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Q418803
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.)
I n "I was flattered. His confusion meant I could pass as an American." FLATTERED is
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417569
Inglês
According to the text, judge the following items.
The adjective “non-living” (l.6) is synonymous with unliving.
The adjective “non-living” (l.6) is synonymous with unliving.
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 |
Q417562
Inglês
Judge the following items according to the text.
In the sentence “Unsurprisingly, teachers reported students falling asleep in class” (l.17 and 18), the words “Unsurprisingly, teachers” can be correctly replaced with Teachers who had no surprises.
In the sentence “Unsurprisingly, teachers reported students falling asleep in class” (l.17 and 18), the words “Unsurprisingly, teachers” can be correctly replaced with Teachers who had no surprises.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417550
Inglês
According to the text, judge the items below.
In “It is also somewhat expensive for the average person” (l.12 and 13), “average person” means the same as ordinary person.
In “It is also somewhat expensive for the average person” (l.12 and 13), “average person” means the same as ordinary person.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417549
Inglês
According to the text, judge the items below.
In “to improve the appearance of children” (l.8 and 9), “improve” can be correctly replaced with enhance.
In “to improve the appearance of children” (l.8 and 9), “improve” can be correctly replaced with enhance.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417536
Inglês
Based on the text above, judge the following items.
“in the first place” (l.7) means basically the same as to start with.
“in the first place” (l.7) means basically the same as to start with.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDF
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2014 - SEDF - Estudantes Universitários |
Q417529
Inglês
Judge the following items according to the text above.
In the fragment “Standards of beauty in and of themselves are by no means universal” (l.5 and 6), the expression “by no means” is the same as not at all.
In the fragment “Standards of beauty in and of themselves are by no means universal” (l.5 and 6), the expression “by no means” is the same as not at all.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
Petrobras
Prova:
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - Petrobras - Conhecimentos Básicos - Todos os Cargos de Nível Superior |
Q405573
Inglês
Based on the meanings in Text I, the two items that express synonymous ideas are
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
TJ-SE
Prova:
CESPE - 2014 - TJ-SE - Técnico Judiciário - Programação de Sistemas |
Q403773
Inglês
Based on the text, judge the items that follow.
The word “figure” (l.7) means number.
The word “figure” (l.7) means number.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
TJ-SE
Prova:
CESPE - 2014 - TJ-SE - Técnico Judiciário - Programação de Sistemas |
Q403772
Inglês
Based on the above text, judge the following items.
In the text, the word “assessed” (l.2) is synonymous with the word accessed.
In the text, the word “assessed” (l.2) is synonymous with the word accessed.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
TJ-SE
Prova:
CESPE - 2014 - TJ-SE - Técnico Judiciário - Programação de Sistemas |
Q403771
Inglês
Based on the above text, judge the following items.
In the text, “used to” (l.15) could be correctly replaced by accustomed, without changing the meaning of the text.
In the text, “used to” (l.15) could be correctly replaced by accustomed, without changing the meaning of the text.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
TJ-SE
Prova:
CESPE - 2014 - TJ-SE - Técnico Judiciário - Programação de Sistemas |
Q403769
Inglês
Based on the above text, judge the following items.
In the text, the word “accomplish” (l.5) has the same meaning as “achieve” (l.11).
In the text, the word “accomplish” (l.5) has the same meaning as “achieve” (l.11).
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
TC-DF
Prova:
CESPE - 2014 - TC-DF - Conhecimentos Básicos para os Cargos 4 e 8 |
Q393500
Inglês
Based on the text, judge the following item.
In the text, the verb form “retrieve” (l.8) is synonymous with apply.
In the text, the verb form “retrieve” (l.8) is synonymous with apply.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
Instituto Rio Branco
Prova:
CESPE - 2014 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata - Prova 2 |
Q391746
Inglês
Based on the article (text 3), decide if the items are right (C) or wrong (E).
“bungling” (L.29) can be replaced by recovery without changes in the original meaning of the sentence.
“bungling” (L.29) can be replaced by recovery without changes in the original meaning of the sentence.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
EPE
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Advogado
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CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Conhecimentos Básicos |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Projetos da Geração de Energia |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Recursos Energéticos |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Petróleo Abastecimento |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Gás e Bioenergia |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Meio Ambiente - Recursos Hídricos |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Economia de Energia |
Q389743
Inglês
The boldfaced word in the fragments of Text II can be substituted, without change in meaning, by the word in italics in:
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
EPE
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Advogado
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CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Conhecimentos Básicos |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Projetos da Geração de Energia |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Recursos Energéticos |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Petróleo Abastecimento |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Gás e Bioenergia |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Meio Ambiente - Recursos Hídricos |
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Analista de Pesquisa Energética - Economia de Energia |
Q389740
Inglês
The boldfaced word in the fragments of Text I can be subs- tituted, without change in meaning, by the word in italics in:
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
EPE
Prova:
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo |
Q389533
Inglês
Texto associado
Texto I
The meaning of groundbreaking new programs (line 40) in Text I can be replaced, without change in meaning, by programs that
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
EPE
Prova:
CESGRANRIO - 2014 - EPE - Assistente Administrativo - Apoio Administrativo |
Q389532
Inglês
Texto associado
Texto I
The meaning of to pursue renewable energy (line 37) in Text I can be replaced, without change in meaning, by to
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
TJ-CE
Prova:
CESPE - 2014 - TJ-CE - Analista Judiciário - Ciências Computação |
Q386557
Inglês
The expression “regardless of” in “regardless of their country of origin” (l.12) can be correctly replaced by
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