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Sobre interpretação de texto | reading comprehension em inglês
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TV for dogs booms but are they watching?
By David Silverberg

(Frolicking = playing energetically
Squishy = soft when pressed)
(Available at: www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq59leg3gp5o – text specially adapted for this test).
I. Using the passive voice puts Barnum at the center of the sentence, which fits the paragraph's focus on his reputation and legacy.
II. The point is that it is widely said Barnum is responsible for the quote. The passive voice elegantly generalizes and vagueness the source, which is appropriate for common attribution or collective opinion.
III. The writer wants the reader to pay attention to who receives the credit (P.T. Barnum), not who exactly is doing the crediting ("people say", "historians claim", "critics argue").
The CORRECT statements are:
I. In Portuguese, "publicidade" often means advertislng paid for by a company.
II. In English, publicity can be free/earned media, including news coverage or viral attention.
III. In this case "publicidade / publicity" is a false friend, but in a nuanced way, not a 100 % "opposite meaning" one.
The CORRECT statements are
( ) The word ethos is uncountable because it refers to the guiding spirit, values, or character of a person, group, or culture.
( ) The word ethos names a general, continuous quality (a way of thinking/behaving).
( ) In the text, you could say two ethoses because it reÍers to an overarching spirit or attitude that applies to many people.
( ) The use of ethos is functional when the writer wants to talk about individual instances.
Which alternative CORRECTLY fills in the parentheses above?
( ) In literal terms, a ringmaster is the person in charge of a circus performance, especially the one who introduces the acts, guides the audience's attention, and keeps the show moving in the ring.
( ) In the text, the word is used metaphorically.
( ) The "ringmaster" stands for P.T. Barnum as the director/controller of attention and spectacle, the one who teaches people that any kind of publicity (even fake or sensational) is acceptable as long as it grabs notice.
( ) "Ringmaster", in popular culture, means the master-of-ceremonies of a showy, attention-driven culture, not just a literal circus host.
Which alternative CORRECTLY fills in the parentheses a bove?
Choose the connector that best completes the sentence:
"He studied hard for the exam; ___, he did not achieve the expected results."
"For the calibration of the FID detector, introduce a known concentration of the target analyte into the chromatograph and adjust the hydrogen flow to achieve a stable baseline. The flow rate should be set to 40mL
min-1. Next, adjust the air flow to a value of 450mL
min-1. After achieving baseline stability, inject the
analyte and record the peak area. If the peak area does
not correlate with the expected value, verify the detector’s
sensitivity settings." Com base nesse trecho, o primeiro passo na calibração do detector FID é:
"For optimal detection of compounds absorbing in the 200 - 300 nm range, set the wavelength between 220 - 230 nm . For compounds with stronger absorbance above 300 nm, use wavelengths around 280 - 290 nm. Adjust the wavelength to maximize the signal intensity while avoiding excessive noise."
Com base no trecho citado, a instrução CORRETA para o ajuste do comprimento de onda em CLAE é:
( ) Professor Naveed Sattar believes the findings are ready to change clinical practice immediately.
( ) The weight-loss drugs act like a natural hormone to reduce feelings of hunger.
( ) Genetic factors play a more significant role in weight loss than age or sex.
The correct order of the parentheses, from top to bottom, is:
I. Most weight-loss drugs are being bought privately through online pharmacies.
II. People with European ancestry have a lower percentage of the variant than African Americans.
III. Experts believe that factors like age and sex also impact how the drugs work.
Which ones are correct?
