Questões de Língua Inglesa da MAKIYAMA

The word ¯credit” (last paragraph) is:

• A.

  a verb.

• B.

  an adverb.

• C.

  an adjective.

• D.

  a pronoun.

• E.

  a noun.

¨DOut of prison, she left the underground and went to college.¡¬ The highlighted verbs are examples of:

• A.

  The Present Perfect Tense.

• B.

  The Simple Future Tense.

• C.

  The Past Continuous Tense.

• D.

  The Simple Past Tense.

• E.

  The Immediate Future Tense.

Consider: “When democracy was restored in the mid-1980s, she had an economics degree and soon became energy secretary in Rio Grande do Sul.” It is correct to say that:

• A.

  was restored (Past Perfect – to restore), had (Simple Past – to have), became (Simple Present – to become).

• B.

  was restored (Passive Voice), had (Simple Past – to have), became (Simple Present – become).

• C.

  was restored (Passive Voice), had (Simple Past – to has), became (Simple Present – to become).

• D.

  was restored (Past Perfect – to restore), had (Simple Past – to has), became (Simple Present – to become).

• E.

  was restored (Passive Voice), had (Simple Past – to have), became (Simple Present – to becomed).

The word ¨Dwealthiest¡± in ¨Dthe wealthiest in Latin America.¡¬ (2nd paragraph) is:

• A.

  comparative form of "wealthy".

• B.

  an adverb.

• C.

  superlative form of "wealthy".

• D.

  a Public Organization.

• E.

  a synonym of "democracy".

Consider: “Up until a year or so ago, Ms. Rousseff, the former chief of staff of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had worked mostly behind the scenes(…)”. Where is the verb and what is its verb tense?

• A.

  so – Simple Present.

• B.

  former – Present Perfect.

• C.

  so ago – Simple Past.

• D.

  had worked – Past Perfect.

• E.

  mostly behind – Present Perfect.

De acordo com o texto, quantas vezes a Sra. Dilma Rousseff divorciou-se?

• A.

  Uma.

• B.

  Duas.

• C.

  Três.

• D.

  Quatro.

• E.

  Nenhuma.

De acordo com o texto:

• A.

  Uma vitória de Dilma Rousseff nas eleições de 2010 a colocaria em um rol de mulheres de sucesso e líderes latino-americanas, ao lado de nomes como o da expresidente chilena Michelle Bachelet.

• B.

  Uma vitória feminina no Brasil provavelmente traria problemas econômicos como ocorreu com a Argentina na ocasião da vitória de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

• C.

  A filha de Alberto Fujimori pretende candidatar-se à presidência do Peru assim que sair da prisão, inspirada pela iminente vitória da então candidata brasileira Dilma Rousseff.

• D.

  O texto deixa claro o ponto em comum das quatro mulheres latino-americanas mencionadas no texto: tanto Dilma, quanto Keiko, Cristina e Michelle foram presas e torturadas durante as ditaduras em seus respectivos países.

• E.

  Atribui-se o sucesso de Dilma única e exclusivamente a questão do gênero.

The expression ¨Dthumbing her nose at¡¬ in the sentence ¨Dthumbing her nose at world lenders like the International Monetary Fund¡¬ could be replaced by:

• A.

  attempting to.

• B.

  accepting.

• C.

  respecting.

• D.

  solving.

• E.

  ignoring.

Consider: ¨DMs. Rousseff grew up in an upper middle class household in Belo Horizonte¡¬. The Phrasal Verb ¨Dto grow up¡¬ means:

• A.

  To become attached by or as if by the process of growth.

• B.

  To become gradually more pleasurable or acceptable.

• C.

  To become gradually more evident to.

• D.

  To become an adult.

• E.

  To develop a specified state of friendship.

According to the text, which of the following is the cause of her success?

• A.

  Lula.

• B.

  Her role in the armed underground resistance to the military dictatorship.

• C.

  The fact that she is a female.

• D.

  Her economics degree.

• E.

  Her upper middle class roots.