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INGLÊS
Text I
WHY JUNIOR ISN’T CALLED JUNIOR ANYMORE
There are as many as 10,000 names in the English
language, but only a few hundred are commonly used.
Names go in and out of fashion — often giving
away a person’s age. Handles such as Clarence and
Agnes tend to belong to seniors while Craig and Wendy
are more likely to be baby boomers.
“We’re seeing a return to biblical names such as
Rebecca for girls and Matthew for boys,” notes Edward
Callary, professor of English at Northern Illinois
University and editor of Names, the journal of the
American Name Society.
He revealed more fascinating facts:
Girl’s names are more trendy than boys’ — not a
single one of the 10 most popular girls’ names in 1950
was on the top list in 1990.
Boys’ names often become girl’s names — for
instance, Shirley and Marion were once names for men.
More recently, Shannon and Ashley have switched from
male to female. Oddly, girl’s names never become
boys’.
One trend on the wane: naming boys after their
dads, says Callary.
“In the United States 10 to 20 percent of men used
to be a Junior. Today, that has almost disappeared.
Instead, families are using the father’s first name as the
son’s middle name.
“Naming a person Junior carries a lot of emotional
baggage. Today, the tendency is to treat people more as
individuals.”
Callary projects that the 10 most popular names for
baby girls in the rest of the decade will be Emma,
Emily, Hanna, Heather, Jamie, Kaleigh, Kelsey, Laura,
Margaret and Rachel.
And the 10 hottest names for boys will be Austin,
Cody Caleb, Jacob, Jared, Jason, Lucas, Nathan, Taylor
and Zachary.
(By Ann Traverso-Bernard. Modern Housekeeping)
Qual das seguintes alternativas está errada de
acordo com o texto?
(A)
“Emma” é o nome feminino mais popular nos
EUA atualmente.
(B)
O nome “Agnes” é associado a pessoas de
idade.
(C)
“Shirley” já foi nome de homem.
(D)
Hoje em dia, 10 a 20% dos homens têm
“Júnior” no nome.
(E)
“Matthew” é nome bíblico.
Qual a melhor tradução para oddly, no texto?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Geralmente.
Terrivelmente.
Fascinantemente.
Inacreditavelmente.
Estranhamente.
Todas as frases estão corretas em relação ao
texto I, exceto:
(A)
O nome “Júnior” está quase desaparecido hoje
em dia.
(B)
De 10 a 20% dos homens tinham o nome
“Júnior”.
(C)
As famílias estão usando mais o nome “Júnior”.
(D) As famílias estão usando o nome do pai como o 2º
nome do filho.
(E)
A tendência hoje é de tratar as pessoas mais
como indivíduos.
In the United States 10 to 20% of men used to
be a “Junior”. The underlined expression indicates.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
a habit on the past.
an obligation.
a suggestion.
an advice.
a preference.
Text II
This text II is:
(A) an ad.
(B) a cartoon.
(C) a poem.
(D) a letter.
(E) an interview.
No texto II, Garfield usou a estrutura “used to”
porque:
(A) ainda há comida na cozinha.
(B) não há mais comida na cozinha.
(C) a cozinha foi destruída.
(D) ele vai comer mais na cozinha.
(E) ele vai passar a comer em outro lugar.
“I would ______________ die than lie.”
(A) prefer
(B) rather
(C) like
(D) hate
(E) avoid
A alternativa que corretamente preenche as
lacunas I, II e III é:
Please, don’t _______ lies.
Can you __________ me the time?
Please, __________ something.
Text III
EXERCISE OF WILL
A doctor put an obese patient on a strict diet and told
her to get plenty of exercise. On seeing her several
weeks later, he noticed she had lost many pounds.
“I’m glad you took my advice,” he said, smiling. “Did
you find it tough avoiding cake, candy, ice cream and
all the other goodies?”
“Indeed, I did,” she replied.
“And what sort of exercises did you do?” he
asked.
“Climbed the walls,” she answered.
(The Liguorian)
(A) tell — tell — tell
(B) say — say — say
(C) tell — say — tell
(D) say — tell — say
(E) tell — tell — say
Text IV
If you are on a strict diet you:
(A) can’t get thinner and thinner.
(B) can eat nearly everything.
(C) can’t eat almost anything.
(D) can drink as much beer as you like.
(E) can’t drink any water at all.
If you “lost many pounds” you:
(A) are probably much thinner now.
(B) are certainly fatter now.
(C) will have to lose many other pounds.
(D) will regain your weight soon.
(E) are surely too fat now.
The doctor “(...) told her to get plenty of
exercise.”
We can use the verb to tell in the sentence:
(A) He __________: “study for your test.”
(B) John ________ to Mary: “I love you.”
(C) The student ___________ his name.
(D) “This is the answer”, he __________.
(E) She __________ me a secret last week.
Mark the correct option to complete the
sentence:
Todas as afirmativas a respeito do texto IV
estão corretas, exceto:
(A) O texto é um anúncio da Internet.
(B) O produto é um creme para os olhos.
(C) O produto reduz o aparecimento de rugas.
(D) Há agentes suavizadores para a área delicada ao
redor dos olhos.
(E) O produto é um creme para massagear o cabelo.
“StriVectin-SD Eye Cream helps
reduce...wrinkles...”
The correct interrogative form is:
(A) It doesn’t help reduce wrinkles.
(B) It helps reduce wrinkles
(C) Do it help reduce wrinkles?
(D) Does it help reduce wrinkles?
(E) Does it helps reduce wrinkles?
“I prefer to have my coffee without sugar.” The
sentence has the same meaning as:
(A) I’m getting used to have my coffee without
sugar.
(B) I’d better have my coffee without sugar.
(C) I’d rather have my coffee without sugar.
(D) I should have my coffee without sugar.
(E) I used to have my coffee without sugar.
Mark the correct synonym for the underlined
expression: “He arrived at last.”
(A) finally;
(B) late;
(C) lately;
(D) never;
(E) soon.