Aprova Concursos - Simulado Express

Saudi Arabia and Iran are mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 3 (lines 8-20) because they

a) are latent enemies about to engage in violent strife.

b) produce more than 40 per cent of the world’s crude oil.

c) should spread their influence over the other Gulf States.

d) can be considered the most stable countries in the Middle East.

e) might affect oil production and trade if they engage in an open conflict.

The production of oil from shale rock in the US is mentioned in paragraph 4 (lines 21-29) because in 2018 it

a) can rapidly achieve the record level of 6 million barrels a day.

b) will certainly reach higher levels than those announced in 2017.

c) will make output from America’s producing áreas commercially viable in 2018.

d) might compensate for present OPEC production cuts and cause a decrease in oil prices.

e) is going to have devastating effects on the drilling activity in the country in the near future.

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 “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 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

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.

Based on the meanings in Text I, the two items that express synonymous ideas are

channel (line 12) - hinder

stark (line 16) - dubious

stem (line 23) - restrain

pledged (line 38) - refused

bold (line 69) – fearful

In the text fragment of the sixth paragraph “RoboCup Soccer Federation, the “FIFA” of robots, which supports five leagues, imposes restrictions on players’ design and rules of the game”, the word which refers to

a) game

b) FIFA

c) players

d) leagues

e) RoboCup Soccer Federation

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

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