Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2009

. Read part of the interview below entitled "Faith-based politics" in order to answer questions 21 to 24:

In Mr Blair´s view, President Barack Obama

• A.

  ought to have sought partnership.

• B.

  wants to be approved and praised.

• C.

  should consider building partnerships.

• D.

  must prioritise some religious issues.

• E.

  is seeking partnership.

. Read the text below which is entitled "Economic recovery: the case of the BRICs" in order to answer questions 25 to 27:

According to paragraph 1, in 2008, economic growth through investment

• A.

  was mainly stimulated by state-sector businesses.

• B.

  is yet to be translated into reliable figures.

• C.

  did not derive from a single source.

• D.

  is soon to be defined by the IMF´s Mr Felman.

• E.

  did not come from the private sector.

. Read the text below which is entitled "Economic recovery: the case of the BRICs" in order to answer questions 25 to 27:

According to paragraph 2, a big rise in the size of the government in the BRICs seems to be

• A.

  controllable.

• B.

  undesirable.

• C.

  threatening.

• D.

  unavoidable.

• E.

  unlikely.

. Read the text below which is entitled "Economic recovery: the case of the BRICs" in order to answer questions 25 to 27:

According to paragraph 2, the quantity of goods imported by the USA has

• A.

  decreased.

• B.

  grown.

• C.

  abounded.

• D.

  risen.

• E.

  halved.

. Read the text below entitled "Happy new year" so as to answer questions 28 to 30:

According to paragraph 1,

• A.

  ambitious plans have been devised by state governments.

• B.

  on June 30^th, 46 states had already trimmed their budgets.

• C.

  deficits have been closed by forty-six states.

• D.

  lower revenue collections had been forecast up to June 30th.

• E.

  June was a very worrying and upsetting month.

. Read the text below entitled "Happy new year" so as to answer questions 28 to 30:

According to paragraph 2, "taxpayers had reason to be glum". In other words, they

• A.

  were understandably disappointed and sad.

• B.

  ought to feel worried, but also relieved.

• C.

  would rather be depressed.

• D.

  might well be cautiously optimistic.

• E.

  could reasonably seem hopeful.

. Read the text below entitled "Happy new year" so as to answer questions 28 to 30:

According to paragraph 3,

• A.

  Washington´s stimulus package was slashed.

• B.

  state budgets are being supported.

• C.

  a stimulus package is going to be provided.

• D.

  lay-offs and furloughs have been prevented.

• E.

  states are going to close their deficits.

Legislation determined by the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea included limitations on how much coastal water a nation could claim as its own.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

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British Marines tried to board a captured pirate ship on Nov 11. In this process, a possible hostage was killed.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

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a supertanker was the pirates' most valuable capture.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado