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Choose the correct alternative.
By this time next year, my brother ______ his new car.
Which is the correct alternative to complete the dialogue?
Peter: I don't think I've got to study for the test.
Jane: (1) ____ . This subject is really easy.
Choose the best reply to this statement.
Michelle: Are you going to Michelle's get-together?
You: I won't go unless I (1) ____ all my chores in time.
Based on the text below, answer the question.
Slash and burn Brazil's rainforest is going up in smoke. Again.
As Brazil'S skyscrapers and silos rose, it seemed the most
impressive quality of this 21st-century Latin American powerhouse was
its ability to grow without trashing the environment. Just last year,
Brasilia was boasting about a steep decline in deforestation in the
Amazon rainforest, a feat that President Dilma Rousseff trumpeted as
"impressive, the fruit of social change." What would she say now?
After nearly a decade of steady decline, forest cutting has spiked again in the world's largest rainforest. The nonprofit Amazon watchdog organization, Imazon, released a study reporting that deforestation at the hands of farmers and ranchers jumped 90 percent in the 12 months since April of last year. And since burning always follows felling, another 88 million tons of carbon dioxide and other gases hit the atmosphere—a 62 percent increase on the year.
For decades, Brazilians were told that ruin in the Amazon was the price of development. But recent research has imploded that assumption. A paper published by the National Academy of Sciences shows that continued deforestation threatens not just the trees but the progress and riches their removal were thought to guarantee. The paper bolsters an old theory by Brazilian climate scientist Eneas Salati, who argued that the Amazon actually produces half its own rainfall. The takeaway: remove too much of the forests and the Amazon could dry out. And more than the jungle is at stake. Reduced rainfall from forest cutting could dry up the water that powers hydroelectric dams, thus slashing Brazilian power-generating capacity by 40 percent by midcentury. It could also rob the food larder, cutting soybean productivity by 28 percent and beef production by 34 percent.
Brasilia quickly countered the environmental skeptics by saying that these are unofficial figures, noting that the National Space Institute is still crunching the satellite data. The government is still basking in last year's numbers: only 4,600 square kilometers of forests felled, a fraction of the 27,700 square kilometers lost in 2004. But the Rousseff administration would do well to heed the smoke signals. Even Brasilia admits that Brazil's continued rise to glory turns on the country's ability to stay green.
(Adapted from http://thedailybeast.com/newswek/2013/06/05)
Which is the best alternative considering some of the statements are TRUE (T) and others are FALSE (F)?
I - In 2012 fewer trees were cut down than in previous years.
II - Until recently the destruction of the Amazon forest was seen as a necessary evil.
III - The President agrees with the numbers presented by scientist.
IV - The Amazon forest might die because of lack of rain.
V - Farming and livestock sectors might produce more food as a result of deforestation.
The best alternative is
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Violence Prevention Among Young People in Brazil
Crime and violence have increased dramatically in Brazil in recent decades, particularly in large urban areas, leading to more intense public debate on causes and solutions. The right to life is the most fundamental of all rights. Having security means living without fearing the risk of violation of one’s life, liberty, physical integrity or property. Security means not only to be free from actual risks, but also to be able to enjoy the feeling of security. In this respect, human rights are systematically undermined by violence and insecurity.
UNESCO expects to play a primary role in supporting actions of social inclusion to help in the prevention of violence, especially among young people. The attributes and resources to be found in the heart of the Organization’s different areas will be grouped around this objective.
Violence is seen as a violation of fundamental human rights, as a threat to the respect for the principles of liberty and equality. An approach focused on the access to quality education, to decent jobs, to cultural, sports and leisure activities, to digital inclusion and the protection and promotion of human rights and of the environment will be implemented as a response to the challenge of preventing violence among youths. Such approach should also help in creating real opportunities for young people to improve their life conditions and develop their citizenship.
(www.unesco.org. Adaptado)
Na questão, encontra-se em destaque cinco termos ou expressões. Assinale a alternativa correspondente ao termo cujo emprego está incorreto.
The spreading branches of the tree swayed in the breeze. In the distance, I heard a barked dog.
Para a questão a seguir, escolha a alternativa correta.
Choose the sentence in which the modifier refers to a word or word group it can logically describe.
Madrid (CNN) - “The people, united, will never be divided!” yells the crowd, angrily waving banners and placards. “To fight is the only way!” Dog-walkers, mothers with strollers, and pensioners carrying shopping bags join the crowd. These people on the sidewalk are no curious neighbors. Indeed, many of them are complete strangers to the family living on the fifth floor, but they are all here to protect Rocio from eviction - being forced to leave her property by legal process.
Rocio and her son, now 17 and in high school, moved from Ecuador in 2003, when times were good and jobs plentiful in Spain. But then the global financial crisis hit, bringing Spain’s economy down, Rocio lost her two jobs - in a shop, and as a cleaner. For a while, Rocio got by on benefits, but then those stopped too. She is an example of the crisis many Spaniards face as the country deals with the highest unemployment rate since the Civil War in the 1930s, and a recession entering its second year. “I can’t stand the thought of living on the streets with my son, but I have no idea where else to go”, she says.
Rocio’s story is echoed by others all over Spain. It is this fear that took many Spanish citizens to action. Many of those people who are outside the door of Rocio’s apartment block are supporters of “Stop Desahucios” (Stop Evictions), part of the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH - Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca), a group that campaigns to prevent banks and authorities from eviction because of the country’s economic crisis. They accuse the banks and authorities of “real estate terrorism”.
There are also the mass marches of the 15-M movement - also known as the “Indignados”. Activist Dante Scherma, 24, says citizens were not used to speaking out on political issues. “The 15-M movement made people talk about social issues, and about politics in normal conversations - in cafés, restaurants, bars - where before they only talked about football or fashion.”
Back in Vicalvaro, the moment of truth has arrived, but the crowd - now shouting at the police, insisting they have to stop forcing families to leave their properties - appears to have had an impact. Lawyers from the PAH explain that Rocio will be able to stay - for a while, at least. For those working to stop Spain’s eviction epidemic, today has seen a small and temporary victory. For those demonstrating about cuts, corruption and lack of cash, the protests will go on.
In the sentence “...insisting they have to stop forcing families to leave their properties...”, the words they and their respectively refer to
Para a questão, escolha a alternativa que complete a sentença corretamente.
Tomorrow I'm going to ______________ at the hairdresser's.
Para a questão, escolha a alternativa que complete a sentença corretamente.
Not alone __________ the race, but she also beat the record.
Para a questão, escolha a alternativa que complete a sentença corretamente.
No sooner had we arrived at the beach, ____________ it began pouring down.
Para a questão, encontram-se em destaque cinco termos ou expressões.
Assinale a alternativa correspondente ao termo cujo emprego está incorreto.
Mostly bleak and heartrending, their story does offer the promise of hope and happiness in a land
ravaging by warfare, gender conflicts, and poverty.
Para a questão, encontram-se em destaque cinco termos ou expressões.
Assinale a alternativa correspondente ao termo cujo emprego está incorreto.
A Thousand Splendid Suns counts the experiences and emotions of two Afghani women, Mariam
and Laila, whose lives become entangled with the history of recent wars in their country.