Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2012

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

Philanthropic non-governmental organizations are the first organizations to accept the idea that wellbeing plays a central role in development plans.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In 2012, Brazil's exports

• A. have all been reduced in comparison with last year.
• B. to Argentina have increased due to positive dialogue.
• C. have decreased with Eastern Europe but gone up with the European Union.
• D. are expected to show an increase by the end of the year.
• E. have generally declined, except for goods sent to China.

Argentina has

• A. placed restrictions on most imports.
• B. discriminated against Brazil more than others.
• C. encouraged the entry of goods from abroad.
• D. allowed Brazil to export more than last year.
• E. blamed the international crisis for it imports.

Alessandro Teixeira's comments on Argentina's position could best be described as

• A. hostile.
• B. cowardly.
• C. diplomatic.
• D. unfriendly.
• E. pessimistic.

The opening paragraph suggests that some South Korean banks may have

• A. acted dishonestly.
• B. deserved commendation.
• C. been unfairly attacked.
• D. started an investigation.
• E. moved to the UK.

In paragraph 2 line 3, the word "brokerages" refers to

• A. second class financial deals.
• B. companies that buy and sell financial assets.
• C. firms perceived as likely to go bankrupt.
• D. large accountancy enterprises.
• E. risky exchange rate transactions.

Officials in South Korea are concerned about

• A. high levels of personal debt in a sluggish economy.
• B. poor credit-ratings and economic over-heating.
• C. rising household expenditures and house prices.
• D. broken homes and inability to support fl attery.
• E. the national debt and how to pay it off.

According to the text, the general reaction to the Rio+20 Conference was

• A. generally optimistic.
• B. absolutely singular.
• C. relatively cheerful.
• D. extremely gloomy.
• E. remarkably sanguine.

The author of the article believes that immediately after the 1992 environmental conference

• A. his only hope was to visit a famous environmentalist.
• B. the response to the event was much the same as now.
• C. the United Nations failed to foster any agreements.
• D. everybody praised the far-sighted accords reached.
• E. the climate began to change all around the world.

The main aim of the third paragraph is to report on

• A. the views of a well-known environmentalist on how change occurs.
• B. the failure of the UN to achieve any signifi cant results in 1992.
• C. the life and work of a late-lamented UN environmental activist.
• D. he author's despondent mood in 1992 and the reasons for it.
• E. the similarities between the conference results in 2012 and 1992.