Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 0000

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 19 TO 24:

 TEXT II Seeds bring new hope to long life

 

 

The seeds' longevity is due in part to the fact that they:

• A.

  are mainly grown in peat;

• B.

  can be dug up for agriculture;

• C.

  sprout without any problem;

• D.

  are provided with free radicals;

• E.

  contain a lot of ascorbic acid.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 19 TO 24:

 TEXT II Seeds bring new hope to long life

 

 

The author thinks that the present offered to the botanist was:

• A.

  awful

• B.

  fascinating;

• C.

  appropriate

• D.

  odd;

• E.

  familiar.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 19 TO 24:

 TEXT II Seeds bring new hope to long life

 

 

astonishing in "The results were astonishing" (l.13-14) may be replaced by all options EXCEPT:

• A.

  surprising;

• B.

  unusual;

• C.

  surpassing;

• D.

  amazing;

• E.

  unexpected.

The central idea of this text is related to the

• A.

  creation of cell phones that contain a mini-PC

• B.

  association of Microsoft, Intel and Nokia

• C.

  competition for the teenagers market

• D.

  democratization of the software industry

The places you can hide from Microsoft are scarce because

• A.

  they sell their products everywhere in the world

• B.

  their products have become part of your daily life

• C.

  their products can be used anywhere in the house

• D.

  they announce their products in your cell phone

The words " it's a smart move" (line13) refer to the fact that Microsoft and Intel will

• A.

  license their blueprint of the innards of a cell phone to manufacturers

• B.

  turn a cell phone from a simple communication device into a mini-PC

• C.

  decide the handset of a cell phone and the software it will contain

• D.

  increase the versatility of a cell phone and standardize the insides

Japan and Europe are ahead of the US in what concerns

• A.

  popularizing mobile music

• B.

  sending instant text messages

• C.

  increasing screens and memory sizes

• D.

  offering better video services

After the Microsoft latest release, traditional cell phones will probably become

• A.

  larger

• B.

  scarce

• C.

  cheaper

• D.

  versatile

"Há palavras que ninguém emprega. Apenas se encontram nos dicionários como velhas caducas num asilo. Às vezes uma que outra se escapa e vem luzir-se desdentadamente, em pú-blico, nalguma oração de paraninfo. Pobres velhinhas... Pobre velhinho!" (QUINTANA, Mário, "Porta Giratória", São Paulo, Globo, 1988, p. 20)

Quando, no texto, o autor diz : "pobres velhinhas... Pobre velhinho" está se referindo, respectivamente :

• A.

  às palavras que caíram em desuso e ao paraninfo que usou as palavras

• B.

  aos paraninfos e às palavras que caíram em desuso

• C.

  às velhinhas que usam as palavras e às velhinhas que não sabem usá-las

• D.

  às desdentadas que usam as palavras e às orações.

• E.

  às orações e às desdentadas

Read the following text and answer the question given accordingly:

According to the article, the author bought one of the latest ultraportables:

• A. to drive better
• B. to work in different places
• C. to rest under a tree
• D. to help his 7-year old
• E. to have a cell phone