❑ Read the following text and answer questions 1 to 3.
Something happened between the private journal we kept locked in our drawer and the portable video
camera. For example, in June 2001 I led a group of Dartmouth alumni on a cruise to see a total solar
eclipse in Africa. On board were a crowd of “eclipse groupies”, people who go around the world chasing
eclipses. Once you see one you can understand why. A total solar eclipse is a deeply moving experience
that awakens a primal connection with nature, linking us to something bigger and truly awesome about the
world. It needs total commitment and focus of all senses. Yet, as totality approached, the ship’s deck was
a sea of cameras and tripods, as dozens of people prepared to photograph and videotape the four-minute-
-long event.
Instead of fully engaging with this most spectacular natural phenomenon, people chose to look at it from
behind their cameras. I was shocked. There were professional photographers onboard and they were
going to sell/give pictures away. But people wanted to take their pictures and videos anyway, even if they
weren’t going to be half as good. The gadget is the eye through which they choose to see reality. What
cellphones plus social media have done is to make the archiving and the sharing of images amazingly easy
and efficient. The reach is much wider and the gratification (how many “likes” a photo or video gets) is
quantitative. Lives become a shared social event.
Now, there is a side of this that is fine, of course. We celebrate meaningful moments and want to share with
those we care about. The problem starts when we stop fully participating in the moment because we have
this urge to record it.
Without trying to sound too nostalgic (but sounding), there is nothing like eye-to-eye contact or the
sharing of an experience through the real act of engaging in a conversation with friends and family. The
gadgets are awesome, of course. But they should not define the way we live – only complement it.
- (Adapted from: GLEISER, M. Should We Live Life, Or Capture It? In NPR, 2014. Accessed on: . Accessed on: Oct. 1st. 2014.)
01 – (UNICENTRO-VESTIBULAR-2015.2) About the author’s opinion, according to the text, consider the following statements.
I. Nowadays, people forget to enjoy life as it happens, and prefer to watch it on screen.
II. Recording devices capture important moments and must be used to promote personal interaction.
III. There is a modern necessity of having one’s life shared on social media that can be measured by the
number of pictures uploaded.
IV. The exposure of events of private life in social media is criticized as people may be living their lives
for others to see.
Choose the correct alternative.
a) Only statements I and II are correct.
b) Only statements I and IV are correct.
c) Only statements III and IV are correct.
d) Only statements I, II and III are correct.
e) Only statements II, III and IV are correct.
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02 – (UNICENTRO-VESTIBULAR-2015.2) About the words extrated from the text, consider the following sentences.
I. The verb in “there were” (§2) is in the plural form because of the word “photographers”.
II. “urge” (§3) is the same as “compulsion” and means “a strong desire to do something”.
III. The adjectives “easy” and “efficient” (§2) describe the use of cell phones and social media.
IV. The adverb “too” (§4) refers to “nostalgic” and means the same as “as well” or “also”.
Choose the correct alternative.
a) Only statements I and II are correct.
b) Only statements I and IV are correct.
c) Only statements III and IV are correct.
d) Only statements I, II and III are correct.
e) Only statements II, III and IV are correct.
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03 – (UNICENTRO-VESTIBULAR-2015.2) According to the text, a total solar eclipse is an event that
a) could be observed in June, 2001 in Dartmouth.
b) “eclipse groupies” consider as a mystical experience.
c) demands great concentration from the viewer.
d) is better seen from a ship’s deck near Africa.
e) is only fully captured by digital cameras.
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❑ Read the cartoon and the following text and answer the questions 4 to 7.
- (Source:(Source: <https://www.facebook.com/OfficialSpectator/photos/. Accessed on: Oct. 9th. 2014.)
Bribery, the act of promising, giving, receiving, or agreeing to receive money or some other item of value
with the corrupt aim of influencing a public official in the discharge of his official duties. When money has
been offered or promised in exchange for a corrupt act, the official involved need not actually accomplish
that act for the offense of bribery to be complete.
Although bribery originally involved interference with judges, its definition has since been expanded to
include actions by all sorts of government officials, from the local to the national level, and to cover all
public employees. Special provisions also have been enacted in various jurisdictions to punish the bribing
of voters, jurors, witnesses, and other lay participants in official proceedings. Some codes also penalize
bribery in designated classes of private or commercial transactions.
- (Adapted from: BRIBERY. In: Britannica Online. Enciclopaedia Britannica, 2014. Web, 2014. Source: . Accessed on: Oct. 9th. 2014.)
04 – (UNICENTRO-VESTIBULAR-2015.2) Based on the editorial cartoon, consider the following statements.
I. Few corruption allegations lead to serious investigation.
II. Corrupt people may use money to escape punishment.
III. Once a person is corrupt, she/he will try to corrupt others.
IV. The corruption of authorities is present in all societies.
Choose the correct alternative.
a) Only statements I and II are correct.
b) Only statements I and IV are correct.
c) Only statements III and IV are correct.
d) Only statements I, II and III are correct.
e) Only statements II, III and IV are correct.
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06 – (UNICENTRO-VESTIBULAR-2015.2) Choose the alternative in which the information about the words in the encyclopedic entry is correct.
a) In “the act of promising, giving, receiving, or agreeing to receive money” (§1) the words underlined are in the
present continuous.
b) The word “although” (§2) is used as a connector and could be substituted by “while” without changes in meaning.
c) In “its definition has since been expanded” (§2) the word “its” is a possessive adjective and refers to “bribery”.
d) The expression “all sorts of” (§2) is used to indicate a specific group of people or things.
e) In “Special provisions also have been enacted” (§2) the word underlined could be translated to Portuguese as
“provisões”.
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06 – (UNICENTRO-VESTIBULAR-2015.2) According to the definition of “bribery” in encyclopedic entry, choose the correct alternative.
a) Bribery is only a crime when the money or presents offered are accepted by the people involved.
b) For the offence of bribery to be completed, there must be a corrupt purpose in the giving/receiving of money.
c) Giving money or gifts in exchange for a benefit is considered as bribery if it involves a public official.
d) Public officials are forbidden from receiving any kind of gift because it can be considered as bribery.
e) The most relevant characteristic of bribery is the exchange of presents or money between the parts.
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07 – (UNICENTRO-VESTIBULAR-2015.2) Considering the language used in the editorial cartoon and the encyclopedic entry, choose the correct
alternative.
a) Both the cartoon and the encyclopedia present economic subjective language.
b) The encyclopedia uses elaborated language while the cartoon uses metaphors.
c) The encyclopedia uses informative language and the cartoon journalistic language.
d) The language used in the cartoon is subjective and in the encyclopedia is informal.
e) The cartoon uses irony while in the encyclopedia the language is objective and impersonal.
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❑ Read the following text and answer the questions 8 to 10.
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan. For the first few years of her life, her
hometown remained a popular tourist spot that was known for its summer festivals. However, the area
began to change as the Taliban tried to take control.
Yousafzai attended a school that her father, ZiauddinYousafzai, had founded. After the Taliban began
attacking girls’ schools in Swat, Malala gave a speech in Peshawar, Pakistan, in September 2008. The
title of her talk was, “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?”
In early 2009, Yousafzai began blogging for the BBC about living under the Taliban’s threats to deny her
an education. In order to hide her identity, she used the name Gul Makai. However, she was revealed to
be the BBC blogger in December of that year.
With a growing public platform, Yousafzai continued to speak out about her right, and the right of all
women, to an education. Her activism resulted in a nomination for the International Children’s Peace
Prize in 2011. That same year, she was awarded Pakistan’s National Youth Peace Prize. Unfortunately,
it also resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. On October 9, 2012, a gunman shot
Malala when she was traveling home from school.
The shooting left Malala in critical condition, so she was flown to a military hospital in Peshawar. A
portion of her skull was removed to treat her swelling brain. To receive further care, she was transferred
to Birmingham, England. She survived, and has continued to speak out on the importance of education.
She was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2013, and again in 2014.
- (Adapted from: Malala Yousafzai. The Biography.com website. Web, 2014. Source: <http://www.biography.com/people/malalayousafzai-21362253>. Accessed on: Oct. 10th. 2014.)
08 – (UNICENTRO-VESTIBULAR-2015.2) The main objective of the text is
a) call attention to educational problems in Pakistan.
b) criticize the violence imposed to women by the Taliban.
c) discuss the influence of Malala on children’s education.
d) provide accurate information about Malala’s life.
e) support Malala’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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09 – (UNICENTRO-VESTIBULAR-2015.2) The expression “to speak out” present in the last paragraph is in meaning equivalent to
a) intercede for.
b) make a speech.
c) mention.
d) state one’s opinion.
e) talk seriously.
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10 – (UNICENTRO-VESTIBULAR-2015.2) According to the text, Taliban threatened Malala’s life because she
a) defended all girls’ right to education.
b) passed on information in her blog.
c) received two important prizes in Pakistan.
d) refused to join the movement.
e) worked for a British news company.
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