Questões de Concurso – Aprova Concursos

1)

Q269539 - CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo

The meaning of groundbreaking new programs (line 40) in Text I can be replaced, without change in meaning, by programs that

a) break the ground.
b) make use of the ground.
c) are innovative.
d) are unintelligent.
e) require many workers.

2)

Q269541 - CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo

According to the 2nd paragraph of Text II, it is clear that

a) a lot about the dangers of extracting natural gas from the earth is known.
b) a new research has proved that gas extraction is completely harmless to the environment.
c) EPA did not consider the process of natural gas extraction safe.
d) the ignorance about the substances that companies use in the process of gas extraction is a complex matter.
e) companies do not reveal the chemical mixture they use in the extraction of natural gas, because the American government does not allow them to do so.

3)

Q269538 - CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo

The meaning of to pursue renewable energy (line 37) in Text I can be replaced, without change in meaning, by to

a) insist on the use of renewable energy.
b) insist on the use of unrenewable energy.
c) limit the use of energy that can be renewed.
d) limit the use of energy that cannot be renewed.
e) take legal action against the use of renewable energy.

4)

Q269540 - CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo

The main purpose of Text II is to

a) discuss the effects of CO2 emission on the environment.
b) make readers aware of the dangers involved in natural resources extraction.
c) defend the idea that we do not need to develop technology related alternative energy supplies.
d) make readers aware of the rights of Indians in the Amazon region.
e) convince readers of the fact that the extraction of natural resources involves no risk to the environment.

5)

Q269537 - CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo

In Text I, the meaning of the boldfaced fragment in: “require constructing a new 1,200 mile-long transmission line that would potentially expose and disrupt untouched wilderness in 17 national parks and reserves” (lines 14- 17) can be best understood as a new transmission line

a) a little longer than one mile that would potentially expose and exhibit untouched wilderness.
b) a little longer than one mile that would potentially expose and display untouched wilderness.
c) with an extension of one thousand and two hundred miles that would potentially expose and display untouched wilderness.
d) with an extension of one thousand and two hundred miles that would potentially preserve and disturb untouched wilderness.
e) with an extension of one thousand and two hundred miles that would potentially expose and disturb untouched wilderness.

6)

Q269544 - CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo

In Text II, the word it (line 31) refers to

a) problems
b) exploitation
c) report
d) Amazon region
e) World Wildlife Fund

7)

Q269536 - CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo

In Text I, the meaning of southernmost tip (line 1) is best understood as the

a) tip of land that is between the south and the east of the country.
b) tip of land that is between the south and the west of the country.
c) piece of land that is in the middle of the extension between the south and the north of the country.
d) piece of land that is at the end of the extension of the country to the south.
e) piece of land that is near the end of the extension of the country to the south.

8)

Q269543 - CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo

In Text II, the expression Even though (line 16) expresses an idea of

a) contrast
b) addition
c) chronology
d) conclusion
e) exemplification

9)

Q269535 - CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo

The main purpose of Text I is to

a) describe South American natural resources.
b) portray Chile’s power matrix.
c) explain the reasons why a hydro-electric power plant is necessary in Chile.
d) present pros and cons of building a hydro-electric complex in Chile.
e) fight the hydro-electric power plant development in Chile.

10)

Q269542 - CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo

Among the problems which occur in the Amazon region listed by the World Wildlife Fund report, in the 3rd paragraph of Text II, the one that is NOT mentioned is

a) water pollution
b) local conflicts
c) devastation of the forest
d) the diminution of biodiversity
e) the aggravation of the greenhouse effect

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