Tradução - parte 4

151. I baked a huge cake this morning, and the kids scoffed
the lot.
a) confeitaram
b) jogaram fora
c) deixaram cair
d) desperdiçaram
e) devoraram

152. We would now like to broaden the scope of the enquiry
and look at more general matters.
a) extensão
b) influência
c) repercussão
d) divulgação
e) sigilo

153. The poor dog – it's shivering!
a) com fome
b) com medo
c) tremendo
d) doente
e) com frio

154. The American space shuttle can be used many times to
put payloads in space.
a) nave espacial
b) ônibus espacial
c) estação espacial
d) foguete espacial
e) satélite

155. I don't think Rick will ever manage to slake his lust for
power.
a) saciar
b) diminuir
c) aumentar
d) estimular
e) conter

156. You may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of
music.
a) ironizar
b) detestar
c) execrar
d) ser contra
e) injuriar-se

157. She soothed the crying baby.
a) perdeu a paciência com
b) agrediu
c) se irritou com
d) amamentou
e) acalmou

158. His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial
scandal.
a) agredida
b) atormentada
c) agitada
d) manchada
e) afligida

159. He gave me a good telling-off for forgetting the
meeting.
a) conselho
b) lembrete
c) sugestão
d) bronca
e) ressalva

160. Allow the meat to thaw properly before cooking it.
a) ferver
b) esfriar
c) aquecer
d) derreter
e) degelar

161. The mayor's political future has been hanging by a
thread since the fraud scandal.
a) está um caos
b) tornou-se obscuro
c) está por um fio
d) foi decidido
e) acabou

162. His business thrived in the years before the war.
a) faliu
b) prosperou
c) estagnou
d) desandou
e) minguou

163. Several insurance companies are now touting their
wares on local radio.
a) anunciando
b) vendendo
c) demonstrando
d) exibindo
e) lançando

164. Arrogance is a very unattractive personality trait.
a) defeito
b) qualidade
c) traço
d) falta de educação
e) modo







165. You need to trawl through a lot of data to get results
that are valid.
a) pesquisar
b) coletar
c) reunir
d) interligar
e) anexar

166. Tuition fees will increase next year.
a) crédito
b) moradia
c) saúde
d) transporte
e) educação

167. The Swedes are not alone in finding their language
under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English.
a) amplo
b) onipresente
c) avançado
d) desenfreado
e) exagerado

168. She gave an unbiased opinion about the issue.
a) errada
b) sincera
c) tendenciosa
d) imparcial
e) confusa

169. Such a high increase will impose an undue burden on
the local tax payer.
a) moderado
b) aceitável
c) necessário
d) exagerado
e) imprescindível

170. His behaviour was unseemly.
a) impecável
b) indefectível
c) inadequado
d) irrepreensível
e) normal

171. The upshot of the discussions is that there will be no
redundancies.
a) votação
b) debate
c) resultado
d) proposta
e) alvitre

172. She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a
word.
a) proferir
b) entender
c) anotar
d) comentar
e) explicar

173. The vanquished army surrendered their weapons.
a) abalado
b) derrotado
c) covarde
d) inteiro
e) estremecido

174. She entered the vault with an armed guard.
a) caixa-forte
b) sala
c) recinto
d) prisão
e) ala

175. This issue looks likely to continue to vex the
government.
a) assombrar
b) perseguir
c) acuar
d) irritar
e) acalmar

176. The two older children tend to vie with the younger
one for their mother's attention.
a) chorar
b) agredir
c) unir-se
d) competir
e) atracar-se

177. As a medical examiner I can vouch from experience that
his death was accidental.
a) imaginar
b) supor
c) conjeturar
d) estimar
e) garantir

178. The women gathered around the coffin and began to
wail.
a) lamentar
b) rezar
c) cantar
d) acenar
e) aplaudir






179. This film is x-rated.
a) fantástico
b) obsceno
c) violento
d) agradável
e) sem graça

180. This was once a Roman road in days of yore.
a) guerra
b) romance
c) outrora
d) peleja
e) fome


“Equal opportunity means everyone will have
a fair chance at being incompetent.”
Laurence J. Peter