Questões de Língua Inglesa

 

According to the text above, judge the following items.

People have inherited from the Bible the notion that auditing is necessary because of the inherently dishonest nature of human beings.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

 

According to the text above, judge the following items.

Without changing the meaning of the text, the fragment “explains the basic rationale for instituting controls rather straightforwardly” (l.16-17) could be correctly replaced with explains a common-sense approach to retain control instead of simply handing it over.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The main idea defended by the author in the text is that

• A. the desire for mastery is encouraged when things are broken into small pieces.
• B. people tend to feel more motivated when they are given more autonomy in their tasks.
• C. language learning apps encourage people to learn more.
• D. people’s desire for mastery diminishes when they are given more autonomy.
• E. language learning is always very challenging.

 

Judge the items below, based on the text above.

If the expression “for all the” (l.6) were replaced by despite the, the text would still be correct and the meaning of the sentence would be maintained, something that would not occur if it were replaced by if there is.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The expression of the text “another tip” (line 5) suggests that the author

• A. presented a tip before.
• B. presented two tips before.
• C. has never presented any tip.
• D. presents a tip by the first time.
• E. wrote about suspending people’s autonomy.

 

Judge the items below, based on the text above.

In line 8, “bean-counters” is a derogatory expression used to describe second-class accountants who deal specifically with agribusiness.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

 

Judge the items below, based on the text above.

The idea expressed in the second paragraph can be correctly explained by the following sentence: In 2002 a draft bill was voted by the American Congress proposing the setting of enhanced standard for all US state-owned-company boards, management and public accounting firms.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The ad contains a/an

• A. slipup.
• B. denial.
• C. oversight.
• D. disclaimer.
• E. amendment.

 

Judge the items below, based on the text above.

According to the text, Congress’ underlying motivation to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley act was its indignation over the shameful behaviour of some corporations in early 21st century.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

 

Judge the items below, based on the text above.

The title of the text refers to the fact that it is necessary to start regarding auditors as key players in today’s globalized world.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado