Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

Mark the only option in which the figures of speech that have been highlighted have been correctly interpreted.

• A.

  “similar snares come to mind...” (line 17) means that ‘other equivalent solutions are engendered’.

• B.

  “... the alpha and omega of a working shift.” (lines 33- 34) can be understood as ‘the positive and negative feature of a working shift’.

• C.

  “... the pen has replaced the wrench,” (line 35) can be interpreted as ‘understanding the documents have become more important than being able to use hardware tools’.

• D.

  “eighteen years down the road,” (lines 43-44) means that ‘eighteen years after piloting airplanes’.

• E.

  “... both in the hangar and at the ramp.” (lines 72-73) can be interpreted as ‘in the backstage and all hidden areas of professional training’.

In the above context, which of the folllowing would NOT be considered an e-Government service?

• A.

  a payment made through the Internet.

• B.

  a city bill paid at a self-serve kiosk.

• C.

  online access to various transactions.

• D.

  an over the counter payment.

• E.

  an automated telephone available to clients.

The expression “all these trends” in line 74 refers to

• A.

  ‘The recent regulatory environment’ (line 56) and ‘the global economy and hard times’ (line 65)

• B.

  ‘forms of co-operation, alliance, load sharing and partnership’ (lines 66-67)

• C.

  ‘Sociological and personal reasons’ (line 71)

• D.

  the professional need for a common language both in the hangar and at the ramp.’ (lines 71-73)

• E. much increased reliance upon language and upon a single language, English’ (lines 75-76)

A palavra que preenche corretamente a lacuna (I), no texto, é:

• A.

  so.

• B.

  for.

• C.

  but.

• D.

  and.

• E.

  then.

The author, Philip Shawcross, concludes that language proficiency, irrespective of the work environment, is important since

• A.

  it allows technical and flight personnel to withhold information and eliminate errors that affect the work environment.

• B.

  it is the means through which we share information and understand the context we live in.

• C.

  it affects the way people establish rapport with their fellow staff members in the airline industry.

• D.

  professionals rely on language to operate in the aviation industry as national boundaries are fading.

• E. we need to understand technical information we normally take for granted.

No texto, track significa

• A.

  traçar.

• B.

  acompanhar.

• C.

  pagar.

• D.

  receber.

• E.

  contabilizar.

Choose the option that appropriately completes the passage in Text II.

• A.

  who’s - will be - if - no - thus - in

• B.

  whose - can be - when - all - so - for

• C.

  whose - may be - whether - any - so - to

• D.

  where - may be - if - all - thus - on

• E.

  when - will be - that - any - thereby - at

No texto, according to our customers, very user friendly significa que o sistema

• A.

  foi desenvolvido de acordo com sugestões dos clientes.

• B.

  é amigável por estar de acordo com os costumes do seu público alvo.

• C.

  foi avaliado como muito amigável pelos clientes.

• D.

  funciona a partir de abas numa barra de ferramentas.

• E.

  ainda não foi testado com os usuários ideais.

The alternative that does NOT correctly describe a linguistic characteristic found in the Abstract reproduced in Text II is

• A.

  use of an existential sentence structure.

• B.

  coordination of nominal clauses in object position.

• C.

  discourse markers that indicate sequencing.

• D.

  a verb of perception followed by a bare infinitive.

• E.

  a sentence with two passive constructions.

Segundo o texto,

• A.

  estados dos Estados Unidos têm requisitos próprios para o Premium Finance Agreement.

• B.

  o sistema não oferece nenhum formulário que possa substituir o Premium Finance Agreement.

• C.

  o Premium Finance Agreement só pode ser elaborado por um advogado da Secretaria de Estado.

• D.

  o Premium Finance Agreement deve ser impresso pelo cliente antes de ser preenchido.

• E.

  o sistema oferece instruções gerais para elaborar o Premium Finance Agreement de acordo com a legislação vigente em cada estado.