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Q3992680 Inglês
ONE shows China an alternative way to power ships at port


Japanese containerline Ocean Network Express (ONE) has for the first time utilised shore power during lift-on and lift-off operations of an alternative marine power (AMP) container in a Chinese port.

This was done ahead of a symposium which shared best practices and explored innovative approaches to shore power utilization.

Before the symposium, ONE held a trial and commissioning of its AMP container at Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group's terminal. This approach is a proven method of reducing emissions while in port. 

When vessels equipped with AMP facilities which do not have a fixed type cable reel or an onboard AMP container arrive at a port, a containerized AMP unit stored at the terminal is lifted onto the vessel to enable shore power connection. Before the vessel departs, the AMP container is lifted off.

"The use of an AMP unit is a familiar and effective approach within this industry. To be successful, close cooperation among various concerned parties is necessary. We believe this will contribute to carbon footprint reduction in a practical and expedited way, and hope it is a good symbol of collaboration among relevant parties," said Hiroki Tsujii, ONE's global chief officer.

During the symposium, attendees witnessed a live demonstration of the AMP container and shore power usage on a vessel equipped with an AMP container − a vessel successfully connected to shore power and the country's first ship-shore collaborative mobile AMP container power connection mode after its commissioning.


https://tinyurl.com/245pdsmp 
What is the main purpose of using the AMP container during lift-on and lift-off operations in the Chinese port?
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Q3992679 Inglês
ONE shows China an alternative way to power ships at port


Japanese containerline Ocean Network Express (ONE) has for the first time utilised shore power during lift-on and lift-off operations of an alternative marine power (AMP) container in a Chinese port.

This was done ahead of a symposium which shared best practices and explored innovative approaches to shore power utilization.

Before the symposium, ONE held a trial and commissioning of its AMP container at Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group's terminal. This approach is a proven method of reducing emissions while in port. 

When vessels equipped with AMP facilities which do not have a fixed type cable reel or an onboard AMP container arrive at a port, a containerized AMP unit stored at the terminal is lifted onto the vessel to enable shore power connection. Before the vessel departs, the AMP container is lifted off.

"The use of an AMP unit is a familiar and effective approach within this industry. To be successful, close cooperation among various concerned parties is necessary. We believe this will contribute to carbon footprint reduction in a practical and expedited way, and hope it is a good symbol of collaboration among relevant parties," said Hiroki Tsujii, ONE's global chief officer.

During the symposium, attendees witnessed a live demonstration of the AMP container and shore power usage on a vessel equipped with an AMP container − a vessel successfully connected to shore power and the country's first ship-shore collaborative mobile AMP container power connection mode after its commissioning.


https://tinyurl.com/245pdsmp 
What happens to the AMP container after it has been used on a vessel?
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Q3985255 Inglês
    “I’ve always dreamed of living abroad. I’m not going to lie, I had a nice life in Brazil. I was starting my career as a physician, I had a loving family, wonderful friends, and lived in a comfortable house. However, I could never get over the fear of suffering some kind of violence whenever I went out, particularly at night. Sad as it is, violence is something that might happen to anyone. You ___1____ always be alert and it is stressful.
    Earlier in my life, I had the opportunity to visit many countries and what always impressed me was how people seemed relaxed, living a peaceful life, just minding their own business. I always wished I could have that. When my husband returned from a trip to Canada, so in love with the country, we thought we should make plans and pursue that dream.
      We’ve been living in Canada for over a year and we love it! I confess it has not been as easy as we initially thought. The most difficult thing is to start from scratch again. My plan is to work as a doctor here, but first my diploma has to be validated here. It will take some time and a lot of hard work but it will pay off.” 
Which of the following statements isn’t feature of the type of text read above? 
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Q3985253 Inglês
    “I’ve always dreamed of living abroad. I’m not going to lie, I had a nice life in Brazil. I was starting my career as a physician, I had a loving family, wonderful friends, and lived in a comfortable house. However, I could never get over the fear of suffering some kind of violence whenever I went out, particularly at night. Sad as it is, violence is something that might happen to anyone. You ___1____ always be alert and it is stressful.
    Earlier in my life, I had the opportunity to visit many countries and what always impressed me was how people seemed relaxed, living a peaceful life, just minding their own business. I always wished I could have that. When my husband returned from a trip to Canada, so in love with the country, we thought we should make plans and pursue that dream.
      We’ve been living in Canada for over a year and we love it! I confess it has not been as easy as we initially thought. The most difficult thing is to start from scratch again. My plan is to work as a doctor here, but first my diploma has to be validated here. It will take some time and a lot of hard work but it will pay off.” 
In the excerpt below, choose the modal verb that is appropriate to replace term 1, according to the meaning of the text.

➢ However, I could never get over the fear of suffering some kind of violence whenever I went out, particularly at night. Sad as it is, violence is something that might happen to anyone. You ___1___ always be alert and it is stressful.
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Q3985252 Inglês
    “I’ve always dreamed of living abroad. I’m not going to lie, I had a nice life in Brazil. I was starting my career as a physician, I had a loving family, wonderful friends, and lived in a comfortable house. However, I could never get over the fear of suffering some kind of violence whenever I went out, particularly at night. Sad as it is, violence is something that might happen to anyone. You ___1____ always be alert and it is stressful.
    Earlier in my life, I had the opportunity to visit many countries and what always impressed me was how people seemed relaxed, living a peaceful life, just minding their own business. I always wished I could have that. When my husband returned from a trip to Canada, so in love with the country, we thought we should make plans and pursue that dream.
      We’ve been living in Canada for over a year and we love it! I confess it has not been as easy as we initially thought. The most difficult thing is to start from scratch again. My plan is to work as a doctor here, but first my diploma has to be validated here. It will take some time and a lot of hard work but it will pay off.” 
What type of text is the one above? 
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Q3985250 Inglês
     In 1867, a beautiful ship named the Mary Celeste left the coast of New York. The captain was a man named Benjamin Briggs, and he brought his family and crew to transport 1,700 barrels of alcohol to Italy. They never made it to their destination. The boat was found floating safely in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores Islands, on December 5, 1872. This did not look like a pirate attack, because nothing was stolen, and all of the paper documents were still on board. The only thing missing was the people.


Available at: https://www.factinate.com/things/43-mind-bogglingfacts-unsolved-mysteries/. Accessed on: February 4, 2021.

Answers to the question below:


➢ What happened to the ship named Mary Celeste? 

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Q3985239 Inglês
The Shakespeare authorship question


    The Shakespeare authorship question is a theory (which was first proposed during the Victorian Era) that William Shakespeare did not write the plays and poems which were accredited to him. [...]
    Believers of the alternative authorship theory often argue that William Shakespeare lacked the education, aristocratic sensibility and familiarity with the royal courts which is clearly evident in his works. Personally, I would say that as a dedicated reader of Shakespeare’s works, many of these claims do not seem to be supported by any reasonable evidence.
    I would suggest that this theory derives from a deeply embedded prejudice rooted in the English class system (most marked during the Victorian Era, when the authorship question first gained widespread credence). Certainly, Shakespeare came from relatively humble beginnings, and was not a member of royalty or part of the nobility – but, I argue, that is no reason to suppose that someone from his background could not write as well as he did, or accrue the wealth, position and influence in London theatrical society that he did. […]
    This is where the implications for people reading Shakespeare today 400 years on are most important. How can we read (and be taught) Shakespeare’s plays, if we can never really understand the complete context of their composition, the time in which they were written and, yes, the prejudice and controversy that still engulfs them.


THE GUARDIAN. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-bookssite/2016/apr/23/shakespeare-authorship-question-teenagereaders. Accessed on: February 3, 2021. [Excerpt]
What arguments are used to question Shakespeare’s authorship?
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Q3982678 Inglês
Leia o cartaz em inglês:
School Library Notice
"The library will be closed on Friday afternoon. Please return your books on Thursday."
Qual é a principal informação apresentada no aviso?

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Q3979480 Inglês
Read this piece of sport news and answer the following question:


Nikola Jokic’s Historic Triple-Double leads Nuggets over Kings.


In a stunning display of basketball prowess, Nikola Jokic’ of the Denver Nuggets achieved a rare 35- point, 22-rebound, and 17-assist triple-double against the Sacramento Kings, marking the first such performance since Wilt Chamberlain. This game was part of Jokic’s impressive run of five consecutive triple-doubles, with his latest feat accomplished before the fourth quarter even began. Jokic’s performance was highlighted by a remarkable long-range shot attempt, which, while not confirmed as one of the longest in NBA history, certainly added to the spectacle of the night. The Nuggets clinched a 132-123 victory, with fans and analysts alike lauding Jokic’s skills, suggesting he might be the best player in the world today and potentially one of the greatest ever.


Grok on X (ex-Twitter)
What was considered the highlight of the game?
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Q3979479 Inglês
Read this piece of sport news and answer the following question:


Nikola Jokic’s Historic Triple-Double leads Nuggets over Kings.


In a stunning display of basketball prowess, Nikola Jokic’ of the Denver Nuggets achieved a rare 35- point, 22-rebound, and 17-assist triple-double against the Sacramento Kings, marking the first such performance since Wilt Chamberlain. This game was part of Jokic’s impressive run of five consecutive triple-doubles, with his latest feat accomplished before the fourth quarter even began. Jokic’s performance was highlighted by a remarkable long-range shot attempt, which, while not confirmed as one of the longest in NBA history, certainly added to the spectacle of the night. The Nuggets clinched a 132-123 victory, with fans and analysts alike lauding Jokic’s skills, suggesting he might be the best player in the world today and potentially one of the greatest ever.


Grok on X (ex-Twitter)
Why do some fans and analysts suggest Jokic’ is “the best player in the world today and potentially one of the greatest ever”?
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Q3979478 Inglês
Read this piece of sport news and answer the following question:


Nikola Jokic’s Historic Triple-Double leads Nuggets over Kings.


In a stunning display of basketball prowess, Nikola Jokic’ of the Denver Nuggets achieved a rare 35- point, 22-rebound, and 17-assist triple-double against the Sacramento Kings, marking the first such performance since Wilt Chamberlain. This game was part of Jokic’s impressive run of five consecutive triple-doubles, with his latest feat accomplished before the fourth quarter even began. Jokic’s performance was highlighted by a remarkable long-range shot attempt, which, while not confirmed as one of the longest in NBA history, certainly added to the spectacle of the night. The Nuggets clinched a 132-123 victory, with fans and analysts alike lauding Jokic’s skills, suggesting he might be the best player in the world today and potentially one of the greatest ever.


Grok on X (ex-Twitter)
Who is Nikola Jokic’?
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Q3979477 Inglês
Read this piece of sport news and answer the following question:


Nikola Jokic’s Historic Triple-Double leads Nuggets over Kings.


In a stunning display of basketball prowess, Nikola Jokic’ of the Denver Nuggets achieved a rare 35- point, 22-rebound, and 17-assist triple-double against the Sacramento Kings, marking the first such performance since Wilt Chamberlain. This game was part of Jokic’s impressive run of five consecutive triple-doubles, with his latest feat accomplished before the fourth quarter even began. Jokic’s performance was highlighted by a remarkable long-range shot attempt, which, while not confirmed as one of the longest in NBA history, certainly added to the spectacle of the night. The Nuggets clinched a 132-123 victory, with fans and analysts alike lauding Jokic’s skills, suggesting he might be the best player in the world today and potentially one of the greatest ever.


Grok on X (ex-Twitter)
According to the text, who won the game?
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Q3979476 Inglês
Read the joke below and answer the question:

“Is British food really that bad?
If made correctly, yes.”

What’s the message of this joke?
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Q3979465 Inglês
The expression “hunched shoulders” it shows the character is:
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Q3979462 Inglês
Read the excerpt from “The Lord of the Rings, the two towers” by J.R.R. Tolkien and answer the following questions:

“Well, master, we’re in a fix and no mistake’, said Sam Gamgee. He stood despondently with hunched shoulders beside Frodo, and peered out with puckered eyes into the gloom.”

J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings, the two towers - Book four, Chapter I, The taming of Smeagol. p. 787. HarperCollinsPublisher, 2012.

What option best describes what is said in the excerpt above:
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Q3969218 Inglês

From a pedagogical-methodological perspective in advanced second language acquisition, particularly within inferential reading and stylistic hermeneutics, which instructional strategy would optimally cultivate high-order stylistic sensitivity and discursive inference in EFL learners encountering a Clark Ashton Smith text? Mark the CORRECT alternative.


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Q3969217 Inglês
The sentence Vainly, with all these, and many stranger devices, wilder, more wonderful diversions, the slaves and sultanas have sought to alleviate the iron hours (l.25–28) predominantly embodies which semantic-pragmatic relation within the logic of discourse progression? Mark the CORRECT alternative.
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Q3969210 Inglês
In the sentence Oppressive as nightmare, a formless nameless fatigue, heavier than any burden the slaves of the mines must bear, lies forever at his heart (l.9–12), the simile "Oppressive as nightmare" performs a distinct textual function. It primarily acts as a(n) ______, designed to accentuate the atmosphere of metaphysical oppression and existential suffocation permeating the emperor's condition, rather than to ______ or to ______. Which option correctly completes the blanks in order? Mark the CORRECT alternative.
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Q3969209 Inglês

Considering the thematic substratum of the passage, what constitutes the predominant conceptual axis underpinning the text's imagery and narrative exposition? Mark the CORRECT alternative.


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Q3929654 Inglês
Text 1A3-II


       The argument for the existence of life in different places in the universe can lead to endless and aimless (but fascinating) speculation. Why assume that aliens so far advanced technologically are still bound by the chains of aging bodies? As we see our own technology advancing, and our minds becoming ever more entangled with digital devices, we can envision a kind of transhuman future whereby our mind’s essence, what we (loosely) identify with our inner self and memories, becomes immaterial, soullike, tethered to reality through information alone. In his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke speculated that aliens would have broken away from carbon-based and robotic machine structures so “that the mind would eventually free itself from matter (…) and if there is anything beyond that, its name could only be God.”

       This is where astrotheology begins, as we envision aliens as the techno-version of godlike creatures, with the obvious subtext that one day we are going to get there too. So, not only is their technology magic to us, but their very existence becomes equivalent to a supernatural presence — omniscient, omnipresent, and undetectable by our feeble human senses and machines. Such aliens are indistinguishable from gods inhabiting the heavenly realm, being as elusive as countless deities have been throughout human history. They exist only in that intangible dimension of faith.


Marcelo Gleiser. The dawn of a mindful universe: a manifesto for humanity’s future. HarperOne, San Francisco (CA) (adapted). 
The main objective of text 1A3-II is to 
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1381: D
1382: D
1383: C
1384: D
1385: D
1386: D
1387: D
1388: C
1389: C
1390: D
1391: A
1392: B
1393: D
1394: D
1395: B
1396: C
1397: D
1398: B
1399: B
1400: D