MACKENZIE/2010 – VESTIBULAR – 1º SEMESTRE - GRUPOS (I - IV - V - VI) – UNIVERSIDADE PRESBITERIANA MACKENZIE/SP – PROVA COM GABARITO.

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• MACKENZIE-2010-VESTIBULAR-1º SEMESTRE-Grupos (I - IV - V - VI)-APLICAÇÃO 11/12/2009.

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❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

• 7 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) / 5 Options Each Question.

• Texto (1) – | Adventures in sub-consciousness | time.com

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• Texto (2) – | Movie News
‘Wolverine’ Online Leak: Howling Mad! | ew.com |

• Texto (3) – | Breadwinner | Reader’s Digest |

❑ TEXTO 1: The following text refers to questions 12 and 13.

Adventures in sub-consciousness

By Sarah Modlock

__( I )__ you fancy a little underwater exploration without the hassle of learning to scuba dive, you’ll love the sub-scooter. It’s a battery-powered moped that propels you through water at a depth of 10 ft. (3 m), __( II )__  compressed air is pumped into a tiny glass cockpit from a boat on the surface — the resulting air pressure keeping water out of the hood. Pelagic treasures can be seen without even getting your hair wet.

         
The sub-scooter’s downside is that it is only found in Mauritius. But the upside is that you have another excuse — __( III )__  the deep-sea fishing, the beaches and the tranquility — to visit this beautiful island nation in the Indian Ocean.
         
Part of the vessel’s charm is that it offers an underwater encounter with no need for heavy oxygen cylinders or uncomfortable mouthpieces and masks. __( IV )__, the motor is virtually soundless, leaving sea creatures undisturbed and preserving a sense of the exotic. It won’t take you long to get a feel for the acceleration and steering, and you won’t need brakes: the coral is low-lying, and there’s nothing to bump into apart from other sub-scooters ( __( V )__ there’s little chance of that with scuba-diving guides pointing the way). Sure, the sub-scooter is too sedate for James Bond and probably rather restrictive for experienced divers, but it’s still a thrilling experience for visiting water babies. A two-hour excursion, including 30 minutes on a sub-scooter, costs about $160 for two people. Visit www.blue-safari.com for details.

(www.time.com)

12 – (MACKENZIE-2010-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (I - IV - V - VI)-1º SEMESTRE)

The text states that

a) nowadays people can explore the bottom of the sea even if they have no diving skills.
b) the underwater scooter can travel at a faster speed than regular motorboats in Mauritius.
c) creatures of the sea bump into divers in an effort to escape the acceleration of the scooters.
d) you can visit the Indian Ocean and look for treasures hidden underwater as long as oxygen cylinders are available.
e) no brakes are required underwater for air is propelled into your cockpit and compressed by a battery-operated machine deep in the ocean.

      Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

O texto afirma que

a) nowadays people can explore the bottom of the sea even if they have no diving skills. hoje em dia as pessoas podem explorar o fundo do mar mesmo que não tenham habilidades de mergulho.
b) the underwater scooter can travel at a faster speed than regular motorboats in Mauritius. a scooter subaquática pode viajar a uma velocidade mais rápida do que as lanchas regulares nas Maurícias.
c) creatures of the sea bump into divers in an effort to escape the acceleration of the scooters. criaturas do mar esbarrar em mergulhadores em um esforço para escapar da aceleração das scooters.
d) you can visit the Indian Ocean and look for treasures hidden underwater as long as oxygen cylinders are available. você pode visitar o Oceano Índico e procurar por tesouros escondidos debaixo d'água enquanto os cilindros de oxigênio estiverem disponíveis.
e) no brakes are required underwater for air is propelled into your cockpit and compressed by a battery-operated machine deep in the ocean. não são necessários freios debaixo d'água para que o ar seja impulsionado para dentro do seu cockpit e comprimido por uma máquina operada por bateria no fundo do oceano.

13 – (MACKENZIE-2010-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (I - IV - V - VI)-1º SEMESTRE)

The connectors that appropriately fill in blanks I, II, III, IV and V, in the text, are

a) As long as, when, however, So and but.
b) When, if, also, Then and therefore.
c) If, while, besides, Better still and although.
d) While, then, consequently, In addition and also.
e) As, as long as, for, Nevertheless and even.

      Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

Os conectores que preenchem adequadamente as lacunas I, II, III, IV e V, no texto, são

a) As long as, when, however, So and but. Enquanto, quando, porém, Assim e mas.
b) When, if, also, Then and therefore. Quando, se, também, então e portanto.
c) If, while, besides, Better still and although. Se, enquanto, além disso, melhor ainda e embora.
d) While, then, consequently, In addition and also. Enquanto, então, conseqüentemente, Além e também.
e) As, as long as, for, Nevertheless and even. Enquanto, enquanto, para, não obstante e até mesmo.

❑ TEXTO 2: The following text refers to questions 14 and 15.

Movie News

‘Wolverine’ Online Leak: Howling Mad!

After the Hugh Jackman blockbuster lands on the web,  Fox scrambles to punish the culprit  –  and protect its own bottom line

By Nicole Sperling

It’s bold to steal a movie. Any movie. But a surefire blockbuster like X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Fox’s make-or-break $130 million summermovie tentpole? That takes nerves of adamantium. And the fact that someone somehow did manage to swipe such an incredibly high-profile project is sending shock waves of Michael Muller panic throughout the industry. ‘’This is certainly a lesson for us all,’’ says Fox co-chairman Tom Rothman. ‘’We, like everybody else, thought our system was secure.’’ Yet, on April 1, there it was: an unfinished version of the movie, available online a full month before its release date. (Since then, the file has been accessed 100,000 times, and the blogosphere buzz has been mixed at best.) Fox is working with the FBI to find the culprit — ‘’Somebody’s going to end up in jail for a long time,’’ insists Rothman — but no arrests had been made as of press time. Hollywood bigwigs, who have taken their case for tougher antipiracy laws all the way to Congress, are certainly out for blood. ‘’You have to find the [thief] and you’ve got to give him serious time,’’ says director Tony Scott (The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3). In fact, when he first heard of the theft, ‘’I said, shoot him!’’’ That harsh brand of justice has swept up those even tangentially involved in the scandal: Fox News columnist Roger Friedman was fired for downloading the movie and posting a positive review.
         
When the smoke clears, what impact will any of this have on the movie’s box office haul? Hard to say. When Ang Lee’s Hulk was pirated in 2003, Universal Pictures claimed the theft — of a close-to-finished print — cost it $100 million. (That could have been posturing: The movie was also leveled by brutal reviews. Universal had no comment for this story.) At least one industry insider thinks the exposure may boost ticket sales. ‘’Everyone was talking about Star Trek before this happened,’’ he notes. ‘’Now everyone’s focused on Wolverine.’’
With additional reporting by Chris Nashawaty and Christine Spines

(www.ew.com)

14 – (MACKENZIE-2010-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (I - IV - V - VI)-1º SEMESTRE)

The article explains that

a) the criminal responsible for stealing a copy of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” before its release date is still at large.
b) “Wolverine” has been playing in American movie theaters since April 1, yet unfinished.
c) antipiracy laws in the US only punish people whose files have been accessed 100,000 times or more.
d) director Tony Scott has been accused of threatening columnist Roger Friedman and badmouthing him.
e) according to chairman Tom Rothman, the movie has been reviewed by a Fox News columnist, which made the film available online a month ahead of time.

      Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

O artigo explica que

a) the criminal responsible for stealing a copy of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” before its release date is still at large. o criminoso responsável por roubar uma cópia de “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” antes de sua data de lançamento ainda está à solta.
b) “Wolverine” has been playing in American movie theaters since April 1, yet unfinished. “Wolverine” toca nos cinemas americanos desde 1º de abril, ainda inacabado.
c) antipiracy laws in the US only punish people whose files have been accessed 100,000 times or more. as leis antipirataria nos EUA apenas punem as pessoas cujos arquivos foram acessados 100.000 vezes ou mais.
d) director Tony Scott has been accused of threatening columnist Roger Friedman and badmouthing him. o diretor Tony Scott foi acusado de ameaçar o colunista Roger Friedman e falar mal dele.
e) according to chairman Tom Rothman, the movie has been reviewed by a Fox News columnist, which made the film available online a month ahead of time. de acordo com o presidente Tom Rothman, o filme foi revisado por um colunista da Fox News, que disponibilizou o filme on-line com um mês de antecedência.

15 – (MACKENZIE-2010-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (I - IV - V - VI)-1º SEMESTRE)

According to the text, culprit probably means

a) a person in charge of reviewing recently made movies.
b) a person that prints official reports related to movies and TV series.
c) a person that deals with movie tickets sold to the public online.
d) a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong.
e) a movie producer who is also involved with online advertisement.

      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

De acordo com o texto, CULPRIT (culpado) provavelmente significa

a) a person in charge of reviewing recently made movies. uma pessoa encarregada de revisar filmes recentemente feitos.
b) a person that prints official reports related to movies and TV series. uma pessoa que imprime relatórios oficiais relacionados a filmes e séries de TV.
c) a person that deals with movie tickets sold to the public online. uma pessoa que lida com ingressos de cinema vendidos ao público online.
d) a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong. uma pessoa que cometeu um crime ou fez algo errado.
e) a movie producer who is also involved with online advertisement. 

um produtor de filmes que também está envolvido com anúncios online.

❑ TEXTO 3: The following text refers to questions 16 to 18.

Breadwinner 

As a single mom, Cordia Harrington just needed to bring home the bacon. She ended up rolling in dough.

By Margaret Heffernan

Cordia Harrington was tired __( I )__ standing up all day and smelling like french fries 
 __( II )__night. A property developer, she also owned and operated three McDonald’s franchises in Illinois, but as a divorced mother __( III )__ three boys, she yearned __( IV )__ a business that would provide __( V )__ her children and let her spend more time __(VI) __ them.
          
Her aha moment struck, strangely enough, after she was nominated in 1992 to be on the McDonald’s bun committee. “The other franchisees, all men, thought that was hilarious because of the word bun,” she recalls. “But the joke was on them: They didn’t know the company would be picking me up in a corporate jet to see bakeries around the world. Every time I went to a meeting, I loved it. This was global!” Photographed by Tamara Reynolds Cordelia Harrington enjoys one of her own.
          
The experience opened her eyes to business possibilities. When McDonald’s decided it wanted a new bun supplier, Harrington became determined to win the contract, even though she had no experience running a bakery. “You see a tiny crack in the door, and you have to run through it,” she says. “I really believed I could do this.”
          
Harrington studied the bakery business and made sure she was never off executives’ radar. “If you have a dream, you can’t wait for people to call you,” she says. “So I’d visit a mill and send them photos of myself in a baker’s hat and jacket, holding a sign that said ‘I want to be your baker.’” After four years and 32 interviews, her persistence paid off. Harrington sealed the deal with a handshake, sold her franchises, invested everything she owned, and borrowed $13.5 million. She was ready to build the fastest, most automated bakery in the world.

Reader’s Digest

16 – (MACKENZIE-2010-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (I - IV - V - VI)-1º SEMESTRE)

Cordia Harrington

a) was a divorced mother who had looked forward to belonging to McDonald’s bun committee all her life.
b) became the best McDonald’s breadwinner throughout the whole USA.
c) shook hands with Illinois, which was responsible for the bun committee in a corporate jet.
d) considered the opportunity she had the tiny crack in the door that you can’t fail to get into.
e) brought home the bacon when she decided to open her own business and make bread after visiting a mill where franchises were widely offered.

      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICO - RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

Cordia Harrington

a) was a divorced mother who had looked forward to belonging to McDonald’s bun committee all her life. era uma mãe divorciada que ansiava por pertencer ao comitê do bolo do McDonald's durante toda a sua vida.
b) became the best McDonald’s breadwinner throughout the whole USA. tornou-se o melhor provedor do McDonald's em todo o país.
c) shook hands with Illinois, which was responsible for the bun committee in a corporate jet. apertou a mão de Illinois, que foi responsável pelo comitê de coque em um jato corporativo.
d) considered the opportunity she had the tiny crack in the door that you can’t fail to get into. considerou a oportunidade que ela teve, uma pequena rachadura na porta que você não pode deixar de aproveitar.
e) brought home the bacon when she decided to open her own business and make bread after visiting a mill where franchises were widely offered. trouxe para casa o bacon quando ela decidiu abrir seu próprio negócio e fazer pão depois de visitar uma fábrica onde as franquias eram amplamente oferecidas.

17 – (MACKENZIE-2010-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (I - IV - V - VI)-1º SEMESTRE)

“her aha moment” refers to

a) the moment she yearned for a profitable business.
b) the moment she got pregnant.
c) the time when she decided to be a bun supplier.
d) the moment she was off executives’ radar.
e) one time in her life when she reached triumph, recognition or satisfaction.

      Comentários e Gabarito    E  
TÓPICO - EXPRESSÃO REFERENCIADA:

“her aha moment” refere-se a

a) the moment she yearned for a profitable business. no momento em que ansiava por um negócio lucrativo.
b) the moment she got pregnant. o momento em que ela engravidou.
c) the time when she decided to be a bun supplier. o momento em que ela decidiu ser uma fornecedora de pães.
d) the moment she was off executives’ radar. no momento em que ela estava fora do radar dos executivos.
e) one time in her life when she reached triumph, recognition or satisfaction. uma vez em sua vida, quando alcançou o triunfo, reconhecimento ou satisfação.

18 – (MACKENZIE-2010-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (I - IV - V - VI)-1º SEMESTRE)

The prepositions that appropriately fill in blanks I, II, III, IV, V and VI, in the text, are

a) off, at, of, for, with and on.
b) of, at, of, for, for and with.
c) in, at, of, at, with and on.
d) at, in, for, at, for and with.
e) of, in, with, for, with and on.

      Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICO - PREPOSITIONS:

• Cordia Harrington was tired of standing up all day Cordia Harrington estava cansada de ficar em pé o dia todo (TIRED OF - cansado de fazer alguma coisa, você não quer mais fazer porque isso começou a te incomodar ou aborrecer.)

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• and smelling like french fries at night. e de cheirar a batatas fritas à noite. (AT NIGHT - À NOITE)

• A property developer, she also owned and operated three McDonald’s franchises in Illinois, but as a divorced mother of three boys, Desenvolvedora imobiliária, ela também possuía e administrava três franquias do McDonald's em Illinois, mas como mãe divorciada de três meninos, (MOTHER OF - MÃE DE)

• she yearned for a business ela ansiava por um negócio (YEARN FOR - ANSEAR POR)

• that would provide for her children que iria sustentar seus filhos (PROVIDE FOR - SUATENTAR, MANTER)

• and let her spend more time with them. e deixe-la passar mais tempo com eles. (WITH THEM - COM ELES)