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Gabarito Final

• Texto – | The long and winding road | The Beatles |
• 25 Multiple Choice Questions / 5 Options Each Question.

❑ TEXTO: Questions 01 to 05 will be based on part of the lyrics of a song by "The Beatles":

❑ SIGNIFICADO & TRADUÇÃO:

• A canção 'The Long And Winding Road', é frequentemente interpretada como uma metáfora para os desafios e as dificuldades enfrentadas na vida, bem como a persistência e a esperança de alcançar um objetivo ou reencontrar um amor perdido. A estrada longa e sinuosa é uma imagem poderosa que evoca a ideia de uma jornada cheia de altos e baixos, mas que, apesar de tudo, continua a atrair o viajante de volta ao seu destino final, que é a porta da pessoa amada.

** The long and winding road – The Beatles**

**A longa e sinuosa estrada - The Beatles**

1- The long and winding road

A longa e sinuosa estrada

2- That leads to your door

Que leva à tua porta
3- Will never disappear

Nunca vai desaparecer
4- I’ve seen that road before ...

Eu já vi essa estrada antes ...
5- The wild and windy night

A noite selvagem e ventosa
6- That the rain washed away,

Que a chuva lavou,
7- Has left a pool of tears,

Deixou uma poça de lágrimas,
8- Crying for the day ...

Chorando pelo dia ...
9- Don’t let me standing here

Não me deixes aqui parado
10- Lead me to your door

Leva-me à tua porta

01 – In verse 5, it is clear that, in that specific night, the weather was

(A) calm.
(B) foggy.
(C) windless.
(D) stormy.
(E) very good.

•    Gabarito D  

In verse 5, it is clear that, in that specific night, the weather was

No verso 5, fica claro que, naquela noite específica, o tempo estava

(A) calm. – calma.
(B) foggy. – nebuloso, nublado.
(C) windless. – sem vento.
(D) stormy. – tempestuosa.

(E) very good. – muito boa.

• The wild and windy night.
• A noite selvagem e ventosa.

➽ OUTROS EXEMPLOS:

• The sky was dark and stormy.
• O céu estava escuro e tempestuoso.
• A stormy winter night.
• Uma noite tempestuosa de inverno.
• It was a windy night.
• Foi uma noite de muito vento.
• A windy day.
• Um dia ventoso.

02 – In verse 6, the verb tense attributed to the rain means

(A) an action that was partially successful.

(B) an action that was never fulfilled.
(C) that the rain could not remove it completely.
(D) an action that was a complete success.
(E) that the rain was a light one.

•    Gabarito D  

• That the rain washed away,
• Que a chuva levou,

No versículo 6, o tempo verbal atribuído à chuva significa

(A) an action that was partially successful.

uma ação que foi parcialmente bem sucedida.
(B) an action that was never fulfilled.

uma ação que nunca foi realizada.
(C) that the rain could not remove it completely.

que a chuva não conseguiu removê-lo completamente.
(D) an action that was a complete success.

uma ação que foi um sucesso total.
(E) that the rain was a light one.

que a chuva estava fraca.

03 – In verse 5, the adjective windy means

(A) full of water.
(B) full of currents of air.
(C) illuminated fully.
(D) very hot.
(E) very calm.

•    Gabarito B  

• The wild and windy night.
• A noite selvagem e ventosa.

In verse 5, the adjective windy means

(A) full of water.

cheio de água.
(B) full of currents of air. 

cheio de correntes de ar.
(C) illuminated fully.

totalmente iluminado.
(D) very hot.

muito quente.
(E) very calm.

muito calmo.

04 – In verse 1 the adjective winding means

(A) short and narrow.
(B) abrupt and dirty.
(C) with bends and turns.
(D) full of wind.
(E) wide and straight.

•    Gabarito C  

The long and winding road

A longa e sinuosa estrada

No verso 1, o adjetivo winding (SINUOSO, TORTUOSO) significa

(A) short and narrow.

curto e estreito.

(B) abrupt and dirty.

 abrupto e sujo.

(C) with bends and turns.

com curvas e voltas.

(D) full of wind.

cheio de vento.

(E) wide and straight.

largo e reto.

>> "WINDING" /ˈwaɪn.dɪŋ/ – sinuoso, tortuoso, em espiral.

The long and winding road. ( The Beatles)

"And all the roads we have to walk are winding" (Wonderwall - Oasis)

05 – In verses 4 and 7 the verb tense is used to express an action that

(A) happened at an indefinite point in the past.
(B) will be a future reality very soon.
(C) will be completed before a future time very soon.
(D) was no doubt limited by two points in the time line, both in the present.
(E) is continuous in the present.

•    Gabarito A  

Nos versos 4 e 7 o tempo verbal é usado para expressar uma ação que

(A) happened at an indefinite point in the past.

aconteceu em um ponto indefinido no passado.

(B) will be a future reality very soon.

será uma realidade futura muito em breve.

(C) will be completed before a future time very soon.

será concluído antes de um tempo futuro, muito em breve.

(D) was no doubt limited by two points in the time line, both in the present.

foi sem dúvida limitado por dois pontos na linha do tempo, ambos no presente.

(E) is continuous in the present.

é contínuo no presente.

❑ QUESTIONS: from 06 to 20 will require that you choose the only option with the correct verb tense.

06 – Oh gosh! I'm fed up with ______ on so many busy streets!

(A) drive

(B) drove
(C) driving
(D) has driving
(E) has driven

•    Gabarito C  

Oh gosh! I'm fed up with driving on so many busy streets!
Oh Deus! Estou farto de dirigir em tantas ruas movimentadas!

(A) drive
(B) drove
(C) driving
(D) has driving
(E) has driven

• Oh gosh! I'm fed up with driving on so many busy streets!
• Oh Deus! Estou farto de dirigir em tantas ruas movimentadas!

➽ OUTROS EXEMPLOS:

• I'm fed up with waiting for her.
Estou farto de esperar por ela.
• I'm fed up with living here.
Estou farto de viver aqui.

➽ FED UP WITH: Farto de algo ou de alguém.

• I'm fed up with my job.
• Estou farto do meu trabalho.

07 – Martha recommended that her son _____ appropriately.

(A) would have behaved
(B) behaves
(C) behave
(D) had behaved
(E) has behaved

•    Gabarito C  

(A) would have behaved
(B) behaves
(C) behave
(D) had behaved
(E) has behaved

>> RECOMMENDED THAT + Base Form (to suggest that someone should do a specific action):

• Martha recommended that her son behave appropriately.
• Martha recomendou que seu filho se comportasse adequadamente.

>> PADRÃO GRAMATICAL:

RECOMENDED THAT SOMEONE DO SOMETHING.

• I recommended that he go on a diet.
• Recomendei que ele fizesse uma dieta.
• I recommended that she speak to a lawyer.
• Recomendei que ela falasse com um advogado.
• It is recommended that you protect yourself against malaria.
• Recomenda-se que se proteja contra a malária.
• I recommended that she come.
• Eu recomendei que ela viesse.

➽DICAS:

08 – Susie was watching TV when her husband _________.

(A) arrived
(B) had arrived
(C) was going to arrive
(D) has arrived
(E) would arrive

•    Gabarito A  

(A) arrived
(B) had arrived
(C) was going to arrive
(D) has arrived
(E) would arrive

>> TÓPICO: PAST CONTINUOUS + PAST SIMPLE.

• Susie was watching TV when her husband arrived.
• Susie estava assistindo TV quando o marido chegou.

09 – So far the President __________.

(A) has not been elected

(B) will never be elected
(C) would be elected soon
(D) had been elected
(E) would have been elected

•    Gabarito A  

GRAMMAR: PRESENT PERFECT IN PASSIVE VOICE:

(A) has not been elected

não foi eleito

(B) will never be elected

nunca será eleito

(C) would be elected soon

seria eleito em breve

(D) had been elected

havia sido eleito

(E) would have been elected

teria sido eleito

• So far the President has not been elected.
• Até agora o presidente não foi eleito.

10 – If my boss had not phoned the police on the spot, the thief _____________.

(A) would get away with it
(B) got away with it
(C) should got away with it
(D) would have gotten away with it
(E) has gotten away with it

•    Gabarito D  

(A) would get away with it
(B) got away with it
(C) should got away with it
(D) would have gotten away with it
(E) has gotten away with it

>> TÓPICO - 3rd CONDITIONAL:

• If my boss had not phoned the police on the spot, the thief would have gotten away with it.
• Se meu chefe não tivesse telefonado para a polícia imediatamente, o ladrão teria escapado impune.
• If-clause (had not phoned)  >> Main Clause (would have gotten away).
• If-clause (Past Perfect) >> Main Clause (would have + Past Participle)

11 – Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.

• The widow shot ______ by accident.

(A) yourself
(B) himself
(C) istself
(D) herself
(E) myself

•    Gabarito D  

(A) yourself
(B) himself
(C) istself
(D) herself
(E) myself

• 'The widow shot herself by accident.'
• A viúva se matou com um tiro por acidente.

12 – Mark the sentence which must be completed with 'on' and 'in' , in the same sequence.

(A) 'I was talking __ the phone when I heard a knock __ the door.'
(B) The boy got a bike __ his birthday, and is now keeping it __ his relative's garage.
(C) The Smith family lives __ the countryside, __ a very cozy farm house.
(D) Bob was invited to speak __ the conference __ behalf of the company's president.
(E) Several workers decided to go __ strike __ the same day their boss announced his bankruptcy.

•    Gabarito B  

Mark the sentence which must be completed with 'on' and 'in' , in the same sequence.

(A) 'I was talking on the phone when I heard a knock on the door.'

>> "TALK ON A PHONE" (Collocation).

>> "KNOCK ON THE DOOR" (Collocation).

(B) The boy got a bike on his birthday, and is now keeping it in his relative's garage.

>> "ON HIS  BIRTHDAY" (Collocation) - means on the day that a specific person was born. The word "on" is used to indicate a specific date. 

>> "IN THE GARAGE" (Collocation).

(C) The Smith family lives in the countryside, in a very cozy farm house.

>> "LIVE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE" (Collocation) - means living in a rural area, or a geographic area outside of towns and cities.

>> "IN A FARMHOUSE" (Collocation) - means living in a building on agricultural land. Farmhouses are built to house and protect the people who work or own the farm. 

(D) Bob was invited to speak in the conference in behalf of the company's president.

>> "IN THE CONFERENCE" (Collocation) - means in a meeting; engaged in discussions.

>> "IN BEHALF OF" (Collocation) - means "as a representative of", "as a spokesperson for".

(E) Several workers decided to go on strike on the same day their boss announced his bankruptcy.

>> "GO ON STRIKE" (Phrasal Verb) - means to stop working in protest of an employer's actions. It can also mean to refuse to continue working. 

>> "ON THE SAME DAY" (Collocation).

13 – Remarking has to do with __________.

(A) seeing
(B) saying
(C) thinking
(D) singing
(E) cheating

•    Gabarito B  

(A) seeing ver

(B) saying dizer
(C) thinking pensar
(D) singing cantar
(E) cheating trair

• Remarking has to do with saying.
• Comentar tem a ver com dizer. 

>> "REMARK" means something that you say, giving your opinion about something or stating a fact.

14 – In the sentence:

• You may be wrong, but you may be right.,

May means.

(A) permission
(B) ability
(C) deduction
(D) obligation
(E) possibility

•    Gabarito E  

You may be wrong, but you may be right.

Você pode estar errado, mas pode estar certo.

(A) permission permissão
(B) ability habilidade 

(C) deduction dedução
(D) obligation obrigação
(E) possibility possibilidade

15 – Choose the only option with the correct preposition.

• What ___ earth are you doing here so early in the morning?

(A) under
(B) on
(C) in
(D) at
(E) behind

•    Gabarito B  

(A) under

(B) on
(C) in
(D) at
(E) behind

• What on earth are you doing here so early in the morning?
• Mas que raios estás aqui fazendo tão cedo?
• "ON" é parte integrante da expressão idiomática "what on earth".

16 – All our words can be classified into different categories which we call parts of speech. Identify the parts of speech of the words in italics.

• 1) That's no help at all.
• 2) The pot boiled over after a while.
• 3) No one but John left.
• 4) John suffers from pneumoconiosis.
• 5) The family moved to greener pastures.

(A) noun – adverb – conjunction – noun – noun

(B) noun – adverb – preposition – noun - adjective
(C) noun – preposition – preposition – noun –adjective
(D) verb – preposition – conjunction- noun – adjective
(E) verb – preposition – conjunction – adjective – noun

•    Gabarito B  

1) That's no help at all.

Isso não ajuda.

(HELP funciona como um NOUN)

2) The pot boiled over after a while.

O pote ferveu após um tempo.

(OVER funciona como um ADVÉRBIO pois é parte integrante do phrasal veb "to boil over")

- REMEMBER: Qualquer preposição, quando faz parte de um phrasal verb, funciona como advérbio.

3) No one but John left.

Ninguém saiu exceto John.

- No contexto, “BUT” não é conjunção adversária. “BUT” funciona como uma preposição EXCEPT / MINUS (exceto / menos).

4) John suffers from pneumoconiosis.

John sofre de pneumoconiose.

("pneumoconiosis" is noun.)

5) The family moved to greener pastures.

A família mudou-se para pastagens mais verdes.("greener" é um ADJECTIVE)

17 – Choose the only option with the correct preposition.

• Getting ____ early in the morning is good to health providing you sleep well.

(A) up
(B) on
(C) in
(D) under
(E) away

•    Gabarito A  

(A) up
(B) on
(C) in
(D) under
(E) away

• Getting up early in the morning is good to health providing you sleep well.
• Acordar cedo faz bem à saúde, desde que você durma bem.
• "UP" é parte integrante do phrasal verb "get up".

18 – Choose the only option with the correct preposition.

• Watch ____ for those loose bricks!

(A) at
(B) in
(C) out
(D) after
(E) away

•    Gabarito C  

(A) at
(B) in
(C) out
(D) after
(E) away

• Watch out for those loose bricks!
• Cuidado com os tijolos soltos!
• "OUT" é parte integrante do phrasal verb "watch out".

19 – Choose the alternative that best completes the dialog below.

Tom: 'Do you always get good marks on ____ examinations ?'
John: 'Yes, I do. I guess it's because I do____homework assignments and study a little every day.'

Tom: 'How about Anne ? Are____grades good too ?'
John: 'Yes, She's very smart and enjoys studying hard.'

(A) your – mine – hers
(B) your – me – yours
(C) yours – mine – your
(D) your – my – her
(E) your – my – hers

•    Gabarito D  

(A) your – mine – hers
(B) your – me – yours
(C) yours – mine – your
(D) your – my – her
(E) your – my – hers

• Tom
•  'Do you always get good marks on your examinations ?'
• John:
• 'Yes, I do. I guess it's because I do my homework assignments and study a little every day.'
• Tom:
• 'How about Anne ? Are her grades good too ?'
• John:
• 'Yes, She's very smart and enjoys studying hard.'