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1- The defenders of Normandy were not the best of Hitler's army. Those were in Russia
and Italy, as well as in France, but on the other side of the Seine, the Pas-de-Calais,
which the Germans thought the more likely invasion target.
(Extracted from Time – June 6, 1994)
– O pronome demonstrativo "those" faz referência aos:
a) Soldados escalados para a defesa da Normandia.
b) Soldados soviéticos da Ásia Central.
c) Soldados mais adestrados do exército de Hitler.
d) Soldados das divisões estacionárias.
e) Soldados russos, italianos e franceses.
2- Researchers at Ohio State have developed a way to speed up the growth of native
shade trees – and the local utility plans o help promote these saplings to
homeowners.
(Popular Science – October, 1994, p.39)
– A palavra THESE em "…and the local utility plans to help promote these saplings
to homeowners" refere-se a:
a) plans.
b) trees.
c) researchers.
d) bills.
e) costs.
3- Every 200-odd years your fate becomes closely linked, for a while, to your
neighboring sign Aquarius. This is one of those times – so read their horoscope as
well!
– THIS in refers to:
a) Aquarius.
b) confusion.
c) horoscope.
d) travelling.
e) urging.
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4-If you're planning a trip abroad __________ summer, don't let phrasebooks leave
you tongue-tied.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) this
e) that
5-I had just participated in a project that was to determine the minimum size of forest
fragment necessary to save native species of animals and plants from extinction. With
this information, scientists could then work to form preservation areas in the forest
fragments left behind by cattle ranchers.
– The word THIS refers to the:
a) utilization of many valuable native species
b) necessity of urgently saving birds from extinction
c) size of the forest needed for wildlife reserves
d) destruction of thousands of native species
6- The rise of molecular biology since the late 1950s has had the gradual and quite
unforeseen effect of turning the eyes of medical scientists increasingly toward the basic
mechanisms of life, rather than disease and death. Of course, this has always been
the orientation of all nonmedical biologists, studying growth, reproduction, nutrition or
any of the other characteristics shared by all living things.
– A palavra "this" refere-se a:
a) research in molecular biology.
b) gradual and unforeseen effect.
c) medical scientists.
d) study of basic mechanisms of life.
e) study of disease and death.
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7- Choose the correct alternative:
"Aquele é o Tim perto da porta?"
"Não, Tim é o que está na janela."
a) "Is that Tim on the door?"
"No, Tim is the one on the window."
b) "Is that Tim near the door?"
"No, Tim is the one on in the window."
c) "Is that Tim next to the door?”
"No, Tim is that one through the window."
d) "Is that Tim over the door?"
"No, Tim is that one across the window."
e) "Is that Tim by the door?"
"No, Tim is the one at the window."
8- I know he'll tell __________ a different story.
a) they
b) his
c) your
d) we
e) us
9- Love Among the Laundry When Sally found a man's striped sock curled among her
clothes at the launderette she returned it to the tall dark young man with a shy smile.
They met there every week for several months, then were seen no more. One of their
wedding presents had been a washing machine.
(Molly Burnett)
– The word IT in “she returned it to the tall dark young man” refers to:
a) a smile.
b) a sock.
c) the launderette.
d) the laundry
e) the machine.
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10- Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à sequência de pronomes que mais
adequadamente completam a sentença a seguir:
__________ cat is sick because __________ ate __________ spoiled food over
there.
a) Its; he; that
b) Its; he; this
c) His; its; this
d) Its; it; that
e) His; it; that
11-Mexicans can thank the peso crash for one thing:
IT has forced them to confront the country's deep-seated political problems
Disappointed with the ruling party, the PRI, they are demanding a truly First World
government.
– In the above text, IT refers to:
a) Mexicans.
b) peso crash.
c) PRI.
d) Mexico.
e) political problems.
12- __________ work in the field of engineering.
a) She
b) They
c) He
d) Them
e) It
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13- Choose the GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT propositions to complete the blanks
in the following sentence:
__________ were working, when she __________.
01. They – arrived.
02. He – Arrives.
04. We – left.
08. Mary – is writing.
16. You – called.
32. David and Gregoire – came in.
– Now, mark the correct sequence:
a) 01 + 04 + 16 + 32 = 53
b) 01 + 02 + 04 + 08 = 15
c) 01 + 04 + 08 + 16 = 29
d) 02 + 04 + 08 + 16 + 32 = 62
e) 02 + 08 + 32 = 42
14- The word THEY in the sentence “Personality questionnaires were sent out to
more than 2000 men and women without prior selection; when THEY were returned,
the birth dates were noted and the results were put through a computer”, refers to:
a) results.
b) men.
c) questionnaires.
d) birth dates.
e) women.
15- The pronoun IT in the sentence “When we eat something with sugar in it,
particularly refined sugar, enzymes in the saliva in the mouth begin to work
immediately to change that sugar into a type of carbohydrate” refers to the word:
a) saliva.
b) sugar.
c) mouth.
d) something.
e) refined sugar.
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16- Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente cada lacuna da frase adiante:
Do you think __________ is as experienced as __________?
a) her – I
b) him – she
c) she – I
d) myself – we
e) they – him
17-Fill in the blanks of the text below with the appropriate pronouns:
Dear Debbie, How are you? Lisa and I are having a marvelous holiday. We are really
enjoying __________. We brought three tubes of suntan cream with __________ and
we've used __________ all up already. Lisa is a bit annoyed because her suntan isn't
as good as __________.
a) ourselves – we – them – mine
b) ourselves – us – them – mine
c) us – us – they – my
d) us – we – themselves – mine
e) ourselves – ourselves – they – my
18-Mark the option which completes the following sentences with the adequate
pronouns:
I. Businessmen have __________ own priorities.
II. Everyone must feel happy with __________ working habits.
III. Working from home allows a mother to spend more time with __________
children.
IV. If you have never tried to work at home, you cannot discuss __________
disadvantages.
a) I. his, II. their, III. her, IV. their
b) I. their, II. its, III. their, IV. its
c) I. their, II. his, III. her, IV. its
d) I. its, II. your, III. its, IV. their
e) I. his, II. his, III. their, IV. your
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19- Complete:
Stay with __________ while I drive __________ car.
a) I – your
b) she – you
c) me – your
d) me – yours
e) her – yours
20- Em "It was HER sister Josephine who told HER", os vocábulos em maiúsculo
classificam-se respectivamente como:
a) pronome adjetivo/pronome objeto
b) pronome substantivo/pronome sujeito
c) pronome adjetivo/pronome sujeito
d) pronome substantivo/pronome objeto
21- As a tool, the computer assists __________ to perform a lot of activities.
a) we
b) us
c) ourselves
d) they
e) to us
22- "A Chinese employee at Motorola complained that the company had been cheated
when it bought numbers wholesale for its own staff, because IT was given numbers
that all ended in 4 (e.g. 54-7424), which means death."
– The capital word IT in the sentence above refers to:
a) wholesale.
b) a Chinese employee.
c) the Motorola company.
d) the number 54-7424.
e) death.
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23- Na frase "Women now become doctors at nearly the same rate as men, but they
become physicians, not surgeons", o pronome they refere-se a:
a) doctors.
b) physicians.
c) surgeons.
d) men.
e) women.
24- In the sentence "Please give us the intelligence to save what is left of our
environment", the pronouns us and our relate to:
a) we.
b) they.
c) I.
d) she.
e) you.
25- Assinale a alternativa correta:
They saw men and women talking to __________ own hearts.
a) his
b) her
c) them
d) they
e) their
26- Which option contains the correct use of the pronouns?
I. Could you tell __________ what has happened in the pub?
II. His uncle gave __________ the money to set up his new business.
III. It was kind of you to let me borrow __________ computer.
IV. She ignored __________ father's warning and jumped into the swimming pool.
V. Just a minute, I'm going to hang __________ jacket in the wardrobe.
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a) I. me; II. him; III. your; IV. her; V. my
b) I. them; II. her; III. your; IV. her; V. your
c) I. him; II. them; III. his; IV. its; V. mine
d) I. her; II. us; III. their; IV. our; V. yours
e) I. us; II. his; III. her; IV. his; V. him
27- Portugal gave her people, her religion, her language, her building and decorative
arts, her culture and habits, to Brazil, to West and East Africa, to the Red Sea, to India
and Sri Lanka, to China and Japan, to the East Indies.
Highlife, London: British Airways. July 1997. p. 121-122.
– No texto acima, o vocábulo "her" ocorre cinco vezes e, em todas essas situações,
refere-se a:
a) cultura.
b) povo.
c) China.
d) Portugal.
28- Between 1950 and 1960, Japanese manufacturing output grew at an average
annual rate of 16.7 per cent and __________ GNP (Gross National Product) at about
10 per cent.
– Preencha corretamente a lacuna do texto:
a) theirs
b) our
c) it
d) ours
e) its
29- His niece has __________ meals in town.
a) her
b) their
c) your
d) his
e) yours
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30- When the Portuguese arrived in Brazil five centuries ago, they encountered a
fundamental problem: the indigenous peoples they conquered spoke more than 700
languages. Rising to the challenge, the Jesuit priests accompanying them concocted
a mixture of Indian, Portuguese and African words they called "língua geral," or the
"general language," and imposed it on their colonial subjects.
– No texto acima, palavra "THEM" refere-se a:
a) povos indígenas.
b) padres jesuítas.
c) sujeitos colonizados.
d) índios, africanos e portugueses.
e) portugueses.
31- Dadas as sentenças:
I. THE TITANIC sank in the beginning of the XX century.
II. THE BABY OF OUR UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS is crying aloud.
III. MY PET is the smartest of the neighborhood. Everybody enjoys seeing him.
– A alternativa que possui os pronomes que substituem corretamente os termos em
destaque é:
a) It – She – It
b) It – She – He
c) He – She – He
d) She – He – He
e) She – It – He
32- Peter L. Berger, one of America's most importante sociologists, exhorts politicians
to operate with "the ethic of responsibility" (borrowing a phrase from Max Weber) and
consider the moral consequences of their actions.
Adapted from Dialogue, 2/1989
– In the text, the pronoun "their" refers to:
a) sociologists.
b) philosophers.
c) politicians.
d) consequences.
e) actions.
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33- That sports car is very expensive. The car dealer told me that __________ price
is 10,000 dollars.
a) her
b) his
c) its
d) their
e) hers
34- I have met that girl before, but I can't remember __________ name.
a) her
b) his
c) your
d) its
e) yours
35- Peter brought his dogs and I brought __________.
a) my
b) your
c) mine
d) the mine
e) our
36- This dictionary is in __________ fourth edition.
a) his
b) her
c) its
d) it's
e) their
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37- Which team won the game? __________ team did.
a) Theirs
b) They
c) Their
d) Them
e) Yours
38- He said he was going to pass __________ exam.
a) his
b) her
c) its
d) their
e) our
39- Stars do it. Sports do it. Judges in the highest courts do it. Let's do it: that yoga
thing.
– Observe que o "it" se repete. A que se refere?
a) Stars.
b) Sports.
c) Judges.
d) India.
e) Yoga.
40- Mark the option that contains the appropriate pronouns to complete the
sentences below:
Animals' teeth are changing (I) composition.
That animal had (II) teeth in perfect conditions.
He brushes (III) teeth whenever he eats something.
If the patient dies, we call (IV) relatives.
The bacteria found (V) way to the stomach.
a) (I) their, (II) its, (III) his, (IV) his, (V) their
b) (I) its, (II) their, (III) its, (IV) his, (V) its
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d) (I) his, (II) their, (III) his, (IV) her, (V) their
e) (I) their, (II) his, (III) their, (IV) its, (V) her
41-The phrase "a book of mine" could be replaced by:
a) mine books.
b) my books.
c) some of my books.
d) a book of my.
e) one of my books.
42- Choose the alternative that best completes the dialogue below:
Bob: Do you always get good marks on __________ examinations?
James: Yes, I do. I guess it's because I do __________ homework assignments and
study a little every day.
Bob: How about Maria? Are __________ grades good too? James: Yes. She's very
bright and enjoys studying very much.
a) yours – my – his
b) you – my – hers
c) your – me – your
d) your – mine – yours
e) your – my – her
43- The computer giant IBM has offered $1.1 million (730.000 pounds) for a chess
rematch between Garry Kasparov and ITS super-computer, Deep Blue.
– O termo ITS em maiúsculo no texto refere-se:
a) ao computador de Garry Kasparov;
b) a Deep Blue;
c) à IBM;
d) ao computador gigante da IBM;
e) a Garry Kasparov.
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44- Complete the sentence with the CORRECT alternative:
- Whose are these shoes?
- They are __________ shoes. They belong to __________. They are __________.
a) their – them – theirs
b) yours – you – your
c) his – he – him
d) our – us – ourself
e) hers – she – hers
45- Assinale a alternativa correta:
In some cities people do not pay for __________ tickets.
a) them
b) his
c) our
d) her
e) their
46- Leia o recado de Ho Chi Minh aos franceses, em 1946.
"You can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of __________, yet even at those odds,
you will lose and I will win."
– A lacuna encontrada na frase acima deve ser preenchida por:
a) yours.
b) them.
c) you.
d) theirs.
e) your.
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47- Nas orações – “Your click on the Fund Free Mammograms button helps fund free
mammograms” e “The National Cancer Institute and U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services recommend that women in their forties and older have mammograms
every one to two years”, os adjetivos possessivos YOUR e THEIR referem-se,
respectivamente:
a) ao clique e a quarenta anos ou mais.
b) ao botão e a recomendar.
c) ao leitor e às mulheres.
d) ao leitor e a quarenta anos ou mais.
e) ao botão e às mulheres.
48- Read the following sentence:
Computers and networks isolate us from __________.
– The correct choice to fill in the blank space is:
a) each other’s.
b) ourselves.
c) one another.
d) themselves.
e) herself.
49- Those two women always help __________.
a) other each
b) each other
c) one other
d) other one
e) another each
50- Lucy hates John and John hates Lucy. Lucy and John hate __________.
a) themselves
b) itself
c) each other
d) herself
e) himself
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51- Here is some money. Go and buy __________ some decente clothes.
a) myself
b) herself
c) themselves
d) himself
e) yourself
52- Assinale a alternativa correta:
People should know about __________.
a) yourself
b) herself
c) himself
d) themselves
e) yourselves
53- Assinale a alternativa correta:
You can do that __________.
a) myself
b) himself
c) herself
d) yourself
e) ourselves
54- Assinale a alternativa correta:
I took my husband to the airport __________.
a) himself
b) oneself
c) myself
d) herself
e) yourself
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55- Assinale a alternativa correta para preencher o espaço na sentença a seguir:
Mr. Dean's secretary was ill yesterday, so he had to type the letters __________.
a) yourself
b) themself
c) himself
d) herself
e) itself
56- Choose the incorrect alternative:
a) The hunter shot itself with his own gun.
b) She wants to buy herself a new coat.
c) Most girls like to look at themselves in the mirror.
d) I locked myself out of the house.
57- Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna da frase
apresentada:
Catherine is making __________ a dress.
a) to him
b) to her
c) himself
d) herself
e) they
58- In the sentence "We look for answers within OURSELVES", the capital word has
a meaning related to:
a) them.
b) him.
c) you.
d) us.
e) her.
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59- Reflexive pronouns have two distinct uses: basic and emphatic. The reflexive
pronoun used emphatically is found in the option:
a) The oppressed resign themselves to their doom.
b) They tacitly adjust themselves to oppression.
c) The enforcement of the law itself is a form of peaceful persuasion.
d) Our end is a community at peace with itself.
60- The pronoun themselves in the sentence “the things themselves had existed
from the beginning of the world” is used:
a) as the complement to the verb "had existed".
b) to emphasize the subject of the verb "had existed".
c) in relation to people taken in general.
d) to specify which things are arranged.
e) as a personal pronoun.
61- Assinale a alternativa que corresponde à denominação do pronome, em destaque,
a seguir:
ANY day is a good day for walking.
a) Adjetivo possessivo.
b) Adjetivo indefinido.
c) Adjetivo demonstrativo.
d) Adjetivo relativo.
e) Adjetivo definido.
62- O pronome __________ completa corretamente a sentença abaixo e,
sintaticamente, é classificado como __________.
A coward is one __________ thinks with his legs every time he is in danger.
a) who – objeto
b) who – sujeito
c) whom – sujeito
d) that – objeto
e) which – sujeito
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63- Those firemen, __________ saved the little girl from the fire, are local heroes.
a) who
b) that
c) whom
d) which
e) a e b estão corretas
64- Pronouns may have different functions according to the contexts where they
occur. The use of the pronoun THAT establishing reference to the previous content
of the sentence is found in:
a) That is a magical and mutually rewarding form of love between writer and reader.
b) A battle scar, a light limp, hair that is an untamable mass of curls, or any other
minor flaw will make the character more relatable, more lovable.
c) What could be more fulfilling than a book that caresses the reader with love, wit,
sensuality and a feeling of goodness?
d) A romance novel that combines those elements will seduce the reader from the
first chapter to the last.
65- Assinale a pergunta correta para a resposta apresentada a seguir:
For two weeks.
a) How long have you had it?
b) How many time do you have it?
c) How long did you had it?
d) How much time you have got it?
e) There is how long you've got it?
66- Qual a pergunta que segue a afirmação "I know that you are the winner"?
a) Whom said I am the winner?
b) Which one told you that I am the winner?
c) Who told you so?
d) Who told that to you?
e) Who said that I am the winner?
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67- Assinale a alternativa correta:
- These blue jeans are mine. __________ are those on the sofa?
- They're Peter's.
a) Which
b) What
c) Where
d) Whom
e) Whose
68- Assinale a alternativa correta:
Do you know __________?
a) where your brother bought that car
b) where did your brother buy that car
c) where does your brother buy that car
d) where will your brother buy that car
e) where has your brother bought that car
69- Assinale a alternativa correta:
a) Who did discovered America?
b) Who discovered America?
c) Did who discover America?
d) What Columbus discovered?
e) What did Columbus discovered?
70- Can you tell me __________?
a) how much does a box of matches cost
b) how much a box of matches costs
c) how much did a box of matches cost
d) how much has a box of matches cost
e) how much costs a box of matches
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Gabarito
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.C 6.D 7.E 8.E 9.B 10.E
11.B 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.D 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.C 20.A
21.B 22.C 23.E 24.A 25.E 26.A 27.D 28.E 29.A 30.E
31.E 32.C 33.C 34.A 35.C 36.C 37.C 38.A 39.E 40.A
41.E 42.E 43.C 44.A 45.E 46.A 47.C 48.C 49.B 50.C
51.E 52.D 53.D 54.C 55.C 56.A 57.D 58.D 59.C 60.B
61.B 62.B 63.A 64.A 65.A 66.C 67.E 68.A 69.B 70.B
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