Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 0000

Read the text below in order to answer questions 21 to 25:

Brazil and Argentina

• A.

  currently have military governments.

• B.

  are going to join Mercosur

• C.

  used to be members of the FTAA

• D.

  belong to Mercosur

• E.

  support their military governments

Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30

The ex-American Ambassador refers to

• A.

  the monumental economic growth in Argentina

• B.

  the slow-down in the Brazilian economy.

• C.

  recent unpredictable changes in Brazil and the US

• D.

  international economic growth.

• E.

  the positive diplomatic meetings between Brazil and the US.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30

Ambassador Anthony Harrington refers to Brazil's attitude in relation to Argentina's economic situation as

• A.

  cooperative.

• B.

  unfriendly.

• C.

  not tactful

• D.

  biased

• E.

  cold.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30

The text also refers to key reforms which

• A.

  are not going to be implemented

• B.

  are likely to be implemented by the US

• C.

  have already been dealt with by Brazil

• D.

  were predicted by Argentina

• E.

  were unnecessarily implemented

Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30

Anthony Harrington

• A.

  was an American Ambassador in Argentina.

• B.

  is the present American Ambassador in Argentina.

• C.

  is the current American Ambassador in Brazil

• D.

  is a former American Ambassador in Argentina

• E.

  is a former American Ambassador in Brazil

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

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.

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.