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Ano: 2009
Banca:
CÁSPER LÍBERO
Órgão:
CÁSPER LÍBERO
Prova:
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Q1381040
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the article below and answer question.
The El Mercurio File
By Peter Kornbluh
“For the better part of two years, a group of editors, journalism students, and human rights lawyers
in Santiago, Chile, have been gathering evidence against their country’s leading media mogul, Agustín
Edwards, to, at minimum, have him expelled from the press guild, the Academy of Chilean Journalists.
The editor of the leftist magazine Puncto Final, Manuel Cabieses, has filed a formal petition accusing
Edwards of violating the academy’s code of ethics by conspiring with the Nixon White House and the
CIA between 1970 and 1973 to foment the military coup that overthrew the elected government of
Salvador Allende and brought General Augusto Pinochet to power, thirty years ago this month.
‘Doonie’, as Edwards is known to his closest friends, is the patriarch of the press – a Chilean Rupert
Murdoch. His media empire encompasses Chile’s renowned national newspaper, El Mercurio, a
second national paper, Ultimas Noticias, and Santiago’s leading afternoon paper, La Segunda, along
with a dozen smaller regional journals. In September 1970, when Chileans narrowly elected Allende,
a Socialist, to the presidency, Edwards was widely considered to be the richest man in Chile – and the
individual with the most to lose financially from Allende’s election.
The ethics charges against Edwards are likely to receive a boost from a careful analysis of formerly
secret U.S. documents that shed considerable new light on CIA covert media operations in Chile.
Since 1975, when a special congressional committee chaired by Idaho Senator Frank Church issued
its report, Covert Action in Chile: 1963-1973, it has been no secret that the CIA provided significant
funding to El Mercurio, put reporters and editors on its payroll, and used the paper, in the committee’s
words, as ‘the most important channel for anti-Allende propaganda.’ But with the declassification of
thousands of CIA and White House records at the end of Clinton administration, the history of the ‘El
Mercurio Project’ emerges in far greater detail. Among the key revelations in the documents:
• Even before Allende was inaugurated as president of Chile, Edwards came to Washington and
discussed with the CIA the ‘timing for possible military action’ to prevent Allende from taking
office.
• President Nixon directly authorized massive funding in the newspaper. The White House approve
close to $2 million dollars – a significant sum when turned into Chilean currency on the black
market.
• Secret CIA cables from mid-1973 identified El Mercurio as among the ‘most militant parts of the
opposition’ pushing for military intervention to overthrow Allende.
• In the aftermath of the coup, the CIA continued to covertly finance media operations in order to
influence Chilean public opinion in favor of the new military regime, despite General Pinochet’s
brutal repression.”
From: KORNBLUH, Peter. “The El Mercurio File”. Columbia Journalism Review. New York, p.14-15,
September/October 2007.
Say which sentence is true according to the text above.
Ano: 2009
Banca:
CÁSPER LÍBERO
Órgão:
CÁSPER LÍBERO
Prova:
CÁSPER LÍBERO - 2009 - CÁSPER LÍBERO - Vestibular |
Q1381039
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the article below and answer question.
The El Mercurio File
By Peter Kornbluh
“For the better part of two years, a group of editors, journalism students, and human rights lawyers
in Santiago, Chile, have been gathering evidence against their country’s leading media mogul, Agustín
Edwards, to, at minimum, have him expelled from the press guild, the Academy of Chilean Journalists.
The editor of the leftist magazine Puncto Final, Manuel Cabieses, has filed a formal petition accusing
Edwards of violating the academy’s code of ethics by conspiring with the Nixon White House and the
CIA between 1970 and 1973 to foment the military coup that overthrew the elected government of
Salvador Allende and brought General Augusto Pinochet to power, thirty years ago this month.
‘Doonie’, as Edwards is known to his closest friends, is the patriarch of the press – a Chilean Rupert
Murdoch. His media empire encompasses Chile’s renowned national newspaper, El Mercurio, a
second national paper, Ultimas Noticias, and Santiago’s leading afternoon paper, La Segunda, along
with a dozen smaller regional journals. In September 1970, when Chileans narrowly elected Allende,
a Socialist, to the presidency, Edwards was widely considered to be the richest man in Chile – and the
individual with the most to lose financially from Allende’s election.
The ethics charges against Edwards are likely to receive a boost from a careful analysis of formerly
secret U.S. documents that shed considerable new light on CIA covert media operations in Chile.
Since 1975, when a special congressional committee chaired by Idaho Senator Frank Church issued
its report, Covert Action in Chile: 1963-1973, it has been no secret that the CIA provided significant
funding to El Mercurio, put reporters and editors on its payroll, and used the paper, in the committee’s
words, as ‘the most important channel for anti-Allende propaganda.’ But with the declassification of
thousands of CIA and White House records at the end of Clinton administration, the history of the ‘El
Mercurio Project’ emerges in far greater detail. Among the key revelations in the documents:
• Even before Allende was inaugurated as president of Chile, Edwards came to Washington and
discussed with the CIA the ‘timing for possible military action’ to prevent Allende from taking
office.
• President Nixon directly authorized massive funding in the newspaper. The White House approve
close to $2 million dollars – a significant sum when turned into Chilean currency on the black
market.
• Secret CIA cables from mid-1973 identified El Mercurio as among the ‘most militant parts of the
opposition’ pushing for military intervention to overthrow Allende.
• In the aftermath of the coup, the CIA continued to covertly finance media operations in order to
influence Chilean public opinion in favor of the new military regime, despite General Pinochet’s
brutal repression.”
From: KORNBLUH, Peter. “The El Mercurio File”. Columbia Journalism Review. New York, p.14-15,
September/October 2007.
Say which sentence is true according to the text above.
Ano: 2009
Banca:
UFAC
Órgão:
UFAC
Prova:
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Q1375076
Inglês
The following quote by President Lula – The country has "many Chico Mendes", who "need to be saved” (…) (line 06 and 07) indicates that:
Ano: 2009
Banca:
UEAP
Órgão:
UEAP
Prova:
UEAP - 2009 - UEAP - Vestibular - PROVA OBJETIVA – 1a Fase |
Q1371503
Inglês
Texto associado
There’s no way to deny it anymore. It has been proven through a report from the UN (United Nations) that, yes, it was man who made the Earth sick. And even if now the world, diagnosed, decides to reduce the damage that our presence here causes (which is not very likely) and decides to promote an extreme change in the economical structures, the Earth, still at that, will have its fever raised in 1.1◦C this century. Is that bad? But it is still bearable. Now if nothing is done, the world must prepare for a new class of refugees: the climatic. A heating of up to 6◦C would be forecasted. To have an idea, the Earth was only 5◦C colder in the Ice Age, which put an end to the Dinosaur Age. If the “dinos” couldn’t handle the shock, who’d think the humans would. Humans?
Earth on its way to the ICU
There’s no way to deny it anymore. It has been proven through a report from the UN (United Nations) that, yes, it was man who made the Earth sick. And even if now the world, diagnosed, decides to reduce the damage that our presence here causes (which is not very likely) and decides to promote an extreme change in the economical structures, the Earth, still at that, will have its fever raised in 1.1◦C this century. Is that bad? But it is still bearable. Now if nothing is done, the world must prepare for a new class of refugees: the climatic. A heating of up to 6◦C would be forecasted. To have an idea, the Earth was only 5◦C colder in the Ice Age, which put an end to the Dinosaur Age. If the “dinos” couldn’t handle the shock, who’d think the humans would. Humans?
It is most probable, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes, that the Earth will be warmed 3◦C, which will cause phenomena such as thawing, hurricanes, droughts and tempests. The sea level, according to the report, may rise between 18 and 59 centimeters, making cities below sea level disappear.
In Brazil, the greatest impact would be on the Northeast, which could become a semi-desert. The Amazon would suffer due to lack of rain, affecting the entire rainforest, losing biodiversity. On the other hand, the intensity of the rain would impact the South-east. To the UN, The world must do the impossible to stagnate the intensity of the fever, so that the temperature increase does not exceed 2◦C. The warning has been given.
Autora: Sonia Racy
Artigo extraído da Revista, TAM magazine, Ano 4, Número 37, Março 2007.
Qual o único fenômeno climático que não deve ocorrer em nosso planeta, de
acordo com o relatório da Organização das Nações Unidas?
Ano: 2009
Banca:
UEAP
Órgão:
UEAP
Prova:
UEAP - 2009 - UEAP - Vestibular - PROVA OBJETIVA – 1a Fase |
Q1371501
Inglês
Texto associado
There’s no way to deny it anymore. It has been proven through a report from the UN (United Nations) that, yes, it was man who made the Earth sick. And even if now the world, diagnosed, decides to reduce the damage that our presence here causes (which is not very likely) and decides to promote an extreme change in the economical structures, the Earth, still at that, will have its fever raised in 1.1◦C this century. Is that bad? But it is still bearable. Now if nothing is done, the world must prepare for a new class of refugees: the climatic. A heating of up to 6◦C would be forecasted. To have an idea, the Earth was only 5◦C colder in the Ice Age, which put an end to the Dinosaur Age. If the “dinos” couldn’t handle the shock, who’d think the humans would. Humans?
Earth on its way to the ICU
There’s no way to deny it anymore. It has been proven through a report from the UN (United Nations) that, yes, it was man who made the Earth sick. And even if now the world, diagnosed, decides to reduce the damage that our presence here causes (which is not very likely) and decides to promote an extreme change in the economical structures, the Earth, still at that, will have its fever raised in 1.1◦C this century. Is that bad? But it is still bearable. Now if nothing is done, the world must prepare for a new class of refugees: the climatic. A heating of up to 6◦C would be forecasted. To have an idea, the Earth was only 5◦C colder in the Ice Age, which put an end to the Dinosaur Age. If the “dinos” couldn’t handle the shock, who’d think the humans would. Humans?
It is most probable, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes, that the Earth will be warmed 3◦C, which will cause phenomena such as thawing, hurricanes, droughts and tempests. The sea level, according to the report, may rise between 18 and 59 centimeters, making cities below sea level disappear.
In Brazil, the greatest impact would be on the Northeast, which could become a semi-desert. The Amazon would suffer due to lack of rain, affecting the entire rainforest, losing biodiversity. On the other hand, the intensity of the rain would impact the South-east. To the UN, The world must do the impossible to stagnate the intensity of the fever, so that the temperature increase does not exceed 2◦C. The warning has been given.
Autora: Sonia Racy
Artigo extraído da Revista, TAM magazine, Ano 4, Número 37, Março 2007.
Ainda tendo o artigo como referência, pode-se afirmar que:
Ano: 2009
Banca:
UEAP
Órgão:
UEAP
Prova:
UEAP - 2009 - UEAP - Vestibular - PROVA OBJETIVA – 1a Fase |
Q1371500
Inglês
Texto associado
There’s no way to deny it anymore. It has been proven through a report from the UN (United Nations) that, yes, it was man who made the Earth sick. And even if now the world, diagnosed, decides to reduce the damage that our presence here causes (which is not very likely) and decides to promote an extreme change in the economical structures, the Earth, still at that, will have its fever raised in 1.1◦C this century. Is that bad? But it is still bearable. Now if nothing is done, the world must prepare for a new class of refugees: the climatic. A heating of up to 6◦C would be forecasted. To have an idea, the Earth was only 5◦C colder in the Ice Age, which put an end to the Dinosaur Age. If the “dinos” couldn’t handle the shock, who’d think the humans would. Humans?
Earth on its way to the ICU
There’s no way to deny it anymore. It has been proven through a report from the UN (United Nations) that, yes, it was man who made the Earth sick. And even if now the world, diagnosed, decides to reduce the damage that our presence here causes (which is not very likely) and decides to promote an extreme change in the economical structures, the Earth, still at that, will have its fever raised in 1.1◦C this century. Is that bad? But it is still bearable. Now if nothing is done, the world must prepare for a new class of refugees: the climatic. A heating of up to 6◦C would be forecasted. To have an idea, the Earth was only 5◦C colder in the Ice Age, which put an end to the Dinosaur Age. If the “dinos” couldn’t handle the shock, who’d think the humans would. Humans?
It is most probable, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes, that the Earth will be warmed 3◦C, which will cause phenomena such as thawing, hurricanes, droughts and tempests. The sea level, according to the report, may rise between 18 and 59 centimeters, making cities below sea level disappear.
In Brazil, the greatest impact would be on the Northeast, which could become a semi-desert. The Amazon would suffer due to lack of rain, affecting the entire rainforest, losing biodiversity. On the other hand, the intensity of the rain would impact the South-east. To the UN, The world must do the impossible to stagnate the intensity of the fever, so that the temperature increase does not exceed 2◦C. The warning has been given.
Autora: Sonia Racy
Artigo extraído da Revista, TAM magazine, Ano 4, Número 37, Março 2007.
Após a leitura do título do artigo “Earth on its way to the ICU”, o leitor deve
concluir que a sigla “ICU” significa:
Ano: 2009
Banca:
UFCG
Órgão:
UFCG
Prova:
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Q1368258
Inglês
O cartum sugere que o professor
Ano: 2009
Banca:
UFCG
Órgão:
UFCG
Prova:
UFCG - 2009 - UFCG - Vestibular - Primeira Etapa - Dia 2 - Língua Inglesa |
Q1368256
Inglês
A expressão in turn (L. 1) foi usada para
Ano: 2009
Banca:
UFCG
Órgão:
UFCG
Prova:
UFCG - 2009 - UFCG - Vestibular - Primeira Etapa - Dia 2 - Língua Inglesa |
Q1368254
Inglês
O texto se destina a(o)(s)
Ano: 2009
Banca:
UFCG
Órgão:
UFCG
Prova:
UFCG - 2009 - UFCG - Vestibular - Primeira Etapa - Dia 2 - Língua Inglesa |
Q1368253
Inglês
A função social desse texto é
Ano: 2009
Banca:
UFCG
Órgão:
UFCG
Prova:
UFCG - 2009 - UFCG - Vestibular - Primeira Etapa - Dia 2 - Língua Inglesa |
Q1368252
Inglês
Ao observar a 1ª estrofe do texto, podemos verificar que o pronome we foi utilizado para referir-se a(o)(s)
Ano: 2009
Banca:
UFCG
Órgão:
UFCG
Prova:
UFCG - 2009 - UFCG - Vestibular - Primeira Etapa - Dia 2 - Língua Inglesa |
Q1368251
Inglês
Considerando o tema abordado, podemos afirmar que o autor
Q1359360
Inglês
O pronome “these” na sentença “Switching away from
using one of these infant formulas to alternate diets…”
(linhas 23 e 24) possui como referente
Q1359359
Inglês
O texto recomenda que os pais deveriam
Q1359358
Inglês
NÃO é correto afirmar que a melamina
Q1359357
Inglês
.Em relação às informações prestadas pelo FDA (Food
and Drug Administration), este
I. recomendou que não seja consumido qualquer produto proveniente da China.
II. informou que alguns produtores chineses atenderam às exigências para vender leite artificial nos Estados Unidos.
III. reportou que companhias produtoras que distribuem leite artificial nos Estados Unidos não estão utilizando matéria-prima proveniente da China.
I. recomendou que não seja consumido qualquer produto proveniente da China.
II. informou que alguns produtores chineses atenderam às exigências para vender leite artificial nos Estados Unidos.
III. reportou que companhias produtoras que distribuem leite artificial nos Estados Unidos não estão utilizando matéria-prima proveniente da China.
Q1352983
Inglês
Texto associado
TEXT III
SCHULZ, Charlie M. Good ol’ Snoopy. 15
ed. Greenwich: Fawcett Publications Inc.,
1970. s. p.
In the third square, the sentence Neither
means that:
Q1352982
Inglês
Texto associado
TEXT III
SCHULZ, Charlie M. Good ol’ Snoopy. 15
ed. Greenwich: Fawcett Publications Inc.,
1970. s. p.
The question ‘Is Snoopy a hunting dog?’ in
the first square of the cartoon expresses:
Q1352980
Inglês
Texto associado
TEXT II
In the letter, Jeff Owens uses an informal
manner to open and close his message. The most
appropriated level of language in formal style to
write the opening Dear Phil (line 1) and the
closing Your Cordially (line 12) would be:
Q1352979
Inglês
Texto associado
TEXT II
In the sentence, ‘Rice will not grow well
unless there is abundant rainfall’ (lines 3-5). The
conjunction unless would be appropriated
replaced by:
Conheça nossos planos