(MACKENZIE - 2013)
BABY IT’S YOU
Hal David & Burt Bacharach
Barney Williams
Recorded 11, 20 February 1963
Lennon ___(I)___ slightly ill-at-ease on his own songs, but with covers, he already had the confidence of a born interpreter. The group’s boyish harmonies didn’t distract him from giving another Shirelles hit a commanding vocal performance that marked him out as The Beatles’ most distinctive voice.

The verb that properly fills in blank (I) in the text is
would have sounded.
would rather have sounded.
had better sound.
should sound.
may have sounded.
Gabarito:
may have sounded.
[E]
A alternativa [E] é aquela que melhor preenche a lacuna, pois a frase passa a ser entendida da seguinte forma: "Lennon pode ter soado pouco confortável com suas próprias músicas, mas com as 'covers', ele já tinha adquirido a confiança de um intérprete nato".
A alternativa [A] está errada, pois a frase ficaria com a seguinte tradução: "Lennon teria soado pouco confortável com suas próprias músicas, mas com as 'covers’, ele já tinha adquirido a confiança de um intérprete nato", o que causa estranheza semântica.