Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

When the text states that translators “resort to cumbersome wordplay and workaround” (lines 13-14), it implies that translators ultimately

• A.

  get rid of them.

• B.

  make use of them.

• C.

  look down on them.

• D.

  get tired of them.

• E.

  run out of them.

Which alternative contains a correct correspondence of meaning?

• A. “speed up” (line 26) means accelerate.
• B. “rapidly” (line 27) is the opposite of quickly.
• C. "entire” (line 29) could not be replaced by whole.
• D. “residues” (line 43) and leftovers are antonyms.
• E. “surfaced” (line 45) and emerged are not synonyms.

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

According to the text, the effect of corruption on the decisions made by democratically elected governments is that these decisions

• A. become more legitimate and effective.
• B. gradually become less effective
• C. are implemented in a shorter period of time.
• D. gain both credibility and morale.
• E. may lose legitimacy and credibility.

The underlined expression in “putting the UK economy on a sound footing” (lines 16-17) can be replaced by

• A.

  solid base.

• B.

  predictable path.

• C.

  unstable position.

• D.

  hectic pace.

• E.

  frail structure.

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

In paragraph 3, corruption is mentioned as

• A. a tool to fi ght money laundering.
• B. a weapon to combat a number of crimes.
• C. prompting a number of crimes.
• D. the main cause of drug traffi cking.
• E. a tool against illegal acts.

In “Yet the sentences do not flow” (line 27) Yet can be considered equivalent to

• A.

  In spite of.

• B.

  For.

• C.

  Although.

• D.

  Thus.

• E.

  Nevertheless.

Paragraph 4 (lines 24-31) informs that UMass researchers produce green gasoline by

• A. creating a hot liquid from standard gasoline adding catalysts.
• B. using cellulose with liquids that catalyze gasoline in less than two minutes.
• C. applying moderate heat to compounds found in gasoline to produce a solid catalyst.
• D. slowly cooling the product of solid catalystic reactions which will produce cellulose.
• E. heating cellulose with specific catalysts and then cooling the product so it transforms into a liquid.

Based on the text, judge the items below.

Small and medium-sized enterprises are about to have a greater participation in the global market.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The adverb in “may be unduly influenced” (line 29) implies:

• A.

  time.

• B.

  space.

• C.

  intensity;

• D.

  absence;

• E.

  limitation.

According to this text, it might be said that corn ethanol and soy biodiesel have

• A. contributed to the greenhouse gas problem.
• B. increased consumption in cars by 30 percent.
• C. produced residues such as wood chips or corn stover.
• D. produced residues such as wood chips or corn stover.
• E. generated a smaller carbon footprint than green gasoline.