Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2008

Read the text below entitled "Budget Discipline" in order to answer questions 51 – 53:

In paragraph 1, the text outlines that the defi cit cutting in half

• A. is going to be an achievable goal.
• B. has already been attained.
• C. is part of the coming budgetary aims.
• D. was an unattainable goal over the last year.
• E. had been considered an unrealistic target.

Read the text below entitled "Budget Discipline" in order to answer questions 51 – 53:

In paragraph 1, as regards the defi cit reduction achievements, a strong economy is considered essential. In other words, it is seen as

• A. pivotal.
• B. not possible.
• C. desirable.
• D. achievable.
• E. not crucial.

Read the text below entitled "Budget Discipline" in order to answer questions 51 – 53:

In paragraph 2, the text refers to 141 programs which

• A. are likely to be implemented over the next 5 years.
• B. aim at saving $12.0 billion in the long term.
• C. might be either reduced or called off.
• D. focus on fi ghting waste, fraud and abuse.
• E. are on the verge of being approved and funded.

Read the text below entitled "External Audit" in order to answer questions 54 to 56:

In paragraph 1, the text reports that the EU's annual accounts and resource management are overseen by its external auditor. In other words, they

• A. were audited by it.
• B. had been supervised by it.
• C. have been drawn by it.
• D. will be devised by it.
• E. are checked by it.

Read the text below entitled "External Audit" in order to answer questions 54 to 56:

In paragraph 1, the text informs that an annual report for the Council and the European Parliament

• A. may be written.
• B. should have been produced.
• C. must be created.
• D. is produced.
• E. could be analyzed.

Read the text below entitled "External Audit" in order to answer questions 54 to 56:

The closing line of the text reports that the Court of Auditors is entitled to access all the documents in case. Therefore, it

• A. holds the legal right to access them.
• B. must obtain approval to look into them.
• C. has to seek legal permission from the EU.
• D. is the provider of all the papers in question.
• E. is held accountable for their safety.

Read the text below entitled "Tackling Corruption for Growth and Development" in order to answer questions 57 - 60:

In paragraph 1, tackling corruption and the increase of national incomes are described as

• A. minor governmental concerns.
• B. dissociated matters.
• C. major private initiatives.
• D. unrelated issues.
• E. closely linked.

Read the text below entitled "Tackling Corruption for Growth and Development" in order to answer questions 57 - 60:

In paragraph 2, institutions are said to be weakened by corruption. In other words, they

• A. seem to be immune to this practice.
• B. have the legal means to prevent it.
• C. remain unaffected by this practice.
• D. are undoubtedly affected by it.
• E. are in charge of legally handling it.

Read the text below entitled "Tackling Corruption for Growth and Development" in order to answer questions 57 - 60:

According to the text, the effect of corruption on the decisions made by democratically elected governments is that these decisions

• A. become more legitimate and effective.
• B. gradually become less effective
• C. are implemented in a shorter period of time.
• D. gain both credibility and morale.
• E. may lose legitimacy and credibility.

Read the text below entitled "Tackling Corruption for Growth and Development" in order to answer questions 57 - 60:

In paragraph 3, corruption is mentioned as

• A. a tool to fi ght money laundering.
• B. a weapon to combat a number of crimes.
• C. prompting a number of crimes.
• D. the main cause of drug traffi cking.
• E. a tool against illegal acts.