Questões de Língua Inglesa

In the fragments “…this will inspire people to come up with new ideas that will revolutionize the long-term strategic and financial prospects of the company.” (lines 19-22) and “…customers can’t rely on what they’re going to get.” (lines 52-53), “come up with” and “rely on” could be replaced in the text with, respectively,

• A.

  suggest – depend on

• B.

  propose – calculate

• C.

  supply – understand

• D.

  borrow – count on

• E.

  discard – believe in

Taking into consideration the text above, judge the items from 88 through 93.

Educational institutions can be either relevant or effective for language teaching.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

This text refers to items from 101 through 110.

Taking into consideration the text, judge the following items.

The expression “these needs” (l.28) refers to “improving the services provided to citizens and streamlining internal procedures” (l.26-27).

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The expression “the Dark Ages” (lines 11 and 12)

• A.

  can be also spelled as the dark ages, without resulting in any change in meaning in this context.

• B.

  alludes to a period in the tourist industry when business was rather slow and there was a general feeling of pessimism.

• C.

  means any period, real or imaginary, of great personal sadness and frustration.

• D.

  refers to human beings’ old age, when they are approaching their death.

• E.

  describes a particular chronological age in history.

Judge the following items according to the text.

The word “though” (l.9) is synonymous with for example.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In paragraphs 6 and 7 (lines 42-55), the contexts of a movie set and a creative restaurant are mentioned to illustrate the fact that

• A.

  those are the only areas in which innovation is, definitely, not welcome.

• B.

  only actors and cooks are allowed to take innovative actions in their jobs.

• C.

  chefs and movie directors must excel in innovation just as every business employee.

• D.

  all employees in the entertainment industry are taught to be innovative and creative all the time.

• E.

  in all business contexts, innovation and creativity are essential aptitudes for only a part of the professionals.

Taking into consideration the text above, judge the items from 88 through 93.

English as a second language and English as a foreign language teaching classes include a lot of different pedagogical institutions.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

It can be deduced from the text IV that

• A.

  some of the historic events that took place in late 19th century and after World War II became key factors in the development of tourism.

• B.

  the industry of tourism was already fully developed in late 19th century Britain.

• C.

  the history of tourism shows that governments and tourist authorities were very aware of all its economic potential well before World War II.

• D.

  travel has always been synonymous with what we nowadays call tourism.

• E.

  ancient Romans could only afford to visit nearby seaside resorts.

Taking into consideration the text above, judge the items from 88 through 93.

In the text, the word “may” (l.15) could be correctly substituted by must.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In terms of reference,

• A.

  “...it.” (line 13) refers to “...problem...” (line 11)

• B.

  “...them...” (line 13) refers to “...employees...” (line 14)

• C.

  “...it.” (line 29) refers to “...surprise...” (line 28)

• D.

  “they...” (line 32) refers to “...leaders...” (line 31)

• E.

  “...that...” (line 81) refers to “...innovation.” (line 81)