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

In the text, “From then on” (l.6-7) means

• A.

  from now on.

• B.

  from the very start.

• C.

  from this moment on.

• D.

  now and then.

• E.

  from that moment on.

Judge the following items according to the text above.

News and opinion programs can vary from one episode to the next, regardless of how traditionally structured they may be.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge the following items according to the text above.

There has been a noticeable hybridization of different kinds of television programming lately.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text above, judge the following items.

IBM scientists and data entrepreneurs believe that gathering and mining massive amounts of data will lead to a better comprehension of social life.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text above, judge the following items.

All the libraries in the United States combined would encompass as much as fifteen petabytes of new data a day.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the article, it can be affirmed that

• A.

  global warming started to disrupt the fishing industry in the area around the Arctic.

• B.

  the results of the increase of temperature are actually beneficial to the Arctic ecosystem.

• C.

  the area and the volume of the Arctic Ocean’s ice sheet have decreased in the same proportion from 1979 to 2012.

• D.

  the findings do not mean people have no reason to be excited about the reduction of the Arctic ice sheet.

• E.

  there is no need to be alarmed by the effects of global warming in the Arctic region.

According to the text,

• A.

  consumers ingest sugar mostly from drinks.

• B.

  sugar lays at the root of obesity among citizens of the United States.

• C.

  the problem associated to sugar consumption would be alleviated if industries invested in alternative means of sweetening drinks.

• D.

  the nutrition advocacy group wants the government to rule over the marketing sugar-sweetened drinks.

• E.

  the government is unwilling to give in to pressure from industries.

Based on the text, it is correct to affirm that

the word “foresight” (l.16) is the same as neglect.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In relation to the consumption of sugar, one can say, based on the text, that

• A.

  the problem affects only one in seven Americans.

• B.

  overconsumption is harmful regardless of the source from which sugar is extracted.

• C.

  the average American consumes over ten times the recommended amount.

• D.

  the American federal government does not have any guidelines for safe consumption.

• E.

  the average American seems to ignore that any amount, however small, is harmful.

Based on the text, it is correct to affirm that

responsible research and innovation is a field of study which has played a significant role in research and development providing answers to the multitude of problems arising from the use of technology.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado