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Q3923405
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: Avança SP Órgão: Prefeitura de Jeriquara - SP Prova: Avança SP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Jeriquara - SP - Professor de Inglês |
Q3923405 Inglês
Choose the word that is the closest synonym to “reluctant.”
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Q3916800
Inglês Palavras conectivas | Connective words , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: FCC Órgão: SEFAZ-SP Prova: FCC - 2026 - SEFAZ-SP - Auditor Fiscal da Receita Estadual - AFRE - Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação - Conhecimentos Gerais (P1) |
Q3916800 Inglês
Atenção: Considere o texto abaixo para responder à questão.


Artificial Intelligence in Accounting and Auditing

Federica De Santis

27 October 2024


  The labor-intensive and repetitive nature of auditing tasks, combined with strict compliance requirements, make auditing an ideal area for the integration of digital technologies like artificial intelligence (Al). Al offers significant potential for auditors, enabling them to accelerate auditing tasks, minimize human errors and bias, overcome sampling limitations, examine entire transaction populations, and lower audit costs. Nonetheless, similar to any innovation in professional practices, the adoption of Al in auditing poses unique challenges for both professionals and policymakers. These challenges mainly pertain to auditors' readiness for technological advancements, their willingness to adapt their approach to audit tasks, and the ethical considerations of utilizing Al in their work.


(Adapted from https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-71371-2_9)
Um sinônimo para Nonetheless, conforme empregado no texto, é
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Q3883691
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: FGV Órgão: ALERJ Prova: FGV - 2026 - ALERJ - Especialista Legislativo - Nível IV - Relações Públicas (Institucionais) |
Q3883691 Inglês

Read the following text and answer the next five question.



The implications of a rapidly changing information ecosystem on how governments communicate 



    Public communication does not happen in a vacuum: the context in which it occurs is core to understanding the challenges and opportunities it faces. Indeed, the analysis of its role for policy and governance mechanisms is made urgent by shifts in the information ecosystem that have transformed the function over the past decade and raised important implications for democracy. The technological revolution that has connected the world through social media has given rise to online social movements and simplified the creation and sharing of content and data. Such changes have also facilitated, however, the spread of mis- and disinformation, contributed to undermining the role of traditional information gatekeepers, and have fundamentally changed how governments communicate. Whereas until the early 2000s a so-called “one-to-many” model of communication prevailed, this has shifted today to a “many-to-many” model. Anyone can be both a producer and a consumer of information, and anybody with an internet connection has the potential to engage with and influence public debates.


    Traditionally, governments had largely relied on traditional media to amplify official messages to reach citizens. With the advent of digital channels, this approach has gradually lost its primacy to direct institution-to-individual communication via online platforms that bypass traditional media. This shift has also enabled a broader scope for governments to communicate about more diverse policy issues targeted to more specific audiences, as traditional media tend to concentrate on “newsworthy” subjects and political affairs, often under-reporting less mainstream issues. The unprecedented volumes of data that promise to make communication ever more precise, combined with the direct, unmediated access to vast and diverse publics, are some of the opportunities and challenges that have emerged.


    At the same time, digital platforms have altered patterns in eople’s consumption of information and raised demands on their attention. The latter has become a resource that technology companies sell to advertisers. In turn, the design of online platforms and their algorithms, and the massive increase in the volume of information served to increase competition for what content people pay attention to, while making focus more superficial. As governments compete with all other information sources for the public’s attention, cognitive and psychological factors such as information overload can undermine the efficacy of even well-crafted content.


    Online and social media have also heightened the pace at which information travels, accelerated the news cycle, and enabled a wider range of actors to drive discussions on policy issues. Taken together, digital technologies have produced a complex information ecosystem that has made it more challenging for official messages to “cut through the noise”. Cumulatively, these changes require considerable adjustments to practices, public officials’ skills, and even to how communication is organised, if governments are to make the most of the digital transformation and ensure it can promote better governance. […]


    The ability for governments to use the communication function to promote constructive democratic spaces is critically threatened by widespread mis- and disinformation. When falsehoods spread extensively and rapidly on issues of public policy, official messages are drowned out, creating significant challenges for public communicators to get key information out to all groups in society. Whether in the context of elections, health crises, migration or climate change, mis- and disinformation cast evidence and facts into doubt, sow distrust, and work against policy goals.



Adapted from: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/ reports/2021/12/oecd-report-on-public-communication_b74311bc/22f8031c-en.pdf 


 


The first word in “shifts in the information ecosystem” (1st paragraph) is close in meaning to:

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Q3877271
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: FCM Órgão: IF-AM Prova: FCM - 2026 - IF-AM - Professor EBTT - Área/Disciplina: Letras/Língua Inglesa |
Q3877271 Inglês

Associate the expressions with their respective synonyms.  


EXPRESSIONS

1. Best man

2. Man of means

3. Man in the street

4. Man about town

5. Man of his word


SYNONYMS

( ) An average person.

( ) A fashionable, high-living man.

( ) A man who keeps his promises.

( ) A person who is wealthy and has substantial resources.

( ) An official supporter of the bridegroom at a wedding ceremony. 



The correct sequence of this association is

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Q3869490
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: Avança SP Órgão: Prefeitura de Vinhedo - SP Prova: Avança SP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Vinhedo - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q3869490 Inglês
Lençóis Maranhenses looks like a desert, but
it's alive with shimmering pools, remote
villages and ancient paths that only local
guides know how to read. 



I was at least 20 steps behind my group – and another 30 behind our guide – when he suddenly stopped, checked his watch and tilted his face toward the sky, as if taking cues from the Sun.


"We must be lost," I thought. Smooth, pale slopes rose and fell in every direction, with glistening teal pools woven between them. It was a landscape with no obvious beginning or end. Then, as if reassured, our guide carried on, following a trail only he could see.


My three friends and I were a few hours into a three-day trek across Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, a humbling expanse of sand in north-eastern Brazil, and I had already lost all sense of direction. I walked in silence, listening to the wind, the rippling water, the sand crunching beneath my feet.


With each step, I sank a few centimetres, forcing my foot to work twice as hard. I kept falling behind, switching from flip-flops to water shoes and finally bare feet as the sand shifted from soft powder to a rock-hard surface baking in the heat. A friend back home had done a similar trek; "You'll feel bones you never knew existed in your feet," they'd warned. I was starting to believe them.



BBC News. Brazil’s lagoon-filled desert you can hike
barefoot. BBC Travel, 12 dez. 2025. Disponível em:
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251212-brazils-lagoonfilled-desert-you-can-hike-barefoot. 
The sentence “I walked in silence” could be best paraphrased, without loss of meaning, as: 
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Q3869489
Inglês Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: Avança SP Órgão: Prefeitura de Vinhedo - SP Prova: Avança SP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Vinhedo - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q3869489 Inglês
Lençóis Maranhenses looks like a desert, but
it's alive with shimmering pools, remote
villages and ancient paths that only local
guides know how to read. 



I was at least 20 steps behind my group – and another 30 behind our guide – when he suddenly stopped, checked his watch and tilted his face toward the sky, as if taking cues from the Sun.


"We must be lost," I thought. Smooth, pale slopes rose and fell in every direction, with glistening teal pools woven between them. It was a landscape with no obvious beginning or end. Then, as if reassured, our guide carried on, following a trail only he could see.


My three friends and I were a few hours into a three-day trek across Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, a humbling expanse of sand in north-eastern Brazil, and I had already lost all sense of direction. I walked in silence, listening to the wind, the rippling water, the sand crunching beneath my feet.


With each step, I sank a few centimetres, forcing my foot to work twice as hard. I kept falling behind, switching from flip-flops to water shoes and finally bare feet as the sand shifted from soft powder to a rock-hard surface baking in the heat. A friend back home had done a similar trek; "You'll feel bones you never knew existed in your feet," they'd warned. I was starting to believe them.



BBC News. Brazil’s lagoon-filled desert you can hike
barefoot. BBC Travel, 12 dez. 2025. Disponível em:
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251212-brazils-lagoonfilled-desert-you-can-hike-barefoot. 
In the sentence “Then, as if reassured, our guide carried on, following a trail only he could see,” the phrasal verb carried on can be replaced, without changing meaning, by: 
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Q3857878
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: UECE-CEV Órgão: Prefeitura de Crato - CE Prova: UECE-CEV - 2026 - Prefeitura de Crato - CE - Professor de Inglês |
Q3857878 Inglês
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle. A Scandal in Bohemia (Part II)


“Wedlock suits you,” he remarked. “I think, Watson, that you have put on seven and a half pounds since I saw you.” “Seven!” I answered.

“Indeed, I should have thought a little more. Just a trifle more, I fancy, Watson. And in practice again, I observe. You did not tell me that you intended to go into harness.”

“Then, how do you know?”

“I see it, I deduce it. How do I know that you have been getting yourself very wet lately, and that you have a most clumsy and careless servant girl?”

“My dear Holmes,” said I, “this is too much. You would certainly have been burned, had you lived a few centuries ago. It is true that I had a country walk on Thursday and came home in a dreadful mess, but as I have changed my clothes I can’t imagine how you deduce it. As to Mary Jane, she is incorrigible, and my wife has given her notice, but there, again, I fail to see how you work it out.”

He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together.

“It is simplicity itself,” said he; “my eyes tell me that on the inside of your left shoe, just where the firelight strikes it, the leather is scored by six almost parallel cuts. Obviously they have been caused by someone who has very carelessly scraped round the edges of the sole in order to remove crusted mud from it. Hence, you see, my double deduction that you had been out in vile weather, and that you had a particularly malignant boot-slitting specimen of the London slavey. As to your practice, if a gentleman walks into my rooms smelling of iodoform, with a black mark of nitrate of silver upon his right forefinger, and a bulge on the right side of his top hat to show where he has secreted his stethoscope, I must be dull, indeed, if I do not pronounce him to be an active member of the medical profession.”

From: https://sherlock-holm.es/stories/pdf/a4/1-sided/advs.pdf. Accessed on 12/15/2025.
“Just a trifle more” can be replaced by: 
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Q3857872
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: UECE-CEV Órgão: Prefeitura de Crato - CE Prova: UECE-CEV - 2026 - Prefeitura de Crato - CE - Professor de Inglês |
Q3857872 Inglês
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle. A Scandal in Bohemia (Part I)


    I had seen little of Holmes lately. My marriage had drifted us away from each other. My own complete happiness, and the home-centred interests which rise up around the man who first finds himself master of his own establishment, were sufficient to absorb all my attention, while Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, Blank I in our lodgings in Baker Street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature. He was still, as ever, deeply attracted by the study of crime, and occupied his immense faculties and extraordinary powers of observation in following out those clues, and clearing up those mysteries which had been abandoned as hopeless by the official police. From time to time I Blank II some vague account of his doings: of his summons to Odessa in the case of the Trepoff murder, of his clearing up of the singular tragedy of the Atkinson brothers at Trincomalee, and finally of the mission which he had accomplished so delicately and successfully for the reigning family of Holland. Beyond these signs of his activity, however, which I merely shared with all the readers of the daily press, I knew little of my former friend and companion.

One night – it was on the twentieth of March, 1888 – I was returning from a journey to a patient (for I had now returned to civil practice), when my way led me through Baker Street. As I Blank III the well-remembered door, which must always be associated in my mind with my wooing, and with the dark incidents of the Study in Scarlet, I was seized with a keen desire to see Holmes again, and to know how he was employing his extraordinary powers. His rooms were brilliantly lit, and, even as I looked up, I saw his tall, spare figure pass twice in a dark silhouette against the blind. He was pacing the room swiftly, eagerly, with his head sunk upon his chest and his hands clasped behind him. To me, who knew his every mood and habit, his attitude and manner told their own story. He was at work again. He had risen out of his drug-created dreams and was hot upon the scent of some new problem. I rang the bell and was shown up to the chamber which had formerly been in part my own.

His manner was not effusive. It seldom was; but he was glad, I think, to see me. With hardly a word spoken, but with a kindly eye, he waved me to an armchair, threw across his case of cigars, and indicated a spirit case and a gasogene in the corner. Then he stood before the fire and looked me over in his singular introspective fashion.

From: https://sherlock-holm.es/stories/pdf/a4/1-sided/advs.pdf. Accessed on 12/15/2025.
The best synonym for “keen” is:
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Q3849862
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: Avança SP Órgão: Prefeitura de Potim - SP Prova: Avança SP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Potim - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês - Edital nº 1 |
Q3849862 Inglês

Read the text to answer questions. 


Walking 3,000 or more steps a day may slow progression of Alzheimer’s, study says


Even modest amounts of daily exercise may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in older people who are at risk of developing the condition, researchers have said.


People are often encouraged to clock up 10,000 steps a day as part of a healthy routine, but scientists found 3,000 steps or more appeared to delay the brain changes and cognitive decline that Alzheimer’s patients experience.


Results from the 14-year-long study showed cognitive decline was delayed by an average of three years in people who walked 3,000 to 5,000 steps a day, and by seven years in those who managed 5,000 to 7,000 steps daily.


“We’re encouraging older people who are at risk of Alzheimer’s to consider making small changes to their activity levels, to build sustained habits that protect or benefit their brain and cognitive health,” said Dr Wai-Ying Yau, the first author on the study at Mass General Brigham hospital in Boston. Dementia affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide, with Alzheimer’s disease the most common cause.


Yau, W.-Y. W. et al. “Walking 3,000 or more steps a day may slow progression of Alzheimer’s, study says.” The Guardian, 3 Nov 2025.

The verb ‘encouraging’ in “We’re encouraging older people to make small changes,” can be replaced, without changing meaning, by: (A) promising. 
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Q3849860
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: Avança SP Órgão: Prefeitura de Potim - SP Prova: Avança SP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Potim - SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês - Edital nº 1 |
Q3849860 Inglês

Read the text to answer questions. 


Walking 3,000 or more steps a day may slow progression of Alzheimer’s, study says


Even modest amounts of daily exercise may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in older people who are at risk of developing the condition, researchers have said.


People are often encouraged to clock up 10,000 steps a day as part of a healthy routine, but scientists found 3,000 steps or more appeared to delay the brain changes and cognitive decline that Alzheimer’s patients experience.


Results from the 14-year-long study showed cognitive decline was delayed by an average of three years in people who walked 3,000 to 5,000 steps a day, and by seven years in those who managed 5,000 to 7,000 steps daily.


“We’re encouraging older people who are at risk of Alzheimer’s to consider making small changes to their activity levels, to build sustained habits that protect or benefit their brain and cognitive health,” said Dr Wai-Ying Yau, the first author on the study at Mass General Brigham hospital in Boston. Dementia affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide, with Alzheimer’s disease the most common cause.


Yau, W.-Y. W. et al. “Walking 3,000 or more steps a day may slow progression of Alzheimer’s, study says.” The Guardian, 3 Nov 2025.

The word “modest” in “modest amounts of daily exercise” is closest in meaning to:
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Q3846041
Inglês Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: FGV Órgão: AMAZUL Provas: FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Advogado | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Contador | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Designer Gráfico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Analista de Administração | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Mecatrônico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Analista de Desenvolvimento de Sistemas | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Naval | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Computação | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Médico do Trabalho | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Psicólogo | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Analista de Infraestrutura de Tecnologia da Informação | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Controle da Qualidade | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Analista de Negócios | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Arquiteto | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Auditor | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Analista de Recursos Humanos | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Ambiental | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Materiais | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Especialista de Radioproteção | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Nuclear | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Produção | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Civil | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Controle e Automação | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Físico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Químico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Telecomunicações | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Segurança do Trabalho | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Eletricista | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Eletrônico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Meteorologista | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Químico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Tecnólogo em Fabricação Mecânica | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Energia | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Mecânico |
Q3846041 Inglês
READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION


Social Dimensions of Climate Change


Extreme weather events are deeply intertwined with global patterns of inequality. The poorest and most vulnerable people bear the brunt of climate change impacts yet contribute the least to the crisis. As the impacts of climate change mount, millions of vulnerable people face disproportionate challenges in terms of loss of jobs; physical harm; disease; mental health effects; food insecurity; access to water; migration and forced displacement; loss of shelter, assets, and community ties, and other related risks.

Some people are more vulnerable to climate change than others. For example, workers in sectors such as agriculture, fishing, and tourism rely on natural resources that are particularly sensitive to increasingly unpredictable weather and seasonal patterns. Female-headed households, children, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples and ethnic minorities, landless tenants, migrant workers, displaced persons, older people, and other socially marginalized groups often have fewer financial and other resources to cope with and recover from shocks which might threaten their wellbeing and the wellbeing of their families. The root causes of their vulnerability lie in a combination of their geographical locations; their financial, socio-economic, cultural, and social status; and their access to resources, services, and decision-making power.

The poor are often not just among the most vulnerable to climate change, but also disproportionately impacted by measures to address it. These impacts can include increased costs of living, loss of livelihoods, and limited access to resources and support systems, which exacerbate existing inequalities and poverty trends. In the absence of well-designed and citizen-centered policies, efforts to tackle climate change can have unintended consequences for the livelihoods of certain groups, including placing a higher financial burden on poor households […].

While much progress has been made on the science and the types of policies needed to support a transition to low carbon, climateresilient development, a challenge facing many countries is engaging citizens who are concerned that they will be unfairly impacted by climate policies. Citizen-centered programs play a vital role in ensuring that resources are used efficiently. Engaging people in shaping climate action is equally critical for achieving lasting impact. This means ensuring transparency, access to information, and active citizen engagement on climate risks and green growth. Such involvement can help build public support to reduce climate impacts, overcome behavioral and political barriers to decarbonization, as well as foster both new ideas and a sense of ownership over solutions.

Moreover, communities bring unique perspectives, skills, and a wealth of knowledge to the challenge of strengthening resilience and addressing climate change. They should be engaged as partners in resilience-building rather than being regarded merely as beneficiaries. Research and experience show that community leaders can successfully set priorities, influence ownership, as well as design and implement investment programs that are responsive to their community’s own needs. A 2022 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognizes the value of diverse forms of knowledge — such as scientific, Indigenous, and local knowledge — in building climate resilience. Innovations in the architecture of climate finance can connect communities and marginalized groups to the policy, technical, and financial assistance that they need for locally relevant and effective development outcomes.


From: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/social-dimensions-of-climate-change 
The verb in “efforts to tackle climate change” (3rd paragraph) is semantically equivalent to: 
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Q3846039
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: FGV Órgão: AMAZUL Provas: FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Advogado | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Contador | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Designer Gráfico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Analista de Administração | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Mecatrônico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Analista de Desenvolvimento de Sistemas | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Naval | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Computação | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Médico do Trabalho | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Psicólogo | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Analista de Infraestrutura de Tecnologia da Informação | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Controle da Qualidade | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Analista de Negócios | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Arquiteto | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Auditor | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Analista de Recursos Humanos | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Ambiental | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Materiais | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Especialista de Radioproteção | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Nuclear | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Produção | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Civil | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Controle e Automação | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Físico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Químico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Telecomunicações | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Segurança do Trabalho | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Eletricista | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Eletrônico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Meteorologista | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Químico | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Tecnólogo em Fabricação Mecânica | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro de Energia | FGV - 2026 - AMAZUL - Engenheiro Mecânico |
Q3846039 Inglês
READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION


Social Dimensions of Climate Change


Extreme weather events are deeply intertwined with global patterns of inequality. The poorest and most vulnerable people bear the brunt of climate change impacts yet contribute the least to the crisis. As the impacts of climate change mount, millions of vulnerable people face disproportionate challenges in terms of loss of jobs; physical harm; disease; mental health effects; food insecurity; access to water; migration and forced displacement; loss of shelter, assets, and community ties, and other related risks.

Some people are more vulnerable to climate change than others. For example, workers in sectors such as agriculture, fishing, and tourism rely on natural resources that are particularly sensitive to increasingly unpredictable weather and seasonal patterns. Female-headed households, children, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples and ethnic minorities, landless tenants, migrant workers, displaced persons, older people, and other socially marginalized groups often have fewer financial and other resources to cope with and recover from shocks which might threaten their wellbeing and the wellbeing of their families. The root causes of their vulnerability lie in a combination of their geographical locations; their financial, socio-economic, cultural, and social status; and their access to resources, services, and decision-making power.

The poor are often not just among the most vulnerable to climate change, but also disproportionately impacted by measures to address it. These impacts can include increased costs of living, loss of livelihoods, and limited access to resources and support systems, which exacerbate existing inequalities and poverty trends. In the absence of well-designed and citizen-centered policies, efforts to tackle climate change can have unintended consequences for the livelihoods of certain groups, including placing a higher financial burden on poor households […].

While much progress has been made on the science and the types of policies needed to support a transition to low carbon, climateresilient development, a challenge facing many countries is engaging citizens who are concerned that they will be unfairly impacted by climate policies. Citizen-centered programs play a vital role in ensuring that resources are used efficiently. Engaging people in shaping climate action is equally critical for achieving lasting impact. This means ensuring transparency, access to information, and active citizen engagement on climate risks and green growth. Such involvement can help build public support to reduce climate impacts, overcome behavioral and political barriers to decarbonization, as well as foster both new ideas and a sense of ownership over solutions.

Moreover, communities bring unique perspectives, skills, and a wealth of knowledge to the challenge of strengthening resilience and addressing climate change. They should be engaged as partners in resilience-building rather than being regarded merely as beneficiaries. Research and experience show that community leaders can successfully set priorities, influence ownership, as well as design and implement investment programs that are responsive to their community’s own needs. A 2022 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognizes the value of diverse forms of knowledge — such as scientific, Indigenous, and local knowledge — in building climate resilience. Innovations in the architecture of climate finance can connect communities and marginalized groups to the policy, technical, and financial assistance that they need for locally relevant and effective development outcomes.


From: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/social-dimensions-of-climate-change 
The idiom in “bear the brunt of climate change impacts” (1st paragraph) means to:
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Q3818257
Inglês Vocabulário | Vocabulary , Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: Avança SP Órgão: Prefeitura de Caçapava - SP Prova: Avança SP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Caçapava - SP - Professor II (PII) - Inglês |
Q3818257 Inglês
Choose the word that is a synonym for “meticulous.”  
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Q3802301
Inglês Sinônimos | Synonyms ,
Ano: 2026 Banca: Avança SP Órgão: Prefeitura de Aparecida - SP Prova: Avança SP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Aparecida - SP - Professor III - Ensino Fundamental - Inglês |
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        SpaceX has pulled off a successful test flight of its newest generation rocket Starship, reversing a trend of disappointing failures. The world's largest and most powerful rocket blasted off from Texas just after 18:30 local time, for a 60-minute flight. Parts of the engine appeared to explode at one stage, and flaps on the side of the rocket caught fire and swung from side to side. The US space agency Nasa plans to use Starship to send humans to the Moon for its Artemis programme in 2027.

       "Great work by the SpaceX team!!", posted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X, who is spending billions on developing Starship, with each launch costing an estimated $100m. He will be welcoming the success after three Starship launches ended in failure this year, and one rocket exploded on its test stand in June. Starship is the largest and most powerful rocket built to date, made up of a booster called Super Heavy and the spacecraft Starship.

        The signs were positive from the start of Tuesday's test flight. All of the booster's 33 engines fired up, and after about seven minutes, the booster separated from the spacecraft and fell into the Gulf of Mexico. Starship continued to ascend, reaching a maximum height of almost 200 km above Earth before coasting around the planet. SpaceX said it intended to put the rocket under stress to test its limits, and parts of the rocket's flaps appeared to burn and swing wildly during the descent. The company has designed Starship to one day be a fully reusable transport system capable of carrying people to the Moon and Mars.


BBC News. “SpaceX pulls off Starship rocket launch in muchneeded comeback.” 27 August 2025.
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Some History of English... in two words


    In 1582, Richard Mulcaster, headmaster of the Merchant Tailors’ school1 wrote that “our English tung is of small reatch, it stretcheth no further than this Iland of ours”. It didn’t stay that way. Today, English is spoken by more than a billion people all over the world. It is a colourful, vibrant and diverse tongue, that long has picked up words from the many languages with which its speakers have come into contact.


    One such word is Dictionary. It is a borrowing from medieval Latin dictionarius liber “book of words”; it first appeared in English in the 16th century, along with numerous adoptions from Latin and Greek.


    Dr Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language (1755), although the most famous, is not the earliest; the first English dictionary was Robert Cawdrey’s Table Alphabeticall (1604). Unlike a modern desk dictionary, Cawdrey set out to gloss only the most unfamiliar words, such as deambulate, pactation, and refractarie – whose meanings would have caused problems for those not educated in Latin and Greek.


    Another such word is Emoji2 , originally developed in Japan in the 1990s for use by teenagers on their pagers; the word emoji derives from the Japanese e “picture” + moji “character, letter”. Its successful integration into English has been helped by its similarity to words with the e-“electronic” prefix, such as e-mail and e-book. E-communication is a form of writing that resembles casual conversation more than formal prose, often situated in real time with a known recipient, but lacking the extra-linguistic cues such as facial expression, tone of voice, hand gestures, that help to convey attitude in face-toface interactions, and users are finding creative new ways to employ emojis.


(https://theconversation.com/Adaptado. Acesso em 18.08.2015)



1 a public school for 11-18 year olds, founded in 1561 in London just for boys back then.

2 iconic, visual representation of an idea, entity, feeling, status or event used alongside or instead of words in digital messaging. The plural form in English is either emoji or emojis.

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Read the text to answer question. 
All my life I have loved music, every note, and every rhythm. I have found that music can lift my spirits when they sink, can help me to look at the brighter side of a situation when all I see is darkness, and can find beauty in the simplest of things.

When I was 10 years old, I took up the saxophone and loved every minute of it. I played when I felt inspired, discouraged, isolated, joyful, and when I just needed to think. At that age, I sounded like little more than a swing that needs to be oiled, without much style or creativity other than a few loud blasts every now and then. Which explains how I was as a little kid; out going, independent, and very loud.

As I went through my first year of middle school, I would still play for the same reasons, but with a different style. Sometimes I would play very loud, and others quite soft. There were times that I played with great passion, and sometimes I just couldn’t seem to find the right notes. Music was my one way to say what I was thinking and feeling when I couldn’t find the words. When I had a message, music would deliver it.

I like to think that I have learned every life lesson from a music book. I have found that sometimes I need to slow down my pace, even if the person next to me is going faster. I have found that sometimes life will throw me notes that I have never seen before, and it isn’t whether or not I know them that defines the type of player I am, it is my willingness to learn them. Life will give me measures that I cannot handle, that I don’t know how to handle, but I can always find a way to work through them.



Frazier, N. (2009). Music Is Life. Retrieved from https://thisibelieve.org/essay/88653
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For question, consider the following text.



South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol _____1 investigated _____ 2 to declare martial law. Prosecutors accuse him _____3 insurrection.


Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who resigned, is barred from _____4 the country.


Yoon’s impeachment is being debated. While his party, the People Power Party (PPP), opposes it, some members voted _____5 his martial law order. Party leader Han Dong-hun called Yoon’s actions unconstitutional but warned that impeachment could create chaos. If impeached, the Prime Minister would lead _____ 6 elections in 60 days.



Amid the controversy, Yoon accepted Defense Minister Kim’s resignation and nominated Choi Byung-hyuk as his replacement. Several _____ 7 ministers plan to resign. Yoon’s martial law lasted only hours after lawmakers in an emergency vote repealed it, even blocking troops from entering parliament.



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For question, consider the following text.



South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol _____1 investigated _____ 2 to declare martial law. Prosecutors accuse him _____3 insurrection.


Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who resigned, is barred from _____4 the country.


Yoon’s impeachment is being debated. While his party, the People Power Party (PPP), opposes it, some members voted _____5 his martial law order. Party leader Han Dong-hun called Yoon’s actions unconstitutional but warned that impeachment could create chaos. If impeached, the Prime Minister would lead _____ 6 elections in 60 days.



Amid the controversy, Yoon accepted Defense Minister Kim’s resignation and nominated Choi Byung-hyuk as his replacement. Several _____ 7 ministers plan to resign. Yoon’s martial law lasted only hours after lawmakers in an emergency vote repealed it, even blocking troops from entering parliament.



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New research unveils the "dark side" of social media influencers and their impact on marketing and consumer behaviour

Social media influencers (SMIs) pose psychological, health and security risks and need tighter regulation, a new study finds.

SMIs have revolutionised marketing, shaping consumer behaviour, brand strategies, and even societal norms. However, new research exposes a lesser-known side of influencer culture, one that raises ethical, psychological, and regulatory concerns.

A recent study by the University of Portsmouth systematically examines the negative impacts of SMIs, highlighting issues such as misinformation, endorsement of dangerous products, unrealistic beauty standards, the fostering of a comparison culture, deceptive consumption, and privacy risks.

With influencer marketing projected to reach an estimated $480 billion by 2027, companies increasingly rely on SMIs to promote products and foster consumer trust.

A Digital Marketing Institute (2024) survey found that 60 per cent of consumers trust influencer recommendations, with nearly half of all purchasing decisions being influenced by these endorsements. However, as influencer culture grows, so do concerns about its unintended consequences. 

Many SMIs act as opinion leaders or experts within their respective areas, frequently reviewing products and leveraging their authority, expertise, or relationships with followers to influence purchasing decisions. Some inspire and entertain; others deceive and upset. The deception and damage, and their impact on consumption, need to be carefully regulated.

Yuksel Ekinci, Professor of Marketing and Sales at the University of Portsmouth

The paper, published in Psychology and Marketing, warns power of SMIs is creating a worrying consumer landscape. Unlike traditional celebrities, whose fame is typically rooted in institutional settings - such as acting, music, or sports - SMIs gain recognition through social media platforms, often relying on personal branding and consistent engagement with their audiences.

Yuksel Ekinci, Professor of Marketing and Sales at the University of Portsmouth, said: "Many SMIs act as opinion leaders or experts within their respective areas, frequently reviewing products and leveraging their authority, expertise, or relationships with followers to influence purchasing decisions. Some inspire and entertain; others deceive and upset. The deception and damage, and their impact on consumption, need to be carefully regulated."

This study organises the negative aspects of influencer marketing into six key themes:

1. Promotion of harmful products − SMIs often endorse unhealthy or dangerous products such as diet pills, detox teas, and alcohol without full disclosure, influencing consumption habits, particularly among younger audiences.

2. Dissemination of misinformation − many influencers, despite lacking expertise, spread false information about health, politics, and social issues, leading to widespread disinformation.

3. Reinforcement of unrealistic beauty standards − by presenting filtered and curated images, influencers contribute to body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, and harmful beauty practices.

4. Fostering of comparison culture − influencer-driven content fuels lifestyle envy and social anxiety, leading to negative self-comparison and diminished wellbeing.

5. Deceptive consumption practices − some influencers engage in unethical behaviours such as undisclosed sponsorships, promotion of counterfeit goods, and misleading advertisements, undermining consumer trust.

6. Privacy concerns − the extensive data collection and sharing by influencers raise significant security and regulatory issues, posing risks for both influencers and followers.

Social media influencers hold immense power over consumer decisions and cultural norms. While they provide entertainment, inspiration, and brand engagement, the unchecked influence of some SMIs can lead to serious ethical and psychological consequences. Our study highlights the urgency for both academic and industry stakeholders to address these challenges proactively.

Dr Georgia Buckle, Research Fellow in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at the University of Portsmouth

The study calls for more stringent oversight, increased transparency, and ethical marketing strategies to mitigate these risks. Researchers suggest the following strategies for policymakers and marketeers:

•Transparency and ethical compliance: brands must enforce clear disclosure policies to ensure responsible influencer partnerships. 

• Regulation and consumer protection: governments should strengthen policies on influencer marketing to prevent deceptive practices and misinformation. 

• Mental health awareness: companies and influencers must prioritize authentic content that promotes well-being rather than unattainable ideals. 

• Data privacy protections: stronger safeguards and awareness campaigns are needed to protect users from privacy breaches and data exploitation.

Dr Georgia Buckle, Research Fellow in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at the University of Portsmouth, said: "Social media influencers hold immense power over consumer decisions and cultural norms. While they provide entertainment, inspiration, and brand engagement, the unchecked influence of some SMIs can lead to serious ethical and psychological consequences. Our study highlights the urgency for both academic and industry stakeholders to address these challenges proactively."

This research offers a critical framework for analysing influencer culture beyond its commercial benefits, emphasising the need for ethical marketing practices and a healthier digital ecosystem.


https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/new-research-unv eils-the-dark-side-of-social-media-influencers-and-their-impact-on-mark eting-and-consumer-behaviour
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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]
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