Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2008

According to the text,

• A.

  it is taking time for PETROBRAS to actually come into business with São Tomé and Príncipe.

• B.

  there seems to be no possibilities for PETROBRAS to exploit São Toméan oil.

• C.

  PETROBRAS will buy a Chinese oil company in order to exploit São Tomé and Príncipe's oil.

• D.

  Brazil and China are both at the same stage in terms of oil exploitation in São Tomé and Príncipe.

• E.

  there is no reason for Brazil to be reluctant to explore São Toméan offshore oil.

Based on the text, it is correct to say that PETROBRAS

• A.

  and China are thought to come to work together in São Tomé and Príncipe.

• B.

  had better exploit São Toméan oil on its own.

• C.

  seems to be particularly interested in São Toméan oil reserve.

• D.

  exploits almost 5% of Angola's oil.

• E.

  has only been operating in areas far away from São Tomé and Príncipe.

According to the text,

• A.

  several months ago, discoveries of important offshore oil reserves made Brazil hit international headlines.

• B.

  Brazil will be the largest oil producer all over the world by the middle of next year.

• C.

  today's Brazil capability of producing oil reaches about 1-1.5 million barrels per day.

• D.

  by the end of last year, PETROBRAS announced that Tupi field may contain 8 billion barrels of recoverable crude.

• E.

  at present, Brazil is the third largest oil producer in the world.

Based on the text, choose the incorrect option.

• A.

  Western media sources have been considering the possibility that Brazil could weaken the present leadership of the Middle East in terms of oil production.

• B.

  Some mid eastern producers are unstable and are not friendly towards the USA or Europe.

• C.

  Brazil, one of the main Latin American economies, is taken as a steady oil producing region.

• D.

  Peter Zeihan defends the idea that discoveries in Brazil could help to finish the Occident dependence on some mid-eastern countries.

• E.

  Europe and the USA will soon be self-sufficient in oil production.

Based on what is stated in the text, it can be deduced that

I in terms of oil production an increase in Brazilian production can bring about changes in Saudi Arabia's current position.

 II even if there's an augmentation of 1-1.5 million bpd in Brazil's oil production by 2020, it shouldn't suffice the international demand.

 III OPEC is expected to produce about 50% of the total global demand for oil by 2020.

IV OPEC is responsible for lowering the oil production of other regions.

V 55-60 million bpd will be the total oil production by 2020.

 The total number of true items is

• A.

  1.

• B.

  2.

• C.

  3.

• D.

  4.

• E.

  5.

Based on what is found in the text, choose the correct option.

• A.

  The mid eastern countries have the monopoly of oil production.

• B.

  The text confirms that Brazil alone can supply around 10 million bpd to the USA.

• C.

  At present, the USA exports about 10 million bpd of crude oil.

• D.

  Brazilian exports to the U.S. will most certainly decrease.

• E.

  American economy depends on the stability of the Gulfbased countries.

In the text, "largely" (l.18) means

• A.

  most completely.

• B.

  completely.

• C.

  less completely.

• D.

  as completely as.

• E.

  almost completely.

In the text, "beneath" (l.3) is the same as

• A.

  above.

• B.

  near.

• C.

  over.

• D.

  behind.

• E.

  underneath.

In the text, "likely" (l.40) could be replaced, without changing the meaning, by

• A.

  expected.

• B.

  definitely.

• C.

  lovely.

• D.

  certainly.

• E.

  obviously.

Based on the text, choose the correct option.

• A.

  Oil prices have doubled three times as much all along the last ten years.

• B.

  Western countries do not need the petroleum found in Middle Eastern countries.

• C.

  Washington succeeded in getting free from its dependence on foreign energy.

• D.

  The goal of energy independence is understandable but, for the author of the text, it is an illusion.

• E.

  President Nixon was the only person to worry about the North American energy independence.