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UFAC 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The text Starting a new job is about:

TEXT II

Starting a new job
by Rose Walker


    “You just got the phone call and the position is yours. It’s been a long time since you have started a new job and you need to prepare yourself for it. Will you really like your new position? How will the people treat you and can you get along with them? These are some of the questions that might run through your mind when you start a new job.
    Before you start your new position you need to get in the right frame of mind, so you can do the best job you can do.
    The first step in preparation for this new journey is to let all your fears go. Don’t walk into a new job with fear. This will keep you from being productive. Having negative thoughts about your new job will become a reality and this will cause problems right there. Stay in the same frame of mind you had when you applied for the position. This was something that you obviously wanted to do and was excited about doing. Keep those same thoughts and attitude when you actually start working your new job. By keeping that attitude you will eliminate a lot of your problems in the beginning with this new position. Your way of thinking will become your way of acting. Do a thorough research on your new company so you can understand what they do and how you will play a part in it.
    Have a good understanding about the company in full detail so it will give you that ease you need to have for you to succeed. This will allow you to have the confidence you will need to start this new job and you won’t feel so lost when you start interacting with your co-workers. Having the right attitude will allow you to get along with your co-workers even better. Everyone when they start a new job is considered the new kid on the block. This can make you feel left out right there, since everyone usually know everyone else and already have a comfort zone with each other. You have to let them know by being in the right frame of mind when you start that you can work with each and every one of them. If you come in with that fear, it’s going to seem like you are a unfriendly person and automatically no one will want to have anything to do with you. This will be a bad way to start off on your new job. You plan to be there for awhile and communicating with your co-workers on a daily base.
    Your attitude and the way you present yourself in the beginning is very important. It will determine how your relationship will be throughout the job. Getting along with your boss and coworkers is important, it can help you to succeed or be one of the causes to make you want to leave.
    Starting a new job can be a wonderful experience. Sure all of us are nervous about stepping into a new environment and meeting and dealing with new people. That’s what’s so exciting about it, everything is new. You have to look at it as a new journey in your life and not a dreaded trip that you have to make. Erase all those negative thoughts and fears you have so you can go in with a positive attitude that will let you be a positive person. Let this be a new spectacular and fantastic time in your life. When you stop and prepare yourself mentally for your new job, you will be a success at it.”


http://www.essortment.com/all/startinganew_rbph.htm
A
How to prepare yourself to get a new job.
B
How to prepare yourself to let all your fears go.
C
How to prepare yourself to get along with your family.
D
How to prepare yourself to take an exam.
E
How to prepare yourself mentally to start a new job.
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UFAC 2011 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

On the first square, the expression “getting on my nerves”, means:


A
Making me very happy.
B
Falling in Love.
C
Making me very angry.
D
Making me very sad.
E
Insisting very much.
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UFAC 2011 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

“Wanna” in the second square is used in informal language, during conversation. It is the short form of:


A
Want for.
B
Want up.
C
Want of.
D
Want to.
E
Want off.
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UFAC 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Read the sentences below and judge them (T) TRUE or (F) FALSE:


I. It’s not important to have a good understanding about the new company.

II. Your way of thinking will become your way of acting.

III. The first step in preparation for a new job is to let your fears go.

TEXT II

Starting a new job
by Rose Walker


    “You just got the phone call and the position is yours. It’s been a long time since you have started a new job and you need to prepare yourself for it. Will you really like your new position? How will the people treat you and can you get along with them? These are some of the questions that might run through your mind when you start a new job.
    Before you start your new position you need to get in the right frame of mind, so you can do the best job you can do.
    The first step in preparation for this new journey is to let all your fears go. Don’t walk into a new job with fear. This will keep you from being productive. Having negative thoughts about your new job will become a reality and this will cause problems right there. Stay in the same frame of mind you had when you applied for the position. This was something that you obviously wanted to do and was excited about doing. Keep those same thoughts and attitude when you actually start working your new job. By keeping that attitude you will eliminate a lot of your problems in the beginning with this new position. Your way of thinking will become your way of acting. Do a thorough research on your new company so you can understand what they do and how you will play a part in it.
    Have a good understanding about the company in full detail so it will give you that ease you need to have for you to succeed. This will allow you to have the confidence you will need to start this new job and you won’t feel so lost when you start interacting with your co-workers. Having the right attitude will allow you to get along with your co-workers even better. Everyone when they start a new job is considered the new kid on the block. This can make you feel left out right there, since everyone usually know everyone else and already have a comfort zone with each other. You have to let them know by being in the right frame of mind when you start that you can work with each and every one of them. If you come in with that fear, it’s going to seem like you are a unfriendly person and automatically no one will want to have anything to do with you. This will be a bad way to start off on your new job. You plan to be there for awhile and communicating with your co-workers on a daily base.
    Your attitude and the way you present yourself in the beginning is very important. It will determine how your relationship will be throughout the job. Getting along with your boss and coworkers is important, it can help you to succeed or be one of the causes to make you want to leave.
    Starting a new job can be a wonderful experience. Sure all of us are nervous about stepping into a new environment and meeting and dealing with new people. That’s what’s so exciting about it, everything is new. You have to look at it as a new journey in your life and not a dreaded trip that you have to make. Erase all those negative thoughts and fears you have so you can go in with a positive attitude that will let you be a positive person. Let this be a new spectacular and fantastic time in your life. When you stop and prepare yourself mentally for your new job, you will be a success at it.”


http://www.essortment.com/all/startinganew_rbph.htm
A
F-T-T
B
T-F-T
C
T-T-T.
D
F-F-T.
E
F-F-F.
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UFAC 2011 - Inglês - Tradução | Translation

“They can’t put up with this any longer” means:

A
Eles não podem ir mais longe.
B
Eles não irão colocar isto lá.
C
Eles não podem ir adiante.
D
Eles não agüentam mais isto.
E
Eles não conseguem levá-lo.
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UFAC 2011 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Choose the alternative that best completes the sentence:


Charles normally ________ water, but now he ________ coke.

A
drinks; is drinking.
B
is drinking; drinks.
C
was drinking; drinks.
D
drink; is drinking.
E
drinks, was drinking.
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UFAC 2011 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the sentence, “I think it is a pretty major leap forward but this means that Bing becomes far less interesting and they now have to step up”, the verb “to step up” would best be replaced by:

TEXT I

Google Instant promises live search results

by Maggie Shiels
Technology reporter,
BBC News, Silicon Valley

    
    “Google has speeded up its internet search engine by launching a product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.
     The service predicts a user's query and modifies the displayed results as more letters are typed into the search box.
     The company described it as ‘search at the speed of thought’.
    Previously Google's suggested search terms and did not reveal results until the ‘enter’ key was hit or the ‘search’ button was clicked.
Google Instant goes live in the next week and on mobile devices by autumn.
     The service will initially be rolled out in the US, UK, Spain, Germany, France and Russia.
       Challenge to Microsoft?
     In a demo event held at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art, Marissa Mayer, Google's vice-president of search products and user experience, typed in ‘sfm’ into the search box to demonstrate the new service.
    As she typed, results appeared instantly for ‘SF MOMA’ - the first predicted search result. In another demo, when the letter ‘w’ was entered, a list of links offering the ‘weather’ appeared along with images showing the temperature.
    ‘We've actually predicting what query you are likely to do and we're giving you results for that,’ said Ms Mayer.
       Google estimates that the typical user spends nine seconds entering a query and 15 seconds looking for answers.
        The company says Google Instant could shave between two and five seconds off a typical web search.
    ‘Google is betting all they have that speed is everything,’ Harry McCracken of technology blog Technologizer.com told the BBC.
     ‘Saving one or two seconds isn't that big of a deal. One of my instant thoughts is that I am going to see results I don't want because until I type enough that it knows what I want, it is going to show me links I am not interested in.’
     Technology commentator Robert Scoble said that the new feature would present a real challenge to Microsoft search engine Bing, which has been slowly chipping away at Google's lead in the search market.
    ‘Playing with it, it dramatically changes the way I do searches. I think it is a pretty major leap forward but this means that Bing becomes far less interesting and they now have to step up,’ said Mr. Scoble.
     Microsoft currently commands around 11% of the US search market compared to Google's 66%, according to research firm Comscore.
     Bing has gradually increased its market share since launch, although its growth has recently slowed.”


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newstechnology-11239037. 

A
Advance.
B
Develop.
C
Increase.
D
Empower.
E
Invest.
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UFAC 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Choose the alternative that best completes the sentence:


According to Google, it takes _________ seconds for a typical user to do a web search.

TEXT I

Google Instant promises live search results

by Maggie Shiels
Technology reporter,
BBC News, Silicon Valley

    
    “Google has speeded up its internet search engine by launching a product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.
     The service predicts a user's query and modifies the displayed results as more letters are typed into the search box.
     The company described it as ‘search at the speed of thought’.
    Previously Google's suggested search terms and did not reveal results until the ‘enter’ key was hit or the ‘search’ button was clicked.
Google Instant goes live in the next week and on mobile devices by autumn.
     The service will initially be rolled out in the US, UK, Spain, Germany, France and Russia.
       Challenge to Microsoft?
     In a demo event held at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art, Marissa Mayer, Google's vice-president of search products and user experience, typed in ‘sfm’ into the search box to demonstrate the new service.
    As she typed, results appeared instantly for ‘SF MOMA’ - the first predicted search result. In another demo, when the letter ‘w’ was entered, a list of links offering the ‘weather’ appeared along with images showing the temperature.
    ‘We've actually predicting what query you are likely to do and we're giving you results for that,’ said Ms Mayer.
       Google estimates that the typical user spends nine seconds entering a query and 15 seconds looking for answers.
        The company says Google Instant could shave between two and five seconds off a typical web search.
    ‘Google is betting all they have that speed is everything,’ Harry McCracken of technology blog Technologizer.com told the BBC.
     ‘Saving one or two seconds isn't that big of a deal. One of my instant thoughts is that I am going to see results I don't want because until I type enough that it knows what I want, it is going to show me links I am not interested in.’
     Technology commentator Robert Scoble said that the new feature would present a real challenge to Microsoft search engine Bing, which has been slowly chipping away at Google's lead in the search market.
    ‘Playing with it, it dramatically changes the way I do searches. I think it is a pretty major leap forward but this means that Bing becomes far less interesting and they now have to step up,’ said Mr. Scoble.
     Microsoft currently commands around 11% of the US search market compared to Google's 66%, according to research firm Comscore.
     Bing has gradually increased its market share since launch, although its growth has recently slowed.”


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newstechnology-11239037. 

A
22.
B
19.
C
9.
D
5.
E
24.
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UFAC 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

By saying “We’ve actually been predicting what query you are likely to do and we’re giving you results for that”, Google’s vice-president means:

TEXT I

Google Instant promises live search results

by Maggie Shiels
Technology reporter,
BBC News, Silicon Valley

    
    “Google has speeded up its internet search engine by launching a product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.
     The service predicts a user's query and modifies the displayed results as more letters are typed into the search box.
     The company described it as ‘search at the speed of thought’.
    Previously Google's suggested search terms and did not reveal results until the ‘enter’ key was hit or the ‘search’ button was clicked.
Google Instant goes live in the next week and on mobile devices by autumn.
     The service will initially be rolled out in the US, UK, Spain, Germany, France and Russia.
       Challenge to Microsoft?
     In a demo event held at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art, Marissa Mayer, Google's vice-president of search products and user experience, typed in ‘sfm’ into the search box to demonstrate the new service.
    As she typed, results appeared instantly for ‘SF MOMA’ - the first predicted search result. In another demo, when the letter ‘w’ was entered, a list of links offering the ‘weather’ appeared along with images showing the temperature.
    ‘We've actually predicting what query you are likely to do and we're giving you results for that,’ said Ms Mayer.
       Google estimates that the typical user spends nine seconds entering a query and 15 seconds looking for answers.
        The company says Google Instant could shave between two and five seconds off a typical web search.
    ‘Google is betting all they have that speed is everything,’ Harry McCracken of technology blog Technologizer.com told the BBC.
     ‘Saving one or two seconds isn't that big of a deal. One of my instant thoughts is that I am going to see results I don't want because until I type enough that it knows what I want, it is going to show me links I am not interested in.’
     Technology commentator Robert Scoble said that the new feature would present a real challenge to Microsoft search engine Bing, which has been slowly chipping away at Google's lead in the search market.
    ‘Playing with it, it dramatically changes the way I do searches. I think it is a pretty major leap forward but this means that Bing becomes far less interesting and they now have to step up,’ said Mr. Scoble.
     Microsoft currently commands around 11% of the US search market compared to Google's 66%, according to research firm Comscore.
     Bing has gradually increased its market share since launch, although its growth has recently slowed.”


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newstechnology-11239037. 

A
Today we can predict your query and what your favorite activities are and give you results for that.
B
We can preview what you are probably searching and give you the results for that.
C
The service can offer instant results based on what you like.
D
The service can preview your query completely and offer you the best results.
E
Today we can certainly predict what your queries are and give you results for that.
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UFAC 2011 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Read the sentences below and judge them (T) TRUE or (F) FALSE:


I. Google Instant makes the queries faster.

II. With Google Instant query results will be revealed before the enter button is hit.

III. Search terms will not be suggested anymore.

IV. Mobile users will not have access until autumn.

V. Initially the service will not be available for the British people.

TEXT I

Google Instant promises live search results

by Maggie Shiels
Technology reporter,
BBC News, Silicon Valley

    
    “Google has speeded up its internet search engine by launching a product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.
     The service predicts a user's query and modifies the displayed results as more letters are typed into the search box.
     The company described it as ‘search at the speed of thought’.
    Previously Google's suggested search terms and did not reveal results until the ‘enter’ key was hit or the ‘search’ button was clicked.
Google Instant goes live in the next week and on mobile devices by autumn.
     The service will initially be rolled out in the US, UK, Spain, Germany, France and Russia.
       Challenge to Microsoft?
     In a demo event held at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art, Marissa Mayer, Google's vice-president of search products and user experience, typed in ‘sfm’ into the search box to demonstrate the new service.
    As she typed, results appeared instantly for ‘SF MOMA’ - the first predicted search result. In another demo, when the letter ‘w’ was entered, a list of links offering the ‘weather’ appeared along with images showing the temperature.
    ‘We've actually predicting what query you are likely to do and we're giving you results for that,’ said Ms Mayer.
       Google estimates that the typical user spends nine seconds entering a query and 15 seconds looking for answers.
        The company says Google Instant could shave between two and five seconds off a typical web search.
    ‘Google is betting all they have that speed is everything,’ Harry McCracken of technology blog Technologizer.com told the BBC.
     ‘Saving one or two seconds isn't that big of a deal. One of my instant thoughts is that I am going to see results I don't want because until I type enough that it knows what I want, it is going to show me links I am not interested in.’
     Technology commentator Robert Scoble said that the new feature would present a real challenge to Microsoft search engine Bing, which has been slowly chipping away at Google's lead in the search market.
    ‘Playing with it, it dramatically changes the way I do searches. I think it is a pretty major leap forward but this means that Bing becomes far less interesting and they now have to step up,’ said Mr. Scoble.
     Microsoft currently commands around 11% of the US search market compared to Google's 66%, according to research firm Comscore.
     Bing has gradually increased its market share since launch, although its growth has recently slowed.”


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newstechnology-11239037. 

A
T-T-T-F-F.
B
T-F-T-T-F.
C
T-T-F-T-F.
D
T-F-F-T-F.
E
F-T-F-T-F.
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UFAC 2009 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the third square, the sentence Neither means that:

TEXT III



SCHULZ, Charlie M. Good ol’ Snoopy. 15

ed. Greenwich: Fawcett Publications Inc.,

1970. s. p. 

A
Snoopy does not hunt equally animals or birds.
B
Snoopy does not hunt birds but animals.
C
Snoopy does not hunt animals but birds.
D
Snoopy hunts animals or birds.
E
Snoopy hunts few species of animals or birds.
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UFAC 2009 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The question ‘Is Snoopy a hunting dog?’ in the first square of the cartoon expresses:

TEXT III



SCHULZ, Charlie M. Good ol’ Snoopy. 15

ed. Greenwich: Fawcett Publications Inc.,

1970. s. p. 

A
an idea in the future of Charlie and his friend.
B
a circumstance about Snoopy’s performance.
C
a doubt about Snoopy’s pedigree.
D
a respect of Charlie and his friend.
E
a thought about Snoopy’s past life.
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UFAC 2009 - Inglês - Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the sentence, ‘Rice will not grow well unless there is abundant rainfall’ (lines 3-5). The conjunction unless would be appropriated replaced by:

TEXT II


 

A
provided that
B
if not
C
if
D
even if
E
even though
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UFAC 2009 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos frasais | Phrasal verbs, Substantivos: definição e tipos | Nouns: definition and types, Futuro simples | Simple future, Substantivos contáveis e incontáveis | Countable and uncountable, Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions

The text is full of grammatical elements that compose its structure to offer a plain reading comprehension. Based on this idea and in the text I, judge the CORRECT following statements:

TEXT I 



A
will recognize (line 1) expresses an action in the future.
B
signs of trouble and prevent accidents (lines 10 – 11) are examples of phrasal verbs.
C
shoes, clothing or eyeglasses (line 12) are adverbs of place.
D
may even (line 17) is a conjunction.
E
some and quite (line 23) are uncountable nouns.
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UFAC 2009, UFAC 2009 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The Agriculture Consultant, Jeff Owens reports to Phil some suggestions about planting rice. These suggestions are based in weather specialists who forecast a dry caused by the increasing of Earth’s temperature. Based on this statement and in the text II, consider the solutions pointed by Jeff Owens to reduce plant rice problems of Phil.

TEXT II


 

A
choose a different way of plant rice as irrigation or abundant water land.
B
choose a plant rice technique with no necessity of much water.
C
choose a land which provides much water or irrigation.
D
choose a land with much water or hire new rice planters.
E
choose a different plant which does not need much water or plant rice through irrigation.
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UFAC 2009 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the letter, Jeff Owens uses an informal manner to open and close his message. The most appropriated level of language in formal style to write the opening Dear Phil (line 1) and the closing Your Cordially (line 12) would be:

TEXT II


 

A
Dear Sir Phil and Honestly.
B
Dear Mr. Phil and Yours truly.
C
Dear Phil and Sincerely.
D
Sir Phil and Faithfully.
E
Sir Phil and Cordially.
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UFAC 2009, UFAC 2009 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

In the sentence, ‘The activities of the MIT visionary pioneers of the digital revolution are part of an integrated approach to technology.’ (lines 21 – 23) it can be deduced that:

TEXT I 



A
scientists and engineers of the mit media lab are integrating a group of future workaholics.
B
scientists and engineers innovations are against the advances in technology.
C
scientists integrate the old visions of the digital revolution.
D
visionary pioneers of the mit and their activities make part of a revolutionary innovation in technology.
E
visionary pioneers are responsible to integrate few activities of MIT Media Lab.
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UFAC 2009, UFAC 2009 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text, the scientists and engineers are:

The questions from 26 to 29 refer to Text I.

Imagem 007.jpg

A
developing futuristic projects such as wearable computers, virtual pet dogs and smart cars and houses.
B
inventing the future with the creation of electronic human brain.
C
developing a project associated with mit media lab who students will wear old fashioned glasses and shoes.
D
providing to MIT Media Lab a series of futuristic projects as digital labs and powerful microprocessors.
E
inventing new computer applications to save the MIT campus.
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UFAC 2009, UFAC 2009 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the letter, we can infer that:

The questions from 30 to 33 refer to Text II.

Imagem 008.jpg

A
Jeff Owens warns Phil about a hard dry which causes losing of money by rice planters.
B
Phil complains to Jeff Owens about rice planters improvements of irrigation without water.
C
Jeff Owens offers to Phil his works as an Agriculture Consultant.
D
Phil and Jeff Owens are both close friends exchanging experiences about their advances in agriculture.
E
Phil and Jeff Owens are Agriculture Consultants exchanging information about a new structure of irrigation.