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

Your answers to questions 23 to 27 must be based on the review below, which is entitled "Illusions of Empire: Defining the New American Order".

One of the author's fears in relation to the American military empire is that it wil

• A.

  forbid opposition

• B.

  disguise any opposition

• C.

  cause opposition.

• D.

  deter necessary opposition

• E.

  prevent healthy opposition.

Your answers to questions 28 to 32 must be based on the text below, which is entitled "Sharon pushes ahead, regardless":

The "Quartet" is the group "that drew up the nowtattered road map" towards peace between Israel and the Palestinians. In other words, a "road map" which is

• A.

  currently under discussion.

• B.

  subject to heavy criticism

• C.

  in very bad condition

• D.

  now viable

• E.

  at last feasible

Read the text below in order to answer questions 38 to 40:

"should have taught that splitting families makes for bad politics."

• A.

  Deveria ter ensinado

• B.

  Poderia ter ensinado

• C.

  Deverá ensinar

• D.

  Teria ensinado

• E.

  Terá ensinado

Read the text below in order to answer questions 38 to 40:

"George Bush has tightened the rules on contacts between Cuban-Americans and their families back on the island

• A.

  George Bush tem aprimorado as regras

• B.

  George Bush restringiu as regras

• C.

  George Bush modificará as regras

• D.

  George Bush tem expandido as regras

• E.

  George Bush oficializou as regras.

Read the text below in order to answer questions 21 to 24:

In paragraph 2, Germany and France are referred to as

• A.

  countries which have failed to follow fiscal rules.

• B.

  leading forces within the European Central Bank.

• C.

  countries which brought their deficits below 3%.

• D.

  members of a coming European Union.

• E.

  countries whose fiscal balance is remarkable.

Your answers to questions 21 to 25 must be based on the text below:

According to the text, "America can no longer propel the global economy". In other words, America can no longer

• A. realign it.
• B. push it forward.
• C. support it.
• D. hold it back.
• E. underestimate it.

Your answers to questions 21 to 25 must be based on the text below:

Within the alternatives below, which one presents the options that correctly convey the meaning of the following underlined phrasal verbs:

 "Consumers have stepped up their spending; the housing market is still sizzling; even manufacturing is perking up ."

• A. To increase and to decrease.
• B. To cut and to develop.
• C. To increase and to cheer up.
• D. To refrain and to cheer up.
• E. To reduce and to develop.

Leia o texto abaixo a fim de responder às questões 26 a 30:

"Todavia, a magnitude deste crescimento é incerta".

• A. Tentative.
• B. Unarguable.
• C. Unattainable.
• D. Acknowledged.
• E. Unappealing

Leia o texto abaixo a fim de responder às questões 26 a 30:

"Os últimos indicadores de atividades têm sido mais favoráveis".

• A. Have been more sensible.
• B. Had been more optimistic.
• C. Would be absolutely gloomy.
• D. Have been more favourable.
• E. Will be less pessimistic.

Leia o texto abaixo a fim de responder às questões 26 a 30:

"O PIB (Produto Interno Bruto) caiu 1.5% no primeiro trimestre em relação ao mesmo trimestre do ano anterior".

• A. The Brazilian internal production decreased by 1.5%.
• B. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) went up by 1.5%.
• C. Investment levels went down by 1.5%.
• D. Brazilian investment predictions reached 1.5%.
• E. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) fell by 1.5%.