EEAR–CFS–B2/2011–GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES

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• EEAR-CFS-B2/2011-GRUPOS I E II DE ESPECIALIDADES-ESCOLA DE ESPECIALISTAS DE AERONÁUTICA.

❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

• 25 Multiple Choice Questions / 4 Options Each Question.

❑ PROVA:

➧ TEXT: Read the extract and answer question 01:

(...)

Dependency on the Internet can affect our emotional, personal and professional lives. Many specialists say this kind of addiction should be treated as if it were a psychological _____. 

( Maganews # 42)

(...)

GLOSSARY

*addiction – vício

01 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

All the words below can be used to fill in the paragraph, except

(A) hurt
(B) illness
(C) problem
(D) sickness

TÓPICO - Questão sobre NOUN (Substantivo) :
Todas as palavras abaixo podem ser usadas para preencher o parágrafo, EXCETO ...
*Alternativa (A): hurt (ferido) (ADJECTIVE)
*Alternativa (B): illness (doença) (NOUN)
*Alternativa (C): problem (problema) (NOUN)
*Alternativa (D): sickness( doença) (NOUN)

Na lacuna cabe um NOUN (illness, problem, sickness): fragmento:

"[...] Dependency on the Internet can affect our emotional, personal and professional lives. Many specialists say this kind of addiction should be treated as if it were a psychological  (NOUN)."
(Dependência na Internet pode afetar nossa vida emocional, pessoal e profissional. Muitos especialistas dizem que esse tipo de vício deve ser tratado como se ela fosse um(a) __________ psicológico.)


• Read the extract and answer questions 02 and 03:

"And now here (1) is my secret, a very (2) simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly (3); what is essential (4) is invisible to the eye."

02 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

"heart", in bold type in the extract, refers to

(A) chest.
(B) feelings.
(C) suffering.
(D) body organ.

TÓPICO - Questão sobre VOCABULÁRIO:
*Alternativa (A): chest (tórax)

*Alternativa (B): feelings (sentimentos)

*Alternativa (C): suffering (sofrimentos)

*Alternativa (D): body organ (órgão do corpo)

Vê no fragmento:
"E agora aqui é o meu segredo, um segredo muito simples: é apenas com o coração que se pode ver corretamente; o que é essencial é invisível aos olhos."

03 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

Which of the underlined words, in the text, are adverbs?

(A) All of them.
(B) Only number 3.
(C) Numbers 2 and 3.
(D) Numbers 1, 2 and 3.

TÓPICO - Questão sobre MORFOLOGIA-ADVÉRBIOS:
Quais das palavras sublinhadas, no texto, são advérbios?
*Alternativa (A): todos eles.
*Alternativa (B): Apenas o número 3.
*Alternativa (C): Números 2 e 3.
*Alternativa (D): Números 1, 2 e 3.

➧ TEXT: Read the paragraph and answer question 04.

IF YOU FOLLOW THIS SIMPLE INSTRUCTION, YOU

CAN STAY SAFE

♦ Make sure equipment and machines are working correctly. If you notice a problem, tell your manager or a coworker without delay. You must stop to solve the problem.

04 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

"without delay", in bold type in the paragraph, can't be replaced by

(A) later.
(B) quickly.
(C) right away.
(D) immediately.

TÓPICO - Questão sobre VOCABULÁRIO:
WITHOUT DELAY(sem atraso), em negrito no parágrafo, NÃO PODE SER SUBSTITUÍDO por...
*Alternativa (A): mais tarde.
*Alternativa (B): rapidamente.
*Alternativa (C): imediatamente.
*Alternativa (D): imediatamente.
Vê tradução do texto:
"Certifique-se de que o equipamento e as máquinas estão funcionando corretamente. Se você notar algum problema, informe seu gerente ou colega de trabalho sem demora. Você deve parar para resolver o problema."

➧ TEXT: Read the paragraph and answer question 05.

These people have special ways of communicating. One way is lip reading. With training, people can learn to understand what someone is saying by looking at the mouth of the speaker.

05 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

"These people", underlined in the paragraph, refers to deaf people that aren’t able to

(A) see.
(B) hear.
(C) move.
(D) speak.

TÓPICO - Questão sobre VOCABULÁRIO:
"Essas pessoas", sublinhado no parágrafo, refere-se a pessoas SURDAS que não conseguem
*Alternativa (A): ver.
*Alternativa (B): ouvir.
*Alternativa (C): mover-se.
*Alternativa (D): falar.

➧ TEXT: Read the joke and answer question 06.

A long job

A little boy sees his dad painting the ceiling.
 ____ mom says to _____:

"Look and remember how to do it.
When you grow up you'll help _____dad".

The boy says:

"But won’t he have finished painting by then?"

06 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

The correct pronouns to fill in the blanks are, respectively

(A) His / he / his
(B) Your / his / our
(C) His / him / your
(D) Your / his / your

➧ TEXT: Read the paragraph and answer question 07.

A terrible thing happened to teacher Emma Rodriguez last year. Her little son, Edgar, drank some floor cleaner. She took him to the hospital. Edgar was OK and out of danger. But Emma decided that she wanted to make her home safer and happier.

07 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

In "teacher", underlined in the paragraph, the suffix –"er" has the same function as the one in

(A) safer.
(B) danger.
(C) cleaner.
(D) happier.

Verbo+ER=SUBSTANTIVO(indica quem faz a ação)
*teach+ER=teacher(professor)
*clean+ER=cleaner(limpador)
Adjetivo+ER THAN=Essa é a construção que se usa para comparar uma coisa à outra, quando o adjetivo em questão tem 2 sílabas ou menos.
*safer=mais seguro.
*danger é substantivo.
*happier=mais feliz.

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

Rio 2016: Yes, we can!

For the first time ever a South American city was chosen in Copenhagen, Denmark, to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
         
In the next few years, Brazil's image abroad could benefit if the country organizes the Olympics well (and the World Cup in 2014). The first challenge is to tackle violence, to invest in social projects, and to step up security in Rio.

(From Maganews SET/2010)

GLOSSARY
*abroad – no exterior
*to tackle – enfrentar
*to step up – melhorar/ dar um passo à frente

08 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

The opposite of "few", in bold type in the text, is

(A) little.
(B) none.
(C) some.
(D) lots of.

09 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

Brazil's image abroad could benefit, underlined in the text, means that Brazil's _______ abroad could be better.

(A) scenery
(B) feelings
(C) reputation
(D) photograph

10 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions, respectively
“Weather ____ north of England will get worse ___ Friday.
The weekend temperature will be ___ 3 degrees and there will be snow during the night”.

(A) on / on / in
(B) in / on / at
(C) in / in / at

(D) at / in / on

➧ INSTRUÇÃO: Read the text and answer questions 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.

Deforestation has recently been recognized as a global problem. Even today, governments and individuals believe that only the countries using up their forests will be affected by it. However, scientists are convinced that the world’s forests must be preserved. They base their conviction on scientific data that prove the importance of forests to all people everywhere.

(Taken from Between the Lines)

GLOSSARY
*data – dados
*deforestation – desmatamento
*to recognize – reconhecer
*to use up – consumir totalmente

11 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

Based on the text,

(A) deforestation is not a global problem.
(B) scientific data prove the value of forests to everyone everywhere.
(C) scientists and governments are not worried about
deforestation.
(D) governments and individuals are convinced that all
countries will be affected by deforestation.

12 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

The underlined word, in the text, is similar in meaning to

(A) so.
(B) but.
(C) then.
(D) because.

13 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

A similar meaning to the modal verb "must", (line 5), is

(A) may.
(B) will.
(C) could.
(D) need to.

14 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

“their”, (line 6), refers to

(A) scientists.
(B) individuals.
(C) governments.
(D) world’s forests.

15 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

All sentences below are in the passive voice, except:

(A) Forests will be affected.
(B) Scientists are convinced.
(C) Deforestation has been recognized.
(D) Scientific data have proved the importance of forests to mankind.

➧ INSTRUÇÃO: Read the dialog and answer questions 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.

Doing things

Evan: Hey, Chloe. What are you doing?
Chloe: I'm drawing a picture for the story I wrote in
school today.

Evan: Oh, yeah? Terrific. Can I see it? It's very pretty. I like the colors.
Chloe: Thanks, Dad.

Evan: Chloe, go look in the kitchen. Is Mom _____
coffee?
Chloe: Uh, no, Daddy, she’s still _______ the dishes.

Evan: Oh. I guess I can wait a few minutes. I have to
make a call.
Chloe: Are you calling Grandma?

Evan: No. It’s a business call.

(Taken from American Streamline)

GLOSSARY

*to guess – achar, imaginar

16 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs, respectively

(A) making / making
(B) making / doing
(C) doing / making
(D) doing / doing

17 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

The verb tense underlined in the text is

(A) simple past.
(B) simple present.
(C) present perfect.
(D) present continuous.

18 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

"terrific", (line 4), is opposite to

(A) great.
(B) awful.
(C) excellent.
(D) wonderful.

Resposta: B

➧ BIZU FEROZ: 

(*) TERRIFIC (= VERY GOOD, EXCELLENT, GREAT) é o oposto de TERRIBLE (= VERY UNPLEASANT,  AWFULL, )

➧ RESOLAÇÃO RÁPIDA: 

"terrific", (line 4), is opposite to

(A) great.(ÓTIMO)(conotação POSITIVA)

(B) awful.(HORRÍVEL)(conotação NEGATIVA)

(C) excellent. (EXCELENTE)(conotação POSITIVA)

(D) wonderful. (MARAVILHOSO)(conotação POSITIVA)

➦ Diálogo:
Evan: Hey, Chloe. What are you doing?
(Ei, Chloe. O que você está fazendo?)
Chloe: I'm drawing a picture for the story I wrote in school today.
(Estou desenhando uma foto para a história que escrevi na escola hoje.)
Evan: Oh, yeah? Terrific. Can I see it? It's very pretty. I like the colors.
(Oh sim? Formidável. Posso ver? É muito linda. Eu gosto das cores.)
Chloe: Thanks, Dad.
(Obrigado papai.)

19 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

In "Can I see it?", (line 4),

the modal verb "can" gives us an idea of

(A) ability.
(B) obligation.
(C) permission.
(D) probability.

20 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

According to the dialog, we can conclude that Evan decides to make a call before having

(A) lunch.
(B) dinner.
(C) breakfast.
(D) some coffee.

➧ INSTRUÇÃO: Read the text and answer questions 21, 22, 23 and 24.

Vitamin C

Foods such as oranges and tomatoes contain a lot of vitamin C. Other fruits and vegetables ____ vitamin C, too. Doctors agree that vitamin C ____ us healthy. Most doctors think that vitamin C helps prevent colds. A few people believe that vitamin C can prevent cancer and other serious health problems.

( Taken from Access Reading Thomson)

21 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

The correct verbs to fill in the blanks are, respectively

(A) had / kept
(B) has / kept
(C) have / keeps
(D) will have / keep

22 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

According to the text,

(A) all fruits and vegetables contain vitamin C.
(B) only few doctors agree that vitamin C helps prevent colds.
(C) a large number of people think that vitamin C can prevent cancer.
(D) doctors believe that fruits and vegetables that contain vitamin C keep us in good health.

23 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

"too", (line 3), is similar in meaning to

(A) well.
(B) also.
(C) very.
(D) more.

Resposta: B

➧ BIZU FEROZ:

(1) TOO (= ALSO) em final de SENTENÇA.

• I'd like to come too. – Eu gostaria de ir também.[Cambridge Dictionary]

(2) TOO (= MORE) antes de ADJETIVO.

• I'm too fat. – Estou gordo demais. [Cambridge Dictionary]
• It's too hard to explain. – É muito difícil de explicar. [Cambridge Dictionary]

➧ RESOLAÇÃO RÁPIDA: 

"too", (line 3), is similar in meaning to

(A) well.
(B) also. 

(C) very.
(D) more.

24 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

"SUCH AS", (line 1), is closest in meaning to

(A) so.
(B) but.
(C) instead.
(D) for example.

Resposta: B

➧ BIZU FEROZ:

(*) SUCH AS (= FOR EXEMPLE, LIKE) é usado para EXEMPLIFICAR, ou seja, para INTRODUZIR UM EXEMPLO ou EXEMPLOS DE ALGO.

• Countries such as Sweden have a long record of welcoming refugees from all over the world. – Países como a Suécia têm um longo histórico de acolher refugiados de todo o mundo. [Cambridge Dictionary]

➧ RESOLUÇÃO RÁPIDA: 

"SUCH AS", (line 1), is closest in meaning to

(A) so.
(B) but.
(C) instead.
(D) for example.

➧ INSTRUÇÃO: Read the text and answer question 25.

Dear Rosie:

I have just started my first job and would like to move out of my parents' house and be more independent. My parents are very unhappy and do not want me to leave. What can I do?

OTTO ZERBONI

25 – (EEAR-CFS-2010/2011-Aeronavegantes e Não-Navegantes-Turma 2)

The paragraph reveals that Otto wants

(A) to live alone.
(B) to get a new job.
(C) his parents’ advice.
(D) his mom and dad to move out.

Resposta: A

➧ BIZU FEROZ:

(*) TO MOVE OUT (= to stop living in a particular home) - MUDAR-SE, RETIRAR-SE, SAIR DE CASA,etc.

• Her landlord has given her a week to move out. – O dono das terras deu-lhe uma semana para se mudar. [Cambridge Dictionary]
• One hundred and fifty jobs were lost as a result of the company moving out of the area. – Cento e cinquenta empregos foram perdidos como resultado da mudança da empresa para fora da área. [Cambridge Dictionary]

➧ RESOLUÇÃO RÁPIDA: 

O parágrafo revela que Otto quer...

(A) to live alone. (quer morar sozinho)

• CORRETO conforme o trecho:
• and would like to move out of my parents' house.

(B) to get a new job. (quer conseguir um novo emprego)

• INCORRETO porque o texto não menciona que Otto quer conseguir um novo emprego.
• Foi relatado que Otto acabou de começar o seu primeiro emprego conforme o trecho:
• "I have just started my first job..."

(C) his parents’ advice. (o conselho de seus pais)

• INCORRETO porque o texto não menciona que Otto quer o conselho de seus pais.

(D) his mom and dad to move out. (que sua mãe e pai se mudem)

• INCORRETO porque o texto relata que quem se mudar é próprio Otto e não os pais dele.

➧ TRADUÇÃO LIVRE:

Caro Rosie:

Acabei de começar meu primeiro emprego e gostaria de sair da casa dos meus pais e ser mais independente. Meus pais são muito infelizes e não querem que eu saia. O que eu posso fazer?

EEAR 2011 MODALIDADE ESPECIAL BCT

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•ESCOLA DE ESPECIALISTAS DE AERONÁUTICA-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL.

❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

• 30 Multiple Choice Questions / 4 Options Each Question.

❑ PROVA:

❑ TRADUÇÃO-TEXTO 1:  

The heaviest rains in decades caused floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro

Chuvas mais fortes em décadas causam enchentes e deslizamentos no Rio de Janeiro      

Mudslides swept away shacks in Rio’s hillside slums, turning the city’s main lake and the sea brown during the round-the-clock heavy rains.

Deslizamentos de terra varreram barracos nas favelas do Rio, deixando o lago principal da cidade e o mar marrons durante as chuvas torrenciais 24 horas por dia.

Morning flights in and out of the city of six million people – which will host the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics – were canceled or seriously delayed.

Voos matinais de entrada e saída da cidade de seis milhões de pessoas — que sediará a Copa do Mundo de 2014 e as Olimpíadas de 2016 — foram cancelados ou seriamente atrasados. 

Most victims died in more than 180 mudslides, authorities said. A spokesman for Rio’s fire service said at least 40 injured people were taken to hospitals as the search went on for others reported missing.

A maioria das vítimas morreu em mais de 180 deslizamentos de terra, disseram as autoridades. Um porta-voz do corpo de bombeiros do Rio disse que pelo menos 40 feridos foram levados a hospitais enquanto a busca por outros desaparecidos continuava. 

“The situation is critical. Roads are flooded and blocked,” Mayor Eduardo Paes said. “We recommend people stay at home.”

“A situação é crítica. As estradas estão alagadas e bloqueadas”, disse o prefeito Eduardo Paes. “Recomendamos que as pessoas fiquem em casa.”

(Taken from Telegraph Newspaper)

 GLOSSARY

*landslide, mudslide – desmoronamento
*hillside – encosta
*to sweepy away – destruir completamente
*shack – barracão
*slum – favela
*round-the-clock – o tempo todo (durante o dia e a noite) 

31 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL)  “which”, underlined in the text, refers to

(A) city.
(B) people.
(C) flights.
(D) World Cup.

32 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) A similar meaning to “as”, (line 11) , is

a) like.
b) while.
c) though.
d) because.

33 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) Another way to express the same idea as

• “ …the search went on for others reported missing.”

can be:

a) Missing people were still being searched.
b) The search for survivors was abandoned.
c) There was no chance of people being found alive.
d) Police are investigating the disappearance of people.

❑ TRADUÇÃO-TEXTO 2:

Service Animals

A Therapy Dog is a kind of service animal – an animal that helps people. The most common service animal is a seeing eye dog. A seeing eye dog helps blind people. 

However, dogs help people in many other ways. Hearing ear dogs help people with hearing problems. These dogs listen for specific noises, such as a fire alarm. When the dog hears the sound, the dog touches the owner. However, if it’s an emergency, the dog may pull the owner out of danger. Usually small dogs are hearing ear dogs because they are easy to care for. 

Wheelchair assistance dogs are much larger because the dog’s main job is pulling the wheelchair. These dogs also open doors and get items for their owners, such as magazines.

(Adapted from Access Reading – Thompson)

34 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL)

According to the text, a seeing eye dog is, except

a) a blind dog.
b) a kind of service animal.
c) an animal that helps people with eye damage.
d) a dog that provides assistance to people who are unable to see.

35 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL)

According to the text, hearing ear dogs don’t
a) pull the wheelchair.
b) listen for specific noises.
c) help people with hearing problems.
d) pull the owner out of danger when it’s an emergency.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 06 and 07.

Because so many English words sound similar,
misunderstandings among English-speaking people are common. Every day people speaking English ask one another questions like these: "Did you say seventy or seventeen?" "Did you say that you can come or that you can’t?" Similar-sounding words can also be confusing for people who speak English as a second language.

English is not the only language with similar-sounding words. Other languages, too, have words that can cause misunderstandings, especially for foreigners. When similar-sounding words cause a misunderstanding, probably the best thing to do is just laugh and learn from the mistake.

(Adapted from Even More true stories – Longman)

36 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL)

According to the text, similar-sounding words

a) can be misunderstood only in English.
b) can confuse non-native speakers of English.
c) don’t cause misunderstandings among foreigners.
d) aren’t difficult for English-speaking people to understand.

37 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL)

The words, underlined in the text, are similar in meaning to

a) others.
b) everyone.
c) each other.
d) both of them.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 08, 09 and 10.

The stunning legacy left by Zilda Arns the founder

and coordinator of Pastoral da Criança

In 1983, with the backing of CNBB, Zilda founded Pastoral da Criança. She had developed an efficient method to help the poorest families. The work involved, among other things, feeding children under six, hygiene, preventive healthcare, and complete help for poor pregnant women. On January 12th she was in a church in Port-au-Prince, talking to a group of local religious leaders. She intended to introduce that methodology to Haiti. _________, an earthquake completely destroyed the church and Brazil lost one of the greatest women in its history. The aim of her work was to reduce malnutrition and Brazil’s infant mortality.The efficient methodology used by Pastoral da Criança has saved thousands of lives over the last three decades and has been exported to 20 countries.

(Adapted from Maganews # 47)

GLOSSARY
*stunning – impressionante
*legacy – legado

38 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL)

Fill in the blank with the suitable option.

a) Unless
b) Besides
c) However
d) Therefore

39 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL)

The correct passive voice for 

“She had developed an efficient method…”

is: 

An efficient method  __________.

(A) has developed
(B) had been developed
(C) has been developing
(D) was being developed

40 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) 

Which of these ideas can be inferred from the text?

a) Newborn children have been supported by CNBB and the Pastoral da Criança.
b) The poorest countries imported the methodology developed by Zilda Arns.
c) The poor nutrition and death rates increased after Zilda Arns had died.
d) Zilda was concerned not only with expectant poor mothers but also with the development of their children.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

Air traffic controller: orchestrating aerial and

ground movements

An airfield in a war zone is like an orchestra of aerial and ground activity. That’s the case at Sather Air Base, Iraq, located next to Baghdad International Airport. 

It’s one of Iraq’s busiest airfields. An average of 320 transient aircraft and 6,200 passengers _____ through the base each week. Needless to say, there’s a lot of activity. Airmen work on aircraft, loading them with munitions or filling their fuel tanks. Of course, there’s always the threat of terrorist attacks. The potential for accidents is high. Conducting the symphony, are air traffic controllers like Sgt. Carter. One wrong direction could result in people dying or the loss of millions of dollars worth of equipment. “It’s a complex job,” he said. “We must make sure aircraft make it to the field so the mission can be performed.” “To do the job well requires great communication skills”, he said. “Initially, I was challenged by the language barrier,” he said. “But I soon learned to be more patient. And I was able to figure out what was being said, so we could complete our mission.” 

One major difference for controllers in a war zone is that they have to deal with things they don’t normally deal with at their home bases. At Sather, the challenge was the helicopter traffic, Carter said. “Helicopters were swarming everywhere in that country,” he said. Soon after arriving at the base, the sergeant had to educate himself about how to control helicopters. 

Carter admits feeling nervous when he first found out he was deploying to Iraq because of the media attention on terrorist attacks. But, to his surprise, his tour has been relatively calm. Carter said his Sather tour has been extremely rewarding, despite his earlier misgivings.

(Adapted from Air Force News Agency)

GLOSSARY
to swarm – apinhar ou aglomerar
to deploy – ir em missão
misgivings – receios ou preocupações

41 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) The correct verb form to fill in the blank is

a) pass.
b) passes.
c) passed.
d) will pass.

42 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) According to the text,

a) terrorist attacks aren’t likely to happen on Sather Air Base.
b) air traffic controllers in a war zone just deal with civilian air traffic.
c) an air traffic controller controls not only the skies but also the ground.
d) when Sergeant Carter was deployed to Iraq, he was used to the helicopter traffic

43 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) All the alternatives show comparative or superlative adjectives except in

a) busiest (line 4).
b) earlier (line 32).
c) barrier (line 17).
d) more patient (line 18).

44 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) “Needless to say,”,(line 6), 

is used when you are telling someone

a) that you did not want something to happen.
b) something that they probably know or expect.
c) about something new that has never happened before.
d) that something is unnecessary and could have been avoided.

45 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) The -ing form in 

• “Helicopters were swarming …”,(lines24 and 25), 

is being used in the same way as in

a) Carter admits feeling nervous […]
b) Soon after arriving at the base, […]
c) […] when he first found out he was deploying to Iraq […]
d) Carter said his Sather tour has been extremely rewarding, […]

46 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) The indirect speech for 

• “I was challenged by the language barrier, he said.” 

is

a) He said he is being challenged by the language barrier.
b) He said that he had been challenged by the language barrier.
c) He told us that he has been challenged by the language barrier.
d) He asked us if he was being challenged by the language barrier.

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

Night flight         

"This is your captain, John Cook, speaking. We’ve reached our cruising altitude and I’ve just turned off the Fasten seat belt sign. Our estimated time of arrival in New York is 1:00 a.m., so we’ve got a long flight ahead of us. I hope you enjoy it. Our flight attendants will be serving dinner shortly. Thank you.”
         
It was Christmas Eve 1959. A lot of the passengers were travelling home to spend the holidays with their families. It was a quiet flight. The flight attendant had just finished picking up the trays when the first buzzers sounded. One of the flight attendants went down the aisle to check. She looked surprised; two people have gotten sick. Twenty minutes later nearly half the passengers were violently sick. Several were moaning and groaning, some were doubled up in pain, and two were unconscious. Fortunately, there was a doctor on board, and he was helping the flight attendants. He said, “I’d better speak to the pilot. This is severe case of food poisoning. We’d better land as soon as possible. I had the beef for dinner, and I’m fine. The passengers who chose the fish are sick.”
         
The flight attendant led him to the cockpit. The captain and the copilot were lying unconscious, and the engineer was trying to revive them. The plane was on the automatic pilot. A passenger who had been a pilot sat down at the controls and the engineer connected him to Air Traffic Control. An hour later, the lights of New York appeared on the horizon. He could see the lights of runway shining brightly by a lake.

(Adapted from Streamline unit 19– intermediate)

GLOSSARY
*buzzer – buzina, alarme
*to moan(môun) – reclamar, lamentar
*to groan(grôun) – gemer
*to double up – dobrar -se, curvar-se

47 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) 

“…as soon as possible.” (lines 19 and 20), 

means that the pilot should land

a) as quickly as he can .
b) with some delay.
c) in advance.
d) on time.

48 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) 

According to the text,

a) all passengers were poisoned by food.
b) the engineer was in charge of the whole flight.
c) the doctor found out the cause of the sickness.
d) the captain and the copilot had beef for dinner.

49 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) In

• “...He could see the lights of runway brightly by a lake.”, (lines 28 and 29), 

the underlined word is

a) a conjunction.
b) a preposition.
c) an adjective.
d) a pronoun.

50 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) 

There are two actions in 

“the flight attendant had just finished picking up the trays when the first buzzers sound.” (lines 9, 10 and 11). 

It means that

a) the flight attendant picked up the trays at the same time the first buzzers sounded.
b) the first buzzers sounded before the flight attendant had picked up the trays.
c) the first buzzers sounded after the flight attendant had picked up the trays.
d) the flight attendant picked up the trays after the first buzzers sounded.

51 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) According to the text, we can infer that the flight was

a) a nightmare.
b) a relief.
c) terrific.
d) safe.

52 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) 

“Fortunately”, (line 16), 

is closest in meaning to

a) fatally.
b) luckly.
c) promptly.
d) immediately.

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

The Mona Lisa

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is widely recognized as the most famous painting of all time. She has aroused admiration, curiosity and suspicion for over 500 years. She can provoke a reaction known as the Mona Lisa Syndrome: the viewer is enchanted by her legendary smile, which becomes increasingly enigmatic the more you look at it.
         
As it will never be sold, the Mona Lisa is priceless, although for insurance reasons it is believed to be valued at anything up to $ 1 billion.

( Adapted from Move – Intermediate)

GLOSSARY
*to arouse – despertar
*to enchant – encantar
*legendary – fabuloso, lendário
*insurance – apólice de seguro

53 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) According to the text, the Mona Lisa

a) has no price.
b) was painted 500 years ago.
c) becomes enigmatic because of her eyes.
d) causes an illness called the Mona Lisa Syndrome.

54 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) The underlined part, in the text, means that the Mona Lisa is the most famous painting that

a) never existed.
b) has ever existed.
c) will exist forever.
d) existed a long time ago.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30. 

Women in Control

A survey __________ that British men are happy to let their wives make all the decisions in the home and often ask them to control the domestic finances.
         
Women also take the lead in disciplining children, with only ten percent of men now involving themselves in what used to be seen as a male preserve.
         
Women also dictate where to go on holiday and what friends to see. But when it comes to television and cars, men still want to rule the roost. Nearly a third of the men in this recent survey confessed to deciding what TV programs were watched, regardless of what their partners might want to see, and only 12 per cent of women had a say in buying a new family car.

( Speak up # 137)

GLOSSARY
*to rule the roost – ditar as regras

55 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank.

a) will find
b) has found
c) could have found
d) would have found

56 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) According to the text,

a) men do not respect their wives decisions.
b) only women take the lead to everything in the house.
c) there is a role confusion between husbands and wives.
d) men prefer when their wives control the domestic budget.

57 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) 

“...wives...” (line 2), 

have the same plural form as, except

a) life
b) shelf
c) thief
d) belief

58 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) 

“their and themselves”, 

underlined in the text, are respectively
a) relative pronoun / objective pronoun
b) possessive pronoun / reflexive pronoun
c) reflexive pronoun / possessive adjective
d) possessive adjective / reflexive pronoun

59 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) Based on the text, all the statements below are correct, except

a) women also decide where to go on holiday.
b) British men agree that their wives make the decisions in the home.
c) a small percentage of women help their husbands choose a new family car.
d) only ten percent of women involve themselves in
disciplining children.

60 – (EEAR-CFS-2011-BCT-MODALIDADE ESPECIAL) 

“regardless”, (line 11), 

is similar in meaning to

a) despite
b) besides
c) without
d) throughout