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".

According to the text, "the primary shaper of foreign policy"

• A.

  would have to be replaced.

• B.

  might have to be overestimated

• C.

  ought to be neglected

• D.

  may be unsustainable

• E.

  has been substituted.

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

The text refers to "backup systems to retrieve lost computer data", which means they

• A.

  get it back

• B.

  delete it

• C.

  update it

• D.

  interpret it

• E.

  store it

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".

The American ideology connotes

• A.

  hesitation.

• B.

  pride.

• C.

  sensitivity.

• D.

  uncertainty.

• E.

  sympathy

Your answers to questions 22 to 25 must be based on the text below:

Concerning the annuity gross sales in 2004, experts

• A.

  foresee a drop of approximately 10%.

• B.

  believe an increase of around 10% is likely.

• C.

  predict an increase of precisely 10%.

• D.

  would rather not define percentages.

• E.

  have not reached a consensus yet

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 text

• A.

  the USA could have emerged as the only superpower

• B.

  geological and ideological contenders no longer exist.

• C.

  the USA should provide security for the world.

• D.

  a new form of global imperial rule has emerged

• E.

  the American unipolar age came to an end.

Your answers to questions 22 to 25 must be based on the text below:

The author refers to the stock market as being buoyant, which means

• A.

  prosperous, but likely to shift.

• B.

  unsuccessful, but likely to improve.

• C.

  risky, and therefore demanding caution.

• D.

  successful and likely to remain so.

• E.

  unaltered and likely to remain so.

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

Mr Sharon's visit to the White House

• A.

  had been called off by his own party

• B.

  was condemned by the European Union

• C.

  is said to have been productive

• D.

  will be held in the near future.

• E.

  might take place despite its consequences

Your answers to questions 22 to 25 must be based on the text below:

In the 3rd paragraph, Ms. Guinn concludes by referring to the whole insurance industry as being

• A.

  reluctant to promote the necessary changes.

• B.

  dangerously vulnerable to the market risks.

• C.

  not mature enough to handle today's challenges.

• D.

  unprepared for realignment.

• E.

  ready for realignment.

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

According to Ariel Sharon's plan, the Gaza strip is supposed to be

• A.

  left.

• B.

  invaded.

• C.

  settled

• D.

  blocked

• E.

  acknowledged

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

The assassination of Dr Rantisi "drew outright condemnation" from the United Nations, the EU and Russia. In other words, it raised

• A.

  a tacit criticism.

• B.

  clear and direct condemnation.

• C.

  a cautious condemnation

• D.

  an enraged reaction

• E.

  a diplomatic postponement