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[1]    Parents may be able to reduce the likelihood that
their teens will become problem drinkers in college
by keeping close tabs on them in high school. New
research from the University of Maryland found

[5] that alcohol consumption by college students is
directly tied to the amount of drinking they did in
high school. Kids whose parents monitored their
behavior, set consequences for broken rules and
required parental supervision at parties, drank less

[10] in high school and consequently less in college.

Family Circle, July 2008.

 

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[1]    Parents may be able to reduce the likelihood that
their teens will become problem drinkers in college
by keeping close tabs on them in high school. New
research from the University of Maryland found

[5] that alcohol consumption by college students is
directly tied to the amount of drinking they did in
high school. Kids whose parents monitored their
behavior, set consequences for broken rules and
required parental supervision at parties, drank less

[10] in high school and consequently less in college.

Family Circle, July 2008.

 

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As palavras negritadas na sentença “Kids whose parents monitored their behavior” (l. 7-8) referem-se, respectivamente, a

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[1]    Parents may be able to reduce the likelihood that
their teens will become problem drinkers in college
by keeping close tabs on them in high school. New
research from the University of Maryland found

[5] that alcohol consumption by college students is
directly tied to the amount of drinking they did in
high school. Kids whose parents monitored their
behavior, set consequences for broken rules and
required parental supervision at parties, drank less

[10] in high school and consequently less in college.

Family Circle, July 2008.

 

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As palavras negritadas na sentença do texto “parents may be able to reduce the likelihood that their teens will become ...” (l. 1-2) poderiam ser substituídas, sem alteração de sentido, por

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[1]    Parents may be able to reduce the likelihood that
their teens will become problem drinkers in college
by keeping close tabs on them in high school. New
research from the University of Maryland found

[5] that alcohol consumption by college students is
directly tied to the amount of drinking they did in
high school. Kids whose parents monitored their
behavior, set consequences for broken rules and
required parental supervision at parties, drank less

[10] in high school and consequently less in college.

Family Circle, July 2008.

 

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Disponível em: <http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/09/02/>. Acesso em: 3 mar. 2009.

 

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Mr. or Mrs. Computer

 

Is your computer male or female? As you are aware, ships have long been characterized as being female (e.g., “There she goes!”). Recently, a group of computer scientists (all males) announced that computers should also be referred to as being female. Their reasons for drawing this conclusion follow:

 

1. No one but the Creator understand their internal logic.

 

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
Disponível em: <http://jokes.comedycentral.com/random_joke.aspx? joke_id=880&cat_id=37>. Acesso em: 16 mar. 2009. (Adaptado).

 

A anedota está fundamentada no preconceito de que as mulheres