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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA: UERJ-2016-VESTIBULAR ESTADUAL-1º EXAME DE QUALIFICAÇÃO-LÍNGUA INGLESA-14/06/2015.

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❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

➭ 5 Multiple Choice Questions / 5 Options Each Question.

• Text  – | Cartoon | Calvin and Hobbes |images1.fanpop.com |

❑ APRESENTAÇÃO DA PROVA:

❑ GABARITO:

❑ TRADUÇÃO - TEXTO:

❑ 1º QUADRINHO:

➭ It says here that "Religion is the opiate of the masses". What do you suppose that means?

➭ Diz aqui que "a religião é o ópio das massas". O que você acha que isso significa?

❑ 2º QUADRINHO:

➭ It means Karl Max had'n seen anything yet.

➭ Significa que Karl Marx ainda não viu nada.

❑ 3º QUADRINHO:

➭ What are you watching?

➭ O que você está assistindo?

❑ 4º QUADRINHO:

➭ Garbage. This show would insult a 6-year-old! And I should know. 

➭ Lixo. Este programa insultaria uma criança de 6 anos! E eu deveria saber.

❑ 5º QUADRINHO:

➭ So why watch it?

➭ Então, por que assistir?

➭ All the other shows are even worse.

➭ Todos os outros programas são ainda piores.

❑ 6º QUADRINHO:

➭ Why watch TV at all then?

➭ Por que assistir TV então?

➭ There's nothing to do.

➭ Não há nada para fazer.

❑ 7º QUADRINHO:

➭ Nothing to do?! You could read a book! Or write a letter! Or take a walk!

➭ Nada para fazer?! Você poderia ler um livro! Ou escreva uma carta! Ou fazer caminhada!

❑ 8º QUADRINHO:

➭ When you're old, you'll wish you had more than memories of this tripe to look back on.

➭ Quando você estiver velho, vai desejar ter mais do que memórias desta porcaria para recordar.

➭ Undoubtedly.

➭ Sem dúvida.

❑ 9º QUADRINHO: O tigre Haroldo e o Calvin assistem ao programa de TV.

❑ 10º QUADRINHO: O tigre Haroldo e o Calvin assistem ao programa de TV.

👉 Questão  17 :
Besides being funny, comics often expresses criticism.

The comic strip criticizes men’s incapacity to take the following action:

(A) fight what baffles them
(B) confront what fools them
(C) resist what alienates them
(D) avoid what confuses them

      Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICOS - ELEMENTOS VERBAIS E NÃO-VERBAIS, INFERÊNCIA, IDIOMS:

Besides being funny, comics often expresses criticism.

Além de serem engraçados, os quadrinhos costumam expressar críticas.

The comic strip criticizes men’s incapacity to take the following action:

A história em quadrinhos critica a incapacidade do homem de realizar as seguintes ações:

(A) fight what baffles them

(lutar contra o que os confunde)

(B) confront what fools them

(confrontar o que os engana)

(C) resist what alienates them

(resistir ao que os aliena)

(D) avoid what confuses them

(evitar o que os confunde)

>> EXPLICAÇÃO:

• A leitura dos quadrinhos 1 e 2 permite a inferência: os meios de comunicação de massa funcionarão como o “ópio do povo”, ou seja, como uma forma de alienação.
• Nos quadrinhos a seguir, o tigre Haroldo sugere que ao invés de assistir programa na TV, Calvin poderia ler um livro, ou escrever uma carta ou fazer caminhada!
• Entretanto, apesar da crítica que o tigre Haroldo faz ao fato de Calvin estar assistindo a um programa ruim, nos quadrinhos 9 e 10, vê-se que o tigre Haroldo também sucumbe ao mesmo programa, reforçando a ideia da alienação.
• Portanto, marque a opção (C), visto que o Cartoon diz respeito à incapacidade das pessoas resistirem ao que as aliena..

👉 Questão  18 :
Consider the visual representation of the tiger in the comic strip. The effect of closeness between the tiger and the viewer is obtained in the panel below:

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICO - ELEMENTOS VERBAIS E NÃO-VERBAIS, INFERÊNCIA, IDIOMS:

Consider the visual representation of the tiger in the comic strip. The effect of closeness between the tiger and the viewer is obtained in the panel below:

Considere a representação visual do tigre na história em quadrinhos. O efeito de proximidade entre o tigre e o espectador é obtido no painel abaixo:

(A) 5

(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8

>> EXPLICAÇÃO:

• Considerando a representação visual do tigre Haroldo no Cartoon, note que somente no 7º quadrinho, o corpo do tigre está ampliado e cortado, promovendo portanto um efeito de aproximação com o leitor.
• Portanto o efeito de proximidade entre o tigre e o observador é obtido no painel 7.

👉 Questão  19 :
In the speech balloon of panel 1, the word that appears twice. The second that fulfils the following cohesive function:
(A) showing emphasis in speech
(B) refering back to the quotation
(C) pointing to the book in the picture
(D) linking main and subordinate clauses

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICO - PRONOME "THAT":

- No balão de fala do painel 1, a palavra that aparece duas vezes.

- O segundo that cumpre a seguinte função coesiva:

(A) showing emphasis in speech
(B) refering back to the quotation
(C) pointing to the book in the picture
(D) linking main and subordinate clauses

- EXPLANATION:

• 1º quadrinho:

- It says here that "Religion is the opiate of the masses". What do you suppose that means?

- Diz aqui que "a religião é o ópio das massas". O que você acha que isso significa?

1) O 1º THAT usado como um pronome relativo para introduzir uma subordinate clause do tipo defining relative clause. 

2)  O 2º THAT usado como um pronome demonstrativo para se referir de volta a citação ''Religion is the opiate of the masses'.

3) Portanto, O segundo that cumpre a função coesiva de referir de volta a citação de Karl Max.

👉 Questão  20 :
And I should know. (panel 4)

Modal verbs can be used to refer to a speaker’s attitude.

The modal should indicates that Calvin believes his knowledge of the bad quality of the TV show would be characterized as:
(A) desirable
(B) probable
(C) surprising
(D) mandatory

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICO - MODAL VERB "SHOULD":

And I should know. (panel 4)

- Os verbos modais podem ser usados para se referir à atitude de um falante.

- O modal deve indicar que Calvin acredita que seu conhecimento da má qualidade do programa de TV seria caracterizado como:

(A) desirable
(B) probable
(C) surprising
(D) mandatory

- EXPLANATION:

• 4º quadrinho:

- Garbage. This show would insult a 6-year-old! And I should know. 

(Lixo. Este programa insultaria uma criança de 6 anos! E eu deveria saber.)

1) Calvin declara “And I should know.”

2) Note que o modal should indica o que é desejável, a coisa certa, ou seja, Calvin deveria levar em consideração a avaliação que ele mesmo faz do programa.

3) Entretanto, nos quadrinhos seguintes, observa-se que Calvin permanece assistindo ao programa.

4) Portanto should deve indicar que Calvin acredita que seu conhecimento da má qualidade do programa de TV seria caracterizado como desejável.

From: www.ldoceonline.com

👉 Questão  21 :

By establishing links between different parts of a text, one might guess the meaning of an unknown word.

Based on Calvin’s evaluation of the show he is watching, the meaning of the word tripe, in panel 8, is:
(A) fun
(B) trash
(C) pastime
(D) program

 👍   Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICO - VOCABULÁRIO "TRIPE":

-Ao estabelecer ligações entre diferentes partes de um texto, pode-se adivinhar o significado de uma palavra desconhecida.

-Com base na avaliação de Calvin do show que ele está assistindo, o significado da palavra tripe, no painel 8, é:

(A) fun – diversão
(B) trash – lixo

(C) pastime – passatempo
(D) program – programa

- EXPLANATION:

- No 8º quadrinho, o vocábulo  tripe, que está precedido pelo pronome demonstrativo this remete ao programa assistido, dessa forma o tigre Haroldo retorna portanto ao discurso sobre a falta de qualidade dos programas de TV.

- Portanto, infere-se que tripe expressa algo ruim, desqualificado e dentre as opções, marque a (B), ou seja, trash (lixo).

• 8º quadrinho:

- When you're old, you'll wish you had more than memories of this tripe to look back on.

(Quando você estiver velho, vai desejar ter mais do que memórias desse lixo ao lembrar.)

- Undoubtedly.

(Sem dúvida)

CEBRASPE 2015 - DEPEN - AGENTE PENITENCIÁRIO - LÍNGUA INGLESA

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➧ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA: CESPE-CEBRASPE-2015-DEPEN-AGENTE PENITENCIÁRIO, aplicação em 28/06/2015.

➧ BANCA/ORGANIZADOR: CEBRASPE-Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisa em Avaliação e Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos.

➧ GABARITO:

01-C, 02-C, 03-E, 04-C, 05-E

06-C, 07-C, 08-E, 09-E, 10-C

➧ TEXT I:

Boots, belts, glasses, purses and other items land in a plastic tray. It’s a procedure frequent flyers are painfully familiar with, one of those things that are deemed necessary to get from point A to point B by air. “People increasingly expect to be treated like cattle at airports,” says the executive director of a human rights group. “What we have seen over the years is a large level of security theatre, and more worryingly ridiculous technologies being deployed with little thought.”

But security experts believe the ever-evolving technologies are justified. The senior vice president of a leading security screening and imaging firm says that security technology and screening methods simply must continue “to adapt to changing threats.”

Airport security is one of the least popular aspects of travel, according to a passenger survey conducted by the 16 International Air Transport Association (IATA). Airports have realised this, and some are now making efforts to make the experience of being touched, scanned and having your suitcase 19 rummaged through as painless as possible, while maintaining the same level of scrutiny.

It also didn’t take long for people to wonder just how  much the scanners were actually seeing, especially after the media published a picture of the head of the Transportation Security Administration’s research lab which showed her being scanned and appearing rather nude. It was an eye-opener for many, and privacy groups took up the cause. Soon officials acknowledged that the technology had to be tuned down a bit 28 in the USA and several other countries.

Internet:(adapted).

According to the previous text, judge the following items.

01. Some airports are concerned with easing distress passengers have to go through during inspection.

02. People who regularly travel by air are not surprised by the security procedures.

03. A member of a human rights group and a representative of a security firm have similar points of view.

04. The word ‘changing’ (R.13) conveys the idea that threats are constantly evolving.

➧ TEXT II:

El Niño (The boy) is mostly likely to continue during the summer of 2015, according to new estimates for the Northern Hemisphere from the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center. What can you expect in El Niño conditions? Warmer sea-surfaces that could send floods to South America, potentially impacting farmers and confounding food production, among other things.

Internet: (adapted).

According to the text,

05. the effects of El Niño phenomena are sure to reach South America before they have impact on the Northern Hemisphere.

➧ TEXT III:

With Ebola nearly stamped out in West Africa, vaccine trials will probably fail to provide enough useful data on how well they protect people against the deadly virus, the WHO (World Health Organization) said on Tuesday.

“The best news is we are going to zero cases, there is absolutely no doubt about that,” said WHO researcher J. Kieny. 7 But two experimental Ebola vaccines being tested on volunteers may not yield sufficient data on efficacy as case numbers fall, Kieny said.

“It is not clear whether it will be possible to have even a hint of efficacy from these two vaccines,” she said, noting that they already had been proven safe. “To have efficacy we must see if people are actually protected, as the number of cases is going down it is not clear whether there will be a strong robust answer to this question at the end of epidemic,” she said.

The WHO, a United Nations agency, hosted a two-day experts’ meeting on Ebola research and development after the 19 world’s largest epidemic that has killed more than 11,000 since December 2013.

Consultations will be held in coming months on issues including developing protocols, data sharing and storing biological material including the virus and blood serum of patients, Kieny said.

Internet: (adapted).

Based on the previous text, judge the following items.

06. The word ‘robust’ (R.15) can be correctly replaced by effective without this bringing any change of meaning to the sentence.

07. The world had never witnessed an ebola epidemic of such magnitude as the one mentioned in the text.

08. The WHO mentioned has no intention of keeping biological material related to the disease.

09. The West region of Africa is totally free from the Ebola virus.

10. Even though the vaccines could be tested, the results may not be useful to assess their efficacy.

UFU-2015.2-2ª FASE–COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, ANSWERS & LEXICAL APPROACH.

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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:

• UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE UBERLÂNDIA-VESTIBULAR-2015.2-2ª FASE-APLICAÇÃO EM 09/05/2015.

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❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA DISCURSIVA:

• 04 Questions.
• 02 questões onde se pedem respostas discursivas em inglês.
• 02 questões onde se pedem respostas discursivas em português.

❑ TEXTO 1:

Coca-Cola Is Adding Fiber to Coke. Does That Make It Healthy? 

by Cynthia Sass

World’s Largest  Telescope Faces Opposition from Native Hawaiian Protesters

By Katie Worth

The broad-shouldered summit of Mauna Kea holds many meanings for many people: For astronomers, it‟s a high-altitude playground of stars, among the best places on Earth to explore the firmament with minimal atmospheric distortion. For environmentalists, it‟s a “sky island ecosystem” that hosts rare and altitude-sensitive species, including the wekiu bug found nowhere else in the world. For Hawaiian spiritual practitioners, it is the home of gods, the most holy place on Hawaii‟s big island. As vast as its expanses of ice and lava are, Mauna Kea has not proved sizable enough to accommodate the desires of all three groups. The dormant volcano has become a battleground between astronomers, who have placed 13 telescopes at its summit and now wish to build one more, and Hawaiian cultural and environmental activists who believe the stargazing science has already had too much impact on the 4,205-meterhigh mountain. Two lawsuits are in motion over the California Institute of Technology and the University of California‟s proposal to build the  hirty  eter  elescope (   ); in  ctober activists shut down the project‟s groundbreaking in a protest that made headlines worldwide. So far, courts have ruled in favor of the telescope and construction has recently begun. Activists have appealed and say they will continue to protest. For astronomers, the proposed new telescope represents tremendous promise: With a mirror nearly three times larger than any other on Earth, it could detect signs of life in other solar systems and provide clues to the origins of the universe. But for some Hawaiians, it represents the ongoing desecration of a sacred place.

>> Disponível no site: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/world-s-largest-telescopefaces-opposition-from-native-hawaiian-protesters/.Acesso em 21 fev. 2015. 

• RESPONDA A QUESTÃO EM INGLÊS. RESPOSTAS EM PORTUGUÊS NÃO SERÃO ACEITAS.

01 – (UFU-2015.2-2ª FASE) Based on the text about “World’s Largest  Telescope”, answer the following questions: 

(A) What benefits can the construction of the new telescope provide? 
(B) Why is there opposition against the construction of the new telescope?

 👍  RESPOSTAS     
(A) What benefits can the construction of the new telescope provide?

• It could detect signs of life in other solar systems and provide clues to the origins of the universe. 

(B) Why is there opposition against the construction of the new telescope?

• Because the construction will cause too much impact on the mountain and it represents the ongoing desecration of a sacred place.

❑ TEXTO 2:

What Do All Babies Need, Yet Aren't Getting Equally?

By Melissa Fay Greene

(…)  any low-income American children are suffering from a shortage of words — songs, nursery rhymes, storybooks, chitchat, everyday stuff. How can that be? All parents issue directives — “ ime for your bath” or “Let‟s put on your jammies.”  n low-income families, where parents often have had less education and limited access to parenting guidance, that‟s usually the end of it; while in wealthier families, directives are only a small part of an ongoing conversation. “Let‟s put on your jammies. Your jammies are so soft! What color are these jammies?  hey‟re yellow.  nd look at these little animals on your jammies. What are those?  hose are ducks! „ uack, quack, quack,‟ say the ducks!”  ll that babbling isn‟t silliness; it‟s mind- building. Words streaming from radio or television, or from parents or caregivers chatting on cell phones, are of no benefit, however — a finding that merits attention from all parents. In many low-income families, warm and loving parents may struggle desperately to provide all the other basics, without a clue that their relative silence — and the lack of bedtime stories, picture books, and lullabies — hurts the babies. Beginning in the 1990s, researchers at Rice and Columbia Universities reported eye-opening findings about how many more words middle-class and affluent kids hear day in and out. Using interview techniques and tracking devices including “word pedometers,” they‟ve determined that well-off children hear 30 million more words in the first three years of life. The deficit has astounding and bitter consequences. More than any other strand in the lives of poor children, the 30-million-word gap has been linked to poor school performance, a failure to learn to read, a failure to graduate from high school, and an inability to prepare for and to enjoy career success. 

>> Disponível em http://www.rd.com/advice/parenting/babies-need-words/

• RESPONDA A QUESTÃO EM INGLÊS. RESPOSTAS EM PORTUGUÊS NÃO SERÃO ACEITAS.

02 – (UFU-2015.2-2ª FASE) 
(A) According to the text, what can be said about low-income American children and those from wealthy families concerning the exposure to words?
(B) What are the consequences of the results of the research reported in the text for low-income American children?

 👍  RESPOSTAS     
(A)According to the text, what can be said about low-income American children and those from wealthy families concerning the exposure to words?

• It could detect signs of life in other solar systems and provide clues to the origins of the universe. 

(B) What are the consequences of the results of the research reported in the text for low-income American children?

• They might/will have problems at school or in their careers.

❑ TEXTO 3:

Meet Hello Barbie: A Wi-Fi Doll That Talks to Children

By Lauren Walker

Barbie is getting a digital makeover. In partnership with a San Francisco-based startup, ToyTalk, Mattel has developed a Wi-Fi-connected Barbie that‟s able to have two-way conversations, play interactive games, tell stories and joke around. The companies unveiled their prototype, called Hello Barbie, at the New York Toy Fair on February 14. Hello Barbie is expected to hit the market later this year and retail for $74.99.  Children are able to interact with the doll through a microphone and speaker located on Barbie's trendy necklace. Rechargeable batteries in her legs allow the doll to play for roughly an hour before she needs to be recharged. Hello Barbie also comes equipped with a hold-to-talk button on her belt buckle to make sure she‟s responding only to the child‟s commands.  oy alk gives parents many controls over their child‟s interactions with the doll. For instance, parents choose which topics they don‟t want their kids discussing, and Barbie will gracefully switch the conversation away from them. At any time, privacy-minded parents can also opt to have their child‟s information deleted from Toy alk‟s databases. 

>>Disponível no site: http://www.newsweek.com/meet-hello-barbie-wi-fi-doll-talks-children307482. Acesso em 18 fev. 2015 (adaptado).  

• RESPONDA A QUESTÃO EM PORTUGUÊS. RESPOSTAS EM INGLÊS NÃO SERÃO ACEITAS.

03 – (UFU-2015.2-2ª FASE) Based on the text, which presents the launching of a prototype called Hello Barbie at the New York Toy Fair, explain: 
(A) how the operating mechanism of the doll works. 
(B) how  oy alk will grant parents‟ autonomy to control their children‟s interaction with the doll.

 👍  RESPOSTAS     
(A) how the operating mechanism of the doll works.

• A boneca funciona via Wi-Fi, possui um microfone e um alto-falante (no colar), bateria recarregável (nas pernas) e um botão (na fivela) que responde apenas aos comandos da criança. 

(B) how  oy alk will grant parents‟ autonomy to control their children‟s interaction with the doll.

• Os pais podem escolher os tópicos/assuntos que não querem que as crianças discutam e podem deletar as informações da criança do banco de dados do fabricante/brinquedo.

❑ TEXTO 4:

What Happens When Scientists Experiment on Themselves? 

By Regina Nuzzo  

Methodical minds apparently share a compulsive need to discover the truth — personal comfort be damned. When Sir Isaac Newton had a theory about how the eye perceives color, he tested it by sticking a darning needle into the back of his eye socket and poking around until he saw colored circles. German Nobel Prize winner Werner Forssmann performed the first cardiac catheterization surgery — on himself. As a young doctor in Australia in the 1980s, Barry Marshall was convinced that stomach ulcers were caused not by stress or spicy food but by bacteria. To prove his point to the skeptical medical establishment, Marshall gulped down a cup of cloudy broth teeming with helicobacter pylori bacteria. Within a week, he was vomiting daily. Tests showed that his stomach lining was inflamed, which indicated an ulcer could be developing. After a round of antibiotics (his wife insisted he stop the experiment early), the infection disappeared. Today, ulcers are routinely treated with antibiotics, and in 2005 Marshall shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work.

>>Disponível em http://www.rd.com/health/healthcare/scientists-self-experiment/ 

• RESPONDA A QUESTÃO EM PORTUGUÊS. RESPOSTAS EM INGLÊS NÃO SERÃO ACEITAS.

04 – (UFU-2015.2-2ª FASE) 
(A) Why does the author present the examples of Isaac Newton and Werner Forssmann in the text?  
(B) Is the statement “Barry  arshall shared the  obel  rize in  hysiology in 2005 because he discovered antibiotics against helicobacter pylori bacteria which had infected his wife” right or wrong? Justify your answer.

 👍  RESPOSTAS     
(A) Why does the author present the examples of Isaac Newton and Werner Forssmann in the text?

• Para mostrar que o envolvimento dos cientistas com suas pesquisas é tão intenso que muitos fazem experiências em si mesmos para provar suas teorias. 

(B) Is the statement “Barry  arshall shared the  obel  rize in  hysiology in 2005 because he discovered antibiotics against helicobacter pylori bacteria which had infected his wife” right or wrong? Justify your answer.

• Falsa. Falsa porque Barry Marshall não descobriu os antibióticos e a esposa não foi infectada pela bactéria (mas sim ele próprio). 

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1️⃣ Texto – | To troubleshoot hardware problems  | http://windows.microsoft.com |

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🔹 04 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)

 🔹Five-Option Question.

❑ TEXTO: 

"To troubleshoot hardware problems"

"Para solucionar problemas de hardware"

1.  If your computer beeps when you start it but does not display anything on your monitor:

Se o seu computador emite um sinal sonoro quando você o inicia, mas não exibe nada no monitor:
      a. Disconnect and reconnect your monitor from your computer.

Desconecte e reconecte o monitor do computador.
      b. Verify that your monitor's power cord is connected and that your monitor is turned on.

Verifique se o cabo de alimentação do seu monitor está conectado e se o monitor está ligado.
      c. If possible, connect your monitor to a different computer to make sure that your monitor works properly.

Se possível, conecte seu monitor a um computador diferente para garantir que ele funcione corretamente.
      d. If your monitor works but your computer beeps and displays nothing, your video adapter has probably failed. If your computer is under warranty, contact your computer manufacturer for support. If your computer is not under warranty, and you are comfortable opening your computer’s case and replacing internal hardware, purchase and install a compatible replacement video adapter. Otherwise, contact a service center for assistance. While replacing a part is a nuisance and may be costly, your documents, pictures, and e-mail should be safe and will be available when your computer is fixed.

Se o seu monitor funciona, mas o seu computador emite um bipe e não exibe nada, o seu adaptador de vídeo provavelmente falhou. Se o seu computador estiver na garantia, entre em contato com o fabricante do seu computador para obter suporte. Se o seu computador não estiver na garantia e você se sentir confortável em abrir o gabinete do seu computador e substituir o hardware interno, compre e instale um adaptador de vídeo de substituição compatível. Caso contrário, entre em contato com um centro de serviço para obter assistência. Embora a substituição de uma peça seja um incômodo e possa ser cara, seus documentos, fotos e e-mails devem estar seguros e disponíveis quando o seu computador for consertado.
2.  If you see an error message that indicates that a keyboard is not present or a key is stuck, turn off your computer and reconnect your keyboard. If the problem continues, replace your keyboard.

Se você vir uma mensagem de erro que indique que um teclado não está presente ou uma tecla está presa, desligue o computador e reconecte o teclado. Se o problema persistir, substitua o teclado.
3.  Sometimes your computer won’t start because your computer is not compatible with a hardware accessory. If you have recently added a new hardware accessory, turn your computer off, remove the accessory, and restart your computer.

Às vezes, seu computador não inicia porque ele não é compatível com um acessório de hardware. Se você adicionou um novo acessório de hardware recentemente, desligue seu computador, remova o acessório e reinicie seu computador.
4.  Remove all hardware accessories except your keyboard, mouse, and monitor. If your computer starts successfully, shut down Windows, turn off your computer, and add one hardware accessory. Then, restart your computer. If your computer fails to start, the hardware accessory you most recently added is causing a problem. Remove the hardware and contact the hardware vendor for support. You can reconnect other hardware accessories.

Remova todos os acessórios de hardware, exceto o teclado, o mouse e o monitor. Se o computador iniciar com sucesso, desligue o Windows, desligue o computador e adicione um acessório de hardware. Em seguida, reinicie o computador. Se o computador não iniciar, o acessório de hardware adicionado mais recentemente está causando um problema. Remova o hardware e entre em contato com o fornecedor do hardware para obter suporte. Você pode reconectar outros acessórios de hardware.
5.  You may have a loose connector. Turn off your computer, remove all connectors from the outside of your computer, and then carefully push the connectors back in. Look for stray wires, bent pins, and loosely fitting connectors.

Você pode ter um conector solto. Desligue o computador, remova todos os conectores da parte externa do computador e, em seguida, empurre cuidadosamente os conectores de volta para dentro. Procure fios soltos, pinos tortos e conectores frouxos.
6.  If you are comfortable opening your computer’s case, shut down your computer, unplug the power, and open your computer’s case. Remove and reconnect all cables. Remove and reconnect all cards inside your computer, including your computer’s memory chips. Reassemble your computer before attempting to start it again.

Se você se sentir confortável abrindo o gabinete do seu computador, desligue-o, desconecte a energia e abra o gabinete do seu computador. Remova e reconecte todos os cabos. Remova e reconecte todas as placas dentro do seu computador, incluindo os chips de memória do seu computador. Remonte o seu computador antes de tentar iniciá-lo novamente.
7.  If your computer still doesn’t start, your motherboard, processor, memory, or graphics card may have developed a problem. While failed hardware can be frustrating, your documents, pictures, and email should be safe and will be there when your computer is fixed.

Se o seu computador ainda não iniciar, sua placa-mãe, processador, memória ou placa de vídeo podem ter desenvolvido um problema. Embora hardware com defeito possa ser frustrante, seus documentos, fotos e e-mails devem estar seguros e estarão lá quando seu computador for consertado.

• (Available at: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-xp/help/setup/ how-to-fix-computer-that-will-not-start).

09 – (VUNESP-2015-TCE/SP-AUXILIAR DA FISCALIZAÇÃO FINANCEIRA II) The purpose of the text is to

(A) instruct how one should upgrade faulty computer parts.
(B) find and solve problems that prevent hardware from working properly.
(C) identify the best accessories to get and install in the computer.
(D) show how to keep documents safe even when the computer is out of order.
(E) remind that connectors should be checked from time to time.

      Comentários e Gabarito    B  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

The purpose of the text is to

O objetivo do texto é

(A) instruct how one should upgrade faulty computer parts.

instruir como atualizar peças defeituosas do computador.
(B) find and solve problems that prevent hardware from working properly.

encontrar e resolver problemas que impedem o hardware de funcionar corretamente.

>> O título do texto confirma o item:

• "To troubleshoot hardware problems"
• Para solucionar problemas de hardware.

(C) identify the best accessories to get and install in the computer.

identificar os melhores acessórios para obter e instalar no computador.
(D) show how to keep documents safe even when the computer is out of order.

mostrar como manter os documentos seguros mesmo quando o computador estiver com defeito.
(E) remind that connectors should be checked from time to time.

lembrar que os conectores devem ser verificados de tempos em tempos.

10 – (VUNESP-2015-TCE/SP-AUXILIAR DA FISCALIZAÇÃO FINANCEIRA II) According to item 1 of the text, in order to ensure that the monitor is working well, one should

(A) replace the video adapter.
(B) take it to a service center as soon as possible.
(C) turn off the computer and connect a better monitor.
(D) unplug the monitor and connect it to another computer.
(E) shut down the computer and then restart it.

      Comentários e Gabarito    D  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

11 – (VUNESP-2015-TCE/SP-AUXILIAR DA FISCALIZAÇÃO FINANCEIRA II) The procedure recommended in item 4 aims at

(A) making the computer start anyway.
(B) ensuring that the keyboard and monitor are compatible with each other.
(C) identifying the accessory that is causing trouble.
(D) choosing the most efficient accessories for one’s needs.
(E) updating the necessary software to make the computer start.

      Comentários e Gabarito    C  
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

12 – (VUNESP-2015-TCE/SP-AUXILIAR DA FISCALIZAÇÃO FINANCEIRA II) In the excerpt of item 7 of the text

• While failed hardware can be frustrating, your documents, pictures, and email should be safe.

the word "while" can be correctly replaced by

(A) although.
(B) when.
(C) whenever.
(D) during.
(E) along.

      Comentários e Gabarito    A  
TÓPICO - "WHILE" NA FUNÇÃO CONCESSIVA:

• "[...] If your computer still doesn't start, your motherboard, processor, memory, or graphics card may have developed a problem. While failed hardware can be frustrating, your documents, pictures, and email should be safe and will be there when your computer is fixed."
• Se o seu computador ainda não iniciar, sua placa-mãe, processador, memória ou placa gráfica podem ter desenvolvido um problema. EMBORA o hardware com falha pode ser frustrante, seus documentos, fotos e e-mails DEVEM estar seguros e estarão lá quando o seu computador for resolvido.
• IDEIA CONTEXTUAL:
• A conjunção "while" funciona aqui como uma conjunção CONCESSIVA com o sentido de "embora".
• Na função concessiva, a conjunção "WHILE" pode ser substituída por "ALTHOUGH". 
  

the word "while" can be correctly replaced by

(A) although. (FUNÇÃO CONCESSIVA)
(B) when. (FUNÇÃO TEMPORAL)
(C) whenever. (FUNÇÃO TEMPORAL)
(D) during. (FUNÇÃO TEMPORAL)
(E) along. (é uma preposição, e não substitui "while" em nenhuma situação.)