Questões de Língua Inglesa

According to the first paragraph (Text I), over the next few years, the returns could be:

• A. highly profitable.
• B. really gainful.
• C. extremely frustrating.
• D. greatly remunerative.
• E. intensively idyllic.

According to Text I, the meaning conveyed by the question “a bubble that has finally burst?” is:

• A. a globular body of air that has briefly exploded.
• B. a speculative scheme that has lastly finished.
• C. an impracticable idea that has deeply increased.
• D. a fantastic belief that has openly improved.
• E. a transparent dome that has clearly developed.

In Jonathan Asante’s opinion, the Brazilian currency is:

• A. underrated.
• B. inflated.
• C. overbooked.
• D. unpriced.
• E. priceless.

In Michael Konstantinov’s view, it is right to understand that:

• A. all of the BRICs grew strongly in the last years, mainly China, which reached 8%-9%.
• B. Brazil went into a recession, but is now growing powerfully again.
• C. valuations are in a good price, so it is an exceptional opportunity to the investors.
• D. the BRICs went well through the global crisis, but they will soon decline.
• E. BRICs are not very resistant to a new global crisis because they are driven by a domestic demand.

According to Text II, in the last ten years, China’s GDP annual growth has been of:

• A. 1%.
• B. 5%.
• C. 10%.
• D. 13%.
• E. 173%.

Some economists establish a cause and effect relation between patent laws and the constitution of monopolies

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to Text II, the idea conveyed by the expression “China-geddon” is:

• A. Chinese economy is almost a dream.
• B. China is the leader among the BRICs.
• C. Chinese inhabitants are far away from the Armageddon.
• D. China is one of the biggest economies in the world.
• E. Chinese economy is about to collapse.

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.

Mark the alternative that best summarizes the main ideas of the text.

• A.

  The shift from 'education' to 'learning' in our present time implied that learners have now no obligation to attend regular classes or do tests at school.

• B.

  The shift in emphasis towards lifelong learning in our present society means that learners are now given opportunities to be trained to be world leaders.

• C.

  The recent changes in our society have had little impact on the concept of education, but one must acknowledge that learners nowadays are a lot more active than in the last century.

• D.

  Over the last decades social changes worldwide have determined the shift of focus of education to lifelong learning, implying that learning can take place in different kinds of situations inside and outside the confines of formal educational contexts.

• E.

  Although there have been great changes in the world's society lately, the concept of education remains the same as in the past century, with the only difference that schools are now promoting visits to museums, internships in companies and Internet assignments.

According to Text II, mortgages are still:

• A. undeveloped.
• B. developed.
• C. overdeveloped.
• D. increased.
• E. infamous.

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.

In “[…] that underpin it […]” (first paragraph), the pronoun ITrefers to:

• A.

  beliefs.

• B.

  society.

• C.

  change.

• D.

  traditional.

• E.

  education.