Questões de Língua Inglesa da Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Based on the text, judge the following items.

In the excerpt “it takes place before an action is carried out” (l. 38 and 39), the pronoun “it” refers to “anticipatory tool” (l.38).

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, judge the following items.

The expressions “scrutinised” (l.7), “undertaking” (l.15) and “comply with” (l.21) can be respectively replaced by probed, setting about and conform to without this harming the text’s coherence and meaning.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In reference to the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The hierarchical structure of the diplomatic services in the 21st century is remarkably different from that prevalent in the previous centuries.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In reference to the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

In the first paragraph, the author presents the main ideas he collected from “Most of the recent scholarly works” (l.1) on which his argument is built along the text.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In reference to the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The text presents an opposition between club diplomacy and network diplomacy, which are different and irreconcilable ways of settling international conflicts.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In reference to the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

Discussions about inclusiveness and diversity in diplomatic circles have led to the expansion of the power of some countries.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In relation to the content and the vocabulary of the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

From the third paragraph, it is correct to infer that the more complex the diplomatic scenario, the more necessary the presence of leaders is.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In relation to the content and the vocabulary of the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

As far as textual unity is concerned, “Yet” provides a transition from the first to the second paragraphs, and establishes a contrast between the ideas in each of them.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the job description presented — IT-managers —, judge the following item.

Working with other personnel in the selection of software is a possibility in the IT-managers’ career.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In relation to the content and the vocabulary of the text, decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E).

The expressions “two level games” (l.7) and “double-edged diplomacy” (l.8) refer to a kind of diplomacy characterized by the presence of two types of actors: political leaders and technical diplomats.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado