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Sobre interpretação de texto | reading comprehension em inglês
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Q418802
Inglês
Texto associado
This (Illegal) American Life
By Maria E. Andreu
My parents came to New York City to make their fortune when I was a baby. Irresponsible and dreamy and in their early 20s, they didn't think things through when their visa expired; they decided to stay just a bit longer to build up a nest egg.
But our stay got progressively longer, until, when I was 6, my grandfather died in South America. My father decided my mother and I should go to the funeral and, with assurances that he would handle everything, sat me down and told me I'd have a nice visit in his boyhood home in Argentina, then be back in America in a month.
I didn't see him for two years.
We couldn't get a visa to return. My father sent us money from New Jersey, as the months of our absence stretched into years. Finally, he met someone who knew "coyotes" - people who smuggled others into the U.S. via Mexico. He paid them what they asked for, and we flew to Mexico City.
They drove us to the Mexican side of the border, and left us at a beach. Another from their operation picked us up there and drove us across as his family. We passed Disneyland on our way to the airport, where we boarded the plane to finally rejoin my father.
As a child, I had thought coming back home would be the magical end to our troubles, but in many ways it was the beginning. I chafed at the strictures of undocumented life: no social security number meant no public school (instead I attended a Catholic school my parents could scarcely afford); no driver's license, no after-school job. My parents had made their choices, and I had to live with those, seeing off my classmates as they left on a class trip to Canada, or packing to go off to college, where 1 could not go.
The year before I graduated from high school, Congress passed the amnesty law of 1987. A few months after my 18th birthday, I became legal and what had always seemed a blank future of no hope suddenly turned dazzling with possibility.
When I went for my interview at the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the caseworker looked at me quizzically when he heard me talk in unaccented English and joke about current events. Surely this American teenager did not fit in with the crowd of illegals looking to make things right.
At the time, I was flattered. His confusion meant I could pass as an American.
(Newsweek, October 2f 2008. Page 12.)
Some of the author's hassles were
Q418801
Inglês
Texto associado
This (Illegal) American Life
By Maria E. Andreu
My parents came to New York City to make their fortune when I was a baby. Irresponsible and dreamy and in their early 20s, they didn't think things through when their visa expired; they decided to stay just a bit longer to build up a nest egg.
But our stay got progressively longer, until, when I was 6, my grandfather died in South America. My father decided my mother and I should go to the funeral and, with assurances that he would handle everything, sat me down and told me I'd have a nice visit in his boyhood home in Argentina, then be back in America in a month.
I didn't see him for two years.
We couldn't get a visa to return. My father sent us money from New Jersey, as the months of our absence stretched into years. Finally, he met someone who knew "coyotes" - people who smuggled others into the U.S. via Mexico. He paid them what they asked for, and we flew to Mexico City.
They drove us to the Mexican side of the border, and left us at a beach. Another from their operation picked us up there and drove us across as his family. We passed Disneyland on our way to the airport, where we boarded the plane to finally rejoin my father.
As a child, I had thought coming back home would be the magical end to our troubles, but in many ways it was the beginning. I chafed at the strictures of undocumented life: no social security number meant no public school (instead I attended a Catholic school my parents could scarcely afford); no driver's license, no after-school job. My parents had made their choices, and I had to live with those, seeing off my classmates as they left on a class trip to Canada, or packing to go off to college, where 1 could not go.
The year before I graduated from high school, Congress passed the amnesty law of 1987. A few months after my 18th birthday, I became legal and what had always seemed a blank future of no hope suddenly turned dazzling with possibility.
When I went for my interview at the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the caseworker looked at me quizzically when he heard me talk in unaccented English and joke about current events. Surely this American teenager did not fit in with the crowd of illegals looking to make things right.
At the time, I was flattered. His confusion meant I could pass as an American.
(Newsweek, October 2f 2008. Page 12.)
The author and her mother
Q418800
Inglês
The ad contains a/an
Ano: 2014
Banca:
FUNIVERSA
Órgão:
SEAP-DF
Prova:
FUNIVERSA - 2014 - SEAP-DF - Auditor de Controle Interno - Planejamento e Orçamento |
Q418460
Inglês
None of the companies surveyed in these countries indicated plans to reduce staff.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
FUNIVERSA
Órgão:
SEAP-DF
Prova:
FUNIVERSA - 2014 - SEAP-DF - Auditor de Controle Interno - Planejamento e Orçamento |
Q418459
Inglês
Robert Half Singapore is a
Ano: 2014
Banca:
FUNIVERSA
Órgão:
SEAP-DF
Prova:
FUNIVERSA - 2014 - SEAP-DF - Auditor de Controle Interno - Planejamento e Orçamento |
Q418458
Inglês
In Singapore, the future for accounting and finance professionals looks
Ano: 2014
Banca:
FUNIVERSA
Órgão:
SEAP-DF
Prova:
FUNIVERSA - 2014 - SEAP-DF - Auditor de Controle Interno - Planejamento e Orçamento |
Q418457
Inglês
Choose the right alternative to complete the sentence below.
Brazil is the _________ most active hiring market for accounting and finance professionals.
Brazil is the _________ most active hiring market for accounting and finance professionals.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
FUNIVERSA
Órgão:
SEAP-DF
Prova:
FUNIVERSA - 2014 - SEAP-DF - Auditor de Controle Interno - Finanças e Controle |
Q418212
Inglês
Someone whose job is to prepare financial records for a company or person is a(n)
Ano: 2014
Banca:
FUNIVERSA
Órgão:
SEAP-DF
Prova:
FUNIVERSA - 2014 - SEAP-DF - Auditor de Controle Interno - Finanças e Controle |
Q418211
Inglês
Using the above text as reference, choose the correct alternative.
An internal audit,
An internal audit,
Ano: 2014
Banca:
FUNIVERSA
Órgão:
SEAP-DF
Prova:
FUNIVERSA - 2014 - SEAP-DF - Auditor de Controle Interno - Finanças e Controle |
Q418210
Inglês
Disciplinary action may be imposed if an employee
Ano: 2014
Banca:
FUNIVERSA
Órgão:
SEAP-DF
Prova:
FUNIVERSA - 2014 - SEAP-DF - Auditor de Controle Interno - Finanças e Controle |
Q418209
Inglês
The word or phrase whose definition is “the buildings and land that a business or organization uses” is the
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417577
Inglês
Based on the text above, judge the following items.
In “tuck them up close” (l.40), “them” refers to “sixteen brown eggs” (l.49).
In “tuck them up close” (l.40), “them” refers to “sixteen brown eggs” (l.49).
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417576
Inglês
Based on the text above, judge the following items.
In “then, the turkeys were flying low and slow” (l.15) “then” refers to “In those days” (l.9).
In “then, the turkeys were flying low and slow” (l.15) “then” refers to “In those days” (l.9).
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417575
Inglês
Based on the text above, judge the following items.
In terms of text typology, this is a narrative text.
In terms of text typology, this is a narrative text.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417574
Inglês
Based on the text above, judge the following items.
In order for you to catch “the measles” (l.17), you have to go out in the woods with all the necessary hunting equipment.
In order for you to catch “the measles” (l.17), you have to go out in the woods with all the necessary hunting equipment.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417573
Inglês
Based on the text above, judge the following items.
The expression “sluggish domestic bird” (l.23) refers to “hummingbirds” (l.8).
The expression “sluggish domestic bird” (l.23) refers to “hummingbirds” (l.8).
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417572
Inglês
Judge if the translation suggested in each of the following items is grammatically correct and maintains the meaning of the original text.
“The ensuing revelations and Snowden’s flight to Russia infuriated the Obama administration” (l.13 and 14) = As revelações subsequentes e o vôo de Snowden para a Rússia deixou Obama furioso.
“The ensuing revelations and Snowden’s flight to Russia infuriated the Obama administration” (l.13 and 14) = As revelações subsequentes e o vôo de Snowden para a Rússia deixou Obama furioso.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417568
Inglês
According to the text, judge the following items.
The text above is an academic article.
The text above is an academic article.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417566
Inglês
Judge the following items according to the text.
In “Tiredness also increases the possibility” (l.28 and 29), the word “Tiredness” can be correctly replaced with Fatigued.
In “Tiredness also increases the possibility” (l.28 and 29), the word “Tiredness” can be correctly replaced with Fatigued.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417565
Inglês
Judge the following items according to the text.
In the sentence “Research has demonstrated its critical role in memory consolidation” (l.20 and 21), the pronoun “its” refers to “Research”.
In the sentence “Research has demonstrated its critical role in memory consolidation” (l.20 and 21), the pronoun “its” refers to “Research”.
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