Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

D o texto, infere-se que

• A. os recursos para implantação das reformas econômicas propostas por Trump já estão assegurados.
• B. Donald Trump tem apresentado propostas plausíveis na área econômica.
• C. o candidato republicano, apesar de seu comportamento por vezes agressivo, tem sólido conhecimento dos problemas eco nômicos de seu país.
• D. o jornal que publicou o artigo não apoia Donald Trump.
• E. uma das maiores preocupações de Trump é reduzir o déficit orçamentário do país.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 21 to 25:

RUSSIA'S PROMISING FUTURE

Major political developments have been taking place in Russia since the early resignation of President Boris Yeltsin.

Andrew Hunt, economist at Dresdner RCM, says the present leader Putin - a former KGB agent - is seen as someone who can get taxes collected and close the budget deficit.

"The markets are excited and believe Putin can bring about change which can make Russia's economy function properly".

The ASP General, the stock market index in Russia, grew by 350% last year.

"We will see the stabilisation of the financial situation in Russia which has had a problem with tax collection, but this will improve and lead to a reduction in interest rates which were at 50% at the beginning of 2000. If inflation comes down to 25%, interest rates will come down 15%, within the next six months".

What does the verb close mean concerning the budget deficit?

• A. Increasing it.
• B. Bringing it to an end.
• C. Financing it.
• D. Rolling it over.
• E. Forgiving it.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 21 to 25:

RUSSIA'S PROMISING FUTURE

Major political developments have been taking place in Russia since the early resignation of President Boris Yeltsin.

Andrew Hunt, economist at Dresdner RCM, says the present leader Putin - a former KGB agent - is seen as someone who can get taxes collected and close the budget deficit.

"The markets are excited and believe Putin can bring about change which can make Russia's economy function properly".

The ASP General, the stock market index in Russia, grew by 350% last year.

"We will see the stabilisation of the financial situation in Russia which has had a problem with tax collection, but this will improve and lead to a reduction in interest rates which were at 50% at the beginning of 2000. If inflation comes down to 25%, interest rates will come down 15%, within the next six months".

Which aspect of the Russian economy is not mentioned in the text?

• A. Taxes.
• B. Interest rates.
• C. Stockmarket index.
• D. Budget deficit.
• E. Mergers.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 31 to 35

REGIONAL INTEGRATION

The pluriannual Plan of the Federal Government for the years 2000-2003 has chosen regional integration as one of the main themes of Brazilian foreign policy due to its importance for the country's competitive insertion in the global economy. Regional integration, which comprises the deepening of the relations with other Mercosur Member States and the establishment of a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), is necessary in order to attract productive investment, to create opportunities for employment and to facilitate access to new sources of technology. This growing interdependence has led to an increase in the international activities of different bodies at all levels, such as state and local governments, NGOs and private enterprises, thus requiring a greater effort of coordination by the Ministry of External Relations.

According to the text, the Ministry of External Relations

• A.

  does not support the Pluriannual Plan

• B.

  should have supported the Pluriannual Plan.

• C.

  plays a major role in the Pluriannual Plan.

• D.

  devised the concept of the FTAA

• E.

  might not participate in the Pluriannual Plan.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 21 to 25:

RUSSIA'S PROMISING FUTURE

Major political developments have been taking place in Russia since the early resignation of President Boris Yeltsin.

Andrew Hunt, economist at Dresdner RCM, says the present leader Putin - a former KGB agent - is seen as someone who can get taxes collected and close the budget deficit.

"The markets are excited and believe Putin can bring about change which can make Russia's economy function properly".

The ASP General, the stock market index in Russia, grew by 350% last year.

"We will see the stabilisation of the financial situation in Russia which has had a problem with tax collection, but this will improve and lead to a reduction in interest rates which were at 50% at the beginning of 2000. If inflation comes down to 25%, interest rates will come down 15%, within the next six months".

According to the text, Boris Yeltsin

• A. became too ill to go on ruling Russia.
• B. was suddenly overthrown by Vladimir Putin.
• C. intervened swiftly in the Russian economy.
• D. was interviewed by a former KGB agent.
• E. was replaced as leader by Vladimir Putin.

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 15 AND 16:

16 - As regards the Brazilian colonial past, the Modernist movement tried to:

• A. look up to it;
• B. turn back to it
• C. search for it;
• D. break away from it;
• E. bring it back.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 31 to 35

REGIONAL INTEGRATION

The pluriannual Plan of the Federal Government for the years 2000-2003 has chosen regional integration as one of the main themes of Brazilian foreign policy due to its importance for the country's competitive insertion in the global economy. Regional integration, which comprises the deepening of the relations with other Mercosur Member States and the establishment of a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), is necessary in order to attract productive investment, to create opportunities for employment and to facilitate access to new sources of technology. This growing interdependence has led to an increase in the international activities of different bodies at all levels, such as state and local governments, NGOs and private enterprises, thus requiring a greater effort of coordination by the Ministry of External Relations.

According to the text, the relations with the other Mercosur Member States should be

• A. stronger and more inten
• B. more respectful and sporadic.
• C. spontaneous and shallow
• D. spontaneous and shallow
• E. less frequent and intense

Read the text below in order to answer questions 26 to 30.

STOCK OPTIONS

Twenty years ago, the biggest component of executive compensation was cash, in the form of salaries and bonuses. Stock options were just a footnote. Now the reverse is true. With astounding speed, stock option grants have come to dominate the pay - and often the wealth - of top executives throughout the United States. Last year, Jack Welch's unexercised GE options were valued at more than $260 million. Intel CEO Craig Barrett's were worth more than $100 million. Michael Eisner exercised 22 million options on Disney stock in 1988 alone, netting more than a half-billion dollars. In total, U.S. executives hold unexercised options worth tens of billions of dollars.

"Stock options were just a footnote". What does the author mean by "a footnote"?

• A. Not part of the executives' wealth.
• B. The executives' wealth.
• C.

  A minor component of the executives' compensation.

• D.

  Just about half of the executives' compensation.

• E.

  Only cash paid as part of the executives' salary.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 17 TO 24:

According to the text, archaeology:

• A. has always employed scientific methods;
• B. was structured on detailed measurement;
• C. used statistics only in its initial studies;
• D. will never be much concerned with scientificity;
• E. has turned to scientific methods only recently.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 31 to 35

REGIONAL INTEGRATION

The pluriannual Plan of the Federal Government for the years 2000-2003 has chosen regional integration as one of the main themes of Brazilian foreign policy due to its importance for the country's competitive insertion in the global economy. Regional integration, which comprises the deepening of the relations with other Mercosur Member States and the establishment of a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), is necessary in order to attract productive investment, to create opportunities for employment and to facilitate access to new sources of technology. This growing interdependence has led to an increase in the international activities of different bodies at all levels, such as state and local governments, NGOs and private enterprises, thus requiring a greater effort of coordination by the Ministry of External Relations.

The text refers to NGOs as

• A.

  already part of the European Integration.

• B.

  organizations that should be set up

• C.

  playing a disruptive role in the process.

• D.

  the most powerful tool of economic changes

• E.

  already part of the growing interdependence