Questões de Língua Inglesa

According to the text above,

Moonlighting on a 35-in. screen and MTV in surround-sound stereo can be considered two modern advances concerning TV programs.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the 1980s, according to lines 50-54, a weaker dollar:

• A.

  forced American consumers to stop buying foreign cars and watches.

• B.

  made the United States discontinue imports from Japan and Switzerland.

• C.

  contributed to the decrease of sales of Japanese cars and Swiss watches in the U.S.

• D.

  caused a rise in prices of cars and watches in Japan and in Switzerland, respectively.

• E.

  was the result of an agreement between car makers and the U.S. government.

According to the text above,

the “picture in picture” (l.6) VCR system is a new attempt to show two or more programs on a same TV screen.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Mark the only true statement concerning the ideas presented in paragraphs 4 to 7.

• A.

  Although it is difficult to guess the future price of a currency, it can be safely predicted that the dollar will soon drop slightly against other currencies.

• B.

  European firms may benefit from a stronger euro, since their exports will cost more than those from America.

• C.

  The employees of European companies cannot spend their holidays in Florida because the whole trip is too expensive for them.

• D.

  The present current-account deficit relative to the GDP is the first the United States has since the eighties.

• E.

  The report mentioned in the text insists that a devaluation of the dollar will bring U.S. economy into balance.

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 11 TO 14:

The Peruvian area is described as being:

• A. tempting;
• B. blossoming;
• C. desolate;
• D. exhaustless;
• E. bountiful.

According to the text above,

TV and VCR are undergoing a process of non-stop advances.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Mark the option that best reflects the rhetorical structure of the last paragraph of the text.

• A.

  Problem-solution.

• B.

  Time sequence.

• C.

  Definition and exemplification.

• D.

  Listing and classification.

• E.

  Cause and effect.

National and foreign sellers have already succeeded in stopping the illegal flow of software.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 11 TO 14:

The improvement in farming systems mentioned in the text was due to:

• A. historical findings;
• B. modern technology;
• C. improved schooling;
• D. new chemicals;
• E. heavy rainfall.

According to the text above,

it is rather tragic the way TV is adding new technologies to its programming.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado