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

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

The field of energy and the environment

• a.

  makes up the set of fields awarded by the newspaper.

• b.

  was mentioned as the least relevant among other areas.

• c.

  has been excluded due to its questionable contributions.

• d.

  has its main researchers and specialists listed and assessed.

• e.

  should have been included as well as highlighted.

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

The text mentions Stanford Ovshinsky,

• a.

  whose inventions derive from a solid academic background.

• b.

  who is said to have developed some of his skills by himself.

• c.

  who might be awarded a prize for his scientific breakthroughs.

• d.

  whose innovative scientific approach has been underestimated.

• e.

  who used to research key scientific areas such as solar panels.

Your answers to questions 38 to 40 must be based on the text below which is entitled "The politics of power":

Paragraph 1 reports a debate on the future of energy and its impact on Europe's economy which

• a.

  has been closed.

• b.

  must be opened.

• c.

  is currently taking place.

• d.

  has been postponed.

• e.

  might be officially addressed.

Read the text below, entitled "2005 – First Nine Months Results", in order to answer questions 16 to 18:

The text

• a.

  focuses on the effort by insurers to reassess risk.

• b.

  predicts the losses to be faced by insurance companies.

• c.

  states that reinsurance prices will rise in 2006.

• d.

  foresees a sluggish growth for the sector in 2006.

• e.

  also recalls a period of financial growth.

Your answers to questions 38 to 40 must be based on the text below which is entitled "The politics of power":

In paragraph 2, the author refers to a single European market whose prices

• a.

  are just the same.

• b.

  may soon equal.

• c.

  are set by officials.

• d.

  presently differ.

• e.

  ought to be increased.

Read the text below, which is entitled ?Avian Infl uenza (Bird Flu)? in order to answer questions 19 and 20:

In paragraph 2, the author

• a.

  resorts to scientific data to explain the virus mutation.

• b.

  points out the economic interdependence between two countries.

• c.

  provides exact figures related to the economic and social losses.

• d.

  explains why workers compensation might cause liquidity problems.

• e.

  defines the duration of the outbreak and/or quarantine.

Your answers to questions 38 to 40 must be based on the text below which is entitled "The politics of power":

The author

• a.

  portrays the present reality of the European energy industry.

• b.

  analyses the on-going deregulation of the energy sector.

• c.

  foresees steep price increases and fears over supply.

• d.

  advertises the creation of a European chain of energy companies.

• e.

  defends the past European market position and behavior.

Your answers to questions 41 and 42 must be based on the text below which is entitled "The Knowledge Race":

The author intends to make a caveat in relation to the distinction between knowledge and wisdom. Thus, he is posing

• a.

  a threat.

• b.

  a problem.

• c.

  a risk.

• d.

  a challenge.

• e.

  a warning.

Your answers to questions 41 and 42 must be based on the text below which is entitled "The Knowledge Race":

In the author's point of view,

• a.

  knowledge undoubtedly hinders progress and development.

• b.

  considering the future results of an action is of critical importance.

• c.

  there has been an alarming paucity of engineers and computers.

• d.

  destruction ought to be sought by wise and knowledgeable leaders.

• e.

  the knowledge race fortunately obscured the value of wisdom.

Read the text below, entitled "2005 – First Nine Months Results", in order to answer questions 21 to 23:

In paragraph 1, the author refers to the resilience of the property/casualty insurance industry. In other words, its

• A.

  ability to recover.

• B.

  current financial losses.

• C.

  inability to predict trends.

• D.

  undeniable prosperity.

• E.

  delayed recovery.