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

Read the text below which is entitled "Infrastructure in Latin America" in order to answer questions 23 to 26.

 

The construction of El Cajón, in western Mexico,

• a.

  has been financed by private American investors.

• b.

  will put an end to the shortage of potable water in needy areas.

• c.

  reflects the growing investment in infrastructure in the region.

• d.

  aims to supply running water to remote households in Mexico.

• e.

  is described by the author as an unusual project.

Read the text below which is entitled "Infrastructure in Latin America" in order to answer questions 23 to 26.

 

In the last paragraph, the author defines the Latin American

• a.

  ports as blocked by unnecessary red tape.

• b.

  roads and highways as impeccable.

• c.

  electricity supply as in need of improvement.

• d.

  economic growth as unexpectedly low.

• e.

  exports as unpromising over the last decades.

In paragraph 1, the author reports a migrant's

• a.

  refusal to support a nationalization project.

• b.

  ambition to move to a promising farming area in southern Brazil.

• c.

  ight to promote the Brazilian rainforest reforestation.

• d.

  decision to invest in his own business in Brazil.

• e.

  attempt to invest in an international dam project.

In paragraph 2, the Madeira River is mentioned as

• a.

  key to numerous foreign agribusiness initiatives.

• b.

  having generated 6,450MW of electricity.

• c.

  pivotal to the implementation of a project.

• d.

  the home of a great variety of fish.

• e.

  once the source of 8% of Brazil's energy needs.

Read the text below which is entitled "Small Steps for Big Results" in order to answer questions 30 to 32.

The text refers to research

• a.

  carried out by scientists in the United States.

• b.

  into a traditional approach to address addictions.

• c.

  likely to be conducted over the next 30 years.

• d.

  into the growing lack of scientific evidence.

• e.

  derived from unreliable sources in the USA.

Read the text below which is entitled "Small Steps for Big Results" in order to answer questions 30 to 32.

The author defines loneliness and depression as being epidemic in our culture, which means that these feelings are

• a.

  subject to continuous studies.

• b.

  affecting many people.

• c.

  suffered by ethnic minorities.

• d.

  restricted to developing countries.

• e.

  not experienced on a large scale.

Read the text below which is entitled "Small Steps for Big Results" in order to answer questions 30 to 32.

The author proposes the attainment of changes

• a.

  which are meant to be temporary, but effective.

• b.

  in today's medical procedures and interventions.

• c.

  in people's unprofessional conduct.

• d.

  which have an effect for a long period of time.

• e.

  in prescriptions inadequately given by doctors.

Read the text below which is entitled "Infrastructure in Latin America" in order to answer questions 23 to 26.

 

In the 1990's, governments slashed public investment, which means they

• a.

  increased it by a small amount.

• b.

  reduced it by a large amount.

• c.

  significantly increased it.

• d.

  managed to triple

• e.

  succeeded in redirecting it.

In paragraph 3, the occurrence of an electricity shortage in Brazil by 2011 is

• a.

  looked into.

• b.

  denied.

• c.

  disregarded.

• d.

  detailed.

• e.

  foreseen.

Your answers to questions 35 to 37 must be based on the text below which is entitled "And the winners are…":

In paragraph 1, the author refers to innovation and its

• a.

  lack in current society.

• b.

  main drawbacks.

• c.

  uninspiring role.

• d.

  harmful consequences.

• e.

  invaluable contribution.