Questões de Língua Inglesa da Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Otherwise in the sentence "Otherwise, take it off your list." (lines 41-42) can be substituted, without changing the meaning of the sentence, by

• A.

  Unless.

• B.

  Or else.

• C.

  Despite.

• D. However.
• E.

  Therefore.

Which option correctly indicates the referent of that in "...isn't that a higher priority?" (line 61)?

• A.

  leave the office.

• B.

  keep things simple.

• C.

  get to the end of the day.

• D.

  swim the English Channel.

• E.

  feel productive and successful.

Check the option that contains a correct correspondence of meaning.

• A.

  "...threaten..." (line 18) and menace express contradictory ideas.

• B.

  "...ongoing..." (line 21) means the same as occasional.

• C.

  "...further..." (line 29) and spoil have similar meanings.

• D.

  "...outcome..." (line 54) and results are synonyms.

• E. "...wisely," (line 55) and prudently are antonyms.

Check the only alternative in which the expression in bold type has the same meaning as the item given.

• A.

  "I could hardly remember what I had set out to accomplish when I first turned on my computer." (lines 7-9) – intended

• B.

  "How can you stick to a plan when so many things threaten to derail it?" (lines 17-18) – abandon

• C.

  "…to keep us focused on our priorities throughout the day." (line 22-23) – distant from

• D.

  "What can you realistically carry out that will further your goals…?" (lines 28-29) – eliminate

• E.

  "Shut off your computer and review your day." (lines 49-50) – start

Ghana is mentioned in Text I because

• A.

  Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, was born there.

• B.

  its population of 1.3 billion people will still lack electricity in 2030.

• C.

  it is the only country in Africa to have mobile phones and a growing film industry.

• D.

  it is a typical example of a country that suffers with the absence of investments in electricity.

• E.

  it has celebrated Earth Day stimulating the population to use coal for cooking and heating homes.

The expression in boldface introduces the idea of consequence in

• A.

  “Instead, most use wood, coal or even dung to heat and cook their homes —” (lines 4-5)

• B.

  “…but, except for periodic jumpstarts during election season,” (lines 16-17)

• C.

  “Access to adequate, affordable and basic modern energy services is thus crucial to achieving sustainable human development.” (lines 38-40)

• D.

  “However, in the same region, mobile phones are widespread,” (lines 47-48)

• E.

  “All of this exists despite the absence of a convenient outlet in which to plug basic electronic appliances.” (lines 50-52)

Based on the meanings in the text, the two items are synonymous in

• A.

  “... worsen.” (line 8) – improve.

• B.

  “... made up of...” (line 30) – composed of.

• C.

  “figures...” (line 30) – numbers.

• D.

  “has taken up...” (line 32) – has discarded.

• E.

  “affordable...” (line 38) – expensive.

In paragraph 7 (lines 32-40), Ban Ki-moon states that energy services

• A.

  cannot aid nations to overcome difficulties in human development.

• B.

  can play a fundamental role in the fulfillment of basic human needs.

• C.

  are unavailable in poor countries with sustained social development.

• D.

  will have no impact on promoting social advances or on reducing poverty.

• E.

  will help poor nations accumulate wealth and produce electrical appliances.

Both Text I and Text II

• A.

  report on the high death rates in Africa and Asia resulting from the use of electricity.

• B.

  condemn African countries that are trying to offer their populations healthy living conditions.

• C.

  blame the UN for the difficulties Africans have faced due to the inefficient electricity provisions in the continent.

• D.

  announce that the use of fuels such as natural gas and propane reduced the death rates in developing countries.

• E.

  argue for the implementation of widespread access to electricity in developing nations so as to reduce poverty.

Considering some of the numerical figures in Text II,

• A.

  “... 1.5 billion ...” (line 2) refers to more than 25% of the world population who survive without access to electricity.

• B.

  “... 80 per cent ...” (line 4) refers to the share of the total world population living in the least developed countries.

• C.

  “1.2 billion ...” (line 12) refers to the amount of global population that will certainly live without electricity in 2015.

• D.

  “... 99 per cent ...” (lines 18-19) refers to the percentage of deaths resulting from smoking cigarettes in developing countries.

• E.

  “... 38 per cent ...” (line 24) refers to the amount of adults who die of lung disease in the sub-Saharan Africa.