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• 1 – (VUNESP) Check the grammatically correct sentence

A. I live here since 1970

B. I have lived here since 1970
C. I am living here since 1970
D. I will live here since 1970
E. I would live here since 1970
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• 1 – (VUNESP) Check the grammatically correct sentence

A. I live here since 1970

B. I have lived here since 1970
C. I am living here since 1970
D. I will live here since 1970
E. I would live here since 1970
• 2. (ITA) She has been in the United States ________ two
months.
A. For only
B. Since only
C. Since
D. From
E. nda
• 2. (ITA) She has been in the United States ________ two months.
A. For only
B. Since only
C. Since
D. From
E. nda
• 3 - (PUC-C) John has lived in that same house ________
many years, actually ____ he was a little boy.

A. For – since
B. Since – since
C. About – for
D. For – for
E. For - about
• (PUC-C) John has lived in that same house ________ many
years, actually ____ he was a little boy.

A. For – since
B. Since – since
C. About – for
D. For – for
E. For - about
• 4 - (PUC) She _______ in bed for two weeks now

A. Is being
B. Was
C. Will be
D. Has been
E. Had been
• 4 - (PUC) She _______ in bed for two weeks now

A. Is being
B. Was
C. Will be
D. Has been
E. Had been
• 5 - (FCC) I want a pair of shoes. I _____ a new pair since
1980.
A. Had
B. Have
C. Don’t have
D. Didn’t have
E. Haven’t had
• 5 - (FCC) I want a pair of shoes. I _____ a new pair since
1980.
A. Had
B. Have
C. Don’t have
D. Didn’t have
E. Haven’t had
• 6 - (FCC) Ever since she got the flu, she ____ very week
A. Has
B. was
C. were
D. ‘ll be
E. ‘s been
• 6 - (FCC) Ever since she got the flu, she ____ very week
A. Has
B. was
C. were
D. ‘ll be
E. ‘s been
• 7 - (FATEC) It’s now December. I haven’t seen a good film
since September.
A. I’ve seen a good film for September
B. I’ve seen a good film for December
C. I haven’t seen a good film three months ago
D. I haven’t seen a good film for three months
E. I haven’t seen a good film since three months
• 7 - (FATEC) It’s now December. I haven’t seen a good film
since September.
A. I’ve seen a good film for September
B. I’ve seen a good film for December
C. I haven’t seen a good film three months ago
D. I haven’t seen a good film for three months
E. I haven’t seen a good film since three months
• 8 - (ITA) Her hands have a strong smell because she ____
the floor.
A. has recently polishing
B. Is just polishing
C. Has just polished
D. Is polished
E. Is polish
• 8 - (ITA) Her hands have a strong smell because she ____
the floor.
A. has recently polishing
B. Is just polishing
C. Has just polished
D. Is polished
E. Is polish
• 9 - (PUC-C) “Do you want a cigarette?” “No, thanks. I’ve __
smoked one.”
A. Just
B. Only
C. Still
D. Yet
E. Ever
• 9 - (PUC-C) “Do you want a cigarette?” “No, thanks. I’ve __
smoked one.”
A. Just
B. Only
C. Still
D. Yet
E. Ever
• 10 - (ITA) 1 – He _____ since 1970.
II – I ____ to study English next year.
III – Your friend _____ just arrived
A. is – go - has
B. Has been – will go - is
C. Has been – am going - has
D. Is – am going - has
E. To be – go - is
• 10 - (ITA) 1 – He _____ since 1970.
II – I ____ to study English next year.
III – Your friend _____ just arrived
A. is – go - has
B. Has been – will go - is
C. Has been – am going - has
D. Is – am going - has
E. To be – go - is
• 11 - (ITA) Mary _____ hard since the beginning of the year.

A. Working
B. Has been working
C. Worked
D. Is working
E. Was working
• 11 - (ITA) Mary _____ hard since the beginning of the year.

A. Working
B. Has been working
C. Worked
D. Is working
E. Was working
• 12 - (UBERABA) The first practical application of numerical weather
prediction _____ made by the US Navy before WWII. Since then, the
electric computer and other advances ____ helping alleviate the
problem, although how it will be finally resolved remains _____ seen

A. Has been – are – are bing

B. Were – has been – being
C. Was – have been – to be
D. Is – would be – be
E. Had been – were – to being
• 12 - (UBERABA) The first practical application of numerical weather
prediction _____ made by the US Navy before WWII. Since then, the
electric computer and other advances ____ helping alleviate the
problem, although how it will be finally resolved remains _____ seen

A. Has been – are – are bing

B. Were – has been – being
C. Was – have been – to be
D. Is – would be – be
E. Had been – were – to being
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Vocab:
Sweeping changes – mudanças radicais, abrangentes
Sign in to law – sancionar uma lei
Vocab:
Interest rate
Deal a blow - cause great difficulties
Lobby - influence politicians or public officials on a particular issue.
Cap - place a limit or restriction on (prices, expenditure, or other activity).
Vocab:

Bill – conta
Charge – cobrar
Delay - atrasar
curbs – limitations
Fees – taxas
Issuers – expedidores
Interest - juros
Raise – aumenta
Rate – taxa
Unless – a menos que
Banks have said that higher funding costs, along with surging
loan delinquencies and defaults, forced them to reassess card
risk. The problem is, banks' actions have only made it harder
for consumers to pay their bills.

Vocab:
along with – juntamente
Surging loan deliquencies and defaults – inadimplências e omissões que surgem de
empréstimos
GABARITO

• 31 – D
• 32 – A
• 33 – D
• 34 – B
• 35 – D
• 36 - A