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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The only sentence from the text in which a form of comparison has not been used is in


A
“to get the record as the youngest person to make the journey.” (l. 3-4)
B
“She’s hoping to reach Sydney Harbor later this month” (l. 7)
C
“the influential Sail World website […] is a stickler for the rules” (l. 14-15)
D
“the teenager should have sailed much farther north” (l. 17)
E
“Had she sailed three thousand seven hundred kilometers further she could have made that boast.” (l. 22-24)
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The sentence “the teenager should have sailed much farther north” (l. 17) describes


A
a fulfilled prediction in the past.
B
a strong necessity in the present.
C
a future event which may happen.
D
a past event which did not happen.
E
an improbable situation in the present.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

“so they did know that they have to evacuate from dangerous structures.” (l. 14-15)


The verb form did is being used in this sentence


A
as a main verb.
B
to give emphasis.to contradict facts
C
to contradict facts.
D
to make an indirect question.
E
to invert the subject verb order.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).

About Jessica Watson, it’s correct to say:


( ) She’s in her early teens.

( ) She’s spent more than half a year at sea.

( ) She has been considered a record holder.

( ) She’s expected to be back home a few days before her seventeenth birthday.


According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom is


A
F F T T
B
F T F T
C
T T F F
D
T F T F
E
T T T T
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The word or expression from the text can be grammatically and semantically replaced by the one on the right in


A
“are used to” (l. 13) — usually
B
“realize” (l. 17) — perform.
C
“Thus” (l. 21) — Therefore.
D
"Despite” (l. 27) — Although.
E
“must” (l. 28) — might.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Considering Jessica’s voyage, the only fact not stated in the text is in


A
She sailed all by herself.
B
She didn’t stop anywhere.
C
She got no help during the journey.
D
She sailed completely around the world.
E
She thought about giving up a couple of times.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The fragment “giving people no time to escape” (l. 26) can be exactly rewritten as


A
allowing people to have a narrow escape.
B
not giving people any time to escape .
C
giving people not much time to escape.
D
not allowing people to decide to escape.
E
hardly giving people lots of time to escape.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The expression “death toll” (l. 12) refers to


A
the total number of people who died.
B
the average number of injured people.
C
the total number of people who survived.
D
the people who were killed by tidal waves.
E
the people who died under the collapsed buildings.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

“the ground shaking was crescendoing” (l.17-18) means that the shake was


A
going down.
B
harmless enough.
C
quite unexpected.
D
becoming noisier.
E
getting more powerful
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Geophysicists said that northern Chile


A
is rather safe from earthquakes.
B
has never had a real big quake.
C
is likely to have a big quake sooner or later.
D
only had a very strong quake two centuries ago.
E
won’t be badly affected by quakes if it takes adequate precautions.
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).


Scientists say that many more people died in the earthquake in Haiti than in the one in Chile because:


( ) Chile’s strong rules about building improve its population safety.

( ) Although Haiti’s building structures are solid, its population lacks education.

( ) As earthquakes are very common in Chile, its population follows the correct procedure when they occur.

( ) People in Haiti hardly had any time to get out of dangerous situations during the quake.


According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is


A
F F T F
B
F T F T
C
T T F F
D
T F T T
E
T T T T
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UEFS 2010 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

When compared to Haiti’s earthquake, the quake’s build-up in Chile


A
was faster.
B
took longer.
C
was shorter.
D
was very sudden.
E
lasted about the same.
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

“If there’s anyone in this world I do trust, it’s my mother!” (6th picture)


The verb do in this sentence is being used 


SCHULZ. Peanuts. Speak up. São Paulo: Peixes, 2006. p. 49.

A
as a main verb.
B
as an ordinary transitive verb.
C
as an ordinary intransitive verb.
D
to avoid repeating the main verb.
E
to emphasize the meaning of a positive statement.
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Analyze the following statements:


A. Lucy argues strongly with Charlie.

B. Lucy sings out to Charlie.

C. Lucy looks down at Charlie.

D. Lucy pulls the ball away.

E. Lucy dares Charlie to kick the ball.


The order in which these facts take place in this comic strip is


SCHULZ. Peanuts. Speak up. São Paulo: Peixes, 2006. p. 49.

A
B – D – A – E – C
B
D – A – B – C – E
C
B – E – A – D – C
D
E – C – B – A – D
E
D – E – C – B – A
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the 4th picture Charlie Brown is


SCHULZ. Peanuts. Speak up. São Paulo: Peixes, 2006. p. 49.

A
pretending.
B
apologizing.
C
complaining.
D
complimenting.
E
encouraging.
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

There are _________electric vehicles registered on German roads at present.


According to the text, the alternative that suitably completes this sentence is


EVANS, Stephen. Disponível em:  <www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110518_witn_electric_cars_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 2 jun. 2011.

A
nearly two hundred
B
under two thousand
C
over three thousand
D
almost twenty-five thousand
E
about two thousand five hundred
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

“It is a country where ‘no speed limits on the motorway’ is seen as sacrosanct.” (l. 13-14)


This sentence means that, when using motorways, The German people


EVANS, Stephen. Disponível em:  <www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110518_witn_electric_cars_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 2 jun. 2011.

A
want to drive as fast as they feel like doing.
B
should drive more slowly on motorways than they usually do.
C
are willing to observe the speed limits allowed for vehicles on them.
D
agree that ‘no speed limits on the motorway’ is not all that much important.
E
think that speed limit restrictions would contribute to making these roads safer.
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Pronome possessivo substantivo | Possessive pronoun, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Pronomes | Pronouns

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:


EVANS, Stephen. Disponível em:  <www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110518_witn_electric_cars_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 2 jun. 2011.

A
The verb form “has approved” (l. 1) describes an action disconnected from the present time.
B
The relative pronoun “which” (l. 8) can be correctly replaced by that.
C
The possessive pronoun “its” (l. 10) refers to “Japan” (l. 11).
D
The word “like” (l. 11) is functioning as a verb.
E
The modal “may” (l. 12) expresses necessity.
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).


It’s stated in the text:


( ) A negligible amount of rubbish has been produced by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami disasters.

( ) The island of debris is expected to reach the west coast of America in about three years.

( ) The American Navy thinks that the island of floating objects is not powerful enough to affect large boats.

( ) The most dangerous island of debris is over a hundred kilometers long.


According to the text, the correct sequence, from top to bottom, is


LOBEL, Mark. Disponível em: <www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/04/110411_witn_floating_debris_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 4 jun. 2010.

A
F F T T
B
F T F T
C
T T F F
D
T F T F
E
T T T T
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UEFS 2011 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The only alternative in which the word from the text, on the left, is not suitably defined is


EVANS, Stephen. Disponível em:  <www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110518_witn_electric_cars_page.shtml>. Acesso em: 2 jun. 2011.

A
“increase” (l. 4) — rise.
B
“Despite” (l. 10) — In spite of.
C
“aims” (l. 12) — intends.
D
“hard” (l. 12) — difficult.
E
“though” (l. 15) — however.