Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2014

In the 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 expression easing geopolitical tensions means geopolitical tensions that are

• A. harmful
• B. enhanced
• C. alleviated
• D. alleviated
• E. fun to deal with

The expression from Text II upstream, midstream and downstream (lines 8-9) implies that investment programmes will be respectively directed to costs that involve

• A. oil transportation by boat against water flow / oil storing in the middle of the river journey / oil transportation by boat following water flow.
• B. oil transportation by boat following water flow / oil storing in the middle of the river journey / oil transportation by boat against water flow.
• C. oil exploration and production / oil processing, storing, transporting and marketing / oil operations after the production phase through to the point of sale.
• D. oil exploration and production / oil operations after the production phase through to the point of sale / oil processing, storing, transporting and marketing.
• E. oil processing, storing, transporting and marketing / oil exploration and production / oil operations after the production phase through to the point of sale.

According to Text II, the statement “ongoing North American hydrocarbon revolution is a ‘game changer’.” (lines 14-15) suggests that the hydrocarbon revolution represents a

• A. virtually endless source of energy
• B. cost-benefit uninteresting source of energy
• C. traditional technological stage in energy production
• D. great economical switch associated with this source of energy
• E. groundbreaking ecological stage in energy production

Comparing the excerpt from Text I “Non-OECD countries are projected to lead oil demand growth this year and forecast to add 1.3 mb/d in 2H14 compared to the same period a year ago” (lines 13-15) to the excerpt from Text II “Non-OECD oil demand, led by Asia and the Middle East, looks set to overtake the OECD for the first time as early as 2Q13 and will widen its lead afterwards” (lines 24-27), one states that Text number

• A. 1’s forecast is based on non-OECD countries’ oil demand in the 1Q13.
• B. 1’s forecast is based on non-OECD countries’ oil demand in the 2Q12.
• C. 2’s forecast is based on OECD countries’ oil demand in the 2H12.
• D. 2’s forecast is based on OECD countries’ oil demand in the 1H12.
• E. 1 and number 2 make similar forecasts for non-OECD countries’ oil demand.

In “And the forecast is that there will be around two billion more by 2050” the underlined word means

• A. doubt.
• B. hazard.
• C. problem.
• D. drawback.
• E. prediction.

The sentence “Let’s broaden the world’s energy mix.” means that

• A. the most important alternate energy sources are located abroad.
• B. in terms of a future broad energy mix half should be of CO2 of coal.
• C. it’s essential that new energy resources be restrained in the future.
• D. the energy mixture should widen to meet demands of market need.
• E. in the future the world will mainly suffer from the lack of congeniallity.

In “Let’s keep the lights on when she’s your age.” the underlined words mean that

• A. you continue to employ them.
• B. you keep them near the edge.
• C. you do what you said you would.
• D. you prevent them from going on.
• E. you still stay in contact with them.

It’s true that the text is

• A. a call for avoiding the quicksand prejudice and join in a more even society.
• B. a pledge for the improvement of the salaries of American negro population.
• C. a review on the Constitution and The Declaration of Independence documents.
• D. a denial on the ideas expressed by the political architects of the American nation.
• E. celebrating the anniversary of the greatest demonstration for freedom in history.

Consider the context in which the words are used to match columns.

• A. 2, 4, 3, 5, 6, 1
• B. 3, 6, 1, 2, 5, 4
• C. 4, 1, 5, 3, 2, 6
• D. 1,5, 4, 6, 2, 3
• E. 5, 3, 2, 1, 4, 6

In “It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity”, “it” refers to

• A. free.
• B. slaves.
• C. shadow.
• D. injustice.
• E. emancipation.