Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

According to the text

• A. Travellers and expats in Spain still have some difficulties finding a bilingual speaker.
• B. The days when Spaniards were monolingual are gone.
• C. Spaniards are not yet confidant about their status as a bilingual country.
• D. Countries like Germany and Holland have a lot to learn with Spain regarding bilingualism.
• E. "International House” is a chain of hostels specialized in hosting expats.

Segundo o texto, é possível inferir que:

• A.

  se a comunicação entre pilotos e controladores não é boa, o controle de tráfego aéreo pode ser comprometido.

• B.

  controladores de voo e pilotos caracterizam-se pela disciplina em seu modo de se comunicar pelo rádio.

• C.

  passar informações claramente e de modo não ambíguo é tarefa difícil.

• D.

  é impossível prestar todas as informações oportunamente.

• E.

  a torre de comando sempre deve pedir a repetição da transmissão.

Consider the following statements:

1. This year the Nobel committee has decided to recognize the role of women in peace-making.

2. The three Peace Nobel prize winners are from African countries.

3. Two of the Nobel Peace Prize winners are from Liberia.

4. The three honored women have run for President of their countries.

5. Two of the three Nobel Peace Prize winners are American university graduates.

Which of the statements above are true, according to the text?

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

Point out what is likely to happen as a direct consequence of failure to follow best-practice with regard to speed and timeliness of communication (aspect 6 above).

• A.

  The ATC clears a locally-based aircraft to climb using the local language. The clearance creates a conflict with another flight whose pilots do not understand the local language and are thus unaware of the impending circumstance. Loss of separation results.

• B.

  The pilot mishears a clearance but instead of reading the clearance back responds “Roger”. ATC does not challenge this response and a level bust results.

• C.

  An ATC clearance for another aircraft is read back incorrectly but the error is not appreciated by ATC because of interference from the simultaneous initial call.

• D.

  A pilot about to commence an approach to a runway is instructed to change to the parallel runway. The clearance is issued too late for the pilots to carry out a thorough re-brief; they proceed anyway having failed to assimilate the go-around procedure for this runway.

• E.

  The pilot of Rushair 1234 requests descent clearance as follows: “34, request FL120”. The ATC mistakes the caller for Jetair 314 and responds: “314 descend FL120”. Rushair takes this clearance as intended for him and a level bust results.

Are these statements about Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf true (T) or false (F), according to the text?

( ) Before she became a President in 2005 she had been defeated in a previous election.

( ) She went to university in the United States and has worked as a bank teller.

( ) She was one of the few ministers who escaped execution after a coup d’état.

( ) Many Liberians admire her because of the fact that she was born poor.

( ) Liberians think that she has made considerable progress with her rebuilding program.

Mark the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

• A. T – F – T – F – T.
• B. F – T – F – T – F.
• C. T – F – T – T – F.
• D. T – T – F – F – F.
• E. F – T – F – F – T.

Examine the situation below and point what might have led

to it.

The ATC issues a clearance: “Rushair 1234,

climb FL240 heading 260”.

As a consequence, the pilot climbs to FL260, instead of

to FL240.

• A.

  ATC failed to listen out before transmitting.

• B.

  Imprecise message format and content was employed.

• C.

  Local language was used causing conflict with another flight.

• D.

  Inappropriate use of frequency.

• E.

  Communication was not timely.

Which statement about Tawakul Karman is true, according to the text?

• A. She founded a movement called “Women Journalists Without Chains” in 2007.
• B. She has been fighting the repressive system and injustice in her country for many years.
• C. She prevented the eviction of a group of villagers from their land by controlling a tribal chief.
• D. She was responsible for spreading the Arab Spring to Yemen.
• E. She has campaigned against women’s rights and child marriage.

O novo programa de compartilhamento de informações

• A.

  vai custar 105 milhões de dólares ao governo americano.

• B.

  estará terminado em 2013.

• C.

  teve seu teto definido em 22 bilhões de dólares.

• D.

  estava previsto para 2005, mas só vai ficar pronto em 2013.

• E.

  está atrasado em dois anos.

Segundo o texto,

• A.

  o programa de controle aéreo americano já usa uma tecnologia baseada em GPS há dez anos.

• B.

  as companhias aéreas não serão obrigadas, de imediato, a se adequarem ao novo sistema.

• C.

  devido ao alto custo de implantação do novo sistema de controle do tráfego aéreo, as companhias aéreas poderão levar no mínimo dez anos para se adequarem.

• D.

  a nova tecnologia baseada em GPS levará uma década até sua implantação estar completa.

• E.

  a indústria aérea deverá despender mais de 22 milhões de dólares para se adequar ao novo sistema de controle aéreo.

A palavra que completa corretamente a lacuna KK [C] é:

• A.

  therefore

• B.

  because

• C.

  unless

• D.

  moreover

• E.

  while