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

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 43 TO 56:

The underlined word in "for their ability" (l. 4) has the same meaning as for in:

• A.

  They work for a big airline company;

• B.

  They have been praised for their honesty;

• C.

  The airport personnel took him for a pilot;

• D.

  They have flown jets for some time now;

• E.

  For all their efforts, they did not succeed.

READ TEXT I AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 43 TO 56:

as in "English as the language" (l. 13/14 ) has the same meaning of the underlined word in:

• A.

  He became a pilot as soon as he graduated;

• B.

  As time went by, he became a controller;

• C.

  He was studying as she walked into the room;

• D.

  As he was the pilot, they asked him to take over;

• E.

  He has graduated as a flight controller.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 57 TO 70:

The writer suggests that placing pilots and controllers in the same classroom would foster:

• A.

  writing;

• B.

  testing;

• C.

  speaking;

• D.

  reading;

• E.

  reflecting.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 57 TO 70:

According to the text, an aviation language instructor:

• A.

  should be well-versed in aviation;

• B.

  may not be an aviation specialist;

• C.

  must not learn any aviation language;

• D.

  can never teach without another teacher;

• E.

  will always be afraid of trainees.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 57 TO 70:

At the end of the first paragraph the author expresses:

• A.

  rage;

• B.

  praise;

• C.

  criticism;

• D.

  defiance;

• E.

  indifference.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 57 TO 70:

The author suggests that words should be learned:

• A.

  by memorizing;

• B.

  through repetition;

• C.

  in situations;

• D.

  by copying;

• E.

  in tables.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 57 TO 70:

The text allows us to infer that the focus of an English class for pilots should have the same emphasis as that for a class of:

• A.

  radio broadcasters;

• B.

  novel writers;

• C.

  newspaper editors;

• D.

  city planners;

• E.

  ballet dancers.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 57 TO 70:

The pilot in the example given was surprised because the hotel employee:

• A.

  did not speak as he had expected;

• B.

  asked him to repeat the order;

• C.

  was very rude and impolite to him;

• D.

  spoke like an immigrant recently arrived;

• E.

  imitated his strange French accent.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 57 TO 70:

By qualifying English courses as "Bite sized" (l. 10) the author selects an expression generally used in the language of:

• A.

  travelling;

• B.

  sports;

• C.

  entertainment;

• D.

  food;

• E.

  politics.

READ TEXT II AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 57 TO 70:

The underlined word in "one would no longer have to" (l. 26) is used in the same way as in:

• A.

  He said that one airplane would be enough;

• B.

  One Sunday afternoon, the airport closed down;

• C.

  The problems one knows exist must be faced;

• D.

  Unhappy with one flight, he decided to take another;

• E.

  Not knowing one of the answers, they remained in silence.