Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

When you “avoid culture-bound clichés” (lines 6-7) you

• A.

  indulge in them.

• B.

  try to use them.

• C.

  challenge them.

• D.

  misunderstand them.

• E.

  keep away from them.

According to the text, it is NOT correct to affirm that green gasoline

• A. is cheaper to produce than ethanol.
• B. derives from vegetables and plants.
• C. can already be used in jet airplanes.
• D. requires much less energy to make than ethanol.
• E. results in smaller amounts of carbon emissions than ethanol.

In the text,

"much" (l.1) can be replaced by many.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Read the text below entitled "External Audit" in order to answer questions 54 to 56:

The closing line of the text reports that the Court of Auditors is entitled to access all the documents in case. Therefore, it

• A. holds the legal right to access them.
• B. must obtain approval to look into them.
• C. has to seek legal permission from the EU.
• D. is the provider of all the papers in question.
• E. is held accountable for their safety.

The expression fall flat in “references may well fall flat” (line 7) means the references may be

• A.

  remarkable.

• B.

  unsuccessful.

• C.

  well-intended.

• D.

  offensive.

• E.

  ambiguous.

In the text,

"those" (l.13) refers to "contexts" (l.13).

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Read the text below entitled "Tackling Corruption for Growth and Development" in order to answer questions 57 - 60:

In paragraph 1, tackling corruption and the increase of national incomes are described as

• A. minor governmental concerns.
• B. dissociated matters.
• C. major private initiatives.
• D. unrelated issues.
• E. closely linked.

The modal verb in “that may not carry….” (line12) indicates a

• A.

  probability.

• B.

  warning.

• C.

  consequence.

• D.

  condition.

• E.

  prohibition.

The item “themselves” (line 27) refers to

• A. “researchers” (line 24).
• B. “materials” (line 26).
• C. “reactions” (line 26).
• D. “compounds” (line 29).
• E. “amounts” (line 31).

Read the text below entitled "Tackling Corruption for Growth and Development" in order to answer questions 57 - 60:

In paragraph 2, institutions are said to be weakened by corruption. In other words, they

• A. seem to be immune to this practice.
• B. have the legal means to prevent it.
• C. remain unaffected by this practice.
• D. are undoubtedly affected by it.
• E. are in charge of legally handling it.