MACKENZIE – 2012/1 – VESTIBULAR – 1º SEMESTRE – GRUPOS (I - IV - V - VI) – UNIVERSIDADE PRESBITERIANA MACKENZIE/SP – PROVA COM GABARITO.

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➧ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA: MACKENZIE-2012/1-VESTIBULAR-1º SEMESTRE-GRUPOS (I - IV - V - VI).

➧ GABARITO:

01-B, 02-E, 03-A, 04-D, 05-C, 06-C, 07-E

➧ PROVA:

➧ TEXT I: The following text refers to questions 01 to 03.

American Genius Steve Jobs – How He Changed Our World

By Alan Deutschman

If ever there was a showman who knew how to end on a high note - leaving his awed and adoring audience begging for more - it is the man in the trademark black mock turtleneck. Even as an ailing Steve Jobs announced to the world last week that “unfortunately, that day has come” for him to step down as chief executive officer of Apple, his timing was - yet again - _( I )_. In the 14 years since Jobs regained control of his company in the summer of 1997 after a long, _( II )_ exile, Apple shares have increased a _( III )_  57-fold. Having surpassed rival Microsoft a year ago, Apple’s $350 billion in market capitalization places it behind only ExxonMobil as the most _( IV )_  company in the world. Apple has made money so quickly and so prodigiously that it holds an _( V )_  $76 billion in cash and investments - an _( VI )_  sum thought to be parked in an obscure subsidiary, Braeburn Capital, located across the California border in Reno because the state of Nevada doesn't have corporate or capital-gains taxes.
          
In his second time around at Apple, Jobs ultimately achieved what had eluded him in his early years there, from 1976 to 1985, when he was acclaimed as a visionary and a brilliant promoter but wasn't respected as a businessman - not even by his board of directors, who pushed him aside for a more experienced executive. Now Jobs, 56, retires, having closely rivaled (or some might say eclipsed) Bill Gates as the most highly regarded business figure of our times. He proved himself the ultimate willful leader, forging his singular vision through a combination of inspiration, unilateralism, and gut instinct. Jobs didn't just create products that instilled lust in consumers and enriched his company. He upended entire industries. Personal computing. The music business. Publishing. Hollywood. All have been radically transformed because of Steve Jobs.

www.newsweek.com

01 – (MACKENZIE/SP-2012/1-VESTIBULAR-1º SEMESTRE)

According to the text, Steve Jobs

a) has become a respected visionary with impeccable ideas concerning unilateralism geared to his entire industries.
b) has made Apple's turnover skyrocket.
c) has invested in market capitalization, generating enough profit to dedicate to the music and movie industry in Hollywood.
d) has always applied his business instinct to create products that have rivaled Microsoft and pushed him aside.
e) has surpassed ExxonMobil in the marketing rank of the most profitable IT company (Apple) in the world.

02 – (MACKENZIE/SP-2012/1-VESTIBULAR-1º SEMESTRE)

The verb "to elude" in the text means

a) to defraud, swindle or deceive someone.
b) to shade an area from exposure for a period.
c) to reveal or disclose in violation of confidence.
d) to withdrawn or remove from observation.
e) to escape the understanding, perception or appreciation of.

03 – (MACKENZIE/SP-2012/1-VESTIBULAR-1º SEMESTRE)

The right sequence of adjectives that properly fill in blanks I, II, III, IV, V and VI in the text are

a) impeccable, bitter, stunning, valuable, outrageous and awesome.
b) bitter, impeccable, valuable, stunning, awesome and outrageous.
c) stunning, awesome, bitter, valuable, outrageous and impeccable.
d) valuable, outrageous, stunning, bitter, impeccable and awesome.
e) outrageous, valuable, bitter, stunning, awesome and impeccable.

BIZU:

• ➽ "impeccable(impecáveis) - "bitter"(amargas) - "stunning"(deslumbrantes) - "valuable"(valiosas) - "outrageous"(ultrajantes) - "awesome"(incríveis/impressionantes).

➧ TEXT II: The following text refers to questions 04 and 05.

Go Easy on Yourself

By Stuart Bradford

Do you treat yourself as well as you treat your friends and family? That simple question is the basis for a new area of psychological research called self-compassion — how __( I )__ people view themselves. People who find it __( II )__  to be supportive and understanding to others often score __( III )__  low on self-compassion tests. They get __( IV )__   with themselves for perceived failures like being overweight or not exercising.

ANXIOUS

       
The research suggests that accepting our imperfections may be the first step toward better health. People who score high on tests of selfcompassion have less depression and anxiety, and tend to be happier and more optimistic. Preliminary data suggest that self-compassion can even influence how much we eat and may help some people lose weight.
         
This idea does to contrast with the advice of many doctors and self-help books, which suggest that willpower and self-discipline are the keys to better health. But Kristin Neff, a pioneer in the field, says self-compassion is not to be confused with self-indulgence or lower standards.
          
"I found in my research that the biggest reason people aren’t more selfcompassionate is that they are afraid they’ll become self-indulgent,” said Dr. Neff, an associate professor of human development at the University of Texas at Austin. “They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line. Most people have gotten it wrong because our culture says being hard on yourself is the way to be.”

www.nytimes.com

04 – (MACKENZIE/SP-2012/1-VESTIBULAR-1º SEMESTRE)

The message conveyed by the text states that

a) anxiety and depression can be overcome by reading self-help books.
b) being hard on yourself is the way to be.
c) self-criticism is immediately linked with self-indulgence.
d) we'd better forgive and love ourselves even if we fail.
e) willpower is a psychological side of self-compassion if associated with selfcriticism and overcoming of personal failures.

05 – (MACKENZIE/SP-2012/1-VESTIBULAR-1º SEMESTRE)

The words that properly fill in the blanks I, II, III and IV in the text are

a) kind, easily, surprising and anger.
b) kind, easily, surprise and angrily.
c) kindly, easy, surprisingly and angry.
d) kindly, easily, surprisingly and angrily.
e) kind, ease, surprising and anger.

➧ TEXT III: The following quotation refers to questions 06 and 07.

"You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That’s how you know you're still alive. Once you start doing only what you __( I )__ you can do, you __( II )__  on the road to death."

Jerry Seinfeld

06 – (MACKENZIE/SP-2012/1-VESTIBULAR-1º SEMESTRE)

The verb forms that correctly complete the blanks I and II in the quotation are

a) should have proved,  will be
b) had proven,               would be
c) have proven,             are
d) may have proven,     can be
e) will be proving,          will have been

07 – (MACKENZIE/SP-2012/1-VESTIBULAR-1º SEMESTRE)

What Seinfeld meant by what he said is that

a) it's proven that people who don't motivate themselves die within a year of inactivity.
b) nobody can prove that death is brought by challenges not faced or taken into consideration.
c) whether you challenge yourself or not, the road to death is ahead of you, though you’re still alive right now.
d) you need to challenge people at least once to be able to succeed. If not, you’ll soon drive on the road to death.
e) unless you give up doing ordinary stuff, you'll never be able to accomplish more in life.