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Questão 75 (CFS 1) da EEAR 2026
Read the text and answer questions 73, 74, 75, 76 and 77. · CFS 1
Why man’s best friend is still a four-legged substitute parent?
Márcio Paulo Barbosa Pena Mascarenhas
Man’s best friends is actually a substitute parent, fulfilling deep emotional needs that humans fail to meet, according to a leading dog expert. People bond with dogs as much as babies do with mothers, and reap unconditional love, security and protection from the relationship.
Dr. Valerie O’ Farrel - a psychologist - says that dogs can also compensate for an unhappy childhood. People perceive in their pets qualities lacking in their parents. According to him, most dogs perform remarkably well as “emotional sponges”, soaking up owners’ hang-ups. “Dogs obviously cannot understand the nature of their owners’ predicaments in the way that a sympathetic human listener can. Because the dog does not get upset or angry or go away, the owner can imagine he understands”, states the doctor.
As well as protection, concern for our well-being and unconditional love, we often assign to dogs a fourth parental function: providing a safe and welcoming base to come home to. Some canines take this duty very seriously, Dr. O’ Farrel reveals. She describes the experience of a 37-year-old beauty therapist with her faithfull mongrel. “He would follow me to the station each morning to see me off”. I would watch him from the carriage and see him about to turn and go home. Invariably, he would be there to meet me when I got off the train at night. And what’s more surprising - we lived about a mile and a half from the station.
Grade 1, Student’s book, Belo Horizonte,14th edition.
– In the sentence “People bond with dogs as much as babies do with mothers”, what is the best definition for the word in bold? Choose the correct option.
- ASomething that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea; to have a good and close relationship with someone.
- BAn official document promising that a government or company will pay back money that it has borrowed, often with interest.
- CIf two things bond each other, they become firmly fixed together, especially after they have been joined with glue.
- DA written agreement to do something, that makes you legally responsible for doing it.
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A palavra bond pode ser substantivo ou verbo, e o contexto define qual sentido vale.
Na frase, "People bond with dogs as much as babies do with mothers", bond é verbo seguido de with ("bond with someone"). Ele indica criar um vínculo afetivo com alguém. O restante do trecho confirma isso: o texto fala de amor incondicional, segurança e proteção, que são laços emocionais entre pessoas e cães, e entre bebês e mães.
Agora, cada definição:
- Definição de vínculo emocional, que inclui "to have a good and close relationship with someone": é exatamente o sentido do verbo na frase.
- Definição de título de dívida ("bond" como papel financeiro): não tem relação com cães e bebês.
- Definição de fixar duas coisas com cola: é um sentido físico, incompatível com afeto.
- Definição de contrato ou acordo legal: também não cabe, pois cães e bebês não assumem obrigação jurídica.
Só a primeira definição descreve uma relação próxima e afetiva, como a que o texto atribui a donos e cães.
Alternativa A.
Por que as outras alternativas estão erradas
- BTrata bond como título de dívida de governo ou empresa, sentido financeiro alheio ao texto.
- CTraz o sentido físico de colar coisas, que não se aplica a uma relação afetiva.
- DDefine bond como acordo com responsabilidade legal, ideia que não aparece no texto.
Assunto: Vocabulário em contexto e falsos cognatos.
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Fonte: EEAR 2026 · CFS 1. Prova oficial ↗