JOIN MY NEW CLUB, “TGIT” Until now, the business world was primarily made of two clubs. The most popular club…

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JOIN MY NEW CLUB, “TGIT” Until now, the business world was primarily made of two clubs. The most popular club, by far, was the “TGIF” club, or “Thank God It’s Friday.” To be a member of this club, your primary focus is on the weekend. Members think about, anticipate, and look forward to Fridays so that they can get away from their work. Most members are highly stressed because only two days of the week are considered “good days.” Even Sunday is considered stressful because the next day they have to go back to work. The other business club is substantially smaller, yet in some ways the members are more dedicated to the club. This one is called “TGIM,” or “Thank God It’s Monday.” These members are usually workaholics who can’t stand weekends because they are away from work! Members of this club are also highly stressed because while there are generally five days of the week to be preoccupied with work, there is always that darn weekend that gets in the way! The most difficult day of the week is usually Friday, because it often means the member won’t be able to get back to work for a few days. They may try to work on weekends, but the demands of family get in the way. Needless to say, members of both clubs think members of the “other club” are completely nuts! I invite you to join an alternate club. My hope is that together, we can eventually achieve a 100 percent membership. In fact, I’d love to put the other two clubs out of business altogether! This new club is called “TGIT,” or “Thank God It’s Today.” Members of this club are happy seven days a week because they understand that every day is unique, and each brings with it different gifts. Members of this club are grateful to be alive; they rejoice in their many blessings and expect each day to be full of wonder, surprise, and opportunity. There are no qualifications necessary to join the “TGIT” club, other than the desire to have a higher quality of life and the desire to appreciate rather than dread each day. Members of this club understand that it’s useless to wish any day were different. They know that Mondays don’t care if you like them or not – they simply go on being Mondays. Likewise, Fridays will come around every seventh day, ___( I )___. It’s up to each of us to make every day as special as it can be. No amount of wishing will make the slightest bit of difference. Don’t sweat the small stuff By Richard Carlson In the sentence, “they rejoice in their many blessings, ...” the verb to rejoice in means (Mackenzie 2013)

1. A) to enable something to happen.
2. B) to relate something funny to something outstanding.
3. C) to be very happy about something.
4. D) to make an idea, belief on feeling stronger.
5. E) to congratulate somebody on something.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa C

Resolução passo a passo

1. O enunciado pede o significado do verbo "rejoice in" na frase "they rejoice in their many blessings" (eles se regozijam com suas muitas bênçãos). Pelo contexto do texto, os membros do TGIT são gratos, felizes e esperam cada dia cheio de maravilhas, o que indica um sentimento positivo.
2. Analisando as alternativas com base no contexto, "rejoice in" significa sentir grande alegria por algo, ou seja, "to be very happy about something". Portanto, a alternativa C é a correta.
3. Por que as outras estão erradas: A) "to enable something to happen" significa permitir ou possibilitar que algo aconteça, sentido que não corresponde ao verbo. B) "to relate something funny to something outstanding" não corresponde a nenhum sentido de "rejoice". D) "to make an idea, belief or feeling stronger" descreve fortalecer uma ideia ou sentimento, não se alegrar. E) "to congratulate somebody on something" significa parabenizar alguém por algo, que é diferente de sentir alegria pessoal.
4. Conclusão: o gabarito oficial C está correto, pois a alternativa que expressa o sentido de alegria e satisfação com as bênçãos é exatamente "to be very happy about something".

💡 Dica: Analise o contexto para entender o significado do verbo 'rejoice in'.

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