Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2014

The phrase that can replace “Put simply” without change in meaning is:

• A. On the contrary.
• B. In other words.
• C. To begin with.
• D. As soon as.
• E. In spite of.

According to the text, interest in auditing has increased due to:

• A. management principles.
• B. poor professionalism.
• C. business intelligence.
• D. economic problems.
• E. statistical methods.

Read the following sentences: I. Auditors have found risk detection too problematic to be conducted. II. Many companies are becoming aware of the need for auditing. III. All the firms that never audited do not see the need for it now. IV. Auditing has turned into a main issue in management practice. Indicate the sentences which are in line with the points raised in Text 3.

• A. I and II.
• B. I and III.
• C. II and IV.
• D. II and III.
• E. I and IV.

When the author states that “Firms are thus advised to staff an internal audit department or to outsource audit work to specialist providers” this means this instruction:

• A. can be harmful.
• B. has to be fulfilled.
• C. will be detrimental.
• D. should be followed.
• E. must be disregarded.

Segundo o texto,

• A. embora a Câmara dos Representantes americana seja majoritariamente republicana, aprovou, com maioria dos democratas, elevar o teto da dívida até 2015.
• B. os republicanos aprovaram a elevação do teto da dívida, mas impuseram determinados cortes de gastos públicos.
• C. os republicanos vinham emperrando a aprovação do aumento do teto da dívida desde 2009.
• D. Boehner teve o apoio da maioria dos republicanos, apesar das divergências internas do partido.
• E. apesar de pressionado pelos republicanos, o Presidente Obama negou-se a fazer quaisquer concessões de linha mais conservadora.

De acordo com o texto,

• A. apesar de ter feito campanha para reconduzir Boehner à presidência da Câmara, Tim Huelskamp se opôs à proposta de lei de prorrogação do teto de dívida do país até março de 2015.
• B. Jenny Beth Martin acredita que Boehner terá de dirigir o Partido republicano sozinho, uma vez que perdeu o apoio da maioria.
• C. alguns senadores republicanos apoiaram a prorrogação, argumentando que era importante para a saúde financeira do governo pagar dívidas já contraídas.
• D. o senador Harry Reid comentou que o presidente da Câmara pretende aprovar a lei o mais breve possível.
• E. o fato de a proposta de lei ter sido aprovada sem nenhuma concessão orçamentária representa uma retirada estratégica dos democratas que inicialmente haviam negado seu apoio.

Considere a seguinte definição:

Brinkmanship is the technique of pushing a dangerous situation to the limits of safety in order to secure the greatest advantage.

Em qual dos exemplos abaixo a palavra brinkmanship está empregada de forma incorreta?

• A. Even democracies engage in brinkmanship to protect their self-interests.
• B. The airline is playing brinkmanship. It is taking a risk on its own behalf and on the customers.
• C. He loves public service, and he loves the game of brinkmanship and the idea of playing it safe and compromising.
• D. Brinkmanship involves such tactics as making unconditional demands, bluffing, threatening, and even walking out of negotiations to produce the effect of crisis.
• E. Cheney said he may be playing a game of brinkmanship without realizing how close to the brink he is.

As used in the text, and without any change in meaning, though could be replaced by

• A. however.
• B. therefore.
• C. then.
• D. in spite of.
• E. in addition to.

No texto, o pronome sublinhado he refere-se a

• A. Republican Party.
• B. Tim Huelskamp.
• C. Mr. Boehner.
• D. David Leonhardt.
• E. the president.

 

According to the text above, judge the following items.

The author points to a discontinuity in the history of financial bookkeeping from the end of the 15th century to the 18th century.

• E. Errado
• C. Certo