Questões de Língua Inglesa

Based on the text, judge — right (C) or wrong (E) the following items.

Although fascinated by power, Fallaci was more lenient with democratically elected politicians.

• C.

• E.

Mulins and Komisar, in paragraph 3 (lines 21-33), state that the typical business startup process is usually unsuccessful because it

• A.

  does not invest rich sums or waste years on precise planning to design an elaborate business model.

• B.

  shares common characteristics with traditional businesses that have survived crises.

• C.

  expects the business to grow rapidly and prosper faster than all other companies in the market.

• D.

  rejects venture capital funding and does not expect immediate returns.

• E.

  is based on inadequately designed business plans and on market hypothesis that are not previously tested.

Based on the text, judge — right (C) or wrong (E) the following items.

Fallaci, in her interview with Kissinger, praised President Nixon to constraint Kissinger.

• C.

• E.

Max Levchin, mentioned in paragraph 4 (lines 34-39), can be considered a(an)

• A.

  persistent businessman who fought for success.

• B.

  careless worker who didn’t take time to build a business model.

• C.

  foolish entrepreneur who insisted on opening his own company.

• D.

  expert in cryptography who failed as a businessman.

• E.

  impatient investor who did not believe PayPal would prosper.

In terms of meaning, it is correct to affirm that

• A.

  "...charged with..." (lines 3-4) and endowed with are synonyms.

• B.

  "...reach out to..." (line 13) and get in touch with are antonyms.

• C.

  "...scrutiny." (line 19) and inquiry have opposite meanings.

• D.

  "...gearing up to." (line 37) and getting ready for express contradictory ideas.

• E.

  "...come a long way..." (line 40) and made considerable progress express similar ideas.

Based on the text, judge — right (C) or wrong (E) the following items.

Kissinger believed he rightfully belonged to the very select group of world politicians Fallaci had already interviewed.

• C.

• E.

The expression “...leaps of faith” (line 64) refers to

• A.

  a religious conviction that the business project is definitely going to prosper.

• B.

  confidence on the various concrete evidences that your business model will surely be successful.

• C.

  verything you do not know about the returns of your investment and should not worry about.

• D.

  knowledge about historical precedents that are applicable to your company’s current situation.

• E.

  assumptions about the aspects of the business you propose that are carefully thought of but not tested.

Based on the text, judge — right (C) or wrong (E) the following items.

One of the basic criteria Fallaci adopted to handpick her interviewees was gender-based: half of them had to be necessarily women politicians.

• C.

• E.

The pair of expressions that express opposing ideas is

• A.

  “...stuck to...” (line 2) – abandoned.

• B.

  “...grows out of... ” (line 31) – develops from.

• C.

  “...pursue.” (line 43) - follow.

• D.

  “...scupper...” (line 62) – ruin

• E.

  “...devising...” (line 75) – elaborating.

According to the text, judge — right (C) or wrong (E) — the items below.

South-east Asian classical economics rather than European philosophy laid the main theoretical and practical foundation for Sen's theses.

• C.

• E.