Concerning the figures relative to the year 2005, as mentioned in paragraph 2 (lines 11-22):
O texto a seguir é referência para as questões de 21 a 23.
We are accustomed to thinking of military success as determined by quality of weaponry, rather than by food supply. But a clear example of how improvements
in food supply may decisively increase military success comes from the history of Maori New Zealand. The Maori are the Polynesian people who were the first
to settle New Zealand. Traditionally, they fought frequent fierce wars against each other, but only against closely neighboring tribes. Those wars were
limited by the modest productivity of their agriculture, whose staple crop was sweet potatoes. It was not possible to grow enough sweet potatoes to feed an
army in the field for a long time or on distant marches. When Europeans arrived in New Zealand, they brought potatoes, which beginning around 1815
considerably increased Maori crop yields. Maori could now grow enough food to supply armies in the field for many weeks. The result was a 15year period in
Maori history, from 1818 until 1833, when Maori tribes that had acquired potatoes and guns from the English sent armies out on raids to attack tribes
hundreds of miles away that had not yet acquired potatoes and guns. Thus, the potato’s productivity relieved previous limitations on Maori warfare, similar
to the limitations that lowproductivity corn agriculture imposed on Maya warfare.
(Diamond, J. (2006). Collapse. London: Penguin.)
Why does the text mention the Maya?
O texto a seguir é referência para as questões 24 e 25.
William Penn (16441718), founder of Pennsylvania. Son of an admiral, he was sent to a Puritan school and was expelled from Oxford as a dissenter in 1660.
Sent to Ireland to manage the family estates, he regularly attended the Quaker meeting at Cork, and on his return to England he was twice imprisoned for
proselytizing, but nonetheless retained connections with the court. In 1681, Charles II repaid a debt owed to Penn’s father by granting him a large province
on the west bank of the Delaware river in North America. Penn drew up a frame of government providing for religious toleration in the new colony, which he
named Pennsylvania. After he had supervised the building of Philadelphia (16824), he returned to England and, on James II’s accession, secured the release
of some 1,200 Quaker prisoners. Out of favour after the Glorious Revolution, he returned to America in 1699, but financial mismanagement forced him to
mortgage his rights as proprietor of the colony.
(Gardiner, J., & Wenborn, N. (eds.) (1995). The History Today Companion to British History. London: Collins & Brown.)
In 1681, Penn became the owner of Pennsylvania because:
Based on the text below, answer questions 24 and 25.
BIOLOGICAL PASSPORT NABS CHEATING CYCLISTS
The contest between athletes who use performance–enhancing
drugs and the authorities trying to catch them is much like a race
itself. Each time a new drug test comes out, athletes and their
doctors figure out a way to outsmart it.
But a new "biological passport" that measures blood and body
chemistry over time may finally be putting a dent in sports doping.
Professional cycling is the first sport to embrace the
relatively new test, and it's just nabbed its biggest catch: an
Italian cyclist, Franco Pellizotti, who was one of the favorites to
win this year's Giro d'Italia. The Giro d–Italia, a grueling threeweek
event second in size and importance only to the Tour de France,
kicks off on Saturday.
(Adapted from http: // news.discovery.com/tech/biological–passport–cycling–doping.html)
What is NOT true according to the text?
Which alternative completes the sentence correctly?( Put the loaves in the (1) and bake them till they go brown.
Which alternative below completes the text correctly?
I certainly didn't think the film was boring. (1) I really
enjoyed it!
Which sequence best completes the sentence below?
I don't want to argue_(1) anyone (2)that.
Which is the correct option to complete the text below?
Water shortages don't just affect (1). (2) can also
seriously harm (3) environment. (4)water comes from
rivers and groundwater so every drop (5) use has a direct
effect on the (6) environment.
(Adapted from: http: //www.environment–agency.gov.uk)
Mary saw James, her doctor, two days ago.
James said: "See me tomorrow again."
Which alternative best reports what he said?
Write True (T) or False (F).
( ) Sherry says the best choice for her is to put off finding someone to take care of her pet.
( ) Jeff states that the most important thing is finding the right person to leave Max with.
( ) Betsy declares that Roo has been the least important thing since she got divorced.
Write True (T) or False (F).
( ) Mothers tasks at home are easy because most of them work just part time.
( ) A lot of parents stop trying to teach children good healthy eating habits.
( ) It is better to teach children how to eat well when they are grown ups.
Based on the meanings of the words taken from Text 1, the relationship in each pair is defined as
