Read the definitions of the words ideal, idle and idol:
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Idle means something is not in use, empty or doing
nothing.
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Idol is a noun. It means an object that represents a
deity. It is also used to say that you excessively admire
someone.
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Ideal means something that is in its perfection or
something that is most suitable.
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(Available in: https://freevideolectures.com/course/3464/ englsh-grammar/10. Accessed on: January 27th, 2020.)
Complete the sentences below with ideal(s), idle(s) or idol(s):
I - You may use this room, it is _______ for the next six weeks.
II - People normally worship their ________ as gods.
III - Keep calm and answer cordially are the _________ things to do when someone hurts you.
IV - We are justsitting ________ because we don’t have anything to do.
V - For many people, the morning time is ________ to study and learn.
VI - Mom is normally the daughter’s __________.
Check the only alternative that presents all the correct items:
Read the following text:
How technology can help reduce our impact on the planet
All around the globe, people are facing the question of how to grow and thrive with fewer resources. Urban population growth is a major factor, as it’s estimated that by 2030 almost 60 percent of our global population will live in cities. This urban migration is felt even more acutely in Europe, where more than 80 percent of us are predicted to live in towns by 2050.
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(Available in: https://news.microsoft.com/europe/2017/ 06/05/how-technology-can-help-reduce-our-impact-onthe-planet/ Accessed on: January 21th, 2020. Adapted.)
Consider the following statements, then choose the correct alternative:
I - People are worried about not having enough provision in the future.
II - In ten years, more than a half of the world population will be living in urban areas.
III - In2050,it’s probable that 4/5 oftheworldpopulation will be living in urban areas.
Regarding the statements, read and check the only correct alternative:
Influenced by high levels of technology in many areas of life, people forget about how important it is to be in contact with nature. That’s what we read in the next text:
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You’re just not getting out enough. Really. Author and environmentalist Richard Louv has been warning theworld about nature-deficit disorder, loosely described as a state in which humans lose their connection with the outdoors.
“An expanding body of scientific evidence suggests that nature-deficit disorder contributes to a diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties, conditions of obesity, and higher rates of emotional and physical illnesses”, Louv writes on the website of the organization he founded, the Children & Nature Network (childrenandnature.org). […]
(Available in: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/ story/2020-01-03/outdoors-nature-tidepools-bighornsheep-raptors-griffith-park-newport-beach. Accessed on: January 5th, 2020.)
Mark the alternative which presents the correct verb tense of the verbs in bold in the text:
On Wednesday, astronomers released what they said were the most detailed images ever taken of the surface of our sun.
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Here, 93 million miles from the nearest star — the one we call the sun — the creatures of Earth eke out a living on the edge of almost incomprehensible violence. Every second, thermonuclear reactions in the center of the Sun turn 5 million tons of hydrogen into pure energy. That energy makes its way outward, through boiling gas pocked with magnetic storms that crackle, whirl and lash space with showers of electrical particles and radiation.
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The images were taken as part of the initial test, known as“first light,” of the Inouye telescope, which was built by the National Science Foundation atop Haleakala, an ancient cratered volcano, sacred to native Hawaiians, on the island. Haleakala means “house of the sun” in Hawaiian. What better place to build the world’s biggest telescope devoted to the sun?
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(Available in: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/ science/daniel-inouye-solar-telescope-pictures.html Accessed on: March 12th, 2020.)
Consider the context of the text to analise the following sentences:
I - The violence mentioned in the text refers to the way some creatures behave on Earth.
II - Hydrogen is transformed into gas.
III - The observation of the Sun is made from a telescope in the base of a mountain in Hawaii.
IV - Haleakala has to do with the Sun.
Mark the only alternative with correct statements according to the text:
Read the following text:
U.S.A. FOR AFRICA - We Are The World (1985) - YouTube
There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
(Available in: https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj 4tFP1zcsNjAtsSgwNDVg9BLPLS3OTE5UKE9VSCxKVSjJ SFUozy_KSQEA5zYMeA&q=musica+we+are+the+world& oq=musica+we+&aqs=chrome.1.0j46l2j69i57j0l4.44137j0j4 &sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8. Accessed on: October 4th, 2020.)
Mark the only sentence with a non-personal verb:
Read the text bellow:
China’s facial recognition system comes straight out of a dystopian novel
As of 2020, China has millions of cameras installed across most ofits cities,to reach 600 million by 2021. Even with a mask, sunglasses, or makeup on, the technology can identify citizens and track every movement in realtime. It also labels their sex, age, and the colour of their clothing, as well as the colour, model, and license plate of any vehicle.
(Available in: https://bayobserver.ca/2020/09/20/7717/. Accessed on: October 13th 2020. Adapted.)
Consider the following statements:
I - Until 2020, China did not have cameras installed across the cities.
II - People will be recognized by the cameras, although they have a mask, sunglasses, or makeup on.
III - The technology can also identify the cars, including all their characteristics.
Choose the only alternative which the statements are according to the text: