Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2010

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The expression “In addition” (l.13) could be correctly replaced in the text by Therefore.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Text V, for questions from 29 through 33.

Based on the fragment below, choose the incorrect alternative.

“Therefore, it must be a valid claim that the most important professional duty that non-NESTs have to perform is to make linguistic improvements in their English.”

• A.

  The word “Therefore” is synonymous with hence and thus.

• B.

  The word “must” is a modal auxiliary verb. It indicates that it is necessary or very important that something happens.

• C.

  The first and the second “that” are subordinating and correlative conjunctions respectively.

• D.

  The word "duty" is a countable and uncountable noun. As a countable noun its plural form is duties.

• E.

  The possessive adjective “their” refers to “non-NESTs”.

Text VI, for questions from 34 through 38.

Choose the alternative which brings the correct conjugation of belie (line 6) and lie (line 10).

• A.

  to belie, belied, belied / to lie, lay, lain

• B.

  to bely, belied, belied / to lie, lied, lied

• C.

  to bely, belay, belain / to lay, laid, laid

• D.

  to belie, belied, belied / to lie, laid, laid

• E.

  to belie, belaid, belaid / to lie, lay, lain

Choose the alternative which is grammatically incorrect.

• A.

  The new doubts about teachers have led to a state-by-state demand from legislators and citizen groups that teachers take special examinations to prove they are competent.

• B.

  The push toward test teacher competency, however, depends less on Washington than on state and local governments. One of the most instructive battles fought over the issue occurred in Mobile.

• C.

  We have children whose needs are complicated: a child in the third grade who has already been in 16 schools, children who need love and attention and disrupt the classroom to get it.

• D.

  Teachers believe administrators tend to duck the subject of violence in the schools to avoid adverse publicity.

• E.

  But it is more damaging to the country than the jargon of law, say, or even government, because it sabotages the use of clear writing and clear thinking by tens of thousands of teachers, and through them, hundreds of thousands of students.

The alternative which correctly replaces [PARTICLE] is

• A. up.
• B. back.
• C. down.
• D. ahead.
• E. behind.

The underlined sentence Applets in the pen can’t float word balloons at you unless you permit them to do so can be paraphrased as “Applets in the pen

• A. can’t float word balloons at you, however you may permit them to do so.”
• B. can’t float word balloons at you, therefore you cannot permit them to do so.”
• C. can only float word balloons at you, if you permit them to do so.”
• D. can’t float word balloons at you, even if you permit them to do so.”
• E. can float word balloons at you, while you can’t permit them to do so.”

Read the text below to answer the questions 16 to 20.

According to the ideas of the text, choose the correct option.

• A.

  Brazilian companies weren't efficient or competitive.

• B.

  The ABDI and the CNDI were created together with the freshly-drafted industrial policy.

• C.

  The private sector disapproved of productive investment.

• D.

  The relations between State and Society hampered the technological development.

Read the text below to answer the questions 16 to 20.

In the text, a synonym for "charged with" (line 15) is

• A.

  trained for.

• B.

  interested in.

• C.

  given the task of.

• D.

  accused of.

Read the text below to answer the questions 16 to 20.

In the text, the word "Its" (line 10) refers to

• A.

  Brazil's Industrial, Technological and Foreign Trade Policy (PITCE).

• B.

  Brazilian companies.

• C.

  previous policies.

• D.

  unique features.

Read the text below to answer the questions 16 to 20.

According to the text, choose the INCORRECT option.

• A.

  Brazilian industrial policy aims at bringing increased efficiency and competitiveness to Brazilian companies.

• B.

  State and Society in Brazil face the industrial development similarly.

• C.

  The joint between the public sector and private industry is necessary to move Brazil's industrial development forward.

• D.

  The creation of jobs and the increase of incomes are expected consequences of the PITCE's purposes.