Relax!
Stress remedies
Whether
real or imaginary, the need
for
stress reduction has produced awhole range of remedies. Most are a
questions of common sense: talk to your
(5) friends and relatives; get good night’s
sleep; eat a well-balanced diet; cultivate
your sense of humor, and so on.
The “five-year test” is another.
recommended method. When you find
(10) yourself in a stressful situation, ask
yourself “Will this still be a problem
five years from now?” If you are stuck
in a traffic jam, the answer is obviously
no. Other tips include breathing exercises,
(15) jaw relaxation techniques, meditation
and massage. There is also a herbal cure
called Valerian which proponents
of natural remedies say has been
scientifically proved to reduce
(20) tension. And lastly, sex is widely considered
to be a powerful antidote to stress.
(by: Compact English book / Wilson Antônio Liberato.
- São Paulo : FTD, 1988. p. 189-190)
necessitando da somatória dos itens para se obter a resposta correta.
Só depois anote a resposta (soma) entre parênteses.
(02) efeitos nocivos do stress.
(04) remédios da medicina tradicional para o combate do stress.
(08) sugestões e técnicas alternativas para a redução do stress.
(16) basicamente a prevenção do stress.
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pelos termos à direita em:
(01) “and so on” (l.7) —
etc. (02) “five-year” (l.8) — fifth
(04) “stressful” (l.10) — restless
(08) “stuck” (l.12) — unable to move
(16) “jam” (l.13) — marmalade
(32) “widely” (l.20) — lovely
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3. O
termo indicado
corresponde à ideia expressa à direita em:
(01) “Most”
(l.3) — quantity (02) “still” (l.11) — intensity
(04) “If ” (l.12) — condition
(08) “Other” (l.14) — contrast
(16) “also” (l.16) — inclusion
(32) “lastly” (l.20) — consequence
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4. “______ of your history and the lives of ______ our great men
and women recreated by the movies”.
Choose the alternative(s) that can complete the
sentences above correctly.
(01) much
— much (08) a lot — a lot(02) much — many (16) a lot — much
(04) many — much (32) a lot — many
( )
5. The author ______ some
articles about Americans prisons in magazines.
(01)
write (04) has written(02) wrote (08) have written
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