Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2014

In the fragment “The oil industry is a lot like the military in that it employs people in nearly every profession.” (lines 11-13) the expression in that can be replaced, without changing the meaning of the sentence, by

• A. if
• B. but
• C. because
• D. even though
• E. provided that

The main intention of Text II is to discuss the

• A. growth in job positions in the oil industry in Brazil in the coming years.
• B. high salaries frequently paid to foreign professionals working in Brazil.
• C. increase of training programs for professionals employed in the oil industry.
• D. government funding to support large investment projects in the Brazilian oil industry.
• E. difficulty in finding qualified Human Resource professionals for the booming Brazilian industries.

Concerning the future of the oil job market, Text II suggests that

• A. petroleum and natural gas industries will soon be facing a shortage of skilled workers in the global market.
• B. qualified professionals for specific positions in the oil industry will find more opportunities in the Brazilian job market.
• C. factory floor staff with technical skills will soon be replaced by specialized employees with a university degree.
• D. local expertise will be outnumbered by foreign professionals, since Brazilian engineers are not qualified for the oil industry.
• E. more jobs are going to be created to attract a higher number of foreign professionals to the Brazilian oil industry in the next decade.

A comparison between Texts I and II reveals that

• A. only Text I discusses the complex challenges faced by oil companies when hiring foreign workers.
• B. only Text II mentions the necessary skills and qualifications expected from prospective employees in the oil industry.
• C. both Text I and Text II list the wide variety of professionals that have been demanded by oil companies.
• D. neither Text I nor Text II comment on the benefits derived from choosing a career in the oil business.
• E. Text I denies the importance of hiring employees with previous experience in the oil industry while Text II focuses on the relevance of contracting qualified professionals to perform in the same area.

According to Text I, world oil demand in 2H13 was

• A. 1.2 mb/d
• B. 90.9 mb/d
• C. 92.04 mb/d
• D. 92.1 mb/d
• E. 93.3 9 mb/d

According to Text I, the statement “OECD Europe and OECD Asia Pacific are expected to see a lesser contraction than a year earlier” (lines 8-10) implies that the oil demand in those countries

• A. will decrease less in 2H14 than it did in 2H13.
• B. will contribute to the demand growth of OECD countries in 2H14.
• C. will contribute to the movement toward natural gas.
• D. will contribute to the restart of nuclear power plants in Japan.
• E. was affected by a general improvement in the US economy.

According to Text I, the statement “On the supply side, non-OPEC oil supply in the second half of the year is expected to increase by 1.2 mb/d over the same period last year to average around 55.9 mb/d, with the US being the main driver for growth, followed by Canada” (lines 20-24) implies that

• A. Canada will need more oil than the US.
• B. Canada will be the second largest OPEC country to need oil in 2H14.
• C. OPEC countries will need a larger amount of oil in 2H14 than they did in 2H13.
• D. Non-OPEC countries will need a larger amount of oil in 2H14 than they did in 2H13.
• E. Non-OPEC countries will produce a larger amount of oil in 2H14 than they did in 2H13.

In the fragments of Text I “World oil demand in 2H14 is anticipated to increase” (lines 2-3), “OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) demand is projected to decline” (lines 5-6), “oil demand growth in OECD Asia Pacific will largely be impacted” (lines 11-12), “Production in Russia and Brazil is also expected to increase” (lines 24-25) the boldfaced verb forms indicate

• A. past time
• B. present time and future time
• C. the author’s desire for the future
• D. the author’s promise for the future
• E. the author’s commitment to the future

The words of Text I: output (line 26), mild (line 30), balance (line 37) and inventories (line 42) may be replaced, without change in meaning, respectively, by:

• A. product, gentle, average, and lists
• B. product, gentle, equilibrium and stocks
• C. product, sufficient, equilibrium and lists
• D. stocks, gentle, equilibrium and sources
• E. product, gentle, equilibrium and lists

In the following fragment of Text I: “Less field maintenance in the North Sea and easing geopolitical tensions could also add further barrels in the coming two quarters.” (lines 31-33) the word quarters means a(an)

• A. time unit equivalent to the fourth part of a year
• B. time unit equivalent to the fourth part of an hour
• C. time unit equivalent to four months of the year
• D. volume measure unit equivalent to the fourth part of a gallon
• E. American coin worth 25 cents of a dollar