Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).

From the author’s account, it can be correctly inferred that he was expected to be able to translate from French to English and vice versa, as part of his job as a diplomat.

Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E)

The passage “a wet-behind-the-ears but fully functioning British diplomat” (l.12) indicates that the author’s inexperience didn’t prevent him from getting a position of responsibility in the Foreign Office.

Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).

The fact that the author didn’t know the meaning of the word “roselle” and translated it as “jute” was prejudicial to the British Minister.

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

After all stages of the Civil and Diplomatic Service entrance exams, the number of candidates admitted was around 20.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The recruitment policy of the British diplomatic service was designed and planned by elite academics and university intellectuals.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

There would be no change in the meaning of the passage from “Often” (l. 2) to “duplicity” (l.4) if it were replaced by Even though it is often confused with espionage, which is its illegitimate cousin, diplomacy has been linked with misbehaviour and duplicity for centuries.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text I, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The words “clad” (l. 18) and “quaffing” (l.19) could be correctly replaced by dressed and sipping without this altering the meaning of the sentence, although this substitution would make the text less humorous.

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

For the author, the bad reputation diplomacy holds has to do with the frequent international negotiations in which diplomats deal with foreign officials.

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

It can be correctly concluded from the text that the recruitment methods adopted in the past have fuelled suspicion against diplomats and created a fallacious idea about their work.

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

It can be correctly inferred from the text that there tends to be presently more female diplomats, as well as diplomats with more diverse social backgrounds, than in 1966.

Judge the items that follow according to the text above.

A part of Arduino’s boards is free and another part is charged for.

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Arduino started as a program to help university students.

Judge the items that follow according to the text above.

Arduino is useful exclusively to new programmers.

Judge the items that follow according to the text above.

Professionals of different types have contributed to improve Arduino.

Judge the items that follow according to the text above.

Because of its limitations, Arduino is used to perform simple tasks.

Julgue o item seguinte no que diz respeito à língua inglesa.

      An overwhelming majority of Irish people wish to remain in the EU, but almost half believe that Brexit will result in a hard border with Northern Ireland, according to a poll published today by the European Movement in Ireland.

                                                          Internet: <www.irishtimes.com>. 

De acordo com o texto e no contexto do Brexit (saída do Reino Unido da União Europeia), a grande maioria dos irlandeses deseja permanecer na União Europeia.