b) Many countries consider English their first language. c) Forty-five persons speak English language. d) Nineteen. e) Forty-five.

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1 b) Many countries consider English their first language. c) Forty-five persons speak English language. d) Nineteen. e) Forty-five. 19. Why are many African states English-speaking? a) Because it doesn t serve as a means of communication. b) Because they use it to unify the country. c) Because people decided to speak English. d) Because they like English. e) Because people in USA speak English. 20. Does English serve as a means of communication? a) It doesn t serve as a means of communication. b) Yes, it does. c) English means communication. d) England serves as communication. e) English and communication mean the same thing.

2 African countries which depend on English for their law courts and parliaments and day-today business dealings. But the geographical spread of the English-speaking world cannot entirely account for English being the "lingua franca" of the modern world. The industrial and technological achievements, mainly of Britain and the United States, has made English the international language of many different fields, like international air traffic control, sea navigation (morse code between ships) and advertising. Answer according to the text. 15. What s a "mother tongue"? a) The mother tongue. b) The tongue of the mother. c) The native language spoken in a country. d) Every mother has a tongue. e) A language people don t speak. 16. How many people spkeak English as their mother tongue? a) Over 400 million people. b) 800 million native speakers. c) People speak English not Chinese. d) 400 plus 800 million people speak English. e) Everybody speaks English around the world. 17. Where can we find English speakers? a) On some continents. b) On some continents but not in every corner of the globe. c) We can find English speakers. d) In every corner of the globe. e) We can find English. 18. How many countries consider English their natural native language? a) Ten countries.

3 e) the tall 13. If we don t hurry... a) we don t hurry. b) we ll be late. c) we won t be late. d) we are not going to be late. e) because we like to be late. 14. A musician is a person who... a) dances "forró". b) likes music. c) plays a musical instrument. d) likes musical concerts. e) goes to musical shows. PART II - TEXT THE WORLD OF ENGLISH Over 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Although English is numerically second to Mandarin Chinese, which can claim some 800 million native speakers, no one would seriously propose learning Chinese as a practical world language. In fact the Chinese themselves are learning English on a large scale. Not only would Chinese be too difficult, but its 800 million speakers are confined to one relatively small area, whereas English speakers, thanks to the British Empire, are to be found on every continent and in every corner of the globe. To a European, the English-speaking world probably means little beyond the United States of America and England, but when a European says "England" he most likely means the United Kingdom, which, of course, is composed of four different English-speaking countries: Wales, Scotland, Ulster (also known as Northern Ireland) and England. With a bit more Canada, South Africa and New Zealand, perhaps. But these are only 10 of the 45 countries which consider English their first or official or natural native language. In addition there are 19 other countries for which English is the practical or educated first language countries like Guyana, India and the Sudan. Most of the important African states are English-speaking by tradition and by choice, using English to unify the country and serve as the principal means of communication between diverse tribes. Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania just a few of the black

4 c) has it d) haven t them e) haven t they 09. Both of them 21. a) are b) is c) have d) has e) be 10. I went on holiday by. a) me b) itself d) himself c) vacation e) myself 11. Michael lives with parents. a) himself b) his c) him d) themselves e) hiself 12. She s not than I. a) taller b) tall c) tallest d) the tallest

5 a) at b) in c) over d) on e) under 05. Jane got beautiful red. a) on b) at c) in d) with e) of 06. Did you watch the World Cup? a) Yes, I do. b) Yes, I watch. c) No, I don t. d) No, I didn t watch TV. e) No, I did. 07. Has Peter ever been to France? a) Yes, he hasn t. b) Yes, he has. c) Yes, he have. d) No, he has. E) No, he ever been. 08. This restaurant has been changing the price of the food since last week,? a) hasn t them b) hasn t it

6 PROVA DE INGLÊS PART I - GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY - Choose the correct answer. 01. The plurals of HERO, SOLO, TOMATO and ZERO are: a) heroes, solos, tomatoes, zeroes; b) heros, soloes, tomatos, zeros; c) heroes, solos, tomatoes, zeros; d) heros, solos, tomatos, zeros; e) heroes, soloes, tomatos, zeros. 02. The past and the past participle forms of the verb TO FLY are: a) fly, fli; b) flies, fly; c) flown, fly; d) flowny, flew; e) flew, flown. 03. What s the best translation for the sentence: "She looks beautiful."? a) Ela está linda. b) Ela vê a beleza. c) Ela observa a beleza. d) Ela se acha linda. e) Ela se olhou e se achou linda. 04. Santa Claus will visit us Christmas Day.