Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 0000

Read the Text 1 and choose the correct alternatives from number 01 to 12.

Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentence below according to the text. A good relation based on __________ and __________ is indispensable.

• A.

  apprehension / education

• B.

  discernment / respect

• C.

  comprehension / feelings

• D.

  reason / self-confidence

• E.

  understanding / disponibility

Unlike competitors, Sony doesn't emphasize components and price as much as how its PCs can be used for digital photography or music. (C/Net, Jan. 2002)

According to the passage, Sony:

• A.

  Emphasizes components and price more than its competitors.

• B.

  Emphasizes the ways its PCs can be used for digital photography or music more than price.

• C.

  Beats its competitors by offering low-priced PCs which can be used for digital photography or music.

• D.

  Emphasizes the use of components much more than its unlikely competitors.

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.

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.

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.

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False). It’s stated in the text:

( ) Australia has already forbidden cigarette logos.

( ) Australia has had a hard time fighting the big tobacco companies.

( ) Tobacco companies are willing to give up confronting the Australian government.

( ) The Australian government wants people to view cigarettes as unattractive and unhealthy.

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

• A. F T T F
• B. T T T T
• C. T F F T
• D. T T F F
• E. F T F T

According to the Australian government plans, all packets of cigarettes

• A. should be bright green.
• B. must have the same color.
• C. could have any dark color.
• D. may come in different tones of green.
• E. would have Australia’s national colors.

As to cigarette brand names, the only alternative that disagrees with the information from the text is that they should

• A. present letters in different styles.
• B. have no unusual features.
• C. not be easily identified.
• D. have the same size.
• E. be uninteresting.

Based on the text, the only pair of opposites is in alternative

• A. “least” (l. 5) – most.
• B. “the latest” (l. 6) – the most recent.
• C. “big” (l. 8) – huge.
• D. “stringent” (l. 25) – strict.
• E. “new” (l. 27) – young.

Considering verb forms in the text, it’s correct to say:

• A. “infringe” (l. 27) is in the Infinitive form.
• B. “they’ve vowed” (l. 26) describes an action dissociated from the present time.
• C. “says” (l. 21) refers to an action completed in the past.
• D. “would appear” (l. 14-15) refers to a possible situation in the future.
• E. “sold” (l. 9) is in the Simple Past tense.