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Q1113822 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • INSTITUTO AOCP • Prefeitura de Vitória da Conquista BA • Inglês • 2026

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Underground library in Warsaw metro invites commuters to trade scrolling for stories

In Warsaw’s Targówek district, a metro ride has become more than a daily routine. Now it offers a chance to escape into a story. Thanks to Metroteka, a newly opened subterranean library inside the Kondratowicza M2 metro station, commuters can now trade mindless scrolling for meaningful reading.

The 150-square-meter space is stocked with more than 16,000 books, all available through a fast self-checkout system. Visitors can also borrow laptops, sip complimentary coffee, and unwind in a cozy communal area, all while waiting for their train.

“Our dream is for Metroteka to become an educational and cultural center, and not just a place where you can borrow your books from,” says Grażyna StrzelczakBatkowska, deputy director of the Targówek library.

A modern space that breathes life into books

Metroteka’s design is as inviting as its mission. A lush hydroponic garden wall filled with herbs and flowers gives the underground space a breath of fresh air, literally. Basil, oregano, and other plants grow without soil or sunlight, infusing the library with an unexpected sense of vitality. The bookshelves, shaped like soft, undulating waves, add to the organic feel.

“I always joke that books are not made of glass,” Strzelczak-Batkowska says. “You can just pop in, grab a few, throw them on a self-checkout machine, and that’s it—you’re out on a new adventure.”

Aiming to reverse a national trend

Poland’s reading habits have been in steady decline for years. A 2024 survey by the National Library of Poland found that only 41 percent of respondents had read at least one book in the past year. According to Tomasz Makowski, director of the National Library, the legacy of war has shaped these numbers. During World War II, Poland lost 70 percent of its libraries.

“We had several generations that did not see their parents or grandparents in front of a wall of books,” Makowski says. “Reading is [also] not something associated with adulthood, but with schools, teachers, librarians, and usually mothers reading to children.”

By placing literature in the path of everyday commuters, Metroteka hopes to shift that cultural perception.

An open invitation to all

For Makowski, the location is just as important as the books. “Opening a library in a metro station is like a dream for us,” he says. “Libraries should be beautiful and open; inviting, not intimidating. It’s not a shrine, but a place where you can spend time freely, take part in discussions, public consultations, or meet people.”

In the coming months, Metroteka plans to host author readings, workshops, and classes to further engage the community. Books can be returned either directly to the library or via parcel lockers outside the station, available around the clock.

As commuters pass through Kondratowicza station with coffee in hand and a novel tucked under one arm, Metroteka quietly transforms daily routines into cultural moments. By meeting people where they are, literally underground, the library isn’t just promoting reading. It’s redefining what public space can offer.

Source: https://www.optimistdaily.com/2025/09/underground-libraryin-warsaw-metro-invites-commuters-to-trade-scrolling-for-stories/. Access on May 4th 2026.

Analyze the last sentence of the excerpt:

By placing literature in the path of everyday commuters, Metroteka hopes to shift that cultural perception.

About the underlined part, it is correct to say that

a) the verb ‘to hope’ can also be followed by a gerund.
b) in ‘hopes to shift’, ‘hopes’ is a noun and ‘to shift’ is a verb.
c) it would also be correct to say ‘Metroteka hopes to shifting’.
d) we use ‘hope’ followed by a full infinitive, meaning a desire to do or achieve something.
e) we can use the structure ‘hopes to shift’ because the verb ‘to shift’ has different meanings.

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22/08/2026 • 15:24

Vamos direto ao ponto da pergunta: ela pede uma análise sobre o trecho sublinhado 'hopes to shift'. Esse trecho aparece na frase 'By placing literature in the path of everyday commuters, Metroteka hopes to shift that cultural perception.'

O termo relevante aí é como o verbo 'hope' é usado em relação ao verbo 'shift'. Em inglês, após o verbo 'hope', normalmente usamos o infinitivo completo, ou seja, 'to' mais o verbo base ('to shift', 'to win', 'to learn' etc.). Não é comum e nem correto dizer 'hope shifting' ou 'hope to shifting'. O verbo 'hope' é mesmo seguido por infinitivo, porque essa construção expressa o desejo de fazer algo, de alcançar alguma coisa.

Analisando as alternativas:
- A letra A está errada, porque o verbo 'hope' não é seguido por gerúndio.
- A letra B está errada porque, na frase, 'hopes' é verbo (terceira pessoa do singular em present simple) e 'to shift' é infinitivo.
- C está errada pelo mesmo motivo: 'hopes to shifting' está incorreto.
- D está correta: usamos 'hope' seguido do 'full infinitive' quando queremos falar sobre desejo de fazer ou alcançar algo.
- E está errada porque o uso dessa estrutura nada tem a ver com o sentido múltiplo do verbo 'shift', e sim com a construção padrão do verbo 'hope'.

Portanto, a alternativa correta é a letra D.

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Q1120308 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Instituto UniFil • Prefeitura de Congonhinhas PR • Professor de Inglês • 2026
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Laura Cress - Technology reporter

The last 25 years has seen some mind-bending technological changes. At the start of the century, most computers connected to the internet with noisy dial-up connections, Netflix was an online DVD rental company, and the vast majority of people hadn't even heard of a smartphone. Fast forward two and a half decades, and innovations in AI, robotics and much else besides are emerging at an incredible rate. So we decided to ask experts what the next 25 years could bring. Here are their predictions for the technology we'll be using by 2050 - and how it could reshape our lives.

Merging humans and machines

Science fiction set in the 2050s is full of examples of humans using technological enhancements to feel fitter, happier and more productive. In the 2000 hit game Deus Ex - set in 2052 - the player can inject themselves with tiny robots called “nanites”. These microscopic robots manipulate matter on atomic levels, giving superhuman abilities such as enhanced speed and the ability to see in the dark. It sounds like something from the distant future, but nanotechnology - engineering at a scale of millionths of a millimetre - is already used in lots of everyday real-life tech. In fact, it is powering the way you are reading these very words right now - every smartphone or computer is run by a central chip made up of billions of tiny transistors - electrical components built on a nanoscale to speed up data processing. Professor Steven Bramwell at the London Centre for Nanotechnology told the BBC by 2050 we should expect the lines between machines, electronics and biology to be “significantly blurred”. That means we could see nanotechnology implants by then - but more to “monitor your health or aid communication” rather than to appear invisible, as in Deus Ex. Medicine could also make common use of machines at a nanometre scale to “deliver drugs to exactly where they need to go”, said Professor Bramwell. Cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick is equally interested in studying augmentations, going one step further than most. In 1998 he became the first human to have a microchip implanted into his nervous system, earning him the title “Captain Cyborg”. Professor Warwick believes by 2050, advancements in cybernetics - the science studying the links between natural and mechanical systems - could lead to trailblazing treatments for diseases. He predicts the use of “deep brain electronic stimulation” as a partial treatment for some conditions such as schizophrenia, rather than medicine. He adds it is likely we'll see more cybernetic enhancements of the kind he has already trialled himself, so that “your brain and body can be in different places”. And what if we wanted to test out how the latest enhancement, or even new diet worked on our bodies, without any risks of experiencing the side effects? Professor Roger Highfield, Science Director of the Science Museum, believes “digital twins” - virtual versions of a physical object, updated using real time data - could become a regular feature in our lives. He imagines a world where each of us could have “thousands of simplified twins”, using them to explore how “different medications or lifestyle changes affect your unique biology”. In other words, we could preview our futures before we live them.

The next generation of AI

Many technology firms, including Google and IBM, are currently locked in a multi-billion dollar race to revolutionise how we push fields like AI even further - in the form of quantum computing. Quantum computers are machines which can do very complex calculations at incredibly fast speeds - for example, simulating molecular interactions to design new drugs faster. In January 2025, Jensen Huang - boss of the leading chip firm Nvidia - said he believed “very useful” quantum computing would come in 20 years. AI itself will undoubtedly continue to loom large in our society as we journey towards the half century mark. Futurist and author Tracey Follows, who helped write a White Paper on UK education in 2050, believes learning will take place across “virtual and physical realities” using AI teachers which “adjust in real time”. Rather than textbooks, she predicts children will use “immersive simulations”. Meanwhile, education will be less standardised, with each child's individual DNA or biometric data studied to understand how they learn best.

Available on https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c865n800d5jo

In the sentence “In 1998 he became the first human to have a microchip implanted into his nervous system,” identify the classification of the verbs “became” and “implanted.”
- a) Both are regular verbs in the simple past.
- b) “Became” is a regular verb; “implanted” is an irregular verb.
- c) “Became” is an irregular verb; “implanted” is a regular verb.
- d) Both are irregular verbs in the past participle.
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Q1120306 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Instituto UniFil • Prefeitura de Congonhinhas PR • Professor de Inglês • 2026
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AI teachers and cybernetics - what could the world look like in 2050?

Laura Cress - Technology reporter

The last 25 years has seen some mind-bending technological changes. At the start of the century, most computers connected to the internet with noisy dial-up connections, Netflix was an online DVD rental company, and the vast majority of people hadn't even heard of a smartphone. Fast forward two and a half decades, and innovations in AI, robotics and much else besides are emerging at an incredible rate. So we decided to ask experts what the next 25 years could bring. Here are their predictions for the technology we'll be using by 2050 - and how it could reshape our lives.

Merging humans and machines

Science fiction set in the 2050s is full of examples of humans using technological enhancements to feel fitter, happier and more productive. In the 2000 hit game Deus Ex - set in 2052 - the player can inject themselves with tiny robots called “nanites”. These microscopic robots manipulate matter on atomic levels, giving superhuman abilities such as enhanced speed and the ability to see in the dark. It sounds like something from the distant future, but nanotechnology - engineering at a scale of millionths of a millimetre - is already used in lots of everyday real-life tech. In fact, it is powering the way you are reading these very words right now - every smartphone or computer is run by a central chip made up of billions of tiny transistors - electrical components built on a nanoscale to speed up data processing. Professor Steven Bramwell at the London Centre for Nanotechnology told the BBC by 2050 we should expect the lines between machines, electronics and biology to be “significantly blurred”. That means we could see nanotechnology implants by then - but more to “monitor your health or aid communication” rather than to appear invisible, as in Deus Ex. Medicine could also make common use of machines at a nanometre scale to “deliver drugs to exactly where they need to go”, said Professor Bramwell. Cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick is equally interested in studying augmentations, going one step further than most. In 1998 he became the first human to have a microchip implanted into his nervous system, earning him the title “Captain Cyborg”. Professor Warwick believes by 2050, advancements in cybernetics - the science studying the links between natural and mechanical systems - could lead to trailblazing treatments for diseases. He predicts the use of “deep brain electronic stimulation” as a partial treatment for some conditions such as schizophrenia, rather than medicine. He adds it is likely we'll see more cybernetic enhancements of the kind he has already trialled himself, so that “your brain and body can be in different places”. And what if we wanted to test out how the latest enhancement, or even new diet worked on our bodies, without any risks of experiencing the side effects? Professor Roger Highfield, Science Director of the Science Museum, believes “digital twins” - virtual versions of a physical object, updated using real time data - could become a regular feature in our lives. He imagines a world where each of us could have “thousands of simplified twins”, using them to explore how “different medications or lifestyle changes affect your unique biology”. In other words, we could preview our futures before we live them.

The next generation of AI

Many technology firms, including Google and IBM, are currently locked in a multi-billion dollar race to revolutionise how we push fields like AI even further - in the form of quantum computing. Quantum computers are machines which can do very complex calculations at incredibly fast speeds - for example, simulating molecular interactions to design new drugs faster. In January 2025, Jensen Huang - boss of the leading chip firm Nvidia - said he believed “very useful” quantum computing would come in 20 years. AI itself will undoubtedly continue to loom large in our society as we journey towards the half century mark. Futurist and author Tracey Follows, who helped write a White Paper on UK education in 2050, believes learning will take place across “virtual and physical realities” using AI teachers which “adjust in real time”. Rather than textbooks, she predicts children will use “immersive simulations”. Meanwhile, education will be less standardised, with each child's individual DNA or biometric data studied to understand how they learn best.

Available on https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c865n800d5jo

If the prediction “we could see nanotechnology implants by then” were changed to a negative form, it would be:
- a) “We did not see nanotechnology implants by then.”
- b) “We could to not see nanotechnology implants by then.”
- c) “We could not see nanotechnology implants by then.”
- d) “We won’t seen nanotechnology implants by then.”
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Assessment is perhaps one of the least understood areas of language teaching and learning. Students may see tests as a threat to their competence because they are afraid they will not perform well. Teachers often do not like to construct tests and are not altogether satisfied with the results when they do.

A more constructive view of language testing exists when (a) testing is undertood as an opportunity for interaction between teacher and student; (b) students are judged on the basis of the knowledge they have; (c) the criteria for success on the test are clear to students; (d) students receive a grade for their performance on a set of tests representing different testing methods (not just one!); (e) the tests are intended to help students improve their skills; (f) the results are discussed.

The seminal efforts by Canalle e Swain (1980) to operationalize Hymes’ (1972) communicative competence have provided a relevant set of criteria for describing tests. Tests should be seen as tapping one or more of the four components making up the construct of communicative competence: grammatical, discourse, sociolinguistic and strategic competence.

(Andrew D.Cohen. Second language Assessment. IN: Marianne
Cerce-Murcia(ed). Teaching English as a second or foreign language.
Boston, Massachusstes: Heinle&Heinle. 2nd edition. 2001. Adaptado)

When preparing a reading test, a teacher who follows strict structuralist views of language and language learning will give priority to test items which evaluate, for example, the ability to
- a) make use on nonverbal information to help understand verbal information.
- b) discriminate between formal and informal manifestations of language.
- c) identify verbs and their tenses and forms in a text.
- d) recognize the way cohesion devices help build texts.
- e) deal with written rather than oral language samples.
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Q1113821 • Texto associado • Verbos Verbs • INSTITUTO AOCP • Prefeitura de Vitória da Conquista BA • Inglês • 2026
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Underground library in Warsaw metro invites commuters to trade scrolling for stories

In Warsaw’s Targówek district, a metro ride has become more than a daily routine. Now it offers a chance to escape into a story. Thanks to Metroteka, a newly opened subterranean library inside the Kondratowicza M2 metro station, commuters can now trade mindless scrolling for meaningful reading.

The 150-square-meter space is stocked with more than 16,000 books, all available through a fast self-checkout system. Visitors can also borrow laptops, sip complimentary coffee, and unwind in a cozy communal area, all while waiting for their train.

“Our dream is for Metroteka to become an educational and cultural center, and not just a place where you can borrow your books from,” says Grażyna StrzelczakBatkowska, deputy director of the Targówek library.

A modern space that breathes life into books

Metroteka’s design is as inviting as its mission. A lush hydroponic garden wall filled with herbs and flowers gives the underground space a breath of fresh air, literally. Basil, oregano, and other plants grow without soil or sunlight, infusing the library with an unexpected sense of vitality. The bookshelves, shaped like soft, undulating waves, add to the organic feel.

“I always joke that books are not made of glass,” Strzelczak-Batkowska says. “You can just pop in, grab a few, throw them on a self-checkout machine, and that’s it—you’re out on a new adventure.”

Aiming to reverse a national trend

Poland’s reading habits have been in steady decline for years. A 2024 survey by the National Library of Poland found that only 41 percent of respondents had read at least one book in the past year. According to Tomasz Makowski, director of the National Library, the legacy of war has shaped these numbers. During World War II, Poland lost 70 percent of its libraries.

“We had several generations that did not see their parents or grandparents in front of a wall of books,” Makowski says. “Reading is [also] not something associated with adulthood, but with schools, teachers, librarians, and usually mothers reading to children.”

By placing literature in the path of everyday commuters, Metroteka hopes to shift that cultural perception.

An open invitation to all

For Makowski, the location is just as important as the books. “Opening a library in a metro station is like a dream for us,” he says. “Libraries should be beautiful and open; inviting, not intimidating. It’s not a shrine, but a place where you can spend time freely, take part in discussions, public consultations, or meet people.”

In the coming months, Metroteka plans to host author readings, workshops, and classes to further engage the community. Books can be returned either directly to the library or via parcel lockers outside the station, available around the clock.

As commuters pass through Kondratowicza station with coffee in hand and a novel tucked under one arm, Metroteka quietly transforms daily routines into cultural moments. By meeting people where they are, literally underground, the library isn’t just promoting reading. It’s redefining what public space can offer.

Source: https://www.optimistdaily.com/2025/09/underground-libraryin-warsaw-metro-invites-commuters-to-trade-scrolling-for-stories/. Access on May 4th 2026.

Consider paragraphs 06 and 07 of the text:

Poland’s reading habits have been in steady decline for years. A 2024 survey by the National Library of Poland found that only 41 percent of respondents had read at least one book in the past year. According to Tomasz Makowski, director of the National Library, the legacy of war has shaped these numbers. During World War II, Poland lost 70 percent of its libraries.
“We had several generations that did not see their parents or grandparents in front of a wall of books,” Makowski says. “Reading is [also] not something associated with adulthood, but with schools, teachers, librarians, and usually mothers reading to children.”

About the underlined conjugations, it is correct to say that they are examples of
- a) Present Perfect Continuous Affirmative, Present Simple Affirmative, Past Perfect Simple Affirmative, Past Simple Affirmative.
- b) Present Perfect Simple Affirmative, Past Simple Affirmative, Past Perfect Continuous Affirmative, Past Simple Negative.
- c) Present Perfect Simple Negative, Past Simple Affirmative, Past Perfect Continuous Affirmative, Past Simple Negative.
- d) Present Perfect Simple Negative, Present Simple Affirmative, Past Perfect Continuous Affirmative, Past Simple Affirmative.
- e) Present Perfect Simple Affirmative, Past Simple Affirmative, Past Perfect Simple Affirmative, Past Simple Negative.
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Complete the sentence below with the correct verb. Choose the CORRECT answer.
“My mom: Where is your father? I need to talk to him.
My friend: He __________________ to the supermarket. If it is important, you should call him.”
- a) has just been;
- b) has just gone;
- c) had just been;
- d) had just gone.
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Q1113795 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Máxima • Prefeitura de Estiva MG • Professor de Inglês • 2023
Complete the sentence below with the correct verb. Choose the CORRECT answer.
“A baker always _________ early in order to prepare bread and pastries for the day.”
- a) wake up;
- b) waking up;
- c) wakes up;
- d) woke up.
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Q1113791 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Bios Concursos • Prefeitura de Dormentes PE • Professor de Inglês • 2026
By the time we arrived, the class __________. We missed the beginning of the explanation.
- a) starts
- b) started
- c) has started
- d) had started
- e) will start
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Q1113790 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Bios Concursos • Prefeitura de Dormentes PE • Professor de Inglês • 2026
You __________ wear a seatbelt while driving.
- a) should
- b) may
- c) might
- d) can
- e) would
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Q1113774 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Avança SP • Prefeitura de Garça SP • Inglês • 2026
Choose the correct verb form.
They dinner when the lights went out.
- a) were having
- b) have had
- c) had had
- d) are having
- e) have been having
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Q1113772 • Inglês • Verbos Verbs • Avança SP • Prefeitura de Garça SP • Inglês • 2026
Choose the correct verb form.
Before moving to Canada, he in Brazil for twenty years.
- a) is living
- b) has lived
- c) lives
- d) had lived
- e) will live
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