Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2002

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 14 TO 23:

The author considers energy conservation a(n):

• A.

  present gain;

• B.

  outstanding victory;

• C.

  diminishing concern;

• D.

  relevant subject;

• E.

  outdated issue.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 14 TO 23:

The function of the text is to:

• A.

  question a hypothesis;

• B.

  state facts;

• C.

  analyse results;

• D.

  challenge readers;

• E.

  provoke criticism.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 14 TO 23:

In "the cost is rising" (l.5) the verb is the same as it is in:

• A.

  She rose to her feet when the teacher came in;

• B.

  She raised the curtains so the room got brighter;

• C.

  She raised the expensive pen from the floor;

• D.

  She has been raising flowers in her garden;

• E.

  She had her hopes raised by her generous boss.

READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 24 TO 30:

The title refers to a(n):

• A.

  total lack of baggage checking;

• B.

  discontinuous watch over baggage;

• C.

  faulty screening machine;

• D.

  insecure bomb-sniffing apparatus;

• E.

  expertise in baggage follow-up.

READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 24 TO 30:

According to the text, passengers could have become vulnerable because:

• A.

  baggage was too heavy for the aircraft;

• B.

  ongoing flights were being delayed;

• C.

  overbooking was hindering the flights;

• D.

  screening was skipped in some flights;

• E.

  check-ins at airports were too slow.

READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 24 TO 30:

The underlined word in "match bags to their owners" (l.4) introduces an idea of:

• A.

  condition;

• B.

  simultaneity;

• C.

  correspondence;

• D.

  progression;

• E.

  conclusion.

READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 24 TO 30:

The word which they in "Even if they are" (l.7) refers to:

• A.

  experts;

• B.

  flights;

• C.

  bags;

• D.

  checks;

• E.

  passengers.

According to the text, GAO is an agency of

• A.

  the American legal system.

• B.

  the US National Congress.

• C.

  an American state government.

• D.

  the executive branch of the USA.

• E.

  the American Constitutional court.

The people who work for the GAO are usually

• A.

  lawyers, capable of carrying out a wide range of tasks.

• B.

  auditors, capable of analyzing many types of government work.

• C.

  people from many professions, working in specialized areas.

• D.

  well-disciplined volunteers from several skilled professions.

• E.

  special investigators hired for the occasion by the executive.

In the final analysis, the information provided by GAO is

• A.

  only for the political party in power.

• B.

  about the president of the United States.

• C.

  based on secret intelligence activities.

• D.

  intended for the people of the USA.

• E.

  seldom able to meet its code of ethics.