Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text III, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “armoury” (L.3) can be correctly replaced by arsenal since both words can be used in the context to indicate the skills a diplomat should have.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text IV, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
It may be inferred from the text that Hutchins posits that the complexity of financial markets calls for analysis based on groupthink, as psychological or cognitive science analysis of the individual is clearly insufficient.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text V, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
From the author’s account, it can be inferred that the plot of My Fair Lady is an homage to British social class structure.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text VI, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “aegis” (L.36) could be replaced by auspices in this particular context.
No trecho do primeiro parágrafo “Even though the Oakland building had no fire sprinklers", a expressão em destaque equivale, em português, a
According to Text I, WEO-2017 includes a special focus on China because this country has been
Comparing Texts I and II, one concludes that
According to the last paragraph, Portland’s fire chief believes that
According to Text I, one of the themes discussed at the IEA’s 2017 Ministerial Meeting in Paris was the
Dr. Fatih Birol affirms that “Brazil’s experience shows that policies do matter” (lines 33-34) because, due to its long-term energy policies, the country
How cities can better prevent fires
August 29, 2018
America’s deadliest building fire for more than a decade struck Oakland, California, on December 2nd 2016, killing 36 people attending a dance party in a warehouse that had become a cluttered artist collective. The disaster highlights an open secret: many cities lack resources to inspect for fire risk all the structures that they should. Even though the Oakland building had no fire sprinklers and at least ten people lived there illegally, no inspector had visited in about 30 years. How might cities make better use of the inspectors they do have?
A handful of American cities have begun to seek help from a new type of analytics software. By crunching diverse data collected by government bodies and utilities, the software works out which buildings are most likely to catch fire and should therefore be inspected first. Plenty of factors play a role. Older, wooden buildings, unsurprisingly, pose more risk, as do those close to past fires and leaks of gas or oil. Poverty also pushes up fire risk, especially if lots of children, who may be attracted to mischief, live nearby. More telling are unpaid taxes, foreclosure proceedings and recorded complaints of mould, rats, crumbling plaster, accumulating rubbish, and domestic fights, all of which hint at property neglect. A building’s fire risk also increases the further it is from its owner’s residence.
Predictive software designed at Harvard that Portland, Oregon, will soon begin using will do that. Perhaps more importantly, the city’s fire chief noticed that buildings marked as being the biggest risks are clustered in areas lacking good schools, public transport, health care and food options. Healthier, happier people start fewer fires, he concluded. He now lobbies officials to reduce Portland’s pockets of deteriorated areas.
(The Economist. www.economist.com/the-economist-explains /2018/08/29/how-cities-can-better-prevent-fires. Adaptado)
In the fragment from the second paragraph “Poverty also pushes up fire risk”, the expression in bold means
Student on Homesickness
When the homesickness hits, I usually get lazy and tired and just feel like going home and sleeping. I miss the safety of my family and the comfort of home, but most of all I miss my mother and just being able to talk to her whenever I want.
The homesickness usually hits when I feel out of place, or when I hear a song, or see something that reminds me of them. Usually, when I Skype them, it makes me feel worse because I can see them and talk to them, but I can't be with them.
Lara Wyatt, 20, Boston.
Disponível em: www.bbc.co.uk. Acesso em: 25 set. 2013.
O texto descreve uma situação muito comum entre as pessoas que passam a viver fora de sua cidade. Considerando as palavras homesickness, family e comfort, o depoimento da estudante Lara Wyatt ressalta
Which alternative presents a word or expression that can replace the word whether (l. 40) without changing the literal meaning of the sentence?
Select the alternative with the word that means the OPPOSITE of unwarranted (l. 12).
