Questions 46 through 50 present some problems English learners
usually have. Mark the correct alternative for each question.
Consider the following sentence from a student’s essay.
“The theme of this short story make us see the beauty in another
vision.” (source: a real student’s essay)
The sentence should be rewritten as the following alternative:
According to the previous text, judge the following items.
Some airports are concerned with easing distress passengers have to go through during inspection.
The word ‘robust’ (l.15) can be correctly replaced by effective without this bringing any change of meaning to the sentence.
The WHO mentioned has no intention of keeping biological material related to the disease.
In the fragment of Text I “We’ve identified several tips for companies that want to see greater return on investment for millennial recruitment” (lines 23-25), the verb form in bold indicates that the
Based on the previous text, judge the following items
In the text, the words “making” (R.14), “training” (R.29) and “ruling” (R.43) are all used as verbs indicating actions.
Based on the text above, judge the following items.
Heterogeneity has been an important feature in the twins’ artistic production.
This text refers to the next two questions
Systems developers maintain, audit and improve
organisational support systems by working on the internal
operations of computers, using existing systems or incorporating
new technologies to meet particular needs, often as advised by a
systems analyst or architect. They test both hard and software
systems, and diagnose and resolve system faults.
Their role also covers writing diagnostic programs,
designing, and writing code for operating systems and software to
ensure efficiency. When required, they make recommendations for
future developments. Depending on the type of organisation,
developers can become either systems or applications specialists.
The work undertaken by systems developers is generally
of a highly complex and technical nature, and involves the
application of computer science and mathematics in an environment
which is constantly evolving due to technological advances and the
strategic direction of their organisation.
Internet: www.prospects.ac.uk> (adapted).
According to text, systems developers
In the text about IT-managers, the word
“could” (R.17) can be replaced by can without any change in the meaning of the text.
Judge the next items according to the text presented on cyber-ethics.
The expression “In a nutshell” (R.14) introduces a summarized and simplified version of what cyber-ethics is all about.
In the fragment of the text “Hence, the efficient allocation of
economic resources" (lines 18-19), the connector Hence
conveys an idea of
Judge the following items concerning the facts and ideas presented
in the text.
The difference between environmental auditing and environmental impact assessment is nowadays clear for those who work with auditing, be it in the financial field or in the environmental one.
Consider the suggestions of
word replacement in the text:
I.'Yet' (l.05) could be replaced by
'Nevertheless'.
II.'even though' (l.25) could be replaced by
'besides'.
III.'Also' (l.40) could be replaced by
'Furthermore'.
Which ones DO NOT cause difference in
meaning?
Consider the fragment of the
text and the following statements: “A gaggle of commuters assembles inside and
outside the train" (l.02).
I.'gaggle' means, informally, a disorderly or
noisy group of people.
II.commuters' designates people who travel
some distance to work on a regular basis.
III.'assembles' indicates a crowd that gather
together in one place for a common
purpose.
Which ones are correct?
O que o texto abaixo não afirma:
“The most common false assumption that I hear is
people who say that they don't need to back-up
just because their computer or laptop is brand
new. They simply believe that it won't fail just
because it is new, but although new computers are
statistically less likely to develop problems they
are by no means infallible. Hard drives are
unpredictable beasts and have the potential to fail
at any time, with the data they contain within often
not retrievable”.
www.nasdaq.com/article/the-importance-of-data-backup-cm37061 em 26/09/2015
