Questões de Língua Inglesa

Check the alternative in which the expression is precisely explained, according to its meaning in the text.

• A. "...'killing' (...) 'bacteria'..." (line 12) – bacteria that can kill
• B. "...the emotional meaning of text..." (lines 16-17) – the meaning of a sentimental text
• C. "...complex syntactic rules..." (line 35) – difficult language regulations
• D. "...seemingly conflicting cases..." (line 36) – cases that are apparently doubtful
• E. "...('the region's largest economies...' " (line 60) – economies of highly populated regions

According to the text, it can be inferred that

if one of the control-cable breaks, the control columns can be turned on by the elevator-pitch-disconnected system.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The only alternative NOT suggested in Text 2 to help control someone’s fear of flying is

• A.

  relaxation tapes.

• B.

  prescribed drugs.

• C.

  psychological help.

• D.

  alcoholic beverages.

• E.

  stress relief products.

From the fragment "But the software can only supplement human judgement - because people don't always mean what they say." (lines 66-68), we may infer that the author

• A. does not believe the software can be totally trusted.
• B. complains that human judgement is never fair enough.
• C. pressuposes that computer sentiment analysis is fully reliable.
• D. rejects human analysis of feelings and supports technological sentiment analysis
• E. criticizes companies that intend to use the new software to analyse potentially dangerous clients.

According to the text, it can be inferred that

the spring-tab system purpose is to render aero-dynamic assistance to elevator movement.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to Text 2, people who drink wine, beer or distilled beverages during a flight may

• A.

  never get dehydrated.

• B.

  feel heart palpitations and nausea.

• C.

  have less difficulty in sleeping on board.

• D.

  have to take medicine prescribed by doctors.

• E. face serious consequences if they also consume tranquilizers.

According to the text, it can be inferred that

the two mass balance assemblies are made of two weights fastened together and fixed to the arm with two bolts.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Mark the only symptom that CANNOT be linked to the fear of flying, according to the text.

• A.

  Tremors

• B.

  Headaches

• C.

  Faster pulse beat

• D.

  Stomach sickness

• E.

  Feeling breathless

According to the text, judge the following items.

There may be birds weighing more than 170 pounds.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The fragment “... it is unlikely you can conquer your fear of flying without help.” (lines 6-7) means that

• A.

  there is no chance at all that one can overcome aviation anxiety alone.

• B.

  one is likely to fail in controlling fear of flying with external help.

• C.

  it can be doubted that people will succeed in controlling fear of flying.

• D.

  it is improbable that you will find help to conquer aviophobia.

• E.

  it is improbable that fear of flying will be controlled without assistance.