Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

Based on the text, judge the following items.

Diplomats and international civil servants must now increase their technical and scientific knowledge to cope with the new demands coming from emerging issues.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, judge the following items.

Numerous UN agencies depend upon scientific and technological advice to carry out their tasks, however they are yet to be ready to receive systematic science consultancy as a crucial component of effectual performance.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The main purpose of this text is to:

• A. teach the reader how to identify a long-lasting energy resource.
• B. explain why efficiency is the most important factor in energy costs
• C. criticize the excessive use of nonrenewable energy sources worldwide
• D. present different energy sources and discuss ways of choosing the most convenient
• E. list the most recent technological advances in energy exploration and production

Based on the text, judge the following items.

The present use of science by UN does not in every case act in its best interest so as to enforce its goals.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

It is possible to deduce from lines 13-18 that:

• A. India is developing very fast because it produces coal.
• B. China and India are the two countries that supply the world with coal today.
• C. China is one of the countries with coal supplies of their own.
• D. slow-developing nations do not use coal for power generation.
• E. all large hydroelectric installations will have to be closed.

Based on the text, judge the following items.

When the UN began its activities, its sole concern had to do with dealing with issues concerning the Cold War.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In "Industries that produce or use energy continually look for ways to improve efficien," (lines 23-24), "look for" can be correctly substituted by:

• A. find.
• B. hope for.
• C. distrust
• D. depend on.
• E. search for.

Based on the text, judge the following items.

Problems that once were coped with by individual nations have now become international subjects which led the UN to devote its time to them.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

• A.

  "Looking at the past..." (line 1).

• B.

  "...understanding the future." (line 2).

• C.

  "...how English came to be in the state it is..." (lines 3-4).

• D.

  "...how English came to be (...) spoken by those who speak it." (lines 3-5).

• E.

  "...the spread of English?" (line 5).

In the sentence "since this is a key to making their products more competitive." (lines 24-25), the word "since":

• A. introduces a reason
• B. presents an example.
• C. expresses a contrast.
• D. makes a comparison
• E. imposes a condition