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Inglês vocabulário 2020
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1Sobre o placebo:
something as inert and harmless as a sugar pill could relieve a person’s pain or hasten their recovery
relieve: [blank_start]aliviar[blank_end]
hasten: [blank_start]acelerar[blank_end]- Aaliviar
- Breviver
- Cacelerar
- Dretardar
2Sobre o placebo:
something as inert and harmless as a sugar pill could relieve a person’s pain
harmless: [blank_start]inofensivo[blank_end]- Ainofensivo
- Bperigoso
3Studies use placebos in an attempt to understand the true impact of the active drug.
attempt: [blank_start]tentativa[blank_end]- Atentativa
- Bassertividade
4The word “placebo” comes from Latin and means “I shall please.”
please: [blank_start]agradar[blank_end]- Aagradar
- Bpor favor
5many patients who take a placebo show improvement in their symptoms or condition.
improvement: [blank_start]melhoria[blank_end]- Amelhoria
- Bpiora
6the benefits of a placebo treatment aren’t just “all in your head.”
aren’t: [blank_start]não está[blank_end]- Anão está
- Bestá
7Measurable physiological changes can be observed in those taking a placebo
physiological : [blank_start]fisiológicas[blank_end]- Afisiológicas
- Bpsicológicas
8Changes observed among people taking effective medications.
among : [blank_start]entre[blank_end]- Aentre
- Bmuitas
9blood pressure, heart rate , and blood test
rate : [blank_start]frequência[blank_end]- Afrequência
- Bassistolia
10In particular, blood pressure, heart rate, and blood test results have been shown to improve among subsets
improve : [blank_start]merora[blank_end]- Amerora
- Bpiora
11test results have been shown to improve among subsets of research subjects who responded to a placebo.
subsets: [blank_start]subconjuntos[blank_end]
subjects: [blank_start]sujeitos[blank_end]- Asubconjuntos
- Bsubdesenvolvidos
- Csujeitos
- Dassuntos
12not everyone has a therapeutic response to a placebo. If that were the case, we wouldn’t need medications, we just simply wield the power of suggestion.
wield : [blank_start]dominaríamos[blank_end]- Adominaríamos
- Bdesprezaríamos
13is the “holy grail ” of placebo research
holy grail: [blank_start]santo graal[blank_end]- Asanto graal
- Bgrade sagrada
14The power of suggestion is a double-edged sword. If you expect a treatment to help you, it’s more likely to do so. And if you expect a treatment will be harmful, you are more likely to experience negative effects.
double-edged sword: [blank_start]faca de dois gumes[blank_end]
harmful: [blank_start]prejudicial[blank_end]- Afaca de dois gumes
- Bcasa de ferreiro, espeto de pau
- Conde há fumaça há fogo
- Dprejudicial
- Ebenéfico
15the “nocebo effect”, from the Latin means “I shall harm”
harm: [blank_start]prejudicar[blank_end]- Aprejudicar
- Bajudar
16if you tell a person that a headache is a common side effect of a particular medication, that person is more likely to report
headache: [blank_start]dor de cabeça[blank_end]
side effect: [blank_start]efeito colateral[blank_end]
more likely to: [blank_start]mais propensa a[blank_end]- Ador de cabeça
- Btiro na cabeça
- Cefeito colateral
- Defeito esperado
- Emais propensa a
- Fprefere o
17The power of expectation is formidable and probably plays a significant role in the benefits
significant role: [blank_start]papel significativo[blank_end]- Apapel significativo
- Bconjunto de significados
18Is there anything I can do to train my body to need less sleep?
train : [blank_start]treinar[blank_end]- Atreinar
- Btentar
- Ctrem
19The brilliance of architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha
brilliance : [blank_start]brilho[blank_end]- Abrilho
- Bbrilhante
20It is an optimistic statement from the 88-year-old Brazilian architect
statement : [blank_start]declaração[blank_end]- Adeclaração
- Bestado
- Cestatuto
21São Paulo, a city where the triumph of the private realm over the public could not be more stark .
realm : [blank_start]domínio[blank_end]
over : [blank_start]sobre[blank_end]
stark : [blank_start]forte[blank_end]- Adomínio
- Bsubmissão
- Csobre
- Dsupera
- Eforte
- Ffraco
22The sprawling megalopolis.
sprawling : [blank_start]em expanção[blank_end]- Aem expansão
- Bestagnada
23São Paulo is a place of such marked inequality that its superrich hop between their rooftop helipads because they are too scared of street crime to come down from the clouds
inequality : [blank_start]desigualdade[blank_end]
its : [blank_start]seus[blank_end]
hop : [blank_start]pulam[blank_end]
rooftop : [blank_start]telhado[blank_end]
helipads : helipontos
scared : [blank_start]medo[blank_end]
to come down : descer- Adesigualdade
- Bsem qualidade
- Cseus
- Dsão
- Eaqueles
- Fpulam
- Gesperam
- Htravam
- Itelhado
- Jabrigo
- Kmedo
- Lacostumados
24Mendes da Rocha received the 2017 gold medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects this week
– an accolade previously bestowed on such luminaries as Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright
accolade : honra, louvor
previously : [blank_start]previamente[blank_end]
bestowed : [blank_start]concedido[blank_end]
luminaries : astros- Apreviamente
- Bprecisamente
- Cconcedido
- Dretirado
25He has spent his 60-year career lifting his massive concrete buildings up.
lifting : [blank_start]levantar[blank_end]
massive : [blank_start]pesado[blank_end]- Alevantar
- Belevador
- Cpesado
- Dgrande
26[blank_start]Still[blank_end] - ainda, apesar
[blank_start]Though[blank_end] - embora, apesar, contudo, entretanto
[blank_start]Due to[blank_end] - devido a
[blank_start]In order to[blank_end] - a fim de
[blank_start]Since[blank_end] - desde
[blank_start]Because[blank_end] - porque, pois- ABecause
- BSince
- CThough
- DStill
- EDue to
- FIn order to
27He has spent his 60-year career lifting his massive concrete buildings up, in gravity-defying balancing acts, or else burying them below ground
lifting : [blank_start]levantando[blank_end]
defy : [blank_start]desafiar[blank_end]
balancing : [blank_start]balancear[blank_end]
in gravity-defying balancing acts : atos de equilíbrio que desafiam a gravidade
burying : [blank_start]enterrando[blank_end]
below : [blank_start]em baixo[blank_end]- Aenterrando
- Belevando
- Cem baixo
- Dpara cima
- Ebalancear
- Fbalançar
- Gdesafiar
- Hdefinir
- Ilevantando
- Jelevadores
28[blank_start]During the time[blank_end] - durante o tempo
[blank_start]Until[blank_end] - até
[blank_start]In spite of[blank_end] - a despeito de, apesar de, embora
[blank_start]Wherever[blank_end] - onde quer que
[blank_start]As soon as[blank_end] - assim que
[blank_start]While[blank_end] – enquanto- ADuring the time
- BUntil
- CIn spite of
- DWherever
- EAs soon as
- FWhile
29He burying buildings below ground in an attempt to liberate the Earth’s surface as a continuous democratic public realm.
burying : [blank_start]enterra[blank_end]
below : [blank_start]abaixo[blank_end]
attempt : [blank_start]tentativa[blank_end]
surface : [blank_start]superfície[blank_end]
public realm : [blank_start]domínio[blank_end] público- Aenterra
- Bconstroi
- Cabaixo
- Dentre
- Eatrás
- Ftentativa
- Galternativa
- Hsuperfície
- Idomínio
- Jrealmente
30Is there anything I can do to train my body to need less sleep?
train : [blank_start]treinar[blank_end]- Atreinar
- Btentar
- Ctrem
31Previous research has shown that people with poor social links are at increased risk for early death.
increased : [blank_start]aumentado[blank_end]- Aaumentado
- Bdiminuido
32 não pode estar em branco
We might feel that we’re getting by fine on less sleep, but we’re deluding ourselves.
getting : [blank_start]conseguindo[blank_end]
deluding : [blank_start]iludindo[blank_end]- Aconseguindo
- Biludindo
- Cdecidindo
- Ddeduzindo
33Cheryl Carmichael said in a university news release.
news release: [blank_start]comunicado de imprensa[blank_end]- Acomunicado de imprensa
- Bartigo jornalístico
34[blank_start]lack[blank_end] of sleep [blank_start]skews[blank_end] our self-[blank_start]awareness[blank_end]
- Alack
- Bcarência
- Cexcesso
- Dskews
- Edistorce
- Felucida
- Gawareness
- Hconciência
35The study included 133 people who enrolled when they were 20-year-old college students in the 1970s.
enrolled : [blank_start]se inscreveram[blank_end]
were 20-year-old college students: eram estudantes universitários de 20 anos de idade
1970s: [blank_start]década[blank_end] de 1970- Ase inscreveram
- Bse enrolaram
- Cse permitiram
- Ddécada
- Eano
36“The more you deprive yourself of sleep over long periods of time, the less accurate you are of judging your own sleep perception,”
deprive : [blank_start]priva[blank_end]
accurate : [blank_start]preciso[blank_end]- Apriva
- Bpermite
- Cpreciso
- Dcurado
- Ecansado
37The participants kept track of their daily social interactions at ages 20 and 30. At age 50, they completed an online survey about the quality of their social lives and emotional well-being.
track : [blank_start]acompanhou[blank_end]
at ages 20 and 30: [blank_start]aos 20 e 30 anos[blank_end]
survey : pesquisa- Aacompanhou
- Bbuscou
- Crelembrou
- Daos 20 e 30 anos
- Enos anos 20 e 30
38There is a range of normal sleep times, with most healthy adults naturally needing seven to nine hours of sleep per night.
a range : [blank_start]uma gama[blank_end]
with most : [blank_start]com a maioria[blank_end]
naturally : [blank_start]naturalmente[blank_end]- Auma gama
- Buma exata
- Ccom a maioria
- Dcom mais
- Enaturalmente
- Fnativos
39we meet people from diverse backgrounds , with opinions and values that are different from our own, and we learn how to best manage those differences
backgrounds : nesse caso: [blank_start]origens[blank_end]
manage : [blank_start]gerir[blank_end]- Aorigens
- Bplano de fundo
- Cgerir
- Dmisturar
- Eseparar
40Those over 65 need about seven to eight hours of sleep per night, on average.
over : [blank_start]acima[blank_end]
average : [blank_start]média[blank_end]- Amédia
- Bmais
- Cacima
- Daté
41Considering everything else that goes on in life over those 30 years – marriage, raising a family and building a career...
over those 30 years: [blank_start]nesses[blank_end] 30 anos- Anesses
- Baté os
- Capós os
42Health issues like pain, sleep apnea or autoimmune disease can increase people’s need for sleep.
issues , nesse caso: [blank_start]problemas[blank_end]
increase : [blank_start]aumentar[blank_end]
need : necessidade- Aproblemas
- Bquestionamentos
- Caumentar
- Dincrivelmente
- Eabalar
43Considering everything else that goes on in life over those 30 years – marriage, raising a family and building a career...
[blank_start]raising[blank_end] : criação
[blank_start]building[blank_end] : construção- Araising
- Bbuilding
44A misalignment of the clock that governs our sleep-wake cycle can also drive up the need for sleep
misalignment : [blank_start]desalinhamento[blank_end]
also : [blank_start]também[blank_end]
drive up, nesse caso: [blank_start]aumentar[blank_end]
need : necessidade- Adesalinhamento
- Balinhamento
- Ctambém
- Dimpedir
- Eaumentar
- Ffrear
45The brain’s clock can get misaligned by being stimulated at the wrong time of day, such as from caffeine in the afternoon or evening.
misaligned : [blank_start]desalinhado[blank_end]
such as : [blank_start]tal como[blank_end]- Atal como
- Bnão por
- Cdesalinhado
- Dimpedido
46Public space and the right to the city
right : [blank_start]direito[blank_end]- Adireito
- Bcorreto
47It is essential to promote social inclusion by providing spaces for people of all socio‑economic backgrounds to use and enjoy.
backgrounds : [blank_start]fundo[blank_end]
socio‑economic backgrounds : [blank_start]origem[blank_end] socio-econômica- Aorigem
- Bfundo
- Cfundo
- Dorigem
48Quality public spaces such as libraries and parks can supplement housing as study and recreational spaces for the urban poor.
supplement : [blank_start]complementar[blank_end]- Acomplementar
- Bsubstituir
49There is a need to ensure that there is an equitable distribution of public spaces within cities.
need : necessidade
ensure : [blank_start]garantir[blank_end]
equitable : [blank_start]equitativa[blank_end]- Agarantir
- Benchegar
- Cmelhorar
- Dequitativa
- Eequivocada
50Through the provision of quality public spaces in cities can reduce the economic and social segregation that is prevalent in many developed and developing cities.
Through : [blank_start]através[blank_end]
provision : [blank_start]fornecimento[blank_end]- Aatravés
- Bem vez
- Cprovisão
- Dprevisão
51There is "food waste" and "food loss"; The share of food wasted is expected to increase drastically if...
share : [blank_start]parte[blank_end]- Aparte
- Bcompartilhamento
52Distributing the world’s surplus food where it is needed could help tackle hunger in places that do not have enough.
surplus : [blank_start]excedente[blank_end]
tackle : [blank_start]enfrentar[blank_end]- Aenfrentar
- Bvencer
- Cexcedente
- Ddesperdiçada
53This opinion is widely argued by researchers;
widely : [blank_start]largamente[blank_end]
argued : [blank_start]argumentada[blank_end]- Alargamente
- Bnotadamente
- Cargumentada
- Daceita
54Emissions associated with food waste could soar from 0.5 gigatonnes (GT) of carbon dioxide equivalent per
year to between 1.9 and 2.5 GT annually by mid-century.
soar : [blank_start]elevar-se[blank_end]- Aelevar-se
- Bdiminuir-se
55As poorer countries develop emissions associated with food waste grow.
As : [blank_start]a medida que[blank_end]
develop : [blank_start]se desenvolvem[blank_end]- Ase desenvolvem
- Bem desenvolvimento
- Ca medida que
- Dcomo
- Equão
56China and India adopt western food habits, including a shift to eating more meat.
a shift : [blank_start]uma mudança[blank_end]- Auma mudança
- Bum aumento
- Cuma diminuição
57Between 30 and 40% of food produced around the world is never eaten, because it is spoiled after harvest and during
transportation.
spoiled : [blank_start]deteriorado[blank_end]- Adeteriorado
- Breplantado
- Cqueimado
58Avoiding food loss and waste would, therefore, avoid unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions and help mitigate climate change.
Avoiding : [blank_start]evitar[blank_end]
therefore : [blank_start]portanto[blank_end]
avoid : [blank_start]evita[blank_end]
greenhouse gas: gases estufa- Aevitar
- Baumentar
- Cportanto
- Dem vez de
- Eentretanto
- Fevita
- Gaumenta
59Agriculture is a major driver of climate change, accounting for more than 20% of overall global greenhouse gas emissions in 2010.
major : [blank_start]principal[blank_end]; diferente de majory: [blank_start]maioria[blank_end]
accounting : contabilidade
overall : [blank_start]tudo[blank_end]- Atudo
- Bnenhum
- Cprincipal
- Dmaioria
- Emaioria
- Fprincipal
60Up to 14% of emissions from agriculture in 2050 could be avoided by managing food use and distribution better
avoided : [blank_start]evitado[blank_end]- Aevitado
- Baumentado
61Reducing food waste around the world would help curb emissions of planet-warming gases
curb : [blank_start]reduzir[blank_end]- Areduzir
- Baumentar
62Reducing food waste around the world would help curb emissions of planet-warming gases, lessening some of the impacts of climate change such as more extreme weather and rising seas
lessening : [blank_start]diminuindo[blank_end]
such as: tais quais
rising : [blank_start]aumento[blank_end]- Adiminuindo
- Baumentando
- Caumento
- Ddiminuição
63Reducing food waste would mitigate climate change, study shows.
waste : [blank_start]desperdício[blank_end]- Adesperdício
- Bperda
64Food loss: "I couldn’t reach the fridge…"
Food waste: "I spend too much time in there, instead !"
reach : [blank_start]alcançar[blank_end]
instead : [blank_start]em vez disso[blank_end]- Aalcançar
- Bfugir
- Cem vez disso
- Dainda
65In developing countries there are high levels of what is known as “food loss”, which is unintentional wastage, often due to poor equipment, transportation and infrastructure.
developing : [blank_start]em desenvolvimento[blank_end]
unintentional : [blank_start]não intencional[blank_end]
wastage : [blank_start]desperdício[blank_end]
due to : [blank_start]devido a[blank_end]- Aem desenvolvimento
- Bdesenvolvido
- Cnão intencional
- Dunidirecional
- Edesperdício
- Fperda
- Gdevido a
- Hduplamente
- Io dobro
66In wealthy countries, there are low levels of unintentional losses.
wealthy : [blank_start]rico[blank_end]- Arico
- Bpobre
- Cclasse média
67In wealthy countries, there are high levels of “food waste”, which involves food being thrown away by consumers because they have purchased too much, or by retailers who reject food because of exacting aesthetic standards.,
wealthy : [blank_start]rico[blank_end]
purchased : [blank_start]comprado[blank_end]
retailers : [blank_start]varejistas[blank_end]
exacting : [blank_start]exigente[blank_end]
standards : [blank_start]padrões[blank_end]- Apadrões
- Boutdoor
- Cestabelecimentos
- Dexigente
- Eexato
- Fvarejistas
- Gprodutores
- Hcomprado
- Ivendido
- Jrico
- Kpobre
68Reading books is tied to a longer life.
tied : [blank_start]ligado[blank_end]
longer : [blank_start]mais longa[blank_end]- Amais longa
- Blonga
- Cligado
- Ddesvinculado
69Researchers used data on 3,635 people over 50 participating in a larger health study
data : [blank_start]dados[blank_end]
over 50 : [blank_start]acima de 50 anos[blank_end]- Adados
- Bum encontro
- Cacima de 50 anos
- Dapenas 50 pessoas
- Ecerca de 50 pessoas
70The scientists divided the sample into three groups
sample : [blank_start]amostra[blank_end]
into : [blank_start]dentro de[blank_end]- Aamostra
- Bsimples
- Cescolhidos
- Ddentro de
- Eem cerca de
71who read books up to three and a half hours a week
up to : [blank_start]até[blank_end]- Aaté
- Bacima de
72Book readers tended to be college-educated and in higher income groups.
college-educated: com formação [blank_start]superior[blank_end]
income : [blank_start]renda[blank_end]- Asuperior
- Bfundamental
- Censino médio
- Drenda
- Eincomuns
- Fde idade
73So, researchers controlled for those factors as well as age, race, self-reported health, depression, employment and marital status.
as well as : bem como
employment : [blank_start]ocupação[blank_end]
self-reported: [blank_start]alto-relato[blank_end]
marital status: [blank_start]estado civil[blank_end]- Aocupação
- Balto-relato
- Cestado civil
74Those who read for up to three and a half hours a week were 17 percent less likely to die over12 years of follow-up
up to : [blank_start]até[blank_end]
less : [blank_start]menos[blank_end]
likely : [blank_start]provável[blank_end]
over : nesse caso: [blank_start]ao longo de[blank_end]
follow-up : acompanhamento- Aaté
- Bmais de
- Ccerca de
- Dmenos
- Emais
- Fprovável
- Ggostaria
- Hao longo de
- Iacima
75Book readers lived an average of almost two years longer than those who did not read at all.
average : [blank_start]média[blank_end]- Amédia
- Bmontante
- Cvários
76They found a similar association among those who read newspapers and periodicals, but it was weaker .
among : [blank_start]entre[blank_end]
weaker : mais [blank_start]fraco[blank_end]- Aentre
- Ba cerca
- Catrás
- Dfraco
- Eforte
77By ensuring the distribution, coverage and quality of public spaces, it is possible to directly influence the dynamics of urban density.
ensure : [blank_start]garantir[blank_end]
directly : [blank_start]diretamente[blank_end]
coverage : [blank_start]cobertura[blank_end]/[blank_start]segurança[blank_end]- Agarantir
- Bfortalecer
- Cdiretamente
- Ddirecionar
- Esegurança
- Fcoragem
- Gcobertura
- Hvalentia
78to promote the social mixture of cities’ inhabitants
inhabitants : [blank_start]habitantes[blank_end]- Ahabitantes
- Bvisitantes
79Rights and duties of all the public space stakeholders should be clearly defined.
rights : [blank_start]direitos[blank_end]
duties : [blank_start]deveres[blank_end]
public space stakeholders: partes interessadas do espaço público- Adireitos
- Bcertos
- Cdeveres
- Derrados
80Public spaces are public assets as a public space is by definition a place where all citizens are legitimate to be and discrimination should be tackled there.
assets : [blank_start]ativos[blank_end]
by : [blank_start]por[blank_end]
citizens : [blank_start]cidadãos[blank_end]
tackled : [blank_start]combatida[blank_end]- Acombatida
- Blegligenciada
- Ccidadãos
- Dcidades metropolitanas
- Epor
- Ftal como
- Gativos
- Hdireitos
81Public space has the capacity to gather people and break down social barriers
gather : [blank_start]reunir[blank_end]- Areunir
- Bgarantir
- Cconquistar
82Protecting the inclusiveness of public space is a key
the inclusiveness : [blank_start]a inclusividade[blank_end]- Aa inclusividade
- Ba exclusividade
- Cinclusive
83Protecting the inclusiveness of public space is an important asset to foster tolerance, conviviality, and dialogue.
inclusiveness : [blank_start]inclusividade[blank_end]
asset : ativo
conviviality : [blank_start]sociabilidade[blank_end]
foster : [blank_start]promover[blank_end]- Ainclusividade
- Bexclusividade
- Cpromover
- Dcombater
- Esociabilidade
- Fconflitualidade
84Public spaces in slums are only used to enable people to move.
slums : [blank_start]favelas[blank_end]
enable : [blank_start]permitir[blank_end]- Afavelas
- Bmetrópoles
- Cpraças
- Dpermitir
- Eabilitar
85There is a lack of public space both in quantity and quality, leading to high residential density, high crime rates, lack of public facilities such as toilets or water, difficulties to practice outdoor sports and other recreational activities among others.
lack : [blank_start]carência[blank_end]
leading to : levando a
residential : [blank_start]residencial[blank_end]
rates : [blank_start]taxas[blank_end]
outdoor : [blank_start]ao ar livre[blank_end]
among : [blank_start]entre[blank_end]- Acarência
- Bleque
- Cdemasido
- Dresidencial
- Epopulacional
- Ftaxas
- Graros
- Hao ar livre
- Iplacas de informação
- Jentre
- Katrás
- La frente
86“The only private space that you can imagine is in the human mind.”
It is an optimistic statement
statement : [blank_start]declaração[blank_end]- Adeclaração
- Bestado mental
- Cestatal
87[blank_start]In order to[blank_end]. - A fim de
[blank_start]Due to[blank_end]. - devido a
[blank_start]So that[blank_end]. - para que; de modo a
[blank_start]In spite of[blank_end]. - apesar de; a despeito de; embora
[blank_start]Such as[blank_end]. - tal como- AIn order to
- BDue to
- CSo that
- DIn spite of
- ESuch as
88I [blank_start]Shall[blank_end] - Eu devo
I [blank_start]Could[blank_end] - Eu poderia
I [blank_start]Can[blank_end] - Eu posso
I [blank_start]Won’t[blank_end]. - Eu não
I [blank_start]Was unable to[blank_end]. - Eu não consegui
I [blank_start]Should[blank_end] - Eu deveria- AShall
- BCould
- CCan
- DShould
- EWas unable to
- FWon’t
89[blank_start]A major[blank_end] - uma importante
[blank_start]The most[blank_end] - a maioria
[blank_start]The major[blank_end] - o prefeito
[blank_start]The more[blank_end] - o mais- AA major
- BThe most
- CThe major
- DThe more
90I [blank_start]Must[blank_end]. - Eu devo
I [blank_start]Could[blank_end]. - Eu poderia
I [blank_start]May[blank_end]. - Eu posso
I [blank_start]Used to[blank_end]. - Eu costumava
I [blank_start]Might[blank_end] - Eu poderia- AMight
- BCould
- CUsed to
- DMay
- EMust
91[blank_start]Although[blank_end]. - embora; apesar de; contudo
[blank_start]Therefore[blank_end]. - portanto; por esse motivo; para esse fim; assim
[blank_start]Otherwise[blank_end]. - caso contrário; de outra forma; senão
[blank_start]Meanwhile[blank_end]. - enquanto isso
[blank_start]However[blank_end]. - contudo; porém; entretanto
[blank_start]Owing to[blank_end] - devido a- AAlthough
- BTherefore
- COtherwise
- DMeanwhile
- EHowever
- FOwing to
92[blank_start]However[blank_end]. - contudo; porém; entretanto
[blank_start]Although[blank_end]. - embora; apesar de; contudo
[blank_start]Therefore[blank_end]. - portanto; por esse motivo; para esse fim; assim
[blank_start]Because[blank_end]. - porque; pois; pela razão de
[blank_start]Otherwise[blank_end]. - caso contrário; de outra forma; senão- AOtherwise
- BBecause
- CTherefore
- DAlthough
- EHowever
93Should contain sugar in [blank_start]its[blank_end] formula.
- Aits
- Bhis
- Cyour
94Nocebo effect usually triggers headache as a side effect of either an inactive or active ingredient.
triggers: [blank_start]provoca[blank_end] (nesse caso, literalmente triggers = gatilhos)- Aprovoca
- Btrata
95Public spaces are recreational outdoor areas in slums.
outdoor: [blank_start]fora de casa[blank_end]
slums: [blank_start]favelas[blank_end]- Afora de casa
- Bpaineis
- Cfavelas
- Dzona rica
96Public spaces satisfy different objectives in developed and developing cities.
developed: [blank_start]desenvolvida[blank_end]
developing: [blank_start]em desenvolvimento[blank_end]- Adesenvolvida
- Bem desenvolvimento
97São Paulo is characterized by deep inequality between rich and poor.
deep: [blank_start]profundo[blank_end]- Aprofundo
- Bpouco
98Lola thinks that it is wise to go to bed no later than midnight.
wise: [blank_start]sensato[blank_end]
no later than: [blank_start]o mais tardar[blank_end]- Asensato
- Binapropriado
- Co mais tardar
- Dnão antes da
- Eantes da
99Lola thinks that she’ll please her mother if she gets better grades .
please: [blank_start]agradar[blank_end]- Aagradar
- Bdesapontar
- Cdesculpar
100Lola thinks that her mom wants her to sleep for at least nine hours.
at least: [blank_start]pelo menos[blank_end]- Apelo menos
- Bmenos que
- Cno máximo
101Teenagers belong to the age group that needs more sleep.
belong: [blank_start]pertencem[blank_end]- Apertencem
- Bdescabem
102An average of seven hours of sleep is enough.
average: [blank_start]média[blank_end]- Amédia
- Bamostra
- Cperíodo
103Otherwise , I’ll miss the bus.
Otherwise: [blank_start]caso contrário[blank_end]- Acaso contrário
- Bnesse caso
104I’m quite hungry.
quite: [blank_start]bastante[blank_end]- Abastante
- Bum pouco
105The text blames developing countries for most of “food waste”.
blames: [blank_start]culpa[blank_end]
most: [blank_start]maioria[blank_end]- Aculpa
- Bdemonstra
- Cmaioria
- Dmais
106The text infers that consumers should change their attitude towards “food loss”.
towards: [blank_start]em direção a[blank_end]- Aem direção ao
- Bcontra o
107The text indicates that governments are responsible for consumer behaviour .
behaviour : [blank_start]comportamento[blank_end]- Acomportamento
- Bexcessivo
- Cmelhorado
108The text states that the more agriculture spreads, the less greenhouse gas will be emitted.
states: [blank_start]afirma[blank_end] (nesse caso)
spreads: [blank_start]espalha, propaga[blank_end]- Aespalha, propaga
- Bafirma
109Governments are worried about food waste.
worried: [blank_start]preocupado[blank_end]- Apreocupado
- Bhorrorisado
- Cdespreparado
110Climate change has a great impact on development.
great: [blank_start]grande[blank_end]- Agrande
- Bótimo
- Cpéssimo
111There is an indication to control carbon dioxide emissions from all sources .
sources: [blank_start]fontes[blank_end]- Afontes
- Bnações
112There is an indication to decrease food waste and redistribute food where necessary.
decrease: [blank_start]diminuir[blank_end]- Adiminuir
- Baumentar
113There is an indication to expand agriculture to tackle hunger.
tackle: [blank_start]enfrentar[blank_end]- Aenfrentar
- Bvencer
114The text proposes that agriculture should be expanded in order to preserve the environment .
environment: [blank_start]meio ambiente[blank_end]- Ameio ambiente
- Bindústria
- Ceconomia
115The text says that extreme weather can lead to crop losses and hunger.
lead: [blank_start]conduzir[blank_end]
crop: [blank_start]colheita[blank_end]- Aconduzir
- Bimpedir
- Ccolheita
- Dplantação
116According to the first paragraph, people with poor social links tend to suffer from depression and therefore have unhealthy habits.
therefore: [blank_start]portanto[blank_end]- Aportanto
- Bno entanto
- Ccaso contrário
117[blank_start]During the time[blank_end] - durante o tempo
[blank_start]Until[blank_end] - até
[blank_start]In spite of[blank_end] - a despeito de, apesar de, embora
[blank_start]Wherever[blank_end] - onde quer que
[blank_start]As soon as[blank_end] - assim que
[blank_start]While[blank_end] – enquanto- AWhile
- BAs soon as
- CWherever
- DIn spite of
- EUntil
- FDuring the time
118[blank_start]Still[blank_end] - ainda, apesar
[blank_start]Though[blank_end] - embora, apesar, contudo, entretanto
[blank_start]Due to[blank_end] - devido a
[blank_start]In order to[blank_end] - a fim de
[blank_start]Since[blank_end] - desde
[blank_start]Because[blank_end] - porque, pois- ABecause
- BSince
- CIn order to
- DDue to
- EThough
- FStill
119The data for the study added an online survey with lonely or depressed people.
survey: [blank_start]pesquisa[blank_end]- Apesquisa
- Bamostra
120The data for the study evaluated college students who were close friends.
evaluated: [blank_start]avaliaram[blank_end]- Aavaliaram
- Belucidaram
- Cevoluiram
121The study results indicate that 50-year-old people who displayed a higher degree of welfare are used to making friends with people from different backgrounds.
displayed: [blank_start]mostraram[blank_end]
degree: [blank_start]grau[blank_end]
welfare: bem-estar- Amostraram
- Bdemonstraram
- Cgrau
- Ddeclinio
122According to the first paragraph, people with poor social links usually don’t exercise and are prone to obesity.
prone: [blank_start]propenso[blank_end]- Apropenso
- Bpresos
123Having good social connections at age 20 can lead to improved well-being later in life, a new study suggests.
at age 20: [blank_start]aos 20 anos de idade[blank_end]
lead to: [blank_start]levar a[blank_end]
improved: [blank_start]melhoria[blank_end]
well-being: bem-estar
later: [blank_start]mais tarde[blank_end]- Aaos 20 anos de idade
- Bna década de 20
- Chá vinte anos
- Dlevar a
- Elidar com
- Fmelhoria
- Gpiora
- Hmais tarde
- Iatrasado
124Social life in youth may impact health decades later
youth: [blank_start]juventude[blank_end]- Ajuventude
- Binfância
- Cmelhor idade
125‘vaccine hesitancy’, an increasing concern globally
A melhor tradução seria:- A"Hesitação vacinal", uma preocupação crescente em todo o mundo
- B"Hesitação vacinal", o aumento preocupa o mundo
126“vaccine hesitancy,” when people delay or refuse vaccines for themselves or their children.
delay : [blank_start]atrasar[blank_end]- Aatrasar
- Badiantar
127In a statement on its website, the organization called the problem “a growing challenge for countries seeking to close the immunization gap .”
[blank_start]statement[blank_end]: declaração
[blank_start]challenge[blank_end]: desafio
[blank_start]seeking[blank_end]: buscando; que buscam
[blank_start]close[blank_end]: fechar
[blank_start]gap[blank_end]: lacuna- Astatement
- Bchallenge
- Cseeking
- Dclose
- Egap
1281.5 million children die each year of diseases that could have been thwarted by vaccines.
thwarted : [blank_start]impedido[blank_end]- Aimpedido
- Bfacilitado
129According to the text, “vaccine hesitancy” is induced by beliefs that vaccines are inefficient.
beliefs : [blank_start]crenças[blank_end]- Acrenças
- Bcréditos
130According to the text, “vaccine hesitancy” contributes to closing the immunization gap.
gap: [blank_start]lacuna[blank_end]- Alacuna
- Bcrença
- Cgrupo
131[blank_start]Though[blank_end] “apesar de” ou “embora”. Também pode ser o advérbio “no entanto”
[blank_start]Tough[blank_end] é um adjetivo, e tem o sentido de difícil, árduo, duro, forte, etc.
[blank_start]Through[blank_end], pode ser um adjetivo (acabado, saturado), um advérbio (de uma ponta a outra, de cima a baixo) ou uma preposição (através, através de, por, pela).
[blank_start]Thought[blank_end], nada mais é do que o passado do verbo think (pensar).- AThought
- BThrough
- CTough
- DThough
132damage - [blank_start]danificar[blank_end]
awareness - [blank_start]consciência[blank_end]
revulsion - [blank_start]repulsa[blank_end]- Adanificar
- Bconsciência
- Crepulsa
133disguise - [blank_start]disfarce[blank_end]
sorrow - [blank_start]tristeza[blank_end]
prevent - [blank_start]evitar[blank_end]- Adisfarce
- Btristeza
- Cevitar
134At a time when the world is changing more quickly than ever before, we need a new vocabulary to help us grasp what’s happening.
grasp - [blank_start]compreender[blank_end]- Acompreender
- Bfugir
- Cvencer
135About Catfishing and why people create fake identity.
Whether out of boredom , loneliness or malice, they lure other people into continued messaging correspondence, thereby building false relationships with them
boredom - [blank_start]tédio[blank_end]
lure - [blank_start]atrair[blank_end]
thereby - [blank_start]desse modo[blank_end]- Atédio
- Bcansaço
- Catrair
- Denganar
- Edesse modo
- Fcaso contrário
136The apparent source of the term “catfish” is a 2010 documentary called Catfish, whose verity , ironically enough, has been questioned.
source - [blank_start]origem[blank_end]
whose - [blank_start]cujo[blank_end]
verity - [blank_start]veracidade[blank_end]- Aorigem
- Bmotivo
- Ccujo
- Dque
- Equem
- Fveracidade
- Gverificação
137This is a marvellous new dawn for human expression, a new step in human evolution.
dawn - [blank_start]aflorecer[blank_end]- Aaflorecer
- Bregredir
138It is a new jungle where we must watch our backs and struggle for survival, surely a backward step in evolution.
struggle - [blank_start]lutar[blank_end]
surely - [blank_start]certamente[blank_end]
backward - para trás
step - passo
backward step - [blank_start]retrocesso[blank_end]- Aretrocesso
- Bavanço
- Ccertamente
- Dnegativamente
- Elutar
- Fdesistir
139There are two ways of looking at this [...] I lean toward the latter.
toward - [blank_start]em direção a[blank_end]
** [...] Eu me inclino para o último.- Aem direção a
- Badiante
140Alternativas
New words are necessary because:
- they aid older people who may not understand what young people mean.
aid - [blank_start]ajudar[blank_end]- Aajudar
- Batrapalhar
141Alternativas
New words are necessary because:
- describe a generational conflict between outdated and new manners.
outdated - [blank_start]desatualizado[blank_end]
manners - [blank_start]conduta[blank_end]- Aconduta
- Bmanias
- Cdesatualizado
- Didoso
142Alternativas
New words are necessary because:
- prove that new behaviours appear and vanish too quickly.
vanish - [blank_start]desaparecer[blank_end]- Adesaparecer
- Bpermanecer
143Alternativas
The woman regrets that people accept only her internet identity.
regrets - [blank_start]lamentar[blank_end]- Alamentar
- Bpreferir
144Ask health professionals in any country what the biggest problem in their health-care system is and one of the most common answers is the shortage of nurses.
biggest - [blank_start]maior[blank_end]
shortage - [blank_start]escassez[blank_end]- Amaior
- Bgrande
- Cescassez
- Dexcesso
145In ageing rich countries, demand for nursing care is becoming increasingly insatiable .
ageing – [blank_start]envelhecimento[blank_end]
increasingly – [blank_start]cada vez mais[blank_end]
insatiable – [blank_start]insaciável[blank_end]- Aenvelhecimento
- Bdesenvolvimento
- Ccada vez mais
- Dgrandemente
- Einsaciável
- Finsatisfatória
146Britain’s National Health Service, for example, has 40,000-odd nurse vacancies .
Vacancies – [blank_start]vagas de emprego[blank_end]- Avagas de emprego
- Bférias prolongadas
147Views of nursing as a “woman’s job” have deep roots .
Roots – [blank_start]raízes/origens[blank_end]- Araízes/origens
- Brazões/motivos
148Florence Nightingale, who established the principles of modern nursing in the 1860s, insisted that men’s “hard and horny” hands were “not fitted to touch, bathe and dress wounded limbs”.
Fitted - adequadas
*“hard and horny” hands = mãos "duras e cheias de tesão"
* “fitted” vem de “fit”, que significa “[blank_start]caber[blank_end]”, “[blank_start]ajustar[blank_end]”- Acaber
- Baumentar
- Cajustar
- Dalargar
149“not fitted to touch, bathe and dress wounded limbs”.
"não eram adequadas para tocar, dar banho e vestir membros feridos".
Limbs = [blank_start]membros[blank_end]- Amembros
- Bferidos
150Senior nurse titles such as “sister” (a ward manager) and “matron” (which in some countries is used for men as well) do not help matters.
“do not help matters” = [blank_start]não ajudam em nada[blank_end]
“ward manager” = gerente da ala- Anão ajudam em nada
- Bnão importa mais
151Another problem is that beliefs about what a nursing job entails are often outdated, in ways that may be particularly off-putting for men.
entails - [blank_start]acarretar[blank_end]
often - [blank_start]frequentemente[blank_end]
outdated - desatualizado
off-putting – [blank_start]desanimador[blank_end]- Aacarretar
- Bdesestimula
- Cfrequentemente
- Draramente
- Edesanimador
- Fencorajador
152However, attracting men without playing to gender stereotypes can be tricky . “Are you man enough to be a nurse?”, the slogan of an American campaign, was involved in controversy.
Tricky - [blank_start]complicado[blank_end]- Acomplicado
- Bbem simples
153Some are following in the career footsteps of their mothers. Others decide that the job would suit them after they see a male nurse care for a relative or they themselves get care from a male nurse when hospitalised.
Footsteps – [blank_start]passos[blank_end]
Suit – [blank_start]adequado[blank_end]
Relative – [blank_start]parente[blank_end]- Aparente
- Bpais
- Cpassos
- Ddesejos
- Eadequado
- Finadequado
154Although many gender stereotypes about jobs and caring have crumbled , nursing has, so far, remained unaffected.
* nursing has, so far, remained unaffected = a enfermagem, até agora, não foi afetada.
Crumbled – [blank_start]desfeito[blank_end]- Adesfeito
- Bincentivado
155Alternativas
The excerpt from the first paragraph means that:
- most nurses refuse to assist elderly people even when they are well paid .
Elderly - [blank_start]idosos[blank_end]
Well paid – [blank_start]bem[blank_end] remunerado- Aidosos
- Bcrianças
- Cbem
- Dmal
156Fake news can distort people’s beliefs even after being debunked .
Debunked - [blank_start]desmascarado[blank_end]- Adesmascarado
- Bconfirmado
157A study recently published in the journal Intelligence suggests that some people may have an especially difficult time rejecting misinformation .
Misinformation - [blank_start]desinformação[blank_end]- Adesinformação
- Bfatos provados
158[blank_start]ougth to[blank_end] = deveria
[blank_start]nevertheless[blank_end] = mesmo assim
[blank_start]inasmuch[blank_end] = visto que
[blank_start]even though[blank_end] = apesar de- Aougth to
- Bnevertheless
- Cinasmuch
- Deven though
159Asked to rate a fictitious person on a range of character traits , people who scored low on a test of cognitive ability continued to be influenced by damaging information about the person even after they were explicitly told the information was false.
Rate – verbo: [blank_start]avaliar[blank_end]
Traits – [blank_start]traços[blank_end]
Scored – [blank_start]pontuar[blank_end]
Damaging – [blank_start]danosa[blank_end]- Aavaliar
- Bquantificar
- Ctraços
- Dtestes
- Epontuar
- Famedrontar
- Gdanosa
- Hbenéfica
160The study is significant because it identifies what may be a major risk factor for vulnerability to fake news.
A major – [blank_start]um importante[blank_end]- Aum importante
- Bo maior
161One possible explanation for this finding is based on the theory that a person’s cognitive ability reflects how well they can regulate the contents of working memory – their “mental workspace ” for processing information.
Contents – [blank_start]conteúdo[blank_end]
Mental workspace - área de trabalho mental- Aconteúdo
- Bcontentamento
162First proposed by the cognitive psychologists Lynn Hasher and Rose Zacks, this theory holds that some people are more prone to “mental clutter ” than other people.
Clutter – [blank_start]desordem[blank_end]- Adesordem
- Bordem
163Research on cognitive aging indicates that, in adulthood, this ability declines considerably with advancing age, suggesting that older adults may also be especially vulnerable to fake news.
Aging – [blank_start]envelhecimento[blank_end]
Adulthood – [blank_start]idade adulta[blank_end]- Aenvelhecimento
- Bcrescimento
- Catuação
- Didade adulta
- Ejuventude
164Another reason why cognitive ability may predict vulnerability to fake news is that it correlates highly with education.
Predict – [blank_start]prever[blank_end]
Highly – altamente- Aprever
- Bprejudicar
165You see clutter. I see an environment that encourages the random juxtaposition of disparate elements for the potential generation of creativity born of chaos!
Random – [blank_start]aleatória[blank_end]
Disparate elements – elementos díspares- Aaleatória
- Bespecífica
166At Hwaban, Mihyun Han with her husband, Key Kim, will present their take on Korean fare , traditional and personalized with modern touches.
Korean fare – [blank_start]comida[blank_end] coreana
Touches – toques, no sentido de detalhes- Acomida
- Bfatos
- Clógica
- Dbebida
167The restaurant: The serene, neutral-toned dining room with pale brick walls, accented by dark furniture , is the setting for their varied menu.
Furniture – [blank_start]mobília[blank_end]- Amobília
- Bpintura
- Cpiso
168Some of the small plates to start are shrimp or scallop, an organic egg with king crab in a pine nut sauce, and pan-seared zucchini with shrimp in a soy sauce.
Shrimp - [blank_start]camarão[blank_end]
Scallop - [blank_start]viera[blank_end]
Crab - [blank_start]carangueijo[blank_end]
Pine nut - [blank_start]pinhão[blank_end]
Sauce – [blank_start]molho/tempero[blank_end]- Acamarão
- Bviera
- Ccarangueijo
- Dpinhão
- Emolho/tempero
169Since speaking up about gender identity theory, I’ve received thousands of emails – more than I’ve ever had on a single subject. Many have come from professionals working in medicine, education and social work. All are concerned about the effects on vulnerable young people.
a single subject - um único [blank_start]assunto[blank_end]
concerned - [blank_start]preocupado[blank_end]
vulnerable young people - [blank_start]jovens vulneráveis[blank_end]- Aassunto
- Bremetente
- Cpreocupado
- Dconcordam
- Ejovens vulneráveis
- Fvulnerabilidade dos jovens
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