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

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 11 TO 14:

alike in "used by top-level executives and teenagers alike" (l. 7-8) introduces the notion of:

• A.

  age;

• B.

  similarity;

• C.

  exclusivity;

• D.

  alternative;

• E.

  status.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 15 TO 17:

The verb form in "has never been reported" (l.15) is in the same form as the verb in:

• A. He has been planting corn;
• B. The wind was soon gone;
• C. They have been asked to leave;
• D. The disease has hit the country;
• E. She has planted some soybeans.

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 11 TO 14:

The underlined expression in "Puno is prone to frequent droughts, floods and frosts" (ll.3-4) can be replaced by:

• A. surrounded by;
• B. surprised by;
• C. supplied with;
• D. supported by;
• E. susceptible to.

The main function of the text is to offer:

• A. prescriptions;
• B. rules;
• C. subscriptions;
• D. advice;
• E. criticism.

actually in "can actually help"(l. 7) means:

• A. presently;
• B. really;
• C. nowadays;
• D. currently;
• E. today.

The underlined verb in "help to overcome disparities in water resources" (ll. 7/8) can be replaced by the expression:

• A. get rid of;
• B. take into account;
• C. get on with;
• D. take for granted;
• E. get round to.

their in "their own dwindling water resources" (l. 11) refers to:

• A. sums;
• B. crops;
• C. areas;
• D. resources;
• E. countries.

When the word dwindling is used in "dwindling water resources" (l. 11), it conveys an idea of:

• A. emphasis;
• B. superiority;
• C. decrease;
• D. growth;
• E. distortion.

The title indicates that deforestation results from:

• A. soya farming;
• B. pasture expansion;
• C. heavy rainfalls;
• D. government policies;
• E. logging techniques.

figures in "quoting Brazilian Government figures" (l. 3) can be replaced by:

• A. officials;
• B. forms;
• C. drawings;
• D. politicians
• E. numbers.