(AFA - 2009)
Americans are well-known for being friendly. If we’re [2] taking a walk in the park and we pass someone, we usually [3] say a few words to people in stores, bars and banks. But remember: friendliness is not friendship; it’s politeness. In the United States, it’s just as hard to make real friends as it is anywhere else.
(Move Up - Heinemann )
In the statement,
“we usually say a few words to people in stores…” (lines 2 and 3) the underlined words may be understood as
many words could be spoken by people in stores.
some words can be said by us.
lots of words are used to say people about us.
a small number of words are said by people in stores.
Gabarito:
a small number of words are said by people in stores.
A) INCORRECT: pois many tem o significa de muitas, sendo que, na verdade, o termo destacado é few (poucas).
B) INCORRECT: pois, por mais que o sentido se aproxime, o uso de some deixa a alternativa incorreta, por significar tanto poucas (o mesmo sentido de few) como muitas (o sentido de many).
C) INCORRECT: pois lots of words tem o mesmo significado de many (muitas), o que é o oposto do termo destacado (few - poucas).
D) CORRECT: pois small number (número pequeno) tem o mesmo sentido que few (poucas), o que faz com que essa alternativa seja a correta.