Questões de Língua Inglesa da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

According to the text, Brazilian middle class has

• A.

  decreased.

• B.

  dwindled.

• C.

  suffered.

• D.

  spread.

• E.

  merged.

The underlined word in “are more conscious” (line 31) means:

• A.

  eager.

• B.

  dependent.

• C.

  fitting.

• D.

  interested.

• E.

  aware.

In “to look cut-price either” (line 37) either can be replaced by

• A.

  as well.

• B.

  in a sense.

• C.

  anymore.

• D.

  so much.

• E.

  in a way.

The verb in “reaches a conclusion” (line 2) can be replaced by:

• A.

  jumps to.

• B.

  abides by.

• C.

  arrives at.

• D.

  hands down.

• E.

  dallies with.

When the text informs that the court may decide “the other way” (line10), this means the decision may be

• A.

  fair.

• B.

  favorable.

• C.

  unchanged.

• D.

  unexpected.

• E.

  unbiased.

O texto a seguir se destina às questões de números 46 a 50.

From paragraphs 1 and 2 we apprehend that Raymond Carver

• A.

  is an undergraduate from the University of Iowa.

• B. works as a lumberjack.
• C. is a playwright.
• D.

  is an exponent of contemporary American literature.

• E.

  worked as a guest lecturer at the University of Iowa for one year.

O texto a seguir se destina às questões de números 46 a 50.

In the text, "burned the midnight oil" (line 6) means

• A. woke up early in order to work.
• B. sat up late at night to work and study.
• C. did not fall asleep before midnight.
• D. enjoyed the night life.
• E. were filled with strong feelings.

O texto a seguir se destina às questões de números 46 a 50.

According to paragraph 2, we apprehend that Carver

• A.

  knew that attending a course in creative writing was the right thing to do.

• B.

  definitely believed that going to Iowa was an insane decision.

• C.

  did not learn his craft in the classroom.

• D.

  knew for certain that Iowa's Writer's Workshop would guarantee his future as a writer.

• E.

  did not fully believe in the effectiveness of creative writing programs.

O texto a seguir se destina às questões de números 46 a 50.

In the text, noteworthy (line 9) means

• A.

  remarkable.

• B.

  controversial.

• C.

  unsavoury.

• D.

  notorious.

• E.

  worthless.

O texto a seguir se destina às questões de números 46 a 50.

From paragraph 3 we infer that Iowa's Writer's Workshop

• A. is ill reputed.
• B. lacks credibility.
• C. is a top-ranking program.
• D.

  can hardly be seen as a model of contemporary writing education.

• E.

  claims that talent is a skill that can be learned at school.