Question

Many southern hemisphere countries that were slow to respond to the novel coronavirus have
stepped up their efforts, but Brazil’s president called his country’s outbreak a ‘fantasy"
O conectivo but
( ) estabelece uma adição entre a duas ideias
( ) estabelece uma oposição entre a duas ideias
( ) estabelece uma relação de causa e consequência entre elas
Many southern hemisphere countries that were slow to respond to the novel coronavirus have
stepped up their efforts
( ) have intensified their efforts
( ) decreased their efforts
( ) have minimized their efforts
Officials voice alarm as emergency stockpile dwindles
No subtítulo acima o conectivo "as" estabelece a ideia de:
( ) causa e consequência
( ) simultaneidade
( ) oposição
( ) condição

Answer 1

(x) estabelece uma oposição (é o mesmo que o 'mas')

(x) have intensified their efforts

(x) causa e consequência