Questões Militares Comentadas sobre inglês

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Q670883 Inglês
Is ‘Facebook’, the social networking website, making us narcissist? A new book argues we’re much more self-absorbed nowadays, stating that technology is to blame. I tweet, therefore I am. Or is it, I tweet, therefore I am insufferable? As if adult celebrities that pop out on the red carpets weren’t clue enough, we now have statistical evidence that we are a lot more in love with ourselves than we used to be. This social phenomenon has raised fields of research to academic studies nowadays. In the book ‘The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement’, Jean M. Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and W. Keith Campbell, a social psychologist at the University of Georgia, look to the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, which measures self-regard, materialism, and lack of empathy. They found that the number of college students scoring high on the test has risen by 30 percent since the early 1980’s. 
What has NOT been encouraging people to act the way described in the text?
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Q670882 Inglês
Is ‘Facebook’, the social networking website, making us narcissist? A new book argues we’re much more self-absorbed nowadays, stating that technology is to blame. I tweet, therefore I am. Or is it, I tweet, therefore I am insufferable? As if adult celebrities that pop out on the red carpets weren’t clue enough, we now have statistical evidence that we are a lot more in love with ourselves than we used to be. This social phenomenon has raised fields of research to academic studies nowadays. In the book ‘The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement’, Jean M. Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and W. Keith Campbell, a social psychologist at the University of Georgia, look to the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, which measures self-regard, materialism, and lack of empathy. They found that the number of college students scoring high on the test has risen by 30 percent since the early 1980’s. 
What kind of human behavior is central to the study mentioned in the text?
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Q670881 Inglês
The British communications _____ has released a road map calling for the completion of the nation’s move from analog FM to the digital audio broadcast (DAB) standard by the end of 2015.
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Q670880 Inglês
Advocates of hydrogen-fuel-cell propulsion have a new _____ for their technology: trolleys. Engineers and transit planners concluded that streetcars are an ideal early application for hydrogen propulsion.
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Q670879 Inglês
AT&T said presale _____ were 10 times higher than they were for the previous version of the iPhone.
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Q670878 Inglês
A different and somewhat _____ approach than changing all the rules may work when a product fails to comply but still satisfies the purpose of the regulations. In these cases, minor adjustments may save a lot of the work done before.
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Q670877 Inglês
Before _____ ways to accelerate the process, I should give a few more details on how the system works.
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Q670091 Inglês

Dear Rosie:

I have just started my first job and would like to move out of my parents’ house and be more independent. My parents are very unhappy and do not want me to leave. What can I do?

                                                                                                  OTTO ZERBONI

The paragraph reveals that Otto wants
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Q670076 Inglês

Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions, respectively

“Weather ____ north of England will get worse ___ Friday. The weekend temperature will be ___ 3 degrees and there will be snow during the night”.

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Q670073 Inglês
A terrible thing happened to teacher Emma Rodriguez last year. Her little son, Edgar, drank some floor cleaner. She took him to the hospital. Edgar was OK and out of danger. But Emma decided that she wanted to make her home safer and happier. 
In “teacher”, underlined in the paragraph, the suffix –“er” has the same function as the one in
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Q670071 Inglês
These people have special ways of communicating. One way is lip reading. With training, people can learn to understand what someone is saying by looking at the mouth of the speaker. 
“These people”, underlined in the paragraph, refers to deaf people that aren’t able to
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Q670070 Inglês

                IF YOU FOLLOW THIS SIMPLE INSTRUCTION,

                               YOU CAN STAY SAFE

♦ Make sure equipment and machines are working correctly. If you notice a problem, tell your manager or a coworker without delay. You must stop to solve the problem. 

“without delay”, in bold type in the paragraph, can’t be replaced by
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Q670069 Inglês
“And now here (1) is my secret, a very (2) simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly (3); what is essential (4) is invisible to the eye.” 
Which of the underlined words, in the text, are adverbs?
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Q670068 Inglês
“And now here (1) is my secret, a very (2) simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly (3); what is essential (4) is invisible to the eye.” 
“heart”, in bold type in the extract, refers to
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Q670067 Inglês

Dependency on the Internet can affect our emotional, personal and professional lives. Many specialists say this kind of addiction should be treated as if it were a psychological _________.

                                                                                             ( Maganews # 42)

GLOSSARY

addiction – vício 

All the words below can be used to fill in the paragraph, except
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Q659441 Inglês

                                         Did you know?

                ... some interesting facts about African Wildlife

Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa – the cheetah (70mph), wildebeest, lion and Thomson’s gazelle (all about 50 mph).


Butterfly

Having a wingspan of only 1/2”, the smallest butterfly in the world is found in South Africa. It is known as the Dwarf Blue Butterfly.


Chameleons

Madagascar is the home of the world’s _________ as well as the _______ chameleons!


Elephants

The African elephant is the largest living land mammal.

An elephant can weigh up to 6-7 tons and has no natural enemies for he is not a predator and there is no other animal large enough to challenge him.

Did you know elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day?

An African elephant possesses such “manual” dexterity in his/her trunk tip that he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.


Fish

The only place are found is in Lake Tanganyika.


Giraffes

Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be ______________ 45 cm? Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are born.


Penguins

South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape.


Adapted from Google/ The African Guide


GLOSSARY:

Dexterity – the ability to perform a difficult action quickly with the hands.

Trunk – an elephant’s nose.  

The sentence “…he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.” means that an African elephant
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Q659440 Inglês

                                         Did you know?

                ... some interesting facts about African Wildlife

Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa – the cheetah (70mph), wildebeest, lion and Thomson’s gazelle (all about 50 mph).


Butterfly

Having a wingspan of only 1/2”, the smallest butterfly in the world is found in South Africa. It is known as the Dwarf Blue Butterfly.


Chameleons

Madagascar is the home of the world’s _________ as well as the _______ chameleons!


Elephants

The African elephant is the largest living land mammal.

An elephant can weigh up to 6-7 tons and has no natural enemies for he is not a predator and there is no other animal large enough to challenge him.

Did you know elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day?

An African elephant possesses such “manual” dexterity in his/her trunk tip that he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.


Fish

The only place are found is in Lake Tanganyika.


Giraffes

Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be ______________ 45 cm? Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are born.


Penguins

South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape.


Adapted from Google/ The African Guide


GLOSSARY:

Dexterity – the ability to perform a difficult action quickly with the hands.

Trunk – an elephant’s nose.  

The sentence “the smallest butterfly in the world is found in South Africa. ” in the Active Voice becomes
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Q659439 Inglês

                                         Did you know?

                ... some interesting facts about African Wildlife

Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa – the cheetah (70mph), wildebeest, lion and Thomson’s gazelle (all about 50 mph).


Butterfly

Having a wingspan of only 1/2”, the smallest butterfly in the world is found in South Africa. It is known as the Dwarf Blue Butterfly.


Chameleons

Madagascar is the home of the world’s _________ as well as the _______ chameleons!


Elephants

The African elephant is the largest living land mammal.

An elephant can weigh up to 6-7 tons and has no natural enemies for he is not a predator and there is no other animal large enough to challenge him.

Did you know elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day?

An African elephant possesses such “manual” dexterity in his/her trunk tip that he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.


Fish

The only place are found is in Lake Tanganyika.


Giraffes

Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be ______________ 45 cm? Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are born.


Penguins

South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape.


Adapted from Google/ The African Guide


GLOSSARY:

Dexterity – the ability to perform a difficult action quickly with the hands.

Trunk – an elephant’s nose.  

The statement below shows another information about African wildlife. Read it and then choose the alternative to complete the gap.

Fish

The only place _______ are found is in Lake Tanganyika.

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Q659437 Inglês

Religion ________ central to people's lives in Africa. Although the majority of Africans are now Muslim or Christian, traditional religions have endured and still play a big role. Religion runs like a thread through daily life, marked by prayers of gratitude in times of plenty and prayers of supplication in times of need. Religion confirms identity on the individual and the group.

                 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica

GLOSSARY:

Endure – to continue to exist for a long time

Thread – one part connecting with another  

After reading the text, mark the INCORRECT statement about religion in Africa.
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Q659436 Inglês

Religion ________ central to people's lives in Africa. Although the majority of Africans are now Muslim or Christian, traditional religions have endured and still play a big role. Religion runs like a thread through daily life, marked by prayers of gratitude in times of plenty and prayers of supplication in times of need. Religion confirms identity on the individual and the group.

                 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica

GLOSSARY:

Endure – to continue to exist for a long time

Thread – one part connecting with another  

Mark the correct option to complete the passage.

The last sentence of the paragraph means that identity on the individual and the group _______ by religion.

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Respostas
2941: D
2942: A
2943: B
2944: D
2945: A
2946: B
2947: D
2948: A
2949: B
2950: C
2951: B
2952: A
2953: D
2954: B
2955: A
2956: A
2957: C
2958: B
2959: D
2960: C