CONSULTEC–2011–CFOPM/BA–PUBLIC SERVICE EXAM, ANSWERS & LEXICAL APPROACH.

❑ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA:

• CONSULTEC-2011-CURSO DE FORMAÇÃO DE OFICIAIS POLICIAIS MILITARES DA BAHIA-OFICIAL DA POLÍCIA MILITAR.

www.consultec.com.br

❑ ESTRUTURA-PROVA:

• 15 Multiple Choice Questions / 5 Options Each Question.
• Text (1) – New law targets fast-food toys | www.bbc.co.uk |
• Text (2) – London's Olympic Park is nearly finished | www.bbc.co.uk |
• Text (3) – Flipper tags may damage penguins | www.bbc.co.uk |
• Text (4) – | www.refresher.com |
• Text (5) – | www.refresher.com |
• Text (6) – | Cartoon |

❑ APRESENTAÇÃO DA PROVA:

❑ TEXTO 1:

New law targets fast-food toys

San Francisco has passed a law banning fast-food restaurants from giving away toys with some children’s meals. Supporters say many fast-food meals are very unhealthy, but McDonald’s called the legislation misguided.

It could spell the end of the Happy Meal, the fastfood snack that’s a hit with children at McDonald’s, because it comes with a free toy. City leaders in San Francisco argued the same meals also come with too many calories and they say that has added to a situation where nearly 20% of American children are obese.

Now San Francisco has become the first major US city to ban fast-food restaurants from giving away toys with meals that don’t meet nutritional guidelines. In future, you’ll only get the toy if you buy a healthy snack.

The burger giant McDonald’s sent senior executives to the city to oppose the measure. In a statement, the company said: “Parents tell us it’s their right and responsibility, not the government’s, to make their own decisions and to choose what’s right for their children.”

McDonald's, Burger King and other food companies have signed up to self-regulate how they advertise food to youngsters.

MIRCHANDANI, Rajesh. New law targets fast-food toys. Disponível em: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsint henews/2010/11/101110_witn_mcdonalds_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 30 mar. 2011.

16 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) About the toys given away by fast-food restaurants, it’s stated in the text that they

(01) have small dangerous pieces.
(02) make the snack more expensive.
(03) usually come with fattening meals.
(04) haven’t attracted most children worldwide.
(05) encourage children to stop eating unhealthy food.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  03 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:
Sobre os brinquedos dados por restaurantes de fast food, é declarado no texto que eles...
*Alternativa (01): have small dangerous pieces.
(têm porções perigosas e pequenas.)
*Alternativa (02): make the snack more expensive.(tornam o lanche mais caro.)
*Alternativa (03): usually come with fattening meals.(geralmente vêm com refeições de engorda.)
*Alternativa (04): haven't attracted most children worldwide.
(não atraíram a maioria das crianças em todo o mundo.)
*Alternativa (05): encourage children to stop eating unhealthy food.
(ncentivam as crianças a parar de comer alimentos não saudáveis.)
➦ IDEIA OU FUNDAMENTO CONTEXTUAL:

• "[...] City leaders in San Francisco argued the same meals also come with too many calories and they say that has added to a situation where nearly 20% of American children are obese."
• Os líderes da cidade de São Francisco argumentaram que as mesmas refeições também vêm com muitas calorias e dizem que isso se soma a uma situação em que quase 20% das crianças americanas são obesas.

17 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) Considering the new law about fast-food advertising, the text says that McDonald’s, Burger King and other food companies intend to

(01) follow it.
(02) enforce it.
(03) respect it.
(04) disobey it.
(05) consider it.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  04 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

Considering the new law about fast-food advertising, the text says that McDonald’s, Burger King and other food companies intend to

Considerando a nova lei sobre a publicidade de fast-food, o texto diz que a McDonald’s, a Burger King e outras empresas alimentares pretendem
(01) follow it.

 segui-la.
(02) enforce it.

aplicá-la.
(03) respect it.

respeitá-la.
(04) disobey it.

desobedece-la.
(05) consider it.

considera-la,

18 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) According to McDonald’s report, American parents

(01) are against the government’s decision.

(02) intend not to buy the Happy Meal any more.
(03) have widely accepted the government’s recommendations.
(04) have agreed to buy the Happy Meal only if it comes without the toy.
(05) intend to sue fast-food companies if they sell unhealthy

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  01 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

According to McDonald’s report, American parents

Segundo um relatório da McDonald’s, os pais americanos

(01) are against the government’s decision.

estão contra a decisão do governo.

(02) intend not to buy the Happy Meal any more.

pretendem não comprar mais o Happy Meal.
(03) have widely accepted the government’s recommendations.

aceitaram amplamente as recomendações do governo.
(04) have agreed to buy the Happy Meal only if it comes without the toy.

acordaram comprar o Happy Meal apenas se vier sem o brinquedo.
(05) intend to sue fast-food companies if they sell unhealthy.

pretendem processar empresas de fast-food se estas venderem produtos não saudáveis

19 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) The 's in

• 'not the government's" (l. 19)

is the

(01) plural mark.
(02) genitive case.
(03) contraction of is.
(04) contraction of has.
(05) contraction of was.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  02 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO 2:

London's Olympic Park is nearly finished

If you go down to East London today, you’ll notice a transformation. Three years ago, this area of Stratford was an urban wasteland.

500 days to go, and London’s Olympic Park is taking shape. The velodrome is finished, they’re tiling the diving pool, and the stadium seats are in and covered up to protect them from the London weather.

At its heart are more than five miles of newly opened waterways. These used to be big, industrial canals, and then they fell into disrepair.

But they run almost like arteries across the whole Olympic site. The stadium there sits on an island, completely surrounded by water, and what’s fantastic is to see them coming back to life. So often, water in London is used and abused, and this — it’s being cherished.

When the diggers have gone, there’ll be a new urban park here in Stratford — the biggest to be built in Europe for 150 years. A quarter of a million new wetland plants have gone in, and 4,000 new trees.

PINSENT, Matthew.

London’s Olympic Park is nearly finished.

Disponível em: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

language/words inthenews/2011/03/110314 _witn_london_2012_page.shtml.

Acesso em: 30 mar. 2011. 

20 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).

About London’s Olympic Park, it’s correct to say:

( ) It won’t take long to be ready for use.
( ) The stadium seats are going to be built very soon.
( ) There isn’t much water there.
( ) Former industrial canals have turned into waterways.

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is:

01) F T T F 
02) F T F T 
03) T F F T 
04) T F T F 
05) T T T T
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  03 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

About London’s Olympic Park, it’s correct to say:
Sobre o Parque Olímpico de Londres, é correto dizer:

( ) It won’t take long to be ready for use.

Não demorará muito tempo a estar pronto para usar.
( ) The stadium seats are going to be built very soon.

As bancadas do estádio serão construídas muito em breve.
( ) There isn’t much water there.

á não há muita água.
( ) Former industrial canals have turned into waterways.

Antigos canais industriais transformaram-se em vias navegáveis.

21 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) The phrase

• “500 days to go” (l. 4)

means that it’s 500 days

01) until competition begins.
02) to register for the competition.
03) to train for the Olympic Games.
04) until London's Olympic Games end.
05) to get ready to go to London’s Olympics.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  01 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

The phrase

• “500 days to go” (l. 4)
• “Faltam 500 dias”

means that it’s 500 days

significa que são 500 dias

01) until competition begins.
02) to register for the competition.
03) to train for the Olympic Games.
04) until London's Olympic Games end.
05) to get ready to go to London’s Olympics.

A frase

“Faltam 500 dias” (l. 4)

significa que são 500 dias

01) até ao início da competição.

02) para se inscrever no concurso.

03) para treinar para os Jogos Olímpicos.

04) até ao final dos Jogos Olímpicos de Londres.

05) para se preparar para ir aos Jogos Olímpicos de Londres.

22 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:

01) The conjunction “If” (l. 1) expresses doubt.
02) The pronoun “them” (l. 7) refers to “the stadium seats” (l. 6)
03) The demonstrative pronoun “These” (l. 9) is in the singular form.
04) The word “completely” (l. 13) is functioning as an adjective.
05) The sentence “it’s being cherished” (l. 15) is in the active voice.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  02 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO 3:

Flipper tags may damage penguins

Scientists in France have suggested that biologists who tag penguins to help track their movements could be causing them harm. The method could also affect data collected from penguins for research on climate change.

For decades scientists have been following penguins by putting bands around their flippers. This allows individual birds to be identified at a distance. But there have been concerns that flipper bands might harm the birds by slowing them down as they swim. 

The latest study, reported in the journal Nature, confirms it. Scientists followed a colony of king penguins for ten years. Birds fitted with bands died younger, started breeding later in the year, took longer to search for food, and overall raised about 40% fewer chicks.

Scientist in the field will now have to find other tagging methods, but in the meantime there are also concerns that some data gathered on penguins down the years, in this ecologically crucial part of the planet, may now be worthless.

BLACK, Richard.

Flipper tags may damage penguins. Disponível em: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

language/ wordsinthenews/ 2011/01/110114 _witn_penguin_page.shtml.

Acesso em: 30 mar. 2011.

23 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) Considering penguins without flipper tags, the only statement without support from the text is that they 01) live longer.

02) swim more slowly.
03) have many more chicks.
04) reproduce earlier in the year.
05) take less time to find food.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  02 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

Considering penguins without flipper tags, the only statement without support from the text is that they

Considerando os pinguins sem barbatanas, a única afirmação sem suporte no texto é que eles

01) live longer.

vivem mais tempo.

02) swim more slowly.

nadam mais devagar.
03) have many more chicks.

têm muito mais crias.
04) reproduce earlier in the year.

reproduzem no início do ano.
05) take less time to find food.

demorar menos tempo a encontrar alimento.

24 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) Fill in the parentheses with T(True) or F (False).

The paragraphs from the text, (in brackets on the right), have answers to the following questions:

( ) Why do biologists tag penguins? [par.1]
( ) How long have scientists been following penguins? [par.2]
( ) Where do penguins usually breed? [par.3]
( ) What are scientists worried about? [par.4]

According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

01) T T T T 
02) F T T F
03) F F T T
04) T F T F
05) T T F T
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  05 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

25 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) The only alternative in which the word from the text, on the left, is not suitably defined is

01) “track” (l. 2) — follow.
02) “concerns” (l. 8) — worried feelings.
03) “might” (l. 8) — could.
04) “gathered” (l. 17) — collected.
05) “worthless” (l. 19) — valuable.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  05 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

26 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) The only false cognate is in alternative

01) “suggested” (l. 1).
02) “movements” (l. 2).
03) “method” (l. 3).
04)  “data” (l. 3).
05)  “decades” (l. 5).

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  04 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

❑ TEXTO 4:
“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.”

• GATES, Bill. The first...Disponível em: <http://www.refresher.com/ wwvol1.html>. Acesso em: 30 mar. 2011.

27 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) According to the text, automation contributes to

01) decreasing inefficiency.
02) eliminating inefficiency.
03) slowing down efficiency.
04) compensating for inefficiency.
05) highlighting either efficiency or inefficiency.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  05 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

According to the text, automation contributes to

Segundo o texto, a automação contribui para

01) decreasing inefficiency.

diminuição da ineficiência.
02) eliminating inefficiency.

eliminação da ineficiência.
03) slowing down efficiency.

diminuição da eficiência.
04) compensating for inefficiency.

compensação pela ineficiência.
05) highlighting either efficiency or inefficiency.

destacar a eficiência ou ineficiência.

❑ TEXTO 5:
“Top executives should rate their subordinates on loyalty and competence. Those who are more loyal than competent should be fired because they are the dangerous ones. They will stay forever while other more 5 competent, less loyal people will jump ship as problems develop. And the loyal, non-competent subordinates will ‘protect’ their bosses from the truth. Reality will be too threatening and ugly”

Disponível em:

< http://www.refresher.com/greatest1. html>.

Acesso em: 30 mar. 2011.

28 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) Considering how subordinates should be rated, the text says that

01) loyalty is as important as competence.
02) competence is not as important as loyalty.
03) competence is more important than loyalty.
04) loyalty is by far the most important quality.
05) competence is much less important than loyalty.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito  03 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

Considering how subordinates should be rated, the text says that

Considerando a forma como os subordinados devem ser avaliados, o texto diz que
01) loyalty is as important as competence.

a lealdade é tão importante como a competência.
02) competence is not as important as loyalty.

a competência não é tão importante como a lealdade.
03) competence is more important than loyalty.

a competência é mais importante do que a lealdade.
04) loyalty is by far the most important quality.

a lealdade é, de longe, a qualidade mais importante.
05) competence is much less important than loyalty.

a competência é muito menos importante do que a lealdade.

29 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA) The expression

• "jump ship" (l. 5)

should be understood as

01) leave the job.
02) tell their bosses the truth.
03) solve the problems right away.
04) discuss the problems with their bosses.
05) stay and handle the problems efficiently.
👍 Comentários e Gabarito  01 
TÓPICO - IDEIA CONTEXTUAL ou INFORMAÇÃO DENTRO DO TEXTO:

The expression

• "jump ship" (l. 5)
• "saltar navio"

should be understood as

deve ser entendido como

01) leave the job.

deixar o emprego.
02) tell their bosses the truth.

contar a verdade aos seus chefes.
03) solve the problems right away.

resolver os problemas de imediato.
04) discuss the problems with their bosses.

discutir os problemas com os seus chefes.
05) stay and handle the problems efficiently.

permanecer e lidar com os problemas de forma eficiente.

30 – (CONSULTEC-2011-CFOPM/BA)

According to this cartoon, penguins are sort of responsible for

(01) air pollution.
(02) icy cold winds.
(03) high birth rates.
(04) global warming.
(05) glacial temperatures.

 👍  Comentários e Gabarito   04  
TÓPICO - ELEMENTOS VERBAIS E NÃO VERBAIS, INFERÊNCIA:

According to this cartoon, penguins are sort of responsible for

De acordo com esse cartoon, os pinguins são responsáveis pelo (a):
(01) air pollution. poluição do ar
(02) icy cold winds. ventos frios congelantes
(03) high birth rates. altas taxas de natalidade
(04) global warming. aquecimento global
(05) glacial temperatures. temperaturas glaciais

>> TRADUÇÃO DO CARTOON:

• Oh, Shirley, I am so hot for you! My heart is on fire and I'm burning with desire.
• Oh, Shirley, estou tão apaixonada por ti! O meu coração está em chamas e estou a arder de desejo.

>> O HUMOR DO CARTOON:

• Os vocábulos “HOT"(quente), “fire" (fogo) e “burning" (queimando) são usados em sentido figurado, respectivamente  como: excitado, desejo, lascívia. 
• De acordo com o cartoon, a elevação da temperatura e derretimento das calotas polares têm origem na libido (desejo sexual) dos pinguins.

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The following text refers to questions 12 and 13.

The Rebel Years

In March 1957, Elvis purchased the Graceland estate in Memphis. The address today is: 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee 38116.

The Colonial house is located _( I )_ a hill surrounded _( II ) _ fourteen acres _( III )_ land with a stand _( IV )_ mature trees, a barn and a tennis court. The estate is enclosed _( V )_ an eight-foot-high brick wall. The main entrance is a large iron gate _( VI )_ musical insignia. The house was built _( VII )_ tan Tennessee limestone and contained twenty-three rooms including five bedrooms. _( VIII )_ a spacious entry hall, the front part of the luxuriously appointed house comprises the living, dining and music rooms. Along the walls are large, white sofas.

The focus of attention is the gilded concert grand piano. The curtains are white interlaced with gold thread. The shag rug is so thick that your shoes nearly disappear. At the back of the house are the recreation rooms, covering nearly the entire length of the house and about half of its breadth. The billiard room is dominated by a large pool table. The trophy room contains Elvis’s gold and platinum records. Upstairs is the bedroom suite and the guest rooms. The bedroom: navy-blue shag run, oversized white bed with built-in telephone, intercom, TV controls. After the bedroom come the study and the mirror-lined bath. Sixteen televisions are found throughout the house.

Since June 7, 1982, Graceland has been open to the public for an admission fee ($16.00: April 1993). An average of 2,500 visit the house every day.

Adapted from The Rebel Years by Lester Bangs

 👉  Questão   12 

The words that properly fill in blanks I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, in the text, are

a) I - in / II - of / III - of / IV - at / V - on / VI - in / VII - by / VIII - before

b) I - at / II - with / III - in / IV - on / V - on / VI - by / VII - with / VIII - around

c) I - in / II - in / III - through / IV - about / V - about / VI - for / VII - of / VIII - when

d) I - on / II - by / III - of / IV - of / V - by / VI - with / VII - of / VIII - after

e) I - out of / II - on / III - in / IV - around / V - over / VI - from / VII - at / VIII - afterward.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito   D 

TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:

➽Alternativa (D): I - on / II - by / III - of / IV - of / V - by / VI - with / VII - of / VIII - after
➽ (I)...is located on
➽ (II)...surrounded by
➽ (III)...of land with
➽ (IV)...a stand of mature trees
➽ (V)...is enclosed by
➽ (VI)...with musical insignia
➽ (VII)...built of tan
➽ (VIII)...after a spacious entry

 👉  Questão   13 

According to the text,

a) fifty percent of the width of the house is dedicated to entertainment.

b) because of the shag rug in the mansion, one can’t walk barefoot inside it.

c) the pool in the house is really big and you can use it after paying a tax of $16.00.

d) the music room can be found in the front part of the house and it’s packed with televisions and oversized white beds.

e) a luxuriously tall brick wall surrounds the main entrance of the house, behind which a large vegetation garden can be seen.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 

TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:

De acordo com o texto,
*Alternativa (A): cinquenta por cento da largura da casa é dedicada ao entretenimento.
*Alternativa (B): por causa do tapete felpudo na mansão, não se pode andar descalço por dentro.
*Alternativa (C): a piscina da casa é muito grande e você pode usá-lo depois de pagar um imposto de US $ 16,00.
*Alternativa (D): a sala de música pode ser encontrada na parte da frente da casa e está repleta de televisores e camas brancas grandes.
*Alternativa (E): uma parede de tijolos luxuosamente alta rodeia a entrada principal da casa, atrás da qual pode ser visto um grande jardim de vegetação.

The following text refers to questions 14 and 15.

Stop Wishing You Were Somewhere Else

If you reflect on this insidious tendency to be wishing you were somewhere else, you may agree that it’s a silly, even self-destructive thing to do. Before

you jump up and say, “Wait a minute, I don’t do that,” let me explain what I mean.

There are many ways that we __ ( I )__ time wishing we __ ( II )__ somewhere else. We’ll be at work and wish we __ ( III )__ home. Or during the middle of the week we __ ( IV )__ it were Friday. Sometimes

we wish we __ ( V )__ something else with our careers. We wish we __ ( VI )__ different responsibilities or could spend our time with different

people. We wish our boss were different, or our employees. We wish our working environment were different or we had a different kind of commute.

We wish our industry were different, or that our circumstances would change. This list could obviously go on. The problem is, these wishes aren’t reality, but rather, they are thoughts of a different reality.

If you’re not careful, you can begin to wish your life away, always wishing you were somewhere other than where you actually are. But you’re not

somewhere else. Rather, you’re right here. This is reality. One of my favorite quotes is, “Life is what’s happening while we’re busy making other

plans.” A slightly different version might be, “Life is what’s happening while we’re wishing we were elsewhere.” When you are wishing you were

somewhere else, it’s almost as though you are one step removed from life rather than actually being in it, open to life exactly as it is.

From a practical standpoint, it’s very difficult to be focused and effective when your mind is preoccupied with where it would rather be. In fact, the

two are a contradiction of terms. Your concentration suffers because there is a lack of engagement, a lack of zeroing in on what’s truly significant.

In addition, it’s virtually impossible to enjoy yourself and what you are doing when you’re focused more on where you’d rather be than where you actually are. Think about the things you enjoy most. In all cases, they are activities where you are completely absorbed in the moment, really focused on what you are doing. In the absence of the focus, the joy you

experience is diminished. How much fun is it to read a good novel when you’re thinking about something else?

Adapted from Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff Treasury – A Special Collection for the Office by Richard Carlson

 👉  Questão   14 

The verbs that properly fill in blanks I, II, III, IV, V and VI, in the text, are

a) I - spend / II - were / III - were / IV - might be wishing / V - were doing / VI - had

b) I - spent / II - were / III - would be / IV - might wish / V - did / VI - had had

c) I - would spend / II - would be / III - were / IV - might be wishing /

V - would be doing / VI - were having

d) I - had spent / II - would be / III - were / IV - might have wished / V - had done / VI - could have

e) I - will spend / II - are / III - were / IV - might wish / V - did / VI – had

👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 

TÓPICO - Questão sobre ESTRUTURAS VERBAIS:

 👉  Questão   15 

According to the text,

a) reality is what really matters when you’re busy making plans.

b) if you live your life away, you’re not careful and will end up being selfdestructive.

c) should you not worry about where you currently are, you can live your life to the full.

d) commuting to work makes you wish you were different.

e) being open to life requires a lot of carefulness.

👍 Comentários e Gabarito   C 

TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:

De acordo com o texto,
*Alternativa (A): a realidade é o que realmente importa quando você está ocupado fazendo planos.
*Alternativa (B): se você vive sua vida, você não é cuidadoso e acabará sendo auto-destrutivo.
*Alternativa (C): você não deveria se preocupar onde você atualmente está, você pode viver sua vida plenamente.
*Alternativa (D): viajar para o trabalho faz com que você deseje ser diferente.
*Alternativa (E): estar aberto à vida requer muito cuidado.

The following text refers to questions 16 and 17.

BREAKING BAD

Breaking Bad is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and produced in Albuquerque, New

Mexico, Breaking Bad is the __ ( I )__ story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with __ ( II )__ lung cancer at the beginning of the series. He turns to a life of crime, producing and selling methamphetamine, in order to secure

his family’s financial future before he dies, teaming with his former student, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). The series has been labeled a contemporary

western by its creator.

The series premiered on January 20, 2008 in the United States and Canada on the cable channel AMC, and the series finale aired on September 29,

2013. Breaking Bad received __ ( III )__ critical acclaim, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time. By its end, the

series was among the __ ( IV ) __ cable shows on American television, with audience numbers that doubled in the fifth season from the previous

year’s episodes.

Breaking Bad was created by Vince Gilligan, who spent several years writing the Fox series The X-Files. Gilligan wanted to create a series in which

the protagonist became the antagonist. “Television is historically good at keeping its characters in a self-imposed stasis so that shows can go on

for years or even decades,” he said. “When I realized this, the __ ( V )__ next step was to think, how can I do a show in which the fundamental drive is toward change?” He added that his goal with Walter White was to turn him from Mr. Chips into Scarface.

While Gilligan defines the term “breaking bad” as “to raise hell”, it apparently means more than that. According to Lily Rothman, it is an old phrase which “connotes more violence than ‘raising hell’ does....

The words possess a wide variety of nuances: to ‘break bad’ can mean to ‘go __ ( VI )__ ‘, to ‘defy authority’ and break the law, to be verbally

‘combative, belligerent, or __ ( VII )__ or, followed by the preposition ‘on,’ to ‘completely dominate or humiliate.’”

The concept emerged as Gilligan talked with his fellow writer Thomas Schnauz regarding their __ ( VIII )__ unemployment and joked that the

solution was for them to put a “meth lab in the back of an RV and drive around the country cooking meth and making money.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad

 👉  Questão   16 

The adjectives that properly fill in blanks I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII,

in the text, are

a) I -clumsy / II - hospitable / III - unusual / IV - watchable / V - coherent / VI - trendy / VII - committed / VIII – present

b) I -short / II - busy / III - popular / IV - widely-shown / V - well informed / VI - crazy / VII - strange / VIII - wild

c) I - unfinished / II - incurable / III - well known / IV - famous / V - struggling / VI - impeccable / VII - terrifying / VIII - brand new

d) I - two-year-long / II - inoperable / III - widespread / IV - most-watched / V -logical / VI - wild / VII - threatening / VIII – current

e) I - formidable / II - confusing / III - long-living / IV - unheard-of / V - unbeatable / VI - unforgettable / VII - mad / VIII - afterward

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 👉  Questão   17 

According to the text,

a) in the story, Walter White comes up with a suspicious plan to make up for his poor medical condition before his death.

b) the term “breaking bad” is unknown to many contemporary writers due to its different nuances.

c) the concept of the series was put into practice by writer Thomas Schnauz, who meant to turn the protagonist into the antagonist in the story.

d) The X-Files, written by Vince Gilligan, as well as Breaking Bad, received critical acclaim, and are widely regarded as the greatest television series of

all time.

e) Breaking Bad has been on TV since 2008, and has been really successful since then.

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TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:
De acordo com o texto,
*Alternativa (A): na história, Walter White apresenta um plano suspeito para compensar sua condição médica precária antes de sua morte.
*Alternativa (B): o termo “quebrar mal” é desconhecido por muitos escritores contemporâneos devido a suas diferentes nuances.
*Alternativa (C): o conceito da série foi posto em prática pelo escritor Thomas Schnauz, que pretendia transformar o protagonista no antagonista da história.
*Alternativa (D): Os Arquivos X, escritos por Vince Gilligan, assim como Breaking Bad, foram aclamados pela crítica e são amplamente considerados como a maior série de televisão de todos os tempos.
*Alternativa (E): Breaking Bad está na TV desde 2008, e tem tido muito sucesso desde então.

 👉  Questão   18 

The space, in the cartoon, must be correctly completed with

a) I should be demanding a pizza!

b) Must I have demanded a pizza?

c) I hope I will demand a pizza!

d) Should I have demanded a pizza!

e) I could have demanded a pizza!

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TÓPICO - Questão sobre INTERPRETAÇÃO TEXTUAL:
espaço, no desenho animado, deve ser corretamente preenchido com
*Alternativa (A): Eu deveria estar exigindo uma pizza!
*Alternativa (B): Devo ter exigido uma pizza?
*Alternativa (C): Espero exigir uma pizza!
*Alternativa (D): Devo ter exigido uma pizza!
*Alternativa (E): Eu poderia ter exigido uma pizza!

* O verbo TO ORDER pode ser usado no sentido de pedir comida e bebida em restaurante, bar, lanchonete.