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

The underlined word in "But things went so smoothly" (l.5) conveys the idea of:

• A. ease;
• B. speed;
• C. scope;
• D. care;
• E. trouble.

The reason why the botanist decided to pay attention to the seeds was because they:

• A.

  were unusually round and big;

• B.

  were planted in 1958;

• C.

  became a tourist attraction;

• D.

  were hundreds of years old;

• E.

  came from mainland China.

The seeds drew interest due to their:

• A.

  capacity to survive in low temperature;

• B.

  religious and historical significance;

• C.

  singular mechanism of self-regeneration;

• D.

  usefulness for agriculture and economy;

• E.

  possibility of germinating in the surface.

"An incredibly tough protein" (l.24-25) is one that is:

• A.

  smooth;

• B.

  hard;

• C.

  tender;

• D.

  concentrated;

• E.

  rich.

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 11 TO 13:

This campaign is directed to people who:

• A.

  have a lot of money;

• B.

  wish to invest in shares;

• C.

  want to help others;

• D.

  do not have any children;

• E.

  are social misfits.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 14 TO 23:

The author considers energy conservation a(n):

• A.

  present gain;

• B.

  outstanding victory;

• C.

  diminishing concern;

• D.

  relevant subject;

• E.

  outdated issue.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 14 TO 23:

The function of the text is to:

• A.

  question a hypothesis;

• B.

  state facts;

• C.

  analyse results;

• D.

  challenge readers;

• E.

  provoke criticism.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 14 TO 23:

In "the cost is rising" (l.5) the verb is the same as it is in:

• A.

  She rose to her feet when the teacher came in;

• B.

  She raised the curtains so the room got brighter;

• C.

  She raised the expensive pen from the floor;

• D.

  She has been raising flowers in her garden;

• E.

  She had her hopes raised by her generous boss.

READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 24 TO 30:

The title refers to a(n):

• A.

  total lack of baggage checking;

• B.

  discontinuous watch over baggage;

• C.

  faulty screening machine;

• D.

  insecure bomb-sniffing apparatus;

• E.

  expertise in baggage follow-up.

READ TEXT III AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 24 TO 30:

According to the text, passengers could have become vulnerable because:

• A.

  baggage was too heavy for the aircraft;

• B.

  ongoing flights were being delayed;

• C.

  overbooking was hindering the flights;

• D.

  screening was skipped in some flights;

• E.

  check-ins at airports were too slow.