Questões de Língua Inglesa da Escola de Administração Fazendária (ESAF)

Read the text below entitled `Half the nation, a hundred million citizens strong´ so as to answer questions 19 to 21:

According to paragraph 2, the social climbing in Brazil

• A.

  might be explained by two factors.

• B.

  may also soon occur in the cities.

• C.

  should impact on the quality of education.

• D.

  could lower the quality of teaching.

• E.

  must encompass future generations.

Read the text below entitled `Half the nation, a hundred million citizens strong´ so as to answer questions 19 to 21:

According to paragraph 3, Brazil´s income inequality has lessened. Therefore, it has

• A.

  increased.

• B.

  been eliminated.

• C.

  remained unaltered.

• D.

  not been addressed.

• E.

  decreased.

Read the text below entitled `While Rome burns´ in order to answer questions 22 to 25:

The author refers to "assets that are clogging the fi nancial system", which means they

• A.

  could have affected it.

• B.

  are blocking it.

• C.

  will surely affect it.

• D.

  are perfecting it.

• E.

  were redesigning it.

Read the text below entitled `While Rome burns´ in order to answer questions 22 to 25:

In paragraph 1, the author refers to a massive government intervention which

• A.

  would worsen the scenario.

• B.

  is presently out of the question.

• C.

  would provoke constraints.

• D.

  is certainly on the way.

• E.

  seems highly questionable.

Read the text below entitled `While Rome burns´ in order to answer questions 22 to 25:

As regards investors in Europe at the moment, they are feeling

• A.

  nervous and upset.

• B.

  confi dent and optimistic.

• C.

  reassured, but cautious.

• D.

  slightly afraid.

• E.

  tense, but optimistic.

Read the text below entitled `While Rome burns´ in order to answer questions 22 to 25:

The author reminds the readers that banks are assumed to have a good handle on risk. In other words, they

• A.

  do not take it.

• B.

  eliminate it.

• C.

  do not accept it.

• D.

  hardly ever face it.

• E.

  understand it well.

Read the text below entitled "Budget Discipline" in order to answer questions 51 – 53:

In paragraph 1, the text outlines that the defi cit cutting in half

• A. is going to be an achievable goal.
• B. has already been attained.
• C. is part of the coming budgetary aims.
• D. was an unattainable goal over the last year.
• E. had been considered an unrealistic target.

Read the text below entitled "Budget Discipline" in order to answer questions 51 – 53:

In paragraph 1, as regards the defi cit reduction achievements, a strong economy is considered essential. In other words, it is seen as

• A. pivotal.
• B. not possible.
• C. desirable.
• D. achievable.
• E. not crucial.

Read the text below entitled "Budget Discipline" in order to answer questions 51 – 53:

In paragraph 2, the text refers to 141 programs which

• A. are likely to be implemented over the next 5 years.
• B. aim at saving $12.0 billion in the long term.
• C. might be either reduced or called off.
• D. focus on fi ghting waste, fraud and abuse.
• E. are on the verge of being approved and funded.

Read the text below entitled "External Audit" in order to answer questions 54 to 56:

In paragraph 1, the text reports that the EU's annual accounts and resource management are overseen by its external auditor. In other words, they

• A. were audited by it.
• B. had been supervised by it.
• C. have been drawn by it.
• D. will be devised by it.
• E. are checked by it.