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• 25 Multiple Choice Questions / 4 Options Each Question.

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➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 01 and 02.

         

Flooding, chaotic traffic, a lack of security, and a deficient public health service. These and other problems are routine for people living in the capital of São Paulo State. However, ___ residents are happier with the city today than they were nine years ago.
        

Despite these problems, São Paulo has much to offer, such as great job and good chances of business, and an excellent range of leisure and service options.

(Adapted from Maganews #53)

GLOSSARY
range – variedade

01 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:

a) it
b) its
c) your
d) their

02 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

Based on the text, we can conclude that
a) the city is chaotic because of the rains.
b) São Paulo State has become bigger lately.
c) people that live in São Paulo are happier than the others.
d) there are many opportunities for residents in the city of São Paulo.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 03 and 04.

The “Freshman Fifteen”

         

A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” refers to fifteen pounds – the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why firstyear university students gain weight; but it’s encouraging to know that freshmen don’t have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.

(Taken from Active Skills for Reading)

GLOSSARY
pound – libra (unidade monetária e medida de peso equivalente a 454 gramas)

03 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

According to the text, the “freshman fifteen” is

a) the fifteen wrong reasons to add weight.
b) the average age students enter the university.
c) weight that first-year university students can gain.
d) the amount of food students eat a day in their first-year college.

04 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

“harmful”, in bold type in the text, is closest in meaning to

a) deadly.
b) harmless.
c) beneficial.
d) damaging.

➧ TEXT: Read the advertisement and answer questions 05, 06 and 07.

Split Rock Resort is open to the public. Hours vary and the park is closed Tuesday - Thursday except the week of President’s Day.

Purchase online and save $2 per ticket. Split Rock also offers lodging and water park specials.
Tel 800-255-7625

(From Recreation News)

GLOSSARY
lodging – casa, hospedaria

05 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

According to the advertisement,

a) only the President can come and visit Split Rock.
b) people can enjoy the resort whenever they want to.
c) the resort is always open to public during all week days.
d) the resort is also available to public during the week of President’s Day.

06 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

“Thursday” comes

a) before Wednesday.
b) after Monday.
c) before Friday.
d) after Friday.

07 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

“Purchase”, underlined in the text, is closest in meaning to

a) buy.
b) sell.
c) chat.
d) search.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 08 and 09.

The importance of faith

         

According to the Princeton University study, having a spiritual life is the most important factor in the pursuit of happiness. Going to church helps people to make new friends and deal better with day-to-day problems.
         

Father Fábio de Melo believes that everyone can be happy, even when facing difficult problems. He also said, in a program aired on TV Canção Nova, that happiness also depends on our choices. When we choose to do good and healthy things for ______ and for the others, happiness increases.

(Taken from Maganews # 58)

GLOSSARY
faith – fé
deal – lidar
aired – divulgado através de
in the pursuit of – em busca de

08 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

Fill in the blank with the appropriate reflexive pronoun:

a) itself
b) himself
c) ourselves
d) themselves

09 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

The opposite of “believe”, in

“Father Fábio de Melo believes that …”, (line 5),

is

a) trust.
b) agree.
c) doubt.
d) accept.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 10 and 11.
         

Ronaldo, the soccer world, confirmed his retirement today at the age of 34. The Brazilian legend has decided to hang up his boots due to injuries and a loss of fitness. “I’m ending my career as a professional soccer player. It’s been a beautiful, emotional, marvelous career. However, these last two years, I’ve had a long series of injuries, from one side to the other, one leg to the other, one muscle to the other,” the Corinthians striker said.

(Adapted from Maganews Mar 2011)

10 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

The following phrases, from the text, tell that Ronaldo is stopping working, except:

a) “…ending my career …”
b) “…confirmed his retirement…”
c) “…decided to hang up his boots…”
d) “…have had a long series of injuries…”

11 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

The verbs, underlined in the text, are in the
a) past perfect tense.
b) simple present tense.
c) present perfect tense.
d) present progressive tense.

➧ TEXT: Read the extract and answer question 12.

“I have to prepare the country for the World Cup and the Olympics, but I also have another commitment, and that is to work very hard to end absolute poverty in Brazil. We still have 14 million in poverty. That’s my major challenge,” Dilma Roussef, Brazil’s first female president, said.

(Taken from The Washington Post Dec 5, 2010)

GLOSSARY
commitment – compromisso

12 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

“hard”, in bold type in the extract, is an adverb of
a) time.
b) place.
c) manner.
d) frequency.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 13 and 14.
        

How to prepare well for an interview

It’s important to be well prepared for a job interview and practice the best answers to possible questions an interviewer could ask. It is common for the interviewer to ask why you are unemployed, why you want to work in that company, what you know about it and what salary you are looking for. Some interviewers can ask questions about current affairs in Brazil and the world (so it is always good to be well informed).

(Adapted from Maganews Mar 2011)

GLOSSARY
current affairs – assuntos atuais

13 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

All the words below, in the text, are adjectives, except:
a) well
b) prepared
c) important
d) unemployed

14 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

The pronoun “it”, (line 4), in bold type in the text, refers to:

a) job
b) salary
c) company
d) interview

➧ TEXT: Read the paragraph and answer question 15.

“Liking to read is a calling, like painting, making music or playing soccer. The person is born predisposed, fascinated by thebook object, by stories,” Ziraldo says.

(Taken from TAM Magazine Ano 4 # 39 )

15 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

“calling”, underlined in the paragraph, is closest in
meaning to

a) habit.
b) action.
c) attitude.
d) vocation.

➧ TEXT: Read the paragraph and answer question 16.

“The chocolate analysis must start with the visual aspect. A bar, for instance, has to be uniform, quite flat and bright. A whitish aspect is not a good sign, that means it remained on the shelf and melted,” explains the confectioner.

(Taken from TAM magazine # 38)

GLOSSARY
whitish – esbranquiçado
melted – derretido

16 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

The modal verb “must”, in the paragraph, expresses
a) intention.
b) necessity.
c) deduction.
d) strong obligation.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22.
         

I’m Peter and I live in Germany. In summer I like to travel to Italy, because of the weather and the people there. Last summer I took a plane ___ Munich to Rome. From the airport we went to our hotel_____bus. We stopped at a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver parked the bus behind the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus and the driver, so we waited outside the restaurant for an hour. The driver was walking through the small park near the restaurant that we did not know. So we were very angry with him. But my holidays were great.
(Adapted from Internet)

17 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

The correct prepositions to fill in the blanks are,
respectively:
a) for / by
b) till / with
c) from / by
d) from / on

18 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

All alternatives are in the comparative, except:

a) driver
b) greater
c) shorter
d) smaller

19 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

“We stopped at a small restaurant for a quick meal”, (lines 5 and 6), means that they
a) had plenty of time for a meal.
b) wanted something cheap to eat.
c) had something very heavy for a meal.
d) wanted something easier and fast to eat.

20 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

According to the text, all the alternatives are correct,
except:

a) The passengers were nervous with the driver.
b) Everybody could see the driver but not the bus.
c) The passengers couldn’t see the bus and the driver.
d) The driver parked the bus at the back of the restaurant.

21 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

“Nobody”, (line 7), can be replaced by

a) no one.
b) anybody.
c) everyone.
d) any person.

22 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

The verbs, underlined in the text, are in the
a) simple past.
b) simple present.
c) present perfect.
d) past progressive.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 23, 24 and 25.
         

The right foot is more ticklish than the left one. It is not related to laterality but in scientific experiments most people report that their right foot is more ticklish.

(Adapted from Speak up)

GLOSSARY
ticklish – ter cócegas
laterality – lateralidade

23 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

The underlined words, in the text, give us an idea of

a) result.
b) difference.
c) conclusion.
d) comparison.

24 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

In

“The right foot is more ticklish than the left one”,

the word, in bold type, is

a) an article.
b) a numeral.
c) a pronoun.
d) an adjective.

25 – (EEAR-CFS-2011/2012-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-T2)

Based on the text,

a) tickle is related to laterality.
b) the left foot is more ticklish.
c) both feet have the same sensitivity.
d) most people declare having more sensitiveness on their right foot.

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DIY stands for die?

DIY significa morrer?

         
Every year 70 people are killed and 250,000 people are injured in Britain in DIY (Do-It-Yourself) related accidents.

Todos os anos, 70 pessoas morrem e 250.000 ficam feridas na Grã-Bretanha em acidentes relacionados a projetos do tipo "faça você mesmo".

Some blame the media for the pressure to make ordinary people perform beyond their capabilities in improving home.

Alguns culpam a mídia pela pressão para fazer com que pessoas comuns superem suas capacidades na melhoria de suas casas.

Andy Kane explains why he is so hooked on DIY: “As long as it’s safe and looks good I’m happy. It’s great feeling to stand back and say ‘I did that.’ ”

Andy Kane explica por que ele é tão viciado em DIY: “Desde que seja seguro e tenha uma boa aparência, estou feliz. É uma ótima sensação dar um passo para trás e dizer ‘Eu fiz isso.’ ”

• (Taken from Speak up magazine #152)

26 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) According to the extract,

a) not only is DIY considered risky, it can be lethal as well.
b) Andy Kane doesn’t mind about the dangers of DIY as long as it makes him happy.
c) Britons feel ashamed of themselves when they are unable to perform well in improving home.
d) the media is the only one responsible for putting pressure on common people to perform well in improving home.

27 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO)

“stands for”, in the title of the extract, could be replaced by

a) means.
b) highlights.
c) introduces.
d) contrasts with.

      Comentários e Gabarito    A  

TÓPICO - PHRASAL VERB "STANDS FOR "(significa, representa, simboliza) :

“stands for”, in the title of the extract, could be replaced by

“stands for”, no título do extrato, poderia ser substituído por

a) means. significa.
b) highlights. destaca.
c) introduces.  introduz
d) contrasts with. contrasta com.

>> PAY ATTENTION: "STANDS FOR" can be replaced by "MEANS", but "stands for" is for acronyms while "means", is for like definition purposes.

• She explained that DIN stands for "do it now."
• Ela explicou que DIN significa "faça agora".
• F.B.I. stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation.
• FBI significa Secretaria Federal de Investigação.
• B.P. stands for Blood pressure
• B.P. significa pressão arterial
• G.I. stands for Gastrointestinal.
• G.I. significa Gastrointestinal.

28 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) In

• “Andy Kane explains why he is so hooked on DIY”,

the words in bold type are closest in meaning to

a) scared of.
b) averse to.
c) addicted to.
d) apprehensive about.

➧ TEXT: Read the news and answer questions 04, 05, 06 and 07.

Authorities in Ukraine and the Czech Republic were beefing up airport security measures in the wake of the suicide attack in Moscow. Police with sniffer dogs were randomly checking passengers and their luggage for possible explosives.

Britain’s Department of Transport, responsible for Europe’s busiest airport, London’s Heathrow, declined to comment on any possible new airport measures, although such arrangements are kept under constant review. Security experts have warned is impossible to screen the crowds at arrival terminals because many airports have been turned into commercial centers, with shops, food courts, train stations and other facilities. The attack at Domodedovo’s international arrival areas killed 35 people and wounded 180.

Domodedovo Airport closed down temporarily after the blast but then reopened after only 20 minutes. Many aircrews and passengers in its secure departure and arrival areas at the time were not even aware of the blast.

What happened at Domodedovo shows that the airport lacks security.

(Taken from www.allvoices.com)

GLOSSARY

beef up – melhorar algo

29 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) According to the news,

a) the official death toll stands at 35, but it could reach 215.
b) all passengers as well as the aircrews knew about the bomb explosion.
c) a large group of people can’t be screened at arrival terminals due to the fact that many airports have become commercial enterprises.
d) like the authorities in Ukraine and the Czech Republic, Britain’s Department of Transport refused to strengthen security at the airports.

30 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

“ ...the airport lacks security.”, (lines 21 and 22),

means that

a) the airport has been properly secured.
b) the airport is not vulnerable to attacks.
c) the airport is tightly secure from attacks.
d) there isn’t enough security at the airport.

31 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

“its”, (line 18), refers to

a) blast.
b) aircrews.
c) passengers.
d) Domodedovo airport.

32 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

“luggage”, (line 4), could be replaced by, except:
a) suitcases
b) baggage
c) carriage
d) bags

➧ TEXT: Read the cartoon and answer questions 08 and 09.

33 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:

a) purchase
b) purchased
c) purchasing
d) had purchased

34 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) When they say they should have read the fine print more

carefully, it means that they are

a) blaming the air company for the fine print.
b) complaining that the airfares were not cheap enough.
c) expressing deep dissatisfaction with the on-board service offered.
d) taking the blame for not having read the fine print more carefully.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

The road to success

         

Divorcée leaves everything behind to travel the world. At first, the story seems simple and unoriginal. In the hands of Elizabeth Gilbert, however, what might be just a journey to self-awareness turns into one of the _____ literary hits in recent years. Eat, Pray, Love (2006), 158 weeks on the New York Times best-sellers list, sold over 6.4 million copies in the US alone. The love affair with Brazilian José Nunes, who Elisabeth met in Indonesia, provided material for the newly released book Committed. They live in New Jersey, where Nunes runs a trading company. He has been living abroad for decades and prefers not to appear in interviews or TV shows. “I admire Julia and Javier for the movie, but choose to stay out of it all”, he told to Dufry World magazine.

(Taken from Dufry World # 12)

35 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) Choose the right alternative to have the blank filled:

a) huge
b) bigger
c) popular
d) greatest

36 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

• “… a journey to self-awareness…”, (line 4),

implies an idea of

a) time for reflection.
b) a moment of leisure.
c) a round-the-world trip.
d) a recycling period for writers.

37 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) The verb “run” in

“… where Nunes runs a trading company.”, (lines 10 and 11),

means

a) acquire.
b) compete.
c) be in charge of business.
d) move quickly using legs.

38 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

• “... Nunes prefers not to appear in interviews or TV shows.”, (line 12),

leads to the conclusion that

a) Nunes prefers talk shows to TV series.
b) Nunes would rather preserve his privacy.
c) Nunes prefers being famous rather than be unknown.
d) in Nunes’ opinion, exposure on television is preferable to privacy.

39 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

“He has been living abroad for decades...”, (line 11),

means that Nunes

a) used to live abroad.
b) is still living abroad.
c) has been to different countries.
d) has recently moved to another country.

➧ TEXT: Read the news and answer questions 15, 16, 17 and 18.

Asian guy wears old-man mask to enter Canada

illegally

by Amy Nauyen on Nov 6,2010

         

Beware the next time you sit next to a suspiciouslooking elderly Caucasian man on the airplane – it could be a young Asian dude. Recently, an unidentified Hong Kong man boarded an Air Canada flight AC 018 bound for Vancouver from Hong Kong, wearing old-man mask and carrying a boarding pass of a US citizen born in 1955.
         

Unfortunately, suspicion arose around the fact that his hands looked surprisingly young. Later during the flight, he was seen going to the bathroom and emerging as an Asian male in his early 20s. Border services agents took him into custody when the plane landed in Vancouver.

(Taken from www.absolutelyfobulous.com)

GLOSSARY

Caucasian – pertencente à raça branca

40 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

According to the news, all alternatives are correct, except:

a) The young Asian man was held in detention in Vancouver.
b) An Asian man disguised himself as a Caucasian senior male.
c) The Asian male was able to cleverly disguise his face as well as his hands to be an elderly Caucasian man.
d) Despite his youth, the Asian man successfully managed to get on the plane with a boarding pass, which belonged to a US citizen in his mid-fifties.

41 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

The news is about

a) an Asian terrorist.
b) a naive young man.
c) immigration violation.
d) an insane passenger on board.

42 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) In

“… Air Canada flight AC 018 bound for Vancouver...”, (lines 4 and 5),

the underlined words mean

a) arriving at.
b) flying from.
c) departing from.
d) travelling towards.

43 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

“looked”, underlined in the text, could be replaced by

a) got.
b) felt.
c) seemed.
d) became.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23.

Duty free quotas and purchase ceiling

         

DEPARTURE No quotas apply to departure shopping, except for the arrival limits at destination countries and the limit allowed on the return leg. According to a resolution by ANAC, the Brazilian Aviation Authority, liquids purchased upon departure must be placed in sealed transparent bags and remain sealed through customs upon return.
         

ARRIVALS The purchase ceiling at the duty free store is US$500 per passenger, with required presentation of the airline ticket and a valid travel document, regardless of any other purchases made overseas.
         

DECLARING GOODS Incoming travelers must provide a Luggage Statement to the Federal Revenue Bureau. If the US$500 foreign quota is exceeded, a customs duty of 50% shall be levied on the exceeding amount.

(Taken from Dufry World n°12)

GLOSSARY

Duty free – loja exclusiva, para viagens internacionais, que vende produtos importados e nacionais sem a cobrança de impostos.
Federal Revenue Bureau – Receita Federal
levy – cobrar um tributo

44 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) According to the text,

a) there is no need to show any documents for purchasing goods at duty free stores on arrival.
b) an incoming traveler is not permitted to spent less than US$500 on purchase at duty free stores.
c) if an incoming traveler purchases more than US$500, US$50 will be charged for excess baggage.
d) travelers are allowed to buy liquids on departure unless they are carried in sealed transparent bags and remain sealed until passenger’s destination.

45 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) The underlined word in “Incoming travelers…”, (line 12),

means that passengers are

a) traveling abroad.
b) arriving at a place.
c) departing for a place.
d) leaving for a particular place.

46 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

“customs”, (line 7), is the place where

a) people collect their cases and bags after a flight.
b) travelers leave their bags so they can be put on a plane.
c) travelers’ bags are checked for illegal goods when they go into a country.
d) officials check the passports of people who wish to come into the country.

47 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

 “... a customs duty of 50% shall be levied on the exceeding amount.”, (lines 14 and 15),

leads to the conclusion that a tax _____ be charged by customs when a traveler exceeds the purchase ceiling.

a) may
b) won’t
c) might
d) has to

48 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

“regardless of”, (line 10),

is closest in meaning to

a) including.
b) providing.
c) without permission.
d) without considering.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito - Questão  48(D) 
•*
➧ TEXT: Read the poem and answer questions 24 and 25.

“Over the same sea, on the same winds;
A ship sails in one direction, another in opposite.
It is not the wind that decides which direction the ship goes;
It’s the sails; how they are tied and how they are
maneuvered.
Similarly, it is not fate that decides where your life is
going;
It is all about how you take life and where you take it
to.”

(Taken from www.poems-and-quotes.com)

49 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

Reading the poem leads to the conclusion that

a) people must accept life as it is.
b) choices and decisions are crucial to the people’s future.
c) people should let things happen in their lives without taking any decisions.
d) the more people take decisions on their future the more they make their lives more difficult.

50 – (EEAR-CFS-B1-2/2012-BCT-SARGENTO) 

“maneuvered”, (line 6), means

a) finely adjusted.
b) perfectly raised.
c) skilfully moved.
d) carelessly driven