Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2005

The author refers to the deficit built up over the last three years and its

• A. encouraging results.
• B. lack of repercussion.
• C. worrying causes.
• D. limiting effect.
• E. coming solution.

In relation to a tax rise after the general election, Mr Brown

• A. saw it as a political threat which was overcome.
• B. managed to persuade voters to support it.
• C. intended to lessen the voters' worries about it.
• D. succeeded in avoiding its negative impact on voters.
• E. is going to fail in his attempts to implement it.

Mr Brown's approach to his own economic achievements is marked by

• A. lack of vision.
• B. undeniable optimism.
• C. harmful modesty.
• D. undesirable pessimism.
• E. boundless self-confidence.

Your answers to questions 21 to 24 must be based on the text below entitled "A dip in the middle":

According to the text,

• A. a commission introduced a flat income tax into Britain.
• B. a war once justified the payment of income tax.
• C. a flat income tax would be made up of three tax rates.
• D. the reform would yield many economic benefits.
• E. George Osborne has managed to introduce the single rate.

Your answers to questions 21 to 24 must be based on the text below entitled "A dip in the middle":

According to paragraph 2, Margaret Thatcher's government brought in

• A. major alterations to British income tax rates.
• B. measures that made cosmetic changes only.
• C. a tax system that discourages hard work.
• D. proposals imitated by a shady politician.
• E. a substantial increase in top taxation rates.

Your answers to questions 21 to 24 must be based on the text below entitled "A dip in the middle":

The flat income tax

• A. is intended to hinder enterprise and hard work.
• B. would be below the present top rate.
• C. ought to please low-earners and high-fliers.
• D. must generate a cut in public spending.
• E. might be financed by increases in other taxes.

Your answers to questions 21 to 24 must be based on the text below entitled "A dip in the middle":

In paragraph 3, the author notes that the present tax-free personal allowance would

• A. remain unchanged.
• B. be cut. .
• C. rise.
• D. be abolished.
• E. be phased out.

Your answers to questions 25 to 27 must be based on the text below entitled "Flight of the French":

The text refers to France's

• A. historic decision to drop its wealth-tax.
• B. recent proposal to suppress the wealth-tax.
• C. commitment to prevent the so-called capital flight.
• D. current fiscal policy in relation to the rich.
• E. controversial attempt to penalize its fiscal refugees.

Your answers to questions 25 to 27 must be based on the text below entitled "Flight of the French":

According to the author, France

• A. might change its fiscal system
• B. must preserve its wealth tax.
• C. has not changed its fiscal policy
• D. ought to slash its public spending.
• E. could lose from a tax reform

Your answers to questions 28 to 30 must be based on the text below entitled "The real medicine":

According to the text, the executive

• A. actually refused to eat right, exercise and avoid smoking.
• B. seems to have increased his risk of early death.
• C. agrees that medicine should focus primarily on drugs
• D. declined new choices and priorities in his life.
• E. went further in his search for recovery and health