Questões de Vestibular
Sobre sinônimos | synonyms em inglês
Foram encontradas 319 questões
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2014 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - Prova de Inglês - Relações Internacionais |
Q538235
Inglês
Based on the meanings the words in bold convey in the text,
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2014 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - Prova de Inglês - Relações Internacionais |
Q538229
Inglês
In the fragments “…wages are held down by increasing competition from workers displaced from the tradable sector.” (lines 59-60) and “(Reliable data on this transition are hard to come by…” (lines 75-76), held down and come by mean, respectively,
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2014 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 1° Dia - Prova Tarde grupos 1, 3 e 4 |
Q538129
Inglês
The word nudge, in the fragment “how elements of
presentation and design can serve as signals to nudge the
reader into the mental activities that do justice to the text.”
(lines 67-70), is closest in meaning to
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2014 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 1° Dia - Prova Manhã grupo 2 |
Q538090
Inglês
“Away” in “the entire week away” (line 68) has the same
meaning as “away” in:
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2014 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 1° Dia - Prova Manhã grupo 2 |
Q538088
Inglês
In the fragment “I recommend eating dinner at…” (lines
47-48), “recommend” may be replaced, with no change in
meaning, by
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2014 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 1° Dia - Prova Manhã grupo 2 |
Q538087
Inglês
In the fragment “…you don’t need to give up restaurant
dining completely.” (lines 45-46), the expression “don’t
need to” may be replaced, with no change in meaning, by
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2014 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 1° Dia - Prova Manhã grupo 2 |
Q538086
Inglês
The word “showcase” in “farms and farmers markets
showcase the best and freshest produce a location has to
offer.” (lines 32-34), most nearly means
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RJ
Órgão:
PUC - RJ
Prova:
PUC - RJ - 2014 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 1° Dia - Prova Manhã grupo 2 |
Q538083
Inglês
In the sentence “With a little pre-planning and thinking
outside the box,” (lines 5-6), “thinking outside the box”
means to
Q537085
Inglês
Texto associado
An Italian Holiday Home For One Euro.
Are you looking for a holiday home in Italy? Why not buy a home in the picturesque town of Gangi for one Euro? This offer may seem too good to be true, but there's a catch: you have to promise to renovate the property within three years and this could cost you €20,000. Gangi's mayor came up with the idea to put some life back into the Sicilian town. Poverty caused many inhabitants to leave after World War II. The idea is attracting interest from all over the world. Would you buy one of these homes?
Disponível em: <http://tinytexts.wordpress.com/>. Acesso em: setembro de 2014
These words from the text: picturesque, too good to be true, catch, came up, poverty could be replaced with no change in their meanings for the following words respectively.
Q537084
Inglês
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Read the text and answer the following question.
The master's program “British and American Cultures: Texts and Media" deals with the cultural productions of Great Britain and the United States of America in all their forms and variations. In addition to the research-oriented examination of English and American literature from their beginnings to the present day, the program also focuses on contemporary theoretical and critical discourses such as postcolonial studies, cultural studies, gender studies, performance studies, and media studies. From the dramas of Shakespeare to the representation of gender in American and British television, from Hamlet to the narrative forms of new media, a broad spectrum of texts will be discussed from multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives. Students will learn advanced analytical skills in dealing with fiction, poetry, drama, photography, movies, paintings, comics, and music. The course puts a special emphasis on innovative didactic methods of communication and on independent research work conducted by students. These approaches include, for example, the guided organization of a conference, symposium, or publication during which the students will be showcasing their own projects or research papers. Students will attend seminars and lectures in both English and American Studies with the option to specialize in one of these disciplines in the later part of the program.
Disponível em:
<http://www.uni hamburg.de/iaa/Master_British_and_American_Cultures.html>. Acesso em: setembro 2014.
The words highlighted in the text: deals, examination, broad, research and option could be replaced by the following with no change in their meanings:
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RS
Órgão:
PUC - RS
Prova:
PUC - RS - 2014 - PUC - RS - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre 2º dia |
Q535803
Inglês
The best defi nition of the word “stature”, as it is used in
line 24, is:
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RS
Órgão:
PUC - RS
Prova:
PUC - RS - 2014 - PUC - RS - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre 2º dia |
Q535799
Inglês
The “-ly” in “life-friendly” (line 28) performs the same
grammar role as in
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RS
Órgão:
PUC - RS
Prova:
PUC - RS - 2014 - PUC - RS - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre 2º dia |
Q535798
Inglês
In line 07, the word “bolstered” can be substituted, without
change in meaning, by
Q534793
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia o texto para responder à questão.
Urban Development – Solid Waste Management
Ask a mayor of a developing country city about his or her most pressing problems, and solid waste management generally will be high on the list. For many cities, solid waste management is their single largest budget item and largest employer.
It is also a critical matter of public health, environmental quality, quality of life, and economic development. A city that cannot effectively manage its waste is rarely able to manage more complex services such as health, education or transportation. And no one wants to live in a city surrounded by garbage.
As the world urbanizes, the situation is becoming more acute. More people mean more garbage, especially in fastgrowing cities where the bulk of waste is generated. We estimate that cities currently generate roughly 1.3 billion tonnes of solid waste per year; with current urbanization trends, this figure will grow to 2.2 billion tonnes per year by 2025 – an increase of 70 percent.
Managing waste will also become more expensive. Expenditures that today total $205 billion will grow to $375 billion. The cost impacts will be most severe in low income countries already struggling to meet basic social and infrastructure needs, particularly for their poorest residents.
Because it is such a major issue, waste management also represents a great opportunity for cities. Managed well, solid waste management practices can reduce greenhouse gas emission levels in a city, including short-lived climate pollutants that are far more potent than carbon dioxide. A city's ability to keep solid waste out of drainage ditches can also influence whether a neighborhood floods after a heavy storm.
(www.worldbank.org. Adaptado.)
Urban Development – Solid Waste Management
Ask a mayor of a developing country city about his or her most pressing problems, and solid waste management generally will be high on the list. For many cities, solid waste management is their single largest budget item and largest employer.
It is also a critical matter of public health, environmental quality, quality of life, and economic development. A city that cannot effectively manage its waste is rarely able to manage more complex services such as health, education or transportation. And no one wants to live in a city surrounded by garbage.
As the world urbanizes, the situation is becoming more acute. More people mean more garbage, especially in fastgrowing cities where the bulk of waste is generated. We estimate that cities currently generate roughly 1.3 billion tonnes of solid waste per year; with current urbanization trends, this figure will grow to 2.2 billion tonnes per year by 2025 – an increase of 70 percent.
Managing waste will also become more expensive. Expenditures that today total $205 billion will grow to $375 billion. The cost impacts will be most severe in low income countries already struggling to meet basic social and infrastructure needs, particularly for their poorest residents.
Because it is such a major issue, waste management also represents a great opportunity for cities. Managed well, solid waste management practices can reduce greenhouse gas emission levels in a city, including short-lived climate pollutants that are far more potent than carbon dioxide. A city's ability to keep solid waste out of drainage ditches can also influence whether a neighborhood floods after a heavy storm.
(www.worldbank.org. Adaptado.)
No trecho do último parágrafo – A city’s ability to keep solid waste out of drainage ditches can also influence whether a neighborhood floods after a heavy storm. –, a palavra whether pode ser substituída, sem alteração de sentido, por
Q534785
Inglês
No trecho do primeiro quadrinho – This should be the last load –, a palavra should indica uma ideia de
Ano: 2014
Banca:
UniCEUB
Órgão:
UniCEUB
Prova:
UniCEUB - 2014 - UniCEUB - Vestibular - 2º Vestibular |
Q516029
Inglês
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When I ..................... a long time, very patiently, without ..................... him lie down, I resolved to open a little — a very, very little crevice in the lantern. So I opened it — you cannot imagine how stealthily,
stealthily — until, at length, a single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice and full upon the vulture eye.
Extracted from The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
When I ..................... a long time, very patiently, without ..................... him lie down, I resolved to open a little — a very, very little crevice in the lantern. So I opened it — you cannot imagine how stealthily,
stealthily — until, at length, a single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice and full upon the vulture eye.
Extracted from The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Choose the words that best keep the meaning of the original sentence if they are substituted for the underlined words.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
UniCEUB
Órgão:
UniCEUB
Prova:
UniCEUB - 2014 - UniCEUB - Vestibular - 2º Vestibular |
Q516027
Inglês
Texto associado
TEXT 2
Gabriel García Márquez was a Literary Giant
With a Passion for Journalism
By Karla Zabludovsky Friday, April 18,2014
The late Gabriel García Márquez holds a special place in the hearts of journalists.
Like Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway — or contemporaries like Pete Hamill and Tom Wolfe — García Márquez, a titan of 20th century literature, honed his writing skills as a reporter
before he became a celebrated novelist.
Even as his literary star rose, García Márquez, known colloquially across Latin America as Gabo, spoke proudly, tenderly and frequently about journalism.
“Those who are self-taught are avid and quick, and during those bygone times, we were that to a great extent in order to keep paving the way for the best profession in the world… as we ourselves called
it," said García Márquez during a speech about journalism at the 52nd Assembly of the Inter American Press Association in 1996.
Newsweek Magazine
Gabriel García Márquez was a Literary Giant
With a Passion for Journalism
By Karla Zabludovsky Friday, April 18,2014
The late Gabriel García Márquez holds a special place in the hearts of journalists.
Like Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway — or contemporaries like Pete Hamill and Tom Wolfe — García Márquez, a titan of 20th century literature, honed his writing skills as a reporter
before he became a celebrated novelist.
Even as his literary star rose, García Márquez, known colloquially across Latin America as Gabo, spoke proudly, tenderly and frequently about journalism.
“Those who are self-taught are avid and quick, and during those bygone times, we were that to a great extent in order to keep paving the way for the best profession in the world… as we ourselves called
it," said García Márquez during a speech about journalism at the 52nd Assembly of the Inter American Press Association in 1996.
Newsweek Magazine
Choose the letter that best defines the phrase bygone times in the passage.
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RS
Órgão:
PUC - RS
Prova:
PUC - RS - 2014 - PUC - RS - Vestibular - Prova 2 |
Q421060
Inglês
The word “AS” on the third frame conveys the same meaning of
Ano: 2014
Banca:
PUC - RS
Órgão:
PUC - RS
Prova:
PUC - RS - 2014 - PUC - RS - Vestibular - Prova 2 |
Q421056
Inglês
The expression “haven’t spent any money” (line 07) can be substituted, without a change in meaning, by
Q1638598
Inglês
According to the text, which expression (underlined in the text) has a correct definition?
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