Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2008

When the suggestions “are aimed at reducing stress” (lines 4- 5), this means they intend to

• A.

  cut it out.

• B.

  cut it down.

• C.

  cut it up.

• D.

  cut it off.

• E.

  cut is loose.

When you “avoid culture-bound clichés” (lines 6-7) you

• A.

  indulge in them.

• B.

  try to use them.

• C.

  challenge them.

• D.

  misunderstand them.

• E.

  keep away from them.

The expression fall flat in “references may well fall flat” (line 7) means the references may be

• A.

  remarkable.

• B.

  unsuccessful.

• C.

  well-intended.

• D.

  offensive.

• E.

  ambiguous.

The modal verb in “that may not carry….” (line12) indicates a

• A.

  probability.

• B.

  warning.

• C.

  consequence.

• D.

  condition.

• E.

  prohibition.

When the text states that translators “resort to cumbersome wordplay and workaround” (lines 13-14), it implies that translators ultimately

• A.

  get rid of them.

• B.

  make use of them.

• C.

  look down on them.

• D.

  get tired of them.

• E.

  run out of them.

The underlined expression in “putting the UK economy on a sound footing” (lines 16-17) can be replaced by

• A.

  solid base.

• B.

  predictable path.

• C.

  unstable position.

• D.

  hectic pace.

• E.

  frail structure.

In “Yet the sentences do not flow” (line 27) Yet can be considered equivalent to

• A.

  In spite of.

• B.

  For.

• C.

  Although.

• D.

  Thus.

• E.

  Nevertheless.

The adverb in “may be unduly influenced” (line 29) implies:

• A.

  time.

• B.

  space.

• C.

  intensity;

• D.

  absence;

• E.

  limitation.

The underlined word in “They are not particularly effective” (line 30) can be replaced by

• A.

  methodically.

• B.

  privately.

• C.

  overly.

• D.

  specifically.

• E.

  precisely.

According to the text, language services and knowledge economy are

• A.

  linked.

• B.

  controversial.

• C.

  exclusive.

• D.

  disposable.

• E.

  questionable.