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Read the text and answer questions 25, 26 and 27.
Economic crisis increases consumption of rice and beans in Brazil
The economic crisis is making the Brazilian consumer exchange meat for the traditional dish of rice and beans. High unemployment and falling incomes, together with the low prices of these products, caused by good harvest, are responsible for the increase in demand, _____ will be 15% to 20% this month, compared to the prediction for the year. The average consumption per capita is around 3, 5 kilos of rice and 1, 5 kilo of beans.
Fonte: Folha de São Paulo – Internacional -10/05/2017
GLOSSARY
harvest = colheita
average consumption = consumo médio
Choose the alternative that best completes the blank in the text:
Read the text and answer questions 25, 26 and 27.
Economic crisis increases consumption of rice and beans in Brazil
The economic crisis is making the Brazilian consumer exchange meat for the traditional dish of rice and beans. High unemployment and falling incomes, together with the low prices of these products, caused by good harvest, are responsible for the increase in demand, _____ will be 15% to 20% this month, compared to the prediction for the year. The average consumption per capita is around 3, 5 kilos of rice and 1, 5 kilo of beans.
Fonte: Folha de São Paulo – Internacional -10/05/2017
GLOSSARY
harvest = colheita
average consumption = consumo médio
Choose the alternative that best completes the blank in the text:
Resolução comentada
Pronome relativo 'which' retoma a ideia anterior.
A lacuna vem após vírgula e retoma toda a oração anterior ('the increase in demand'), introduzindo uma oração explicativa. Para coisas, o pronome adequado é 'which'.
Análise das alternativas
A) 'Who' refere-se a pessoas. C) 'Whom' também refere-se a pessoas, como objeto. D) 'Whose' indica posse e exigiria um substantivo logo em seguida.
Referência: Gramática da língua inglesa: relative pronouns.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.