Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2008

In “to look cut-price either” (line 37) either can be replaced by

• A.

  as well.

• B.

  in a sense.

• C.

  anymore.

• D.

  so much.

• E.

  in a way.

The verb in “reaches a conclusion” (line 2) can be replaced by:

• A.

  jumps to.

• B.

  abides by.

• C.

  arrives at.

• D.

  hands down.

• E.

  dallies with.

When the text informs that the court may decide “the other way” (line10), this means the decision may be

• A.

  fair.

• B.

  favorable.

• C.

  unchanged.

• D.

  unexpected.

• E.

  unbiased.

The statement which describes accurately the meaning relationship between the pair of words is

• A.

  “offset” (line 5) means compensate for.

• B.

  “softening” (line 10) is the opposite of reduction.

• C.

  “constrained” (line 22) and restrained are antonyms.

• D.

  “spur” (line 24) could be replaced by discourage.

• E.

  “boosted” (line 36) and hindered are synonyms.

 

 

In Text 4, the word “purchase” is used in the last paragraph: “When you purchase EcoFish, all you're getting is the fish (...)”. A synonym for PURCHASE is:

• A.

  Eat

• B.

  Choose

• C.

  Buy

• D.

  Taste

• E.

  Try

Based on the text, judge the items below.

All over the world the public sector is besieged by those who pay taxes.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, it can be deduced that

"enormous" (L.9) is the same as large.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In Paragraph 6 (lines 34-48), the author uses the expressions "digital natives" and "digital immigrants". Choose the alternative that correctly explains the meanings of these expressions in the text.

• A. "Digital immigrants" refers to the fact that the students are immigrating to a new world, different from the one they were born into.
• B. "Digital natives" means that the educators are familiar with the new electronic devices, because they grew up in this technological environment.
• C. "Digital natives" and "digital immigrants" are used to symbolize the extreme intimacy of students and educators with technology.
• D. "Digital natives" and "digital immigrants" are used to symbolize, respectively, today's students' intimacy and the educators' unfamiliarity with technology.
• E. "Digital natives" refers to both students and educators who make good use of technology, while "digital immigrants" refers only to students who still need to learn to use computers.

In the text,

“validity” (l.7) means valuable.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In the text,

“undertaken” (l.18) is the same as carried out.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado