Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2005

READ TEXT IV AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 22 TO 25:

When the authors say "unless drastic measures are taken" (l. 21), they imply that these measures are:

• A.

  impossible.

• B.

  unhelpful;

• C.

  easy;

• D.

  useless;

• E.

  necessary.

According to Ratzinger's remarks in Subiaco (lines 5-8),

• A.

  today's Europe praises its Christian moral foundations in a manner never known before.

• B.

  Europe has always been a godless community.

• C.

  Europe is attempting to build a culture which relies on God.

• D.

  modern European society is cut off from its Christian roots and has lost its way.

• E.

  the Christian faith is a source of relevance and truth in European daily life.

When questioned by the Italian president about the liberalization of human-fertility practices, Benedict

• A.

  backed it up.

• B.

  demurred.

• C.

  expressed his surprise.

• D.

  grudginly accepted the president's view.

• E.

  promptly acquiesced.

If we draw a parallel between the pope's attitude in Italy (paragraph 3) and in Spain (paragraph 4), we infer that pope Benedict XVI

• A.

  believes that there is a clear-cut division between church and state.

• B.

  is not willing to interfere with politics.

• C.

  is always ready to recognize the moral standards imposed by governments and individuals.

• D.

  seems wise to pick his battles.

• E.

  sees the authority of church and state as a whole.

In the text, taken aback (line 29) may be replaced without any loss of meaning by

• A.

  discouraged.

• B.

  startled.

• C.

  shattered.

• D.

  speechless.

• E.

  amused.

From paragraph 4 we infer that to the Vatican commentator John Allen, Pope Benedict

• A.

  may be more radical than many expect.

• B.

  has no strength to defend his ideas.

• C.

  will have a feeble papacy.

• D.

  is reluctant to assert Christianity in an atheistic Europe.

• E.

  makes it clear that issues like stem-cell research and gaymarriage are beyond the scope of the church.

In the text, skirmish (line 30) means

• A.

  reason.

• B.

  step.

• C.

  contest.

• D.

  point of view.

• E.

  disadvantage.

Ratzinger's words in paragraph 5 suggest that

• A.

  angry voices from the faithful should be heard in defense of Christianity.

• B.

  the church has to conform to the needs of modern civilization.

• C.

  faithlessness will be overcome by the ordination of new priests.

• D.

  the church must preach tolerance to reconquer Europe for Christ.

• E.

  the formation of groups of committed believers should promote the ideals of Christianity.

In paragraph 6, Eamon Duffy claims that Ratzinger's words at Subiaco

• A.

  will certainly forster Christianity all over the world.

• B.

  will provoke a surprisingly strong following all over Europe.

• C.

  will make church and people stand together.

• D.

  may wreck the relation between Church and people.

• E.

  will make believers feel quite uncomfortable in their isolated rectitude.

The item which refers to the series in which all the words or phrases belong to the same part of speech is

• A.

  completely (line 8); closely (line 11); hazy (line 19); truly (line 49).

• B.

  outlined (line 12); no-holds-barred (line 31); inverted (line 47); isolated (line 49).

• C.

  faithful (line 2); teachings (line 12); faithlessness (line 42); hopes (line 49).

• D.

  that (line 5); that (line 19); that (line 33); that (line 41).

• E.

  while (line 7); As (line 14); who (line 16); What (line 29).