Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2004

"Current-account deficit" (line 27) means a deficit in the current account. Check the option in which the phrase is INCORRECTLY explained.

• A.

  A risk-taking, hard-working financial advisor = a financial advisor who takes risks and works hard.

• B.

  A four-million-dollar twelve-storey building = a building with twelve stories that is worth four million dollars.

• C.

  A three-hundred-page, double-spaced report = a report that has three hundred pages and is written with double space.

• D.

  Twenty green-colored ten-dollar bills = twenty bills of ten dollars, in the color green.

• E.

  Three financially-troubled government-owned companies = three financial companies that have caused troubles to the government.

Check the item in which the detached verb expresses a necessity.

• A.

  "It may seem curious that the dollar is falling…" (line 10)

• B.

  "...America must borrow $2 billion each business day." (lines 27-28)

• C.

  "How much further might the dollar fall?" (line 32)

• D.

  "… the dollar could drop a lot lower," (lines 34-35)

• E.

  "…a weaker dollar should thus help to cut America's (…) deficit." (lines 46-48)

Your answers to questions 16 and 17 must be based on the text below:

According to the text, Global Insurance Analyst

• A.

  used to be a comprehensive insurance information source.

• B.

  offers global information input for the insurance industry.

• C.

  does not cater for the needs of the insurance professionals.

• D.

  might soon be offering financial reports on the insurance industry.

• E.

  should be updating its financial and economic data.

Your answers to questions 18 to 21 must be based on the text below:

According to the author, catastrophe exposure databases need to be

• A.

  resurrected

• B.

  devised

• C.

  corroborated

• D.

  resumed

• E.

  developed

Your answers to questions 18 to 21 must be based on the text below:

In relation to man-made catastrophes, the text says that they

• A.

  have increased in the wake of 9/11.

• B.

  are predominantly terrorist and biological.

• C.

  encompass numerous sorts.

• D.

  ought to be prevented by the insurance industry.

• E.

  do not incur heavy losses for the insurers.

Your answers to questions 18 to 21 must be based on the text below:

According to the text, numerous companies

• A.

  have unveiled their plans to expand the insurance industry.

• B.

  have not been compensating their clients for terrorist attacks.

• C.

  have been accessing unproven exposure databases.

• D.

  have adopted a set of measures as a result of man-made disasters.

• E.

  could have steered clear of many IT- related events.

Your answers to questions 18 to 21 must be based on the text below:

The text refers to "backup systems to retrieve lost computer data", which means they

• A.

  get it back

• B.

  delete it

• C.

  update it

• D.

  interpret it

• E.

  store it

Your answers to questions 22 to 25 must be based on the text below:

Concerning the annuity gross sales in 2004, experts

• A.

  foresee a drop of approximately 10%.

• B.

  believe an increase of around 10% is likely.

• C.

  predict an increase of precisely 10%.

• D.

  would rather not define percentages.

• E.

  have not reached a consensus yet

Your answers to questions 22 to 25 must be based on the text below:

The author refers to the stock market as being buoyant, which means

• A.

  prosperous, but likely to shift.

• B.

  unsuccessful, but likely to improve.

• C.

  risky, and therefore demanding caution.

• D.

  successful and likely to remain so.

• E.

  unaltered and likely to remain so.

Your answers to questions 22 to 25 must be based on the text below:

In the 3rd paragraph, Ms. Guinn concludes by referring to the whole insurance industry as being

• A.

  reluctant to promote the necessary changes.

• B.

  dangerously vulnerable to the market risks.

• C.

  not mature enough to handle today's challenges.

• D.

  unprepared for realignment.

• E.

  ready for realignment.