Questões Militares
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Q670894
Inglês
Texto associado
An old axiom says that in order to know where you are going, you first have to know where you are. To
that, add that you should know which way you are facing. Makers of wireless handsets, proving the old
axiom true, have already installed Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, and are now poised to
flood the market with phones containing tiny electronic compasses that allow the gadget to sense exactly
what direction it’s facing.
Complete the sentence according to the text: “ A (an) _____ will let you know where you are,
whereas to know which direction you are looking you need a (an) ______.
Q670892
Inglês
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Recently, I was looking for something online, or probably browsing aimlessly, when I happened on a
name I hadn’t thought of since I was a child: Alfred P. Morgan. Someone had uploaded a digitized
version of The Boy Electrician. I was instantly swept back more than half a century to my local library. In
my mind I saw the familiar metal shelving and the blue-gray binding of my favorite book, also written –
and illustrated – by Morgan: The Boys’ First Book of Radio and Electronics.
Which of the following expressions is a synonym for ‘aimlessly’ on the first line of the text?
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.
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.
Q670879
Inglês
AT&T said presale _____ were 10 times higher than they were for the previous version of the iPhone.
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.
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Grupos de Especialidades - I e II (Turma 2) |
Q670084
Inglês
“terrific”, (line 4), is opposite to
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Grupos de Especialidades - I e II (Turma 2) |
Q670071
Inglês
Texto associado
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
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Grupos de Especialidades - I e II (Turma 2) |
Q670070
Inglês
Texto associado
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
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Grupos de Especialidades - I e II (Turma 2) |
Q670067
Inglês
Texto associado
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
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Controle de Tráfego Aéreo (Turma 2) |
Q668189
Inglês
“crucial”, in bold type in the extract, is closest in meaning
to all alternatives, except
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Controle de Tráfego Aéreo (Turma 2) |
Q668185
Inglês
“switch off”, (line 17), can be replaced by
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Controle de Tráfego Aéreo (Turma 2) |
Q668184
Inglês
The opposite meaning of the verb “dim”, underlined in
the text, is
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Controle de Tráfego Aéreo (Turma 2) |
Q668176
Inglês
If Mercedes (Amber Riley) is plus-size, (line 15), it means
that she is __________.
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Controle de Tráfego Aéreo (Turma 2) |
Q668175
Inglês
The underlined verb in the text can be replaced by
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Controle de Tráfego Aéreo (Turma 2) |
Q668174
Inglês
All adjectives have a negative connotation, except
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Grupos de Especialidades - I e II (Turma 1) |
Q668089
Inglês
In “Francis, this place is an impossible mess!”, it means
that the place is
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Grupos de Especialidades - I e II (Turma 1) |
Q668088
Inglês
In “I’m just taking inventory”, Francis wants to say that he
is
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Grupos de Especialidades - I e II (Turma 1) |
Q668085
Inglês
The adjective “remote”, (line 2), is closest in meaning to
Ano: 2010
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2010 - EEAR - Sargento da Aeronáutica - Grupos de Especialidades - I e II (Turma 1) |
Q668083
Inglês
Someone who is conscientious is _______ about his work.
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