Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

In the text above,

“until” (l.9) is synonymous with till.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

"Current-account deficit" (line 27) means a deficit in the current account. Check the option in which the phrase is INCORRECTLY explained.

• A.

  A risk-taking, hard-working financial advisor = a financial advisor who takes risks and works hard.

• B.

  A four-million-dollar twelve-storey building = a building with twelve stories that is worth four million dollars.

• C.

  A three-hundred-page, double-spaced report = a report that has three hundred pages and is written with double space.

• D.

  Twenty green-colored ten-dollar bills = twenty bills of ten dollars, in the color green.

• E.

  Three financially-troubled government-owned companies = three financial companies that have caused troubles to the government.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 15 TO 17:

The news informs that a disaster in the U.S.:

• A. will necessarily happen;
• B. has been happening;
• C. has often happened;
• D. may soon happen;
• E. happens off and on.

From the text above, it can be deduced that

the action of some secret services before September 11 is under bitter criticisms.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Check the item in which the detached verb expresses a necessity.

• A.

  "It may seem curious that the dollar is falling…" (line 10)

• B.

  "...America must borrow $2 billion each business day." (lines 27-28)

• C.

  "How much further might the dollar fall?" (line 32)

• D.

  "… the dollar could drop a lot lower," (lines 34-35)

• E.

  "…a weaker dollar should thus help to cut America's (…) deficit." (lines 46-48)

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 15 TO 17:

To minimize the problem mentioned in the text, the U.S. Agriculture Department is:

• A. controlling the weather;
• B. considering restrictions;
• C. studying the disease;
• D. producing pesticides;
• E. importing soybean.

From the text above, it can be deduced that

the American decision to declair war against Iraq was based on doubtless information.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 18 TO 20:

When the scientist says that "Bird flu could develop into a threat"(l.1), he is:

• A. warning;
• B. inviting;
• C. complaining;
• D. digressing;
• E. cursing.

From the text above, it can be deduced that

other interests were put above public security by secret service agents.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 18 TO 20:

In "There's a realistic chance that could happen" (l.25), the underlined word implies:

• A. more infected poultry;
• B. a mutation in the virus;
• C. a new discovery;
• D. more research funding;
• E. more vaccine sales.