text and answer questions 38, 39 and 40.
Reasons why the Airbus A380 failed
 On 14 February 2019, Airbus announced their A380s have 
been cancelled, with production ending in 2021. After 12 years of 
shaky business and development, its closure didn’t come as a 
surprise. The dream is over for the world’ largest passenger 
airliner. Why was the king of the airliners forced to land so 
quikly? Here’s what happened:
  poor business planing finds itself at the heart of the A380’s 
downfall. Most of all A380’ eggs were put in a basket called 
Emirates, Airbus biggest buyer.
  bigger isn’t always better. With a wingspan of almost 80 
meters was difficult to guide the giant four-turbine around 
airports.
  airbus failed to antecipate how consumer’s tastes in air 
travel would change over the years. Passengers nowadays prefer 
smaller airports, using direct routes to their destinations.
  although a seating capacity of 800 may seem impressive at 
first, it is not easy to fill them up, even when you give discounts
and make promotions.
Airbus A380’ closure perhaps teaches us all a lesson or two.
Dream big, but keep your feet on the ground.
Adapted from https://www.slashgerar.com.
 
 
 
38 – According to the text, choose the alternative that best
complete the sentence.
Airbus A380 _________________.
a) can land in all kinds of airports
b) is considered the largest cargo airliner
c) have many costumers among the other airliners
d) is so big that it is difficult to have enough passengers to make it
full
39 – In”...Most of all the A380’s eggs were put in a basket called 
Emirates(...)”, we can infer that Airbus ______________.
a) is the Emirates’ best customer
b) have no other alternative left if Emirates fails
c) made investments on the open market for many years
d) put most of their efforts into Emirates, but have another plans to
get sucess
40 – In “... Dream big, but keep your feet on the ground.”, the 
expression is closest in meaning to: _______________________.
a) Be careful about your dreams
b) It’s possible to dream without consequences
c) Don’t do anything without be sure that it will work
d) Try to achieve your wishes being realistic and sensible
Read the text and answer questions 41 and 42.
What was lost and what survived devastating Notre Dame fire
David K. Li
 Some of the most prized, centuries-old relics of France and 
Christianity survived the devastating Notre Dame Cathedral fire 
that almost wiped out the cherished Paris landmark.
 According to Culture Minister Frank Riester the “most 
precious treasures” were largely spared. Many of the works will 
be stored at Paris’ City Hall and the Louvre, where they will be 
examined, treated for damage and protected.
 Monday’s fire almost destroyed the entire cathedral, wich has 
stood in Paris and survived nearly 900 years of tumultuous French 
history.
 So far, authorities have said blaze appears to be an accident, 
possibly connected to a renovation project carried out by five 
companies.
The fire was finally extinguished after nine hours of work.
http://www.nbcnews.com.
41 – “...appears (...)”, underlined in the text is closest in meaning 
to _______ . Except:
a) seems
b) sounds
c) looks like
d) looks as if
42 – According to the text, we can say that___________.
a) the fire could only stop burning after more than one day of work 
b) no ancient and valuable object could be saved from the fire in
Notre Dame cathedral
c) Notre Dame cathedral stands in Paris and is considered a very
important Christian symbol
d) maybe the big and dangerous fire was caused by a restoration
work conducted by the government
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Read the text and answer questions 43, 44 and 45.
Customs
 It was the small hours of the morning, when we reached 
London Airport. I had cabled London (England) from Amsterdam
(Holland), and there was a hired car to meet me, but there was one 
more contretemps before I reached the haven of my flat. In all my 
travels I have never, but for that once, been required by carried by 
the British Customs to open a single bag or to do more than state 
that I carried no goods liable to duty. It was, of course, my fault;
the extreme fatigue and nervous tension of the journey had 
destroyed my diplomacy. I was, for whichever reason, so tired that 
I could hardly stand and to the proffered pro forma and the 
question, ‘have you read this?’ I replied, with extreme testiness 
and foolishness, ‘Yes-hundreds of times’.
Adapted from Read for Meaning.
43 – According to the text, we can infer that _______________.
a) the passenger was very polite at the customs
b) it was the passenger’s first time at the customs
c) at the customs, the passenger could relax and rest
d) after landing, the passenger couldn’t go towards his place
44 – According to the text, choose the best response.
In “...there was a hired car to meet me (...)”. We can infer 
that___________.
a) there was a car to pick the passenger up at his place
b) there was a car ready to take the passenger to his place
c) the passenger has asked someone to give him a ride to his flat
d) the passenger has lent a car for someone meet him at the
airport
45 – According to the text, we can say that ________________.
a) the aircraft headed for London
b) some unfortunate happening was expected
c) someone arrived sooner at London Airport
d) the passenger couldn’t realize his fault so far
Read the text and answer questions 46, 47 and 48.
TheMagic of Potter
 There was a time when no one knew the name Harry Potter. 
Now the adventures of this extraordinary student at Hogwarts 
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are read in over 45 languages, 
including Russian, Thai, and even ancient Greek. No one can 
explain the Harry Potter Phenomenon – not even J. K. Rowling, 
his creator.
 J. K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. From a young 
age, she knew she wanted to be a writer. When she was 6, she 
wrote her first story – about a rabbit that gets sick. In 1990, on a 
trip to London, she got the idea for the boy wizard. She soon 
created a whole cast of unique characters to help Harry battle the 
forces of darkness. She kept working on the story while she was 
teaching English in Portugal. She finished the first book in the 
series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, in 1995 and 
published it in 1997. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 
became an unexpected bestseller.
Adapted from Interchange.
H. P. = Harry Potter 
46 – According to the text, choose the best response
a) Harry Potter is J. K. Rowling first story.
b) Harry Potter’s adventures was translated into 45 languages.
c) It has been possible to read H. P. and the Sorcerer’s Stone since
1993.
d) The boy wizard came up on J. K. Rowling’s mind on a trip to
England.
47 – According to the text, we can say that J. K. Rowling used to 
________________.
a) be a teacher, while she was writing Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone
b) imagine great adventures in her teen’s
c) write novels when she was a child
d) study at Hogwarts
48 – In... “Now the adventures of this extraordinary student at 
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy(...)”. The underlined 
words refer to_______________.
a) Hogwarts School
b) the adventures
c) Harry Potter
d) the author
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GABARITO OFICIAL 
 INGLÊS 
 25 D 
 26 D 
 27 D 
 28 C 
 29 A 
 30 C 
 31 B 
 32 D 
 33 D 
 34 B 
 35 C 
 36 A 
 37 D 
 38 D 
 39 A 
 40 D 
 41 A 
 
 42 Anulada 
 43 A 
 44 D 
 45 A 
 46 A 
 47 D 
 48 D 
 
AS QUESTÕES DE 25 A 48 REFEREM-SE À 
LÍNGUA INGLESA 
 
 
Read the text and answer questions 25, 26 and 27. 
 
 
Diplomat 
 
There are three main aspects to this profession: a diplomat has 
to keep his country informed about pertinent international events, 
promote a favorable image of his country and protect his country’s 
interests. 
Whoever is interested in a diplomatic career has to be 
extremely familiar with political, economical, scientific, cultural 
and administrative issues. To be a diplomat, it is essential to have 
a good knowledge of English, not only the conversational 
language, but also the technical terms in international law and 
diplomacy itself. 
To follow this career, besides being fluently bilingual, one 
needs a standard college education and has to take and do well in 
the Rio Branco Institute examination in Brasilia. 
English is so important in this career that in the first part of 
this selection exam, the applicant has to demonstrate his or her 
proficiency in the English language. Then, during the course, 
foreign language classes become a priority, giving future 
diplomats the necessary expertise to deal with the areas of official 
correspondences, diplomatic negotiation and international media. 
Adapted from Inglês no mundo do trabalho. 
25 – Change the following sentence to the passive voice: 
“A diplomat must inform his country about international 
events.” 
a) His country must inform a diplomat about international events. 
b) His country has to be informed by a diplomat about 
international events. 
c) His country will be informed by a diplomat about international 
events. 
d) His country must be informed by a diplomat about international 
events. 
26 – According to the text, we can infer that: 
A diplomat _______________. 
a) doesn’t need a normal college education 
b) must be familiar with English, but only in the conversational 
language 
c) doesn’t have to give much attention to foreign language classes 
during the course 
d) must have a comprehensive knowledge of political, economical, 
scientific and administrative problems 
27 – In...“giving future diplomats the necessary expertise to deal 
with”, the underlined word in the text is closest in meaning to, 
EXCEPT: 
a) skill 
b) knowledge 
c) proficiency 
d) unawareness 
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Read the text and answer the questions 28 and 29. 
 
Oil contaminating Brazil’s beaches very likely from 
Venezuela 
Anna Jean Kaiser 
 
Thick crude oil that has stained hundreds of miles of pristine 
Brazilian beach in recent weeks probably originated in Venezuela, 
the Brazilian government has said, in an accusation likely to 
further strain relations between the two countries. 
Brazilians authorities have been investigating the growing 
disaster for more than a month, as the oil has spread to more than 
130 beaches across nine states. 
Ricardo Salles, the country’s environment minister, told that a 
study by Petrobrás had concluded that the oil “is very likely from 
Venezuela. He said that a foreign ship near Brazil’s coastline 
appeared to have caused the spill. 
There was no immediate response from Venezuela. 
Social media users have shared shocking images of the spill, 
showing kilometers of white sand stained with oil blotches and 
dead, oil-covered turtles and dolphins. One shows thick black oil 
lapping up against a rocky jetty. 
Adapted from The Guardian. 
28 – According to the text, we can infer 
that____________________. 
a) The spill was caused by a domestic ship near Brazilian beaches 
b) No dolphins and turtles died according to the images shared by 
the media 
c) A dense and natural oil marked hundreds of miles of clean 
beaches recently 
d) The government is investigating to discover how many beaches 
are involved in the disaster 
29 – The word “‘strain”, underlined in the text, is closest in 
meaning to, EXCEPT: 
a) close 
b) tense 
c) difficult 
d) problematic 
Read the text and answer questions 30 and 31. 
 
 
Singapore overtakes US as world’s most competitive 
economy 
Sherisse Pham 
 
Singapore has knocked the United States out of the top spot in 
the World Economic Forum’s annual competitiveness report. 
The index takes stock of an economy’s competitive 
landscape, measuring factors such as macroeconomic stability, the 
infrastructure, the labor market and the innovation capability. 
Singapore pushed the world largest economy down to second 
place this year. Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Switzerland 
rounded out the top five. Hong Kong climbed four spots from last 
year’s report, despite the political crisis taking a toll on its 
economy. The financial hub received high marks for its 
macroeconomic stability and financial system, but fell short on its 
capability to innovate. 
Adapted from CNN.com 
30 – The expression “taking a toll on its economy”, in bold 
type in the text, means that it _____________on the economy. 
a) has a good impact 
b) has a desired effect 
c) has a very bad effect 
d) has an unacceptable effect 
 
 
31 – According to the text, choose the correct alternative: 
a) The United States won the best position in the World Economic 
Forum. 
b) The economy’s landscape is measured considering some 
different factors. 
c) The financial center increased its ability to use new ideas and 
methods. 
d) Hong Kong reached a lower position in the competition due to 
the political crisis. 
 
 
Read the text and answer questions 32 and 33. 
 
 
Can you recognize your emotions? 
 
If I ask you how you are feeling, you may answer: “I’m 
feeling good, I’m fine”! But what does that “good” or “fine” really 
mean? Would it mean fascinated, curious, balanced, joyful, 
encouraged, hopeful, motivated, happy? 
On the other hand you might also reply: “I’m feeling bad”,and, then, recognize that you are feeling bored, lonely, sorry, 
anxious, fearful, nervous, insecure or frustrated. 
The advantage of making such distinctions, rather than 
feeling “good” or “bad” is that your emotions indicate what you 
need to do to feel more satisfying. 
For example, if you are angry with a person, you can argue 
with him, you can request him to stop his offensive behavior or 
you can avoid him. You have choices. Recognize each of your 
emotions and pay attention to what they are communicating to 
you. 
Adapted from Inglês no mundo do trabalho. 
32 – Put this statement into the reported speech: 
She said: “I’m feeling good, she is fine”. 
a) She said she feels good, she is fine. 
b) She said I’m feeling good, I’m fine. 
c) She said she is feeling good, she is fine. 
d) She said she was feeling good, she was fine. 
 
 
33 – According to the text, we can infer 
that______________________. 
a) Our emotions are divided only between good and bad 
b) It’s very easy to identify if our emotions are good or bad 
c) You have no choice when you are annoyed with somebody 
d) Our emotions may indicate what we need to do to feel happier 
 
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Read the text and answer questions 34 and 35. 
 
 
Diary: your life day by day 
 
Most people consider diaries indispensable - a reminder of 
what they have to do each day. This is especially true in the 
professional world. A diary can help you keep track of your 
agenda and make it easier for you to follow a planned schedule. In 
this sense, it is similar to a notebook with dates in which you write 
meetings and other things to remember. At school or at work, 
diaries are very useful. 
However, a diary can be more than a list of appointments: it 
can be a secret record of private thoughts. People write these 
diaries for different reasons: for fun or to read them years later. “It 
makes you think and form an opinion on what you are writing” - 
when you express your feelings and experiences, it’s easier to 
overcome your problems; it’s like a therapy. 
Nowadays, some people write e-diaries, called blogs or web 
logs. “They open their hearts” to other people on the Net. 
 In fact, many people, famous or ordinary in fiction or in real 
life, write diaries. 
Adapted from Inglês de olho no mundo do trabalho. 
34 – According to the text, we can infer that: 
A diary____________________. 
a) is just useful to make a list of our compromises 
b) can be considered essential to those people who use it every 
day. 
c) is better than a notebook, where people open their hearts on the 
net 
d) is used to write about our feelings, but it can’t help to solve our 
problems 
35 – In…“A diary can help you keep track of your agenda”, the 
underlined words are closest in meaning to: 
a) maintain your secret thoughts. 
b) remember some events from the past. 
c) continue to know what is going to happen. 
d) have information about another people’s private life. 
Read the text and answer the questions 36, 37 and 38. 
 
 
 
Corruption 
 
People all over the world complain about the corruption of 
police, government officials, and business leader. Three examples 
of corruption are: 
• a police officer takes money from a driver so he doesn’t 
give the driver a ticket for speeding. 
• a public official gives a government contract to a company 
in which he, or she has a financial interest. 
• a company that wants to do business with a government 
agency offers public official money, or a gift to choose that 
company for the job. 
Some people feel that power promotes corruption and that 
corruption is just an unavoidable part of human nature. But 
everyone agrees that it’s a terrible problem all over the world. 
Adapted from Top Noch. 
36 – According to the text, we can infer 
that___________________. 
a) the corruption involves different classes of workers 
b) government just deal with corruption company 
c) all good business are related to the corruption 
d) financial interests don’t matter to anyone 
37 – According to the text, the underlined word “which” is 
a_____________. 
a) conjunction linking two sentences 
b) word that expresses consequence 
c) word that expresses conclusion 
d) relative pronoun 
38 – According to the text, we can infer that____________. 
a) corruption is something related to power in everyone opinion 
b) money is offered to drivers in order to avoid a ticket for 
speeding 
c) people around the world used to complain about the corruption 
of police 
d) it’s possible to see people using their own interest to deal with 
companies 
 
Read the text and answer the questions 39, 40 and 41. 
 
 
The Printing Press 
 
If you asked a large number of people what the most 
important invention has been, many would say the printing press. 
Others might say the wheel. But even though it’s debatable 
whether the appearance of the printing press affects the course of 
history more than the wheel. The printing press ranks within the 
top two or three inventions in history. Long before the telephone, 
the TV, the radio and the computer, the written word was the only 
way to communicate ideas to people too far away to talk with. 
Until the sixth or seventh century, all books had to be written by 
hand. Creating a book was difficult, and in comparison with today, 
very few books existed. Therefore, very few people read books.” 
Adapted from Top Noch. 
39 – According to the text, choose the best 
alternative________________. 
a) the printing press invention was very important to the course of 
history 
b) the wheel was as important as the printing press invention 
c) the most important invention in the world was the wheel 
d) the printing press is the top invention in the world 
40 – According to the text, we can say that_____________. 
a) even in the last centuries, people used to write lots of books 
b) the printing press invention allowed people to write the books 
by hand 
c) just after the printing press, the TV, the radio, and the computer 
were the new means of communication 
d) nowadays, there are more readers than there used to be in the 
earlier centuries like the sixth and the seventh 
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41 – The word “within”, in bold type in the text, is 
a______________. 
a) preposition 
b) conjunction 
c) pronoun 
d) noun 
Read the paragraph and answer the question 42. 
 
“You should tell the driver where you are going before you 
get on. And you have to have the exact change for the fare.” 
Adapted from Interchange. 
42 – We can say that this paragraph is about____________. 
a) a fact 
b) an order 
c) a suggestion 
d) an obligation 
Read the text and answer the question 43. 
 
Many advertisements also contain a ________slogan or a 
________ to attract the consumer’s attention. Effective slogans are 
usually short, easy to remember and to repeat. Another technique 
for advertising is ________ commercials. It’s when a person, often 
a famous one, shows up in ads and commercials. They speak on 
behalf of a product and they promote from hygiene items to 
financial institutions. Sponsors pay high ________ to these 
“posters boys” because it’s been proved that celebrities are a status 
symbol that not only play a role model but can easily influence 
people. 
Adapted from Grad Two. 
43 – Choose the best alternative to complete the text 
subsequently. 
a) catchy/ jingle/ endorsement/ fees 
b) jingle/ catchy/ endorsement/ fees 
c) catchy/ fees/ jingle/ endorsement 
d) jingle/ endorsement/ catchy/ fees 
Read the text and answer the questions 44, 45, 46 and 47. 
 
Mandela 
 
Nelson Mandela has achieved many things, but his greatest 
influence may be for something he didn’t do: run for a second term 
as South Africa’s leader. As the first President of a post-apartheid 
South Africa, he was, like George Washington, aware that 
everything he did would be a model for those who would follow. 
He once said, “I don’t want to be an octogenarian President.” 
What he really meant was that no man- not even one unfairly 
imprisoned for 27 years - should be above the law or the people. 
Mandela will remain perhaps the only figure on the world stage 
who has been an unambiguous moral giant. He could be 
considered a hero precisely because he always admitted his errors 
and then tried to rise above them. And never stop learning. He had 
to catch up on almost three decades of social change, and one of 
the things he had to learn about was AIDS. At first, this man didn’t 
have the most enlightened view. But within a year-long before 
other, younger South African leaders - he understood that AIDS 
was an enormous tragedy for his country and his continent, and he 
saw it as another moral challenge in a life of facing up to them. 
That’s a moral leadership. 
Adapted from Grad Two. 
44 – The word achieved, in bold type in the text, is closest in 
meaning to: 
a) failed 
b) accorded 
c) considered 
d) accomplished 
45 – In... “he had to catch up on almost three decades of social 
change...”, we can infer that Mandela had to____________. 
a) read many things about social change 
b) inform their followers about social change 
c) teach the society procedures 
d) write about the social change 
46 – According to the text, we can infer that Nelson Mandela 
_________. EXCEPT: 
a) used to like George Washington 
b) was able to recognize his mistakes 
c) has never intended to be above the law 
d) knew he was an example for his followers 
47 – According to the text, we can infer that Mandela 
_______________. EXCEPT: 
a) was a straight leader 
b) could be considered a hero 
c) was kept in prison for about 27 years 
d) didn’t consider or face AIDS as an issue 
48 – All the sentences below are correct, EXCEPT: 
a) She thinks it’s not a good idea to postpone building the new 
swimming pool. 
b) They’ll wash my car, when they finish cleaning my bedroom. 
c) We enjoy not having to wash the dishes. 
d) He doesn’t mind to lend his bike. 
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2ª PROVA DE 2020
BCT
 
GABARITO 
 
 
 INGLÊS 
 25 D 
 26 D 
 27 A 
 28 D 
 29 A 
 30 A 
 31 C 
 32 B 
 33 A 
 34 D 
 35 C 
 36 A 
 37 B 
 38 B 
 39 B 
 40 C 
 41 B 
 42 C 
 43 D 
 44 C 
 45 C 
 46 A 
 47 B 
 48 B 
 
AS QUESTÕES DE 25 A 48 REFEREM-SE À 
LÍNGUA INGLESA 
Read the text and answer questions 25, 26 and 27. 
Woman wins Picasso painting worth €1m in raffle 
An Italian woman has won a painting by Pablo Picasso, worth 
about €1m (£900,000; $1.1m), in a raffle after being given the 
ticket as a gift. 
The winning ticket was pulled out during a live draw at 
Christie‘s auction house in Paris. 
The event, which was fundraising for Care charity, had been 
postponed twice - first to sell more tickets, and then because of 
coronavirus restrictions. 
The prize painting, Nature Morte, is a still life from 1921. 
It is a relatively small artwork - measuring 9in by 18in (23cm 
by 46cm) - which shows a glass of absinthe and a newspaper on a 
table. 
In total €5.1m was raised for the charity by selling 51,000 
raffle tickets at €100 each. About 29% of the tickets were sold in 
France, followed by the US and Switzerland. 
Organisers said that €4.2m of proceeds will go towards clean 
water projects in schools and villages in Madagascar, Morocco and 
Cameroon. 
David Nahmad, the billionaire collector from Monaco who 
supplied the Picasso painting, will be given €900,000. He also 
donated €100,000 to Care, organisers said. 
―Picasso would have loved an operation like this, because he 
was someone with a lot of interest in humanitarian and social 
causes,‖ sale organiser Peri Cochin told Reuters news agency. 
Adapted from www.bbc.com 
25 – The meaning of ―raffle‖ in the title is: 
a) The same as ―for free‖. 
b) When you buy something very expensive. 
c) A difficult operation that involves Picasso‘s lecture. 
d) A competition or game in which people buy numbered tickets 
and can win prizes. 
26 – Choose the right alternative according to the text. 
a) Part of the money will help people in Europe and Asia. 
b) Picasso would not be satisfied with this cause. 
c) Christie‘s auction house is in Rome. 
d) 51,000 tickets were sold at €100. 
27 – The word ―postponed‖, underlined in the text, is closest in 
meaning to: 
a) Put off 
b) Turned on 
c) Looked out 
d) Stayed away
Read the text and answer questions 28, 29 and 30. 
Flooding hits parts of Midwest, with evacuations in 
Michigan 
People living along two mid-Michigan lakes and parts of a 
river were evacuated Tuesday following several days of heavy rain 
that produced flooding and put pressure on dams in the area. 
Two Midland-area schools were opened for evacuees and 
more than 50 roads have been closed. The evacuations in Michigan 
followed days of heavy rains in parts of the Midwest that also 
brought flooding to Chicago and other parts of Illinois, as well as 
Ohio and other states. 
―We were laying in bed when I heard sirens,‖ Jon St. Croix 
told the Midland Daily News. ―A fire truck was driving around, 
broadcasting that (we needed) to evacuate. It‘s a scary thing — 
you‘re sleeping and awake to sirens.‖ 
St. Croix, 62, his wife and a next-door neighbor were among 
more than a dozen people sheltering in one of the schools. Their 
home was not flooded, but St. Croix said he had seen flooding in 
the area. 
Volunteers at the schools said about 120 vehicles were in the 
parking lots and about 30 people had been staying on cots inside, 
according to WNEM-TV. 
www.nbcnews.com 
28 – According to the text, we can say that: 
a) The schools were working despite the evacuations. 
b) During the night the Police asked people around to evacuate. 
c) One hundred and twenty volunteers have died because of the 
flooding. 
d) Because of the heavy rain people who lived around the lakes 
area had to leave home.
29 – Choose the alternative in which you can find the Past Perfect 
Continuous. 
a) About 30 people had been staying on cots inside. 
b) We were laying in bed when I heard sirens. 
c) More than 50 roads have been closed. 
d) Schools were opened for evacuees. 
30 – ―...broadcasting (...),‖ underlined in the text is closest, in 
meaning to: 
a) Transmitting 
b) Causing 
c) Following 
d) Considering 
Read the text and answer questions 31 and 32. 
Home School Tips 
Many schools around the world closed because of the 
coronavirus. Parents must be a substitute teacher, and they learn 
with their children at home. It is not an easy task. 
Some parents expect that their children will work as hard as 
they do in school. However, parents need to understand that every 
child is different and works at different speeds. It is important to 
be kind and thoughtful. 
It does not have to be boring to learn. It can be fun, too. When 
parents teach their children math, they do not need to sit at the 
table and work with a book. Children can practice math during 
common activities such as baking or dining. 
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Experts also say that it is important to communicate with the 
school and teachers and to stay in contact with school friends. 
www.newsinlevels.com 
31 – Choose the correct alternative that shows a modal verb 
indicating an obligation. 
a) Children can practice math during common activities such as 
baking or dining. 
b) They do not need to sit at the table and work with a book. 
c) Parents must be a substitute teacher. 
d) It is not an easy task. 
32 – The closest meaning of the word ‗thoughtful‘ is: 
a) Mentally ill or unable to behave in a reasonable way. 
b) When you think about how you can help other people. 
c) In need of rest or sleep. 
d) Feeling frightened. 
Read the text and answer questions 33, 34 and 35. 
Hero pilot safely lands passenger plane with no front wheels as 
sparks fly from nose of jet 
A pilot safely landed a passenger plane without using its front 
wheels after they failed to deploy on arrival at the airport. 
Video footage of the emergency touchdown showed sparks 
flying from the nose of the aircraft as it slid along the runway in 
Myanmar. 
None of the 82 passengers and seven flight crew were injured 
during the incident at Mandalay International Airport. 
Myanmar National Airlines said in a statement that the pilot, 
Captain Myat Moe Aung, was alerted to the problem by the 
plane‘s Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS). 
He informed the control tower and tried a backup emergency 
procedure to pull down the wheels on the Brazilian-made Embraer 
190-LR. 
The pilot then carried out two fly-bys of the runway to allow 
air controllers to check visually whether the landing gear had 
deployed. 
After dumping fuel to reduce the landing weight, he brought 
the aircraft in to land on its rear wheels before the nose slowly 
tipped down to make contact with the runway at 9.09am on 
Sunday. 
―The pilot did a great job,‖ said Win Khant, permanent 
secretary of transportation and telecommunication ministry. 
A video posted online by one of the passengers showed 
smoke spreading through the plane before they evacuated the 
aircraft. 
Several of the passengers were smiling as they walked away 
from the plane. 
Flight operations at the airport were suspended for several 
hours as a result of the incident, which is now under investigation. 
―Myanmar national airlines would like to thank all passengers 
and our crew on board,‖ the company said in a statement. 
Last week a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane skidded off the 
runway after landing in bad weather in Yangon. At least 15 crew 
and passengers were injured. 
www.independent.co.uk 
33 – It is possible to infer from the title that: 
a) Landing a plane without front wheels is not safe. 
b) The kind of airplane was a cargo aircraft. 
c) The nose of a jet is not a part of the plane. 
d) The action of the pilot was normal. 
34 – The correct information from the text is: 
a) The name of the Captain is Myat Musk Aung. 
b) There were 82 passengers and eight flight crew. 
c) The passengers were scared when leaving the plane. 
d) On Sunday it was made the contact with the runway. 
35 – These are verbs from the text. Choose the alternative in 
which we can find only irregular verbs. 
a) carry, suspend 
b) deploy, walk 
c) bring, do 
d) try, land 
Read the text and answer question 36. 
- I have a question. What would happen if there were a beautiful 
and highly intelligent child up in heaven waiting to be born and his 
or her parents decided that the children they already had were 
enough? 
- Your ignorance of theology and medicine is appalling! 
- I still think it‘s a good question! 
Adapted from https://www.peanuts.com/comics/ 
36 – The words ―beautiful‖, ―highly‖, ―intelligent‖ and ―child‖, in 
the context, are: 
a) Adjective, adverb, adjective, noun 
b) Adjective, adverb, adverb, noun 
c) Adverb, adjective, noun, adverb 
d) Noun, noun, adjective, adverb 
Read the text and answer questions 37, 38 and 39. 
Anne With an E fans wage digital war with Netflix over 
cancellation 
Anne Shirley, the outspoken orphan who first appeared in 
Lucy Maud Montgomery‘s 1908 novel, Anne of Green Gables, has 
since appeared in countless movies and television spinoffs – and 
built a loyal global following. So it should probably come as little 
surprise that fans of the show‘s latest remake – the TV series Anne 
With an E – are fiercely protective of their heroine. And like Anne, 
they‘re willing to fight for what they believe in. 
The shows coproducers, Netflix and CBC, announced that the 
drama would be cancelled after three seasons. ―People were 
outraged. The cast and the crew were also blindsided by it,‖ said 
Lisa E, a Toronto-based organizer with AWAE Fan Projects. 
―Everyone loves the show obviously. They just couldn‘t believe 
it.‖ The day after the announcement, a group of fans took to 
Twitter with rallying cry: renew the show. The group‘s most 
successful – and most controversial – campaign has been a digital, 
guerilla-style battle against the two companies. 
Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/anne-with-
an-e-show-cancelled-angry-fans 
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37 – The word ―blindsided‖, in bold in the text, could be replaced 
by all the words below, EXCEPT: 
a) surprised 
b) irritated 
c) shocked 
d) flabbergasted 
38 – Choose the alternative that has the Passive Voice. 
a) People were outraged. 
b) Netflix and CBC announced that the drama would be cancelled 
after three seasons. 
c) Anne of Green Gables has since appeared in countlessmovies 
and television spinoffs. 
d) The day after the announcement, a group of fans took to Twitter 
with rallying cry: renew the show. 
39 – According to the text: 
a) Anne with an E fans started crying when they discovered the 
show would be canceled. 
b) Like the heroine of the show, Anne‘s fans fought for their 
beliefs, as they were outraged by the show‘s cancellation. 
c) Fans guerrilla fight for the show was successful, and the next 
season of the show will be called ―Anne of Green Gables‖. 
d) Although the actors of the show knew from the beginning it 
would only last 3 seasons, they were devasted by the way the 
series ended.
Read the text and answer questions 40, 41 and 42. 
Brazilian airforce airlifted 4 Polish citizens from the 
coronavirus-stricken Chinese city Wuhan 
The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has aided Poland 
by helping to evacuate 4 Polish citizens from the Coronavirus-
stricken Chinese city Wuhan. A Brazilian air force plane landed in 
Warsaw to drop the 4 Poles off, after which it continued its 
journey from Wuhan to Brazil. A total of 34 Brazilians were 
quarantined for 18 days after returning back home. 
https://polanddaily.com/959-brazilian-airforce-airlifted-4-polish-citizens-
from-the-coronavirus-stricken-chinese-city-wuhan
 
40 – According to the text: 
a) Jair Bolsonaro flew a plane himself to rescue 4 Polish citizens 
from Wuhan, besides the 34 Brazilians already rescued. 
b) Bolsonaro refused to rescue Polish citizens from Wuhan stating 
that the airplane was full with 34 Brazilians in it. 
c) The airplane used to rescue 4 Polish citizens stopped in Warsaw 
so to that these citzens could leave. 
d) Four Polish citzens were evacuated from Warsaw by a Brazilian 
air force plane. 
41 – The verb ―aided‖, in bold in the text, is closest in meaning 
to: 
a) Cured 
b) Helped 
c) Fought 
d) Rescued 
42 – The sentence in bold in the text is in the: 
a) Present Continuous 
b) Past Continuous 
c) Present Perfect 
d) Simple Past 
43 – Read this notice about an apartment for rent and answer the 
question below. 
―Students! Are you looking for a special place to live? Come 
to 140 Grant Street, Apt. 4B. This apartament is absolutely perfect 
for two serious students who are looking for a quiet neighborhood, 
just 15 minutes from campus.‖ 
The expression “looking for” in bold type in the paragraph 
above is closest in meaning to _________________. 
a) buying 
b) latch-key 
c) disturbing 
d) searching for 
44 – Choose the right alternative to complete the gap: 
Mr. Thompson‘s secretary was ill yesterday, so he had to type 
the document ________. 
a) him 
b) herself 
c) himself 
d) yourself 
45 – Choose the alternative that indicates the plural of the words 
fish, life, woman. 
a) Fishes, lifes, woman. 
b) Fishs, lives, woman. 
c) Fish, lives, women. 
d) Fish, lifes, women. 
46 – Read the following statements and choose the correct 
alternative. 
I - Let‘s go for a walk, shall we? 
II - Don‘t be late, do you? 
III - You haven‘t got a ruler, have you? 
IV - Margaret plays the piano, don‘t she? 
a) I e III 
b) II e IV 
c) III e IV 
d) I e II 
47 – Complete the sentences with the right demonstrative 
pronoun: 
Who is ________ officer over there? 
a) this 
b) that 
c) these 
d) those 
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48 – Choose the alternative that you can find Passive Voice tense: 
a) They also record it. 
b) It is sold at newsstands everywhere. 
c) Many readers subscribe to the magazine. 
d) One million people do not speak Japanese. 
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