Questões de Língua Inglesa da Núcleo de Computação Eletrônica UFRJ (NCE)

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 18 AND 19:

In "The blackout may have been triggered", it is implied that the cause:

• A.

  is already known;

• B.

  has been found;

• C.

  cannot be found;

• D.

  is still unknown;

• E.

  is very clear.

HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS SENT TO LESTER LAVE. READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 20 AND 21:

The preoccupation with the amount of energy generated today came from the reader in:

• A.

  Chattanooga;

• B.

  Toronto;

• C.

  Washington;

• D.

  Gainesville.

• E.

  Hartford.

HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS SENT TO LESTER LAVE. READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 20 AND 21:

The Ontario reader´s question contains a(n):

• A.

  complaint;

• B.

  suggestion;

• C.

  command.

• D.

  apology;

• E.

  promise.

READ TEXT IV AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 22 TO 25:

This text is a(n):

• A.

  announcement.

• B.

  editorial.

• C.

  summary;

• D.

  headline;

• E.

  advertisement.

READ TEXT IV AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 22 TO 25:

The authors think that the solution to the problem presented is to be found in energy that can be:

• A.

  depleted;

• B.

  restored.

• C.

  saved;

• D.

  preserved;

• E.

  interrupted.

READ TEXT IV AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 22 TO 25:

In "increasing usage" (l. 18) the underlined word suggests a(n):

• A.

  expansion;

• B.

  stop;

• C.

  reduction;

• D.

  break;

• E.

  substitution.

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 11 TO 14:

One of the major threats to VoIP is its:

• A.

  high pricing;

• B.

  signal transmission;

• C.

  information safety;

• D.

  data conversion;

• E.

  phone technology.

READ TEXT IV AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 22 TO 25:

When the authors say "unless drastic measures are taken" (l. 21), they imply that these measures are:

• A.

  impossible.

• B.

  unhelpful;

• C.

  easy;

• D.

  useless;

• E.

  necessary.

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 11 TO 14:

The author's intention is to:

• A.

  advise;

• B.

  rebuke;

• C.

  praise;

• D.

  condemn;

• E.

  joke.

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 11 TO 14:

According to the text, current computers are mostly:

• A.

  old-fashioned;

• B.

  dated;

• C.

  late;

• D.

  up-to-date;

• E.

  expensive.