UFU – 2016/2 – VESTIBULAR NACIONAL – 1ª FASE – LÍNGUA INGLESA – UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE UBERLÂNDIA

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❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA: UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR-03/04/2016.

❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

➭ 10 Multiple Choice Questions / 4 Options Each Question.

➭ Text (1) – | See the wearable tech of the future | http://time.com |

➭ Text (2) – | Teen Texting: Girls versus Boys | www.scientificamerican.com |

➭ Text (3) – Tirinha | www.comicsenglish.com |

➭ Text (4) – | Oscar-Winning Movies | www.rd.com |

➭ Text (5) –  | The most effective way to protect yourself from the Zika virus is to prevent mosquito bites | www.rd.com |

➭ Text (6) – | www.cbc.ca |

➭ Text (7) – | www.princeton.edu |

➭ Text (8) – | www.rd.com |

➭ Text (9) – | www.rd.com |

➭ Text (10) – | www.rd.com |

❑ PROVA:

❑ TEXT 1:

By Martin Gee, Alexander Ho and Josh Raab 

Normal-looking earrings will track your heart rate, body temperature and blood oxygen levels, providing you with vital health statistics. If you thought Bluetooth headsets made businessmen talking to themselves in public look strange, these earrings will take that to the next level. 

Shoes will convert movement into energy, powering internal sensors and other wearable devices. The sensors will help the shoes cool and heat your feet as necessary, as well as track your exercise and any weight changes. 

Buttons haven‘t changed in decades, but they‘re about to get a big overhaul. Soon, they‘ll have embedded GPS, tracking your movements and learning your habits. That will let all your wearables react in real-time to your location, predicting where you‘re about to go or making suggestions on what‘s next. Getting lost will be a challenge, but if you somehow manage to end up in an unknown or dangerous place, your buttons will be able to contact your family or call 911 for help.

Disponível em: <http://time.com/see-the-wearable-tech-of-the-future/>.

Acesso em: dez. 2015 (fragmento).

21 – (UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR)
De acordo com o texto, considere as afirmativas a seguir. 
I. Brincos poderão ser usados para monitorar a saúde de seus usuários.
II. Brincos terão função semelhante aos fones com technologia Bluetooth.
III. Calçados servirão como geradores de energia.
IV. Botões funcionarão como sensores de temperatura corporal.
V. Botões terão influência sobre outras tecnologias portáteis. 
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.  
A) II, III e V.
B) III, IV e V.
C) I, III e V.
D) I, II e V.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  C 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:  

❑ TEXT 2:

Teen Texting: Girls versus Boys

By Victoria Stern

A new study from the American Psychological Association evaluated how 211 girls and 192 boys communicated via text and found notable gender differences in overall behavior and compulsive use:
• Teenage girls use texting for social connection, whereas boys mostly use it to convey information.
• Boys and girls send about the same number of texts every day, but girls are more likely to become compulsive texters.
• Teenage girls who compulsively text see a steeper decline in their grades than their compulsive male counterparts. The researchers suggest the social content of girls' messages may be more likely to distract them from their academic tasks.
• Compulsive texting also appears to affect girls' mental health more than boys', perhaps because girls are more prone to text about negative feelings and to ruminate on those feelings. 

Disponível em: <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/teen-texting-girls-versus-boys/>.

Acesso em: jan. 2016 (fragmento).

22 – (UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR)
According to the text, 
I. gender does play a role in texting behaviors of teenagers.
II. males tend to become as compulsive texters as females.
III. females seem to share more personal feelings than males.
IV. texting affects academic success of both boys and girls.
V. females send more texts than their male counterparts. 
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.  
A) II, III e V.
B) I, III e IV. 
C) III, IV e V.
D) I, II e IV.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  B 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXT 3:

by Carlo Jose San Juan. Disponível em: <http://www.comicsenglish.com/comics/convincing-patients>. Acesso em: dez. 2015. 

❑ TRADUÇÃO - TEXT 3:

➭ DOCTOR: But sir, if you don't comply with your maintenance medication your symptoms may recur! – Mas senhor, se não cumprir a sua medicação de manutenção, os seus sintomas podem voltar a aparecer!

➭ PATIENT: Whatever! I feel fine! –  Tanto faz! Eu me sinto bem!

➭ DOCTOR: Your illness will return! –  Sua doença vai voltar!
➭ PATIENT: Meh… – Tô nem ai!…
➭ DOCTOR: In the long run, your medical bills will be more expensive … –  A longo prazo, suas contas médicas vão ficar mais caras…
➭ PATIENT: Oh no! – Ah não!

23 – (UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR)
This comic strip suggests that 
I. the doctor believes the patient can interrupt his medication.
II. the patient seems to be really concerned about his health.
III. the patient worries about the cost of his medical treatment.
IV. the doctor uses different strategies to convince the patient.
V. the patient will probably not follow the doctor's orientation. 
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.  
A) I e V.
B) II e III.
C) II e V.
D) III e IV.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  D 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
Este CARTOON sugere que
*Afirmativa (I): a médica acredita que o paciente pode interromper sua medicação.
*Afirmativa (II): o paciente parece estar realmente preocupado com sua saúde.
*Afirmativa (III): o paciente se preocupa com o custo de seu tratamento médico.
*Afirmativa (IV): o médico usa estratégias diferentes para convencer o paciente.
*Afirmativa (V): o paciente provavelmente não seguirá a orientação do médico.

❑ TEXT 4:

Oscar-Winning Movies

By Rachel Swalin

Citizen Kane may be considered one of the greatest films ever made, yet this Orson Welles grand tale of a newspaper magnate‘s rise and fall lost out on Best Picture in 1942. Instead, the prize went to How Green Was My Valley, a drama depicting the struggles of a Welsh mining family. As director, co-author, producer, and star, Welles had every hand in the making of Citizen Kane, but his controversial film, thought to be based on media mogul William Randolph Hearst, managed to alienate him from Hollywood. How Green Was My Valley, from director John Ford, proved to be a more sentimental favorite of the time.

Disponível em: <http://www.rd.com/culture/surprising-oscar-winning-movies/>. Acesso em: dez. 2015. 

24 – (UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR)
Com base no texto, é correto afirmar que: 
A) Excepcionalmente, ambos os filmes ganharam o Oscar em 1942.
B) Welles era um dos diretores favoritos de Hollywood naquela época.
C) How Green Was My Valley representa um drama familiar controverso.
D) Além de diretor, Orson Welles também foi ator em Citizen Kane.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  D 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
Com base no texto, é correto afirmar que: 
A) Excepcionalmente, ambos os filmes ganharam o Oscar em 1942.
B) Welles era um dos diretores favoritos de Hollywood naquela época.
C) How Green Was My Valley representa um drama familiar controverso.
D) Além de diretor, Orson Welles também foi ator em Citizen Kane. 

❑ TEXT 5:

The most effective way to protect yourself from the Zika virus is to prevent mosquito bites

By Kelsey Kloss

Many Americans are relatively protected from the Zika virus at the moment because mosquitoes die or go into hibernation in cold winter weather. When temperatures rise to 50 or 60 degrees Fahrenheit, however, mosquitoes can reappear and spread disease. The Aedes mosquitos feed during the day and fly into houses for shade — living and reproducing very close to people. Just one tablespoon of water can serve as a mosquito breeding ground and produce up to 300 mosquitoes. The insects can breed in the bottom of a glass in the bathroom (like one you use to brush your teeth with) or in a film of water next to the sink. Eliminate standing water throughout the home, including in flower pots, bottles, and accumulating garbage. Have a pool? No need to drain — mosquitos are deterred by the chlorine that keeps the pool clean and safe for swimming.

Disponível em: <http://www.rd.com/health/wellness/avoid-zika-mosquito-bites/>. Acesso em: fev. 2016 (fragmento).

25 – (UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR)
Este texto indica que 
A) o Zika vírus não deve ocorrer nos EUA devido às baixas temperaturas.
B) piscinas são focos preocupantes de multiplicação do Aedes nos EUA.
C) o avanço do Zika é inevitável devido à alta taxa de multiplicação do Aedes.
D) mosquitos Aedes podem se reproduzir em filetes de água sobre a pia.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  D 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
Este texto indica que 
A) o Zika vírus não deve ocorrer nos EUA devido às baixas temperaturas.
B) piscinas são focos preocupantes de multiplicação do Aedes nos EUA.
C) o avanço do Zika é inevitável devido à alta taxa de multiplicação do Aedes.
D) mosquitos Aedes podem se reproduzir em filetes de água sobre a pia.

❑ TEXT 6:

Archbishop of Toronto speaks out against assisted dying 
"Dying is simply not the same as being killed," Cardinal Thomas Collins, the Archbishop of Toronto, said in a video, which the Archdiocese posted earlier this week to YouTube. "We are grateful for physicians and nurses and others who offer medical assistance to patients who are dying. But it is never justified for them to kill." 

Collins says he's shocked by a parliamentary committee's recommendations that would force doctors to at least refer people to a physician willing to help someone end their life, including, in some cases, minors and the mentally ill. The committee also recommended allowing people suffering from conditions like dementia to pre-schedule the date of their death.

Disponível em: <http://www.cbc.ca>.

Acesso em: dez. 2015 (adaptado).

26 – (UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR)
Based on Cardinal Collins' position, it is correct to state that 
A) euthanasia is already legal in Canada under some circumstances.
B) assisted death and assistance in death are two different situations.
C) he agrees with the parliamentary committee`s recommendations.
D) the Catholic Church speaks out against physicians and nurses.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  B 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
Com base na posição do cardeal Collins, é correto afirmar que
A) a eutanásia já é legal no Canadá sob algumas circunstâncias.
B) morte assistida e assistência na morte são duas situações diferentes.
C) ele concorda com as recomendações da comissão parlamentar.
D) a Igreja Católica se manifesta contra médicos e enfermeiros.

❑ TEXT 7:

Undergraduate students at Princeton benefit from the extraordinary resources of a world-class research institution dedicated to undergraduate teaching. Princeton faculty have an unparalleled reputation for balancing excellence in their fields with a dedication to their students, through both classroom instruction and independent study advising. Undergraduates fulfill general education requirements, choose among a wide variety of elective courses, and pursue departmental concentrations and interdisciplinary certificate programs. Required independent work is a hallmark of undergraduate education at Princeton.
Disponível em: <https://www.princeton.edu/main/academics/>. Acesso em: dez. 2015.
27 – (UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR)
De acordo com o texto, infere-se que os cursos de graduação de Princeton têm como diferencial característico 
A) o foco na pesquisa e na publicação científica.
B) o nível de excelência do corpo discente da instituição.
C) os requisitos exigidos para a emissão de certificados.
D) o estímulo à autonomia acadêmica de seus alunos.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  D 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
De acordo com o texto, infere-se que os cursos de graduação de Princeton têm como diferencial característico 
A) o foco na pesquisa e na publicação científica.
B) o nível de excelência do corpo discente da instituição.
C) os requisitos exigidos para a emissão de certificados.
D) o estímulo à autonomia acadêmica de seus alunos.

❑ TEXT 8:

Since the cold-blooded butterfly can't regulate its body temperature, the insect is particularly sensitive to changes in weather. Rain and wind can damage its wings, and cold temperatures can render it literally unable to move its wings. Butterflies have various methods for maintaining an ideal body temperature of around 85 degrees Fahrenheit: they cluster together, hibernate in trees and other structures, "shiver" by flapping their wings, and bask in the sun. 
Disponível em:
<http://www.rd.com/culture/butterfy-facts/>. Acessso em: dez. 2015.
28 – (UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR)
Sobre o comportamento das borboletas de sangue frio durante o inverno, é INCORRETO afirmar que elas
A) perecem quando há queda na temperatura.
B) entram em processo de hibernação.
C) batem as asas como se tremessem de frio.
D) buscam aquecimento sob a luz do sol.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  A 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
Sobre o comportamento das borboletas de sangue frio durante o inverno, é INCORRETO afirmar que elas
A) perecem quando há queda na temperatura.
B) entram em processo de hibernação.
C) batem as asas como se tremessem de frio.
D) buscam aquecimento sob a luz do sol.

❑ TEXT 9:

Come September, up to 300 million monarch butterflies in southern Canada and the United States begin their annual migration to California and central Mexico, roosting along the way on golf courses and beaches in Florida and California. In March, the butterflies embark on a return trip north. Because no single butterfly completes the entire migratory cycle, scientists believe that genetic information about directions and timing are passed down through the generations.

Disponível em: <http://www.rd.com/culture/butterfy-facts/>.

Acesso em: dez. 2015.

29 – (UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR)
De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que as borboletas-monarca, em seu processo migratório,   
A) resistem a longas viagens de ida e volta do Canadá até a Califórnia.
B) carregam informações genéticas relativas à direção e ao tempo.
C) retornam do México para o norte dos EUA e sul do Canadá no verão.
D) param no meio do caminho em busca de aquecimento e reprodução.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  B 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que as borboletas-monarca, em seu processo migratório,   
A) resistem a longas viagens de ida e volta do Canadá até a Califórnia.
B) carregam informações genéticas relativas à direção e ao tempo.
C) retornam do México para o norte dos EUA e sul do Canadá no verão.
D) param no meio do caminho em busca de aquecimento e reprodução.

❑ TEXT 10:

While most butterflies flit along at 5 to 10 mph, the skipper, found mostly in Central and South America, can top out at speeds up to 30 mph. Because the skipper has a stocky body and its small wings are typically colored with browns and grays, it's easy to mistake this subspecies of a butterfly for a moth.

Disponível em: <http://www.rd.com/culture/butterfy-facts/>.

Acesso em: dez. 2015.

30 – (UFU-2016/2-VESTIBULAR)
São características da subespécie de borboleta descrita: 
I. Tem asas multicoloridas e vibrantes.
II. Locomove-se com velocidade.
III. Parece com uma traça comum.
IV. Tem corpo alongado e asas grandes. 
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.  
A) II e III.
B) I e II.
C) I e III.
D) II e IV.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  A 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

CESPE/UnB 2012 – CÂMARA DOS DEPUTADOS – ANALISTA LEGISLATIVO – LÍNGUA INGLESA

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➧ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA: CESPE–CEBRASPE–2012–CÂMARA DOS DEPUTADOS–ANALISTA LEGISLATIVO, aplicação em 01/09/2012.

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

➧ PADRÃO/COMPOSIÇÃO DA PROVA: 10 questões do tipo C (correto) ou E (errado).

➧ GABARITO:

01-C, 02-C, 03-E, 04-C, 05-E

06-E, 07-E, 08-C, 09-E, 10-E

➧ TEXT I:

In order for young people to do better in school, it helps if they actually are in school. Schools basically have two options when it comes to fighting chronic truancy. There’s the positive approach, in which students are rewarded with iPads, sneakers, gift cards, and other incentives merely for showing up at school. Then there’s the flip side, in which students and parents are penalized for unexcused absences. In the past, parents have been sentenced to jail time for failing to get their children to school. Prosecutors have also suggested jail time as a penalty for missing parent-teacher conferences. Now there’s a school system in the news because its superintendent plans on fining families $ 75 for each day a student skips school.

In New Britain, Connecticut, a new superintendent of schools named Kelt Cooper wants to end high truancy rates among public school students, and he’s proposing monetary penalties to get the job done. A plan to fine students $75 per skipped school day is now being considered by New Britain council members.

The concept of fining kids for skipping school may come as a shock, but it’s not new. In Ohio, the guardians responsible for a student guilty of habitual truancy can be fined up to $ 500 and/or be required to perform up to 70 hours of community service. Until recently, students in Los Angeles could be hit with a $ 250 penalty for each count of truancy; in early 2012 the law was amended and the expensive fines were removed, though a $ 20 penalty may still be handed out for the third offense.

Internet: <http://moneyland.time.com> (adapted)

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

01. Some lawyers have considered the possibility of sending parents to prison if they missed meetings with teachers.

02. Kelt Cooper’s proposal resulted in a debate about fining truancy in a city of the state of Connecticut.

03. The novelty of fining students who play truant is shocking to most people in the USA.

04. The article admits there are two ways of dealing with the problem of truancy.

05. There are schools which award students iPads if they never miss a day during a school year.

➧ TEXT II:

Prostate-Cancer Screening

To screen or not to screen? When it comes to cancer, doctors say early detection is the best defense. But the picture is a little fuzzier when it comes to prostate cancer, which in many cases progresses slowly and may not require aggressive treatment. In March, a 10-year National Cancer Institute study involving more than 76,000 men seemed to make the case for watchful waiting. About half of the study volunteers were randomly assigned to the screening group, getting either a manual exam or a prostate-specific antigen test each year; the latter test measures blood levels of a protein associated with prostate cancer. The other study participants received no screening guidance and were left to decide on their own whether they would get a yearly test. At the seven-year mark, 50 men had died from prostate cancer in the screening group, and 44 had died in the usual-care group. In other words, screening and early detection did not lower the death rate from prostate cancer.

Based on this and other studies, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said there was insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of prostate-cancer screening in men younger than age 75. The task force recommended against prostate-cancer screening in men 75 and older.

Internet: <www.time.com> (adapted).

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

06. The institute that conducted the research cannot be considered traditional since it is relatively new.

07. One group of volunteers was subjected to manual examination while the other had an antigen test.

08. The antigen test some of the participants had checks the blood levels of a cancer-associated protein.

09. Although more people died from prostate cancer in the usual-care group, the difference was not substantial enough to indicate the importance of screening for men younger than 75.

10. The article indicates that imaging to detect prostate cancer is blurred and therefore not reliable.

CESGRANRIO 2015 – LÍNGUA INGLESA – BANCO DO BRASIL – ESCRITURÁRIO

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CADERNO DE PROVA( REALIZADA EM 18/10/2015

GABARITO OFICIAL DEFINITIVO

• Texto – | Financial System | http://thismatter.com |
• 5 Multiple Choice Questions | Five-Option Question |

❑ TEXTO:

 Financial System

Sistema financeiro

[1ºparágrafo]

People have virtually unlimited needs, but the economic resources to supply those needs are limited. 

As pessoas têm necessidades praticamente ilimitadas, mas os recursos econômicos para suprir essas necessidades são limitados. 

Therefore, the greatest benefit of an economy is to provide the most desirable consumer goods and services in the most desirable amounts - what is known as the efficient allocation of economic resources. 

Portanto, o maior benefício de uma economia é fornecer os bens e serviços de consumo mais desejáveis nas quantidades mais desejáveis - o que é conhecido como a alocação eficiente dos recursos econômicos. 

To produce these consumer goods and services requires capital in the form of labor, land, capital goods used to produce a desired product or service, and entrepreneurial ability to use these resources together to the greatest efficiency in producing what consumers want most. 

Para produzir estes bens e serviços de consumo é necessário capital sob a forma de trabalho, terra, bens de capital utilizados para produzir um produto ou serviço desejado, e capacidade empresarial para utilizar estes recursos em conjunto com a maior eficiência na produção daquilo que os consumidores mais desejam.

Real capital consists of the land, labor, tools and machinery, and entrepreneurial ability to produce consumer goods and services, and to acquire real capital costs money. 

O capital real consiste na terra, trabalho, ferramentas e máquinas, e na capacidade empresarial de produzir bens de consumo e serviços, e de adquirir capital real custa dinheiro.

[2º parágrafo]
The financial system of an economy provides the means to collect money from the people who have it and distribute it to those who can use it best.

O sistema financeiro de uma economia fornece os meios para recolher dinheiro das pessoas que o têm e distribuí-lo àqueles que podem usá-lo melhor.

Hence, the efficient allocation of economic resources is achieved by a financial system that allocates money to those people and for those purposes that will yield the greatest return. 

Assim, a alocação eficiente de recursos econômicos é alcançada por um sistema financeiro que atribui dinheiro às pessoas e para os fins que produzirão o maior retorno.

[3º parágrafo]
The financial system is composed of the products and services provided by financial institutions, which include banks, insurance companies, pension funds, organized exchanges, and the many other companies that serve to facilitate economic transactions. 

O sistema financeiro é composto pelos produtos e serviços fornecidos pelas instituições financeiras, que incluem bancos, companhias de seguros, fundos de pensões, bolsas organizadas e muitas outras empresas que servem para facilitar as transações econômicas.

Virtually all economic transactions are effected by one or more of these financial institutions. 

Praticamente todas as transações econômicas são efetuadas por uma ou mais destas instituições financeiras.

They create financial instruments, such as stocks and bonds, pay interest on deposits, lend money to creditworthy borrowers, and create and maintain the payment systems of modern economies. 

Criam instrumentos financeiros, como ações e títulos, pagam juros sobre depósitos, emprestam dinheiro a "mutuários com capacidade de crédito" e criam e mantêm os sistemas de pagamentos das economias modernas.

[4º parágrafo]

These financial products and services are based on the following fundamental objectives of any modern financial system: 

Estes produtos e serviços financeiros baseiam-se nos seguintes objetivos fundamentais de qualquer sistema financeiro moderno:

• to provide a payment system; 

fornecer um sistema de pagamento;

• to give money time value; 

dar valor ao tempo do dinheiro;

• to offer products and services to reduce financial risk or to compensate risk-taking for desirable objectives; 

oferecer produtos e serviços para reduzir o risco financeiro ou para compensar a assunção de riscos por objetivos desejáveis;

• to collect and disperse information that allows the most efficient allocation of economic resources; 

recolher e dispersar informação que permita a mais eficiente alocação de recursos econômicos;

• to create and maintain financial markets that provide prices, which indicates how well investments are performing, which also determines the subsequent allocation of resources, and to maintain economic stability. 

criar e manter mercados financeiros que forneçam preços, o que indica o bom desempenho dos investimentos, o que também determina a subsequente afetação de recursos, e manter a estabilidade econômica.

Available at: <http://thismatter.com/money/banking/financial-system.htm>. Retrieved on: July 27th, 2015. Adapted.

66 – From the sentence of the text "The financial system of an economy provides the means to collect money from the people who have it and distribute it to those who can use it best"(lines 16-18), it can be inferred that people who

(A) can use the money most efficiently are those who have much money.
(B) operate the financial system of an economy collect and distribute money the best way.
(C) receive the distributed money don’t know how to use it best.
(D) have much money and know how to use it best are the same.
(E) operate the financial system of an economy collect the money and keep it.

•   Gabarito  B  

From the sentence of the text

Da frase do texto 

• "The financial system of an economy provides the means to collect money from the people who have it and distribute it to those who can use it best"(lines 16-18),
• “O sistema financeiro de uma economia fornece os meios para coletar dinheiro das pessoas que o possuem e distribuí-lo àqueles que podem usá-lo melhor”

it can be inferred that people who

pode-se inferir que as pessoas que

(A) can use the money most efficiently are those who have much money. 

conseguem usar o dinheiro de forma mais eficiente são aquelas que têm muito dinheiro.

(B) operate the financial system of an economy collect and distribute money the best way.

operam o sistema financeiro de uma economia, coletam e distribuem dinheiro da melhor maneira.
(C) receive the distributed money don’t know how to use it best. 

recebem o dinheiro distribuído e não sabem como utilizá-lo da melhor forma.
(D) have much money and know how to use it best are the same. 

têm muito dinheiro e sabem usá-lo melhor são os mesmos.
(E) operate the financial system of an economy collect the money and keep it. 

operam o sistema financeiro de uma economia, coletam o dinheiro e o mantem.

67 – In the fragment of the text “Hence, the efficient allocation of economic resources” (lines 18-19), the connector Hence conveys an idea of

(A) emphasis

(B) time sequence
(C) contrast
(D) conclusion
(E) addition

•   Gabarito  D  

In the fragment of the text

No fragmento do texto 

• “Hence, the efficient allocation of economic resources” 
• Daí a alocação eficiente de recursos econômicos, 

the connector Hence conveys an idea of

o conector Hence transmite uma ideia de
(A) emphasis

ênfase
(B) time sequence

sequência temporal
(C) contrast 

contraste
(D) conclusion 

conclusão
(E) addition 

adição

68 – In the fragment of the text “the efficient allocation of economic resources is achieved by a financial system that allocates money to those people and for those purposes that will yield the greatest return” (lines 19-22), the verb form yield can be replaced, without change in meaning, by

(A) produce
(B) slow down
(C) cut
(D) interrupt
(E) diminish

•   Gabarito  A  

In the fragment of the text

No fragmento do texto 

• “the efficient allocation of economic resources is achieved by a financial system that allocates money to those people and for those purposes that will yield the greatest return”
• a alocação eficiente de recursos econômicos é alcançada por um sistema financeiro que aloca dinheiro para essas pessoas e para aqueles fins que irão render o maior retorno, 

the verb form yield can be replaced, without change in meaning, by

a forma verbal yield pode ser substituída , sem alteração de significado, por

(A) produce 

produzir, gerar, render
(B) slow down 

desacelerar, diminuir
(C) cut 

cortar, reduzir
(D) interrupt 

interromper, cortar, parar
(E) diminish 

diminuir

69 – According to the text, a definition for the expression “the efficient allocation of economic resources” (lines 6-7) is:

(A) provision of the most desirable consumer goods and services in limited amounts
(B) provision of the most desirable consumer goods and services in unlimited amounts
(C) production of economic resources in unlimited ways
(D) production of economic resources in sufficient amounts
(E) provision of the most desirable consumer goods and services in the most desirable amounts

•   Gabarito  E  

According to the text, a definition for the expression “the efficient allocation of economic resources” (lines 6-7) is:

De acordo com o texto, uma definição para a expressão “the efficient allocation of economic resources” (alocação eficiente de recursos econômicos) é:

(A) provision of the most desirable consumer goods and services in limited amounts 

fornecimento dos bens e serviços de consumo mais desejáveis em quantidades limitadas
(B) provision of the most desirable consumer goods and services in unlimited amounts 

fornecimento dos bens e serviços de consumo mais desejáveis em quantidades ilimitadas
(C) production of economic resources in unlimited ways 

produção de recursos econômicos de maneiras ilimitadas
(D) production of economic resources in sufficient amounts 

produção de recursos econômicos em quantidades suficientes
(E) provision of the most desirable consumer goods and services in the most desirable amounts 

fornecimento dos bens e serviços de consumo mais desejáveis nas quantidades mais desejáveis

>> A ideia contextual é "in the most desirable amounts" e não "in limited amounts".

70 – The relative pronoun which in the fragment of the text “which include banks, insurance companies, pension funds, organized exchanges, and the many other companies” (lines 24-26) refers to

(A) financial institutions (line 24)
(B) other companies (lines 25-26)
(C) purposes (line 21)
(D) return (line 22)
(E) products and services (lines 23-24)

•   Gabarito  A  

The relative pronoun which in the fragment of the text 

O pronome relativo which no fragmento do texto

• “which include banks, insurance companies, pension funds, organized exchanges, and the many other companies” (lines 24-26)
• “que incluem bancos, companhias de seguros, fundos de pensões, bolsas organizadas e muitas outras empresas”

refers to

refere-se a

(A) financial institutions (line 24)

instituições financeiras (linha 24)
(B) other companies (lines 25-26)

outras empresas (linhas 25-26)
(C) purposes (line 21)

fins (linha 21)
(D) return (line 22)

retorno (linha 22)
(E) products and services (lines 23-24)

produtos e serviços (linhas 23-24)

>>TRECHO QUE JUSTIFICA A OPÇÃO (A):

• "[...] The financial system is composed of the products and services provided by financial institutions, which include banks, insurance companies, pension funds, organized exchanges, and the many other companies that serve to facilitate economic transactions."
• O sistema financeiro é composto pelos produtos e serviços fornecidos pelas instituições financeiras, que incluem bancos, companhias de seguros, fundos de pensão, bolsas organizadas e as muitas outras empresas que servem para facilitar transações econômicas.

EEAR 1/2015 BCT

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• EEAR-CFS-1/2015-CONTROLE DE TRÁFEGO AÉREO-ESCOLA DE ESPECIALISTAS DE AERONÁUTICA.

❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

• 24 Multiple Choice Questions / 4 Options Each Question.

❑ PROVA:

❑ TEXTO:  Read the article and answer questions 01, 02, 03 and 04.

After a series of building problems and public protests in Brazil, the governing body of world football, Fifa, repeatedly warned there would be “no compromise” over the delivery of World Cup stadiums. But with Fifa’s endof-year deadline looming, several stadiums are well behind schedule and one host city, Cuiaba, has told the BBC that not only will it be unable to finish its stadium on time, but there are not even enough hotel rooms for visiting fans.

Even though Fifa only insisted on a minimum of eight stadiums to host the World Cup, Brazil decided to go with 12, such was the interest and demand from all parts of this huge nation to be part of the tournament. But, in hindsight, has Brazil bitten off more than it can chew? Up in the ________city of Manaus, they are finishing an arena that bears some resemblance to the famous Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing: an elaborate steel structure, imported from Portugal, envelops the playing area like an indigenous woven basket.

(Taken from www.bbcnews.com)

GLOSSARY

looming – expiring

in hindsight – looking back now

25 – (EEAR-CFS-1/2-15-AERONAVEGANTES E NÃO-AERONAVEGANTES-SARGENTO)

Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

a) northern

b) northerner

c) northbound

d) northeastern

      Comentários e Gabarito    D  

TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

02 – (EEAR-CFS-2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

According to the article, all alternatives are correct, except:

a) the stadium in Manaus has a complex design.

b) both host cities Cuiaba and Manaus won’t be able to finish their World Cup stadiums on time.

c) Brazil has decided to go with 12 stadiums so as to have the huge nation involved in the tournament.

d) Cuiaba declared scarcity of affordable hotel rooms as well as problems with the delivery of its stadium.

      Comentários e Gabarito    D  

TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:

03 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

The question, in bold type in the article, makes us reflect that Brazil

a) tried to build more stadiums than it was able to do.

b) didn’t agree to build the stadiums imposed by Fifa.

c) didn’t have any doubts about delivering the stadiums on time.

d) was cautious when deciding the number of stadiums needed for the World Cup.

04 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

In

“…an arena that bears some resemblance to the famous Bird’s Nest Stadium…” , (lines 16 and 17),

it means that the stadium in Manaus ____________ the one in Beijing.

a) is the same as

b) is as huge as

c) looks like

d) lookalike

➧ TEXT: Read the extract and answer questions 05, 06, 07, 08 and 09.

Different ways of speaking are part of gender. As adults, men and women sometimes face difficulties in their communication with each other. Studies of communication show that if a woman tells her husband about a problem, she will expect him to listen and offer sympathy. She may be annoyed when he simply tells her how to solve the problem. Similarly, a husband may be annoyed when his wife wants to stop and ask a stranger for directions to a park or restaurant. Unlike his wife, he would prefer to use a map and find his way by himself.

Language is also part of the different ways that men and women think about friendship. Most men believe that friendship means doing things together such as camping or playing tennis. Talking is not an important part of friendship for most of them. Women, ______________,

usually identify their best friend as someone with whom they talk frequently. Experts believe that for women, talking with friends and agreeing with them is very important.

(Adapted from Different Ways of Talking)

05 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

a) also

b) therefore

c) increasingly

d) on the other hand

06 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

Similarly, in bold type in the extract, could be replaced by:

a) Likewise

b) Unlike

c) Likely

d) Like

07 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

In the extract, when the woman expects her husband to offer sympathy, (lines 4 and 5), she wants him to

a) be nice to her.

b) sort her problems out.

c) understand and care about her problems.

d) believe that she really has something to overcome.

08 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

Reading the extract, we can lead to the conclusion that

a) men are keen on sharing problems.

b) men gain respect by agreeing with their peers.

c) similarly to men, women enjoy being outdoors with their friends.

d) gender differences can be seen in the way men and women communicate with each other.

09 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

In

“... he would prefer to use a map and find his way by himself.”, (lines 9 and 10),

it means that he

a) would rather use a map instead of asking for directions.

b) gets bored when people don’t give him the right direction.

c) never asks for directions because he always has a map with him.

d) he would rather drive alone because his wife’s attitude makes him annoyed.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.

Understanding the Five Elements

Water is represented by the color black and the calm stillness of winter. People _____ dominant element is water prefer salty foods. They tend to be peaceful and introspective, though they can also be stubborn individuals. Water people value privacy and rarely share their personal thoughts with others.

Wood is represented by the color green and the rebirth of spring. People _____ dominant element is wood prefer sour foods. They tend to be driven, assertive individuals, which can sometimes make them argumentative and difficult to get along with. However, they can also be understanding, helpful individuals who are happy to assist others in need.

Fire corresponds to the color red and the season of summer. People _____ dominant element prefer bitter foods. They tend to be optimistic, energetic, unpredictable individuals. Fire people often have strong opinions, and are risk takers: they are passionate people who love excitement and change. Like fire, though, they can also be destructive and rude.

Earth is represented by the color yellow and is related to late summer – a time of wellbeing when things are in balance. People _____ dominant element is earth prefer sweet foods. Earth people are slow to change their minds and rarely lose their tempers. They tend to be patient, easygoing, caring, and nurturing, although like some parents, they can also be overprotective.

Metal is represented by the color white and is related to the season of autumn. People _____ dominant element is metal prefer spicy foods. They tend to be systematic and refined, but are sometimes viewed by others as somewhat distant or unfriendly.

GLOSSARY

nurturing – supportive

somewhat – more than a little but not very

10 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

Choose the alternative so as to have the text completed correctly:

a) who

b) which

c) whom

d) whose

11 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

All alternatives complete the blank below, except:

The text __________.

a) describes each element in detail

b) shows the tastes of food that each individual may like

c) outlines the effects each element has on an individual’s personality

d) explains what happens when an individual lacks one of the five elements

12 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

“Though” and “although”, underlined in the text,

are closest in meaning to

a) if.

b) when.

c) because.

d) however.

13 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

“Value”, (line 5),

was used in the text as a/an

a) verb.

b) noun.

c) adverb.

d) adjective.

14 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

Choose one negative personality adjective for each

element:

water, wood, fire, earth and metal, in this order:

a) calm – helpful – passionate – patient – distant

b) peaceful – assertive – optimistic – easygoing – systematic

c) introspective – understanding – destructive – caring – refined

d) stubborn – argumentative – rude – overprotective – unfriendly

15 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

“Tend”, in bold type in the text, means

a) to attempt.

b) to seem tender.

c) to show tenderness.

d) to have a tendency to.

16 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

All words below are adjectives, except:

a) salty (line 3)

b) spicy (line 30)

c) happy (line 13)

d) privacy (line 5)

17 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

Put the following adverbs:

sometimes, often and rarely in order,

from the least frequent to the most frequent.

a) often – sometimes – rarely

b) rarely – sometimes – often

c) sometimes – often – rarely

d) often – rarely – sometimes

18 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

According to people’s preference for food, detailed in the text, we can infer that

a) Fire people probably like the taste of lemons and vinegar.

b) Metal people probably enjoy cooking recipes with chili peppers.

c) Water people probably avoid eating French fries and salted peanuts.

d) Wood people probably appreciate beverages such as coffee and strong black tea.

➧ TEXT: Read the text and answer questions 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23.

There’s an old cliché in linguistics that a language is a dialect with an army and navy behind it. This isn’t merely a joke. Defining when a new language is born is __________ than defining when a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. In the process by which a dialect becomes a language there is no easy empirical equivalent of the point when the butterfly emerges from the larva able to take off. So no linguist can look back and say: “That’s it, Wednesday 5 May 1213, that’s when the English language finally got wings.”

GLOSSARY

caterpillar – lagarta

19 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

Fill in the blank with the correct option:

a) hard

b) hardly

c) harder

d) hardening

20 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

The pronoun “it”, in bold type in the text, refers to

a) linguistics.

b) dialect.

c) cliché.

d) navy.

21 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

“take off”, (line 7), means

a) start flying.

b) become upset.

c) return to Nature.

d) accept its destiny.

22 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

“got”, (line 9), can be correctly replaced by

a) grew.

b) grow.

c) grown.

d) growing.

23 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

According to the text,

a) English was created in May 1213.

b) you need wings in order to learn English.

c) it’s impossible to discover exactly when English was born.

d) the process for a dialect to become a language is empirical.

➧ TEXT: Read the cartoon and answer question 24.

24 – (EEAR-CFS-2014/2015-BCT-TURMA 1)

Reading the cartoon, we can infer that Garfield thinks that

a) despite the fact that the dog is fierce, he won’t bite because of the meat.

b) the dog is well-behaved, that’s why Garfield likes feeding him with some meat.

c) he is afraid of dogs and has decided to give him poisonous meat.

d) he always carries meat because he gets along with fierce dogs.