Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

In this section, you will read a passage (text). It is followed by 3 (three) questions about it. For questions 18-20, choose the correct answer.

In an effort to make the fastest, biggest and most luxurious ship in the world, the British built the Titanic. It was so superior to any other ship that it was dubbed "unsinkableï". The company that owned it was so sure of this that it provided only twenty lifeboats and rafts, less than one half the number needed for the 2,227 passengers on board. Many passengers were aboard the night it hit an iceberg, more than halfway between England and its New York destination. Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast, it was impossible to avoid the giant iceberg. Fire on board also contributed to the ship's submersion. Panic was another factor that increased the number of casualties as people jumped into the cold water or struggled to be among the few people who managed to get on the lifeboats. A couple of hours after the disaster, another ship, the Carpathia, rescued the 705 survivors. The infamous Titanic had enjoyed only two days of glory on its maiden voyage in 1912 plunging into 12.000 feet of water near the coast of Newfoundland, where it lies today. (CLIFFS, 1995 - adaptado)

Choose the correct option.

All of the following contributed to the large death toll EXCEPT

• A.

  speed

• B.

  the Carpathia

• C.

  fire

• D.

  panic

• E.

  the iceberg

The word but is used to convey:

• A.

  conclusion

• B.

  addition

• C.

  condition

• D.

  contrast

In order to save energy, the government in Chile has advised Chilean men

• A. to wear ties all year round.
• B. to button their shirts up to the neck.
• C. to get rid of their ties during the hot season.
• D. to always go to work wearing formal clothes.
• E. to wear long-sleeved shirts during the summer.

According to the text:

• A.

  American employees work very hard.

• B.

  Norwegian employees work more hours than American employees.

• C.

  South Korea employees work fewer hours than Norwegian employees.

• D.

  South Korea employees work more hours than American and Norwegian employees.

INGLÊS

Atenção: As questões de números 91 a 95 referem-se ao texto abaixo.

Segundo o texto, nos Estados Unidos,

• A. os impostos sobre venda de jóias e similares existem desde os primórdios de sua história.
• B. o ouro começou a ser taxado para fazer face aos gastos decorrentes da Guerra de 1812.
• C. além de impostos sobre produtos importados, foram instituídos mais impostos internos a partir de 1817.
• D. a primeira versão do imposto de renda foi instituída após a Guerra Civil.
• E. já havia retenção de imposto de renda na fonte antes da Guerra Civil.

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False). The text has questions to the following answers:

( ) What benefits can the government’s advice bring to the Chilean community?

( ) How did the Chilean government announce its new measures?

( ) Why do the Chilean men insist on wearing formal clothes?

( ) Who took part in the official video advertisement?

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

• A. T T F T
• B. F T F T
• C. T T T F
• D. F T T F
• E. T T T T

One can say about South Korea that

• A.

  it had a six-day war.

• B.

  it has an agrarian economy.

• C.

  it helped the gross domestic product.

• D.

  its economy relies on services, manufacturing, and industry

INGLÊS

Atenção: As questões de números 91 a 95 referem-se ao texto abaixo.

Ainda segundo o texto,

• A. com a retenção do imposto de renda sobre salários na fonte, o número de contribuintes subiu para 60 milhões em dois anos.
• B. a maior arrecadação na história dos Estados Unidos deu-se em 1981.
• C. a tabela progressiva de imposto de renda só entrou em vigor em 1943.
• D. o Agente Fiscal de Rendas, quando o cargo foi criado nos Estados Unidos, não tinha autoridade para processar o infrator.
• E. a 16^a Emenda à Constituição Americana não passou de mais uma tentativa frustrada de fazer o imposto de renda incidir tanto sobre os ganhos de pessoas físicas quanto jurídicas.

The only piece of information not mentioned in the 4th paragraph of the text is in alternative

• A. Chile depends a lot on energy generated with the use of flowing water.
• B. Chile isn’t known as a producer of oil and gas.
• C. During the summer, the supply of hydro-electric power in Chile isn’t enough to cope with people’s demands.
• D. To compensate for its lack of oil and gas, the Chilean government plans to invest heavily in alternative energy.
• E. There are usually long periods without rainfall during the Chilean summers.

The countries that joined the European Union changed its working hours because

• A.

  they were communist.

• B.

  they created more jobs

• C.

  their workers earned less.

• D.

  they increased productivity.