Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2006

Based on the previous text, judge the following items.

GMO caused an uncontroversial impact on international agricultural transactions.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the previous text, judge the following items.

Three factors — precision agriculture, remote sensing, and decision modeling — can actually prevent environmental disasters.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the text,

“take these developments into consideration” (l.10-11) is the same as take these developments for granted.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

“In recent years, the literature on change management and leadership has grown steadily” (l.1-2) is the same as

• A.

  Lately, the writings about change administration and leadership have constantly been increased.

• B.

  Presently, the literature on change management and leadership mutation will have grown rapidly.

• C.

  Recent writings on management and leadership have drastically changed.

• D.

  At present, the literature about leadership and management is growing fast.

• E.

  Nowadays, the writings on administration and leadership have dramatically changed.

According to the text,

• A.

  the change agents are now supposed to recreate the proverbial wheel.

• B.

  the change agents will be able to put into practice tested ideas or rules.

• C.

  checked principles will enable the agent to avoid changes.

• D.

  changes will be based on the agents’ own principles.

• E. the agents’ principle will be able to be tested.

From the text, it can be correctly deduced that a “conference” (l.15)

• A.

  is the best way to get familiar with the best ideas.

• B.

  is where costs can be cut.

• C.

  can play a misleading role in organizational development.

• D.

  is the suitable tool for managers to supply their urgent needs.

• E.

  is the best way to avoid a company’s failure.

Based on the text, choose the correct option.

• A.

  Seldom do employees doubt the efficacy of new organizational methodologies.

• B.

  The employee’s experience with new programs, techniques, systems and paradigms has been rewarding.

• C.

  New organizational paradigms are now unquestionable devices to help enterprises to prosper.

• D.

  The line worker and the executive level disagree as far as the role of the middle managers are concerned.

• E.

  Organization members have old stories to tell about innovative programs.

According to the text, the new programs

• A.

  always come up to people’s expectations.

• B.

  are fated to be a success.

• C.

  may become too much fuss about nothing.

• D.

  can never fail.

• E.

  fail to succeed because of the clients.

From the text, it can be correctly deduced that

• A.

  planned change processes simply do not work.

• B.

  there should be the same planned processes for any company.

• C.

  there should be the same planned processes for any company.

• D.

  every company should follow the same change process.

• E.

  planned change processes must cope with the enterprise characteristics.

According to the text,

• A.

  a “quality circle package” (l.33) is all that is needed to deal with business problems.

• B.

  a ready-made program is particularly useful to underfunded public sectors.

• C.

  management and employee interests can make a new program bear fruit.

• D.

  TQM is a suitable tool for some companies, if adequately installed.

• E. TQM does not work properly for government organizations at all.