NewFast English – Book 3

She knows that she ......................... to pay now.

had better

ought

needen't

should

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There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ......................... buy any.

shouldn't

may not

needn’t

wouldn’t

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It’s a hospital. You ......................... smoke.

don't have to

needn't

mustn't

may not

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You have a terrible fever! ......................... call the doctor?

Shall I

Do I

Must I

Will I

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What’s the better option completes the sentence?
When I was a child my father ......................... give me lots of toys on Christmas.

used

use to

would to

used to

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Choose the best option to complete the sentence?
I ......................... love her.

use to

used to

use

used

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Which sentence is correct?

When I arrived, the plane had already taken off .

When I have arrived, the plane had already taken off.

When I arrived, the plane already took off .

When I arrived, the plane have taken off.

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Elizabeth ......................... the restaurant after she ......................... eating.

had left/finished

had left/had finished

left/had finished

left/finished

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Change the following sentence to the Passive Voice:
Did the army surround the city?

Is the city surrounded by the army?

Was the city surround by the army?

Was the army surrounded by the city?

Was the city surrounded by the army?

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Indicate the alternative that expresses the same meaning:
When children watch TV, they encounter a wide range of places, people and information.

When children watch TV, a wide range of places, people, and information will be encounter.

When children watch TV, a wide range of places, people, and information is encountered.

When children watch TV, a wide range of places, people, and information are encountered.

A wide range of places, people, and information will be encountered when children watched TV.

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Érico Veríssimo is a writer ......................... style I appreciate very much.

who

whose

that

of that

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My oldest sister, ......................... books you borrowed, is looking for you.

taller

whose

that

whom

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Go and find the driver ......................... arrived here yesterday.

what

whose

who

whom

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Her brother'ss restaurant, ......................... is easy to find, has excellent food.

who

what

that

which

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She avoided ......................... him about her plans.

telling

to tell

to telling

tell

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If he ......................... (get) back late, I ......................... (be) angry.

get – am

get – will be

gets – will be

gets – am

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If he ......................... (be) younger, he ......................... (travel) more.

to be – would travel

is – would travel

was – would travel

were – would travel

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If I ......................... (have) enough money, I ......................... (buy) a big house.

had – would buy

have – would buy

had – will buy

have – will buy

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If they ......................... to bed early yesterday, they ......................... up late today.

went – didn’t wake

had gone – wouldn’t have woken

go – don’t wake

had went – wouldn’t have woke

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Although robots have made great strides in manufacturing, where tasks are repetitive, they are still no match for humans, who can grasp things and move about effortlessly in the physical world.
Designing a robot to mimic the basic capabilities of motion and perception would be revolutionary, researchers say, with applications stretching from care for the elderly to returning overseas manufacturing operations to the United States (albeit with fewer workers).
Yet the challenges remain immense, far higher than artificial intelligence obstacles like speaking and hearing. "All these problems where you want to duplicate something biology does, such as perception, touch, planning or grasping, turn out to be hard in fundamental ways," said Gary Bradski, a vision specialist at Willow Garage, a robot development company based in Silicon Valley. "It’s always surprising, because humans can do so much effortlessly."
Available in: http://www.nytimes.com, July 11th, 2011. Adapted.

De acordo com o texto, o especialista Gary Bradski afirma que:

A sua empresa projetou um robô com capacidade de percepção.

Os robôs já estão bem mais desenvolvidos, atualmente.

A construção de robôs que reproduzam capacidades biológicas é difícil.

As pessoas podem ser beneficiadas por robôs com capacidade de planejamento.

A habilidade das pessoas em operar robôs sofisticados é surpreendente.

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Horse or Cow
Prior to taking retirement and selling off his land, a farmer needed to get rid of all the animals he owned, so he decided to call on every house in his village. At houses where the man was the boss, he gave a horse; at houses where the woman was the boss, he gave a dairy cow. Approaching one cottage, he saw a couple gardening and called out, "Who"s the boss around here?"

"I am," said the man.
The farmer said: "I have a black horse and a brown horse. Which one would you like?"
The man thought for a minute and said, "The black one."
"No, no, get the brown one," said his wife.
The farmer said, "Here"s your cow."
TIBBALLS, G. The book of senior jokes. Great Britain: Michael O'Mara, 2009 (adapted).

O texto relata o caso de um fazendeiro prestes a se aposentar e vender sua fazenda. O aspecto cômico desse texto provém da:

Opinião dos vizinhos referente à forma de se livrar dos animais.

Indecisão dos cônjuges quanto à melhor escolha a ser feita no momento.

Percepção do fazendeiro quanto à relação de poder entre o casal.

Agressividade da esposa relacionada a um questionamento inocente.

Constatação pelo fazendeiro da razão de sua aposentadoria.

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WHY SHOULD PEOPLE DRINK MILK?
Humans have probably been drinking milk for as long as they have been on earth. People who study the history of the world have found pictures from long, long ago that show people milking cows and using the milk for food. Milk is the first food of babies. Animals that produce milk to feed their babies are called mammals. Their mother’s milk is usually the best food for all young mammals. The milk that people in America drink every day comes from cows, although many people prefer to drink the milk of goats. These two animals produce more milk than what their own babies need, and farmers collect the milk to sell it. In other countries, people also drink the milk of camels, horses, yaks, reindeer, sheep, and water buffaloes. Milk is sometimes called the most nearly perfect food. It contains many of the things that humans need for healthy bodies, such as calcium, phosphorous, and protein. Milk also has several necessary vitamins and is easily digested by most humans. Another reason milk is such a good food is because some of its ingredients are found nowhere else in nature. The one problem milk has is that it contains a lot of animal fat. This is good for young children, but not for adults. Foods with too much fat cause adults to have heart disease. Sometimes the fatty part of milk, the cream, is removed. This milk is called low-fat milk or skim milk. The cream that is removed from the milk is used to make ice cream and other foods. Milk is also used to make butter, cheese, and other dairy foods that people enjoy. Besides being an important food, milk also provides chemicals that can be turned into other products. These chemicals are used to make paint, glue, cloth, and plastic.
(Spectrunn Test Prep)

(UFLA MG) What is a word from the text that means “something made from other things”?

Ingredient

Product

Dairy

Component

Vitamin

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DISCOVERING AMAZON RAIN FOREST'S SILVER LININGBY LARRY ROHTER
Apuri, Brazil - Many Brazilians have regarded the Amazon jungle as a barrier to progress that should be replaced as quickly as possible with ranches and farms. But in this remote corner of Brazil's most isolated state, people increasingly see the (ref. 02) rain forest as a solution to the region's chronic poverty. In one sign of change, peasants are being encouraged to cultivate rubber and Brazil nut trees, the twin pillars of the economy here before major deforestation began in the 1970's. Seeking to capitalize on (ref. 01) the growing market in Brazil and abroad for environmentally friendly products, forest dwellers have also formed cooperatives that have begun to produce high-end furniture, medicines derived from local plants and even condoms.
(CNN website – September, 2002).
www.projetomedicina.com.br

(UFLA MG) In (ref.02) the phrase "rain forest" refers to:

Amazon jungle

Isolated state

Barrier

Chronic poverty

Solution

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Being an international couple, one from England and the other from Brazil, makes Mike and Simone's relationship very interesting. Talking about her experience in a foreign country, she says:
“There are some cultural differences that we had to learn day after day. We still have a lot more to find out, and I consider it to enrich both of us. I have to admit that I used to “compare” our differences and it could cause arguments sometimes, so I realised we should try to ‘understand´ the differences instead. Now the differences are something that we see as a normal thing, they just don’t bother us anymore. The main ‘problem’ in our relationship is definitely the language. Portuguese isn’t a popular language and it means our communication is in English. But my English isn’t that good and I still have a lot to learn... so sometimes we can’t understand or misunderstand each other. It’s hard when I try to explain something and just can’t talk in my language. But I do hope one day I will understand all the slang he says and everything else.”
Adapted from http://www.oakweb.co.uk/namorada/cultdiffer.htm

(UFPB): The sentence “one day I will understand all the slang he says and everything else” means that Simone will definitely:

refuse to accept Mike’s language and ideas.

speak to Mike about the relationship between English and Portuguese.

learn about Mike’s everyday language and culture.

teach Mike all about her language and customs.

give less importance to Mike’s language and attitudes.

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SIX PANDAS BORN IN BABY BOOM AT CHINA RESERVE
"BEIJING (Reuters) China's Wolong Giant Panda Reserve has had a baby boom with six cubs born in four days, scientists said on Friday.
Ten-year-old mother Bai Xue (White Snow) bore twins last Sunday and two days later a female known as Number 20 had a cub. Another set of twins and a single cub were born on Thursday, the panda researchers said. The cubs were in good health and receiving round-the-clock care at the 494,200-acre reserve in the southwestern province of Sichuan, they added. The giant panda is China's national symbol. But it is an endangered species, with just 1,000 animals believed to exist in the wild, where they are threatened by human encroachment and the rampant logging that has plagued China's forests.”
(From the Internet, CNN.com.nature, September 9th, 2000).
https://www.projetomedicina.com.br (UFPE): In "The cubs were in good health and receiving round-the-clock care..." the expression "round-the-clock" is equivalent to:3

every half hour

every six hours

every fifteen minutes

every twelve hours

all the time

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