Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

The expression in boldface introduces the idea of consequence in

• A.

  “Instead, most use wood, coal or even dung to heat and cook their homes —” (lines 4-5)

• B.

  “…but, except for periodic jumpstarts during election season,” (lines 16-17)

• C.

  “Access to adequate, affordable and basic modern energy services is thus crucial to achieving sustainable human development.” (lines 38-40)

• D.

  “However, in the same region, mobile phones are widespread,” (lines 47-48)

• E.

  “All of this exists despite the absence of a convenient outlet in which to plug basic electronic appliances.” (lines 50-52)

Based on the meanings in the text, the two items are synonymous in

• A.

  “... worsen.” (line 8) – improve.

• B.

  “... made up of...” (line 30) – composed of.

• C.

  “figures...” (line 30) – numbers.

• D.

  “has taken up...” (line 32) – has discarded.

• E.

  “affordable...” (line 38) – expensive.

In paragraph 7 (lines 32-40), Ban Ki-moon states that energy services

• A.

  cannot aid nations to overcome difficulties in human development.

• B.

  can play a fundamental role in the fulfillment of basic human needs.

• C.

  are unavailable in poor countries with sustained social development.

• D.

  will have no impact on promoting social advances or on reducing poverty.

• E.

  will help poor nations accumulate wealth and produce electrical appliances.

Both Text I and Text II

• A.

  report on the high death rates in Africa and Asia resulting from the use of electricity.

• B.

  condemn African countries that are trying to offer their populations healthy living conditions.

• C.

  blame the UN for the difficulties Africans have faced due to the inefficient electricity provisions in the continent.

• D.

  announce that the use of fuels such as natural gas and propane reduced the death rates in developing countries.

• E.

  argue for the implementation of widespread access to electricity in developing nations so as to reduce poverty.

Considering some of the numerical figures in Text II,

• A.

  “... 1.5 billion ...” (line 2) refers to more than 25% of the world population who survive without access to electricity.

• B.

  “... 80 per cent ...” (line 4) refers to the share of the total world population living in the least developed countries.

• C.

  “1.2 billion ...” (line 12) refers to the amount of global population that will certainly live without electricity in 2015.

• D.

  “... 99 per cent ...” (lines 18-19) refers to the percentage of deaths resulting from smoking cigarettes in developing countries.

• E.

  “... 38 per cent ...” (line 24) refers to the amount of adults who die of lung disease in the sub-Saharan Africa.

In “It also stated that two billion more people will need access to modern fuels…” (lines 13-14 – Text II) , “it” refers to

• A.

  “... report,” (line 11)

• B.

  “... proportion ...” (line 11)

• C.

  “... poverty ...” (line 12)

• D.

  “... access ...” (line 13)

• E.

  “... electricity.” (line 13)

From the text, it can inferred that

• A.

  second language learners can be victims of their own native language.

• B.

  the more you learn a foreign language the more interference you experience.

• C.

  interference is part of a natural process while learning a foreign language.

• D.

  native language influence is a handicap against learners of a second language.

According to Fatih Birol in Paragraph 5 (lines 26-31 – Text II), it

• A.

  will be impossible to meet the large demand for energy in the developing world.

• B.

  will be imperative in the next century to find solutions for energy and climate problems around the globe.

• C.

  is useless to combat changes in weather and promote wide access to energy nowadays.

• D.

  is time to find ways to fight climate change, improve energy security and expand the access to electricity.

• E.

  may be necessary to take violent actions against the unfair distribution of energy in developing nations.

Based on the text, judge the items below.

• A.

  Most foreign language learners make unusual mistakes.

• B.

  Second language interference can be particularly found at the beginner’s level.

• C.

  French and English are structurally different.

• D.

  Icebergs give you tips on how to teach a foreign language.

In “By 2030, when Earth’s population will likely top 8 billion,” (lines 9-10), “will likely” means the same as

• A.

  will certainly.

• B.

  will similarly.

• C.

  will probably.

• D.

  will eventually.

• E.

  will considerably.