Questões de Língua Inglesa da Fundação CESGRANRIO (CESGRANRIO)

Check the option that best summarizes the central idea of the text.

• A.

  Great inventions in the history of mankind.

• B.

  How to live in cities without missing the countryside.

• C.

  The role of technology in the evolution of homo sapiens.

• D.

  The several advantages of living in large urban centers.

• E.

  It may not be wise for modern man to abandon the countryside.

Check the only correct statement according to the text.

• A.

  "improvements" (line 12) and advances are antonyms.

• B.

  "leading to" (lines 12-13) means preventing.

• C.

  "duty" (line 15) and obligation are synonyms.

• D.

  "roughly" (line 29) means precisely.

• E.

  "prosperity" (line 43) is the opposite of abundance.

Check the option in which the word(s) in boldtype introduces a consequence.

• A.

  "Some people were thus freed from the duty to produce their own food," (lines 15-16).

• B.

  "But it took another huge leap in technology," (lines 16-17).

• C.

  "thanks to other inventions, such as soap, medicines and sewerage." (lines 21-22)

• D.

  "Moreover, the cities growing fastest today are not, … in the richer parts of the world." (lines 33-35)

• E.

  "Only if the new cities of the developing world can find…" (lines 41-42).

The statement "Native speakers may feel the language 'belongs' to them," (lines 24-25) means that native speakers:

• A.

  possibly think that they are the only ones that can change the language.

• B.

  insist on making all decisions concerning language policy.

• C.

  do not want English to be learned as a second language.

• D.

  tend to believe languages should not be used by non-native speakers.

• E.

  probably refuse to learn English as a foreign language.

restricting airport operating hours

• A.

  unlimited -broad.

• B.

  limited - global.

• C.

  forbidden - overall.

• D.

  forbidden - overall

• E.

  restrained - precise

In the line 34, "elsewhere" could be replaced by:

• A.

  here.

• B.

  nowhere.

• C.

  anywhere.

• D.

  somewhere.

• E.

  in no place.

Check the only option in which both words are verbs in the text.

• A.

  "contributed" (line 3) – "overloading" (line 13).

• B.

  "operating" (line 16) – "institutional" (line 18)

• C.

  "working" (line 27) – "commercially" (line 39)

• D.

  "restricted" (line 33) – "coordination" (line 42)

• E.

  "rationalise" (line 43) – "winners" ( line 55)

The main purpose of this text is to:

• A. teach the reader how to identify a long-lasting energy resource.
• B. explain why efficiency is the most important factor in energy costs
• C. criticize the excessive use of nonrenewable energy sources worldwide
• D. present different energy sources and discuss ways of choosing the most convenient
• E. list the most recent technological advances in energy exploration and production

It is possible to deduce from lines 13-18 that:

• A. India is developing very fast because it produces coal.
• B. China and India are the two countries that supply the world with coal today.
• C. China is one of the countries with coal supplies of their own.
• D. slow-developing nations do not use coal for power generation.
• E. all large hydroelectric installations will have to be closed.

In "Industries that produce or use energy continually look for ways to improve efficien," (lines 23-24), "look for" can be correctly substituted by:

• A. find.
• B. hope for.
• C. distrust
• D. depend on.
• E. search for.