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

In the text above, the author posits that

• A. the federal government always has the last say on immigration laws.
• B. decisions taken at state level should overrule federal legislation.
• C. wealthier states are always more lenient towards immigration.
• D. state-level laws may impact the design of national immigration policy.
• E. immigration laws concern only immigrants themselves and their families.

The purpose of the text is to advocate greater

• A. attention to what determines immigration policy in the first place.
• B. professionalism of state legislators and law enforcement officers.
• C. liberalization of immigration in states with large foreign-born populations.
• D. control of immigrant flows in the wealthier parts of the country.
• E. initiative by the federation to discourage states from enacting arbitrary laws.

The reason why legislative professionalism has a bearing on immigration laws

• A. is still the object of ongoing studies by James Monogan.
• B. relates to the need to garner the support of the electorate.
• C. is unfathomable and varies widely from state to state.
• D. can only be established when the legislator is foreign born.
• E. goes hand in hand with the educational level of voters.

Ms. Connolly suggests that politicians are attuned to their electorate because they

• A. toe the line of the federal government only when it helps develop their states.
• B. respond promptly to economic and demographic developments in their states.
• C. are hostile towards immigrants when public opinion condones immigration.
• D. project how future developments can impact their chances at re-election.
• E. create more welcoming immigration policies where voters are liberal minded.

The author wraps up the text by

• A. dismissing Monogan’s findings.
• B. going over the main points made.
• C. suggesting an alternative course of action.
• D. criticizing state-level policies.
• E. commending federal initiatives.

The text starts by citing data revealing that

• A. the planet has not been getting warmer in the past 15 years.
• B. average temperatures are lower now than they were 20 years ago.
• C. the rate of temperature rises has eased off in recent years.
• D. 20 years ago temperatures were signifi cantly higher.
• E. in the past 15 years temperatures have leveled off.

According to paragraph 1,

• A.

  infrastructure has been privatized.

• B.

  tough spending choices have been made.

• C.

  faster economic growth might come about this year.

• D.

  tax evasion has been decreasing.

• E.

  tax revenues could have risen.

According to paragraph 2, the strikers´demands

• A.

  have been met.

• B.

  might shrink the government's salary bill.

• C.

  would increase the government's salary bill.

• D.

  must slash the government´s salary bill.

• E.

  may be promptly met by the current administration.

In paragraph 3, the author respectively defines the social reforms and the cash transfer implemented by the Lula administration, in the first term, as

• A.

  advanced and cautious.

• B.

  marginal and ineffective.

• C.

  unimportant and purposeless.

• D.

  purposeful and traditional.

• E.

  pivotal and original.

In paragraph 4, the author claims that Brazil's economic growth

• A.

  suddenly stopped making progress.

• B.

  is likely to begin slowing down.

• C.

  might remain high through the current year.

• D.

  may henceforth be resumed.

• E.

  was not accurately forecast.