Questões de Língua Inglesa da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

O texto a seguir é referência para as questões 27 a 31.

According to the text, an undeniable sign of popularity in Brazil is:

• A.

  beating big league soccer games in the ratings.

• B.

  beating Globo in the amount of money spent on soap-operas.

• C.

  beating Rede Record network during soccer games.

• D.

  beating the prime-time telenovela by presenting real melodramas.

• E.

  beating Alexandre Avancini when pitted against Globo`s soap-operas.

O texto a seguir é referência para as questões 27 a 31.

Consider the following information:

The pieces of information present in the text are:

• A.

  1, 2 and 3 only.

• B.

  3, 4 and 5 only.

• C.

  1, 4 and 5 only.

• D.

  2, 3 and 4 only.

• E.

  1, 2 and 5 only.

O texto a seguir é referência para as questões 27 a 31.

Consider the following statements about Opposite Lives:

According to the text, the reasons Opposite Lives is a hit are:

• A.

  1 and 2 only.

• B.

  1, 2 and 5 only.

• C.

  2, 3 and 4 only.

• D.

  3 and 5 only.

• E.

  4 and 5 only.

According to the text:

• A.

  Melodramas in Brazil do not appeal to the general public.

• B.

  Violence is growing in Brazil because of the violence presented on TV series.

• C.

  Brazilian people do not enjoy watching soap-operas which contain personal dramas.

• D.

  Brazilian "telenovelas" present little violence nowadays.

• E.

  Soap-operas on TV are usually stories dealing with love.

What information is NOT in the text?

• A.

  The amount of red wine women should drink

• B.

  The kinds of antioxidants found in red wine

• C.

  The reason why French red wines are better than German ones

• D.

  Plato's statement exalting wine

• E.

  The benefits of moderate red wine intake

According to the text:

• A.

  Men and women should drink the same amount of red wine to have some health benefits

• B.

  Brain damage may be prevented by drinking a moderate amount of red wine

• C.

  Red wine abstinence might protect against all diseases

• D.

  The Germans have a tendency to drink more red wine than the French

• E.

  It has been known for many years that people might benefit from a specific compound found in red wine.

a lower incidence of heart attacks when high fat diets are combined with red wine consumption

• A.

  a lower incidence of heart attacks when high fat diets are combined with red wine consumption

• B.

  some international studies in which researchers combine strict diet and large quantities of red wine.

• C.

  the conclusion that the more French people drink red wine the thinner they become

• D.

  the fact that French people's consumption of red wine contradicts their being thin

• E.

  the high incidence of heart attacks in France in spite of the health benefits of red wine

It is possible to infer from the text that:

1. a reasonable intake of red wine tends to keep people healthy.

2. there are lots of benefits to those who drink more than two glasses of wine a day.

3 the antioxidants found in red wines may help prevent some diseases.

4. the antioxidants found in some red wines are responsible for the increase of some illnesses.

5. men and women can drink as much red wine as they please to avoid some diseases.

Based on the statements above, choose the correct alternative

• A.

  Only 3 and 5.

• B.

  Only 1, 2 and 4

• C.

  Only 1 and 3.

• D.

  Only 4 and 5

• E.

  Only 2, 4 and 5

What information is NOT in the text?

• A.

  The amount of red wine women should drink

• B.

  The kinds of antioxidants found in red wine

• C.

  The reason why French red wines are better than German ones

• D.

  Plato's statement exalting wine

• E.

  The benefits of moderate red wine intake

According to the text:

• A.

  Men and women should drink the same amount of red wine to have some health benefits

• B.

  Brain damage may be prevented by drinking a moderate amount of red wine

• C.

  Red wine abstinence might protect against all diseases.

• D.

  The Germans have a tendency to drink more red wine than the French

• E.

  It has been known for many years that people might benefit from a specific compound found in red wine