Questões de Concurso
Sobre verbos frasais | phrasal verbs em inglês
Foram encontradas 265 questões
Ano: 2011
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
EBC
Prova:
CESPE - 2011 - EBC - Jornalista - Jornalismo - Conhecimentos Básicos |
Q198862
Inglês
Texto associado
Based on the text above, judge the items below.
Based on the text above, judge the items below.
In the text, “left out” (L.30) is the same as given up.
Ano: 2011
Banca:
FCC
Órgão:
TRT - 14ª Região (RO e AC)
Prova:
FCC - 2011 - TRT - 14ª Região (RO e AC) - Técnico Judiciário - Tecnologia da Informação |
Q111557
Inglês
Word 2010’s feature described above
Ano: 2011
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
Petrobras
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Administrador Júnior
|
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobrás - Auditor Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobrás - Contador Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobrás - Químico de Petróleo Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobrás - Engenheiro Civil Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobrás - Enfermeiro do Trabalho Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Engenheiro de Equipamento Júnior - Mecânica |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Engenheiro de Equipamento Júnior - Inspeção |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Engenheiro de Equipamento Júnior - Elétrica |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Engenheiro de Equipamento Júnior - Terminais e Dutos |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Engenheiro de Equipamento Júnior - Eletrônica |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Engenheiro de Produção Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Engenheiro de Meio Ambiente Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Engenheiro de Telecomunicações Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobrás - Engenheiro de Segurança do Trabalho |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Engenheiro Naval Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Engenheiro de Petróleo Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Geólogo Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Médico do trabalho |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Profissional de Comunicação Júnior - Publicidade e Propaganda |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobrás - Profissional de Comunicação Júnior - Jornalismo |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobras - Geofísico Júnior - Geologia |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobrás - Engenheiro de Processamento Júnior |
CESGRANRIO - 2011 - Petrobrás - Geofísico Júnior - Física |
Q87999
Inglês
In the fragments “to look at what we know and what are the gaps in science," (lines 20-21) and “'They may be lawyers, accountants, your next-door neighbor', he pointed out." (lines 40-41), the expressions look at and pointed out mean, respectively,
Ano: 2011
Banca:
COPEVE-UFAL
Órgão:
UFAL
Provas:
COPEVE-UFAL - 2011 - UFAL - Secretário Executivo
|
COPEVE-UFAL - 2011 - UFAL - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação |
Q87745
Inglês
Texto associado
'CityVille' now bigger on Facebook than 'FarmVille'
(Mashable) -- Facebook game developer Zynga has proved once
again that it knows exactly what it needs to do to keep millions of
Facebook users happy and occupied.
In less than a month, its latest game "CityVille"___ ______
(become) the most popular application on Facebook, surpassing
Zynga's previous hit "FarmVille" in all areas.
According to AppData, "CityVille" now has 16.8 million daily
active users, compared to "FarmVille's" 16.4 million. Looking at
monthly active users, "CityVille" is also ahead with 61.7 million
users, while "FarmVille" trails behind with 56.8 million users.
Zynga's "FrontierVille" and "Texas HoldEm Poker" also round out
the top five: put those four apps together (we'll disregard the fact
that many of those users overlap for a second) and you have a
very impressive number: 184 million active users across four
games.
The only non-Zynga app in the top five list is "Phrases," _____ at
one point threatened to take the top place, but is now
overshadowed by both "CityVille" and "FarmVille."
"CityVille's" future success wasn't hard to predict after an
amazingly good start at the beginning of December, but it's still
impressive to see Zynga amassing tens of millions of users in a
matter of days, proving that all that venture capital that went into
the company isn't there by accident.
Fonte :cnn.com
'CityVille' now bigger on Facebook than 'FarmVille'
(Mashable) -- Facebook game developer Zynga has proved once
again that it knows exactly what it needs to do to keep millions of
Facebook users happy and occupied.
In less than a month, its latest game "CityVille"___ ______
(become) the most popular application on Facebook, surpassing
Zynga's previous hit "FarmVille" in all areas.
According to AppData, "CityVille" now has 16.8 million daily
active users, compared to "FarmVille's" 16.4 million. Looking at
monthly active users, "CityVille" is also ahead with 61.7 million
users, while "FarmVille" trails behind with 56.8 million users.
Zynga's "FrontierVille" and "Texas HoldEm Poker" also round out
the top five: put those four apps together (we'll disregard the fact
that many of those users overlap for a second) and you have a
very impressive number: 184 million active users across four
games.
The only non-Zynga app in the top five list is "Phrases," _____ at
one point threatened to take the top place, but is now
overshadowed by both "CityVille" and "FarmVille."
"CityVille's" future success wasn't hard to predict after an
amazingly good start at the beginning of December, but it's still
impressive to see Zynga amassing tens of millions of users in a
matter of days, proving that all that venture capital that went into
the company isn't there by accident.
Fonte :cnn.com
In the sentence: “Zynga's "FrontierVille" and "Texas HoldEm Poker" also round out the top five: put those four apps together…”, round out means the same
as:
as:
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Prova:
Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 2010 - Prefeitura de Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Professor I - Inglês |
Q727947
Inglês
Texto associado
Based on TEXT 2, a fictional blog, answer question
TEXT 2
I do realize that in the world of technology there are early and late adopters. I’m not the earliest of cutting-edge early TESL adopters, but I do like to try out new technology and incorporate it into my teaching. This list is a handful of technologies that are established enough not to be too problematic, user-friendly enough that just about anyone can start using them quickly, and useful enough that you’ll soon wonder how you got along without them. In short, this is a list of tech that just about everyone can (and maybe even should) be using in 2010.
1. Wikipedia – It has become popular to question its accuracy. Wikipedia has become a real knowledge bank on the internet. Once we figure out what it is (a compilation of all referenced knowledge) many of these criticisms fall down. Access to all this information means a reorganization of learning.
2. Google – No, I don’t just mean search, but all the other stuff: maps, docs, calendar, etc. It’s never been so easy to collaborate with other people.
3. Twitter – A year ago, I taught a course through Twitter with mixed results. This microblog is almost exclusively interactive, but my ESL students found it tough to collaborate within Twitter because of its constraints on length. The email by contrast, is very simple – it is equally interactive but it is constraint free. So, you should use it and you should see interesting results !
Can you learn the language by using the above alone? Of course not! But they are a good springboard and I hope they lead you to discover all other media available out there (ebooks, blogs, YouTube videos, music, movies, etc.).
More web in the pipeline. Please post a comment.
The phrasal verbs ‘figure out’ in “Once we figure out
what it is” and ‘fall down’ in “many of these criticisms fall
down” mean, respectively:
Ano: 2010
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SEDU-ES
Prova:
CESPE - 2010 - SEDU-ES - Professor B — Ensino Fundamental e Médio — Inglês |
Q544890
Inglês
Texto associado
Internet: <tesl-ej.org> (adapted).
Based on the text, judge the item below.
The phrasal verb “to bring about” (L.25) means to cause to happen.
Ano: 2010
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
IBGE
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Sistemas - Desenvolvimento de Aplicações
|
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Arquivologista |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Sistemas - Suporte |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Sistemas - Comunicação e Rede |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Biblioteconomia |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Arquivologia |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Engenharia Civil |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Sistemas - Suporte de Produção e Rede |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Ciências Contábeis |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Engenharia de Produção |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Engenharia Elétrica |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Gestão e Infraestrutura |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Tecnologista em Informações Geográficas - Estatística |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Assuntos Educacionais |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Auditor |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Geoprocessamento |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Gestão em Pesquisa |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Historia |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Analista de Planejamento - Jornalismo |
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - IBGE - Tecnologista em Informações Geográficas - Análise Agrícola |
Q335371
Inglês
Check the only alternative in which the expression in bold type has the same meaning as the item given.
Ano: 2010
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Salvador - BA
Prova:
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - Prefeitura de Salvador - BA - Professor - Inglês |
Q186867
Inglês
In the fragments “…a teacher’s judgment of his or her capabilities to bring about desired outcomes…” (lines 1-3) and “… rely on extrinsic motivation or punishment to get students to study.” (lines 54-55), the expressions bring about and rely on mean, respectively,
Ano: 2010
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
Petrobras
Prova:
CESGRANRIO - 2010 - BR Distribuidora - Profissional Júnior - Direito |
Q119697
Inglês
In the fragments “…people came up with all kinds of ideas for what to do with oil’s energy…” (lines 35-36) and “The amount of energy we get back from drilling oil wells…” (lines 45-46), the phrases “came up with” and “get back”, can be replaced without change in meaning by, respectively,
Ano: 2010
Banca:
FUMARC
Órgão:
CEMIG-TELECOM
Provas:
FUMARC - 2010 - CEMIG-TELECOM - Técnico de Tecnologia da Informação
|
FUMARC - 2010 - CEMIG-TELECOM - Técnico de Operação |
FUMARC - 2010 - CEMIG-TELECOM - Técnico Contábil |
Q108809
Inglês
The phrase figure out in “In addition, once you figure out who can take your pets,” means
Ano: 2010
Banca:
FCC
Órgão:
AL-SP
Prova:
FCC - 2010 - AL-SP - Agente Legislativo de Serviços Técnicos e Administrativos - Processamento de Dados |
Q71778
Inglês
Texto associado
Security: UAC Gets Tolerable
Let's talk about User Account Control ? the Windows
Vista security element that was a prominent example for
everything that bothered people about that OS. UAC aimed to
prevent rogue software from tampering with your PC by
endlessly prompting you to approve running applications or
changing settings. The experience was so grating that many
users preferred to turn UAC [PARTICLE] and [VERB] their
chances with Internet attackers. Those who left it active risked
slipping into the habit of incautiously clicking through every
prompt, defeating whatever value the feature might have had.
Whereas Vista's notorious User Account Control gave
users no control over the feature other than to turn it off,
Windows 7's version of UAC lets users choose from two
intermediate notification levels between 'Always notify' and
'Never notify'.
Windows 7 gives you control over UAC, in the form of a
slider containing four security settings. As before, you can
accept the full-blown UAC or elect to disable it. But you can also
tell UAC to notify you only when software changes Windows
settings, not when you're tweaking them yourself. And you can
instruct it not to perform the abrupt screen-dimming effect that
Vista's version uses to grab your attention.
If Microsoft had its druthers, all Windows 7 users [TO
USE] UAC in full-tilt mode: The slider that you use to ratchet
back its severity advises you not to do so if you routinely install
new software or visit unfamiliar sites, and it warns that disabling
the dimming effect is "Not recommended."
, Redmond: I
have every intention of recommending the intermediate settings
to most people who ask me for advice, since those settings
retain most of UAC's theoretical value without driving users
bonkers.
(Adapted from
http://www.pcworld.com/article/172602/windows_7_review.html)
Let's talk about User Account Control ? the Windows
Vista security element that was a prominent example for
everything that bothered people about that OS. UAC aimed to
prevent rogue software from tampering with your PC by
endlessly prompting you to approve running applications or
changing settings. The experience was so grating that many
users preferred to turn UAC [PARTICLE] and [VERB] their
chances with Internet attackers. Those who left it active risked
slipping into the habit of incautiously clicking through every
prompt, defeating whatever value the feature might have had.
Whereas Vista's notorious User Account Control gave
users no control over the feature other than to turn it off,
Windows 7's version of UAC lets users choose from two
intermediate notification levels between 'Always notify' and
'Never notify'.
Windows 7 gives you control over UAC, in the form of a
slider containing four security settings. As before, you can
accept the full-blown UAC or elect to disable it. But you can also
tell UAC to notify you only when software changes Windows
settings, not when you're tweaking them yourself. And you can
instruct it not to perform the abrupt screen-dimming effect that
Vista's version uses to grab your attention.
If Microsoft had its druthers, all Windows 7 users [TO
USE] UAC in full-tilt mode: The slider that you use to ratchet
back its severity advises you not to do so if you routinely install
new software or visit unfamiliar sites, and it warns that disabling
the dimming effect is "Not recommended."
, Redmond: Ihave every intention of recommending the intermediate settings
to most people who ask me for advice, since those settings
retain most of UAC's theoretical value without driving users
bonkers.
(Adapted from
http://www.pcworld.com/article/172602/windows_7_review.html)
A palavra que substitui corretamente a lacuna [PARTICLE] é
Q55458
Inglês
Texto associado
Answer questions 11, 12 and 13 based on the
newspaper article below.
Lessons in using the internet safely are set to
become a compulsory part of the curriculum for
primary school children in England from 2011.
The lessons are one element of a new government
strategy being unveiled called "Click Clever, Click Safe".
Children will also be encouraged to follow an online
"Green Cross Code" and block and report inappropriate
content.
"We must ensure that this virtual world is safe for our
children just as we try to ensure that the real world is,"
said Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the launch of the
campaign.
"The internet is a wonderful and powerful tool that is
changing the way we learn and the way we stay in touch,"
he added, "but unfortunately there are risks from those
intent on exploiting its benefits."
Fonte: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ December, 2009.
newspaper article below.
Lessons in using the internet safely are set to
become a compulsory part of the curriculum for
primary school children in England from 2011.
The lessons are one element of a new government
strategy being unveiled called "Click Clever, Click Safe".
Children will also be encouraged to follow an online
"Green Cross Code" and block and report inappropriate
content.
"We must ensure that this virtual world is safe for our
children just as we try to ensure that the real world is,"
said Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the launch of the
campaign.
"The internet is a wonderful and powerful tool that is
changing the way we learn and the way we stay in touch,"
he added, "but unfortunately there are risks from those
intent on exploiting its benefits."
Fonte: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ December, 2009.
In the sentence "We must ensure that this virtual world is safe for our children just as we try to ensure that the real world is," the modal verb Must means:
Ano: 2010
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
CODESP-SP
Provas:
FGV - 2010 - CODESP-SP - Advogado - Tipo 1
|
FGV - 2010 - CODESP-SP - Analista de Sistemas - Tipo 1 |
FGV - 2010 - CODESP-SP - Administrador |
FGV - 2010 - CODESP-SP - Economista - Tipo 1 |
Q54795
Inglês
According to paragraph 3, when things finally get interesting, the tug captain
Ano: 2010
Banca:
FCC
Órgão:
AL-SP
Provas:
FCC - 2010 - AL-SP - Agente Técnico Legislativo Especializado - Tecnologia da Informação
|
FCC - 2010 - AL-SP - Agente Técnico Legislativo Especializado - Análise de Infraestrutura de Redes |
FCC - 2010 - AL-SP - Agente Técnico Legislativo Especializado - Segurança de Redes |
FCC - 2010 - AL-SP - Agente Técnico Legislativo Especializado - Admin e Arquitetura de Dados |
Q40367
Inglês
Texto associado
Old Tray, New Tricks: Windows 7's Taskbar and window
management tweaks are nice. But its changes to the
System Tray - aka the Notification Area - have a huge
positive effect.
Changes in Windows 7 transform the System Tray from
an intrusive eyesore (in Windows Vista) into a useful set of
shortcuts and other controls.
In the past, no feature of Windows packed more
frustration per square inch than the System Tray. It quickly grew
dense with applets that users did not want in the first place, and
many of the uninvited guests employed word balloons and
other intrusive methods to alert users to uninteresting facts at
inopportune moments. At their worst, System Tray applets
behaved like belligerent squatters, and Windows did little to put
users [PARTICLE] in charge.
In Windows 7, applets can't pester you unbidden
because software installers can't dump them into the System
Tray. Instead, applets land in a holding pen that appears only
when you click it, a much-improved version of the overflow area
used in previous incarnations of the Tray. Applets in the pen
can't float word balloons at you unless you permit them to do so.
In Windows 7, applets can't pester you unbidden
because software installers can't dump them into the System
Tray. Instead, applets land in a holding pen that appears only
when you click it, a much-improved version of the overflow area
used in previous incarnations of the Tray. Applets in the pen
can't float word balloons at you unless you permit them to do so.
It's a cinch to drag them into the System Tray or out of it again,
so you enjoy complete control over which applets reside there.
More good news: Windows 7 largely dispenses with the
onslaught of word-balloon warnings from the OS about
troubleshooting issues, potential security problems, and the like.
A new area called Action Center - a revamped version of Vista's
Security Center - queues up such alerts so you can deal with
them at your convenience. Action Center does issue
notifications of its own from the System Tray, but you can shut
these off if you don't want them pestering you.
All of this helps make Windows 7 the least distracting,
least intrusive Microsoft OS in a very long time. It's a giant step
forward from the days when Windows thought nothing of
interrupting your work to inform you that it had detected unused
icons on your desktop.
(Adapted from
http://www.pcworld.com/article/172602/windows_7_review.html)
management tweaks are nice. But its changes to the
System Tray - aka the Notification Area - have a huge
positive effect.
Changes in Windows 7 transform the System Tray from
an intrusive eyesore (in Windows Vista) into a useful set of
shortcuts and other controls.
In the past, no feature of Windows packed more
frustration per square inch than the System Tray. It quickly grew
dense with applets that users did not want in the first place, and
many of the uninvited guests employed word balloons and
other intrusive methods to alert users to uninteresting facts at
inopportune moments. At their worst, System Tray applets
behaved like belligerent squatters, and Windows did little to put
users [PARTICLE] in charge.
In Windows 7, applets can't pester you unbidden
because software installers can't dump them into the System
Tray. Instead, applets land in a holding pen that appears only
when you click it, a much-improved version of the overflow area
used in previous incarnations of the Tray. Applets in the pen
can't float word balloons at you unless you permit them to do so.
In Windows 7, applets can't pester you unbidden
because software installers can't dump them into the System
Tray. Instead, applets land in a holding pen that appears only
when you click it, a much-improved version of the overflow area
used in previous incarnations of the Tray. Applets in the pen
can't float word balloons at you unless you permit them to do so.
It's a cinch to drag them into the System Tray or out of it again,
so you enjoy complete control over which applets reside there.
More good news: Windows 7 largely dispenses with the
onslaught of word-balloon warnings from the OS about
troubleshooting issues, potential security problems, and the like.
A new area called Action Center - a revamped version of Vista's
Security Center - queues up such alerts so you can deal with
them at your convenience. Action Center does issue
notifications of its own from the System Tray, but you can shut
these off if you don't want them pestering you.
All of this helps make Windows 7 the least distracting,
least intrusive Microsoft OS in a very long time. It's a giant step
forward from the days when Windows thought nothing of
interrupting your work to inform you that it had detected unused
icons on your desktop.
(Adapted from
http://www.pcworld.com/article/172602/windows_7_review.html)
The alternative which correctly replaces [PARTICLE] is
Q1235397
Inglês
Reading Comprehension
Cell Phones: Are they dangerous?
Do you have a cell phone? Do you use it a lot? If the answer to these questions is yes, you should read the following information very carefully.
If you keep on using a cell phone, it will probably cause premature ageing, which might be rather difficult to get over. At least this is what most scientists claim. Low-level radiation from the phone may heat up body cells, damaging skin and making it look slightly lined and tired. Scientists say that if you expose cells to the radiation from a cell phone, the natural process that repairs your skin will probably be affected. Furthermore, radiation produces mutations in the cells and these mutations could be related to other health problems.
Cell phone users have also found out that if they use their phone for a long time they feel other symptoms such as fatigue and memory loss. The fatigue may be caused because, when using phones, people suffer an involuntary speeding up of their heart beat. Apart from that, nearly two out of three people interviewed complained of regular headaches from using their phones, although this may be due to bad posture rather than radiation emissions.
The most surprising fact discovered by researchers is that people exposed to the radiation of a cell phone for 45 minutes go to the bathroom twice as much as usual. This proves that radiation has a biological effect on humans.
So if I were you, I would definitely think twice before using a cell phone if I looked in the mirror and saw wrinkles on my face, felt fatigue, had trouble remembering things, or if I started using my bathroom more often than I used to.
The underlined words in the text are all examples of:
Cell Phones: Are they dangerous?
Do you have a cell phone? Do you use it a lot? If the answer to these questions is yes, you should read the following information very carefully.
If you keep on using a cell phone, it will probably cause premature ageing, which might be rather difficult to get over. At least this is what most scientists claim. Low-level radiation from the phone may heat up body cells, damaging skin and making it look slightly lined and tired. Scientists say that if you expose cells to the radiation from a cell phone, the natural process that repairs your skin will probably be affected. Furthermore, radiation produces mutations in the cells and these mutations could be related to other health problems.
Cell phone users have also found out that if they use their phone for a long time they feel other symptoms such as fatigue and memory loss. The fatigue may be caused because, when using phones, people suffer an involuntary speeding up of their heart beat. Apart from that, nearly two out of three people interviewed complained of regular headaches from using their phones, although this may be due to bad posture rather than radiation emissions.
The most surprising fact discovered by researchers is that people exposed to the radiation of a cell phone for 45 minutes go to the bathroom twice as much as usual. This proves that radiation has a biological effect on humans.
So if I were you, I would definitely think twice before using a cell phone if I looked in the mirror and saw wrinkles on my face, felt fatigue, had trouble remembering things, or if I started using my bathroom more often than I used to.
The underlined words in the text are all examples of:
Q1186773
Inglês
HP TouchSmart 300: 20-Inch Multitouch All-in-One Has an HDTV Tuner Nate Ralph PC World - Dec 24, 2009 5:10 pm HP is no stranger to the all-in-one market, having churned out a number of multitouch-capable machines under the TouchSmart line. But at $930 (as of 12/23/2009), the HP TouchSmart 300 occupies a somewhat peculiar niche. At 20 inches, it's a bit small to serve as your primary media center, but it costs more than similarly sized budget all-inone PCs (20 inches or smaller). It also outperforms them all, scoring 98 on the WorldBench 6 test suite. This places the TouchSmart 300 well ahead of touch-enabled, budget-priced competitors like the 20-inch MSI Wind Top AE2010 (60), and tantalizingly close to pricier rivals like the 24-inch Sony Vaio L117FX/B (105). It also scored slightly higher than its larger sibling, the 23-inch HP TouchSmart 600 (92). The star of the show is HP's custom TouchSmart software. It offers full-screen, touch-friendly widgets for media playback, browsing, and manipulating photos, and for accessing popular Web applications like Hulu, Pandora, and Twitter. But while the software is typically quite responsive, we found its performance on the TouchSmart 300 to be a bit sluggish. (Adapted from http://www.pcworld.com/reviews.html) No início do texto, churned out significa
Q1186722
Inglês
Reading Comprehension
Cell Phones: Are they dangerous?
Do you have a cell phone? Do you use it a lot? If the answer to these questions is yes, you should read the following information very carefully.
If you keep on using a cell phone, it will probably cause premature ageing, which might be rather difficult to get over. At least this is what most scientists claim. Low-level radiation from the phone may heat up body cells, damaging skin and making it look slightly lined and tired. Scientists say that if you expose cells to the radiation from a cell phone, the natural process that repairs your skin will probably be affected. Furthermore, radiation produces mutations in the cells and these mutations could be related to other health problems.
Cell phone users have also found out that if they use their phone for a long time they feel other symptoms such as fatigue and memory loss. The fatigue may be caused because, when using phones, people suffer an involuntary speeding up of their heart beat. Apart from that, nearly two out of three people interviewed complained of regular headaches from using their phones, although this may be due to bad posture rather than radiation emissions.
The most surprising fact discovered by researchers is that people exposed to the radiation of a cell phone for 45 minutes go to the bathroom twice as much as usual. This proves that radiation has a biological effect on humans.
So if I were you, I would definitely think twice before using a cell phone if I looked in the mirror and saw wrinkles on my face, felt fatigue, had trouble remembering things, or if I started using my bathroom more often than I used to.
Match the phrasal verbs to their definitions:
Verbs
I. keep on
II. join in
III. find out
IV. take after
V. get over
Definitions
( ) discover
( ) recover
( ) continue, go on
( ) take part in
( ) look like
Choose the alternative which contains the correct sequence, from top to bottom:
Cell Phones: Are they dangerous?
Do you have a cell phone? Do you use it a lot? If the answer to these questions is yes, you should read the following information very carefully.
If you keep on using a cell phone, it will probably cause premature ageing, which might be rather difficult to get over. At least this is what most scientists claim. Low-level radiation from the phone may heat up body cells, damaging skin and making it look slightly lined and tired. Scientists say that if you expose cells to the radiation from a cell phone, the natural process that repairs your skin will probably be affected. Furthermore, radiation produces mutations in the cells and these mutations could be related to other health problems.
Cell phone users have also found out that if they use their phone for a long time they feel other symptoms such as fatigue and memory loss. The fatigue may be caused because, when using phones, people suffer an involuntary speeding up of their heart beat. Apart from that, nearly two out of three people interviewed complained of regular headaches from using their phones, although this may be due to bad posture rather than radiation emissions.
The most surprising fact discovered by researchers is that people exposed to the radiation of a cell phone for 45 minutes go to the bathroom twice as much as usual. This proves that radiation has a biological effect on humans.
So if I were you, I would definitely think twice before using a cell phone if I looked in the mirror and saw wrinkles on my face, felt fatigue, had trouble remembering things, or if I started using my bathroom more often than I used to.
Match the phrasal verbs to their definitions:
Verbs
I. keep on
II. join in
III. find out
IV. take after
V. get over
Definitions
( ) discover
( ) recover
( ) continue, go on
( ) take part in
( ) look like
Choose the alternative which contains the correct sequence, from top to bottom:
Ano: 2009
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
TCE-RN
Prova:
CESPE - 2009 - TCE-RN - Assessor Técnico de Informática |
Q123248
Inglês
Judge the following iten according to the text above.
The expression “to get by” (L.3) means to survive.
Q122510
Inglês
In the sentence “Countries that need oil clawed at each other to lock up their scarce supplies,” (lines 22-23), lock up means the same as
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
BNDES
Prova:
CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BNDES - Técnico Administrativo - Inglês |
Q162157
Inglês
Mark the sentence in which “take off” has the same meaning as in “One reason why partnerships between companies and social entrepreneurs are yet to take off could be mutual ignorance of each other.” (lines 60-62)
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