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Ano: 2014
Banca:
UniCEUB
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UniCEUB
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Q515704
Inglês
A clever ad for ................... new breakfast options, an aim to hit at McDonald’s domination of the market, includes a bunch of people who share the same name as Ronald McDonald but proclaim ................... love for Taco Bell’s new morning offerings.
TIME
TIME
Ano: 2014
Banca:
UniCEUB
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UniCEUB
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UniCEUB - 2014 - UniCEUB - Vestibular - 1º Vestibular |
Q515703
Inglês
A new report shows the brains of autistic children, ................... suffer from the disorder tied to a combination of contributing factors ................... genes to the environment, have differences in regions that develop during the mother’s second trimester of pregnancy.
TIME
TIME
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RS
Órgão:
PUC - RS
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PUC - RS - 2014 - PUC - RS - Vestibular - Prova 2 |
Q421058
Inglês
Fill in the gaps with the suitable pronouns
Ano: 2013
Banca:
PUC-MINAS
Órgão:
PUC-MINAS
Prova:
PUC-MINAS - 2013 - PUC-MINAS - Prova - Medicina |
Q1263484
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Why the Internet is so addictive
"Checking Facebook should only take a minute." Those are the famous last words of countless people every
day, right before getting sucked into several hours of watching cat videos or commenting on Instagrammed sushi
lunches. That behavior is natural, given how the Internet is structured, experts say. The Internet’s omnipresence
and lack of limits encourage people to lose track of time, making it hard to exercise the self-control to turn it off.
"The Internet is not addictive in the same way as pharmacological substances are," said Tom Stafford, a
cognitive scientist at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. "But it's compulsive; it's compelling; it's distracting."
Humans are social creatures. Therefore, people enjoy the social information available via email and the Web.
The main reason the Internet is so addictive is that it lacks boundaries between tasks, Stafford said.
Someone may set out to "research something, and then accidentally go to Wikipedia, and then wind up trying to
find out what ever happened to Depeche Mode," Stafford said, referring to the music band. Studies suggest
willpower is like a muscle: It can be strengthened, but can also become exhausted. Because the Internet is always
"on," staying on task requires constantly flexing that willpower muscle, which can exhaust a person's self-control.
For those who want to loosen the grip of the Web on their lives, a few simple techniques may do the trick.
Web-blocking tools that limit surfing time can help people regain control over their time. Another method is to plan
ahead, committing to work for 20 minutes, or until a certain task is complete, and then allowing five minutes of Web
surfing, Stafford said.
(Adapted from: http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/computers/stories/why-the-internet-is-so-addictive)
The word It in “It can be strengthened” (paragraph 3) refers to
Q382416
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Finally, a Billboard That Creates Drinkable Water Out of Thin Air
1Five Man Electrical Band: nome de um grupo de rock canadense.
2gimmick: algo que não é sério, usado para atrair a atenção das pessoas temporariamente, especialmente para fazê-las comprar algo.
3ingenuity: habilidade de pensar em novos meios inteligentes de se fazer algo.
I’ve never cared much for billboards. Not in the city, not out of the city - not anywhere, really. It’s like the saying in that old Five Man Electrical Band1 song. So when the creative director of an ad agency in Peru sent me a picture of what he claimed was the frst billboard that produces potable water from air, my initial reaction was: gotta be a hoax, or at best, a gimmick2
Except it’s neither: the billboard pictured here is real, it’s located in Lima, Peru, and it produces around 100 liters of water a day (about 26 gallons) from nothing more than humidity, a basic fltration system and a little gravitational ingenuity3 .
Let’s talk about Lima for a moment, the largest city in Peru and the ffth largest in all of the Americas, with some 7.6 million people (closer to 9 million when you factor in the surrounding metro area). Because it sits along the southern Pacifc Ocean, the humidity in the city averages 83% (it’s actually closer to 100% in the mornings). But Lima is also part of what’s called a coastal desert: it lies at the northern edge of the Atacama, the driest desert in the world, meaning the city sees perhaps half an inch of precipitation annually (Lima is the second largest desert city in the world after Cairo). Lima thus depends on drainage from the Andes as well as runof from glacier melt - both sources on the decline because of climate change. (...)
Except it’s neither: the billboard pictured here is real, it’s located in Lima, Peru, and it produces around 100 liters of water a day (about 26 gallons) from nothing more than humidity, a basic fltration system and a little gravitational ingenuity3 .
Let’s talk about Lima for a moment, the largest city in Peru and the ffth largest in all of the Americas, with some 7.6 million people (closer to 9 million when you factor in the surrounding metro area). Because it sits along the southern Pacifc Ocean, the humidity in the city averages 83% (it’s actually closer to 100% in the mornings). But Lima is also part of what’s called a coastal desert: it lies at the northern edge of the Atacama, the driest desert in the world, meaning the city sees perhaps half an inch of precipitation annually (Lima is the second largest desert city in the world after Cairo). Lima thus depends on drainage from the Andes as well as runof from glacier melt - both sources on the decline because of climate change. (...)
1Five Man Electrical Band: nome de um grupo de rock canadense.
2gimmick: algo que não é sério, usado para atrair a atenção das pessoas temporariamente, especialmente para fazê-las comprar algo.
3ingenuity: habilidade de pensar em novos meios inteligentes de se fazer algo.
No terceiro parágrafo, o pronome it em – Because it sits along the southern Pacifc Ocean – pode ser substituído, de maneira a manter o sentido original do texto, por
Ano: 2013
Banca:
COPEVE-UFAL
Órgão:
UNEAL
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COPEVE-UFAL - 2013 - UNEAL - Vestibular - Prova 1 |
Q291758
Inglês
Leia o texto abaixo e responda a questão.
We may take advantage of this pause in the narrative to make certain statements. Orlando had become a woman – there is no denying it. But in every other respect, Orlando remained precisely as he had been. The change of sex, though it altered their future, did nothing whatever to alter their identity. Their faces remained, as their portraits prove, practically the same. His memory – but in future we must, for convention's sake, say 'her' for 'his,' and 'she' for 'he' – her memory then, went back through all the events of her past life without encountering any obstacle. Some slight haziness there may have been, as if a few dark drops had fallen into the clear pool of memory; certain things had become a little dimmed; but that was all. The change seemed to have been accomplished painlessly and completely and in such a way that Orlando herself showed no surprise at it. Many people, taking this into account, and holding that such a change of sex is against nature, have been at great pains to prove that Orlando had always been a woman, that Orlando is at this moment a man. Let biologists and psychologists determine. It is enough for us to state the simple fact; Orlando was a man till the age of thirty; when he became a woman and
has remained so ever since.
Woolf, Virginia. Orlando – A Biography. Londres. Granada. 1984.
Virginia Woolf foi uma escritora inglesa do século 20. Neste parágrafo de seu romance Orlando – Uma Biografia, ela
We may take advantage of this pause in the narrative to make certain statements. Orlando had become a woman – there is no denying it. But in every other respect, Orlando remained precisely as he had been. The change of sex, though it altered their future, did nothing whatever to alter their identity. Their faces remained, as their portraits prove, practically the same. His memory – but in future we must, for convention's sake, say 'her' for 'his,' and 'she' for 'he' – her memory then, went back through all the events of her past life without encountering any obstacle. Some slight haziness there may have been, as if a few dark drops had fallen into the clear pool of memory; certain things had become a little dimmed; but that was all. The change seemed to have been accomplished painlessly and completely and in such a way that Orlando herself showed no surprise at it. Many people, taking this into account, and holding that such a change of sex is against nature, have been at great pains to prove that Orlando had always been a woman, that Orlando is at this moment a man. Let biologists and psychologists determine. It is enough for us to state the simple fact; Orlando was a man till the age of thirty; when he became a woman and
has remained so ever since.
Woolf, Virginia. Orlando – A Biography. Londres. Granada. 1984.
Virginia Woolf foi uma escritora inglesa do século 20. Neste parágrafo de seu romance Orlando – Uma Biografia, ela
Q1376779
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As we all know, electricity is a fundamental need. On a daily basis, we consume electricity even without us
knowing it. Just a simple task such as listening to your music player consumes electricity. Today, most of our electric
generators and power plants are fed with fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal. However, due to the exponential
increase of power demand, fossil fuel supplies are slowly being depleted. Not only that, but also burning fossil fuels
has given off greenhouse gases and other unwanted byproducts. Because of this, the search for alternative energy
sources is now a necessity. One of the most promising alternative energy sources today is Wind Powered Generators.
So, what is a wind-powered generator? Basically it is the use of wind as a mechanical force needed to power an electric
generator. Utilizing wind as an energy source is not exactly a new idea. The ancient Persians were the first to use wind
to pump water, cut wood, and grind food and others by building windmills. Even today you can find windmills still
being used on some farms. It was the use of wind as an electric source that came into existence much later. The first
practical wind powered generators were built in 1970, but yet we rarely see them in widespread use today, why? Let’s
look at the advantages and disadvantages of the wind powered generator.
The main advantage of wind powered generators is that they have, ideally, zero gas emissions – unlike fossil-fueled
power generators. Because of the alarming effects of greenhouse gases and global warming, we want our power
generators to be as clean and as environmentally friendly as possible. Since there is no burning process in a wind
powered generator that produces toxic gases, it is very safe to build one in residential areas. Also, with proper
engineering and enough wind, these generators can provide a high rate of wattage that can go as high as the Megawatt
range. Another advantage is that it can be implemented using several small turbines connected together. This is a good
thing when there is not enough space for huge structures.
The major disadvantage of wind powered generators is that wind power varies greatly from one place to another
and from day to day and season to season. Sometimes wind may be strong enough to supply energy, but that strength
cannot be maintained due to changes in weather patterns. Needing strong, constant wind to most effectively power
wind generators is one reason they are often built in coastal areas. Another disadvantage is that the structure of most
practical wind powered generators is huge and bulky. Commonly, its size is proportional to the wind power it can
collect.
Research in wind power has now intensified because of its innate advantages over other power generators. With
this increase in interest in wind energy and alternative energy sources as a whole, our future will become brighter and
more and more remote areas will eventually enjoy the benefits of clean electric energy. In an electricity-dependent
world, power supplies must provide the required electricity for communities and businesses. Wind powered generators
might just be the solution for power shortages.
Disponível em: http://mysolarcellhome.org/articles/pros-and-cons-of-wind-powered-generators.
All the statements below, with the exception of one, make use of "that" as a relative pronoun or a conjunction.
Select THE EXCEPTION.
Ano: 2011
Banca:
COPESE - IF-TM
Órgão:
IF-TM
Prova:
COPESE - IF-TM - 2011 - IF-TM - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1270883
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PREJUDICE
There is a crippling disease that no amount of medical research can cure, no amount of fundraising
can prevent – a disease most often transmitted from parent to child.
If this disease isn‟t checked in its early stages, it can be fatal. The disease is called racism. Its early
symptom is the belief that one‟s racial group is somehow superior to others. This can lead to a mentality of
“we” versus “them”. In advanced stages, the symptoms of racism are violence, death and destruction. The
causes are fear of the foreign (xenophobia), intolerance of diversity and negative attitudes toward Jews and
other minorities.
A cure, however, exists. It‟s a non-surgical change of heart. It takes time, effort and understanding,
compassion and respect.
Institute for the Healing of Racism, Utah.
Adapted from English for All, Eliana/Maria Clara/Neuza, V. 2, Saraiva, São Paulo, 2010 . p. 83.
Its in the sentence: “if this disease isn‟t checked in its early stages, it can be fatal”, refers to:
Q580943
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Sustainable flight
TAM was the first airline in South America to carry out an experimental flight using biofuel on November 22, 2010. Produced from the oil of 100% domestic nettlespurge, known in Portuguese as pinhão-manso, it reduces carbon emissions by between 65% and 80% compared with petroleum-derived kerosene, according to research. Besides, the plant does not threatens the food chain, as it is not edible for humans nor animals. “Compared with other biofuels, the fuel from this plant is very promising for the Brazilian scenario,” says Paulus Figueiredo, TAM’s fuel manager. The next step in the project is to implement a farming unit, in reduced scale, at TAM’s Technological Center in São Carlos (SP), exclusively to conduct studies and make better cultivation techniques viable. “The objective is to carry out studies concerning technical and economic viability to build a biofuel Brazilian platform based on nettlespurge,” explains TAM’s CEO, Líbano Barroso. The experimental flight was a joint effort between TAM, Airbus, CFM International (joint venture between U.S.’s GE and the French Safran Group) and Air BP. The trip was authorized by Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
(TAM News, January 2011. Adaptado.)
A que se refere o pronome it, na oração it reduces carbon missions by between 65% and 80% ?
Ano: 2010
Banca:
COPESE - IF-TM
Órgão:
IF-TM
Prova:
COPESE - IF-TM - 2010 - IF-TM - Vestibular - Prova 1 |
Q1271989
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PRISONS AND MOBILE PHONES
Bricking the intruders
If mobile phones can’t be kept out of prisons, can they be made useless?
Oct 14th 2010 | RAIFORD, FLORIDA AND PARCHMAN, MISSISSIPPI
THE striking thing about mobile phones in American prisons is not that they exist—though they do, in great numbers—but the ingenuity used to get and keep them. There are the usual entry methods: from visitors, corrupt guards or in packages hurled over the fence. But phones often take more exotic paths. In South Carolina a potato gun was used to fire phones over prison walls from a distance of a third of a mile. In Mississippi a suspiciously heavy and bounceless basketball in the recreation yard was found to contain 19 phones and chargers. (…)
Available on http://www.economist.com/node/17257847?story_id=17257847, accessed on November 4, 2010
them, in bold type refers to:
Ano: 2010
Banca:
UNICENTRO
Órgão:
UNICENTRO
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UNICENTRO - 2010 - UNICENTRO - Vestibular - Inglês |
Q1264272
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VISITING LONDON
Today, more than 6.000.000 people live in London
and every year, more than nine million people
come from countries all over the world to visit the
city.
A quick and easy way to get to different places in
the city is to use an Underground train. The trains
run all day and most of the night. You can see
much more of London from one of its famous red
buses. There are some special buses for visitors
that take you to many of the interesting places in
the city on one journey that takes about one and a
half hour. London taxis are called ‘black cabs’.
Most of them are black but some are not. The
drivers are friendly and helpful. It’s also possible to
take a long boat trip along the River Thames and
see lovely places in London and out of the city.
London has interesting old buildings to visit, many
of them are hundreds of years old: The
Buckingham Palace – the home of the Queen; the
Tower Bridge – opened in 1894, The Houses of
the Parliament – the home of the British
government and beautiful churches: St. Paul’s
Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. This abbey is
where many kings and queens are crowned – or
get the throne – and where the royal family get
married.
London has beautiful parks and gardens, theatres,
museums and art galleries. There are also streets
with famous shops and markets and international
restaurants and English pubs where you can drink
the English beer. The typical English food is fish
and chips. They’re cheap and good to eat. But
there are many, many more things to see and do
in London. Come and see!
(Adapted from London Factfiles – J. Escott – Oxford
Bookworms 1)
The pronoun “its”on sentence 03, in the 2nd
paragraph refers to
Ano: 2010
Banca:
UNICENTRO
Órgão:
UNICENTRO
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UNICENTRO - 2010 - UNICENTRO - Vestibular - Inglês |
Q1264268
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VISITING LONDON
Today, more than 6.000.000 people live in London
and every year, more than nine million people
come from countries all over the world to visit the
city.
A quick and easy way to get to different places in
the city is to use an Underground train. The trains
run all day and most of the night. You can see
much more of London from one of its famous red
buses. There are some special buses for visitors
that take you to many of the interesting places in
the city on one journey that takes about one and a
half hour. London taxis are called ‘black cabs’.
Most of them are black but some are not. The
drivers are friendly and helpful. It’s also possible to
take a long boat trip along the River Thames and
see lovely places in London and out of the city.
London has interesting old buildings to visit, many
of them are hundreds of years old: The
Buckingham Palace – the home of the Queen; the
Tower Bridge – opened in 1894, The Houses of
the Parliament – the home of the British
government and beautiful churches: St. Paul’s
Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. This abbey is
where many kings and queens are crowned – or
get the throne – and where the royal family get
married.
London has beautiful parks and gardens, theatres,
museums and art galleries. There are also streets
with famous shops and markets and international
restaurants and English pubs where you can drink
the English beer. The typical English food is fish
and chips. They’re cheap and good to eat. But
there are many, many more things to see and do
in London. Come and see!
(Adapted from London Factfiles – J. Escott – Oxford
Bookworms 1)
In this sentence “This abbey is where many
kings and queens are crowned.” (3rd
paragraph, last sentence) we have an example
of a relative pronoun. Mark the sentence
where the relative pronoun is used wrongly:
Q616622
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A TOOL FOR SPIES
When Iran’s opposition protesters used Twitter and other forms of social media last year to let the world know about their regime’s brutal post election crackdown, activists praised Twitter as the tool of revolution and freedom. But now Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has figured out how to twist this tool into one of repression. Though as recently as this past January Chávez was decrying Twitter as a weapon of terrorists, he’s since turned into an avid Twitterer himself ( his account, the country’s most popular, boasted more than half a million followers at press time ), as well as a devoted Facebook user and blogger.
Far from embracing the democratic spirit of the Web, though, the Venezuelan strongman is using his accounts and blog to exhort people to spy on each other. At the launch of his Twitter account, Chávez enjoined the Boliviarian faithful to use it to keep an eye on state enemies, namely the wealthy. My Twitter account is open for you to denounce them, “ Chávez announced on his television program. El Presidente has hired a staff of 200 to deal with tweeted “requests, denunciations, and other problems,” which have resulted in actions against allegedly credit-stingy banks and currency speculators. He’s now considering going a step further and ruling that all Venezuelan Web sites must move from U.S.- based servers to domestic ones - which would, of course, make them far easier to control. Big Brother would be proud.
(Newsweek – June 14, 2010. By Mac Margolis and Alex Marin)
No segundo parágrafo, o pronome them em - My
Twitter account is open for you to denounce them
- refere-se a
Q228717
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Read the comics below to answer question 29
Considering the sentence "They said the good news is that only 36,000 lost their jobs last month", if we change the pronoun they for he, the word their in the same sentence must:
Considering the sentence "They said the good news is that only 36,000 lost their jobs last month", if we change the pronoun they for he, the word their in the same sentence must:
Q240123
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Text 1
01 There, in the pasture greenery,
Sun mottling Nature's breast,
It was the summer wind's song
That filled me with its crest.
05 Emotion running rampant--
Rivers to the sea--
I could not even fathom the flood of you and me.
But take me in your arms again
And do not talk of time.
10 Let flesh rub flesh to parchment--
Pale flowers crushed--
And grind more mortar for my soul's room . . .
Paint mirrors for my mind.
(Michela Curtis: www.poetry.com)
According to Text 1, answer the questions below:
01 There, in the pasture greenery,
Sun mottling Nature's breast,
It was the summer wind's song
That filled me with its crest.
05 Emotion running rampant--
Rivers to the sea--
I could not even fathom the flood of you and me.
But take me in your arms again
And do not talk of time.
10 Let flesh rub flesh to parchment--
Pale flowers crushed--
And grind more mortar for my soul's room . . .
Paint mirrors for my mind.
(Michela Curtis: www.poetry.com)
According to Text 1, answer the questions below:
The words: its (in line 4), even (in line 7) and rampant (in line 5), are used in the text as:
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TEXT 4 – Questions 57 and 58
http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=1880 - Access: Apr. 2006.
http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=1880 - Access: Apr. 2006.
The word they in this cartoon refers to the
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Read the texts carefully and then choose the alternative which
correctly completes the statement in each question.
TEXT 1 – Questions from 46 to 50
Political corruption
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption#Bribery:_Bribe-takers_
and_bribe-givers Access: Apr. 2006.(Adapted)
correctly completes the statement in each question.
TEXT 1 – Questions from 46 to 50
Political corruption
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption#Bribery:_Bribe-takers_
and_bribe-givers Access: Apr. 2006.(Adapted)
Both occurrences of the word “it” in lines 7 and 8 refer to
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