8 Questões de Língua Inglesa do MACKENZIE 2012

The verb “to elude” in the text means (Mackenzie 2012)

1. A) to defraud, swindle or deceive someone.
2. B) to shade an area from exposure for a period.
3. C) to reveal or disclose in violation of confidence.
4. D) to withdrawn or remove from observation.
5. E) to escape the understanding, perception or appreciation of.

The following quotation refers to questions 17 and 18. [imagem] “You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That’s how you know you’re still alive. Once you start doing only what you __( I )__ you can do, you __( II )__ on the road to death.” Jerry Seinfeld The verb forms that correctly complete the blanks I and II in the quotation are (Mackenzie 2012)

1. A) should have proved, will be
2. B) had proven, would be
3. C) have proven, are
4. D) may have proven, can be
5. E) will be proving, will have been

The following quotation refers to questions 17 and 18. [imagem] “You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That’s how you know you’re still alive. Once you start doing only what you __( I )__ you can do, you __( II )__ on the road to death.” Jerry Seinfeld What Seinfeld meant by what he said is that (Mackenzie 2012)

1. A) it’s proven that people who don’t motivate themselves die within a year of inactivity.
2. B) nobody can prove that death is brought by challenges not faced or taken into consideration.
3. C) whether you challenge yourself or not, the road to death is ahead of you, though you’re still alive right now.
4. D) you need to challenge people at least once to be able to succeed. If not, you’ll soon drive on the road to death.
5. E) unless you give up doing ordinary stuff, you’ll never be able to accomplish more in life.

The word “rubble” in the text means (Mackenzie 2012)

1. A) broken bits and pieces of anything.
2. B) explosive device used as a weapon to disperse crowds.
3. C) violent expansion or bursting with noise, as of gunpowder.
4. D) a premature spontaneous burning due to the high temperature of air compressed in a cylinder.
5. E) combustion or consumption of fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases and light.

Rolling Stone Buffalo Springfield, Pearl Jam Rock Bridge School Benefit S. Stills, R. Furay and N. Young of Buffalo Springfield perform together during the Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, Calif. Associated Press photo/Eric Risber. The annual Bridge School Benefit has featured special acoustic sets by everybody from David Bowie and Paul McCartney to Metallica and Phish. But for the 24th edition, on October 23rd and 24th, organizer Neil Young unveiled a stunning finale: the first set since 1968 by his old band Buffalo Springfield. “From my perspective, we just picked up where we left off many, many years ago,” says singer Richie Furay. “It was almost like going back in time.” Over two chilly, wet days at the Shoreline Amphitheater near San Francisco, babyboomers and local dot-com kids gathered for a remarkable, eclectic lineup: Jackson Browne and David Lindley tackled Bruce Springsteen’s 1983 “Brothers Under the Bridge”; Kris Kristofferson broke out “Me and Bobby McGee”; Billy Idol revved up the crowd with a singalong on “Rebel Yell”; and Pearl Jam blasted through their eighth appearance at the benefit. At the end of their set, which included “Black” and “Better Man”, Young joined them on his new tune “Walk With Me.” “We played it for him backstage, and he said, ‘That’s basically it, but let me show you what you aren’t playing,’ ”says Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard. “We _____(I)_____ an interaction with him that __(II)__ a lesson in the sheer, raw love of rock.” Rolling Stone The text DOES NOT state that (Mackenzie 2012)

1. A) the weather during the festival was awful.
2. B) Buffalo Springfield had their first live set at the Annual Bridge School Benefit.
3. C) both adults and teenagers had a chance to enjoy the concerts side by side.
4. D) Neil Young presented new material and played along with many other renowned artists at the benefit.
5. E) Singer Richie Furay feels as if he had never left his old band, Buffalo Springfield.

Rolling Stone Buffalo Springfield, Pearl Jam Rock Bridge School Benefit S. Stills, R. Furay and N. Young of Buffalo Springfield perform together during the Bridge School Benefit concert in Mountain View, Calif. Associated Press photo/Eric Risber. The annual Bridge School Benefit has featured special acoustic sets by everybody from David Bowie and Paul McCartney to Metallica and Phish. But for the 24th edition, on October 23rd and 24th, organizer Neil Young unveiled a stunning finale: the first set since 1968 by his old band Buffalo Springfield. “From my perspective, we just picked up where we left off many, many years ago,” says singer Richie Furay. “It was almost like going back in time.” Over two chilly, wet days at the Shoreline Amphitheater near San Francisco, babyboomers and local dot-com kids gathered for a remarkable, eclectic lineup: Jackson Browne and David Lindley tackled Bruce Springsteen’s 1983 “Brothers Under the Bridge”; Kris Kristofferson broke out “Me and Bobby McGee”; Billy Idol revved up the crowd with a singalong on “Rebel Yell”; and Pearl Jam blasted through their eighth appearance at the benefit. At the end of their set, which included “Black” and “Better Man”, Young joined them on his new tune “Walk With Me.” “We played it for him backstage, and he said, ‘That’s basically it, but let me show you what you aren’t playing,’ ”says Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard. “We _____(I)_____ an interaction with him that __(II)__ a lesson in the sheer, raw love of rock.” Rolling Stone The right forms of the verbs have and be which appropriately complete blanks I and II in the text are (Mackenzie 2012)

1. A) had better never have, isn’t
2. B) have never had, wasn’t
3. C) should never have, hasn’t been
4. D) had never had, had been
5. E) will never have, is