JB CURSO Inglês

EsPCEx Prof: Otacílio

(Epcar) Text for questions 1 – 16. neighbours beyond Earth? Time will tell—and the search
The search for life beyond Earth continues.
We have always been fascinated by the thought of (Adapted from https.//wWW. beyond-earth _ Access on 16/02/19)
alien life elsewhere in the universe. The idea has provided the
basis for a huge wealth of science fiction stories that have been 1. The text states that
limited only by our imaginations. But can other creatures exist
in the vast reaches of space or on other planets or moons? And a) other creatures have already visited us.
are there other intelligent forms of life out there—or are we b) scientists have searched smart aliens.
more likely to find something much simpler? c) we have neighbours beyond.
Where are all the aliens? d) nobody has proved the existence of extraterrestrial life.
Our Sun is just one star among billions in our galaxy.
In the last few years, scientists have detected thousands of 2. Mark the alternative in which the highlighted word is used
planets around other stars and it seems that most stars have with the same meaning as in the sentence below.
planetary systems. It’s therefore likely that there will be large "We have always been fascínated by the thouqht of alíen lífe
numbers of habitable planets in the Milky Way galaxy and elsewhere ín the uníverse."
beyond that are capable of supporting intelligent life. Some of
these intelligent civilisations, if they’re out there, may have even a) We didn't give any thouqht to her appearance.
developed interstellar travel. b) We thought about the time we spent in the army.
Are there other intelligent forms of life out there—or are we c) We thought of a pretty good excuse for being late.
more likely to find something much simpler? d) We'd buy John's old car, but we thouqht better of it.
But Earth hasn’t been visited by any intelligent aliens
(yet?). This apparent high probability of life, combined with a 3. “the basis for a huge weath of scíence fictíon storiesn”. The
lack of evidence for its existence, is called the Fermi Paradox, underlined word is a synonym for
named for the physicist Enrico Fermi who first outlined the
argument back in 1950. This begs the question: where is a) interesting. c) importante
everybody? Back in 1961, astronomer Francis Drake tried to b) limited d) enormous
rationalise this question by developing an equation that takes
into account all the factors relevant to finding alien civilisations 4. Mark the statement that is in DISAGREEMENT with the
and gives an estimate of the number of civilisations out there in text
the galaxy that should be able to communicate with us. It
considers factors such as the rate of new star formation, how a) There's a possibility of finding life in other places in the
many planets around those new and existing stars might be urnverse.
able to support life, the number of planets supporting intelligent b) Appropriate equipment will be necessary for the
life, how many of those civilisations might have technology we exploration.
can detect, whether they’re likely to communicate with us here c) lnternational organisations detected aliens' signals.
on Earth, and so on. d) Francis Drake developed an equation to find alien alien
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence civilisations.
Scientists and radio astronomers have started the
search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) in a systematic 5. Mark the alternative that is grammatically correct.
manner. Several international organisations, including the SETI
Institute and the SETI League, are using radio telescopes to a) Have anyone the right of searching for intelligent life?
detect signals that might have been produced by intelligent life. b) Is there any concrete evidence of life beyond Earth?
In 1995, the SETI Institute started Project Phoenix, which used c) There are enother intelligent forms of life beyond Earth?
three of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world: the d) How many planets have to support life?
Green Bank radio telescope in West Virginia, USA; the Arecibo
telescope in Puerto Rico; and the Parkes radio telescope in 6. Mark the alternative is grammatically INCORRECT
NSW, Australia. During its initial phase, Project Phoenix used Where are all the allens?
the Parkes telescope to search for signals coming from 202 a) Nobody saw them.
Sunlike stars as distant as 155 light years away. By the end of b) There are some beyond Earth.
its operations, Project Phoenix had scanned a total of 800 c) There aren’t any in the universe.
‘nearby’ (up to 240 light years away) stars for signs of life. The d) There aren’t none in our galaxy.
project detected some cosmic noises, but none that could be
attributed to aliens. These days, anyone can become involved 7. According to paragraph 2,
in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence through their
personal computer. While there’s currently excitement about a) there aren’t many stars in our galaxy.
sending human crews to Mars, missions beyond the Red b) We may not be alone.
Planet are at this stage pretty much not feasible: the distances c) scientists developed interslellar travel.
and travel times involved are simply too great. Basically, all d) our sun is the most important star among bilions of
exploration for life beyond Earth will need to be done using planetary systems.
robotic space probes and landing rovers. These instruments
can provide a huge wealth of information and are capable of 8. Mark lhe stalement thal is NOT mentioned in the text.
exploring as far away as Pluto, perhaps even beyond our solar
system. But as for life beyond the solar system, the nearest a) The Fermi Paradox tries to answer the question of where
stars are several light years away, and even communications the aliens are.
by electromagnetic waves (which all travel at the speed of light) b) Drake's equation comes from Fermi's question.
are essentially going to be a one-way message. While we c) The SETI lnstitute and the SETI League try to prove that
probably won’t find intelligent life too close to home, there’s a aliens don't exist.
chance we may still find much simpler life forms. Do we have d) Project Phoenix has tried to delect signs of life.
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9. Considering the plural form of the nouns, marks the correct Slavery has been a disgraceful aspect of human society for
alternative. most of human history. However, Anti- Slavery International
has refused to accept that this bloody status quo should be
a) Basis (line 3) – base. allowed to persist (Aidan McQuade, former director).
b) Galaxy (line 11) – galaxyes.
c) Life (line 36) – lives.
d) Search (line 39) – searchers.
10. Mark the alternative that is grammatically INCORRECT. Forms of modern slavery
Purposes of exploitation can range from forced prostitution and
a) Milk Way is the galaxy where there will probably be a large forced labour to forced marriage and forced organ removal.
number of habitable planets. Here are the most common forms of modern slavery.
b) 1961 is the year when the astronomer Francis Drake
• Forced labour – any work or services which people
developed an equation.
are forced to do against their will under the threat of
c) Scientists and astronomers were the ones who started the
some form of punishment.
search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
• Debt bondage or bonded labour – the world’s most
d) Robotic space probes are isntruments what can provide a
widespread form of slavery, when people borrow
huge wealth of information.
money they cannot repay and are required to work to
pay off the debt, then losing control over the
11. “Do we have neighbours beyond Earth?”. One of the
conditions of both their employment and the debt.
alternatives DOESN’T answer the question. Mark it.
• Human trafficking– involves transporting, recruiting or
a) No, we haven’t. c) I don’t think so. harbouring people for the purpose of exploitation,
b) Probably not. d) No, we don’t. using violence, threats or coercion.
• Descent-based slavery – where people are born into
12. The content of the text is based on slavery because their ancestors were captured and
enslaved; they remain in slavery by descent.
a) Mistake and denials. c) Truths and faults. • Child slavery – many people often confuse child
b) Doubts and lies. d) Facts and possibilities. slavery with child labour, but it is much worse. Whilst
child labour is harmful for children and hinders their
13. Read the sentences form the text and classify them. The education and development, child slavery occurs
underlined excerpts are examples of when a child is exploited for someone else’s gain. It
“Project Phoenix, wich used three of the most powerful radio can include child trafficking, child soldiers, child
telescopes in the word.”, “ There’s a chance we may still find marriage and child domestic slavery.
much simpler life forms.”. • Forced and early marriage – when someone is
married against their will and cannot leave the
a) Comparative and superlative. marriage. Most child marriages can be considered
b) Superlative and comparative. slavery.
c) Superlative of inferiority. Many forms of slavery have more than one element listed
d) Comparative of equality. above. For example, human trafficking often involves advance
payment for travel and a job abroad, using money often
14. The author concludes that borrowed from the traffickers. Then, the debt contributes to
control of the victims. Once they arrive, victims cannot leave
a) The subject is still uncertain. until they pay off their debt. Many people think that slavery
b) Our inteligente neighbours liv nearby in the universe. happens only overseas, in developing countries. In fact, no
c) The time for answers has already come. country is free from modern slavery, even Britain. The
d) There’s no chance of finding new forms of life. Government estimates that there are tens of thousands people
in modern slavery in the UK. Modern slavery can affect people
(EPCAR) Text for questions 15 – 28. of any age, gender or race. However, contrary to a common
WHAT IS MODERN SLAVERY? misconception that everyone can be a victim of slavery, some
Slavery did not end with abolition in the 19th century. Slavery groups of people are much more vulnerable to slavery than
continues today and harms people in every country in the others. People who live in poverty and have limited
world. opportunities for decent work are more vulnerable to accepting
Women forced into prostitution. People forced to work in deceptive job offers that can turn exploitative. People who are
agriculture, domestic work and factories. Children in discriminated against on the basis of race, caste, or gender are
sweatshops producing goods sold globally. Entire families also more likely to be enslaved. Slavery is also more likely to
forced to work for nothing to pay off generational debts. Girls occur where the rule of law is weaker and corruption is rife.
forced to marry older men. There are estimated 40.3 million Anti-Slavery International believes that we have to tackle the
people in modern slavery around the world, including: root causes of slavery in order to end slavery for good. That’s
• 10 million children why we published our Anti- Slavery Charter, listing
comprehensive measures that need to be taken to end slavery
• 24.9 million people in forced labour
across the world.
• 15.4 million people in forced marriage (Adapted from https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/modern-slavery/)
• 4.8 million people in forced sexual exploitation 15. The concept of slavery worked in the text is
Someone is in slavery if they are:
• forced to work – through coercion, or mental or a) a very hard work for which people are paid very little.
physical threat; b) about slaves who hardly work.
• owned or controlled by an ’employer’, through mental c) about something that is legally owned by someone else.
or physical abuse or the threat of abuse; d) the activity of having slaves.
• dehumanised, treated as a commodity or bought and
sold as ‘property’; 16. Mark the alternative in which the verb “to continue” (line 2)
is applied in the sentence correctly.
• physically constrained or have restrictions placed on
their freedom of movement.
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a) Slavery continues to exist today, affecting continents and b) very. d) a lot of.
countries.
b) Today, new forms of slavery continues being tragic. 25. In the topic “Forced and early marriage” (line 56), the
c) Poverty continue afflicting vast number of people. modal verb CAN be replaced by ____ without changing the
d) New forms of slavery is continuing to come from poverty. meaning.

17. “Slavery continues today and harms people in every a) mustn’t c) doesn’t have to
country in the world” (lines 2 and 3). The highlighted words b) shouldn’t d) doesn’t need to
can be substituted for _____.
26. Mark the option with the suitable question to answer the
a) them c) their fragment below.
b) theirs d) they “When someone is married against their will”. (lines 56 and
57)
18. The word “goods” (line 6) means in the text
a) When does anyone get married?
a) nice, pleasant. c) purchase. b) When are women married?
b) items for sale. d) trade. c) When does it happen?
d) When is anyone getting married?
19. Mark the INCORRECT statement according to the text.
27. The author concludes that Anti-Slavery International
a) Slavery still exits worldwide. believes
b) The modern forms of slavery are encouraging helpless
people. a) we need new laws in order to combat slavery.
c) The issue of modern slavery hasn’t finished yet. b) it’s important to attack the origin of slavery to extinguish it
d) Slavery has continued until now. forever.
c) slavery is growing faster and faster.
20. One of the statements below is according to the text. Mark d) there’s no way to end slavery across the world.
it.
28. Anti-Slavery International
a) Modern slavery is never considered a crime.
b) Modern slavery does not concern authorities. a) persuades us to tolerate the new forms of slavery.
c) Slavery today looks exactly the same as it was in the 19 th b) defends human rights.
century. c) can afford slaves’ working hours.
d) Measures are necessary to stop modern slavery. d) stops people from being killed.

21. Considering the use of possessive adjectives, mark the (EPCAR) Text for questions 29 – 44.
alternative that completes the sentence below correctly Most Common Prejudices
Modern slavery includes What are some of the most common ways people
discriminate against each other? Some of the areas where
a) an employee who has its work abused. people show their intolerance are well-known, such as race.
b) children who have his lives affected. But others are less acknowledged, even if more common:
c) a girl who has her marriage forced.
d) people who have your freedom restricted. Age: Ageism is more common than you think. Older people are
thought to be inflexible and stuck in the past, while younger
22. Mark the INCORRECT statement, considering the content people are seen as inexperienced and naive. One-fifth of
of the text. working adults say they experience ageism in the workplace.

a) If intimidated people don’t do the forced labour, they’re Class: Classism usually takes the form of discrimination by
going to suffer afterwards. wealthier people against those who are less well off. However,
b) If people cannot pay what they borrowed, they’ll have to classism goes both ways— people of lower economic status
work to pay off the debt. can see the wealthy as elite snobs who, while monetarily
c) Employers will threat explored people if they don’t do what secure, are morally bankrupt.
they want to.
d) If children don’t receive education, their owners will punish Color: Different from racism, colorism is discrimination based
them. only on the color of a person’s skin; how relatively dark or light
they are. Colorism takes place within and between races. It is
23. Mark the sentence from the text that is an example of common in multi-ethnic and non-white societies and societies
comparative form. with historical racial prejudice.

a) Owned or controlled by an ‘employer’. (line 18) Ability: Usually called ableism, a less well-known form of
b) Most child marriages can be considered slavery. (lines 58 prejudice is discrimination against people with visible
and 59) disabilities such as those in wheelchairs or with a learning
c) […] people are much more vulnerable to slavery[…] (lines disability. The disabled face discrimination not only from their
74 and 75) peers, but from institutions, schools, employers, and
d) […] that need to be taken to end slavery across the world. landowners who are hesitant to accommodate the disabled.
(lines 86 and 87)
Sex/Gender: Possibly the most universal and long running
24. Mark the option that replaces the underlined words, prejudice is that based on a person’s gender or sex.
respectively, keeping the same meaning. Historically, sexism has placed men in a more advantageous
“[…] many people often confuse child slavery with child labour position than women.
[…]” (lines 48 and 49)

a) a lot. c) much.
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Weight/Size: In short, sizeism is discrimination based on a
person’s body size or weight. Sizeism works with social 35. The word “workplace” means
standards of beauty and usually takes the form of
discrimination against the overweight — anti-fat prejudice. a) an institution for people who need professional care.
b) a place where people work.
Religion: Religious discrimination and persecution has been c) home for old people.
common throughout history. But prejudice based on religious d) a school where people live.
affiliation doesn’t end with organized religion; atheists are
prone to discrimination and being discriminated against. 36. The topic “ability” mentions people who

Sexual Orientation: Most commonly, prejudice based on a) have poor sight.

sexual orientation includes discrimination against those of a b) have difficulty in learning.
non-heterosexual orientation. Discrimination against the non- c) get excited about helping the disabled.
heterosexual takes many forms depending on the society. In d) face social and economical discrimination.
some societies prejudice is open and tolerated, but in most
Western societies, bias against the non-heterosexual is more 37. In the sentence “Usually called ableism, a less well-known
discreet. form of prejudice”, the underlined expression means

Country of Origin: Nativism is a common form of a) always. c) frequently.

discrimination against immigrants to a country. Unlike many b) rarely. d) seldom.
other forms of discrimination, nativism is many times
encouraged and enforced by some public entities. 38. The underlined word in “those in wheelchairs or with a
Which prejudice do you have? Which prejudice have you learning disability.” is used in the same grammatical way as in
experienced?
29. The author points out that a) Teachers are learning how to deal with disabled students.
b) Learning English is a necessity nowadays.
a) ableism is a kind of ability. c) He's learning how to deal with his brother’s disability.
b) race discrimination is the worst of all prejudices. d) The learning theory is common in Western societies.
c) sex/gender prejudice is more advantageous than other
ones. 39. Mark the option which shows the same meaning as in “a
d) there are different types of discrimination. person’s body size or weight.” (underlined).

30. The word “others” (underlined) refers to a) A person and body size or weight.
b) The body size or weight of a person.
a) people. c) Body size and person’s weight.
b) each other. d) The body’s size or weight of a person.
c) some of the most common ways.
d) areas where people show their intolerance. 40. The word “persecution” (underlined) means

31. Mark the INCORRECT definition of the word “ageism” a) treating somebody in a cruel and unfair way.
(underlined). b) keeping common types of prejudice.
c) having a religion.
a) Law against age prejudice. d) showing intense belief in something.
b) Treating people unfairly because of their age.
c) Discrimination on the grounds of a person's age. 41. Mark the correct question for the sentence “prejudice
d) Prejudice against people's age. based on religious affiliation” (underlined).

32. Mark the FALSE statement below in relation to the text. a) Which prejudice did you talk about?
b) Which religion talked you about?
a) Some institutions are hesitant to accommodate the c) Which affiliation talk you about?
disabled. d) Which religious prejudice you talked about?
b) For some people, overweight is not an acceptable standard
of beauty. 42 - Choose the option which contains the correct negative for
c) Everybody experiences some kind of prejudice. “atheists are prone to discrimination”.
d) Religious intolerance exists for a long time. Atheists ________prone to discrimination.

33. Mark the concept that is mentioned in the text. a) don’t c) aren’t
b) didn’t d) can’t
a) Natural selection.
b) The illegality of non-native people in a country. 43. Mark the sentence below that CANNOT answer the
c) Nature. following question correctly.
d) Abundance of valuable possessions or money. “ Which prejudice do you have?”.

34. The sentence “one-fifth of working adults say they a) I have some. c) I have none.
experience ageism in the workplace” (underlined) means that b) I don't have any. d) I don't have no prejudice.

a) twenty per cent of working adults suffer the consequences 44. Mark the group of uncountable words extracted from the
of ageism at work. text above.
b) 1/15 of adults work under pressure.
c) 1/5 of workers experience prejudice against their type of a) Prejudice – experience – ability.
work. b) Orientation – body – position.
d) half of the adult population experiences intolerance at work. c) Discrimination – intolerance – racism.
d) History – status – religion.
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(Epcar) Read the next text for questions 45 – 50. 50. The comparative form of the underlined word in the
LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE: HOW THE INTERNET IS sentence “Webster’s dictionary [_] adopted the American
CHANGING LANGUAGE orthography familiar today” (lines 6 and 7) is
Online, English is now a common language for users from
around the world. In the process, the language itself is a) most familiar. c) the most familiar.
changing. Noah Webster thought that a common language b) more familiar than. d) the more familiar.
brings people together and helps create a new identity.
Webster’s dictionary, now is in its 11th edition, adopted the (Epcar) Read the text for questions 51 – 58.
Americanized orthography familiar today “–er” in place of “–re” DANCING EFFECTS ON THE HUMAN BODY
in theatre, not using the “u” from colour, losing one “l” in These days, people love to watch other people dance.
traveller, and listed new words for example, skunk and squash. Competitive dance shows, like “So you think you can dance”
The Internet is creating a similar language evolution, but at a and “Dancing with the stars”, are dominating the world of reality
much faster velocity. Some linguists anticipate that in 10 years television. So, if you get off the sofa and dance, you can keep
English will dominate the Internet, but in very different forms. your body and mind healthy. Studies show that dancing can
That’s because people who speak English as a second improve your heart health, helps you lose weight and stay
language are more in number than native speakers. And they flexible, reduces stress and can also help you get old in a
use it to communicate with other non-native speakers, pleasant way. Dancing, as an aerobic exercise, can reduce the
particularly on the Internet where people don’t pay so much risk of heart problems and high blood pressure. You can learn
attention to grammar and orthography and users don’t have to ballroom dancing, participate in a dance-fitness class or dance
preoccupy about their way of speaking. Users of Facebook, for with a video in your house. There are many ways to enjoy
example, _______ in a number of different “Englishes” dancing and get a good aerobic exercise at the same time.
including Indian English, or Hinglish, Spanglish (Spanish Dance training helps you to lose weight. The number of calories
English) and Konglish (Korean English). For a long time, these burned per hour depends on the type of dance and the weight
variations existed in individual cultures, but now they are of the dancer. Observe the chart below.
expanding and becoming popular online. “On the Internet all Type of dance Calories/hour Weight
that is important is that people can communicate – nobody has Rhythmical 260 80 kg
a right to tell them what the language has to be,” says Baron. Vigorous 500 80 kg
The intensification of the use of the Internet in everyday life Aerobic 442 80 kg
means that language online is not a zero result game. On the 590 100 kg
contrary, it permits multiple languages to show up and they are Another good effect is that dancing works on the part of the
mixing into English that is becoming the world’s lingua franca. brain that controls memory – hippocampus. So, what are you
45. Choose the option that completes the blank. waiting for? Let's dance!
51. Mark the INCORRECT option.
a) is using c) uses
b) are socializing d) socializes a) People can choose different types of dance to lose weight.
b) Dancing helps your brain control your memory.
46. According to the text, c) People who don't dance are stressed.
d) There are many good effects on your body when you
a) more and more people are communicating on the net in dance.
English.
b) the Internet language is really difficult to understand. 52. According to the chart, mark the correct alternative.
c) linguists say that many languages will dominated the net.
d) people speak languages in a very fast way. a) Rhythmical dance burns more calories than aerobic dance.
b) Vigorous dance isn't good to burn calories.
47. The text says that c) The calories burned per hour depend on the type of dance.
d) An eighty-kilo man can lose more weight if he does
a) grammar and spelling are important when talking on the rhythmical dance.
net.
b) words like skunk, squash are very old in English language. 53. In the sentence “Studies show that dancing can improve
c) the Webster’s changed as much as the English language your heart health [R]” (lines 6 and 7) the verb can expresses
did.
d) the English language is creating more native speakers. a) ability. c) permission.
b) possibility. d) capacity.
48. In the Webster’s dictionary, the words theatre, colour and
traveller 54. Mark the correct question to the sentence below.
“Dance training helps you to lose weight.”
a) are now written the same way.
b) changed their orthography to one more common in Britain. a) When do you lose weight?
c) don’t exist anymore. b) What does dance training do?
d) were adapted to American orthography. c) How does dance training help you to lose weight?
d) Who helps you to lose weight?
49. Mark the option in which only one question is
grammatically correct. 55. Mark the correct alternative to complete the sentence.
According to the text, dancing
a) Did English became the world’s lingua franca? (lines 33
and 34) a) makes people get old fast.
b) Is multiple languages mixing into English? (lines 32 and 33) b) doesn’t improve heart condition.
c) Do they use it to communicate with other non-native c) doesn’t contribute to flexibility.
speakers? (lines 16 and 17) d) improves memory.
d) They are expanding and becoming popular online? (lines
26 and 27)
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56. Mark the alternative that DOESN’T complete the following d) offensive use of technology to make someone angry or
sentence: “To improve your heart health you can unhappy.

a) watch people dance. 60. Victims of cyberbullying

b) get off the sofa and dance.
c) do aerobic dance as an exercise. a) don’t respect other teenagers.
d) do dance training to lose weight. b) suffer bullying for different reasons.
c) are very popular adolescents at school.
57. Read the sentences and mark the correct option. d) are irresponsible and frustrated children.
I. Dancing is only good for people's mental health.
II. Regular dancing practice can reduce the risk of heart 61. “(…) half of the young people interviewed said that they
problems. suffer bullying”, the underlined expression represents
III. People who dance don't have high blood pressure.
The only correct sentence(s) is(are) a) twenty-five percent of.
b) a hundred percent of.
a) I and II. c) II. c) ten percent of.
b) III. d) I and III. d) fifty percent of.

58. Mark the alternative that completes the sentence. 62. Mark the option that is the correct question for the
Some dance shows on TV are dominating the world because sentence “One of the reasons is the great use of cell phones
(…)”
a) these days people like to see other people dance.
b) people are interested in dancers' life. a) When do children practice cyberbullying?
c) they keep people's mind healthy. b) What kind of children practice cyberbullying?
d) they substitute dance-fitness class. c) Why do children often practice cyberbullying?
d) How often do children practice cyberbullying?
(EPCAR) Read the text below for questions 59 – 28.
63. Bullies are
CYBERBULLYING ON THE RISE
Bullying among children and teenagers is not
something new but it is getting more and more common by a) victims of physical attacks at school.
modern methods of communication. b) teenagers and children who are afraid of cyberbullying.
c) adolescents who treat others very badly on social networks.
Cyberbullying happens when an adolescent is put in
d) teenagers with an aggressive attitude with their parents
danger by another child or teenager by photos or text
messages sent to cell phones or posted on social networks. and teachers.
Sometimes cyberbullies send mails with sexual comments or
64. Bullying on social networks is popular because
take passwords of other teenagers and log on to websites with
false identities. Children also play Internet games and make fun
of each other in many ways. a) the bullies don't show themselves.
A study by a Canadian University shows that half of b) the victims’ parents use cell phones.
c) some teens want to punish themselves.
the young people interviewed said that they suffer bullying. One
d) teenagers like to make fun of themselves.
of the reasons is the great use of cell phones over the past
years. Today’s children are connected with each other
electronically. They call friends every time they want or 65. “Cyberbullying is getting extremely popular because teens
can stay anonymous”. The underlined verb expresses
communicate with them on Facebook.
Cyberbullying is getting extremely popular because
teens can stay anonymous. Many adolescents act this way a) possibility. c) prohibition.
because they feel frustrated or angry and want to punish b) obligation. d) permission.
somebody for something that happened to them. At other times
66. “Many adolescents act this way because they feel
they do it just for fun or because have nothing else to do.
Parents usually don’t know their child is a cyberbully. They frustrated or angry (…)”. The comparative form of the
perceive it just when the victim or the victim’s parents contact underlined word is
them.
a) more angry. c) more angrier.
This kind of bullying is not as inoffensive as many
people think. In some cases it can lead to suicide. Many b) angrier than. d) more angry than.
countries have organized campaigns to inform adults and
67. “At other times they do it just for fun or because have
children of its dangers.
There are a few ways to prevent cyberbullying. First, nothing else to do.”. Mark the option that substitutes the
it is important to show children that they have to respect others underlined sentence correctly.
and they are responsible for what they do. For victims it is
a) have anything else to do.
important not to play the bully’s game or answer their emails
and text messages. It is also important to get help from parents b) have something else to do.
and teachers. c) don’t have anything else to do.
d) don’t have something else to do.
Often schools get involved. They bring together the
parents of victims and cyberbullies and talk with them.
Cyberbullying does not always end at school. Often, parents go 68. Choose the option that has the same meaning of “Parents
to the police and accuse the bullies. usually don’t know their child is a cyberbully.”.
59. Cyberbullying is a/an a) Parents’ child usually don’t know he is a cyberbully.
b) Parents child’s usually don’t know he is a cyberbully.
a) way to use technology for fun. c) Child parents’ usually don’t know he is a cyberbully.
b) inoffensive kind of bullying at schools. d) Child’s parents usually don’t know he is a cyberbully.
c) popular way to communicate with teenagers.
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69. “They perceive it (…)” (underlined). The underlined
pronoun refers to

a) victims. c) parents.
b) children. d) cyberbullies.

70. In the sentence, “Many countries have organized

campaigns to make adults and children informed of its
dangers.”, the underlined expressions can be substituted for

a) it – they. c) they – them.

b) they – it. d) them – they.

71. “There are a few ways to prevent cyberbullying” is the

same as

a) There are some ways to prevent cyberbullying.

b) There are many ways to prevent cyberbullying.
c) There are lots of ways to prevent cyberbullying.
d) There are no ways to prevent cyberbullying.

72. The text shows that schools

a) never get involved with bullying.

b) can help the victims and the cyberbullies.
c) often go to the police and accuse the bullies.
d) make the parents and the bullies become friends.

73. The sixth paragraph

a) explains why cyberbullying is so common.

b) gives some ideas to reduce cyberbullying.
c) shows the importance of answering the bully’s emails.
d) says that parents and teachers are responsible for the
bully’s games.

74. Mark the option to complete the sentence with the correct
tag question form. “They bring together the parents of victims,
________”

a) do they? c) don't they?

b) are they? d) aren’t they?