MACKENZIE – 2009 – VESTIBULAR – 1º SEMESTRE - GRUPOS (II - III) – UNIVERSIDADE PRESBITERIANA MACKENZIE/SP – PROVA COM GABARITO.

❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA: MACKENZIE-2009-VESTIBULAR-1º SEMESTRE-Grupos (II - III)-APLICAÇÃO  08/12/2008.

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❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

➭ 07 Multiple Choice Questions / 5 Options Each Question.

➭ Text (1) – | Weathering the Storm | www.newsweek.com |

➭ Text (2) – | E-cycling Etiquette: How to Help | www.nationalgeografic.com/magazine |

➭ Text (3) – | Grow Your Own Teeth | www.speakup.com.br |

➭ Text (4) – | Tirinha | Snoopy |

➭ Text (5) – | Tirinha | Garfield |

❑ PROVA:

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

Weathering the Storm

by Mac Margolis              Latin Stock-Corbis

Revolution in the Air:

Brazil is an island of relative stability

The specter of rising food and fuel prices now threatens to destroy an era of unprecedented global prosperity, with two notable exceptions:
Brazil and Canada. Both countries produce and export enough food and fuel not just to offset the worst of global inflationary pressures but even to turn the price spike from a menace to a boon. They are the only two major economies ___( I )___ prices have not burst the upper limit of the central bank’s inflation target. And of the two, Brazil is by far the more surprising success story. The country
___( II )___ suffered the longest and perhaps the most debilitating bout of hyperinflation in recent history is now a rare island of relative stability and prosperity. Brazil’s inflation is running at 6.5 percent, a rate ___( III )___ worries the country’s money minders but thanks to their zeal is still the lowest level in all the major emerging markets.

(www.newsweek.com)

12 – (MACKENZIE-2009-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (II - III)-1º SEMESTRE)

According to the text,
a) Brazil and Canada are the only countries where prices have not gone up in the past few years.
b) although inflation in Brazil is low, it still annoys people in charge of financial issues there.
c) Brazil is an island where investors dream of living one day.
d) food and fuel prices are under control in unprecedented global markets – they can’t be beaten.
e) emerging markets have to go through a debilitating period in order to start feeling changes in the near future.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  B 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

13 – (MACKENZIE-2009-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (II - III)-1º SEMESTRE)

The relative pronouns that properly fill in blanks I, II and III, in the text, are
a) whose, that and which.
b) when, whose and that.
c) what, which and which.
d) which, which and that.
e) where, that and that.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  E 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO 2:

E-cycling Etiquette: How to Help

Americans toss out about two million tons of unwanted electronics annually, fouling landfills with toxic lead from old computer monitors, cadmium from leaking batteries, and more. But it’s getting easier to discard responsibly. Some charities repurpose old cell phones as lifelines for seniors and victims of domestic violence, and computers can go to underfunded schools. Reputable recyclers will properly scrap unusable electronics, though they sometimes charge a small fee. Donating newer models, on the other hand, can earn a tax deduction, so keeping old gadgets from gathering dust helps you and the environment. For more information on charities and recyclers, go to epa.gov/ecycling.

(www.nationalgeografic.com/magazine)

14 – (MACKENZIE-2009-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (II - III)-1º SEMESTRE)

The text states that
a) charity groups make seniors and sick people reuse their own old electronics in order to spend time doing something useful.
b) Americans are currently having a hard time getting rid of their old stuff.
c) unless you donate more recent models, you won’t have a discount.
d) official recyclers can always pick up your unwanted machines for free.
e) toxic substances leaking from batteries dirt the streets in big cities throughout the USA.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  C 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO 3: The following text refers to questions 15 and 16.

Grow Your Own Teeth

Recent advances in stem cell research are giving older people the hope that they may soon be able to throw away their dentures in favor of the real thing. If this dental dream ___( I )___ a reality, stem cells ___( II )___ taken from the patient, cultured in a lab and then reimplanted under the gum in the patient’s jaw where the tooth is missing. A healthy tooth is expected to grow in two months. British scientists have already successfully experimented on mice, and similar experiments in humans are expected to get
underway shortly.

www.speakup.com.br

15 – (MACKENZIE-2009-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (II - III)-1º SEMESTRE)

According to the text, it’s not correct that
a) missing teeth can be replaced by real gum in 2 months.
b) people may now expect to have real teeth in the future.
c) steam cells are the key element in the reconstruction of real teeth.
d) experiments have already happened and new ones will soon take place.
e) the replacement of dentures will be under way in no time.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  A 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

16 – (MACKENZIE-2009-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (II - III)-1º SEMESTRE)

The words that properly fill in blanks I and II, in the text, are
a) became and will be.
b) had become and would have been.
c) will become and will be.
d) becomes and will be.
e) would become and were.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  D 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO 4:

❑ TRADUÇÃO DA TIRINHA:

➧ 1º QUADRINHO:

➭ Here's the World War I flying ace sitting in a small cafe in France. 

➭ Aqui está o ás da aviação da Primeira Guerra Mundial sentado em uma pequena cafetaria na França.

➧ 2º QUADRINHO:

➭ He is lonely ... He is depressed.

➭ Ele está sozinho... Ele está deprimido.

➧ 3º QUADRINHO:

➭ He realized that his girl back home doesn't love him any more... even though she just sent him a box of cookies...

➭ Ele percebeu que sua garota em casa não o ama mais... embora ela tenha acabado de lhe enviar uma caixa de biscoitos...

➧ 4º QUADRINHO:

➭ They're all filled with coconut! ... Bleah...Aak.

➭ Estão todos recheados com coco! ... Bleah.. .Aak.

❑ IDEIA CONTEXTUAL: Snoopy não deve gostar de coco.

17 – (MACKENZIE-2009-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (II - III)-1º SEMESTRE)

According to the story above,
a) Snoopy is feeling down due to the box of cookies he got.
b) the coffee Snoopy is having is likely to make him depressed.
c) although Snoopy is lovely, his girl is surely coming back to him.
d) we can say that Snoopy must not have a liking for coconut.
e) Snoopy realizes that if his girl loved him, she would be sitting and having coffee with him now.
 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  D 
TÓPICO - INFERÊNCIA, ELEMENTOS NÃO VERBAIS, ELEMENTOS VERBAIS:

According to the story above,

De acordo com a história acima,
a) Snoopy is feeling down due to the box of cookies he got. – Snoopy está desanimado por causa da caixa de biscoitos que ganhou.
b) the coffee Snoopy is having is likely to make him depressed. – o café que Snoopy está tomando provavelmente o deixará deprimido.
c) although Snoopy is lovely, his girl is surely coming back to him. – embora Snoopy seja adorável, sua garota certamente voltará para ele.
d) we can say that Snoopy must not have a liking for coconut. – podemos dizer que o Snoopy não deve gostar de coco.
e) Snoopy realizes that if his girl loved him, she would be sitting and having coffee with him now. – Snoopy percebe que se sua namorada o amasse, ela estaria sentada tomando café com ele agora.

❑ TEXTO 5:

❑ TRADUÇÃO DA TIRINHA:

➧ 1º QUADRINHO:

➭ I'll teach him be a spider! 

➭ Vou ensiná-lo a ser uma aranha!

➧ 2º QUADRINHO:

➭ He won't have the guts to do that again.

➭ Ele não terá coragem de fazer isso de novo.

➧ 3º QUADRINHO:

➭ Better safe than sorry.

➭ Melhor prevenir do que remediar.

18 – (MACKENZIE-2009-VESTIBULAR-GRUPOS (II - III)-1º SEMESTRE)

The proverb "better safe than sorry", used by Garfield,
a) states that it's not wise or polite to say something.
b) explains that if someone gives you something, you should not complain about what you get.
c) defines that doing something late is better than not doing it.
d) tells us that we should not trust an opponent who offers to do something nice for us.
e) advises you to be cautious; if you are not, you may regret it.
 👍  Comentários e Gabarito  E 
TÓPICO - INFERÊNCIA, ELEMENTOS NÃO VERBAIS, ELEMENTOS VERBAIS:

The proverb "better safe than sorry", used by Garfield,

O provérbio "melhor prevenir do que remediar", usado por Garfield,
a) states that it's not wise or polite to say something. – afirma que não é sábio ou educado dizer algo.
b) explains that if someone gives you something, you should not complain about what you get. – explica que se alguém lhe dá algo, você não deve reclamar do que recebe.
c) defines that doing something late is better than not doing it. – define que fazer algo tarde é melhor do que não fazer.
d) tells us that we should not trust an opponent who offers to do something nice for us. – diz-nos que não devemos confiar num adversário que se oferece para fazer algo de bom por nós.
e) advises you to be cautious; if you are not, you may regret it. – aconselha você a ser cauteloso; se não estiver, você pode se arrepender.