ARE THEY PERSONS? COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
Some people
hurt themselves 01
- Why do some people hurt themselves?
Because they
don’t love one another 02
- Why do they forget they are brothers?
They exalt
their selves 03
- What do the first two verses of the second stanza show about
And forget
they are brothers those
persons?
04
- What does the verb “to bow” mean in this context?
They
themselves make their plans 05
- Why do they end their lives by themselves?
And ask God
to sign below 06
- Why are they compared to bad elves?
Poor women,
poor men 07
- What do “bad elves” mean in this context?
That never
knew what’s to bow
They end
their lives by themselves
Without
knowing what’s to share
Are they
persons or bad elves?
Then about
someone they never care.
Match the words with their translations:
01 - hurt a - pedem
02 - one another b - vidas
03
- forget c - em baixo
04
- selves d - sobre
05 - sign e - importam-se
06
- to bow f - magoam
07
- to share g - umas as outras
08
- elves h - esquecem
09
- care i - curvar-se
10 -
themselves j
- assinar
11 - ask k
- compartilhar
12
- then l - duendes
13
- lives m - eles mesmos
14
- about n - pois
15 - below o
- egos
Fixing Exercise
Use o gerúndio ou infinitivo adequadamente nas frases do texto, após ter estudado o seu emprego:
1. I just can´t imagine his ______________such things (to say)
2.Stop ____________! Can´t you see I´m studying? (to talk)
3. Please don´t omit ______________off the lights. (to turn)
4.She is looking forward to ________________her parents (to visit)
5. I am used ____________up early. (to get)
Classifique as frases abaixo pelo seguinte código:
(I) Gerúndio como substantivo (II) Gerúndio como adjetivo
(III) Gerúndio no presente contínuo (IV) Gerúndio obrigatório após verbo
(V) Gerúndio após preposição
a) Patients have practiced slowing down racing hearts. ( )
b) It is a method of controlling a system. ( )
c) Biofeedback training is a technique. ( )
d) It is dangerous for people who are taking medication. ( )
e) It has stopped being considered a curiosity. ( )
Choose the correct alternative:
1. (PUC) It isn´t worth _________________ this car.
a) to buy b) buy c) buying d) bought e) have bought
2. (PUC) Avoid _________________ the way.
a) block b) blocking c) to block d) of blocking e) the blocking
3. (CESCEA) Keep on _________________ that song. I love it!
a) sing b) to sing c) singing d) sings e) não sei
4. (MACK) Would you mind _________________________?
a) to give me a help b) giving me a help c) give me a hand d) giving me a hand
e) give me a help
5. (PUC) He came _______________ the animals here.
a) for see b) seeing c) saw d) to see e) sees
FIXING EXERCISE
I - Which preposition would correctly fulfill the sentences below: at,in or on?
1. The Franks had moved to the Netherlands ______ the years leading up to World War II to escape persecution ______ Germany.
2. Shortly after 8 p.m. ______ a Sunday, ______ February 9th, 1964, Ed Sullivan, the host of the highest-rated variety hour ______ American television, introduced the Beatles.
3. No one ______ Studio 50, ______ 53rd Street and Broadway,heard anything else but screaming.
4. ______ the start of her diary. Anne descreibes fairly typical girlhood experiences, and her academic performance ______ school.
5. When a person grows old, some wrinkles appear ______ their skin,especially ______ their faces.
II - Which preposition (among the ones in the box) would correctly fulfill the sentences below?
Above – below – over – under – up – down
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1. Your nose is _________ your mouth and your is __________ your chin.
2. A liceutenant is __________ a capitan; a captain is __________ a general. A sergeant is ___________ a soldier.
3. A helicopter was flying 500 meters __________ the sea level.
4. We were in Salvador and decided to drive __________ to Recife and then ___________ to Natal.
5. The sun was going ___________ and it would soon be dark.
6. “This movie is not suitable for children ___________ 14 years of age,” he warned. By saying this, all the kids could be kept ___________ control.
III - Which preposition (among the ones in the box) would correctly fulfill the sentences below?
Between – among – from – of – across – through
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1. Such was the future for every wife __________ twenty or younger until she was forty.
2. I´ve just read Shakespeare´s “The Merchant __________ Venice”.
3. I usually arrive home _____________ 8 and 9 in the evening, so I´m afraid I won´t be able to watch the soccer match ___________ Cruzeiro and Atlético.
4.__________ other things she decided to live ___________ the Indians.
5. A new bridge was built __________ the river. Then it was necessary to build a tunnel __________ the mountain.
IV - Which preposition (among theones in the box) would correctly complete the sentences below?
Towards – into – onto – off – out of
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1. Permissions for graffiting depend on the city´s attitude ____________ the art.
2. Phobias and obsessions are caused by instrusions of the hidden drives _________ voluntary behavior.
3. “__________ sight, ___________ mind” was her saying.
4. Take care not to fall ________the chair.
5. She threw her books violently ___________ the floor
I - Use either the gerund or infinitive form of the verbs in parentheses to complete these famous
quotations.
a “All talk of ________________ (win) the people by ___________________
(appeal) to their intelligence, of __________________ (conquer) them by impeccable
syllogism, is so much moonshine.”
(H. L. Mencken)
b “Eighty percent of success is ____________________ (show up).”
(Woody Allen)
c “Humor is _________________ (laugh) at what you haven’t got when you ought to
_____________________ (have) it.”
(Langston Hughes)
d “ ______________ (feel) gratitude and not __________________ (express) it is
like _________________ (wrap) a present and not _________________ (give) it.”
(William A. Ward)
e “The dead might as well ______________________ (try / speak) to the living as the old to
the young.”
(Willa Cather)
II - choose the best alternative.
1. I read an article about how __________________the needs of disabled people can make us more responsive to the needs of all the population in general. It’s very interesting and I never thought about it before.
a ( ) to be understood b ( ) is understanding c ( ) understood d ( ) to understand e ( ) understanding
2. In his last speech, the prime minister emphasized the importance of __________________appropriate strategies __________________with the issues of disabled people in our society.
a ( ) to develop, to deal b ( ) developing, dealing c ( ) developing, to deal
d ( ) to develop, dealing e ( ) develop, deal
3 “[…] Seller has not received any written notice from, and to Seller’s knowledge there are no grounds for, any governmental agency ___________________the correction of any condition with respect to the Property, or any part thereof, by reason of a violation of any applicable federal, state, county, or municipal law, code, rule, or regulation (including those ______________________ the Americans With Disabilities Act), which has not been cured or waived. […]”
Extracted from <http://www.faqs.org/sec-filings/100108/Grubb-and-Ellis-
Healthcare-REIT-II-Inc_8-K/exhibit1.htm>.
Accessed on January 23, 2010.
a ( ) requiring, to respect b ( ) requiring, respecting c ( ) to require, respecting
d ( ) require, respect e ( ) to require, to respect
4. This organization has more than 20 years of experience in ____________________with the disabled community in order _____________________a more inclusive society.
a ( ) working, creating b ( ) to work, to create c ( ) to work, creating
d ( ) work, create e ( ) working, to create
5. “When the boatman left him, he remained stupidly ________________ on the sandy tongue, ____________________before him though only _________________objects through the giddy whirls which made them seem phantasmagoria.”
Extracted from HUGO, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers, 1862. p. 152.
a ( ) standing, staring, seeing b ( ) standing, to stare, seeing c ( ) standing, staring, to see d ( ) to stand, staring, seeing e ( ) to stand, to stare, to see
7. “[…] Dr. Price wanted ________________a way to reassure, inform, inspire, and empower his patients who were considering surgery on their eyes ________________ USABA athlete, Trischa Zorn – the most decorated Paralympic athlete in the history of disabled sport, said Mark Lucas, USABA Executive Director […]”.
Extracted from <http://cate.ca.gov/index.cfm?a=Resources&p
=News&article=555>. Accessed on January 23, 2010.
a ( ) to find, to include b ( ) finding, including c ( ) to find, including
d ( ) find, including e ( ) find, include
FIXING EXERCISE
1. Supply the Present Continuous Tense of the verbs in the parentheses.
a) The old ladies ____________________ to their favorite song. (to listen)
b) My friends ____________________ for dinner tonight. (to come)
c) I ____________________ apples to make a pie. (to cut)
d) It _____________________ to rain. (to begin)
e) They _____________________ on the sofa. (to lie)
2. Reescreva as sentenças completadas do quesito 1 nas formas negativa e interrogativa.
3. Supply the Simple Past Tense of the verbs in the parentheses.
a) I _______________ to talk to Helen last night. (to try)
b) We _____________ at the club yesterday. (to jog)
c) She _____________ many friends to our party. (to bring)
d) DR. Johnson ___________ up early this morning. (to get)
e) Those dogs ___________ after me yesterday. (to run)
4. Reescreva as sentenças completadas do quesito 3 nas formas negativa e interrogativa.
5. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the parentheses in the Imperative.
a) _______________ the window. It is cold. (to close)
b) _______________ your books on page twenty. (to open)
c) _______________ him. He is lying. (to forget)
d) _______________ your car better. (to drive)
e) _______________ goodbye to them. (to say)
6. Reescreva as sentenças completadas do quesito 5 na forma negativa.
FIXING EXERCISE
1. Complete with in, on or at:
a) She arrived _____ 7 o´clock.
b) It happened _____ the 20th Century.
c) He was born _____ May 2nd.
d) The meeting will be _____ Summer.
e) They live _____ 54 Main Street.
f) We have English class _____ Monday.
g) The party will be _____ September.
h) John is _____ home now.
2. Complete with Gerund or Infinitive.
a) She is very fond of _________________ (swim)
b) _________________ is a terrific pastime. (paint)
c) I have avoided _______________ to him after our quarrel. (talk)
d) I told them I would _____________ home late. (be)
e) They told me _____________ down. (sit)
f) I made him ______________ the letter. (answer)
g) She wants ______________ home. (go)
h) They watched the birds _________________. (fly)
FIXING EXERCISE
Complete com o reflexivo correto:
1. The boy hurt ___________________ when He felt.
2. The girl taught _________________ to sew.
3. You all enjoyed ________________ at the show yesterday.
4. I blame _________________ for all that trouble.
5. Mary and I enjoyed __________________ at the party last night.
6. Peter, you should take better care of ___________________ !
7. The policeman _____________________ caught the robber.
8. The nurse __________________ will operate the patient.
9. The boys __________________ will do the dishes tonight.
10. Little Jane and her sister went to the park by ___________________.
