The Surprising Secret to Weight Loss.

(FPS-PE) The main purpose of the text is:

• a) to teach people with diabetes how to manage their

  blood sugar.

• b) to present the results of a scientific study discussing

  the importance of eating natural foods.

• c) to share good weight-loss tricks that are tested and

  approved by most people.

• d) to show the benefits of eating fiber-rich meals to get

  healthier and to lose weight.

• e) to explain the many different kinds of fiber and where

  it can be found.

Na frase, “Instead, try this often-overlooked plan...”, do 1º parágrafo, a palavra instead:

• a) dá ideia de substituição.

• b) indica adição.

• c) sinaliza concordância.

• d) sugere condição.

• e) introduz exemplos.

No trecho, “... while insoluble fiber doesn’t dissolve...”, do 6º parágrafo, o termo while:

• a) sugere simultaneidade de ações.

• b) equivale, em português, a por um momento.

• c) poderia ser substituído, sem alteração de significado,

  por until.

• d) indica contraste e poderia ser substituído, mantendo-se

  o sentido, por whereas.

• e) sinaliza consequência e poderia ser substituído por so.

(FPS-PE) According to Dawn Jackson, author of Super-food Swap, there are two kinds of fiber: soluble and insoluble. Which statement below is not true about soluble fiber?

• a) It lowers bad cholesterol levels.

• b) It plays essentially the same role as insoluble fiber.

• c) It is as important as insoluble fiber in promoting gene-

  ral health.

• d) It acts like a sponge sucking cholesterol out.

• e) It dissolves easily in water.

In the sentence “And since it lowers cholesterol levels…”, from the last paragraph, the word since means:

• a) up to now.

• b) lately.

• c) because.

• d) for instance.

• e) as soon as.

(FPS-PE) In the conclusion, Jackson discusses other benefits of fiber and states that fiber:

• a) is an essential part of any diet.

• b) is found in plant foods.

• c) makes the heart healthier by lowering cholesterol levels.

• d) helps people with diabetes manage their high blood

  pressure.

• e) is linked to healing people from colon cancer.

What does the author suggest about soluble fiber in comparison to insoluble fiber?

• a) Soluble fiber is less important for general health.

• b) Soluble fiber dissolves easily in water.

• c) Soluble fiber does not lower bad cholesterol levels.

• d) Soluble fiber is not as effective as insoluble fiber in promoting gene-ral health.

• e) Soluble fiber does not play the same role as insoluble fiber.

What is the meaning of the word 'since' in the sentence 'And since it lowers cholesterol levels...'?

• a) Up to now.

• b) Lately.

• c) Because.

• d) For instance.

• e) As soon as.

What does the term 'while' signify in the sentence '... while insoluble fiber doesn’t dissolve...' from the 6th paragraph?

• a) Suggests simultaneity of actions.

• b) Equates to 'for a moment' in Portuguese.

• c) Could be replaced, without changing the meaning, by 'until'.

• d) Indicates contrast and could be substituted, while maintaining the sense, by 'whereas'.

• e) Signals consequence and could be replaced by 'so'.

What is the meaning of the word 'since' in the sentence 'And since it lowers cholesterol levels...' from the last paragraph?

• a) Up to now.

• b) Lately.

• c) Because.

• d) For instance.

• e) As soon as.