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Q1794190

Ano: 2021 Banca: CEV-URCA Órgão: Prefeitura de Crato - CE Prova: CEV-URCA - 2021 - Prefeitura de Crato - CE - Professor de Inglês |

Q1794190 Inglês

In the following Instagram post, we see the usage of an expression which means to say something that we do not like. The correct alternative which puts the sentence in the reported speech is:
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A

Elton John said he will not be everybody’s cup of tea

B

Elton John said he was not everybody’s cup of tea

C

Elton John told me he is not going to be everybody’s cup of tea

D

Elton John said he is not everybody’s cup of tea

E

Elton John told peter he is not everyone’s cup of tea

Q1794182

Ano: 2021 Banca: CEV-URCA Órgão: Prefeitura de Crato - CE Prova: CEV-URCA - 2021 - Prefeitura de Crato - CE - Professor de Inglês |

Q1794182 Inglês

Look at the following data about some criminals and choose the alternative which best complete the blank spaces in the text.
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Smokey Joe is _____ Skinny Bones. In fact, Chuck Scarface is ______ and Skinny Bones is ______ of the gang. Scarface is ______ of the three men. Skinny Bones is ______ Smokey Joe. Skinny Bones is ______ whereas Scarface is ______ of all. This gang is very dangerous. Scarface is ______ Smokey Joe. But be careful, because Skinny Bones is ______. Scarface is ______ Smokey Joe. However, Skinny Bones is a very clever thief. He is ______ of the gang. Scarface works ______ Skinny Bones but Smokey Joe is ______ thief the police has ever met! But he is quite rich though. He is ______ Scarface. In fact, Scarface is ______ and Skinny Bones is ______ of the gang. The police say that Skinny Bones is ______ and ______ criminal they have ever met! Due to his intelligence, he is ______ thief to catch! These are ______ criminals in Liverpool!

A

Older/the oldest/the youngest/the shortest/taller than/ the thinnest/the fattest/ less dangerous than/the most dangerous/more intelligent than/the most intelligent/ as hard as/the laziest/luckier than/ the poorest/ the richest/ the most successful/ the brightest/the most difficult/ the most famous.

B

Oldest/the oldest/the youngest/the shortest/taller than/ the thinnest/the fattest/ less dangerous than/the most dangerous/more intelligent than/the most intelligent/ as hard as/the laziest/luckier than/ the poorest/ the richest/ the most successful/ the brightest/the most difficult/ the most famous.

C

Older/the oldest/the youngest/the shortest/taller than/ the thinnest/the fattest/ less dangerous then/the most dangerous/more intelligent than/the most intelligent/ as hard as/the laziest/luckier than/ the poorest/ the richest/ the most successful/ the brightest/the most difficult/ the most famous.

D

Older/the oldest/the youngest/the shortest/taller than/ the thinnest/the fattest/ less dangerous than/the most dangerous/more intelligent than/the most intelligent/ as hard as/the laziest/luckier than/ the poorest/ the richest/ the most successful/ the brightest/the most difficult/ the less famous.

E

Older/the oldest/the youngest/the shortiest/taller than/ the thinnest/the fattest/ less dangerous than/the most dangerous/more intelligent than/the most intelligent/ as hard as/the laziest/luckier than/ the poorest/ the richest/ the most successful/ the brightest/the most difficult/ the most famous.

Q1775300

Ano: 2021 Banca: IADES Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: IADES - 2021 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata - Tarde |

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Stanzel, V. New Realities in Foreign Affairs: Diplomacy in the 21st Century. SWP Research Paper 2018, RP 11, November 2018,with adaptations.

Considering the vocabulary of the text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “others” in line 9 refers to those in the general public.

Certo

Errado

Q1773425

Ano: 2020 Banca: CPCON Órgão: Prefeitura de Jacaraú - PB Prova: CPCON - 2020 - Prefeitura de Jacaraú - PB - Professor de Inglês |

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TEXT II

Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd)

We don't need no education

We don't need no thought control

No dark sarcasm in the classroom

Teachers, leave them kids alone

Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone!

All in all, it's just another brick in the wall

All in all, you're just another brick in the wall

(Adapted from: https://www.letras.mus.br/pink-floyd/64541/. Accessed on October 31 , 2019).

“All in all, it's just another brick in the wall”. The expression all in all indicates

A

example.

B

emphasis.

C

addition.

D

summary.

E

conclusion.

Q1765622

Ano: 2019 Banca: AMAUC Órgão: Prefeitura de Seara - SC Prova: AMAUC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Seara - SC - Professor de Inglês |

Q1765622 Inglês

A compreensão da língua inglesa depende muito do vocabulário, se este for limitado, a comunicação também será. Seguem expressões bem interessante para facilitar essa comunicação. Associe a segunda coluna de acordo com a primeira e encontre a resposta CORRETA:

I - To get straight to the point.

II - To beat around the bush.

III - To put somebody in the Picture.

IV - To keep somebody in the loop.

V - To be out of the loop.

( ) Ir direto ao ponto do que precisa ser dito.

( ) “Enrolar”, não ser objetivo na comunicação.

( ) Manter uma pessoa bem informada, ciente do que está acontecendo.

( ) Manter a comunicação regular entre as pessoas de um grupo sobre um plano ou projeto específico.

( ) Estar desinformado, estar “por fora”, “boiando”.

A

I – V – IV – II - III

B

I – II –III – V - IV

C

II – III – V – IV - I

D

I – II – III – IV - V

E

I - V – IV – III – II

Q1743982

Ano: 2019 Banca: IDHTEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Macaparana - PE Prova: IDHTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Macaparana - PE - Professor de Língua Inglesa |

Q1743982 Inglês

No other English novelist is __ Dickens.

A

So greater as

B

So great as

C

As greater as

D

The greatest

E

As great as

Q1743971

Ano: 2019 Banca: IDHTEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Macaparana - PE Prova: IDHTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Macaparana - PE - Professor de Língua Inglesa |

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The board is about ______________ content:

A

Auxiliary verbs

B

Main verbs

C

Modal verbs

D

To be verb

E

Phrasal verbs

Q1742663

Ano: 2021 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: PRF Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2021 - PRF - Policial Rodoviário Federal |

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A deep freeze this week in the Lone Star state, which relies on electricity to heat many homes, is causing power demand to skyrocket. At the same time, natural gas, coal, wind and nuclear facilities in Texas have been knocked offline by the unthinkably low temperatures.

“The extreme cold is causing the entire system to freeze up,” said Jason Bordoff, director of Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy. “All sources of energy are underperforming in the extreme cold because they’re not designed to handle these unusual conditions.”

The ripple effects are being felt around the nation as Texas’ prolific oil-and-gas industry stumbles.

It’s striking that these power outages are happening in a state with abundant energy resources. Texas produces more electricity than any other US state — generating almost twice as much as Florida, the next-closest, according to federal statistics.

Wind power is also booming in Texas, which produced about 28% of all the US wind-powered electricity in 2019, the EIA said. But the problem is that not only is Texas an energy superpower, it tends to be an above-average temperature state. That means its infrastructure is ill-prepared for the cold spell currently wreaking havoc. And the consequences are being felt by millions.

Critics of renewable energy have pointed out that wind turbines have frozen or needed to be shut down due to the extreme weather.

Even though other places with colder weather (like Iowa and Denmark) rely on wind for even larger shares of power, experts said the turbines in Texas were not winterized for the unexpected freeze.

But this is not just about wind turbines going down. Natural gas and coal-fired power plants need water to stay online. Yet those water facilities froze in the cold temperatures and others lost access to the electricity they require to operate.

It’s too early to definitively say what went wrong in Texas and how to prevent similar outages. More information will need to be released by state authorities. Still, some experts say the criticism of wind power appears overdone already. “In terms of the blame game, the focus on wind is a red herring. It’s more of a political issue than what is causing the power problems on the grid,” said Dan Cohan, associate professor of environmental engineering at Rice University.

The energy crisis in Texas raises also questions about the nature of the state’s deregulated and decentralized electric grid. Unlike other states, Texas has made a conscious decision to isolate its grid from the rest of the country.

That means that when things are running smoothly, Texas can’t export excess power to neighboring states. And in the current crisis, it can’t import power either.

Internet: <www.cnn.com> (adapted).

About ideas stated in the text above and the words used in it, judge the following item.

Extremely cold temperatures in Texas created problems for the distribution of energy in the state.

Certo

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Q1738392

Ano: 2019 Banca: IDHTEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Vertentes - PE Prova: IDHTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Vertentes - PE - Professor de Inglês |

Q1738392 Inglês

“The little boy ran _______ his friends.”

A

Farther than

B

Further than

C

Farther

D

Further

E

Far

Q1738391

Ano: 2019 Banca: IDHTEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Vertentes - PE Prova: IDHTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Vertentes - PE - Professor de Inglês |

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The blank on the board can be completed with:

A

Possessive pronoun

B

Adjectives

C

Possessive subject

D

Possessive adjective

E

Subject

Q1738388

Ano: 2019 Banca: IDHTEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Vertentes - PE Prova: IDHTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Vertentes - PE - Professor de Inglês |

Q1738388 Inglês

Is this your bike?
No, that one’s ________.

A

Mine

B

Yours

C

Me

D

You

E

Our

Q1738377

Ano: 2019 Banca: IDHTEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Vertentes - PE Prova: IDHTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Vertentes - PE - Professor de Inglês |

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Which words complete the board ?

A

Do – had – sell – got

B

Did – had – say – got

C

Did – had – sell – got

D

Do – had – say - gotten

E

Done – has- say- gotten

Q1738376

Ano: 2019 Banca: IDHTEC Órgão: Prefeitura de Vertentes - PE Prova: IDHTEC - 2019 - Prefeitura de Vertentes - PE - Professor de Inglês |

Q1738376 Inglês

Bia __________ to __________ when she was 22 years-old.

A

Learned – drives

B

L.earn – drove

C

Learnt – drive

D

Learned – driven

E

Learned – drive

Q1721767

Ano: 2020 Banca: EDUCA Órgão: Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB Prova: EDUCA - 2020 - Prefeitura de Cabedelo - PB - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |

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Answer the question according to the text bellow

THE CREATIVE BRAIN IS WIRED DIFFERENTLY

Scientists studying brain scans of people who were asked to come up with inventive uses for everyday objects found a specific pattern of connectivity that correlated with the most creative responses. Researchers were then able to use that pattern to predict how creative other people's responses would be based on their connections in this network. The study is described in a January 15 (2018) paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"What this shows is that the creative brain is wired differently," said Roger Beaty, a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Psychology and the first author of the study. "People who are more creative can simultaneously engage brain networks that don't typically work together. We also used predictive modeling to show we could predict, with some degree of accuracy, how creative people's ideas were (based on brain scans) that had already been published." Beaty and colleagues reanalyzed brain data from previous studies and found that, by simply measuring the strength of connections in these peoples' brain networks, they could estimate how original their ideas would be.

While the data showed that regions across the brain were involved in creative thought, Beaty said the evidence pointed to three subnetworks -- the default mode network, the salience network and the executive control network -- that appear to play key roles in creative thought.

The default mode network, he said, is involved in memory and mental simulation, so the theory is that it plays an important role in processes like mindwandering, imagination, and spontaneous thinking.

"In terms of creativity, we think that's important for brainstorming," Beaty said. "But you're not always going to stumble onto the most creative idea that way, because you might be drawn to something unoriginal from memory, so that's when these other networks come online."

The salience network, he said, detects important information, both in the environment and internally. When it comes to creativity, researchers believe it may be responsible for sorting through the ideas that emerge from the default mode network.

Lastly, Beaty said, the executive control network works to help people keep their focus on useful ideas while discarding those that aren't working.

"It's the synchrony between these systems that seems to be important for creativity," Beaty said. "People who think more flexibly and come up with more creative ideas are better able to engage these networks that don't typically work together and bring these systems online."

To identify the brain network involved in creativity, Beaty and colleagues recruited a total of 163 volunteers, and used functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) technology to scan their brains as they tried to conceive of creative ideas for everyday objects, like a brick or a knife or a rope.

The team then trained "raters" to review the responses from participants and evaluate how creative their ideas were.

"Creativity is typically defined as the ability to come up with new and useful ideas," Beaty said. "We correlated the connectivity strength in this network while they were thinking creatively with the quality of their responses."

Based on the results of that test, Beaty and colleagues developed a predictive model and tested against brain scan data collected for earlier studies on creativity.

"We used already-published data. we found that based on how strong the connections are in this network, we could guess pretty accurately how creative you're going to be on a task," Beaty said.

Ultimately, Beaty said he hopes the study dispels some myths about creativity and where it comes from.

"One thing I hope this study does is dispel the myth of left versus right brain in creative thinking," he said. "This is a whole-brain endeavor."

It's also not clear that this can't be modified with some kind of training. "It's not something where you have it or you don't," he added. "Creativity is complex, and we're only scratching the surface here, so there's much more work that's needed."

Adapted from: Harvard University. Roger E. Beaty, Yoed N. Kenett, Alexander P. Christensen, Monica D. Rosenberg, Mathias Benedek, Qunlin Chen, Andreas Fink, Jiang Qiu, Thomas R. Kwapil, Michael J. Kane, Paul J. Silvia, 2018, accessed in February 2020.

The words: BRAINSTORMING, MIGHT, FLEXIBLY, WHILE, ENDEAVOR, that appear in the text are grammatically and respectively used as:

A

Noun, verb, adjective, preposition, noun.

B

Gerund, modal verb, adjective, conjunction, verb.

C

Verb, verb, adverb, adjective, infinitive

D

Noun, modal verb, adverb, conjunction, verb.

E

Verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction, verb

Q1694809

Ano: 2020 Banca: FACET Concursos Órgão: Prefeitura de Capim - PB Prova: FACET Concursos - 2020 - Prefeitura de Capim - PB - Professor A - Inglês |

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The worldwide effort to combat critical levels of biodiversity loss will fail without far greater involvement from local communities, according to an international declaration. (lines 1, 2)

The underlined elements are:

A

definite article – indefinite article.

B

definite article – indefinite article

C

both are definite articles .

D

both are indefinite articles..

E

none of them are articles

Q1689530

Ano: 2021 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: SEED-PR Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2021 - SEED-PR - Professor - Inglês |

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Text 3A03-III

The World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Has Become an Inferno

This year, roughly a quarter of the vast Pantanal wetland in Brazil, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, has burned in wildfires worsened by climate change. What happens to a rich and unique biome when so much is destroyed?

The unprecedented fires in the wetland have attracted less attention than blazes in Australia, the Western United States and the Amazon, its celebrity sibling to the north. But while the Pantanal is not a global household name, tourists in the know flock there because it is home to exceptionally high concentrations of breathtaking wildlife: Jaguars, tapirs, endangered giant otters and bright blue hyacinth macaws. Like a vast tub, the wetland swells with water during the rainy season and empties out during the dry months. Fittingly, this rhythm has a name that evokes a beating heart: the flood pulse.

The wetland, which is larger than Greece and stretches over parts of Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, also offers unseen gifts to a vast swath of South America by regulating the water cycle upon which life depends. Its countless swamps, lagoons and tributaries purify water and help prevent floods and droughts. They also store untold amounts of carbon, helping to stabilize the climate.

For centuries, ranchers have used fire to clear fields and new land. But this year, drought worsened by climate change turned the wetlands into a tinderbox and the fires raged out of control.

Catrin Einhorn, Maria Magdalena Arréllaga, Blacki Migliozzi

and Scott Reinhard. Oct. 13, 2020.

Internet: <www.nytimes.com> (adapeted)

According to text 3A3-III,

A

there is a limited number of bodies of water which helps prevent floods and droughts.

B

he fires in Australia drew more attention than the ones in the Pantanal.

C

he Amazon is considered part of the wetland, but located in the north.

D

there are many reptiles amnog the animals found in Pantanal.

E

one phenomenon that takes place in the Pantanal was compared to the human respiratory system.

Q1689526

Ano: 2021 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: SEED-PR Prova: CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2021 - SEED-PR - Professor - Inglês |

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Text 3A3-II

Why Joe Biden Saw Mixed Success With Latinos

Democrats' long-term hopes for electoral success have long cited the growing Latino population in the country. But former Vice President Joe Biden's performance in heavily Latino areas of key states has concerned members of his party — and may have cost him Electoral College votes, according to groups and activists working to mobilize Latino voters.

Nationally, Biden appears to have gotten support from roughly twice as many Latino voters as President Trump, but that support looked very different depending on where you looked in three key states with large Latino populations.

Democrats were pleased with their performance in Arizona, where The Associated Press awarded Biden the state's 11 electoral votes early Wednesday morning, while anxiety ran high about the results in Florida, where President Trump's strength with conservative Cuban American voters helped secure him that state's 29 electoral votes, according to AP. And while Texas was a long shot for Biden, Democrats had seen opportunity in the explosive growth in the state's Latino population.

During a post-election virtual press conference on Wednesday, leaders from groups aimed at mobilizing Latino voters expressed frustration that the votes of Latinos were not more aggressively pursued, even as they cheered record levels of turnout among Latinos in some key states.

Internet: <www.npr.org> (adapted)

According to text 3A3-II,

A

Joe Biden’s support doesn’t depend on the states where Latinos were interviewed.

B

the number of Latin people in the US has been stable for some time.

C

Joe Biden is still the vice president of the former president.

D

Joe Biden’s political party supporters were anxious about their performance in Arizona.

E

President Trump appears to have over half of the Latino voters nationwide.

Q1662257

Ano: 2008 Banca: CONSULPLAN Órgão: CODEVASF Prova: CONSULPLAN - 2008 - CODEVASF - Técnico em Desenvolvimento Regional - Relações Internacionais - Prova I |

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City hall braces for busy marriage day

If love is all you need, you’ll want for nothing in New York Thursday.

The folks who hand out marriage licenses are bracing for what could be their busiest day ever as Valentine’s Day romantics head to the aisle.

“When we are really busy, we have a second chapel we can open,” said First Deputy City Clerk Michael McSweeney. “We are preparing to do that. We’re expecting a lot of couples.”

City Hall’s unofficial record of 318 weddings on that date was set on Valentine’s Day 2002 - also on a Thursday.

And love is definitely in the air Thursday.

Melanie and Joseph Castine married on Valentine’s Day 10 years ago. Today, they’re renewing their vows in the same venue - the Empire State Building.

The couple, who recently moved from Roosevelt Island to Philadelphia, won a letter-writing competition with Brides.com to become one of 14 pairs tying the knot in the iconic building.

“Valentine’s Day is just the perfect day to do it,” said Melanie Castine, who, with her hubby, has been at the skyscraper every year to mark their anniversary.

“Everywhere you go in Manhattan, you can see the Empire State Building. It’s a constant reminder of our marriage. We call it our chapel in the sky.”

Meanwhile, love is being put on ice at one of the city’s most romantic spots.

Rockefeller Center is preparing to clear its rink at 8 p.m for a skater planning to get down on one knee for a surprise engagement.

“It’s a big surprise for her, but we’re sure it’s going to be extremely romantic,” a rink spokeswoman said.

(Available from: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/02/14/2008-02-14 city hall braces for busy marriage day-1.html cited: 14 Feb. 2008)

The pronoun it in “we call it our chapel in the sky”, refers to:

A

New York City.

B

Manhattan.

C

Rockefeller Center.

D

Michael McSweeney.

E

City Hall.

Q1662254

Ano: 2008 Banca: CONSULPLAN Órgão: CODEVASF Provas: CONSULPLAN - 2008 - CODEVASF - Técnico em Desenvolvimento Regional - Relações Internacionais - Prova I | CONSULPLAN - 2008 - CODEVASF - Técnico em Desenvolvimento Regional - Informática |

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