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Comentadas sobre interpretação de texto | reading comprehension em inglês
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White, E.B. (1999) Here is New York. New York:
The Little Book Room, with adaptations.
A young girl arriving in New York from a small town in Mississippi will embrace New York with the intense excitement of first love, even though she will now suffer the indignity of being observed by her neighbors.
White, E.B. (1999) Here is New York. New York:
The Little Book Room, with adaptations.
The influx of people from other places is eroding New York’s unique character.
White, E.B. (1999) Here is New York. New York:
The Little Book Room, with adaptations.
While Native Americans gave New York solidity and continuity, European settlers gave it passion.
White, E.B. (1999) Here is New York. New York:
The Little Book Room, with adaptations.
Loneliness and privacy are unambiguously valuable gifts.
White, E.B. (1999) Here is New York. New York:
The Little Book Room, with adaptations.
The fragment “sanctuary or fulfillment or some greater or lesser grail” (lines 7 and 8) could be correctly replaced with refuge or satisfaction or some greater or lesser prize.
White, E.B. (1999) Here is New York. New York:
The Little Book Room, with adaptations.
The fragment “to dwarf the” (line 36) could be correctly replaced with that contribute to.
Towards a fairer distribution
Towards a fairer distribution. Available at: <www.economist.com>.
Retrieved on: Aug. 15. 2019, with adaptations.
Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text, mark the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The phrase “Bound to” (line 36) means “forced to keep
a promise to”.
Towards a fairer distribution
Towards a fairer distribution. Available at: <www.economist.com>.
Retrieved on: Aug. 15. 2019, with adaptations.
Mistranslation of a verb led Ethiopia and Italy to war.
Towards a fairer distribution
Towards a fairer distribution. Available at: <www.economist.com>.
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The word “latter” (line 7) relates to how slow the establishment of the Italian protectorate was.
Towards a fairer distribution
Towards a fairer distribution. Available at: <www.economist.com>.
Retrieved on: Aug. 15. 2019, with adaptations.
The passage “the text didn’t read the same” (line 4) considers that the treaty had different meanings in Amharic and in Italian.
Nicolson, H. (1963) (3rd edition) Diplomacy.
Oxford: OUP, with adaptations.
The general tenor of the text reflects the bipolar world order prevalent in the diplomatic scene after the Second World War.
Nicolson, H. (1963) (3rd edition) Diplomacy.
Oxford: OUP, with adaptations.
The author urges Western diplomats to resort to the same unprincipled conduct their Eastern colleagues engage in.
Nicolson, H. (1963) (3rd edition) Diplomacy.
Oxford: OUP, with adaptations.
It can be inferred from the text that world diplomacy had then been increasingly dominated by religious fanaticism and financial interests.
Nicolson, H. (1963) (3rd edition) Diplomacy.
Oxford: OUP, with adaptations.
The ultimate goal of the author of the text is to draw attention to the importance of nuclear deterrence.
Nicolson, H. (1963) (3rd edition) Diplomacy.
Oxford: OUP, with adaptations.
The expression “Had it not been” (line 9) describes a hypothetical action that would have occurred in the past.
Heatwaves are killing people. Available at: <www.economist.com>.
Retrieved on: Aug. 22. 2019, with adaptations.
Considering the ideas and vocabulary in the text , check the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
Emissions need to be stopped if a heatwave like the
one in 2003 is to be avoided.
Heatwaves are killing people. Available at: <www.economist.com>.
Retrieved on: Aug. 22. 2019, with adaptations.
Considering the ideas and vocabulary in the text , check the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
Not only do heatwaves kill immediately but they also
lead to eventual deaths.
Heatwaves are killing people. Available at: <www.economist.com>.
Retrieved on: Aug. 22. 2019, with adaptations.
Considering the ideas and vocabulary in the text , check the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
The cause-effect relationship between heatwaves and
deaths is not obvious.
Heatwaves are killing people. Available at: <www.economist.com>.
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Considering the ideas and vocabulary in the text , check the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
Heatwaves are probably more lethal than floods.
Heatwaves are killing people. Available at: <www.economist.com>.
Retrieved on: Aug. 22. 2019, with adaptations.
Considering the ideas and vocabulary in the text , check the following item as right (C) or wrong (E).
Deaths caused by heatwaves do not shock people as
much as deaths by other natural disasters do.
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