Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

As far as Communicative Language Teaching is concerned, judge the following statements in terms of false (F) and true (T), then choose the alternative whose sequence is CORRECT.

A) Students produce language that may not be predictable.

B) The dialogue is adapted to the students’ interest or situation, through changing certain key words or phrases. This is acted out by the students.

C) Students induce or discover grammar rules.

D) Teachers’ pedagogical practices are developed, only through a behaviorist perspectiv

• A. D and A are correct.
• B. A and C are correct.
• C. A is correct
• D. B and D are correct.

During fiscal year 2012, the Chief Counsel’s office succeeded in

• A. turning down over 30,000 appeals by taxpayers.
• B. securing over $6 billion for the State.
• C. winning the majority of litigation cases.
• D. processing most of the cases it received.
• E. voiding 1,606 cases filed by taxpayers.

The title that best conveys the main purpose of the article is:

• A. Sammy and Inky Run Up a Hospital Bill.
• B. Vet Bills Should Be Tax-Deductible.
• C. Are Your Pets Tax Deductions?
• D. The Case for Pets as Dependents.
• E. How to Increase Your Tax Refund.

The opening sentence of the text reveals that the author has been

• A. paying frequent visits to her vet’s pet.
• B. making loans to her pets’ veterinary doctor.
• C. assisting her vet financially.
• D. delaying payments to her veterinarian.
• E. using the services of a vet quite often.

According to the text, the use that oil and gas industry makes of computers is:

• A. temporary;
• B. excessive;
• C. limited;
• D. ample;
• E. vague.

The phrase “Guffaws all around” (paragraph 1) shows that those hearing the conversation

• A. believed tax deductions for expenses with pets do not really apply.
• B. resented not being able to consider their pets as dependents.
• C. found the jokes about pets as dependents preposterous.
• D. were unaware that vet bills could be knocked off their income tax.
• E. bemoaned the unfair treatment given to pet owners by the IRS.

When the author states that “proven reserves have dried up” he means that these reserves have:

• A. stimulated more drilling;
• B. become more volumous;
• C. increased in production;
• D. raised much interest;
• E. ceased to exist.

Among the domesticated animals considered eligible for tax deductions are

• A. family pets.
• B. guide dogs.
• C. Doberman dogs.
• D. horses in general.
• E. house cats.

The main idea implied in the final sentence is that:

• A. the industry cannot do without humans;
• B. computers will replace humans shortly;
• C. machines are more precise than humans;
• D. drilling is not a dangerous task nowadays;
• E. computers can now interpret all the results.

In accordance with the passage, ‘customs enforcement’ can best be defined as the prevention of criminal activities

• A. requiring coordination between enforcement agencies of neighboring countries.
• B. of a strictly commercial nature, taking place on border areas.
• C. restricted to trans-national intellectual and cultural property infringement
• D. that can pose financial or physical harm to societies and affect at least two countries.
• E. that can put societies and the environment at risk in the broadest sense.