Questões de Língua Inglesa

A conjunção However, no primeiro parágrafo, pode ser substituída – sem alteração de sentido – por

• A. Why
• B. But
• C. Despite
• D. Since
• E. Because

Read the text below in order to answer questions 56 to 60:

According to the text, a major concern at the moment is how to

• A.

  increase taxation imposed on commerce via the telegraph

• B.

  exempt companies from paying taxes derived from e.commerce

• C.

  audit those companies which sell via the telegraph

• D.

  impose levies on commercial transactions made through the Internet

• E.

  finance e.commerce via the Internet until it reaches $1.3 trillion

Following a string of embarrassing security glitches, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates this week announced a major strategy shift to focus on security and privacy and restore confidence in the company's software. (Silicon Valley.com, Jan.2002)

According to the passage:

• A.

  Confidence in his company's software has been so high that Bill has decided a major strategy shift in Microsoft's security policy.

• B.

  Bill Gates has denied that any security problem has in fact occurred so far but has taken steps to prevent them from happening.

• C.

  In response to security problems, Bill Gates has announced a new focus on security and privacy.

• D.

  Bill Gates has this week dismissed the need for any major change in Microsoft's focus on security and privacy.

A alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna II é

• A. must
• B. will
• C. will not
• D. should
• E. would not

Read the text below in order to answer questions 56 to 60:

• A.

  has been studied and negotiated through the Internet

• B.

  would stabilize the commerce via the Internet

• C.

  could be caused by the basic characteristics of the Internet

• D.

  would generate severe sanctions on e.commerce

• E.

  will represent a source of concern by the year 2003

According to sources, CEOs of the computer industry – many of whom have faced severe criticism lately – have promised to tackle the issue at once.

In the passage, WHOM refers to:

• A.

  Sources.

• B.

  Computer industry.

• C.

  Severe criticism.

• D.

  CEOs of the computer industry.

Segundo o texto, mercadorias em trânsito

• A. devem ser sempre lançadas no inventário do receptor mesmo que esse não esteja fisicamente de posse delas.
• B. precisam ser contabilizadas por uma das companhias envolvidas na transação.
• C. podem ser registradas tanto pelo comprador quanto pelo vendedor, dependendo do acordo entre as partes.
• D. não estão sujeitas a operações contábeis enquanto não chegarem a seu destino.
• E. não devem ser lançadas no balanço da empresa se estiverem em trânsito na data de encerramento do exercício.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 56 to 60:

Which of the statements below does not reflect the content of the text?

• A.

  In the 19^th century, levies had not been created yet

• B.

  $1.3 trillion is a possible figure concerning e.commerce in the future

• C.

  Anonymity is one of the features of the Internet

• D.

  Governments are worried about a decrease in tax-collection

• E.

  The absence of frontiers is a reality in the Internet

According to a survey conducted by Gartner Group and the investment banking group Soundview Technology, Inc., technology budgets of U.S. businesses will rise 1.5 percent in 2002 over 2001 budgets. For 2001, IT spending at these companies was 2.5 percent ahead of 2000 levels, but it was down from a planned 8 percent increase. "We expected a slowdown on the rate of budget growth," says Al Case, senior vice president of Gartner Group. "I was surprised that it was still positive for next year." (CIO, Dec. 2001) According to the text:

• A. Technology budgets have risen by 1.5 percent in 2001 over 2000.
• B. The level of IT spending at the companies surveyed was less in 2001 than in 2000.
• C. There was an unexpected 8 percent increase in investment in 2001 as compared to 2000.
• D. The rate of budget growth is still expected to be positive next year.

O significado do verbo collapsing (1o parágrafo), conforme empregado no texto, é

• A. reduzindo.
• B. entrando em colapso.
• C. revertendo.
• D. ajustando.
• E. implementando.