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

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

"É provável que nos próximos trimestres a economia brasileira recupere a sua capacidade de crescimento".

• A. The Brazilian economy will be regaining its growth capacity within the next trimesters.
• B. The Brazilian economy is likely to recover its growth capacity in the next trimesters.
• C. It seems probable that the Brazilian economy will resume its growth in a few months.
• D. The Brazilian economy must increase its growth capacity in the next trimesters.
• E. The Brazilian economy has refrained its growth capacity over the last trimesters.

Your answers to questions 31 to 33 must be based on the text below:

According to the author,

• A. rises in the minimum wage result in lower levels of unemployment.
• B. economists tend to cling to statistics so as to draw their conclusions.
• C. economic analysts tend to despise statistical data.
• D. stockmarket returns might be predicted by experienced analysts
• E. human behaviour is to be questioned and explained by analysts.

Your answers to questions 31 to 33 must be based on the text below:

According to the author, the guidance provided by statistics may be deeply flawed. In other words, this guidance

• A. is strikingly dependable and comprehensive.
• B. should be quite limited and biased.
• C. is absolutely significant and comprehensive.
• D. might be deeply affected by a fault.
• E. may be just unquestionable and fair.

Your answers to questions 34 and 35 must be based on the text below:

According to the text,

• A. developing nations are currently the new leading force in the globalized world.
• B. some Latin American countries must define and redirect the globalization process.
• C. Washington was and will be in charge of re-defining the rules for globalization.
• D. Brazil should start liberalizing its economy so as to achieve its economic goals.
• E. changes have occurred along the process of globalization.

Leia o texto abaixo a fim de responder às questões 36 a 40:

"Em vez disso, doam parte significativa de suas fortunas ainda em vida."

• A. They may transfer a reasonable portion of their assets.
• B. They give out a significant share of their profits.
• C. They give out a significant share of their profits.
• D. They donate a despising part of their fortunes.
• E. They insure an important portion of their fortunes.

Your answers to questions 16 and 17 must be based on the text below:

According to the text, Global Insurance Analyst

• A.

  used to be a comprehensive insurance information source.

• B.

  offers global information input for the insurance industry.

• C.

  does not cater for the needs of the insurance professionals.

• D.

  might soon be offering financial reports on the insurance industry.

• E.

  should be updating its financial and economic data.

Your answers to questions 18 to 21 must be based on the text below:

According to the author, catastrophe exposure databases need to be

• A.

  resurrected

• B.

  devised

• C.

  corroborated

• D.

  resumed

• E.

  developed

Your answers to questions 18 to 21 must be based on the text below:

In relation to man-made catastrophes, the text says that they

• A.

  have increased in the wake of 9/11.

• B.

  are predominantly terrorist and biological.

• C.

  encompass numerous sorts.

• D.

  ought to be prevented by the insurance industry.

• E.

  do not incur heavy losses for the insurers.

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".

According to the reviewer, Chalmers Johnson "advances" a disturbing claim. Therefore, he

• A.

  suggests it for readers to consider

• B.

  tends to argue in favour of it.

• C.

  refuses to assess it.

• D.

  disregards its relevance.

• E.

  relates it to previous events.

Your answers to questions 18 to 21 must be based on the text below:

According to the text, numerous companies

• A.

  have unveiled their plans to expand the insurance industry.

• B.

  have not been compensating their clients for terrorist attacks.

• C.

  have been accessing unproven exposure databases.

• D.

  have adopted a set of measures as a result of man-made disasters.

• E.

  could have steered clear of many IT- related events.