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PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the fragment “…almost no politician has been willing to make the full-throated case for trade liberalisation…” (lines 63-65) the expression “make the full-throated case” means

A
express a point of view loudly or vigorously
B
discuss alternative measures to solve a case.
C
reveal polemic intentions or expectations.
D
put into words some obscure plans.
E
hide a controversial problem.
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PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The author affirms that “liberalism needs to fight its ground all over again” (lines 78-79).

In order to support this point of view, the author considers

A
fostering discriminatory and bullying acts.
B
promoting attitudes of patience and understanding.
C
cooperating with people like Ms. Le Pen and Mr. Trump.
D
restraining the circulation of goods, ideas, capital and people.
E
planning a revenge against principled and enlightened people.
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PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Based on the meanings of the words in the article, it can be said that

A
“unravelling” (line 18) and collapse are synonyms.
B
“bamboozled” (line 39) and confounded are antonyms.
C
“lifted” (line 44) can be replaced by downgraded.
D
“partake” (line 54) and participate express opposite ideas.
E
“mendacious” (line 56) and truthful express similar ideas.
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PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The option in which the phrase in bold is correctly explained is

A
down-at-heel cities of England (line 6) - affluent English cities
B
an outburst of racist abuse (line 11) – an abuse committed by frenzied racists
C
the ensuing quarter-century (line 29) – the previous twenty-five years
D
Elaborate financial instruments (lines 38-39) – instruments elaborated by financiers
E
the intellectual underpinnings of liberalism (lines 59-60) - the intellectual foundations of liberalism
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PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the fragments “The move to a flawed European currency … led to stagnation and unemployment and is driving Europe apart.” (lines 35-38) and “When Mr. Trump called for protectionism this week” (lines 60-61), “driving apart” and “called for” mean, respectively

A
polarizing - refused
B
uniting - demanded
C
dividing - requested
D
breaking up - rejected
E
integrating - summoned
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PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The fragment “But many factory workers who have lost their jobs have been unable to find a decently paid replacement.” (lines 46-48) is correctly paraphrased in

A
many factory employees have been discharged since they did not consider their payment decent.
B
many factory employees who have been sacked were considered not skilled enough to obtain a proper salary.
C
many factory employees have been fired since employers have been unable to pay them average salaries.
D
many dismissed factory workers have not yet found a position in the job market that pays them a satisfactory salary.
E
many discharged factory workers were replaced by other more decent professionals, with higher salaries.
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PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The fragment “It was liberalism’s greatest triumph, but it also engendered a narrow, technocratic politics obsessed by process” (lines 27-29) is structured by

A
chronological sequence.
B
comparison-contrast.
C
problem-solution.
D
description.
E
listing.
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PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The fragment “If they cannot find a voice within the mainstream, they will make themselves heard from without.” (lines 15-16) means that, in case enraged people cannot find representation within the mainstream, they

A
are doomed to fail.
B
will not find support at all.
C
are likely to be disappointed.
D
will have to find resonance elsewhere.
E
will have to look for other internal solutions.
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PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Francis Fukuyama is mentioned in Paragraph 4 (lines 21-31) because he

A
compared the crisis in liberalism to the crisis of the British free-market.
B
believed that 1989 would soon become a landmark for the supporters of liberalism.
C
anticipated today’s crisis in liberalism immediately after the fall of the Soviet Union.
D
disagreed with the idea that democracy, markets and global co-operation were viable options for the modern society.
E
envisaged the fall of the Soviet Union as a momentous event, after which no other ideology would be likely to threaten democracy.
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PUC - RJ 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Based on the opening lines of the text “Many Brexiteers built their campaign on optimism. Outside the European Union, Britain would be free to open up to the world. But what secured their victory was anger” (lines 1-4), one can infer that

A
Britain’s economic development depends on the European Union.
B
Britain’s economic development has been obstructed by the Brexit campaign.
C
Brexiteers’ optimism was responsible for their victory in the referendum.
D
the discourse of Brexit campaign represented the feelings of the whole nation.
E
there was no harmony between the discourse of many Brexiteers and what motivated the vote of great part of the population.
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PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the last paragraph (lines 95-98), Monika Halan implies that the new policies towards demonetisation are

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) inefficient
B
frightening
C
irreversible
D
questionable
E
problematic
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PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In terms of reference, it is correct to affirm that

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“those” (line 14) refers to “transactions” (line 12)
B
“who” (line 34) refers to “people” (line 30)
C
“where” (line 49) refers to “India” (line 45)
D
“it” (line 75) refers to “banking” (line 74)
E
“which” (line 93) refers to “Government and regulators” (line 92)
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PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The boldfaced expression introduces an idea of IMPLICATION in

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“I’m afraid it is going too fast… so it’s a big concern if you have that feeling that society is not for you” (lines 2-4)
B
“However, as with all moves towards uncharted territory, who holds the power?” (lines 31-32)
C
“She says it is partly to do with cracking down on money earned on the black market, as well as the financing of terror.” (lines 56-58)
D
"But it is also to do with financial inclusion and financialisation of the economy.” (lines 58-60)
E
“As soon as the price of mobile phones fell, street vendors, carpenters, sweepers (…) bought them in order to increase their business.” (lines 78-82)
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PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to Monika Halan, editor of the Delhi-based financial newspaper Mint, in India,

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bank managers have been concerned with poverty alleviation.
B
informal funds have played a key role in improving the lives of the poor.
C
poor rural people have access to a wide variety of financial services offered by banks.
D
accessible mobile phones have made it possible for service providers to conduct electronic transactions to boost their activities.
E
the government has solved the problem of cyber theft and hacking by implementing regulations on payments over the cloud.
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PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The sentence in which the boldfaced item expresses OBLIGATION is

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“The law says shops can refuse to accept cash.” (lines 12-13)
B
“We might end up in a situation where a few commercial banks have a lot of power.” (lines 36-38)
C
“They did not have the confidence that they would get treated well by the bank managers.” (lines 63-64)
D
“You need to get banking to the poor people, in the manner that they want it – not in the manner that is supplied.” (lines 73-75)
E
“Government and regulators have to act really fast to plug the data breaches which are happening all across the world, and even in India.” (lines 92-94)
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PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the fragment “Is a cashless future actually desirable even if it is possible?” (lines 52-53), “actually” can be replaced, with no change in meaning, by

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surely
B
in reality
C
incredibly
D
currently
E
definitely
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PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the fragment “…it is a little bit more difficult in general for the people to get away with tax fraud.” (lines 29-31), “get away with” can be replaced, without change in meaning, by

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cope with.
B
be punished for.
C
take the blame for.
D
come to grips with.
E
escape the consequences of.
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PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

By mentioning Maijlis Jonsson in paragraphs 1 (lines 1-5) and 3 (lines 16-25), the author implies that the elderly are unable to handle credit cards.

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are unable to handle credit cards.
B
are worried about living in Sweden.
C
 see as a burden the wireless payment policy.
D
would like to benefit from electronic transactions.
E
criticize the social welfare programs regulated by the government.
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PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to Professor Niklas Arvidsson, in a cashless society there is a risk that

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a few financial institutions may concentrate too much power.
B
electronic transactions will negatively impact the payment system
C
financial frauds will become more frequent and difficult to prevent.
D
technology companies will be heavily controlled by commercial banks.
E
electronic transactions are likely to cost a lot more than traditional ones.
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PUC - RJ 2018 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The communicative intention of the article is to

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A
justify the effects of black market growth in countries like Sweden and India.
B
warn the reader about the possible drawbacks of doing digital transactions via mobile phones.
C
show the potential consequences of the widespread of cashless transactions in the Swedish and Indian societies.
D
suggest that international travelers going to Sweden and India tend to benefit from cashless transactions.
E
imply that vulnerable groups, like the elderly or the poor in Sweden and India, are suspicious of electronic payment systems.