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

In reference to the vocabulary used in the text What do our flags say about us?, judge the next items.

The meaning of “The Kiwi public” (l.9) can be inferred by the content of the text as being the New Zealanders.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text above, judge the following items.

Artists who participate in the Fossil Funds Free campaign will be allowed to place stickers on their works.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, judge the following items.

The bruise left on the arm of the narrator was extraordinarily big.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, judge the following items.

The amount to be given to participants in the trial exceeded what was necessary to pay for accommodation, meals and Spanish classes in Guatemala.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, it is correct to state that

• A. The European Commission’s e-Government Action Plan has succeeded in providing better cross-border public services in some countries in Europe.
• B. the Action Plan 2011-2015 aims that, by 2015, half of the citizens and as much as 80% of enterprises will have used eGovernment.
• C. the Digital Agenda for Europe establishes eGovernment within a comprehensive set of measures aimed solely at delivering secure cross-border exchange.
• D. the overall progress made on the Action Plan and on eGovernment in general has been measured annually.
• E. four political priorities had been set out for all European public administrations over the next decade.

The Word “seamless” in “collaborative seamless eGovernment services” (l.8) can be correctly replaced by

• A. consistent.
• B. changing.
• C. seamed.
• D. meaningless.
• E. uneven.

The pronoun “which” in “which promotes interoperability” (l.13 and 14) refers to

• A. “promotes interoperability” (l.14).
• B. “an environment” (l.13).
• C. “eSignatures and eIdentification” (l.15).
• D. “interoperability of systems” (l.14).
• E. “interoperability of systems and key enablers” (l.14).

The expression “regardless of” in “regardless of their country of origin” (l.12) can be correctly replaced by

• A. due to.
• B. because of.
• C. notwithstanding.
• D. although.
• E. depending on.

According to the text, the Action Plan 2011-2015

• A. has increased the take-up of eGovernment services.
• B. is the only way to overcoming the current European economic crisis.
• C. might contribute to a knowledge-based economy for the European Union.
• D. is now providing better public services with fewer resources.
• E. will lead to a decrease of 80% in government expenses.

According to the text, the

• A. European Commission denies the importance of a cross-border infrastructure which will enable businesses to sell goods and provide services to public administrations in various countries.
• B. main purpose of the Malmö Declaration is to facilitate the transition of government agencies into an era of new eGovernment services.
• C. deployment of eGovernment services in Europe requires a complete change in legislation.
• D. European governments have mobilized information and communication technologies to promote innovative governing. Thus increasing the take-up of e-government services.
• E. motivation behind the European Commission’s eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015 is its interest in the provision of a new generation of eGovernment services for businesses and citizens.