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➧ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA: FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR 2ºSEMESTRE, aplicação em 06/06/2010.

➧ BANCA/ORGANIZADOR: FGV-EBAPE-Escola Brasileira de ADMINISTRAÇÃO PÚBLICA E DE EMPRESAS.

➧ PADRÃO/COMPOSIÇÃO DA PROVA: 15 questões do tipo múltipla escolha (A,B,C,D,E).

➧ GABARITO:

01-D, 02-B, 03-E, 04-B, 05-A

06-D, 07-E, 08-C, 09-E, 10-B

11-E, 12-A, 13-D, 14-C, 15-E

➧ VOCABULÁRIO: 

➧ TEXTO I:

CORE AND PERIPHERY

Apple is renowned for the control it exercises over every element of its business, from design to marketing. The resulting products, to its fans, verge on perfection. But there are clearly some steps in the manufacturing process that it does not supervise so closely. According to a report the firm released on February 23rd, the treatment of workers at several of its contractors in various countries broke both local laws and Apple’s own standards. Such problems are thought to be rife at Western firms’ suppliers in China in particular, but are seldom brought to light. Even Apple’s account raises more questions than it answers.

Apple says some of its suppliers hired underage employees, dumped hazardous waste illegally, made staff work unreasonable hours and paid less than the minimum wage. They also violated Apple’s own standards by discriminating against pregnant women, providing inadequate safety equipment and imposing onerous recruitment fees on workers. Remedial steps, the company says, have already been taken. But it does not specify where these events occurred or how many people were affected. Over the past three years the firm has increased the number of facilities audited each year from 39 to 102. But how much of its production this represents is not disclosed. The report does, however, observe that Apple’s suppliers are good at protecting its intellectual property, if not their workers’ rights.

To be fair, Apple was under no obligation to commission the report or make its findings public. What is more, the report claims, “During most of our audits, suppliers stated that Apple was the only company that had ever audited their facility for supplier responsibility.”

China’s reluctance to grant visas to foreign reporters and its censorship of the press does allow factories to elude the kind of scrutiny that would be routine elsewhere. But even China may have limits. On February 25th the People’s Daily, a government mouthpiece, reported that 62 workers had been poisoned in a poorly ventilated factory in Suzhou run by Wintek, a Taiwanese manufacturer that makes products for firms including Apple and Nokia.

To defuse concerns about their contractors’ conduct, some Western firms, such as Nike, have made their entire supply chains public. That is something that Apple, which is notoriously secretive, remains unwilling to do.

THE ECONOMIST,

MARCH, 6TH-12TH, 2010

01 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

According to the information in the article,

(A) China’s government has accused Apple of exploiting workers at its factories in the interior of China
(B) Apple uses an overseas contracting system specially designed to follow the labor laws in countries where it operates.
(C) until recently Apple had always obeyed all of the labor laws in the countries in which it operates.
(D) Apple has apparently been careless about some aspects of the way its products are manufactured.
(E) poorly paid workers forced to labor in substandard conditions make Apple’s products.

02 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

As mentioned in the article, what happened on February 23rd?

(A) A document proved that several Western multinational firms had been involved in illegal manufacturing practices in China.
(B) Apple published a document admitting the questionable labor and industrial practices of some of its suppliers and contractors in foreign countries.
(C) Apple published a response to accusations that it had violated certain aspects of China’s labor laws.
(D) Several of Apple’s foreign suppliers and contractors published a document in which they admitted having participated in illegal labor practices.
(E) Apple published a detailed account of its supply chain, showing clearly, from start to finish, how its products are made.

03 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

In paragraph 1, the sentence

“Even Apple’s account raises more questions than it answers”

most likely means the same as which of the following?

(A) Rather than clear up all doubts, Apple’s version of the story has actually led to more confusion.
(B) Apple will have to ask many more questions before it can find the answers it is looking for.
(C) Apple’s investigation was designed to fool observers into thinking that a truthful report would be published.
(D) Even Apple’s accounting practices will almost certainly have to be investigated.
(E) Even Apple has no answers to many of the questions about its suppliers’ unfair labor practices.

04 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

Which of the following does Apple not mention as an illegal or unfair act committed by some of its suppliers?

(A) They made people pay a large amount of money in order to be hired.
(B) They provided poorly ventilated working places for their employees.
(C) They didn’t give fair and equal treatment to pregnant women.
(D) They didn’t follow legal and safety guidelines when disposing of certain kinds of rubbish.
(E) They hired people who weren’t old enough to work legally.

05 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

According to the information in the article,

Apple

(A) has been vague about its way of solving its problems with suppliers involved in unfair or illegal practices.
(B) has cut relations with suppliers involved in unfair or illegal practices.
(C) will soon make public the names of its suppliers involved in unfair or illegal practices.
(D) is trying to protect its suppliers in China by agreeing to cooperate with government officials there.
(E) has just instituted a policy imposing ethical, transparent business practices at all times.

06 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

According to the information in the article,

which of the following is most likely true about the suppliers that Apple audited?

(A) The great majority have been involved in illegal practices in various countries.
(B) The great majority of their illegal practices were committed in China.
(C) The number of infractions they have committed has increased dramatically in the past three years.
(D) Most of them have affirmed that, with the exception of Apple, no client has tried to verify whether their practices are fair or unfair.
(E) They have demonstrated that protecting Apple’s intellectual property is their biggest priority.

07 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

Which of the following events most likely supports the declaration in paragraph 4 that “...even China may have limits”?

(A) China has started vigorously to investigate factories that have been accused of unfair or illegal labor practices.
(B) China will now make it more difficult for foreign firms to set up joint operations with domestic manufacturing companies.
(C) China has started to review its policy on granting visas to foreign reporters.
(D) China’s government has accused a Taiwanese manufacturer of doing nothing to save the lives of 62 workers who had been poisoned in a factory.
(E) A Chinese government news organ revealed an incident in which Chinese workers were hurt in a factory.

08 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

According to the information in the article,

which one of the following entities would probably have the least to fear from a profound and impartial investigation of suppliers’ business and labor practices in China?

(A) China’s government
(B) Apple
(C) Nike
(D) Nokia
*E) Wintek

➧ TEXTO II:

THE FINANCIAL PAGE

Since most European countries have an elaborate social safety net, a recession has a less dramatic impact on people’s daily lives. In the U.S., unemployment insurance pays relatively little and runs out relatively quickly, so losing a job usually means a precipitous decline in income. In European countries, unemployment benefits are typically substantial and long-lasting. This is not entirely a plus – it probably makes unemployment higher than it otherwise would be – but in hard times it keeps money in people’s pockets. (And paying for it means that European government spending automatically rises quite a bit during recessions.) Furthermore, universal health care enables Europeans to see a doctor even if they’re out of work.

None of this means that Europeans are indifferent to recessions or unemployment. But it does reduce the pressure to get their economies moving again at any cost. Furthermore, there seems to be an underlying difference in psychology. Americans talk a good game about the need for balanced budgets and fiscal responsibility, but we've proved ourselves happy to borrow trillions in order to maintain our life styles. And, while Americans hate inflation, they love economic growth more: the Federal Reserve's mission is not just to fight inflation but also to maximize employment. Europe runs a much tighter ship: if a European Union member has a deficit of greater than three per cent of G.D.P., it’s subject to disciplinary action. And the European Central Bank has only one mandate: keep inflation low.

James Surowiecki

THE NEW YORKER, MARCH 30, 2009

James Surowiecki THE NEW YORKER,

MARCH 30, 2009

09 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

According to the information in the article,

which of the following is a difference between the U.S. and most European countries?

(A) It’s harder to find a job in most European countries than it is in the U.S.
(B) It’s harder to fire a European employee than it is to fire an American one.
(C) Recessions are more common in the U.S. than they are in most European countries.
(D) Unlike most American employees, most European employees earn relatively little money but have greater job security.
(E) Unlike most Europeans, if an American is fired, he can quickly find himself in a bad financial situation.

10 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

According to the information in the article,

one disadvantage of European unemployment benefits is that they

(A) make it very hard to fire an employee for just cause.
(B) may very likely increase the unemployment rate.
(C) encourage employers to hire illegal immigrants.
(D) encourage people to work in the informal economy.
(E) are very often substantial and long-lasting.

11 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

According to the information in the article,

which of the following is not true of most European countries?

(A Normally, they are careful about spending too much money.
(B) They provide poor people with access to medical care.
(C) They are not so liberal with money as is the U.S.
(D) They try to make sure that unemployed people have money.
(E) Their governments cut their expenses drastically during recessions.

12 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

According to the information in the article,

though European countries are concerned about recessions and unemployment,

(A) they are reluctant to implement inflationary measures to stimulate the economy.
(B) they are even more concerned about keeping their elaborate social safety net intact.
(C) European Union regulations prevent them from taking steps to stimulate their economies.
(D) they are equally concerned about inflation and budget deficits.
(E) they are even more concerned about political instability and social unrest.

13 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

In paragraph 2, when the article talks about

“an underlying difference in psychology,”

it most likely means that

(A) Americans and Europeans have been unable to reach an agreement about liberal economic policies.

(B) the American economy depends on stability; the European economy depends on growth.
(C) social problems can become serious much more quickly in Europe than they can in the United States.

(D) economically speaking, Americans and Europeans have different ideas about what is really important.
(E) unlike the European financial system, the American system encourages irresponsibility.

14 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

With respect to the economy,

the article makes clear that

(A) American and European workers suffer equally during recessions.
(B) the U.S. deals more competently with recessions than does Europe.
(C) Americans say one thing and do another.
(D) Americans are committed to maintaining a balanced budget.
(E) the American life style generates much more wealth than does the European life style.

15 – (FGV-2010-EBAPE-VESTIBULAR-2º SEMESTRE)

Which of the following is not supported by information in the article?

(A) The European Union is stricter about budget deficits than is the U.S.
(B) Both the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank are committed to controlling inflation.
(C) The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank have the same fundamental responsibilities.
(D) For Americans, stimulating economic growth is more important than fighting inflation.
(E) Americans are willing to go into debt to maintain their standard of living.