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Q3909827
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Q3909827 Inglês
Leia o texto a seguir e responda à questão.


Stateless People


    Stateless people are not recognized as citizens by any country. UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) advocates for their rights and works to prevent and end statelessness globally. Millions of people around the world are denied the right to a nationality, which leaves them stateless. As a result, they may be unable to access other basic rights and services. They are also often at a higher risk of exploitation and abuse. At the end of June 2024, UNHCR’s statistical reporting counted 4.4 million stateless people. Given that most countries do not report statelessness data, the actual figure is believed to be substantially higher. Stateless people can be found in almost every country and in all regions of the world, and most live in the same country in which they were born.

    Stateless people face a lifetime of missed opportunities and disappointment. When they are born, their parents may not be able to register their birth, obtain a birth certificate or other legal identity documents. Without this, they often cannot be enrolled in school. If they do manage to enter school and receive education, they may be barred from sitting formal exams to progress or enter university, unless they can prove their legal identity. As an adult, they may not be allowed to work legally, which leaves them at an increased risk of exploitation and abuse as they take low-paying and informal jobs. They often cannot access public services like health care. They also frequently cannot open a bank account, vote, get a passport to travel, buy a home or even get married. Stateless people cannot confer a nationality on their children. If the child is unable to obtain a nationality through either of their parents or from the country of birth, they will also end up stateless, perpetuating statelessness across generations.

    What is the difference between a stateless person and a refugee? A stateless person is not considered a national of any country. A refugee is someone who has fled their country to escape conflict or persecution and has crossed an international border. While most refugees have a nationality, a person can be both stateless and a refugee. However, the majority of stateless people live within the country in which they were born and have never crossed an international border.


Adapted from https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/who-we-protect/stateless-people
Choose the alternative that has the same meaning as the word sitting in the sentence “…they may be barred from sitting formal exams to progress…” (paragraph 2).
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Q3909818
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Q3909818 Inglês
Escolha a única alternativa correta, dentre as opções apresentadas, que responde ou completa cada questão, assinalando-a, com caneta esferográfica de tinta azul ou preta, no Cartão de Respostas.


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Secret WWII tunnels under London to become new tourist attraction


    A vast network of secret underground tunnels beneath central London, constructed during World War II, is set to be transformed into a major tourist attraction by 2028. The London Tunnels project, led by Angus Murray, aims to convert the historic Kingsway Exchange Tunnels into an immersive venue that combines a museum, exhibition space, and entertainment area, commemorating the tunnels' role in British history. With an estimated cost of £120 million ($149 million), the project seeks to attract up to three million visitors annually. Tickets are expected to cost over £30 ($37), and the attraction could rival visitor numbers of landmarks like the London Eye, which draws more than three million visitors each year.

    The Kingsway Exchange Tunnels were originally built as air-raid shelters during the German bombing campaigns of World War II and were completed in 1942. However, by then, the bombing campaigns had ended, and the tunnels were never used for their intended purpose. Actually, their true significance emerged only later. In 1944, they were repurposed as a spy headquarters where Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, worked for the Naval Intelligence Service. The tunnels' connection to espionage adds a unique allure to the planned attraction, inviting visitors to explore a world filled with history, mystery, and wartime secrets. Post-war, the tunnels were expanded and became a top-secret communication center during the Cold War.

    The tunnels have remained largely inaccessible to the public since the 1980s. The project aims to offer an immersive experience that merges historical preservation with modern technology. The attraction is set to include high-resolution immersive screens, interactive activities, hundreds of speakers, and scent-emitting technology to engage visitors fully. "One of the most thrilling global destinations," said Murray, envisioning the project as offering a unique journey through London's wartime past.


Adapted from https://www.jpost.com/omg/viral-news-from-the-web/article-840940
Choose the alternative that correctly substitutes actually in the sentence “Actually, their true significance emerged only later.” (paragraph 2).
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Q3864368
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Q3864368 Inglês

Use text I for question


Text I


Helping Others Helps Ourselves


By Victoria - Pineville, Missour


    I believe helping others is a way to help ourselves. Helping a friend, family, a neighbor, or even a stranger does not necessarily mean fixing their car, or buying them lunch. Helping someone could be as simple as waving or smiling when walking past them. Helping a person could be a small thing such as listening to their problems, offering support and advice, and walking them through an otherwise hard time. Honestly, a person can help another without realizing helping is what they are doing.


    Even though I am only eighteen years of age, I have helped many people and I will continue to do so for the rest of my life. In helping others I have become a better person. Offering assistance to others is the best way to leave a good impression on someone. Maybe it is the alleged “bum” on the side of the road; no one can truly know if he is sincerely poor or not except him/her. Still, stopping to give him/her a happy meal or a cup of coffee can show him/her that there are good people left in the world. You may not remember his/her face, but I can guarantee that he/she will remember your kindness forever.


   Maybe you have a family member that is in trouble, and even though you agree with the punishment that has been given, you still feel the need to lend a helping hand. In my book everyone deserves a second chance, however if they blow that chance, then they are one their own. I also believe that everyone deserves the chance not to be judged. There are several people that are cold hearted, but seeing the good or best in them could help them to change into a better person. This is why I believe in helping other people.


     I am soon going into the medical field to become a doctor. I chose this field in order to make the most out of helping people. I would be able to save someone’s life and in turn heal a family’s anguish. Besides healing others, I can deliver a child and make a family come together despite their differences and celebrate the joy of a newborn. I can in turn use my knowledge to discover a cure for cancer or lupus, thus helping many families realize there is still hope. Mostly, however, I would be helping myself in knowing that I have helped so many people for one small act of kindness. I hope that my belief will have a lasting effect on those who read it, and that you too will see the joy in helping others and do the same.



VICTORIA. Helping others helps ourselves. This I Believe, Pineville, Missouri, [s.d.]. Available at: https://thisibelieve.org/essay/. Accessed on: June 1, 2025. 


In “I can in turn use my knowledge to discover a cure for cancer or lupus, thus helping many families realize there is still hope,” the term “realize” means
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Q3736276 Inglês
Read the sentence below.

Queen Elizabeth Il died in 2002.

Which option replaces the underlined verb correctly, without changing the meaning of the sentence?
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Q3736272
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Q3736272 Inglês
TEXT II


Read the text below and answer question.


Chinese divers surrounded by sharks


Jan 03, 2025 


[1] Nine Chinese individuals, including seven tourists and two diving instructors, went missing while diving in Palau on December 26.


[2] Experienced diving instructor Liu Xin and another diving guide took seven Chinese tourists to dive on December 26 around 9:30 am. As the dive was coming to an end, Liu sent a signal to the surface. Typically, after seeing the signal, the captain would slowly maneuver the boat to follow the divers, allowing them to board once they floated off. __________ when they surfaced, they could not locate the boat.


[3] They couid only float in the sea for nearly three hours, believing that someone would come to rescue them, but the ocean current changed direction, and they were swept by currents into an area between two islands. At that point, a new threat emerged. The underwater terrain shifted, and the most physically fit diver among the nine felt as if he had stepped on something. Liu looked down and noticed that a bull shark was circling around his feet, along with six other sharks nearby.

[4] Liu swiftly assembled everyone to make themselves appear larger as most wild animals typically target creatures that are smaller and tend to avoid approaching larger groups. Fortunately, with Liu and the entire team huddled together, the sharks refrained from acting aggressively, and they avoided any danger.


[5] By evening, they had gone nearly 11 hours without food. To conserve their energy, they used their diving masks to collect rainwater and drank it to stay hydrated. After spending too much time in the water, they started to feel cold, so they used their buoyancy devices to hold each other to stay together and preserve warmth. And, to prevent falling asleep and risking hypothermia, they took turns calling out their numbers every 30 minutes to stay alert.


[6] After drifting in the water for about 27 hours, a rescue boat located the nine individuals.


[7] "Alli nine Chinese citizens who went missing while diving in Palau have been rescued and are reported to be in stable condition", the Chinese Embassy in the Federated States of Micronesia said on Friday.


[8] Liu said that the key reasons for their safe return included the selfless assistance from fellow travelers, the favorable ocean currents that kept them in proximity to their initial location, and, most importantly, the excellent physical condition and positive attitude of the group. "Throughout those 20-plus hours, we maintained a lighthearted atmosphere, chatting and laughing without any complaints," Liu said.


(Adapted from https://www.globaltimes.cn)
The word "selfless" (paragraph 8) means:
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Q3692555 Inglês

Text 2

  1. The Impact of Electric Vehicles on the Automotive Industry Looking at the environmental, economical, and political impact of electric vehicles.


By Patrick Peterson of GoodCar



Adapted from: unsustainable in [Accessed on 9th July 2025]. 

What is the closest meaning of the word “volatile” as used in the phrase “the volatility of gas prices” (line 3)? 
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Q3588002
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Q3588002 Inglês
Read the text below and answer question.


TEXT I


The world's strongest ocean current should be getting faster - instead, it is at risk of failing.


Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profounp influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems. Can we stop it weakening by 2050? The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It's five times stronger than the Gulf Stream and more than 100 times stronger than the Amazon River. It forms part of the global ocean "conveyor belt" connecting the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. The system regulates Earth's climate and pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe. But fresh, cool water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the salty water of the ocean, potentially disrupting the vital ocean current.


The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is like a moat around the icy continent. The current helps to keep warm water at bay, protecting vulnerable ice sheets. It also acts as a barrier to invasive species such as southern bull kelp and any animals hitching a ride on these rafts, spreading them out as they drift towards the continent. It also plays a big part in regulating the Earth's climate.


The influence of climate change:
Ocean currents respond to changes in temperature, salt levels, wind patterns and sea ice extent. So the global ocean conveyor belt is vulnerable to climate change on multiple fronts. Previous research suggested one vital part of this conveyor belt could be headed for a catastrophic collapse. Theoretically, warming water around Antarctica should speed up the current. This is because density changes and winds around Antarctica dictate the strength of the current. Warm water is less dense (or heavy) and this should be enough to speed up the current.


Far-reaching consequences:
The consequences of a weaker Antarctic Circumpolar Current are profound and far-reaching. As the main current that circulates nutrient-rich waters around Antarctica, it plays a crucial role in the Antarctic ecosystem. Weakening of the current could reduce biodiversity and decrease the productivity of fisheries that many coastal communities rely on. It could also aid the entry of invasive species such as southern bull kelp to Antarctica, disrupting local ecosystems and food webs. 


(Adapted from: www.bbcnews/fuure/article/20250303-the-worldsstrongest-ocean-current-is-at-risck)
By reading the text: "[...] spreading them out as they drift towards the continent.", it is correct to infer that the meaning of the underlined term is similar to:
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Q3520532 Inglês
Read the text and answer the question.

What is a friend?

Márcio Paulo Barbosa Pena Mascarenhas

Laurie: To me, a friend is someone who stands by you when you need them, someone who cares. Not like your parents, ________. Parents are either picking on you or telling you off, so sometimes it’s a pain. To a friend you can always open up.

Angela: I agree with Laurie but personally, I don’t think a friend has to be physically around all the time. I have friends that I haven’t seen in years, but I know if we get together, we’ll pick up right where we left off.

Fran: I think a friend is that old pal you’ve always gotten on with. I often look back on my schooldays and I think of the funny things my friends and I did together. As I see it, the friends you make in youth are friends to keep for a lifetime.

Gary: If you ask me, a friend is a person you have fun and relax with. My friends and I talk about movies, sports or politics. I don’t go round telling them my troubles and I don’t particularly want to hear theirs. I believe that if you don’t expect too much from people, you won’t be let down.

Grade 1, Student’s book, Belo Horizonte, 14th edition.
In the sentence “I think a friend is that old pal you’ve always gotten on with”, the word in bold can be defined as
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Q3517699
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Q3517699 Inglês

Match  the  words  according  to  their  synonyms  and  choose  the correct alternative. 



1 – Angry


2 – Tiny 


3 – Awful


4 – Thriving


5 – Reasonable 



(   ) Small 


(   ) Bad 


(   ) Mad 


(   ) Satisfactory  


(   ) Successful 

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Q3517006 Inglês
Read the text and answer question.


Gulfstream Delivers First Two G700s to Customers 


Adapted from Chad Trautvetter  


    Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the first two $75 million  G700s to customers, the Georgia‐based aircraft manufacturer said  yesterday  afternoon.  Both  are  now  in  service  with  undisclosed  customers  in  the  U.S.  The  company’s  7,750‐nm  flagship  aircraft  received  FAA  approval  on  March  29,  followed  by  production  certification and cabin interior approval on April 8.

    “Beginning  G700  customer  deliveries  less  than  one  month  after  achieving  FAA  type  certification  marks  an  incredible  milestone  in  Gulfstream’s  history  of  raising  the  bar  for  the  business  aviation  industry,”  said  Gulfstream  president  Mark  Burns.  “We  look  forward  to  continuing  these  deliveries  in  the  weeks ahead.”

    Gulfstream had hoped for certification by the end of last year  and anticipated delivering as many as 15 before 2023 ended, but the  prolonged approval  process  has  shifted  those  deliveries  into  this year. As a result, Gulfstream anticipates a 44 percent bump in  deliveries  this  year  to  160  jets,  including  50  to  52  G700s  and  fewer G280s due to the crisis in the Middle East. 

    Meanwhile,  FlightSafety  International  has  two  level‐D  simulators and three flight training devices for the G700 online at  its  Savannah  training  center,  with  two  more  G700  sims  under  construction. EASA and UK CAA conducted their final evaluations of  these  devices  two  weeks  ago.  G700  pilot  training  started  on  March 21, according to FlightSafety.


Adapted from:https://www.ainonline.com/aviation‐news/business‐aviation/2024‐ 04‐24/gulfstream‐delivers‐first‐two‐g700s‐customers. 
Choose  the  correct  synonym  for  the  expression  due  to,  in  bold in the text. 
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Q3516241
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Q3516241 Inglês

Read the text and answer the question.


What is a friend?

Márcio Paulo Barbosa Pena Mascarenhas


Laurie: To me, a friend is someone who stands by you when you need them, someone who cares. Not like your parents, ________. Parents are either picking on you or telling you off, so sometimes it’s a pain. To a friend you can always open up.


Angela: I agree with Laurie but personally, I don’t think a friend has to be physically around all the time. I have friends that I haven’t seen in years, but I know if we get together, we’ll pick up right where we left off.


Fran: I think a friend is that old pal you’ve always gotten on with. I often look back on my schooldays and I think of the funny things my friends and I did together. As I see it, the friends you make in youth are friends to keep for a lifetime.


Gary: If you ask me, a friend is a person you have fun and relax with. My friends and I talk about movies, sports or politics. I don’t go round telling them my troubles and I don’t particularly want to hear theirs. I believe that if you don’t expect too much from people, you won’t be let down.

Grade 1, Student’s book, Belo Horizonte, 14th edition.

In the sentence: “I often look back on my schooldays and I think of the funny things my friends and I did together”, which word can replace the frequency adverb in bold without changing the meaning and structure of the sentence? Choose the correct option
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Q3515698
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Q3515698 Inglês
Read the text and answer question.

Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get warmer

    The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the 4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated, “Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”

    According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral completely white - something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms, disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.

    In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resiliencebased management practices” and __________ the importance of coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research, management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July 2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect corals in other areas.


Adapted. Intemet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
The word underway, in the title of the text, means that something is  
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Q3512685 Inglês
Read the text to answer question.


   Based on theoretical, experimental, and experiential knowledge, teachers and teacher educators have expressed their dissatisfaction with method in different ways. Studies clearly demonstrate that, even as the methodological band played on, practicing teachers have been marching to a different drum.

  In this sense, the post method condition is established as a timely response. It signifies interrelated attributes. First and foremost, it signifies a search for an alternative to method rather than an alternative method. While alternative methods are primarily products of top-down processes, alternatives to method are mainly products of bottom-up processes. In practical terms, this means that we need to refigure the relationship between the theorizer and the practitioner of language teaching. If the concept of method authorizes theorizers to centralize pedagogic decision-making, the postmethod condition enables practitioners to generate location-specific, classroom-oriented innovative strategies.

  Secondly, the postmethod condition signifies teacher autonomy. The conventional concept of method “overlooks the fund of experience and tacit knowledge about teaching which the teachers already have by virtue of their lives as students” (Freeman, 1991). The postmethod condition, however, recognizes the teachers’ potential to know not only how to teach but also how to act autonomously within the academic and administrative constraints imposed by institutions, curricula, and textbooks. It also promotes the ability of teachers to know how to develop a critical approach in order to self-observe, self-analyze, and self-evaluate their own teaching practice with a view to effecting desired changes.


(B. Kumaravadivelu, Beyond Methods: Macrostrategies for language
teaching. Haven and London: Yale University Press. 2003. Adaptado)
The meaning of the word “overlook” as used in the second paragraph of the text is
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Q3479446 Inglês

Directions: Read text II and answer question.


TEXT II


AI won’t take your job if you know about IA


Intelligence augmentation shows that human + AI is an ideal partnership – and the future of white-collar work  



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Adapted from MCCOOL, Chris Dede and David. AI Won’t Take Your Job if You Know About IA. Harvard Graduate School of Education. Available on: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/24/02/ai-wont-take-your-job-ifyou-know-about-ai. Accessed on March 10th, 2025. 

Mark the option that is closest in meaning to the passage below: “Eventually, AI would run out of new ideas to share” (l. 32). 
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Q3479444
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Directions: Read text II and answer question.


TEXT II


AI won’t take your job if you know about IA


Intelligence augmentation shows that human + AI is an ideal partnership – and the future of white-collar work  



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Adapted from MCCOOL, Chris Dede and David. AI Won’t Take Your Job if You Know About IA. Harvard Graduate School of Education. Available on: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/24/02/ai-wont-take-your-job-ifyou-know-about-ai. Accessed on March 10th, 2025. 

Without changing the meaning, the term “grounded” (l. 17) can be replaced by 
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Q3325555
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Mastering transportation cybersecurity: The comprehensive guide



    Global transportation networks are becoming increasingly interconnected, with digital systems playing a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of ports and supply chains. However, this reliance on technology can also create vulnerabilities, as demonstrated by the recent ransomware attack on Nagoya Port. As Japan’s busiest shipping hub, the port’s operations were brought to a standstill for two days, highlighting the potential for significant disruption to national economies and supply chains.


(Adapted from: https://www.souscuscunty.com)

Mark the option that is NOT true about the passage.
Digital networks play a crucial role in ensuring efficient operation of ports and logistics. These systems _____________________ .
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Q3325554
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Q3325554 Inglês

Read the excerpts below and choose the correct answer in question.


Digitalization is gaining fast ground


    The transition (I- _________ ) digitalization and automation is speeding (II- _________ ) in the maritime industry. Digital technologies and solutions are being used to increase competitiveness and enhance operational efficiency. They are also being implemented to spur the industry (III- _________ ) the decarbonization path to realize zero emissions (IV- __________ ) international shipping (V- __________ ) mid-century.


    Data streams from sensors and other sources of information can be used for decision making and enhanced monitoring, control, quality assurance and verification.


    To secure efficient, sustainable operations and strengthen short-and-long-term competitiveness, maritime stakeholders need to re-think their current strategies and adapt.


(Adapted from: https://www.dnv.com)

In “Digitalization is gaining fast ground”, means that it is 
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Q3325549 Inglês

Read the text below and choose the correct option in question.


Artificial intelligence



By B.J. Copeland



    Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. The term is frequently applied to the project of developing systems endowed with the intellectual processes characteristic of humans, such as the ability to reason, discover meaning, generalize, or learn from past experience. Since their development in the 1940s, digital computers have been programmed to carry out very complex tasks – such as discovering proofs for mathematical theorems or playing chess – with great proficiency. Despite continuing advances in computer processing speed and memory capacity, there are as yet no programs that can match full human flexibility over wider domains or in tasks requiring much everyday knowledge. On the other hand, some programs have attained the performance levels of human experts and professionals in executing certain specific tasks, so that artificial intelligence in this limited sense is found in applications as diverse as medical diagnosis, computer search engines, voice or handwriting recognition, and chatbots.


    All but the simplest human behavior is ascribed to intelligence, while even the most complicated insect behavior is usually not taken as an indication of intelligence. What is the difference? Consider the behavior of the digger wasp, Sphex ichneumoneus. When the female wasp returns to her burrow with food, she first deposits it on the threshold, checks for intruders inside her burrow, and only then, if the coast is clear, carries her food inside. The real nature of the wasp’s instinctual behavior is revealed if the food is moved a few inches away from the entrance to her burrow while she is inside: on emerging, she will repeat the whole procedure as often as the food is displaced. Intelligence conspicuously absent in the case of the wasp must include the ability to adapt to new circumstances.


    Psychologists generally characterize human intelligence not by just one trait but by the combination of many diverse abilities. Research in AI has focused chiefly on the following components of intelligence: learning, reasoning, problem solving, perception, and using language.



(Adapted from: https://www.britannica.com/technology/artificial-intelligence)

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Below are five pairs of words. Some pairs are synonyms, and others are antonyms. Identify which pairs are synonyms:

(1) Expand − Enlarge
(2) Timid − Bold
(3) Fear − Terror
(4) Accurate − Exact
(5) Deep − Shallow

Select the CORRECT alternative.
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PETULA DVORAK Adaptado de washingtonpost.com, 15/01/2024.

Sharon Disher uses the word surreal (l. 10) to express her opinion on Yvette Davids’ promotion ceremony.

This lexical choice characterizes the ceremony as:

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1: C
2: B
3: D
4: E
5: A
6: E
7: A
8: B
9: D
10: C
11: B
12: B
13: B
14: C
15: D
16: C
17: D
18: C
19: B
20: A
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