Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2006

Check the option in which the word(s) in boldtype introduces a consequence.

• A.

  "Some people were thus freed from the duty to produce their own food," (lines 15-16).

• B.

  "But it took another huge leap in technology," (lines 16-17).

• C.

  "thanks to other inventions, such as soap, medicines and sewerage." (lines 21-22)

• D.

  "Moreover, the cities growing fastest today are not, … in the richer parts of the world." (lines 33-35)

• E.

  "Only if the new cities of the developing world can find…" (lines 41-42).

restricting airport operating hours

• A.

  unlimited -broad.

• B.

  limited - global.

• C.

  forbidden - overall.

• D.

  forbidden - overall

• E.

  restrained - precise

In the line 34, "elsewhere" could be replaced by:

• A.

  here.

• B.

  nowhere.

• C.

  anywhere.

• D.

  somewhere.

• E.

  in no place.

Check the only option in which both words are verbs in the text.

• A.

  "contributed" (line 3) – "overloading" (line 13).

• B.

  "operating" (line 16) – "institutional" (line 18)

• C.

  "working" (line 27) – "commercially" (line 39)

• D.

  "restricted" (line 33) – "coordination" (line 42)

• E.

  "rationalise" (line 43) – "winners" ( line 55)

A expressão sublinhada em "when we are hot and so on" (l.6-7) indica:

• A. interrupção;
• B. acréscimo;
• C. comparação;
• D. finalidade;
• E. contraste.

Utilize o texto abaixo para responder às questões de números 56 a 60.

A palavra que preenche corretamente a lacuna no último parágrafo é

• A.

  by.

• B.

  simply.

• C.

  without.

• D.

  if.

• E.

  but.

Utilize o texto abaixo para responder às questões de números 56 a 60.

No texto, hindrance pode ser traduzido por

• A.

  vantagem.

• B.

  defeito.

• C.

  solução.

• D.

  barreira.

• E.

  avanço.

Read the text below which is entitled "Infrastructure in Latin America" in order to answer questions 23 to 26.

 

In the 1990's, governments slashed public investment, which means they

• a.

  increased it by a small amount.

• b.

  reduced it by a large amount.

• c.

  significantly increased it.

• d.

  managed to triple

• e.

  succeeded in redirecting it.

In paragraph 3, the occurrence of an electricity shortage in Brazil by 2011 is

• a.

  looked into.

• b.

  denied.

• c.

  disregarded.

• d.

  detailed.

• e.

  foreseen.

According to the text above, judge the following items.

In the text, the phrase “looking after” (l.9) means taking after.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado