Aprova Concursos - Simulado Express

One of the purposes of the text is to confirm that the report determines the

a) existence of life on other planets

b) imminent possibility of aliens’ attack

c) superiority of American technology

d) authorities’ ignorance about unusual aircraft

e) danger of enemy nations’ attacks to the US

According to the last paragraph, the author believes that the

a) future of the energy business is uncertain and difficult to anticipate.

b) recent increase in oil prices is definitely a long-lasting phenomenon.

c) four questions presented in the article will be answered sooner than we imagine.

d) energy business is definitely facing a moment of stability, growth and prosperity.

e) inevitable conflict in the Middle East will solve the imbalance between energy supply and demand.

In paragraph 9, there is the information that in RoboCup competitions the game referee and the team coaches are

a) humanoids

b) computers

c) real people

d) robotic engineers

e) virtual mechanisms

In the sentence of the text “Generally, loan clerks are on the high end of this range,whereas general office clerks are on the lower end" (lines 78-80), the word whereas

a) expresses a contrast.

b) highlights a problem.

c) imposes a condition.

d) introduces an example.

e) points out a solution.

In the fragment of the text “Thankfully, this time around, the

outlook for renewable energy isn't so bleak" (lines 11-12), the

word bleak can be replaced, with no change in meaning, by

a) encouraging

b) cheerful

c) optimistic

d) desolate

e) promising

In the fragments “some recent data suggests that as economic growth has picked up" (lines 47-48) and “Beijing has high ambitions for a much cleaner energy economy, driven not least by the levels of air pollution in many of the major cities" (lines 49-51), picked up and driven by mean, respectively,

a) declined – guided by

b) increased – delayed by

c) deteriorated – caused by

d) improved – motivated by

e) stabilized – hindered by

In the fragment “The threat to stability is all the greater given that Iran is likely to win any such clash and to treat the result as a licence to reassert its influence in the region" (lines 17-20), given that can be replaced, without change in meaning, by

a) even so

b) even though

c) despite the fact that

d) because of the fact that

e) taking into account that

In the sentence fragment of the fifth paragraph “Designing robots for sports requires much more than experts in state-of-the-art technology”, the words in bold can be replaced, without any change in meaning, by the following words:

a) drawing / scholars

b) creating / amateurs

c) planning / specialists

d) finishing / professionals

e) manufacturing / engineers

Based on the information presented in Text I, the expression in bold type and the item in parenthesis are semantically equivalent in

“the authors from UK and US institutions have set out guidelines for investment" – lines 6-8 (discarded)

“learn from and build on experience before time runs out" – lines 17-18 (prevails)

“If we don't build on the lessons from previous policy successes and failures to understand what works and why" – lines 27-29 (reject)

“Anadon and colleagues point out that government funding for energy innovation has, in many cases, been highly volatile in the recent past" – lines 46-48 (report)

“New programs should only be set up if they fill needs not currently met" – lines 65-66 (canceled)

Based on the meanings of the words in the text, it can be said that

“rife" (line 11) and scarce express similar ideas.

“claimed" (line 34) can be replaced by hidden.

“flat" (line 43) and high express similar ideas.

“thriving" (line 61) and developing are synonyms.

“surge" (line 87) and increase are antonyms.