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Sobre sinônimos | synonyms em inglês
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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
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
Texto associado
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:
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
Texto associado
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:
Ano: 2026
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
Caixa
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2026 - Caixa - Arquiteto
|
CESGRANRIO - 2026 - Caixa - Engenheiro Eletricista |
CESGRANRIO - 2026 - Caixa - Engenheiro Mecânico |
CESGRANRIO - 2026 - Caixa - Engenheiro Civil |
CESGRANRIO - 2026 - Caixa - Engenheiro de Segurança do Trabalho |
CESGRANRIO - 2026 - Caixa - Médico do Trabalho |
Q3862513
Inglês
In the section of paragraph 3 “These four key
characteristics highlight why grocery data is so insightful
for credit scoring people with no credit history”, the term
key can be substituted, with no change in meaning, by
Ano: 2026
Banca:
UECE-CEV
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Crato - CE
Prova:
UECE-CEV - 2026 - Prefeitura de Crato - CE - Professor de Inglês |
Q3857878
Inglês
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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:
Ano: 2026
Banca:
UECE-CEV
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Crato - CE
Prova:
UECE-CEV - 2026 - Prefeitura de Crato - CE - Professor de Inglês |
Q3857872
Inglês
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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:
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
Texto associado
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.
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
Texto associado
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:
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
Texto associado
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:
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
Texto associado
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:
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.”
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Avança SP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Aparecida - SP
Prova:
Avança SP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Aparecida - SP - Professor III - Ensino Fundamental - Inglês |
Q3802302
Inglês
Look at the sentence from the comic: "I told Opal I loved her on our wedding day."
Which of the following options can replace "told" without changing the meaning?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Avança SP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Aparecida - SP
Prova:
Avança SP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Aparecida - SP - Professor III - Ensino Fundamental - Inglês |
Q3802301
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.
In the sentence "The US space agency Nasa plans to use Starship to send humans to the Moon for its
Artemis programme in 2027," the word "send" could best be replaced by:
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Instituto UniFil
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Mandirituba - PR
Prova:
Instituto UniFil - 2025 - Prefeitura de Mandirituba - PR - Professor de Inglês |
Q4257970
Inglês
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Should all pupils get the right to an outdoor education week?
Kirsten Campbell
In a matter of days the government will make a decision
that could affect generations of children to come. For many, the
Primary 7 outdoor residential trip is one of the highlights of
their school days. For some, it is inspirational, even lifechanging. A members bill making its way through the Scottish
Parliament would guarantee a week of residential outdoor
education for every pupil. When it was put first put forward by
Conservative MSP Liz Smith, the Schools (Residential
Outdoor Education) (Scotland) bill won majority support, but it
faces what could prove to be an insurmountable obstacle.
Without government financial backing it looks doomed to fall.
And at a time when budgets are already tight, not everyone is
convinced such a commitment is the best use of resources.
Liz Smith, herself a former teacher, says she has seen
the benefits of outdoor education first hand and wants to ensure
every child gets the opportunity during their time at school. Her
proposed new law would mean every pupil in Scotland is
entitled to four nights and five days of outdoor education. But
while it was backed in principle in March, it cannot proceed
unless the government tables a financial resolution - and so far
that hasn't happened. Smith believes the experience of outdoor
education can be transformative for children. “I think we should
be trying to level up, to ensure that young people, whoever they
are, whatever their background, whatever their family
circumstances, they should have that opportunity.” She argues
the benefits are powerful - and backed up by evidence. “The
statistics we have show that if they have participated in
residential outdoor education, their attendance is better, their
behaviour is better, their self-discipline is better.”
“What could be better than that?”
But there is a postcode lottery in provision of residential
outdoor education, with research for the University of
Edinburgh stating that just a third of secondary schools and only
a quarter of primary schools offer this type of experience.
Thirty minutes from Glasgow, Dounans outdoor education
centre, in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park,
gives school groups a taste of the outdoors. A Primary 7 group
from Fife is spending a week taking part in activities like
canoeing, tree climbing and raft-building. Harris, 11, was first
to climb to the top of a tall tree as his classmates looked on.
“When everyone was cheering me on that helped,” he said. “I
was proud of myself for doing that because it was really high.”
Ten-year-old Orla was next. “I was nervous and shivery and
thought it did look pretty high. It was like a feeling of
accomplishment - I felt super happy and joyful.”
One of the biggest problems though is that the
experience doesn't come cheap. Liz Smith estimates the policy
would cost between £25m and £40m a year. The minister for
children, Natalie Don-Innes, told MSPs that was unaffordable
and ringfencing cash for outdoor education could be to the
detriment of other activities. She said: “Where would you seek
to cut funding from in education? Would it be our teachers, our
schools, would it be nurseries or our colleges?”
A Scottish government spokesman said: “Both the
education committee and the Scottish government have been
clear that outstanding issues on the affordability of the bill,
impact on the education workforce and ensuring provision is
equitable for children across Scotland, need to be addressed before a decision can be taken to lodge a motion for a financial
resolution.”
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla)
also has concerns about the practicalities, questioning the
impact on staffing, the costs of transport and what it would
mean for schools' ability to take part in other trips relating to
geography, history or the arts. But the Outward Bound Trust
believes it would be an investment. It has highlighted the
findings of a global study across eight countries, including the
UK, which concluded that for every £1 invested in Outward
Bound programmes, there is a return of between £5 and £15 in
societal value.
Chief Executive Martin Davidson said: “Outward
Bound doesn't teach young people to canoe or to climb, what
we teach young people is about themselves. “But we do that
through fantastic adventures and outdoor activities that help
them learn about themselves and working with others.” The
Scottish Parliament will continue to grapple with the issues in
both the chamber and in committee over the next couple of
days. But time is running out. If the funding issues aren't
resolved by the end of the month, the legislation will fall,
despite having the backing of most MSPs.
Available on https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4rnjxwjyyo
In the phrase “...ringfencing cash for outdoor
education could be to the detriment of other
activities,” the word “detriment” is closest in
meaning to
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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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the English Language (1755), although the most famous,
is not the earliest;”, a palavra destacada pode ser substituída, sem alteração de significado ou estrutura, por
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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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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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be replaced in the sentence correctly and without any
major change in meaning with all the words/phrases
below, EXCEPT FOR:
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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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The underlined word “Amid” (4th paragraph) could be
replaced in the sentence CORRECTLY and without
any major change in meaning with:
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Understanding bias in facial recognition technologies
Over the past couple of years, the growing debate around automated facial recognition has reached a boiling point. As developers have continued to swiftly expand the scope of these kinds of technologies into an almost unbounded range of applications, an increasingly strident chorus of critical voices has sounded concerns about the injurious effects of the proliferation of such systems on impacted individuals and communities. Critics argue that the irresponsible design and use of facial detection and recognition technologies (FDRTs) threaten to violate civil liberties, infringe on basic human rights and further entrench structural racism and systemic marginalisation. In addition, they argue that the gradual creep of face surveillance infrastructures into every domain of lived experience may eventually eradicate the modern democratic forms of life that have long provided cherished means to individual flourishing, social solidarity and human self-creation.
Defenders, by contrast, emphasise the gains in public safety, security and efficiency that digitally streamlined capacities for facial identification, identity verification and trait characterisation may bring. These proponents point to potential real-world benefits like the added security of facial recognition enhanced border control, the increased efficacy of missing children or criminal suspect searches that are driven by the application of brute force facial analysis to largescale databases and the many added conveniences of facial verification in the business of everyday life.
Whatever side of the debate on which one lands, it would appear that FDRTs are here to stay.
Adapted from: understanding_bias_in_facial_recognition_technology.pdf
In the first sentence, when the author says that the debate
“has reached a boiling point”, he means that the debate is
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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
The study suggests that companies should adopt ethical
marketing strategies to mitigate these risks. The word
"mitigate" most nearly means:
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