The passage discusses the hormone epinephrine (also known as adrenaline). It notes that epinephrine is naturally secreted by the adrenal glands and its primary function is to help the body cope with sudden stress. When a person experiences stress, a large amount of epinephrine is released into the blood which causes an increased heartbeat, higher blood pressure, and conversion of glycogen to glucose to provide energy to deal with the stress. The passage also mentions that epinephrine can be extracted from animal adrenal glands or synthesized chemically, and is used to treat severe asthma and cases of severe allergic reaction or cardiac arrest.

1. Pronouns

2. Mary likes swimming. The boys love playing soccer.
She They
Mary likes swimming with Tom. The boys love playing soccer.
him it
OBJECT PRONOUS
SUBJECT PRONOUS

3. I love her.You are a nice girl
Object
Pronouns
Subject
Pronouns
I ME
YOU YOU
HE HIM
YOU YOU
USWE
ITIT
THEMTHEY
HERSHE

4. 1. Maybe you would like to go there with they and their friends. ( )
2. She took her son to the hospital because he was felling ill. ( )
3. I didn’t know you and her were working together on the project. ( )
4. She did not buy the sweater because it had a small hole in it. ( )
5. The man leading the seminar gave me all the information I needed to
make a decision. ( )
6. The cards connecting the computer to its printer need to be replaced
before them wear down. ( )
Correct or incorrect?

5. They lent me theirs.They lent me their book.
Possessive
Pronouns
Possessive
Adjectives
MY MINE
YOUR YOURS
HIS HIS
YOUR YOURS
OURSOUR
ITSITS
THEIRSTHEIR
HERSHER
must be accompained by a noun cannot be accompained by a noun

6. 1. Mary and Mark invited theirs parents to see their new apartment.( )
2. When my roomate paid her half of the rent, I paid mine. ( )
3. All students need to bring theirs own pencils and answer sheets to
the exam. ( )
4. All her secretaries are working late tonight to finish her report. ( )
5. The horse trotting around the track won its race a minutes ago. ( )
6. Before the report is finalized, the information in their notes and our
must be proofed. ( )
Correct or incorrect?

7. I know he'll tell __________ a different
story.
a) they
b) his
c) your
d) we
e) us
Stars do it. Sports do it. Judges in
the highest courts do it. Let's do it:
that yoga thing.
– Observe que o "it" se repete. A
que se refere?
a) Stars.
b) Sports.
c) Judges.
d) India.
e) Yoga.
Read the following sentence:
Computers and networks isolate
us from __________.
– The correct choice to fill in the
blank space is:
a) each other’s.
b) ourselves.
c) one another.
d) themselves.
e) herself.
Lucy hates John and John hates
Lucy. Lucy and John hate
__________.
a) themselves
b) itself
c) each other
d) herself
e) himself

8. Nas orações – “Your click on the Fund Free Mammograms button helps fund
free mammograms” e “The National Cancer Institute and U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services recommend that women in their forties and older
have mammograms every one to two years”, os adjetivos possessivos YOUR
e THEIR referem-se, respectivamente:
a) ao clique e a quarenta anos ou mais.
b) ao botão e a recomendar.
c) ao leitor e às mulheres.
d) ao leitor e a quarenta anos ou mais.
e) ao botão e às mulheres.

9. Blood plasma is a clear, almost colorless liquid. It consists of blood from
which the red and white blood cells have been removed. It is often used in
transfusions because a patient generally needs the plasma portion of the
blood more than the other components.
Plasma differs in several important ways from whole blood. First of
all, plasma can be mixed for all donors and does not have to be from the
right blood group, as whole blood does. In addition, plasma can be dried
and stored, while whole blood cannot.
1. All of the following are true about blood
plasma EXCEPT:
A. it is a deeply colored liquid.
B. blood cells have been taken out of it.
C. patients are often transfused with it.
D. it is generally more important to the
patient than other parts of the whole
blood.
2. Which of the following is NOT stated
about whole blood?
A. It is different from plasma.
B. It cannot be dried.
C. It is impossible to keep in storage for
a long time.
D. It is a clear, colorless liquid.

10. The next hormone is epinephrine, or adrenaline. This hormone is a natural
secretion of the adrenal glands in the human body. Its primary function in the
human body is to assist the body in coping with sudden surges of stress. When a
person unexpectedly finds himself in a stressful situation filled with fear or anger, a
large amount of epinephrine is released into the blood and the body responds with
na increased heartbeat, higher blood pressure, and conversion of glycogen into
glucose for energy to enable the body to deal with the stress.
It is possible to extract epinephrine from the adrenal glands of animals or to
synthesize it chemically in order to put it to further use. It is used in the treatment
of severe asthma, where it relaxes the large muscles of the bronchi, the large air
passages leading into the lungs. It is also used in cases of severe allergic reaction
or cardiac arrest.
The paragraph preceding the passage most probably discusses:
A. further uses of epinephrine. B. the treatment of cardiac arrest.
C. a different hormone. D. the secretions of the adrenal glands.

11. The next hormone is epinephrine, or adrenaline. This hormone is a natural secretion of
the adrenal glands in the human body. Its primary function in the human body is to assist
the body in coping with sudden surges of stress. When a person unexpectedly finds
himself in a stressful situation filled with fear or anger, a large amount of epinephrine is
released into the blood and the body responds with na increased heartbeat, higher
blood pressure, and conversion of glycogen into glucose for energy to enable the body
to deal with the stress.
It is possible to extract epinephrine from the adrenal glands of animals or to synthesize it
chemically in order to put it to further use. It is used in the treatment of severe asthma,
where it relaxes the large muscles of the bronchi, the large air passages leading into the
lungs. It is also used in cases of severe allergic reaction or cardiac arrest.
It is implied in the passage that increased heartbeat:
A. harms the body
B. causes the release of epinephrine into the body.
C. is helpful in combating the stressful situation.
D. is useful in treating asthma.

12. The next hormone is epinephrine, or adrenaline. This hormone is a natural
secretion of the adrenal glands in the human body. Its primary function in the
human body is to assist the body in coping with sudden surges of stress. When a
person unexpectedly finds himself in a stressful situation filled with fear or anger, a
large amount of epinephrine is released into the blood and the body responds with
na increased heartbeat, higher blood pressure, and conversion of glycogen into
glucose for energy to enable the body to deal with the stress.
It is possible to extract epinephrine from the adrenal glands of animals or to
synthesize it chemically in order to put it to further use. It is used in the treatment of
severe asthma, where it relaxes the large muscles of the bronchi, the large air
passages leading into the lungs. It is also used in cases of severe allergic reaction
or cardiac arrest.

13. Which of the following best expresses the organization of the information in
the passage?
A. Epinephrine and adrenaline
B. Various effects of epinephrine on the body.
C. Causes of sudden stress.
D. Epinephrine’s natural functions and further applications.

14. FUVEST 2012
A pesquisa descrita no texto mostrou que a
maioria dos norte-americanos:
a) está satisfeita com as respostas dos EUA
aos ataques de 11 de setembro de 2001.
b) avalia a última década nos EUA de forma
desfavorável.
c) pede ao governo ações mais efetivas de
combate ao terrorismo.
d) acredita que, desde os ataques de 11 de
setembro de 2001, o governo conseguiu
melhorar sua imagem.
e) espera que o país supere, completamente, o
trauma dos ataques de 11 de setembro de
2001.
Adapted from Time, July 11, 2011.