Questões de Língua Inglesa da Pólo de biotecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (BIO RIO)

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.

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.

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.

The word “force” in “the speed, force, and depth of a drill,” is to “forceful” as:

• A. “draw” is to “drew”;
• B. “gold” is to “golden”;
• C. “child” is to “children”;
• D. "kingdom” is to “king”;
• E. “friend” is to “friendship”.

Indeed in “Indeed …it remains a hands-on industry.” introduces a(n):

• A. doubt;
• B. example;
• C. complaint;
• D. suggestion;
• E. confirmation.

The information presented in the title is:

• A. encouraging;
• B. questionable;
• C. improbable;
• D. uncertain;
• E. senseless.

The opposite of “deep” in “very deep water” is:

• A. profound;
• B. troubled;
• C. shallow;
• D. dirty;
• E. clean.

The verb phrase in “have yielded” is in the:

• A. simple past;
• B. past perfect;
• C. simple present;
• D. present perfect;
• E. present continuous.

The underlined word in “nearly 40,000…..” means the same as:

• A. over;
• B. about;
• C. below;
• D. exactly;
• E. precisely.

“as” in “as development proceeds” is used in the same way as in:

• A. He made many mistakes as he did not study for the test;
• B. He realized his mistakes as he was checking the answers;
• C. He did not study for the test as much as he should have done;
• D. Candidates such as this one should be considered for the job;
• E. As he had already passed the exam, all his worries were gone.