Choose the correct alternative that fills up the blank spaces correctly in the sentence bellow:
Mr. Smith: I'm sorry, Mr. Johnson. I believe the candidate you sent us will not suit our purposes. We need somebody __________ than he.
Mr. Johnson: In that case I would suggest Miss Cary. She's definitely the __________ person in our group.
Choose the ordinal number that corresponds to “four”.
Solve the problems below and choose the correct answer:
I- Two into ten goes __________ times.
II- A quarter plus three-quarters makes __________.
III- Twenty-eight from fifty leaves __________.
The rise of molecular biology since the late 1950s has had the gradual and quite unforeseen effect of turning the eyes of medical scientists increasingly toward the basic mechanisms of life, rather than disease and death. Of course, this has always been the orientation of all nonmedical biologists, studying growth, reproduction, nutrition or any of the other characteristics shared by all living things.
(http://partners.nytimes.com/library/national/science/menshealth/archive/980510_1428.html - Ideas & Trends: The Rush to Enhancement; Medicine Isn't Just for the Sick Anymore, by Sherwin B. Nuland, accessed on 28/10/2015).
According to the text, the word “this” refers to:
Which option contains the correct use of the pronouns for the sentences bellow?
I- Could you tell __________ what has happened in the pub?
II- His uncle gave __________ the money to set up his new business.
III- It was kind of you to let me borrow __________ computer.
IV- She ignored __________ father's warning and jumped into the swimming pool.
V- Just a minute, I'm going to hang __________ jacket in the wardrobe.
Choose the only correct alternative to complete the spaces:
I- The United States is not __________ as Brazil.
II- The Everest is __________ mountain in the world.
III- Chimpanzees are __________ than dogs.
IV- English is not __________ as Portuguese.
V- Europe is __________ from Brazil than EUA.