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FGV 2012, FGV 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In paragraph 3, the phrase "That puts it in a league with Germany..." most likely refers to which of the following?

A
Spain and Germany both export products to Asia.
B
The economies of Asia, Spain, and Germany are all based strongly on exports.
C
Spain's performance in the area of exports is similar to Germany's performance.
D
Spain's economy is now more dependent on exports than is Germany's economy.
E
By providing an ample market for Spanish products, Germany is helping to keep Spain's export industry robust.
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FGV 2012, FGV 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In paragraph 4, the phrase "This makes sense..." most likely refers specifically to which of the following?

A
An increase in levels of radiation is apparently accompanied by a decrease in the number of birds.
B
Equal levels of radiation around Fukushima and Chernobyl were accompanied, at each site, by the disappearance of an equal number of birds.
C
Research shows that a radiation level of 35 microsieverts per hour is three times more deadly than a level of 0.5 microsieverts per hour.
D
The researchers discovered that no level of radiation can be considered completely safe.
E
Various bird species living near Fukushima and Chernobyl were unaffected by high levels of radiation.
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FGV 2012, FGV 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

With respect to levels of radiation, which of the following is most supported by the information in the article?

A
Scientists still have no information on how short-term exposure and long-term exposure to high levels of radiation affect living things.
B
Scientists now believe that climate plays an important role in determining how animals react to long-term exposure to high levels of radiation.
C
In studying the effects of high levels of radiation, Timothy Mousseau and his colleagues spent more time in the Fukushima region than they did in the Chernobyl region.
D
In July 2011, Timothy Mousseau and his colleagues went to the Fukushima and Chernobyl regions to discover why radiation levels were so high in both places.
E
Occasional brief exposure to a radiation level of 0.05 microsieverts is probably not harmful to most humans.
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FGV 2012, FGV 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

With respect to the research activities of Timothy Mousseau and his colleagues, which of the following is most supported by the information in the article?

A
The researchers worked in fewer locations in the Fukushima region than they did in the Chernobyl region.
B
The researchers discovered that radiation levels of 0.5 microsieverts per hour were more common in the Fukushima region than in the Chernobyl region.
C
The researchers discovered innocuous levels of radiation in some places in the Fukushima region but not in the Chernobyl region.
D
Only in the Fukushima region did the researchers try to examine how various radiation levels affect humans.
E
Some of the biological factors that the researchers studied in the Chernobyl region had a longer history than did similar factors studied in the Fukushima region.
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FGV 2012, FGV 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the information in the article, the disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant

A
was the worst of its kind ever recorded.
B
was more harmful to animals than to humans.
C
was made worse by a subsequent earthquake and tsunami.
D
was, according to one international ranking system, as bad as possible.
E
will have easily predictable consequences in the following decades.
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FGV 2012, FGV 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the information in the article, Timothy Mousseau and Anders Moller are most likely studying birds living near the Fukushima and Chernobyl power plants in order to

A
identify the reasons that birds in general are so susceptible to high levels of radiation.
B
gain a better understanding of how long periods of intense radiation act upon the various forms of life in a given geographical area.
C
discover why the Fukushima disaster was less destructive than the Chernobyl disaster.
D
investigate why the survival rate of birds in both regions is apparently higher than that of other animals.
E
determine the length of time necessary for high levels of radiation to destroy an ecosystem.
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FGV 2012, FGV 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

With respect to the information in the article, which of the following is most likely not true about Fukushima and Chernobyl?

A
Both sites are located in regions that can be considered rural.
B
Both sites are located within ecosystems that share enough similarities to justify scientific comparison.
C
Exposure to natural and nuclear disasters quickly killed all life within a large radius of both sites.
D
Within the ecosystems surrounding both sites, scientists found some birds that appeared to be relatively unaffected by high levels of radiation.
E
Disasters at both sites were given the same score on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale.
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FGV 2014, FGV 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the information in the article, the situation created by the volcanic ash cloud


AIRLINE COMPENSATION

By Susan Stellin 


Adapted from The International Herald Tribune, August 31 – September 1, 2013.                     

A
nearly bankrupted a number of European airlines.
B
showed why airlines are challenging one controversial aspect of EC 261.
C
caused a record number of airline flights to be cancelled.
D
forced airlines in Europe pay nearly $2 billion in order to provide hotel rooms for stranded passengers.
E
made the European Commission decide to change certain controversial aspects of EC 261.
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FGV 2014, FGV 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the information in the article, a traveler’s rights would most likely not come under European Union protection in which of the following circumstances?


AIRLINE COMPENSATION

By Susan Stellin 


Adapted from The International Herald Tribune, August 31 – September 1, 2013.                     

A
A bus going from France to Germany
B
A German airliner flying from Berlin to Mexico City
C
An American airliner flying from any city in the European Union to the United States
D
A passenger train going from one Italian destination to another
E
A passenger ship sailing from any European Union port to the United States
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FGV 2014, FGV 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Which of the following statements is most supported by the information in the article?


AIRLINE COMPENSATION

By Susan Stellin 


Adapted from The International Herald Tribune, August 31 – September 1, 2013.                     

A
The European Union currently has no way to make U.S. airlines comply with EC 261.
B
Some U.S. airlines have deliberately misinformed passengers about rights protected by EC 261.
C
Among European airlines, British Airways is the most cooperative in compensating passengers, as stipulated in EC 261.
D
Neither British Airways nor its agent made any attempt to inform the author of her rights as stipulated in EC 261.
E
The author only discovered the existence of EC 261 because she checked the British Airways Internet site.
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FGV 2014, FGV 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In paragraph 6, when Dale Kidd says “I’d prefer not to do naming and shaming,” he most likely means that


AIRLINE COMPENSATION

By Susan Stellin 


Adapted from The International Herald Tribune, August 31 – September 1, 2013.                     

A
European Commission regulations forbid him to divulge the names of airlines under investigation.
B
he has no evidence to prove that certain airlines have disrespected EC 261.
C
he doesn’t want to embarrass publicly any specific airline.
D
the European Commission’s policy is to negotiate with airlines rather than prosecute them.
E
it’s the responsibility of passengers to make sure they receive compensation when an airline disrespects EC 261.
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FGV 2014, FGV 2014 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the information in the article, the author received compensation under European Union law EC 261 because British Airways had


AIRLINE COMPENSATION

By Susan Stellin 


Adapted from The International Herald Tribune, August 31 – September 1, 2013.                     

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made her rearrange her travel plans in a hurry.
B
failed to inform her correctly of the flight cancellation.
C
arbitrarily assigned her to a less-expensive seat on a different flight.
D
refused to pay for her hotel room and meals.
E
canceled her flight without offering her an alternative flight.