Questões de Língua Inglesa

TEXT I

Brazil's Northeast is attracting the most interest on part of national and international investors because it is undoubtedly one of the region's that has shown the greatest potential when it comes to development of new businesses. Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast. This has been reflected in the region's growth rate. From 1990 to 1999, for example, the Northeast's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.1%, compared to the national average of 2.51%. Business groups from the most diverse sectors have been quick to set up office in the region with plans for expansion.

Adapted from: http://www.brazilnow.com/arquivos/bn20/coverstory.html

Answer questions 016 to 021 according to TEXT I.

Mark the option that contains the correct statement about Brazil's Northeast.

• A.

  National and international investors are turning their attention to the region.

• B.

  No other region in Brazil has shown potential when it comes to economic development.

• C.

  The region has never attracted the attention of national and international investors before.

• D.

  The region has finally called the world's attention to the development of its new businesses.

TEXT I

Brazil's Northeast is attracting the most interest on part of national and international investors because it is undoubtedly one of the region's that has shown the greatest potential when it comes to development of new businesses. Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast. This has been reflected in the region's growth rate. From 1990 to 1999, for example, the Northeast's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.1%, compared to the national average of 2.51%. Business groups from the most diverse sectors have been quick to set up office in the region with plans for expansion.

Adapted from: http://www.brazilnow.com/arquivos/bn20/coverstory.html

Answer questions 016 to 021 according to TEXT I.

After reading the sentence "Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast." (lines 2 and 3), we may say that the investments poured into the region have increased

• A.

  slowly.

• B.

  timidly

• C.

  doubtfully.

• D.

  considerably

According to the text above, judge the following items.

The word “unheralded” (l.3) means expected.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

TEXT I

Brazil's Northeast is attracting the most interest on part of national and international investors because it is undoubtedly one of the region's that has shown the greatest potential when it comes to development of new businesses. Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast. This has been reflected in the region's growth rate. From 1990 to 1999, for example, the Northeast's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.1%, compared to the national average of 2.51%. Business groups from the most diverse sectors have been quick to set up office in the region with plans for expansion.

Adapted from: http://www.brazilnow.com/arquivos/bn20/coverstory.html

Answer questions 016 to 021 according to TEXT I.

In the sentence "This has been reflected in the region's growth rate." (lines 3 and 4), the pronoun this refers to

• A.

  the profitable return on investments.

• B.

  the region's greatest economic potential.

• C.

  the continuous and rising flow of investments.

• D.

  the lack of interest on part of national and international investors.

Judge the following items according to the text above.

The word “current” (l.11) can be correctly substituted by obsolete.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

TEXT I

Brazil's Northeast is attracting the most interest on part of national and international investors because it is undoubtedly one of the region's that has shown the greatest potential when it comes to development of new businesses. Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast. This has been reflected in the region's growth rate. From 1990 to 1999, for example, the Northeast's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.1%, compared to the national average of 2.51%. Business groups from the most diverse sectors have been quick to set up office in the region with plans for expansion.

Adapted from: http://www.brazilnow.com/arquivos/bn20/coverstory.html

Answer questions 016 to 021 according to TEXT I.

Business groups have been quick to establish office in the region motivated by

• A.

  the increase of the national average during the 1990's.

• B.

  the Northeast's 3.1% gross domestic product exclusively.

• C.

  the yearly-released report on the Northeast's gross domestic product.

• D.

  the difference of 0.59% favoring the Northeast's GDP compared to the national average.

If the International Finance Corporation (IFC) loaned some US$ 20 million to a Brazilian shoe manufacturer so that it moved its facilities to the state of Ceará, it could help bring jobs and economic growth to a state which has rapidly diversified and enriched its economy. This US$ 20 million loan would allow the company to relocate and modernize its facilities, and would generate some 2,200 jobs in the state, helping to reduce unemployment and poverty.

Adapted from: ESGUERRA, Jannette. IFC invests in Brazilian shoe manufacturer. http://ifcln1.ifc.org

Answer questions 022 TO 025 according to TEXT II.

The main idea of the text is based on

• A.

  a hypothetical IFC US$ 20 million loan.

• B.

  the International Finance Corporation policies.

• C.

  the imaginary existence of the International Finance Corporation.

• D.

  the imaginary existence of the International Finance Corporation.

If the International Finance Corporation (IFC) loaned some US$ 20 million to a Brazilian shoe manufacturer so that it moved its facilities to the state of Ceará, it could help bring jobs and economic growth to a state which has rapidly diversified and enriched its economy. This US$ 20 million loan would allow the company to relocate and modernize its facilities, and would generate some 2,200 jobs in the state, helping to reduce unemployment and poverty.

Adapted from: ESGUERRA, Jannette. IFC invests in Brazilian shoe manufacturer. http://ifcln1.ifc.org

Answer questions 022 TO 025 according to TEXT II.

The situation presented in the text refers to

• A.

  the opening of a shoe company financially supported by the IFC.

• B.

  the international corporations' need for financial support.

• C.

  the relocation of a Brazilian company within the country.

• D.

  the reopening of a shoe manufacturer in Ceará.

If the International Finance Corporation (IFC) loaned some US$ 20 million to a Brazilian shoe manufacturer so that it moved its facilities to the state of Ceará, it could help bring jobs and economic growth to a state which has rapidly diversified and enriched its economy. This US$ 20 million loan would allow the company to relocate and modernize its facilities, and would generate some 2,200 jobs in the state, helping to reduce unemployment and poverty.

Adapted from: ESGUERRA, Jannette. IFC invests in Brazilian shoe manufacturer. http://ifcln1.ifc.org

Answer questions 022 TO 025 according to TEXT II.

Insert T (TRUE) or F (FALSE) in the parentheses.

( ) The IFC has never loaned money to shoe manufacturers before.

( ) The shoe manufacturer would have to make a loan to move its facilities to Ceará.

( ) It is obvious that all Brazilian companies have always benefited from the IFC's loans.

( ) IFC's loan would have a positive impact on the social and economic development of Ceará. The CORRECT option is

• A.

  F-T-T-F

• B.

  F-T-F-T

• C.

  T-F-T-F

• D.

  T-F-F-T

Read the following text and answer the question given accordingly:

According to the article, the author bought one of the latest ultraportables:

• A. to drive better
• B. to work in different places
• C. to rest under a tree
• D. to help his 7-year old
• E. to have a cell phone