Read the text about The Soldier’s Life: Radio Basics.

The Soldier’s Life: Radio Basics

Radios are vital military tools. They allow soldiers to stay in contact during combat and other operations. Most radios are made to hop frequencies. This system prevents enemy from listening to the full conversations. The SINCGARS (man-pack) and AN/PRC-148 (handheld) are common military radios.

Choose the right option to answer the question: What’s the meaning of “stay in contact” in the text?

Choose the option that correctly corresponds to the blank spaces.

“Remember that where courageous soldiers, eternal glory.”

What are the missing question words in the inquiry made by Sergeant Brooks?

Sergeant Brooks: Can you tell me you last saw Private Johnson?

Corporal Diaz: I last saw him in Colonel Grant’s office.

Sergeant Brooks: did you see him exactly?

Corporal Diaz: Five minutes before lunch break.

Sergeant Brooks: And was he doing there?

Corporal Diaz: He was repairing the colonel’s computer.

Sergeant Brooks: was he with?

Corporal Diaz: Nobody. He was alone.

Sergeant Brooks: did you go to the Colonel’s Office?

Corporal Diaz: Because I had to take documents to Colonel Grant before he left for lunch.

Read the text. Use the verbs in brackets in the past simple or past continuous to complete the sentences:

LOCAL TERRORISTS AMBUSH ROUTINE PATROL

Four soldiers were injured yesterday because a bomb (explode) near their armored vehicle. The incident (happen) at 4.30 pm while the soldiers (return) to base after a routine patrol. Their vehicle (travel) along the High Street when suddenly they (have) to slow down because a bomb which was hidden in a rubbish bin (explode).

What is the best option to fill in the blank?

A pistol is a sidearm. Soldiers can aim and fire it with one hand. Pistols are than other firearms, making them useful in close combat.

“When Johnny comes marching home” is a popular song from the American Civil War (1861 – 1865) that expressed people’s longing for the return of their friends and relatives who were fighting in the war. It was written in 1863 by an Irish-American called Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore.

When Johnny comes marching home

By Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore

When Johnny comes marching home again

Hurrah! Hurrah!

We’ll give him a hearty welcome then

Hurrah! Hurrah!

The men will cheer and the boys will shout

The ladies they will all turn out […]

Disponível em https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/civil-war-music-when-johnny-comes-marching-home-again. Acesso em 22 de dezembro de 2022.

Read the song and choose the correct answer.

No final do século XVIII, ocorreram a Conjuração Mineira e a Conjuração Baiana. Ainda que deflagradas em regiões diferentes do Brasil e tivessem aspectos conflitantes, como a questão da escravidão, estas rebeliões coloniais possuíam muitos pontos em comum e foram importantes na construção dos pilares que sustentariam o movimento de 1822. Dentre as propostas que convergiam, destaca-se a (o):

O “Movimento Cabano” ocorreu na província do Pará e teve como ponto de partida as disputas pelo poder local. A Cabanagem foi uma grande revolta que se desencadeou no Período Regencial brasileiro. Isso pode ser percebido pelo número de pessoas que aderiram a este movimento. Entre os agentes sociais que integram a Cabanagem, estão:

O Governo de Juscelino Kubitschek foi marcado como um período que aliou tranquilidade política e prosperidade econômica ao país. No que se refere às Forças Armadas, pode-se afirmar que a relação com o governo se deu em virtude:

Disponível em https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/eleva%C3%A7%C3%A3o-da-cruz-em-porto-seguro-ba-pedro-peres/IQEp8KIEVRduUw. Acesso em 24 de novembro de 2021.

No território brasileiro havia inúmeros grupos indígenas, que cultivavam rivalidades e construíam alianças entre si, muito antes da chegada dos portugueses. Essa interação passou a incluir os europeus quando estes iniciaram a exploração do Brasil. Nesse contexto, a fundação da cidade do Rio de Janeiro foi consequência de um processo que envolveu os: