Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

Ratzinger's words in paragraph 5 suggest that

• A.

  angry voices from the faithful should be heard in defense of Christianity.

• B.

  the church has to conform to the needs of modern civilization.

• C.

  faithlessness will be overcome by the ordination of new priests.

• D.

  the church must preach tolerance to reconquer Europe for Christ.

• E.

  the formation of groups of committed believers should promote the ideals of Christianity.

Before the annual budget was announced, Labour supporters had hoped it would

• A. redeem the chancellor's reputation.
• B. be free from grand economic gestures.
• C. bring new life to their election campaign.
• D. overcome the large budget deficit.
• E. contain only easily achievable proposals.

Atenção: As questões de números 16 a 20 referem-se ao texto abaixo.

Assinale a afirmativa que NÃO está de acordo com o texto:

A falha de segurança no W2000

• A.

  permite a execução de um código malicioso a partir de uma máquina remota.

• B.

  envolve um problema na forma como a biblioteca webvw.dll valida os metadados dos documentos.

• C.

  permite a execução de rotinas de comandos assim que o arquivo malicioso é selecionado.

• D.

  só pode ser explorada a partir da execução de um arquivo malicioso.

• E.

  pode ser explorada via Windows Explorer ou outros programas.

In paragraph 6, Eamon Duffy claims that Ratzinger's words at Subiaco

• A.

  will certainly forster Christianity all over the world.

• B.

  will provoke a surprisingly strong following all over Europe.

• C.

  will make church and people stand together.

• D.

  may wreck the relation between Church and people.

• E.

  will make believers feel quite uncomfortable in their isolated rectitude.

The author refers to the deficit built up over the last three years and its

• A. encouraging results.
• B. lack of repercussion.
• C. worrying causes.
• D. limiting effect.
• E. coming solution.

The item which refers to the series in which all the words or phrases belong to the same part of speech is

• A.

  completely (line 8); closely (line 11); hazy (line 19); truly (line 49).

• B.

  outlined (line 12); no-holds-barred (line 31); inverted (line 47); isolated (line 49).

• C.

  faithful (line 2); teachings (line 12); faithlessness (line 42); hopes (line 49).

• D.

  that (line 5); that (line 19); that (line 33); that (line 41).

• E.

  while (line 7); As (line 14); who (line 16); What (line 29).

In relation to a tax rise after the general election, Mr Brown

• A. saw it as a political threat which was overcome.
• B. managed to persuade voters to support it.
• C. intended to lessen the voters' worries about it.
• D. succeeded in avoiding its negative impact on voters.
• E. is going to fail in his attempts to implement it.

Choose the item which presents a feature which is not compatible with the Communicative Approach.

• A.

  Students regularly work in groups or pairs to transfer and negotiate meaning in situations where one person has information that the others lack.

• B.

  Conversation is centered around topical dialogues with a great deal of drilling activities and emphasis on pronunciation.

• C.

  Classroom materials and activities are often authentic to reflect real-life situations and demands.

• D.

  Skills are integrated from the very beginning; a given activity might involve reading, speaking, listening and writing.

• E.

  It is assumed that the content of a language course will include semantic notions and social functions as well as linguistic structures.

Mr Brown's approach to his own economic achievements is marked by

• A. lack of vision.
• B. undeniable optimism.
• C. harmful modesty.
• D. undesirable pessimism.
• E. boundless self-confidence.

The following sentences numbered from 1 to 6 are jumbled. Choose the one item which indicates their logical sequence in a paragraph:

1. And in Britain, the hit London musical "Jerry Springer - The Opera- includes a scene with Jesus Christ in a diaper admitting h's "a bit gay".

2. But the best-selling -The Da Vinci Code- has so irritated leading members of the Roman Catholic Church that one prominent prelate, the Archbishop of Genoa, last week mounted a public offensive debunking its lies.

3. It's only an airport thriller.

4. Chief among them: that Jesus fathered a daughter with Mary Magdalene.

5. Meanwhile, "The Da Vinci Code" keeps on selling.

6. "We're accustomed to this kind of persecution" it comes and goes," cardinal Martino told NEWSWEEK.

(from "Fighting for God" in Newsweek, March 28, 2005)

• A.

  5-2-4-3-1-6

• B.

  5-3-2-4-6-1

• C.

  4-2-3-1-6-5

• D.

  3-6-2-4-5-1

• E.

  3-2-4-1-6-5