Aprova Concursos - Simulado Express

The phrase that shift (line 46) refers to the change in China from a

a) heavy industry fuelled by coal to a service-based industry using a more varied mix.

b) large consumption of the world’s fossil fuels to lower consumption levels.

c) limited demand for oil, gas and coal to an increasing demand.

d) low-fossil-fuel economy to a pollution-based economy.

e) fast-growing economy to a receding one.

From the sentence of the last paragraph, “By embracing modern banking technology, banks can support their customers today, create new value for the future and drive new levels of future growth”, it is inferred that

banks cannot grow after the coronavirus pandemic.

modern banking technology can help reshape the present and the future of banks.

modern technology can frustrate the present and the future of the banking industry.

as result of the coronavirus pandemic, banks will not be able to meet customers’ demands in the future.

due to the coronavirus pandemic, banks are not able to meet customers’ expectations in the present.

The main purpose of the text is to

introduce the many categories of bank clerks one can find in a financial institution.

present an overview of the career of a bank clerk to an eventual future professional.

denounce the disadvantages associated with the clerk profession.

discuss all the benefits offered to employees who work in a bank.

ask for changes in the way bank recruiters select their future employees.

In the fragment of the text “Due in part to the turn away from oil in the 70s, today the United States produces just 0.7 percent of its electricity using petroleum. Therefore, the price of oil has no direct impact on the price of electricity” (lines 25-28), the linking word therefore introduces the idea of

a) conclusion

b) addition

c) cause

d) condition

e) opposition

In “Candidates can also check Internet job sites and the classified ads in local newspapers as well" (lines 45- 47), the modal verb can is replaced, without change in meaning, by

a) should

b) must

c) will

d) may

e) need

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 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 sentence of the last paragraph “In short, banks are best-placed to succeed if they commit to end-to-end digital transformation”, the phrase In short conveys an idea of

cause

addition

emphasis

conclusion

time sequence

In the 6^th paragraph of the text, the highlighted expression as well as, in the fragment “as well as ability to change direction and submerge” is associated with the idea of

a) time

b) addition

c) purpose

d) condition

e) consequence

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.