Questões de Língua Inglesa

The purpose of this article is to

• A.

  express confidence in the resurgence of the technology sector.

• B.

  teach people about the commercial advertising industry.

• C.

  offer helpful advice to people who have lost their jobs.

• D.

  suggest how people can help the authorities tackle unemployment.

• E.

  promote better sales techniques through new technology.

Complete the sentence with the appropriate noun:

I. Last February, the bus ___________________ went up.

II. This coffee is too ________________. Please, add some sugar.

• A. taxes; salty.
• B. taxes; raw.
• C. fares; raw.
• D. taxes; salty.
• E. fares; bitter.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 11 to 13.

WEBSITE LEGAL CHECKUP

The explosive development of the Internet and electronic commerce has demonstrated that a corporate website can be extremely valuable. Although Internet exchanges of information and communications occur in cyberspace, they may have real, tangible consequences in the physical world. This means significant legal consequences can arise from the browsing or use of a corporate website.

As with any other interaction, website activities or information may be the basis for a damages claim against a company. Similarly, a company may wish to restrict what a user does with information obtained from a corporate website. In short, a company should view its website like any other communication channel. Therefore, we recommend that a corporate website include specific terms and conditions applicable to the browsing and use of the website.

The author argues that website terms and conditions

• A. are not needed in cyberspace.
• B. have been enforced by the USA and the UK.
• C. should be established in the corporate website.
• D. are not to be enforced against the customers.
• E. ought to be approved by the Internet Society.

According to the article, people took some time to realize that

• A.

  they might have to leave their country.

• B.

  drinking would have bad effects on health.

• C.

  they might need new boots after a layoff.

• D.

  some bosses are unenthusiastic about technology.

• E.

  it might be quite difficult to find another job.

What does the following sentence mean?

“Luke ran into Jon when he finished grocery shopping”.

• A. Luke and Jon exercised after Luke went shopping.
• B. Luke ran with Jon to the mall.
• C. When Luke finished grocery shopping, he accidently saw Jon.
• D. Luke found Jon after Jon finished buying grocery.
• E. Jon went shopping running with Luke.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 14 to 15.

Software

A substantial proportion of information can be digitized. It seems likely that soon, for example, any type of information that can be perceived, i.e. seen, heard, felt, smelt or tasted, will be reducible to a collection of bits. Once in digital form, the information in question can be stored, processed and displayed by a computer. Furthermore, it can readily and rapidly be transmitted from one computer to any other computer regardless of distance, political frontiers, and physical obstacles. From a digital point of view, there is absolutely no distinction between text, sounds, graphics, photographs, music, animations, videos and…software. To include software in our list, however, may seem rather odd. Why this is so? Computer programs are, after all, only digitized information like the other examples. However, there is one vital difference between software and the rest. While text, sounds, graphics, as well as the other examples given above, are generally passive in nature, software, by contrast, is essentially active. It is information with attitude! As Hart reminds us, "Computer programs are not only texts: they also behave". Software is both form and substance, both symbolic and functional, it both "is" and "does". For this reason, software is conceptually very challenging.

• A. a hardware-oriented world.
• B. software-user's manuals.
• C. the political implications of digital information.
• D. the current intellectual property laws.
• E. the curious nature of software.

It can be deduced from Paragraph 1 of the text that "pink slip parties" are for

• A.

  rich socialites in Manhattan.

• B.

  women's underwear manufacturers.

• C.

  bosses planning to dismiss staff.

• D.

  people notified of their dismissal.

• E.

  workers in the car industry.

Complete the following sentences with the correct relative pronouns:

I. I told you about the book ________ helped me on that test.

II. The girl ________ is sitting on the couch is his girlfriend.

• A. which, who.
• B. who, who.
• C. who, which.
• D. that, which.
• E. who, that.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 14 to 15.

Software

A substantial proportion of information can be digitized. It seems likely that soon, for example, any type of information that can be perceived, i.e. seen, heard, felt, smelt or tasted, will be reducible to a collection of bits. Once in digital form, the information in question can be stored, processed and displayed by a computer. Furthermore, it can readily and rapidly be transmitted from one computer to any other computer regardless of distance, political frontiers, and physical obstacles. From a digital point of view, there is absolutely no distinction between text, sounds, graphics, photographs, music, animations, videos and…software. To include software in our list, however, may seem rather odd. Why this is so? Computer programs are, after all, only digitized information like the other examples. However, there is one vital difference between software and the rest. While text, sounds, graphics, as well as the other examples given above, are generally passive in nature, software, by contrast, is essentially active. It is information with attitude! As Hart reminds us, "Computer programs are not only texts: they also behave". Software is both form and substance, both symbolic and functional, it both "is" and "does". For this reason, software is conceptually very challenging.

According to the author, distance, political frontiers, and physical obstacles

• A. interfere in the quality of data processing.
• B. interfere in the storage of digital data.
• C. prevent digital data from being transmitted
• D.

  are challenging issues in relation to data processing.

• E. are surmountable in relation to data transmission.

The meaning of "with a layoff or two sullying their résumés" (Paragraph 3) means

• A.

  with one or more dismissals from jobs spoiling their work record.

• B.

  with a few notable professional successes to their credit.

• C.

  bringing summaries of their achievements for their CVs.

• D.

  with plans to help refugees and displaced persons settle down.

• E.

  having a criminal record which might cause future problems.