THE ROYAL FAMILY

Prince William is just one of many left-handers in the Royal Family. His great grandmother, the Queen Mother, was lefthanded and so was her husband George VI. He wrote with his right hand, but had a severe stammer that may have resulted from being forced to use his weaker hand. Queen Victoria painted with her left hand, but wrote with her right.

(From Speak up nº192 Ano XVI)

GLOSSARY:

stammer - gagueira

The underlined word, in the text, means

A memória RAM (Random Access Memory) ou memória de acesso aleatório é caracterizada como memória

O pronome destacado em “Ninguém é de ninguém; na vida tudo passa.” classifica-se como:

Assinale a alternativa em que a oração subordinada substantiva em destaque está corretamente classificada.

Assinale a alternativa em que a justificativa dada à acentuação gráfica está incorreta.

“...Angelina: I think it was mutual. I had never held a baby in my life. There were about 14 kids in the orphanage, and he was the last child I saw. They put him in my arms and he was still asleep. Then they gave him a bath, and he stayed asleep. Then I sat with him and he opened his eyes and just stared at me for the longest time. Then he smiled ...”

(Adapted from English2Go nº8 Angelina Jolie’s Secret Life)

According to the paragraph

Um avião está viajando com uma velocidade constante e igual a 600 km/h. Após 2h e 30 min, quantos quilômetros terá percorrido a aeronave?

THE TEABAG: A LIFESAVER?

The next time you come home the dentist’s, remember that the beloved British teabag is good more than just a hot cup of tea. For example, if a tooth socket starts to bleed after an extraction, just pack a wet teabag the affected area. In addition, says the British Dental Journal, teabags can make excellent emergency pressure packs and should be included first aid kits.

(From Speak up, May 1992)

GLOSSARY:

beloved = amado

socket = cavidade

The correct prepositions to fill in the blanks are, respectively,