Questões de Língua Inglesa

Comparing Texts I and II,

• A.

  only Text I mentions an environmental disaster derived from deepwater oil prospection.

• B.

  only Text II reports on China’s intensive economic growth and absolute need of commodities.

• C.

  neither Text I nor Text II express concern for the implications of the explorations of offshore oil deposits to local economies.

• D.

  both Text I and Text II present Brazil’s potential of holding an outstanding position concerning worldwide deepwater reserves and exploration.

• E.

  Text I mentions Brazil, Nigeria and Venezuela to criticize their addiction to oil revenues, while Text II mentions these countries to illustrate successful examples of conventional oil prospection.

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

The conjunction “therefore” (l.17) expresses an idea of consequence.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

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

“However” (L.21) can be correctly replaced by notwithstanding.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to Text II, in spite of the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico,

• A.

  the US will soon surpass China in energy consumption.

• B.

  the conventional drilling of oil and gas is seen as a taboo now.

• C.

  in twenty years, the whole world will need 65 million barrels a day.

• D.

  energy consumption of India and China will double in ten years’ time.

• E.

  deepwater oil and gas prospecting has not been halted in other regions of the globe.

Judge the following items according to the text above.

Scientists have always been able to forecast ocean currents.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the items below.

In the text, “left out” (R.30) is the same as given up.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In Text II, Herbert illustrates the possibility of “...idled rigs heading to other shores.” (line 26) EXCEPT when he mentions

• A.

  prospection in ultra-deepwater reserves off the coasts of Ghana and Nigeria.

• B.

  deepwater operations in the sulfur-laden depths of the Black Sea.

• C.

  the quest for oil in the tar sands of Venezuela’s Orinoco Basin.

• D.

  the suspension of the US offshore-drilling moratorium.

• E.

  Brazil’s drillings four miles below the Atlantic.

Judge the following items according to the text above.

The word “overarching” (l.5) means all-encompassing.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text above, judge the following items.

The word “hailed” (L.11) is synonymous with acclaimed.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items according to the text above.

Climate change is an important issue of our time which has increasingly caused population growth.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado