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Q2875563
Inglês
Texto associado
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The expression "common sense notion", referred by Goodman in the 4th paragraph of the text, is
related to the general idea that reading is a ____ process.
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CONSULPLAN
Órgão:
CODEVASF
Prova:
CONSULPLAN - 2008 - CODEVASF - Secretário Executivo |
Q1659574
Inglês
Texto associado
City hall braces for busy marriage day
If love is all you need, you’ll want for nothing in New York Thursday.
The folks who hand out marriage licenses are bracing for what could be their busiest day ever as Valentine’s Day romantics head to the aisle.
“When we are really busy, we have a second chapel we can open,” said First Deputy City Clerk Michael McSweeney. “We are preparing to do that. We’re expecting a lot of couples.”
City Hall’s unofficial record of 318 weddings on that date was set on Valentine’s Day 2002 - also on a Thursday.
And love is definitely in the air Thursday.
Melanie and Joseph Castine married on Valentine’s Day 10 years ago. Today, they’re renewing their vows in the same venue - the Empire State Building.
The couple, who recently moved from Roosevelt Island to Philadelphia, won a letter-writing competition with Brides.com to become one of 14 pairs tying the knot in the iconic building.
“Valentine’s Day is just the perfect day to do it,” said Melanie Castine, who, with her hubby, has been at the skyscraper every year to mark their anniversary.
“Everywhere you go in Manhattan, you can see the Empire State Building. It’s a constant reminder of our marriage. We call it our chapel in the sky.”
Meanwhile, love is being put on ice at one of the city’s most romantic spots.
Rockefeller Center is preparing to clear its rink at 8 p.m for a skater planning to get down on one knee for a surprise engagement.
“It’s a big surprise for her, but we’re sure it’s going to be extremely romantic,” a rink spokeswoman said.
(Available from: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/02/14/2008-02-14 city hall braces for busy marriage day-1.html cited: 14 Feb. 2008)
The word “hubby” in …“who, with her hubby, has been at the skyscraper”…, means:
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
Petrobras
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BR Distribuidora - Profissional Júnior - Administração
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CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BR Distribuidora - Profissional Júnior - Engenharia Mecânica |
Q358802
Inglês
Which alternative contains a correct correspondence of meaning?
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
BNDES
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BNDES - Profissional Básico - Análise de Sistemas - Suporte - Julho
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CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BNDES - Profissional Básico - Direito |
Q287812
Inglês
Check the option that contains a correct correspondence of meaning.
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CONSULPLAN
Órgão:
CODEVASF
Provas:
CONSULPLAN - 2008 - CODEVASF - Técnico em Informática
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CONSULPLAN - 2008 - CODEVASF - Técnico em Saneamento |
Q205467
Inglês
Texto associado
The uses for oil
Oil is the largest source of liquid fuel and, in spite of attempts to develop synthetic fuels, world consumption of oil
products in increasing.
The oil industry is not much more than a hundred years old. It began when the first oil well was drilled in 1859. In the
early days, oil was used to light houses because there was no electricity and gas was very scarce. Later, people began to use oil
for heating too.
Most industries use machinery to make things. Every machine needs oil in order to run easily. Even a small clock or watch
needs a little oil from time to time.
The engines of many machines use oil fuels petrol, kerosene or diesel. Cars, buses, trucks, tractors, and small aircraft use
petroleum chemicals: synthetic rubber, plastics, synthetic fiber materials for clothes and for the home, paints, materials which
help to stop rust, photographic materials, soap and cleaning materials (detergents), drugs, fertilizers for farms and gardens, food
containers, and may others.
In 1900 the world’s oil production was less than 2 million tons a year. Today the oil industry is one of the world’s largest
and most important suppliers of raw materials.
Oil is the largest source of liquid fuel and, in spite of attempts to develop synthetic fuels, world consumption of oil
products in increasing.
The oil industry is not much more than a hundred years old. It began when the first oil well was drilled in 1859. In the
early days, oil was used to light houses because there was no electricity and gas was very scarce. Later, people began to use oil
for heating too.
Most industries use machinery to make things. Every machine needs oil in order to run easily. Even a small clock or watch
needs a little oil from time to time.
The engines of many machines use oil fuels petrol, kerosene or diesel. Cars, buses, trucks, tractors, and small aircraft use
petroleum chemicals: synthetic rubber, plastics, synthetic fiber materials for clothes and for the home, paints, materials which
help to stop rust, photographic materials, soap and cleaning materials (detergents), drugs, fertilizers for farms and gardens, food
containers, and may others.
In 1900 the world’s oil production was less than 2 million tons a year. Today the oil industry is one of the world’s largest
and most important suppliers of raw materials.
“…In spite of attempts to develop synthetic fuels…” In spite of is the same as:
Ano: 2008
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Provas:
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Analista de Relações Públicas
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FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Estatístico |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Analista de Produção Executiva |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Editor de TV |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor de Multimídia |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor para Revisão de Conteúdos Jornalísticos |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Supervisor de Programação de Rádio |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Supervisor de Programação de TV |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor de Pesquisa e Opinião |
Q177492
Inglês
The underlined word in “are more conscious” (line 31) means:
Ano: 2008
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Prova:
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Processo Legislativo |
Q174496
Inglês
When the text states that “the published reasons for decision lend themselves to objective analysis” (lines 15-16) this means they
Ano: 2008
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Prova:
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Processo Legislativo |
Q174495
Inglês
The underlined word in “The latter is the principal mechanism” (line 4) refers to
Ano: 2008
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Prova:
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Processo Legislativo |
Q174494
Inglês
In “as to the appropriate result” (lines 2-3) appropriate means
Ano: 2008
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Prova:
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Analista Legislativo - Processo Legislativo |
Q174493
Inglês
The verb in “reaches a conclusion” (line 2) can be replaced by:
Ano: 2008
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Provas:
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Arquivologista
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FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Engenheiro Civil |
Q174214
Inglês
Texto associado
Read text II and answer questions 34 to 40.
The underlined word in “wriggling larvae” (lines 5 and 6) means that the larvae are
Ano: 2008
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Provas:
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Arquivologista
|
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Engenheiro Civil |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Engenheiro Mecânico |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Engenheiro Elétrico |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Bibliotecário Documentalista |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Médico |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Contador |
Q174161
Inglês
Texto associado
Read text II and answer questions 34 to 40.
Meet the new neighbours
Meet the new neighbours
A kidney-shaped swimming-pool is
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
TCU
Prova:
CESPE - 2008 - TCU - Analista de Controle Externo - Planejamento e Gestão - Prova 1 |
Q162272
Inglês
Texto associado
According to the text, it can be deduced that
According to the text, it can be deduced that
“enormous” (l.9) is the same as large.
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
BNDES
Prova:
CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BNDES - Técnico Administrativo - Inglês |
Q162155
Inglês
Which option expresses an accurate relationship between the items?
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
BNDES
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BNDES - Engenheiro
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CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BNDES - Profissional Básico - Análise de Sistemas - Suporte - Julho |
CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BNDES - Profissional Básico - Direito |
Q161788
Inglês
Check the item where there is a correct correspondence between the boldfaced word(s) and the idea in italics.
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CESGRANRIO
Órgão:
BNDES
Provas:
CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BNDES - Engenheiro
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CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BNDES - Profissional Básico - Análise de Sistemas - Suporte - Julho |
CESGRANRIO - 2008 - BNDES - Profissional Básico - Direito |
Q161781
Inglês
The fragment “But wait a second: Aren’t we heading for recession?” (line 19) reveals an attitude of
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
HEMOBRÁS
Prova:
CESPE - 2008 - HEMOBRÁS - Cargos de Nível Superior |
Q154419
Inglês
In the text, “Therefore” (L.8) means Furthermore.
Ano: 2008
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
SERPRO
Provas:
CESPE - 2008 - SERPRO - Técnico - Operação de Redes
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CESPE - 2008 - SERPRO - Programador de computador |
CESPE - 2008 - SERPRO - Técnico de enfermagem |
Q152306
Inglês
Texto associado
Based on the text above, judge the items below.
Based on the text above, judge the items below.
“cherished”, at the end of the second paragraph, means worthless.
Ano: 2008
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Provas:
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Operador de TV
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FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor de Infografia Jornalística |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor de Desenvolvimento de Conteúdos Jornalísticos para Internet |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor de TV |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor de Rádio |
Q97643
Inglês
Texto associado
Read text II and answer questions 37 to 40.
TEXT II
If you think that there’s something oddly familiar about
descriptions of social media, it may be that you recall some of
the discussions in the 1990s about what the web would
become. And many of its emerging manifestations are close to
the idealistic imaginings from that time. A good way to think
about social media is that all of this is actually just about being
human beings. Sharing ideas, cooperating and collaborating to
create art, thinking and commerce, vigorous debate and
discourse, finding people who might be good friends, allies and
lovers – it’s what our species has built several civilisations on.
That’s why it is spreading so quickly, not because it’s great
shiny, whizzy new technology, but because it lets us be
ourselves – only more so. And it is in the “more so” that the
power of this revolution lies. People can find information,
inspiration, like-minded people, communities and collaborators
faster than ever before. New ideas, services, business models
and technologies emerge and evolve at dizzying speed in social
media.
(http://www.icrossing.co.uk/fileadmin/uploads}
/eBooks/What_is_social_media_Nov_2007.pdf
TEXT II
If you think that there’s something oddly familiar about
descriptions of social media, it may be that you recall some of
the discussions in the 1990s about what the web would
become. And many of its emerging manifestations are close to
the idealistic imaginings from that time. A good way to think
about social media is that all of this is actually just about being
human beings. Sharing ideas, cooperating and collaborating to
create art, thinking and commerce, vigorous debate and
discourse, finding people who might be good friends, allies and
lovers – it’s what our species has built several civilisations on.
That’s why it is spreading so quickly, not because it’s great
shiny, whizzy new technology, but because it lets us be
ourselves – only more so. And it is in the “more so” that the
power of this revolution lies. People can find information,
inspiration, like-minded people, communities and collaborators
faster than ever before. New ideas, services, business models
and technologies emerge and evolve at dizzying speed in social
media.
(http://www.icrossing.co.uk/fileadmin/uploads}
/eBooks/What_is_social_media_Nov_2007.pdf
The underlined expression in “evolve at dizzying speed” can be replaced by
Ano: 2008
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
Senado Federal
Provas:
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Operador de TV
|
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor de Infografia Jornalística |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor de Desenvolvimento de Conteúdos Jornalísticos para Internet |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor de TV |
FGV - 2008 - Senado Federal - Produtor de Rádio |
Q97642
Inglês
Texto associado
Read text II and answer questions 37 to 40.
TEXT II
If you think that there’s something oddly familiar about
descriptions of social media, it may be that you recall some of
the discussions in the 1990s about what the web would
become. And many of its emerging manifestations are close to
the idealistic imaginings from that time. A good way to think
about social media is that all of this is actually just about being
human beings. Sharing ideas, cooperating and collaborating to
create art, thinking and commerce, vigorous debate and
discourse, finding people who might be good friends, allies and
lovers – it’s what our species has built several civilisations on.
That’s why it is spreading so quickly, not because it’s great
shiny, whizzy new technology, but because it lets us be
ourselves – only more so. And it is in the “more so” that the
power of this revolution lies. People can find information,
inspiration, like-minded people, communities and collaborators
faster than ever before. New ideas, services, business models
and technologies emerge and evolve at dizzying speed in social
media.
(http://www.icrossing.co.uk/fileadmin/uploads}
/eBooks/What_is_social_media_Nov_2007.pdf
TEXT II
If you think that there’s something oddly familiar about
descriptions of social media, it may be that you recall some of
the discussions in the 1990s about what the web would
become. And many of its emerging manifestations are close to
the idealistic imaginings from that time. A good way to think
about social media is that all of this is actually just about being
human beings. Sharing ideas, cooperating and collaborating to
create art, thinking and commerce, vigorous debate and
discourse, finding people who might be good friends, allies and
lovers – it’s what our species has built several civilisations on.
That’s why it is spreading so quickly, not because it’s great
shiny, whizzy new technology, but because it lets us be
ourselves – only more so. And it is in the “more so” that the
power of this revolution lies. People can find information,
inspiration, like-minded people, communities and collaborators
faster than ever before. New ideas, services, business models
and technologies emerge and evolve at dizzying speed in social
media.
(http://www.icrossing.co.uk/fileadmin/uploads}
/eBooks/What_is_social_media_Nov_2007.pdf
The expression “like-minded people” means people who
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