Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 0000

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

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.

After reading the text, we can infer that the IFC

• A.

  provides the money that is necessary for a company to pay for a particular project.

• B.

  has channeled large volumes of resources into the footwear industry.

• C.

  has invested heavily in infrastructure and social development.

• D.

  has invested heavily in infrastructure and social development.

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 15 AND 16:

16 - As regards the Brazilian colonial past, the Modernist movement tried to:

• A. look up to it;
• B. turn back to it
• C. search for it;
• D. break away from it;
• E. bring it back.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 17 TO 24:

According to the text, archaeology:

• A. has always employed scientific methods;
• B. was structured on detailed measurement;
• C. used statistics only in its initial studies;
• D. will never be much concerned with scientificity;
• E. has turned to scientific methods only recently.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 17 TO 24:

The title implies that archaeologists:

• A. kept bones in their cupboard;
• B. were afraid of mummies;
• C. died in their expeditions;
• D. had an embarrassing past;
• E. hid treasures from scientists.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 17 TO 24:

Before 1960, archaeologists were seen as little better than:

• A. thieves;
• B. scientists;
• C. sailors;
• D. antiquarians;
• E. gentlemen.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 17 TO 24:

Archaeologists use methods that can:

• A. stop the robbers;
• B. set the period of time;
• C. increase the measures;
• D. deter the advances;
• E. eschew the facts.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 17 TO 24:

The word accurate in "accurate measurements" (l.17/18) can be replaced by:

• A. acute;
• B. precise;
• C. precious;
• D. approximate;
• E. careless.

A wild orchid is one that:

• A.

  lives in a natural surrounding;

• B.

  is aggressive to the environment;

• C.

  should be served as exquisite food;

• D.

  must be cultivated in households;

• E.

  should be currently exported.