Questões de Língua Inglesa

Concerning the referent to the pronoun it, in the fragments below,

• A.

  in “It looks and smells like ordinary crude oil.” (line 5), it refers to “beaker” (line 4).

• B.

  in “The danger for Brazil, if it fails to manage this windfall wisely, is of falling victim to ‘Dutch disease.’ ” (lines 28-29), it refers to “danger” (line 28).

• C.

  in “... Brazilian engineers see it as a new frontier.” (lines 59-60), it refers to “coast” (line 58).

• D.

  in “making it harder for Brazilian exporters of manufactured goods.” (lines 75-76), it refers to “stream” (line 75).

• E.

  in “ ‘it’s just going to be starved for those resources,’ says Harvard’s Prof Rogoff.” (lines 81-83), it refers to “China” (line 81).

Judge the following items based on the text above.

In the text, the word “disparate” (L.2) is the same as distinct.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

O texto a seguir é referência para as questões 07 a 10.

De acordo com o texto, Varro:

• A.

  acredita que a Alemanha cumprirá a demanda de energia do país, mesmo sem o uso de energia nuclear.

• B.

  apoia a política de fechamento de usinas nucleares na Alemanha.

• C.

  entende que a diminuição da produção de energia nuclear é positiva no que concerne a questões ambientais.

• D.

  trabalha em uma agência que historicamente tem apoiado a política de produção de energia alemã.

• E.

  é diretor da divisão de energia nuclear da Agência de Energia Internacional.

In “Without a ‘firm local content policy’, says Petrobras CEO, Dutch disease and the oil curse will take hold.” (lines 50-52), “take hold” means to

• A.

  become more easily controlled.

• B.

  become stronger and difficult to stop.

• C.

  be completely defeated and ineffective.

• D.

  be absolutely harmless and disappointing.

• E.

  be transformed into very powerful assets.

Based on the text above, judge the items of 111 to 114.

The adjective “far-reaching”(l.23) could be correctly replaced by extensive.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Considering the text and the topics to which it refers, judge the items below.

The word “rather” (L.25) can be correctly translated as da mesma forma.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

O texto a seguir é referência para as questões 07 a 10.

Com base no texto, identifique as afirmativas a seguir como verdadeiras (V) ou falsas (F):

( ) A decisão da Alemanha de fechar reatores de usinas nucleares recebeu apoio da população, mas não das empresas.

( ) Os reatores fechados em Biblis pertenciam a uma grande empresa alemã.

( ) Na opinião de Jürgen Grossmann, a decisão da Alemanha de fechar reatores de usinas elétricas priorizou fatores técnicos.

( ) Após o desligamento de 8 reatores, a Alemanha já sofreu alguns blackouts.

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência correta, de cima para baixo.

• A.

  V – V – F – F.

• B.

  V – F – V – F.

• C.

  F – V – F – V.

• D.

  F – F – V – V.

• E.

  F – V – F – F.

The boldfaced item is synonymous with the expression in parentheses in

• A.

  “Nevertheless, for Brazil, this represents something much more spectacular.” (lines 6-7) – (Thus)

• B.

  “…neither the company nor the country’s oil industry has so far been big enough to become a government cash cow.” (lines 39-41) – (meanwhile)

• C.

  “However, ‘if we have a firm and successful local content policy, no” (lines 52-53) – (Moreover)

• D.

  “ ‘because other sectors in the economy are going to grow as fast as Petrobras.’ ” (lines 53-54) – (due to the fact that)

• E.

  “Ultimately, Brazil’s ability to avoid Dutch disease will depend not just on how the money from the oil is spent.” (lines 66-68) – (Furthermore)

Based on the text above, judge the items of 111 to 114.

The author of the text affirms that although evidence of physical effects of climate change continues to grow, the world is starting to dissect how physical changes will intersect with society and economies.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, judge the items from 111 to 120.

In the text, the expression “to put forward” (R.22) can be correctly replaced by define or establish.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado