Questões de Língua Inglesa

In the text, "likely" (l.40) could be replaced, without changing the meaning, by

• A.

  expected.

• B.

  definitely.

• C.

  lovely.

• D.

  certainly.

• E.

  obviously.

In “yet the court still decide the other way” (lines 9 and 10) yet can be replaced by

• A.

  moreover.

• B.

  hitherto.

• C.

  until.

• D.

  however.

• E.

  henceforth.

Based on the text, it can be concluded that

if you are English and you are learning Portuguese in Brazil, Portuguese will be a second language for you.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

When Shaun Osher affirms that "… the pendulum has swung way too much to the other side," (lines 23-24), he means that

• A.

  an excess of emails has generated a sudden increase in productivity.

• B.

  cell phones, PDAs and laptops have become excessively complex devices.

• C.

  excessive e-mails and data overload have begun to negatively impact work.

• D.

  offices have become more efficient due to e-mail and other information technology advents.

• E.

  data avalanche has been a fortunate consequence of the widespread adoption of information technology.

Based on the text, choose the correct option.

• A.

  Oil prices have doubled three times as much all along the last ten years.

• B.

  Western countries do not need the petroleum found in Middle Eastern countries.

• C.

  Washington succeeded in getting free from its dependence on foreign energy.

• D.

  The goal of energy independence is understandable but, for the author of the text, it is an illusion.

• E.

  President Nixon was the only person to worry about the North American energy independence.

“a comprehensive march” (line 27) is one that is

• A.

  all-inclusive.

• B.

  upcoming.

• C.

  understandable.

• D.

  overwhelming.

• E.

  constructive.

Based on the text, it can be concluded that

English learned in Australia can be considered a foreign language.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In "...your job could be on the line if you indulge in the luxury of being offline?" (lines 32-33) the expressions 'on the line' and 'offline', respectively, mean

• A.

  at risk - disconnected

• B.

  not accessible - put off

• C.

  on the wire - linked to the internet

• D.

  in tune with new ideas - off the hook

• E.

  over the telephone - not connected to the internet

Based on the text, it can be said that

• A.

  America today imports more than three times as much the amount of oil it used to by the mid seventies.

• B.

  currently, the U.S. imports two-thirds of its consumption everyday.

• C.

  the Bush administration officially determined a slower exploitation of America's own oil reserves.

• D.

  ethanol from corn will reduce external dependence of the U.S. on foreign oil during the decades to come.

• E.

  the priorities of the nation may be mixed up with the priorities of the domestic oil industry.

The function of the title of this text is to

• A.

  praise.

• B.

  warn.

• C.

  complain.

• D.

  cheer.

• E.

  lament.