Questões de Língua Inglesa

O trecho do quinto parágrafo – workers not actively seeking a job – pode ser reescrito, sem alteração de sentido, como

• A.

  employers that aren’t actively pursuing a job.

• B.

  workers whose job wasn’t active.

• C.

  workers which found an active employment.

• D.

  workers who weren’t actively looking for a job.

• E.

  active employees that have just found work.

The purpose of the text is to advocate greater

• A. attention to what determines immigration policy in the first place.
• B. professionalism of state legislators and law enforcement officers.
• C. liberalization of immigration in states with large foreign-born populations.
• D. control of immigrant flows in the wealthier parts of the country.
• E. initiative by the federation to discourage states from enacting arbitrary laws.

The reason why legislative professionalism has a bearing on immigration laws

• A. is still the object of ongoing studies by James Monogan.
• B. relates to the need to garner the support of the electorate.
• C. is unfathomable and varies widely from state to state.
• D. can only be established when the legislator is foreign born.
• E. goes hand in hand with the educational level of voters.

• A.

  play

• B.

  short Story

• C.

  poem

• D.

  fiction Novel

• E.

  romance Novel

Ms. Connolly suggests that politicians are attuned to their electorate because they

• A. toe the line of the federal government only when it helps develop their states.
• B. respond promptly to economic and demographic developments in their states.
• C. are hostile towards immigrants when public opinion condones immigration.
• D. project how future developments can impact their chances at re-election.
• E. create more welcoming immigration policies where voters are liberal minded.

In the text, the word “current” (l.1) means

• A.

  worldwide.

• B.

  local.

• C.

  present.

• D.

  widespread.

• E.

  restricted.

The author wraps up the text by

• A. dismissing Monogan’s findings.
• B. going over the main points made.
• C. suggesting an alternative course of action.
• D. criticizing state-level policies.
• E. commending federal initiatives.

The word “actual” (l.24) is synonymous with

• A.

  non-verbal.

• B.

  target.

• C.

  native.

• D.

  real.

• E.

  made-up.

The text starts by citing data revealing that

• A. the planet has not been getting warmer in the past 15 years.
• B. average temperatures are lower now than they were 20 years ago.
• C. the rate of temperature rises has eased off in recent years.
• D. 20 years ago temperatures were signifi cantly higher.
• E. in the past 15 years temperatures have leveled off.

In the text,

• A.

  “on the whole” (l.18) expresses the idea of partiality.

• B.

  “attainments” (l.22) is synonymous with admissions.

• C.

  “may” (l.5) expresses the idea of possibility.

• D.

  “assets” (l.17) is expresses the same as drawbacks.

• E.

  “besides” (l.6) means in contrast with.