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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:
• AFA-2023-CFOAV/CFOINT/CFOINF-CURSO DE FORMAÇÃO DE OFICIAIS(Aviador/Infantaria/Intendente)-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA-18/06/2023.
❑ TEXTO 1: Read the transcript and answer questions 01 and 02 accordingly.
Transcript: Q: To what extent, if at all, do you feel that your generation will have had a better or worse life than your parent’s generation, or will it be about the same?
Key:
Better
Total
Great Britain
01 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
Mark the option in which the information DISAGREES with the chart.
a) Almost a quarter of Canadian youth feel that their
future living conditions will improve.
b) India, Brazil and Turkey are more pessimistic than
optimistic for their young compared to the US.
c) The young in China are more likely to think things
will be better rather than worse.
d) Belgium, Spain and France ranked towards the bottom.
Marque a opção em que a informação DISCORDA do gráfico.
a) Almost a quarter of Canadian youth feel that their future living conditions will improve.
b) India, Brazil and Turkey are more pessimistic than optimistic for their young compared to the US.
c) The young in China are more likely to think things will be better rather than worse.
d) Belgium, Spain and France ranked towards the bottom. Bélgica, Espanha e França ficaram no último lugar.
02 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
The verb tense used in your generation will have had a better or worse life
a) shows that something will be in progress at a particular
moment in the future.
b) refers to something that will be looked back on at
a certain time in the future.
c) is used to talk about actions that will continue
for a period of time in the future.
d) can be used to talk about intentions and plans that will happen in the future.
❑ TEXTO 2: Directions: Read Text II and answer question 03 accordingly.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
(DICKENS, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. Penguin Books, 1994.)
03 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
The extract above
a) develops the idea that nothing is as it seems.
b) presents an account of a series of recent
contentions.
c) suggests that there is room for debate on the level
of comparisons presented.
d) establishes an analogy between the past and the time in which a story takes place.
❑ TEXTO 3: Directions: Read Text III and answer question 04 and 05 accordingly.
Franval who lived in Paris, where he was born, possessed, along with an income of 400,000 livres, the finest figure, the most pleasant face and the most varied talents; but beneath this attractive exterior lay hidden every vice, and unfortunately those of which the adoption and habitual indulgence lead so rapidly to crime. An imagination more unbridled than anything one can depict was Franval’s prime defect; men of this kind do not mend their ways, the decline of power makes them worse; the less they do, the more they undertake; the less they achieve, the more they invent; each age brings new ideas, and satiety, far from cooling their ardour, only prepares the way for more fatal refinements.
(SADE, Marquis de. The Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade. 2000.)
04 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
Franval possesses the following feature(s), EXCEPT
a) his looks are second to none.
b) no other figure is on a par with his.
c) the aptitude to perform activities of different
kinds.
d) his personality traits correspond to his appearance.
05 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
A similarity between Text II and Text III can be found in the following aspect(s):
a) consolation and hope of a better, but unchanging
future.
b) a full description of the main characters’
motivations.
c) pairings of contrasting concepts that reflect
duality.
d) a combination of tension, action and violence.
❑ TEXTO 4: Directions: Read Text IV and answer questions 06, 07 and 08 accordingly.
I know I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor law, nor duty bade1 me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.
(YEATS, W.B. An Irish Airman Foresees His Death in Rhyme and Reason, An Anthology. Org. O’MALLEY, Raymond. HartDavis Educational.)
Vocabulary:
1. Bid (bade, bidden): to tell somebody to do something.
06 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)In
Text IV, the following phrase refers to dying:
a) meet my fate.
b) waste of breath.
c) tumult in the clouds.
d) impulse of delight.
07 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
According to lines 7 and 8 people will
a) express hope of making it through war.
b) be encouraged to fight for Kiltartan Cross.
c) remain oblivious to the outcome of the war.
d) be aware of the dangers they might face.
08 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
Lines 9-12 imply that the speaker is
a) willing to risk his life to win honor and glory.
b) fighting for the sheer pleasure and exhilaration of
it.
c) motivated by the desire to protect his fellow
citizens.
d) daydreaming about moving through the clouds.
❑ TEXTO 5: Directions: Read Text V and answer questions 09, 10 and 11 accordingly.
Oh, I’ve just come from the land of the sun
From a war that must be won
In the name of truth
With our soldiers so brave
Your freedom we will save
With our rifles and grenades
And some help from God
I want to see my family
My wife and child waiting for me
I’ve got to go home
I’ve been so alone you see
You just can’t believe
The joy I did receive
When I finally got my leave
And I was going home
Oh, I flew through the sky
My convictions could not lie
For my country I would die
And I will see it soon
When I walked through the door
My wife she laid upon the floor
And with tears her eyes were sore
I did not know why
Then I looked into her hand
And I saw the telegram
Said that I was a brave, brave man
But that I was dead
(SUMMER, Bernard; GILBERT, Gillian; HOOK, Peter; MORRIS, Stephen. Lyrics
to Love Vigilantes, performed by New Order, Low Life CD, track 1, Universal
Music Publishing Group, 1986.
Taken from https://lyricfind.com)
09 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
Read the statements below considering the aspects of grammar and meaning of Text V.
I. The war referred by the speaker is over.
II. The speaker had been conscripted to engage in
combat.
III. Some parts of speech were left out of the phrase
in line 4.
IV. The use of the auxiliary verb in line 13 is
substandard.
V. The noun in line 17 is a false cognate.
The only correct statements are
a) I and II.
b) I and V.
c) II and III.
d) III and IV.
10 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
The following sentence shows an instance of colloquial language:
a) I have got to go home.
b) I have been so alone.
c) I did not know why.
d) I want to see my family.
11 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
Whose characteristic is described below? Write 4 for the speaker in Text IV, and 5 for the speaker in Text V.
( ) He is driven by a patriotic fervor.
( ) He is fighting because he cares who wins.
( ) He is believed to have been killed in action.
( ) Nothing else in his life seems worth pursuing.
( ) He considers aspects of his past, present and future.
Now, mark the correct option.
a) 5 / 5 / 5 / 4 / 4
b) 5 / 5 / 4 / 4 / 5
c) 4 / 4 / 5 / 5 / 4
d) 4 / 4 / 4 / 5 / 5
❑ TEXTO 6: Directions: Read Text VI and answer questions 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 accordingly.
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, caused something of a stir at the annual Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida. During an informal ‘fireside chat’ with Lt. Gen. John Thompson of Space Command on Friday, Musk told a room packed with fighter pilots that “the fighter jet era has passed”. Now, Musk is renowned for finding soundbites for the media to hook onto, and also of causing calculated disruption in his target audience, but even by his standards this is a well-baited line. What makes this such a bold and controversial statement?
The contemporary battlefield is far more networked, complex, congested and lethal – it’s those that adapt that will survive. Simply being ‘a good stick’ will rapidly no longer cut it in the hostile skies of the future.
Musk’s main thrust is, however, that the human in the cockpit is the limiting factor in air combat now, not the advantage.
Firstly, humans are awkward for aircraft designers to accommodate. In a modern fighter the pilot sits on an ejection seat for emergency escape, needs an oxygen supply and air-conditioning to function at extremes of temperature and altitude, and requires flight controls and instruments to fly and fight the machine. All of these add a significant amount of weight and cost into the aircraft. Moreover, having a transparent canopy to permit the crew to see out does little to improve signature management1 as radar cross section and the chances of reflected sun glint all increase. The human also adds more weight, especially when encumbered with flight kit such as helmet, NVGs, g-suit and flight planning and survival equipment. Traditionally, pilots sit toward the front of the aircraft to afford them the best view for take-off and landing, as well as air combat. This has implications on aerodynamics, stealth1 design and weight distribution factors. In short, it can make the designers life a lot simpler if the pilot/crew are not in the aircraft.
(Extracted from https://www.forbes.com/. Accessed on March 03, 2022.)
1. Signature management and stealth: both terms refer to technology that reduces the likelihood of personnel, aircrafts, missiles, etc. being detected.
12 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
According to the text, it’s eminent that Elon Musk
a) improvises his speeches to entertain his listeners.
b) presents pieces of information to make the news.
c) plans what to say to keep the public heedful.
d) disapproves of being in the spotlight.
13 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
Based on Musk’s position, it is right to infer that
a) combat planes will become more pilot-friendly.
b) high-performance fighter jets will proliferate.
c) a new era of conflicts is a controversial issue.
d) fighter pilots might end up becoming obsolete.
14 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
In the future, pilots will
a) be inconvenienced by flight helmets and survival
equipment.
b) have to rely on other qualities besides technical
prowess.
c) be considered the most important element in air
combat.
d) have to make split-second life or death decisions.
15 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F) according to Text VI;
then mark the right alternative.
I. Designers are challenged to find solutions that enable
fitting flying conditions.
II. The human factor is considered an asset when it
comes to air combat.
III. A transparent canopy is both an advantage and a
disadvantage.
IV. The flying gear turns out to be heavy and expensive.
a) I. T / II. F / III. T / IV. F
b) I. F / II. T / III. F / IV. F
c) I. T / II. F / III. T / IV. T
d) I. F / II. T / III. F / IV. T
16 – (AFA/CFO-2023-ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA)
Analyzing the grammatical aspects of Text VI, and considering the standard use of language, it’s correct to say that
a) an (line 3) introduces a description.
b) a lot (line 36) can be replaced by very.
c) does (line 27) is being used as an auxiliary.
d) causing (line 8) can be used in the form cause.