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Q4037550 Inglês
Advanced Dynamics of International Business Strategy


In the era of hyper-globalization, international busi ness strategy has evolved into a highly sophisticated discipline characterized by the orchestration of cross border value creation under conditions of uncertainty and institutional divergence. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) must navigate complex configurations of global value chains (GVCs), optimizing location-spe cific advantages while mitigating transaction costs, as articulated in Transaction Cost Economics.


A central theoretical lens in this domain is the Eclectic Paradigm, which posits that firms engage in foreign direct investment (FDI) when three conditions are satisfied: ownership-specific advantages (O), location specific advantages (L), and internalization incentives (I). These determinants collectively inform entry mode decisions, ranging from wholly owned subsidiaries to joint ventures and strategic alliances.


Institutional theory further underscores the impor tance of isomorphic pressures—coercive, mimetic, and normative—that shape organizational behavior across different jurisdictions. Firms operating in emerging economies often encounter institutional voids, charac terized by the absence or underdevelopment of inter mediaries such as capital markets, legal enforcement mechanisms, and regulatory agencies. In such contexts, firms may adopt non-market strategies, including polit ical lobbying and network-based relational contracting, to compensate for institutional deficiencies.


From an operational perspective, supply chain resil ience has become a critical strategic priority.


Concepts such as just-in-time (JIT) inventory manage ment are increasingly being reevaluated in favor of just-in-case (JIC) models, particularly in light of disrup tions stemming from events like the COVID-19 pan demic. Firms now emphasize redundancy, nearshoring, and diversification of suppliers to enhance robustness against exogenous shocks.


Financially, exchange rate volatility and cross-border capital flows introduce significant risks. Firms employ sophisticated hedging instruments, such as forward contracts, options, and swaps, to manage foreign exchange exposure. Additionally, transfer-pricing mechanisms are utilized not only for internal cost allocation but also as tools for tax optimization, often scrutinized by regulatory authorities for compliance with the arm’s length principle.


Digitalization and Industry 4.0 technologies—including artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT)—are transforming international operations. These technologies facilitate real-time data analytics, enhance transparency in supply chains, and enable predictive decision-making. However, they also neces sitate compliance with divergent data localization laws and cybersecurity regulations across jurisdictions.


Sustainability and ESG integration are increasingly embedded in corporate strategy through frameworks such as carbon accounting, circular economy models, and impact investing. Firms are now expected to align with global standards like the United Nations Global Compact, ensuring adherence to principles related to human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.


Ultimately, competitive advantage .........................  international business is contingent ........................... a firm’s ability to integrate strategic, operational, financial, and technological capabilities while remaining adaptive ................... an evolving global ecosystem marked ....................... volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA).

Study the sentences below and decide if they are true ( T ) or false ( F ), according to the text.


(_) According to the Eclectic Paradigm, one of the OLI components is location-specific.


(_) The concept of transaction costs primarily refers to costs associated with negotiating and enforcing contracts.


(_) Institutional voids are best described as absence of efficient market-supporting institutions.


(_) The strategy most associated with managing supply chain disruptions is downsizing.


(_) The primary purpose of hedging in interna tional finance is to enhance brand value.


Select the alternative that presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.


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Q4028365 Inglês
Some irregular verbs in English show a vowel change when forming the past tense. For example, the verb fight → fought illustrates a common pronunciation pattern in irregular verbs.
Identify the group of verbs whose past forms follow the same pronunciation pattern as the example above.
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Q4028364 Inglês
In English, some phrasal verbs express the idea of refusing or rejecting something.
The phrasal verb “turn down” may carry this meaning depending on the context. Which sentence correctly uses “turn down” with the meaning of refuse?
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Q4028363 Inglês

Complete the sentences with the correct time prepositions. 


I. The meeting will start ___ 3:45 PM.

II. She was born ___ August.

III. The exam will take place ___ Tuesday.


Which alternative correctly completes the sentences?



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Q4028362 Inglês
Brazilian learners of English often transfer pronunciation patterns from Portuguese. One common difficulty involves the pronunciation of the letter “h,” which in English usually represents the sound /h/ (as in house) at the beginning of words. Which word illustrates this pronunciation? 
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Q4028361 Inglês
In English, the past tense ending -ed may be pronounced /t/, /d/, or /ɪd/.
Identify the group of verbs in which the -ed ending is pronounced /t/. 
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Q4028360 Inglês
Many common verbs have both formal and informal versions.
Identify the alternative that presents the informal equivalent of the formal expression purchase. 
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Q4028359 Inglês
Some adjectives in English form the comparative and superlative by adding -er and -est. For example: tall → taller → tallest.

Identify the group of adjectives that follows the same pattern.
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Q4028358 Inglês
In English, the structure not as + adjective + as indicates that one element has a lower degree of a quality than another.
Read the sentence below.
“The Amazon River is not as long as the Nile River.”
Choose the alternative that expresses the same idea.
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Q4028357 Inglês
Which sentence correctly uses a modal verb to ask for permission
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Q4028356 Inglês
Superlative forms indicate that something has the highest or lowest degree of a quality within a group.
Identify the incorrect use of the superlative form. 
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Q4028355 Inglês
A teaching approach emphasizes the use of reallife communication, encouraging students to interact in English through tasks such as discussions, role plays, and problem-solving activities. Students' motivation to learn comes from their desire to communicate in meaningful ways about meaningful topics. Grammar is explored within meaningful situations rather than through isolated drills.
Which teaching approach is best represented by this description?
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Q4028354 Inglês
Complete the sentence with the form that correctly expresses a prediction based on present evidence.
Look at the sky. Those dark clouds are gathering quickly. It ______ heavily in a few minutes.
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Q4028353 Inglês
In English morphology, derivational suffixes are used to create new words and may change the grammatical class of a base word. For example, the suffix -ness can transform an adjective into a noun.

Select the alternative that presents a correct example of a noun formed through the addition of the suffix -ness.
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Q4028352 Inglês
In reading comprehension, certain strategies help readers process texts more efficiently. One widely used strategy involves quickly examining titles, headings, keywords, and the general structure of a text in order to identify its main idea without reading every word.

Which reading strategy is described in this situation? 
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Q4028350 Inglês
In English pronunciation, the letter “g” may have two different sounds. For example, it has a hard sound /g/ in go and a soft sound /dʒ/ in giant.
Identify the group in which the letter “g” is pronounced with the soft sound /dʒ/.
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Q4028349 Inglês

Brazil floods: 'I saw people trapped in their

homes crying for help'




Heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais have caused severe flooding and landslides, leaving at least 32 people dead. The cities most affected are Juiz de Fora and Ubá.


In Juiz de Fora, twelve homes were swept away by a mudslide. In Ubá, a river burst its banks and flooded several streets. Rescue teams have been searching for at least 38 people who remain missing, while shelters have been set up for thousands of residents who were left homeless.


Meteorologists reported that the amount of rain that fell in the region during the month was already double the average normally expected for February, and additional rainfall was forecast for the following days.


A resident of Ubá, Lucas Gandra, told BBC Brasil that he received the first flood warning early on Tuesday, when a friend called to inform him that the local river was about to overflow. According to him, the situation worsened very quickly.


“At 00:07 the water was overflowing and by 00:20 it was already causing enormous damage. The water rose very quickly,” he said.


The city, located about 300 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, had previously experienced flooding in 2019 and 2020, but residents reported that the current disaster was far more destructive.


Lucas Gandra also described dramatic scenes during the flooding, recalling that many residents were trapped in their homes and calling for help.


More than 200 people were rescued by emergency teams, although some of those who died had reportedly attempted to help others during the disaster. Another resident of Ubá, Carolina Magalhães, described the situation as “horrific.” She reported seeing floodwaters carrying debris through the streets, including household items, motorcycles, and gas cylinders.



DINIZ, Iara; BUSCHSCHLÜTER, Vanessa. Brazil floods: “I saw people trapped in their homes crying for help”. BBC News, 25 Feb. 2026. Available at: BBC News article (adapted) Accessed on: 1 Mar. 2026.
In the sentence “a friend called to inform him that the local river was about to overflow,” the expression ‘was about to’ indicates that the river:
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Q4028348 Inglês

Brazil floods: 'I saw people trapped in their

homes crying for help'




Heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais have caused severe flooding and landslides, leaving at least 32 people dead. The cities most affected are Juiz de Fora and Ubá.


In Juiz de Fora, twelve homes were swept away by a mudslide. In Ubá, a river burst its banks and flooded several streets. Rescue teams have been searching for at least 38 people who remain missing, while shelters have been set up for thousands of residents who were left homeless.


Meteorologists reported that the amount of rain that fell in the region during the month was already double the average normally expected for February, and additional rainfall was forecast for the following days.


A resident of Ubá, Lucas Gandra, told BBC Brasil that he received the first flood warning early on Tuesday, when a friend called to inform him that the local river was about to overflow. According to him, the situation worsened very quickly.


“At 00:07 the water was overflowing and by 00:20 it was already causing enormous damage. The water rose very quickly,” he said.


The city, located about 300 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, had previously experienced flooding in 2019 and 2020, but residents reported that the current disaster was far more destructive.


Lucas Gandra also described dramatic scenes during the flooding, recalling that many residents were trapped in their homes and calling for help.


More than 200 people were rescued by emergency teams, although some of those who died had reportedly attempted to help others during the disaster. Another resident of Ubá, Carolina Magalhães, described the situation as “horrific.” She reported seeing floodwaters carrying debris through the streets, including household items, motorcycles, and gas cylinders.



DINIZ, Iara; BUSCHSCHLÜTER, Vanessa. Brazil floods: “I saw people trapped in their homes crying for help”. BBC News, 25 Feb. 2026. Available at: BBC News article (adapted) Accessed on: 1 Mar. 2026.
In the sentence “The city, located about 300 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, had previously experienced flooding in 2019 and 2020, but residents reported that it was far more destructive,” the pronoun “it” refers to:
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Q4028347 Inglês

Brazil floods: 'I saw people trapped in their

homes crying for help'




Heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais have caused severe flooding and landslides, leaving at least 32 people dead. The cities most affected are Juiz de Fora and Ubá.


In Juiz de Fora, twelve homes were swept away by a mudslide. In Ubá, a river burst its banks and flooded several streets. Rescue teams have been searching for at least 38 people who remain missing, while shelters have been set up for thousands of residents who were left homeless.


Meteorologists reported that the amount of rain that fell in the region during the month was already double the average normally expected for February, and additional rainfall was forecast for the following days.


A resident of Ubá, Lucas Gandra, told BBC Brasil that he received the first flood warning early on Tuesday, when a friend called to inform him that the local river was about to overflow. According to him, the situation worsened very quickly.


“At 00:07 the water was overflowing and by 00:20 it was already causing enormous damage. The water rose very quickly,” he said.


The city, located about 300 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, had previously experienced flooding in 2019 and 2020, but residents reported that the current disaster was far more destructive.


Lucas Gandra also described dramatic scenes during the flooding, recalling that many residents were trapped in their homes and calling for help.


More than 200 people were rescued by emergency teams, although some of those who died had reportedly attempted to help others during the disaster. Another resident of Ubá, Carolina Magalhães, described the situation as “horrific.” She reported seeing floodwaters carrying debris through the streets, including household items, motorcycles, and gas cylinders.



DINIZ, Iara; BUSCHSCHLÜTER, Vanessa. Brazil floods: “I saw people trapped in their homes crying for help”. BBC News, 25 Feb. 2026. Available at: BBC News article (adapted) Accessed on: 1 Mar. 2026.
Read the sentence extracted from the text.
“Lucas Gandra also described dramatic scenes during the flooding, recalling that many residents were trapped in their homes and calling for help.”
Identify the possessive pronoun/adjective used in the sentence. 
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Q4028346 Inglês

Brazil floods: 'I saw people trapped in their

homes crying for help'




Heavy rains in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais have caused severe flooding and landslides, leaving at least 32 people dead. The cities most affected are Juiz de Fora and Ubá.


In Juiz de Fora, twelve homes were swept away by a mudslide. In Ubá, a river burst its banks and flooded several streets. Rescue teams have been searching for at least 38 people who remain missing, while shelters have been set up for thousands of residents who were left homeless.


Meteorologists reported that the amount of rain that fell in the region during the month was already double the average normally expected for February, and additional rainfall was forecast for the following days.


A resident of Ubá, Lucas Gandra, told BBC Brasil that he received the first flood warning early on Tuesday, when a friend called to inform him that the local river was about to overflow. According to him, the situation worsened very quickly.


“At 00:07 the water was overflowing and by 00:20 it was already causing enormous damage. The water rose very quickly,” he said.


The city, located about 300 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, had previously experienced flooding in 2019 and 2020, but residents reported that the current disaster was far more destructive.


Lucas Gandra also described dramatic scenes during the flooding, recalling that many residents were trapped in their homes and calling for help.


More than 200 people were rescued by emergency teams, although some of those who died had reportedly attempted to help others during the disaster. Another resident of Ubá, Carolina Magalhães, described the situation as “horrific.” She reported seeing floodwaters carrying debris through the streets, including household items, motorcycles, and gas cylinders.



DINIZ, Iara; BUSCHSCHLÜTER, Vanessa. Brazil floods: “I saw people trapped in their homes crying for help”. BBC News, 25 Feb. 2026. Available at: BBC News article (adapted) Accessed on: 1 Mar. 2026.
In the excerpt “some of those who died had reportedly attempted to help others,” the verb phrase had attempted expresses: 
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361: A
362: E
363: A
364: D
365: A
366: A
367: C
368: D
369: A
370: D
371: D
372: C
373: D
374: B
375: C
376: A
377: C
378: C
379: B
380: A