Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2009

Choose the option that correctly describes the word in the text both in terms of its grammatical function and meaning.

• A.

  

• B.

  

• C.

  

• D.

  

• E.

Mark the only pair where both words contain affixation that conveys equal meanings and constitutes words with corresponding grammatical functions.

• A.

  maintenance (Text II, line 1) – operator(s) (Text II, line 19)

• B.

  misunderstandings (Text I, line 13) – non-English (Text I, line 40)

• C.

  unfair (Text I, line 34) – asynchronous (Text II, line 14)

• D.

  discursive (Text I, line 38) – effectiveness (Text II line 31)

• E.

  regulatory (Text I, line 56) – largely (Text II, line 13)

“hovering” (l.1) is the same as

• A.

  standing somewhere nearby.

• B.

  staying very close.

• C.

  moving from one side to another.

• D.

  hesitating between two different opinions.

• E.

  aiming at something.

“its” (l.8) refers to

• A.

  “Brazil” (l.6).

• B.

  “state oil company” (l.6).

• C.

  “PETROBRAS” (l.6).

• D.

  “the field” (l.7).

• E.

  “full potential” (l.8).

“the biggest” (l.12) is

• A.

  a comparative of superiority.

• B.

  a comparative of equality.

• C.

  a superlative.

• D.

  a comparative of inferiority.

• E.

  a comparative of inequality.

In the text above, the phrasal verb “to get fed up with” means:

• A.

  nourished;

• B.

  exhausted;

• C.

  experienced

• D.

  distracted;

• E.

  annoyed.

This text refers to questions from 14 through 20.

In the text, "one" (l.25) is

• A.

  a numeral.

• B.

  a pronoun.

• C.

  an adjective.

• D.

  a nour.

• E.

  a verb.

This text refers to questions from 14 through 20.

In the text, "better" (l.35) is the opposite of

• A.

  best.

• B.

  good.

• C.

  well.

• D.

  worse.

• E.

  bad.

The best title for this text is

• A. Killing Bacteria Can Be Bad.
• B. The Wrong Emotional Response.
• C. Software Reveals Emotions in Text.
• D. Computerized Emotional Analysis Fails.
• E. New Computer Software Frauds Text Analysis.

According to the text, the software developed by Pulman and Moilanen

• A. should be widely tested before being commercially used.
• B. is now able to precisely interpret what people mean from what they say.
• C. might be considered risky if used to analyse dangerous individuals.
• D. can classify all English words into grammatical categories.
• E. can be particularly relevant for companies and intelligence agencies.