Questões de Língua Inglesa da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

As regards the “billable hour” approach, we are informed that companies feel like

• A.

  revamping it.

• B.

  getting rid of it.

• C.

  resuming it.

• D.

  bringing it back.

• E.

  endorsing it.

In the first paragraph, imagination and reality

• A.

  mesh.

• B.

  fuse.

• C.

  crack.

• D.

  blend.

• E.

  clash.

When you grill someone as in “grilling witnesses” (line 3) this means that the action is performed

• A.

  hastily.

• B.

  for a long time.

• C.

  recklessly.

• D.

  with energy.

• E.

  rationally.

In “driving while intoxicated” (line 7) while has the same function as the underlined word in

• A.

  She waited for a while before she pronounced the sentence.

• B.

  He is used to pronouncing lenient sentences once in a while.

• C.

  They while away their time before entering the courtroom.

• D.

  While one drives on the left here, one does not in England.

• E.

  He pronounced the sentence while the prisoner waited.

The word either in “either as a prosecutor” (lines 23 and 24) makes the reader anticipate the occurrence of a(n)

• A.

  addition.

• B.

  contrast.

• C.

  alternative.

• D.

  consequence.

• E.

  conclusion.

In “Through the site” (line 9) Through can be replaced by

• A.

  According to.

• B.

  As regards.

• C.

  In relation to.

• D.

  By means of.

• E.

  In spite of.

In “the middle class has borne the hopes” (lines 2 and 3) borne is the past participle of the verb

• A.

  bare.

• B.

  born.

• C.

  bore.

• D.

  bear.

• E.

  board.

In “yet the court still decide the other way” (lines 9 and 10) yet can be replaced by

• A.

  moreover.

• B.

  hitherto.

• C.

  until.

• D.

  however.

• E.

  henceforth.

“a comprehensive march” (line 27) is one that is

• A.

  all-inclusive.

• B.

  upcoming.

• C.

  understandable.

• D.

  overwhelming.

• E.

  constructive.

The function of the title of this text is to

• A.

  praise.

• B.

  warn.

• C.

  complain.

• D.

  cheer.

• E.

  lament.