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C1 Gramática Artigo de opinião

Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 46 a 48. The problem with artificial intelligence? It’s neither artificial, nor intelligent. Elon Musk and Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak have recently signed a letter calling for a six-month moratorium on the…

Observe the following sentence from paragraph 1. “The goal is to give society time to adapt to what the signatories describe as an “AI summer”, which they believe will ultimately benefit humanity, as long as the right guardrails are put in place.” Choose the alternative that can be considered the CORRECT past version of the sentence above.

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Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 46 a 48. The problem with artificial intelligence? It’s neither artificial, nor intelligent. Elon Musk and Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak have recently signed a letter calling for a six-month moratorium on the…

In the extract “The former searches for differences; the latter is quick to erase them.”, the terms FORMER and LATTER refer respectively to

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C1 Interpretação de texto Artigo de opinião

Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 46 a 48. The problem with artificial intelligence? It’s neither artificial, nor intelligent. Elon Musk and Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak have recently signed a letter calling for a six-month moratorium on the…

The sentence that BEST summarizes the main idea of the text is

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B2 Gramática Reportagem

Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 42 a 45. Back To School But Not To Screens: States Ramp Up Cellphone Bans Work has been easier for public high school teacher Brian Kerekes since last August, when he first experienced the impacts of a newly ena…

Ao transpor a frase “Seventy-two percent of high school teachers cite cellphones as a major distraction in the classroom" para a voz passiva, a construção CORRETA é

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Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 42 a 45. Back To School But Not To Screens: States Ramp Up Cellphone Bans Work has been easier for public high school teacher Brian Kerekes since last August, when he first experienced the impacts of a newly ena…

Referring to the establishment of a national youth mental health crisis, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stated: “I am concerned that social media is an important driver of that crisis, one that we must urgently address". In this sentence, the modal verb MUST indicates

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Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 42 a 45. Back To School But Not To Screens: States Ramp Up Cellphone Bans Work has been easier for public high school teacher Brian Kerekes since last August, when he first experienced the impacts of a newly ena…

Na passagem “Fellow teachers nationwide face the same challenge, which explains why more states and districts are moving to limit or outright ban cellphones in the classroom”, a palavra OUTRIGHT pode ser substituída, sem prejuízo de sentido, por

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Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 42 a 45. Back To School But Not To Screens: States Ramp Up Cellphone Bans Work has been easier for public high school teacher Brian Kerekes since last August, when he first experienced the impacts of a newly ena…

De acordo com as informações presentes no texto, depreende-se que

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C1 Vocabulário Editorial

Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 40 e 41. The decline of teenagers reading is an impact on education If you are a teenager reading this story, you are in the minority. Statistics show that 80% of teenagers do not read for pleasure on a daily ba…

Check the alternative that best rephrases the following sentence, without altering its meaning: “Speaking of all-time great books, it seems like just about every bestseller has been turned into a movie that either gives the book a bad rap or receives great reviews and overshadows the book.”

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Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 40 e 41. The decline of teenagers reading is an impact on education If you are a teenager reading this story, you are in the minority. Statistics show that 80% of teenagers do not read for pleasure on a daily ba…

De acordo com as informações do texto, é CORRETO afirmar que

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C2 Vocabulário Ensaio

Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 37 a 39. The voluminous literature dealing with the idea of human progress is decidedly a mixed bag. While some of these writings are impressive and even inspiring, many of them are superficial, perhaps even rid…

Na passagem “Here, it is possible to argue cogently that progress is in the nature of things.”, a palavra COGENTLY pode ser melhor traduzida por

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Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 37 a 39. The voluminous literature dealing with the idea of human progress is decidedly a mixed bag. While some of these writings are impressive and even inspiring, many of them are superficial, perhaps even rid…

Os termos abaixo, retirados do primeiro parágrafo, exercem no texto as funções indicadas após a seta, EXCETO em

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Leia o texto a seguir para responder às questões 37 a 39. The voluminous literature dealing with the idea of human progress is decidedly a mixed bag. While some of these writings are impressive and even inspiring, many of them are superficial, perhaps even rid…

The sentence which describes an idea which is NOT in the text is

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C1 Gramática Reportagem

As scientists explore AI-written text, journals hammer out policies Many ask authors to disclose use of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence “It’s all we’ve been talking about since November,” says Patrick Franzen, publishing director for SPIE,…

No trecho do último parágrafo do texto“... to explore its capabilities ...”, o termo ITS refere-se a

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As scientists explore AI-written text, journals hammer out policies Many ask authors to disclose use of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence “It’s all we’ve been talking about since November,” says Patrick Franzen, publishing director for SPIE,…

Leia as asserções destacadas e, em seguida, assinale a alternativa CORRETA. I. Pesquisadores acostumados a ler artigos de periódicos médicos não conseguem compreender um terço das publicações. II. Por ora, editores e revisores de publicações científicas têm dificuldades para iden- tificar, de forma consistente, textos gerados por IA dada a escassez de softwares especializados. III. Responsáveis por publicações científicas estão relutantes em coibir o uso de geradores de texto por computador, temendo uma potencial enxurrada de críticas por parte da comunidade acadêmica. IV. A publicação de prospectos gerados por IA, contendo novas versões de alguns artigos científicos específicos, causou uma onda de choque na indústria editorial acadêmica.

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As scientists explore AI-written text, journals hammer out policies Many ask authors to disclose use of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence “It’s all we’ve been talking about since November,” says Patrick Franzen, publishing director for SPIE,…

Considerando o teor do artigo, assinale a tradução mais coerente para o título “As scientists explore AI-written text, journals hammer out policies”.

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As scientists explore AI-written text, journals hammer out policies Many ask authors to disclose use of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence “It’s all we’ve been talking about since November,” says Patrick Franzen, publishing director for SPIE,…

According to the text, some publishers of scientific journals are concerned about the

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B2 Vocabulário Texto didatico

The early development of radar was driven primarily by military imperatives, and the targets that were to be detected were mainly aircraft and ships. It was no surprise that echoes were also received from terrain and from rainstorms, but the discovery, during …

No excerto “. . . puzzlingly from their perspective, when there was not a cloud in sight.”, retirado do 2º parágrafo, o termo PUZZLINGLY indica que os meteorologistas estavam diante de uma situação

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The early development of radar was driven primarily by military imperatives, and the targets that were to be detected were mainly aircraft and ships. It was no surprise that echoes were also received from terrain and from rainstorms, but the discovery, during …

De acordo com o texto, uma descoberta que causou surpresa aos usuários de radares durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial foi a capacidade do radar em detectar

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B2 Gramática Reportagem

What links Sir Isaac Newton, alien solar systems, and a new multi-million dollar TV show ? The answer is “the three-body problem”: a conundrum in astronomy and mathematics that describes why it’s often difficult to predict the long-term trajectory of planets, …

No excerto “The extraterrestrials’ home planet is situated in a solar system with three suns, hence their name in the English translation of the book – the Trisolarans. This three-sun system can be highly unstable, making conditions difficult for life, hence the desire to travel across the Universe in order to inhabit our relatively stable Solar System.”, retirado do 5º parágrafo, o termo HENCE pode ser substituído em ambas as ocorrências, sem alteração de sentido, por

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What links Sir Isaac Newton, alien solar systems, and a new multi-million dollar TV show ? The answer is “the three-body problem”: a conundrum in astronomy and mathematics that describes why it’s often difficult to predict the long-term trajectory of planets, …

According to the text, the TV series mentioned

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What links Sir Isaac Newton, alien solar systems, and a new multi-million dollar TV show ? The answer is “the three-body problem”: a conundrum in astronomy and mathematics that describes why it’s often difficult to predict the long-term trajectory of planets, …

According to the text, “the three-body problem” in astronomy and mathematics can be described as

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B2 Vocabulário Artigo de divulgação científica

“In recent years, no more than a week goes by without news of a cosmic discovery worthy of banner headlines. While media gatekeepers may have developed an interest in the universe, this rise in coverage likely comes from a genuine increase in the public’s appe…

Na passagem do texto “[[The highest grossing film of all time]] is by a famous director who set his story on a planet orbiting a distant star.”, a expressão sublinhada pode ser traduzida como:

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B2 Gramática Artigo de divulgação científica

“In recent years, no more than a week goes by without news of a cosmic discovery worthy of banner headlines. While media gatekeepers may have developed an interest in the universe, this rise in coverage likely comes from a genuine increase in the public’s appe…

No excerto retirado do segundo parágrafo do texto, “While most branches of science have ascended in this era, the field of astrophysics persistently rises to the top”, o termo WHILE estabelece, entre as orações, a ideia de

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“In recent years, no more than a week goes by without news of a cosmic discovery worthy of banner headlines. While media gatekeepers may have developed an interest in the universe, this rise in coverage likely comes from a genuine increase in the public’s appe…

De acordo com as informações encontradas no texto, éCORRETO afirmar que

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On the surface, there is little to distinguish the Woolf Social Club from any other hipster hangout in Seoul, South Korea. Customers perch on wooden stools at formica tables, tapping on laptops while they sip their coffee. Records and cds line the walls, soft …

Dentre as razões expostas no texto sobre as dificuldades encontradas pelas mulheres coreanas, são corretas as afirmações, EXCETO:

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On the surface, there is little to distinguish the Woolf Social Club from any other hipster hangout in Seoul, South Korea. Customers perch on wooden stools at formica tables, tapping on laptops while they sip their coffee. Records and cds line the walls, soft …

In the excerpt from the third paragraph “I wanted a space for like-minded women to meet and talk,” the underlined term expresses an idea of:

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On the surface, there is little to distinguish the Woolf Social Club from any other hipster hangout in Seoul, South Korea. Customers perch on wooden stools at formica tables, tapping on laptops while they sip their coffee. Records and cds line the walls, soft …

Kim Jina was inspired by Virginia Woolf to open the Woolf Social Club because:

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On the surface, there is little to distinguish the Woolf Social Club from any other hipster hangout in Seoul, South Korea. Customers perch on wooden stools at formica tables, tapping on laptops while they sip their coffee. Records and cds line the walls, soft …

In the excerpt from the second paragraph “A bookshelf contains South Korean feminist novels and works of self-help (titles include “Lessons on Being Unmarried”) alongside “The Second Sex” by Simone de Beauvoir and “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood”, the underlined word expresses an idea of:

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On the surface, there is little to distinguish the Woolf Social Club from any other hipster hangout in Seoul, South Korea. Customers perch on wooden stools at formica tables, tapping on laptops while they sip their coffee. Records and cds line the walls, soft …

O Woolf Social Club é primordialmente um local onde

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B2 Interpretação de texto Resenha

Read Your Way Through Salvador By Itamar Vieira Junior and translated by Johnny Lorenz. July 19, 2023. I was born in Salvador, in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and lived in the general vicinity until I reached the age of 15. But it was when I left that I reall…

According to the information about the two books presented in the fourth and fifth paragraphs,

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B2 Gramática Resenha

Read Your Way Through Salvador By Itamar Vieira Junior and translated by Johnny Lorenz. July 19, 2023. I was born in Salvador, in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and lived in the general vicinity until I reached the age of 15. But it was when I left that I reall…

No trecho do terceiro parágrafo “While the novel captures the daily life of the city in the 1940s, it is also a wonderful guide to the cuisine of Salvador” o termo sublinhado pode ser substituído, sem alteração de sentido, por:

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Read Your Way Through Salvador By Itamar Vieira Junior and translated by Johnny Lorenz. July 19, 2023. I was born in Salvador, in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and lived in the general vicinity until I reached the age of 15. But it was when I left that I reall…

No trecho do terceiro parágrafo “As a portrait of Salvador, it is still relevant and reveals our deep [[inequalities”,]] o termo sublinhado contém um prefixo de negação. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o termo que NÃO contém prefixo de negação.

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B2 Interpretação de texto Resenha

Read Your Way Through Salvador By Itamar Vieira Junior and translated by Johnny Lorenz. July 19, 2023. I was born in Salvador, in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and lived in the general vicinity until I reached the age of 15. But it was when I left that I reall…

The two books that present same gender main characters around which the action centers are:

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Read Your Way Through Salvador By Itamar Vieira Junior and translated by Johnny Lorenz. July 19, 2023. I was born in Salvador, in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and lived in the general vicinity until I reached the age of 15. But it was when I left that I reall…

According to the text, the author recommends the book “The Story of Rufino: Slavery, Freedom and Islam in the Black Atlantic” for the reader to

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Read Your Way Through Salvador By Itamar Vieira Junior and translated by Johnny Lorenz. July 19, 2023. I was born in Salvador, in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and lived in the general vicinity until I reached the age of 15. But it was when I left that I reall…

The text mainly intends to

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C1 Gramática Reportagem

A hundred years ago this weekend, a group of young artists and writers organised what they called the Modern Art Week in the new and grandiose municipal theatre in São Paulo. In fact, it lasted only for three evenings. It included a show of modernist painting,…

No trecho do quarto parágrafo “That was important”, o termo “that” destacado em itálico sublinhado refere-se a

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A hundred years ago this weekend, a group of young artists and writers organised what they called the Modern Art Week in the new and grandiose municipal theatre in São Paulo. In fact, it lasted only for three evenings. It included a show of modernist painting,…

The third paragraph of the text

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A hundred years ago this weekend, a group of young artists and writers organised what they called the Modern Art Week in the new and grandiose municipal theatre in São Paulo. In fact, it lasted only for three evenings. It included a show of modernist painting,…

In the second paragraph, the sentence “Even so, they were disrupters” means that they were disrupters although

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C1 Vocabulário Resenha

Conquistadores. By Fernando Cervantes. Viking; 512 pages; $35. Penguin, £12.99. A balanced retelling of the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean, Mexico and Peru, which draws heavily on the letters and diaries of those involved. The author chronicles the brutalit…

In the excerpt from the text “the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, the self-styled Generalissimo who ruled the Dominican Republic”, the underlined expression means that he

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Conquistadores. By Fernando Cervantes. Viking; 512 pages; $35. Penguin, £12.99. A balanced retelling of the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean, Mexico and Peru, which draws heavily on the letters and diaries of those involved. The author chronicles the brutalit…

According to the text, Fernando Cervantes, the author of Conquistadores,

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Conquistadores. By Fernando Cervantes. Viking; 512 pages; $35. Penguin, £12.99. A balanced retelling of the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean, Mexico and Peru, which draws heavily on the letters and diaries of those involved. The author chronicles the brutalit…

De acordo com o texto, dentre as obras recomendadas sobre a América Latina, assinale a alternativa que apresenta os títulos cujos enredos ocorreram no século XX.

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B2 Gramática Artigo

Since the early 1990s, an interesting phenomenon has emerged in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus – some states that, despite having their own government and state apparatus, lack international recognition. Even today, the struggle of these unrecognised states r…

O termo “do”, destacado em itálico sublinhado no excerto do quarto parágrafo: “the few countries that do recognise them”, expressa

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Since the early 1990s, an interesting phenomenon has emerged in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus – some states that, despite having their own government and state apparatus, lack international recognition. Even today, the struggle of these unrecognised states r…

O termo “allegiance”, destacado em itálico sublinhado no excerto do terceiro parágrafo: “in exchange for their allegiance”, pode ser substituído, sem alteração de sentido, por

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Since the early 1990s, an interesting phenomenon has emerged in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus – some states that, despite having their own government and state apparatus, lack international recognition. Even today, the struggle of these unrecognised states r…

O termo “whereas”, destacado em itálico sublinhado no excerto do segundo parágrafo: “whereas others are distinct peoples”, pode ser substituído, sem prejuízo de sentido, por

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Since the early 1990s, an interesting phenomenon has emerged in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus – some states that, despite having their own government and state apparatus, lack international recognition. Even today, the struggle of these unrecognised states r…

O termo “Although”, destacado em itálico sublinhado no excerto do segundo parágrafo: “Although different, these peoples seem to have one common goal”, expressa ideia de

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Since the early 1990s, an interesting phenomenon has emerged in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus – some states that, despite having their own government and state apparatus, lack international recognition. Even today, the struggle of these unrecognised states r…

A respeito das populações de Estados não reconhecidos, não é correto afirmar que

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Since the early 1990s, an interesting phenomenon has emerged in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus – some states that, despite having their own government and state apparatus, lack international recognition. Even today, the struggle of these unrecognised states r…

De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que

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Meritocracy has become a leading social ideal. Politicians across the ideological spectrum continually return to the theme that the rewards of life—money, power, jobs, university admission—should be distributed according to skill and effort. The most common me…

De acordo com o quarto parágrafo, a meritocracia promove

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Meritocracy has become a leading social ideal. Politicians across the ideological spectrum continually return to the theme that the rewards of life—money, power, jobs, university admission—should be distributed according to skill and effort. The most common me…

According to the third and fourth paragraphs, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Indiana University found that meritocracy

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Meritocracy has become a leading social ideal. Politicians across the ideological spectrum continually return to the theme that the rewards of life—money, power, jobs, university admission—should be distributed according to skill and effort. The most common me…

According to the first paragraph, one of the supporting arguments for meritocracy is:

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In a new survey of North American Indian languages, Marianne Mithun gives an admirably clear statement of what is lost as each language ceases to be used. “Speakers of these languages and their descendants are acutely aware of what it can mean to lose a langua…

De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que com o desaparecimento de uma língua, aspectos dessa cultura também estão fadados ao desaparecimento, exceto

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In a new survey of North American Indian languages, Marianne Mithun gives an admirably clear statement of what is lost as each language ceases to be used. “Speakers of these languages and their descendants are acutely aware of what it can mean to lose a langua…

O termo “must”, destacado em itálico no excerto do segundo parágrafo, “These questions must be now faced”, pode ser substituído, sem alteração de significado, por

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In a new survey of North American Indian languages, Marianne Mithun gives an admirably clear statement of what is lost as each language ceases to be used. “Speakers of these languages and their descendants are acutely aware of what it can mean to lose a langua…

De acordo com a linguista Marianne Mithun

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Jaap Wagelaar was my all-time favorite secondary school teacher. He gave me a 10/10 for my oral Dutch literature exam, taught psychoanalysis during grammar class, astounded pupils with odd puppet show performances during lunch breaks and sadly ended his career…

Em um encontro para discutir a posição da mulher, o anfitrião

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Jaap Wagelaar was my all-time favorite secondary school teacher. He gave me a 10/10 for my oral Dutch literature exam, taught psychoanalysis during grammar class, astounded pupils with odd puppet show performances during lunch breaks and sadly ended his career…

O termo “albeit”, destacado em itálico no excerto do primeiro parágrafo, “both canonized Dutch literary figures albeit of very divergent genres”, tem sentido equivalente a

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C2 Gramática Texto de divulgacao

Stupidity permeates our perception and practice of politics. We frequently accuse politicians, bureaucrats, journalists, voters, “elites,” and “the masses” for their stupidities. In fact, it is not only “populist politicians,” “sensational journalism,” and “un…

O termo “moreover”, destacado em itálico no excerto do segundo parágrafo, “Moreover, the failure to address the unavoidability of stupidity leads political theory to the failure”, pode ser substituído, sem prejuízo de significado, por

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Stupidity permeates our perception and practice of politics. We frequently accuse politicians, bureaucrats, journalists, voters, “elites,” and “the masses” for their stupidities. In fact, it is not only “populist politicians,” “sensational journalism,” and “un…

De acordo com o texto, não é correto afirmar que

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C1 Gramática Memoria

When my family first moved to North Carolina, we lived in a rented house three blocks from the school where I would begin the third grade. My mother made friends with one of the neighbors, but one seemed enough for her. Within a year we would move again and, a…

O termo still, destacado no trecho do primeiro parágrafo, “It was more of a ‘see you later’ situation, but still I adopted my mother’s attitude […]”, transmite a ideia de:

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When my family first moved to North Carolina, we lived in a rented house three blocks from the school where I would begin the third grade. My mother made friends with one of the neighbors, but one seemed enough for her. Within a year we would move again and, a…

O trecho destacado do segundo parágrafo, “I hoped that in walking around after dark I might witness a murder, but for the most part our neighbors just sat in their living rooms, watching TV.”, poderia ser mais bem traduzido sem perda de sentido como:

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When my family first moved to North Carolina, we lived in a rented house three blocks from the school where I would begin the third grade. My mother made friends with one of the neighbors, but one seemed enough for her. Within a year we would move again and, a…

Os fatos apresentados pelo narrador no terceiro e no quarto parágrafos expressam:

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When my family first moved to North Carolina, we lived in a rented house three blocks from the school where I would begin the third grade. My mother made friends with one of the neighbors, but one seemed enough for her. Within a year we would move again and, a…

De acordo com o texto:

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C2 Interpretação de texto Editorial

It is the standing reproach of a democratic society that it is the purgatory of genius and the paradise of mediocrity. With ourselves it has become notorious that when a man is so unfortunate as to exhibit uncommon abilities, he usually renders himself ineligi…

De acordo com o terceiro parágrafo, é correto afirmar que:

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It is the standing reproach of a democratic society that it is the purgatory of genius and the paradise of mediocrity. With ourselves it has become notorious that when a man is so unfortunate as to exhibit uncommon abilities, he usually renders himself ineligi…

No trecho destacado, extraído do segundo parágrafo, “It is found to perfection in the speeches of demagogues, who feel certain they are never so successful as when their audience is satisfied that the intellect of the speaker is of no higher an order than that of the lowest intelligence among them.”, a ideia principal é a de que:

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It is the standing reproach of a democratic society that it is the purgatory of genius and the paradise of mediocrity. With ourselves it has become notorious that when a man is so unfortunate as to exhibit uncommon abilities, he usually renders himself ineligi…

Leia atentamente as declarações destacadas. Em seguida, assinale a alternativa correta. I. Quanto menos inteligente for um homem, mais chances ele terá de ser presidente dos Estados Unidos. II. Quando um homem é infeliz a ponto de exibir habilidades incomuns, ele se torna inelegível para distinções políticas. III. A declaração de que o sistema educacional deve ser abandonado se produz mais pessoas ruins que boas é irônica. De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que:

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Since from August 1914 to November 1918 Great Britain and her Allies were fighting for civilization it cannot, I suppose, be impertinent to inquire what precisely civilization may be. “Liberty” and “Justice” have always been reckoned expensive words, but that …

O termo startled, destacado no trecho do segundo parágrafo, “Startled by this sudden enthusiasm [...]”, pode ser entendido como:

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Since from August 1914 to November 1918 Great Britain and her Allies were fighting for civilization it cannot, I suppose, be impertinent to inquire what precisely civilization may be. “Liberty” and “Justice” have always been reckoned expensive words, but that …

A diferença existente entre os anos de 1914 a 1918 e o momento em que o texto foi escrito é que:

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About seven years ago, three researchers at the University of Toronto built a system that could analyze thousands of photos and teach itself to recognize everyday objects, like dogs, cars and flowers. The system was so effective that Google bought the tiny sta…

Analise as afirmações de I a IV em destaque. I. Ativistas manifestaram preocupação em relação à forma como as empresas estavam coletando enormes quantidades de dados para treinar sistemas de reconhecimento. II. A Universidade de Toronto construiu um sistema ético de Inteligência Artificial para reconhecimento de imagens. III. Uma das preocupações de ativistas era a possibilidade de tais sistemas conduzirem a vigilância em massa ou armamento autônomo. IV. Empresas privadas de tecnologia, como Google, e redes digitais, como Facebook, junto com algumas agências governamentais, chegaram a um consenso quanto a uma ética da Inteligência Artificial. V. Algumas leis foram desenvolvidas por alguns grupos específicos de pessoas para decidir sobre o futuro da Inteligência Artificial. De acordo com o texto, estão corretas apenas:

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About seven years ago, three researchers at the University of Toronto built a system that could analyze thousands of photos and teach itself to recognize everyday objects, like dogs, cars and flowers. The system was so effective that Google bought the tiny sta…

De acordo com as informações do texto, selecione a alternativa que melhor complete a afirmação: The new system proved to be less precise when

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“Of course they’re fake videos, everyone can see they're not real. All the same, they really did say those things, didn't they?” These are the words of Vivienne Rook, the fictional politician played by Emma Thompson in the brilliant dystopian BBC TV drama Year…

De acordo com a congressista Yvette Clarke, pelos diversos riscos representados pelos vídeos deepfake, é necessário

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“Of course they’re fake videos, everyone can see they're not real. All the same, they really did say those things, didn't they?” These are the words of Vivienne Rook, the fictional politician played by Emma Thompson in the brilliant dystopian BBC TV drama Year…

No trecho: “it’s not just democracy that is at risk, but also the economy”, a expressão sublinhada expressa uma ideia de

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“Of course they’re fake videos, everyone can see they're not real. All the same, they really did say those things, didn't they?” These are the words of Vivienne Rook, the fictional politician played by Emma Thompson in the brilliant dystopian BBC TV drama Year…

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If there is any doubt about the persistent power of literature in the face of digital culture, it should be banished by the recent climb of George Orwell’s 1984 up the Amazon “Movers and Shakers” list. There is much that’s resonant for us in Orwell’s dystopia …

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If there is any doubt about the persistent power of literature in the face of digital culture, it should be banished by the recent climb of George Orwell’s 1984 up the Amazon “Movers and Shakers” list. There is much that’s resonant for us in Orwell’s dystopia …

No trecho “but rather, to language itself”, o termo rather pode ser substituído, sem alteração de sentido, por

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If there is any doubt about the persistent power of literature in the face of digital culture, it should be banished by the recent climb of George Orwell’s 1984 up the Amazon “Movers and Shakers” list. There is much that’s resonant for us in Orwell’s dystopia …

De acordo com o texto, em geral, os leitores do clássico 1984, de George Orwell, dispensam a leitura do apêndice da obra porque

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Experts warn that “the substitution of machinery for human labour” may “render the population redundant”. They worry that “the discovery of this mighty power” has come “before we knew how to employ it rightly”. Such fears are expressed today by those who worry…

Leia as afirmações a seguir para responder à questão. I. Redes neurais alimentam o mecanismo de busca do Google, o assistente de voz da Apple, a identificação de fotografias no Facebook, as sugestões de compras da Amazon, os carros autônomos da Tesla. II. O temor de que as máquinas substituiriam o trabalho humano era real há duzentos anos, mas superado na atualidade. III. Steven Hawkings e Elon Musk especulam se a I.A. pode sair do controle, levando pessoas e máquinas a um conflito somente visto em obras de ficção científica. IV. Duzentos anos atrás, a controvérsia sobre os perigos impostos pelas máquinas era conhecida como “a questão das máquinas”. De acordo com as informações do texto, estão corretas as afirmações

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C1 Gramática Artigo de opinião

As questões de 33 a 36 referem-se ao texto a seguir: 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to play an enormous role in our lives and in the global economy. It is the key to 2 self-driving cars, the Amazon Alexa in your home, autonomous trading desks on Wall …

Observe o uso da palavra ‘so’ nas frases abaixo. I. […] and help guide AI so it benefits society […] (linha 8) II. Regulators helped make it so difficult to develop […] (linha 9 e 10) III. So, while we need a Federal Artificial Intelligence Agency, or FAIA […] (linha 10 e 11) Assinale a alternativa que explica respectivamente, o uso de ‘so’.

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As questões de 33 a 36 referem-se ao texto a seguir: 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to play an enormous role in our lives and in the global economy. It is the key to 2 self-driving cars, the Amazon Alexa in your home, autonomous trading desks on Wall …

A palavra ou expressão sublinhada na primeira coluna pode ser substituída pela palavra ou expressão na segunda coluna em todas as opções, mantendo o mesmo sentido, EXCETO em:

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As questões de 33 a 36 referem-se ao texto a seguir: 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to play an enormous role in our lives and in the global economy. It is the key to 2 self-driving cars, the Amazon Alexa in your home, autonomous trading desks on Wall …

O autor defende uma regulação definida por software, pois I. a considera mais adequada para monitorar indústrias orientadas por software do que regulações impostas por equipes de reguladores humanos. II. algoritmos podem procurar por detalhes e padrões que os seres humanos talvez nunca pudessem descobrir, mas que, não obstante, são indicativos de abusos. III. precisamos de tecnologia que seja capaz de identificar comportamentos como o do Facebook que, ao explorar vieses políticos, difundiu manchetes de partidos conservadores. IV. é importante que algoritmos monitorem o papel dos seres humanos em empresas orientadas por software para evitar que minorias sejam prejudicadas na utilização de serviços. Estão corretas apenas

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As questões de 33 a 36 referem-se ao texto a seguir: 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to play an enormous role in our lives and in the global economy. It is the key to 2 self-driving cars, the Amazon Alexa in your home, autonomous trading desks on Wall …

Assinale a alternativa INCORRETA. No texto, o autor afirma que

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As questões de 30 a 32 referem-se à tirinha a seguir: [Tirinha em quatro quadrinhos (CommitStrip), em preto e branco, passada na redação de um jornal. Um jornalista barbudo de óculos está sentado diante do computador, com jornais espalhados sobre a mesa; seu c…

No contexto da tirinha, todas as palavras pertencem à mesma classe gramatical, EXCETO:

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As questões de 30 a 32 referem-se à tirinha a seguir: [Tirinha em quatro quadrinhos (CommitStrip), em preto e branco, passada na redação de um jornal. Um jornalista barbudo de óculos está sentado diante do computador, com jornais espalhados sobre a mesa; seu c…

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As questões de 30 a 32 referem-se à tirinha a seguir: [Tirinha em quatro quadrinhos (CommitStrip), em preto e branco, passada na redação de um jornal. Um jornalista barbudo de óculos está sentado diante do computador, com jornais espalhados sobre a mesa; seu c…

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C1 Gramática Artigo de opinião

[…] A picture of Brighton beach in 1976, featured in the Guardian a few weeks ago, appeared to show an alien race. Almost everyone was slim. I mentioned it on social media, then went on holiday. When I returned, I found that people were still debating it. The …

Assinale a alternativa que pode substituir ‘as’ na sentença “As Jacques Peretti argued in his film The Men Who Made Us Fat, food companies have invested heavily in designing products [...]” (linhas 19-20) mantendo o mesmo sentido do texto e a correção gramatical.

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[…] A picture of Brighton beach in 1976, featured in the Guardian a few weeks ago, appeared to show an alien race. Almost everyone was slim. I mentioned it on social media, then went on holiday. When I returned, I found that people were still debating it. The …

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[…] A picture of Brighton beach in 1976, featured in the Guardian a few weeks ago, appeared to show an alien race. Almost everyone was slim. I mentioned it on social media, then went on holiday. When I returned, I found that people were still debating it. The …

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[…] A picture of Brighton beach in 1976, featured in the Guardian a few weeks ago, appeared to show an alien race. Almost everyone was slim. I mentioned it on social media, then went on holiday. When I returned, I found that people were still debating it. The …

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[…] A picture of Brighton beach in 1976, featured in the Guardian a few weeks ago, appeared to show an alien race. Almost everyone was slim. I mentioned it on social media, then went on holiday. When I returned, I found that people were still debating it. The …

De acordo com o texto, em comparação com 1976, atualmente nós compramos

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AUGMENTATION OF BRAIN FUNCTION: FACTS, FICTION AND CONTROVERSY 1 Augmentation of brain function is no longer just a theme of science fiction. __________(I) advances in 2 neural sciences, it has become a matter of reality that a person may consider at some poin…

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AUGMENTATION OF BRAIN FUNCTION: FACTS, FICTION AND CONTROVERSY 1 Augmentation of brain function is no longer just a theme of science fiction. __________(I) advances in 2 neural sciences, it has become a matter of reality that a person may consider at some poin…

Com base no texto, é INCORRETO afirmar que estudos sobre a melhoria das funções cerebrais

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AUGMENTATION OF BRAIN FUNCTION: FACTS, FICTION AND CONTROVERSY 1 Augmentation of brain function is no longer just a theme of science fiction. __________(I) advances in 2 neural sciences, it has become a matter of reality that a person may consider at some poin…

Considere as seguintes afirmações: I. A melhoria ou o aumento das funções cerebrais pode ser obtida via: estimulação farmacológica, interface cérebro-máquina, implantes cerebrais ou mesmo remoção de determinadas áreas do cérebro. II. Atualmente, abordagens para melhoria das funções cerebrais envolvem exclusivamente funções sensoriais, cognitivas e motoras. III. O aumento das funções cerebrais pode vir a ser usado no tratamento de doenças neurodegenerativas. Com base no texto, estão corretas

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AUGMENTATION OF BRAIN FUNCTION: FACTS, FICTION AND CONTROVERSY 1 Augmentation of brain function is no longer just a theme of science fiction. __________(I) advances in 2 neural sciences, it has become a matter of reality that a person may consider at some poin…

O texto é um(a):

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AUGMENTATION OF BRAIN FUNCTION: FACTS, FICTION AND CONTROVERSY 1 Augmentation of brain function is no longer just a theme of science fiction. __________(I) advances in 2 neural sciences, it has become a matter of reality that a person may consider at some poin…

Marque a opção que preenche, correta e respectivamente, as lacunas I, II, III e IV inseridas no texto.

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A ironia da mãe de Helga, ao afirmar: “I can see that!”, reside no fato de que

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O fato de Helga usar a expressão “Oh... now, mother...”, significa que ela

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A mãe de Helga pergunta "What did you ever see in that man?" porque

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C1 Gramática Artigo de divulgação científica

WE RECORDED VCs CONVERSATIONS AND ANALYZED HOW DIFFERENTLY THEY TALK ABOUT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS 1 When venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate investment proposals, the language they use to describe the 2 entrepreneurs who write them plays an important but often hi…

Na sentença "Men were characterized as having entrepreneurial potential, while the entrepreneurial potential for women was diminished", indique a expressão que pode substituir while mantendo o significado e a correção gramatical.

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WE RECORDED VCs CONVERSATIONS AND ANALYZED HOW DIFFERENTLY THEY TALK ABOUT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS 1 When venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate investment proposals, the language they use to describe the 2 entrepreneurs who write them plays an important but often hi…

A expressão sublinhada na primeira coluna pode ser substituída pela expressão na segunda coluna em todas as opções, EXCETO em

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WE RECORDED VCs CONVERSATIONS AND ANALYZED HOW DIFFERENTLY THEY TALK ABOUT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS 1 When venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate investment proposals, the language they use to describe the 2 entrepreneurs who write them plays an important but often hi…

Marque a opção que lista qualidades expostas no texto que foram colocadas em dúvida em relação às empreendedoras.

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WE RECORDED VCs CONVERSATIONS AND ANALYZED HOW DIFFERENTLY THEY TALK ABOUT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS 1 When venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate investment proposals, the language they use to describe the 2 entrepreneurs who write them plays an important but often hi…

De acordo com as observações dos pesquisadores, para os investidores (VCs)

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WE RECORDED VCs CONVERSATIONS AND ANALYZED HOW DIFFERENTLY THEY TALK ABOUT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS 1 When venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate investment proposals, the language they use to describe the 2 entrepreneurs who write them plays an important but often hi…

De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que

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WE RECORDED VCs CONVERSATIONS AND ANALYZED HOW DIFFERENTLY THEY TALK ABOUT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS 1 When venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate investment proposals, the language they use to describe the 2 entrepreneurs who write them plays an important but often hi…

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B2 Gramática Relato pessoal

GOODBYE THINGS, HELLO MINIMALISM: CAN LIVING WITH LESS MAKE YOU HAPPIER? Fumio Sasaki owns a roll-up mattress, three shirts and four pairs of socks. After deciding to scorn possessions, he began feeling happier. He explains why. 1 Let me tell you a bit about m…

Marque a opção correta de acordo com o sentido com que os verbos modais sublinhados são empregados no texto. I. [[Can]] living with less make you happier? (título) → para indicar uma possibilidade. II. We never know what tomorrow [[might]] bring, (linha 13) → para indicar um estado contrário à realidade. III. It [[may]] sound as if I’m exaggerating… (linha 35) → para indicar uma probabilidade. IV. I think you [[should]] try saying goodbye to some of your things. (linha 39) → para dar um conselho. Estão corretas

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GOODBYE THINGS, HELLO MINIMALISM: CAN LIVING WITH LESS MAKE YOU HAPPIER? Fumio Sasaki owns a roll-up mattress, three shirts and four pairs of socks. After deciding to scorn possessions, he began feeling happier. He explains why. 1 Let me tell you a bit about m…

As palavras sublinhadas nos excertos da coluna I foram utilizadas tendo os referentes respectivamente indicados na coluna II. Coluna I Coluna II I. ...it has also led to a more fundamental shift. (linha 11) living with only the bare essentials II. …[[[[which]]]] often made me miserable. (linha 24) other people who had more or better things III. ...I would read [[them]] when I had the time. (linha 30) my bookshelves IV. …which of course I had never once … (linha 34) a fabulous antique camera Estão corretas

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GOODBYE THINGS, HELLO MINIMALISM: CAN LIVING WITH LESS MAKE YOU HAPPIER? Fumio Sasaki owns a roll-up mattress, three shirts and four pairs of socks. After deciding to scorn possessions, he began feeling happier. He explains why. 1 Let me tell you a bit about m…

Todas as frases abaixo usam a forma comparativa do adjetivo, EXCETO:

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GOODBYE THINGS, HELLO MINIMALISM: CAN LIVING WITH LESS MAKE YOU HAPPIER? Fumio Sasaki owns a roll-up mattress, three shirts and four pairs of socks. After deciding to scorn possessions, he began feeling happier. He explains why. 1 Let me tell you a bit about m…

Sobre Fumio, é correto afirmar que

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GOODBYE THINGS, HELLO MINIMALISM: CAN LIVING WITH LESS MAKE YOU HAPPIER? Fumio Sasaki owns a roll-up mattress, three shirts and four pairs of socks. After deciding to scorn possessions, he began feeling happier. He explains why. 1 Let me tell you a bit about m…

Antes da mudança, Fumio acumulava bens materiais porque

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GOODBYE THINGS, HELLO MINIMALISM: CAN LIVING WITH LESS MAKE YOU HAPPIER? Fumio Sasaki owns a roll-up mattress, three shirts and four pairs of socks. After deciding to scorn possessions, he began feeling happier. He explains why. 1 Let me tell you a bit about m…

De acordo com o texto, Fumio

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B2 Gramática Notícia

STARSHOT PROJECT: STEPHEN HAWKING AND MARK ZUCKERBERG LAUNCH MOST AMBITIOUS ALIEN-FINDING PROJECT EVER 1 Tiny rockets are going to be sent into space to study the far universe in the most ambitious space exploration 2 project in history. 3 Scientists including…

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STARSHOT PROJECT: STEPHEN HAWKING AND MARK ZUCKERBERG LAUNCH MOST AMBITIOUS ALIEN-FINDING PROJECT EVER 1 Tiny rockets are going to be sent into space to study the far universe in the most ambitious space exploration 2 project in history. 3 Scientists including…

Quanto à execução do Projeto Starshot, o texto afirma que

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STARSHOT PROJECT: STEPHEN HAWKING AND MARK ZUCKERBERG LAUNCH MOST AMBITIOUS ALIEN-FINDING PROJECT EVER 1 Tiny rockets are going to be sent into space to study the far universe in the most ambitious space exploration 2 project in history. 3 Scientists including…

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STARSHOT PROJECT: STEPHEN HAWKING AND MARK ZUCKERBERG LAUNCH MOST AMBITIOUS ALIEN-FINDING PROJECT EVER 1 Tiny rockets are going to be sent into space to study the far universe in the most ambitious space exploration 2 project in history. 3 Scientists including…

De acordo com o texto, o principal objetivo do Projeto Starshot é

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B2 Gramática Tirinha

Marque a opção em que os itens da tirinha possuem a mesma classificação gramatical.

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As palavras utilizadas como referentes aos aplicativos são

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C1 Gramática Reportagem

INSIDE THE BILL GATES-BACKED ACCELERATOR THAT'S TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF VENTURE CAPITALISTS Lauren Gensler, FORBES STAFF 1 In an airy converted furniture store in Seattle‘s Pioneer Square neighborhood, five novice impact 2 fund managers from Zimbabwe, …

O termo whose em: “They’ll head home with golden contacts (investor cocktail hours were built into the packed schedule) and a commitment for up to $500,000 in seed capital from Capria Accelerator, a first-of-its-kind venture whose initial investors include Microsoft cofounder (and world’s richest man) Bill Gates.”, refere-se a

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INSIDE THE BILL GATES-BACKED ACCELERATOR THAT'S TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF VENTURE CAPITALISTS Lauren Gensler, FORBES STAFF 1 In an airy converted furniture store in Seattle‘s Pioneer Square neighborhood, five novice impact 2 fund managers from Zimbabwe, …

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INSIDE THE BILL GATES-BACKED ACCELERATOR THAT'S TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF VENTURE CAPITALISTS Lauren Gensler, FORBES STAFF 1 In an airy converted furniture store in Seattle‘s Pioneer Square neighborhood, five novice impact 2 fund managers from Zimbabwe, …

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INSIDE THE BILL GATES-BACKED ACCELERATOR THAT'S TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF VENTURE CAPITALISTS Lauren Gensler, FORBES STAFF 1 In an airy converted furniture store in Seattle‘s Pioneer Square neighborhood, five novice impact 2 fund managers from Zimbabwe, …

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INSIDE THE BILL GATES-BACKED ACCELERATOR THAT'S TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF VENTURE CAPITALISTS Lauren Gensler, FORBES STAFF 1 In an airy converted furniture store in Seattle‘s Pioneer Square neighborhood, five novice impact 2 fund managers from Zimbabwe, …

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FRAYING AT THE EDGES: A L I F E - C H AN G I N G D I AG N O S I S 1 IT BEGAN WITH what she saw in the bathroom mirror. On a dull morning, Geri Taylor padded into 2 the shiny bathroom of her Manhattan apartment. She casually checked her reflection in the mirror…

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FRAYING AT THE EDGES: A L I F E - C H AN G I N G D I AG N O S I S 1 IT BEGAN WITH what she saw in the bathroom mirror. On a dull morning, Geri Taylor padded into 2 the shiny bathroom of her Manhattan apartment. She casually checked her reflection in the mirror…

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FRAYING AT THE EDGES: A L I F E - C H AN G I N G D I AG N O S I S 1 IT BEGAN WITH what she saw in the bathroom mirror. On a dull morning, Geri Taylor padded into 2 the shiny bathroom of her Manhattan apartment. She casually checked her reflection in the mirror…

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FRAYING AT THE EDGES: A L I F E - C H AN G I N G D I AG N O S I S 1 IT BEGAN WITH what she saw in the bathroom mirror. On a dull morning, Geri Taylor padded into 2 the shiny bathroom of her Manhattan apartment. She casually checked her reflection in the mirror…

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FRAYING AT THE EDGES: A L I F E - C H AN G I N G D I AG N O S I S 1 IT BEGAN WITH what she saw in the bathroom mirror. On a dull morning, Geri Taylor padded into 2 the shiny bathroom of her Manhattan apartment. She casually checked her reflection in the mirror…

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FRAYING AT THE EDGES: A L I F E - C H AN G I N G D I AG N O S I S 1 IT BEGAN WITH what she saw in the bathroom mirror. On a dull morning, Geri Taylor padded into 2 the shiny bathroom of her Manhattan apartment. She casually checked her reflection in the mirror…

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FRAYING AT THE EDGES: A L I F E - C H AN G I N G D I AG N O S I S 1 IT BEGAN WITH what she saw in the bathroom mirror. On a dull morning, Geri Taylor padded into 2 the shiny bathroom of her Manhattan apartment. She casually checked her reflection in the mirror…

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C1 Gramática Artigo de divulgação científica

1 Your Facial Bone Structure Has a Big Influence on How People See You 2 3 (…) Selfies, headshots, mug shots — photos of oneself convey more these days than snapshots ever did back in 4 the Kodak era. Most digitally minded people continually post and update pi…

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1 Your Facial Bone Structure Has a Big Influence on How People See You 2 3 (…) Selfies, headshots, mug shots — photos of oneself convey more these days than snapshots ever did back in 4 the Kodak era. Most digitally minded people continually post and update pi…

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1 Your Facial Bone Structure Has a Big Influence on How People See You 2 3 (…) Selfies, headshots, mug shots — photos of oneself convey more these days than snapshots ever did back in 4 the Kodak era. Most digitally minded people continually post and update pi…

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1 Your Facial Bone Structure Has a Big Influence on How People See You 2 3 (…) Selfies, headshots, mug shots — photos of oneself convey more these days than snapshots ever did back in 4 the Kodak era. Most digitally minded people continually post and update pi…

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1 Your Facial Bone Structure Has a Big Influence on How People See You 2 3 (…) Selfies, headshots, mug shots — photos of oneself convey more these days than snapshots ever did back in 4 the Kodak era. Most digitally minded people continually post and update pi…

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1 Teflon was Invented by Accident 2 3 Today I found out Teflon was invented by accident. 4 The man who accidentally invented it was Dr. Roy Plunkett. After receiving his BA, MS, and eventually PhD in 5 organic chemistry, Dr. Plunkett took a job with DuPont, in…

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1 Teflon was Invented by Accident 2 3 Today I found out Teflon was invented by accident. 4 The man who accidentally invented it was Dr. Roy Plunkett. After receiving his BA, MS, and eventually PhD in 5 organic chemistry, Dr. Plunkett took a job with DuPont, in…

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1 Teflon was Invented by Accident 2 3 Today I found out Teflon was invented by accident. 4 The man who accidentally invented it was Dr. Roy Plunkett. After receiving his BA, MS, and eventually PhD in 5 organic chemistry, Dr. Plunkett took a job with DuPont, in…

Dentre as propriedades da resina PTFE citadas no texto, não se inclui a

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1 Teflon was Invented by Accident 2 3 Today I found out Teflon was invented by accident. 4 The man who accidentally invented it was Dr. Roy Plunkett. After receiving his BA, MS, and eventually PhD in 5 organic chemistry, Dr. Plunkett took a job with DuPont, in…

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B2 Gramática Infográfico

Considere as seguintes construções léxico-gramaticais da figura: I. O uso do -ing mostra que os tipos de inteligência são momentâneos. II. O uso dos pronomes you, we, your, yourself possibilita identificação dos leitores com a figura. III. Os pronomes what e why têm função interrogativa. Está(ão) correta(s)

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De acordo com a descrição dos tipos de inteligência apresentados na figura,

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Os tipos de inteligência que se associam às definições I , II , III e IV da figura são, respectivamente:

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C1 Gramática Artigo de opinião

1 Brazil’s business Belindia – Why the country produces fewer world-class companies than it should 2 3 BRAZILIANS make up almost 3% of the planet’s population and produce about 3% of its output. Yet of the firms in 4 Fortune magazine’s 2014 “Global 500” rankin…

Considere as seguintes afirmativas: I. Em “This forced Brazilian firms to be nimble. But it also encouraged short-termism, which management consultants...” (linhas 31/32), os pronomes sublinhados possuem o mesmo referente. II. Em “The best Brazilian firms score as well as the best American ones...” (linha 16) e em “Brazil offers incentives aplenty to stay bitty, such as preferential tax treatment…” (linha 19) os termos sublinhados têm o mesmo sentido. III. Em “This is particularly true in “low-trust” societies like Brazil…” (linha 28) e em “Bradesco, a big lender, is internationally praised as a pioneer…” (linhas 47/48) os termos sublinhados têm o mesmo sentido. IV. Em “...which ended when hyperinflation was vanquished in 1994” (linha 30) e em “…the automotive industry’s reflex reaction was to descend on the capital…” (linha 38), as formas verbais sublinhadas estão na voz passiva. Está(ão) correta(s)

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1 Brazil’s business Belindia – Why the country produces fewer world-class companies than it should 2 3 BRAZILIANS make up almost 3% of the planet’s population and produce about 3% of its output. Yet of the firms in 4 Fortune magazine’s 2014 “Global 500” rankin…

O texto apresenta como modelos de gestão bem sucedida e independente de auxílio do governo as empresas

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1 Brazil’s business Belindia – Why the country produces fewer world-class companies than it should 2 3 BRAZILIANS make up almost 3% of the planet’s population and produce about 3% of its output. Yet of the firms in 4 Fortune magazine’s 2014 “Global 500” rankin…

Marque, dentre as frases extraídas do texto, aquela que expressa o posicionamento do autor com relação ao papel do governo na gestão de empresas brasileiras.

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1 Brazil’s business Belindia – Why the country produces fewer world-class companies than it should 2 3 BRAZILIANS make up almost 3% of the planet’s population and produce about 3% of its output. Yet of the firms in 4 Fortune magazine’s 2014 “Global 500” rankin…

Os termos sublinhados nas orações abaixo podem ser substituídos, respectivamente, sem que haja prejuízo do sentido, por: I. Ownership patterns play a part [[too]] (linha 23) → as well. II. Decades of economic [[turmoil...]] (linha 30) → growth. III. Brazilian bosses continue to waste hours in [[meetings]] with politicians…(linhas 36/37) → findings. IV. In January 2014, as vehicle sales [[flagged]]… (linha 37/38) → dropped. Estão corretas

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1 Brazil’s business Belindia – Why the country produces fewer world-class companies than it should 2 3 BRAZILIANS make up almost 3% of the planet’s population and produce about 3% of its output. Yet of the firms in 4 Fortune magazine’s 2014 “Global 500” rankin…

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1 Brazil’s business Belindia – Why the country produces fewer world-class companies than it should 2 3 BRAZILIANS make up almost 3% of the planet’s population and produce about 3% of its output. Yet of the firms in 4 Fortune magazine’s 2014 “Global 500” rankin…

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1 Brazil’s business Belindia – Why the country produces fewer world-class companies than it should 2 3 BRAZILIANS make up almost 3% of the planet’s population and produce about 3% of its output. Yet of the firms in 4 Fortune magazine’s 2014 “Global 500” rankin…

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A reportagem anunciada na tirinha

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A relação semântica entre os dois quadros é de

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STICKERNOMICS Football albums Got, got, got, got, got, need 1 THE World Cup is still two weeks away, but for children worldwide (plus disturbing numbers of adults) the race to complete the Brazil 2014 sticker book started long ago. Panini, an Italian firm, has…

Em “Despite entreaties, your correspondent’s son is prepared to tear out most of his stickers to get hold of Lionel Messi” (linhas 27 e 28), depreende-se que o autor

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STICKERNOMICS Football albums Got, got, got, got, got, need 1 THE World Cup is still two weeks away, but for children worldwide (plus disturbing numbers of adults) the race to complete the Brazil 2014 sticker book started long ago. Panini, an Italian firm, has…

De acordo com o texto, Sardy e Velenik

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STICKERNOMICS Football albums Got, got, got, got, got, need 1 THE World Cup is still two weeks away, but for children worldwide (plus disturbing numbers of adults) the race to complete the Brazil 2014 sticker book started long ago. Panini, an Italian firm, has…

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STICKERNOMICS Football albums Got, got, got, got, got, need 1 THE World Cup is still two weeks away, but for children worldwide (plus disturbing numbers of adults) the race to complete the Brazil 2014 sticker book started long ago. Panini, an Italian firm, has…

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STICKERNOMICS Football albums Got, got, got, got, got, need 1 THE World Cup is still two weeks away, but for children worldwide (plus disturbing numbers of adults) the race to complete the Brazil 2014 sticker book started long ago. Panini, an Italian firm, has…

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STICKERNOMICS Football albums Got, got, got, got, got, need 1 THE World Cup is still two weeks away, but for children worldwide (plus disturbing numbers of adults) the race to complete the Brazil 2014 sticker book started long ago. Panini, an Italian firm, has…

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STICKERNOMICS Football albums Got, got, got, got, got, need 1 THE World Cup is still two weeks away, but for children worldwide (plus disturbing numbers of adults) the race to complete the Brazil 2014 sticker book started long ago. Panini, an Italian firm, has…

O autor do texto I. atribui ao roubo de milhares de figurinhas no Brasil a dificuldade para compra e troca entre colecionadores. II. deprecia as estratégias do Grupo Panini para comercializar álbuns de figurinhas da Copa do Mundo. III. descreve o mercado de figurinhas da Copa do Mundo e apresenta aos colecionadores possibilidades de obtenção de figurinhas. Está(ão) correta(s)

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IRON MAN DESIGNERS TO BUILD BODY ARMOUR FOR US ARMY Hollywood special effect team is working on a new Iron Man 'agile exoskeleton' for US soldiers 1 The Oscar-nominated special effects team behind the Iron Man suit has been contracted to design body armour for…

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IRON MAN DESIGNERS TO BUILD BODY ARMOUR FOR US ARMY Hollywood special effect team is working on a new Iron Man 'agile exoskeleton' for US soldiers 1 The Oscar-nominated special effects team behind the Iron Man suit has been contracted to design body armour for…

A empresa Legacy Effects

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IRON MAN DESIGNERS TO BUILD BODY ARMOUR FOR US ARMY Hollywood special effect team is working on a new Iron Man 'agile exoskeleton' for US soldiers 1 The Oscar-nominated special effects team behind the Iron Man suit has been contracted to design body armour for…

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B2 Gramática Memoria

THE MAN IN THE CONVERTIBLE 1 One morning, well after I was diagnosed with cancer, I got an email from Robbee Kosak, Carnegie Mellon’s vice president for advancement. She told me a story. She said she had been driving home from work the night before, and she fo…

Na frase “She said she had been driving home from work the night before, and she found herself behind a man in a convertible” (linhas 3 e 4), a formação correta quanto ao uso do discurso direto é:

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THE MAN IN THE CONVERTIBLE 1 One morning, well after I was diagnosed with cancer, I got an email from Robbee Kosak, Carnegie Mellon’s vice president for advancement. She told me a story. She said she had been driving home from work the night before, and she fo…

Com relação às escolhas lexicais do autor no texto, pode-se afirmar que

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THE MAN IN THE CONVERTIBLE 1 One morning, well after I was diagnosed with cancer, I got an email from Robbee Kosak, Carnegie Mellon’s vice president for advancement. She told me a story. She said she had been driving home from work the night before, and she fo…

A frase “She had given me a window into myself” (linha 24 e 25) expressa

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THE MAN IN THE CONVERTIBLE 1 One morning, well after I was diagnosed with cancer, I got an email from Robbee Kosak, Carnegie Mellon’s vice president for advancement. She told me a story. She said she had been driving home from work the night before, and she fo…

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THE MAN IN THE CONVERTIBLE 1 One morning, well after I was diagnosed with cancer, I got an email from Robbee Kosak, Carnegie Mellon’s vice president for advancement. She told me a story. She said she had been driving home from work the night before, and she fo…

De acordo com as informações no texto, Robbee Kosak

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THE MAN IN THE CONVERTIBLE 1 One morning, well after I was diagnosed with cancer, I got an email from Robbee Kosak, Carnegie Mellon’s vice president for advancement. She told me a story. She said she had been driving home from work the night before, and she fo…

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DISTANT PEAK CAR Carmakers worry that one day demand for cars will stop rising. But that is a long way off. 1 IN 1924 FORD ran an advertisement headlined “His First Car”, urging fathers to buy their teenage sons their first set of wheels. The idea caught on. F…

Considere as sentenças: I. Houve queda no número de motoristas na Inglaterra até 1996. II. No passado, estudantes americanos geralmente tinham aulas gratuitas de direção. III. A propaganda “His First Car” tinha como público alvo pais de jovens rapazes. Está(ão) correta(s)

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DISTANT PEAK CAR Carmakers worry that one day demand for cars will stop rising. But that is a long way off. 1 IN 1924 FORD ran an advertisement headlined “His First Car”, urging fathers to buy their teenage sons their first set of wheels. The idea caught on. F…

A expressão “this is a worry for carmakers” (linha 7) resgata o(a)

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DISTANT PEAK CAR Carmakers worry that one day demand for cars will stop rising. But that is a long way off. 1 IN 1924 FORD ran an advertisement headlined “His First Car”, urging fathers to buy their teenage sons their first set of wheels. The idea caught on. F…

De acordo com o texto, a expressão “a long way off” (no subtítulo e nas linhas 40 e 41) pode ser entendida como

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DISTANT PEAK CAR Carmakers worry that one day demand for cars will stop rising. But that is a long way off. 1 IN 1924 FORD ran an advertisement headlined “His First Car”, urging fathers to buy their teenage sons their first set of wheels. The idea caught on. F…

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DISTANT PEAK CAR Carmakers worry that one day demand for cars will stop rising. But that is a long way off. 1 IN 1924 FORD ran an advertisement headlined “His First Car”, urging fathers to buy their teenage sons their first set of wheels. The idea caught on. F…

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DISTANT PEAK CAR Carmakers worry that one day demand for cars will stop rising. But that is a long way off. 1 IN 1924 FORD ran an advertisement headlined “His First Car”, urging fathers to buy their teenage sons their first set of wheels. The idea caught on. F…

Considere as sentenças: I. A geração millennials não se incomoda com status social. II. A geração millennials já atingiu os 40 anos de idade. III. A geração baby boomers faz parte dos apreciadores da fabricante de carros Mercedes. Está(ão) correta(s)

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DISTANT PEAK CAR Carmakers worry that one day demand for cars will stop rising. But that is a long way off. 1 IN 1924 FORD ran an advertisement headlined “His First Car”, urging fathers to buy their teenage sons their first set of wheels. The idea caught on. F…

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DISTANT PEAK CAR Carmakers worry that one day demand for cars will stop rising. But that is a long way off. 1 IN 1924 FORD ran an advertisement headlined “His First Car”, urging fathers to buy their teenage sons their first set of wheels. The idea caught on. F…

Uma das razões para o menor uso de carros por jovens nos últimos anos é o(a)

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Em “the more I learn, the less clear anything gets”, mantém-se o mesmo sentido em:

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Pelo contexto, pode-se depreender que os personagens são

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1 Harvard conducted one of the longest and most comprehensive studies of human development — the 75 year old Grant Study — that’s reached some fascinating conclusions regarding the recipe for leading a happy life. The sample group was comprised of healthy male…

Substituindo os adjetivos long e comprehensive, respectivamente, por easy e rich na oração “Harvard conducted one of the longest and most comprehensive studies of human development” (linha 1), teremos:

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B2 Gramática Artigo de divulgação científica

1 Harvard conducted one of the longest and most comprehensive studies of human development — the 75 year old Grant Study — that’s reached some fascinating conclusions regarding the recipe for leading a happy life. The sample group was comprised of healthy male…

Assinale a opção cuja reescrita não altera o sentido de: “Though all identities are confidential, it was recently discovered that John F. Kennedy was a sample participant.” (linha 5)

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1 Harvard conducted one of the longest and most comprehensive studies of human development — the 75 year old Grant Study — that’s reached some fascinating conclusions regarding the recipe for leading a happy life. The sample group was comprised of healthy male…

A Grant Study, pesquisa realizada pela Universidade de Harvard,

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A HISTORY OF PI 1 The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — and also whe…

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A HISTORY OF PI 1 The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — and also whe…

A opção que contém a reescrita correta de “... science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism.” (linha 3) é: Militarism or religious fanaticism

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A HISTORY OF PI 1 The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — and also whe…

Indique o item lexical que pode substituir o sublinhado no trecho “... [[mostly]] on probability theory and electromagnetic wave propagation.” (linhas 11 e 12), sem prejudicar o seu sentido.

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A HISTORY OF PI 1 The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — and also whe…

Dentre os interesses de Petr Beckmann, NÃO se encontra(m)

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A HISTORY OF PI 1 The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — and also whe…

No contexto deste texto, o item lexical “stifled” (linha 3) pode ser traduzido por

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A HISTORY OF PI 1 The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — and also whe…

O livro A History of Pi

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A HISTORY OF PI 1 The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — and also whe…

O texto foi extraído de um(a)

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Reboot the School SALMAN KHAN’S YOUTUBE LESSONS HAVE ALREADY MADE HIM A GEEK CELEBRITY. NOW HE WANTS TO REINVENT HOMEWORK, BANISH CLASSROOM LECTURES—AND MAYBE SAVE EDUCATION. By Kayla Webley 1 Fifth-graders at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo A…

A palavra “actually” (linha 8)

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Reboot the School SALMAN KHAN’S YOUTUBE LESSONS HAVE ALREADY MADE HIM A GEEK CELEBRITY. NOW HE WANTS TO REINVENT HOMEWORK, BANISH CLASSROOM LECTURES—AND MAYBE SAVE EDUCATION. By Kayla Webley 1 Fifth-graders at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo A…

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Reboot the School SALMAN KHAN’S YOUTUBE LESSONS HAVE ALREADY MADE HIM A GEEK CELEBRITY. NOW HE WANTS TO REINVENT HOMEWORK, BANISH CLASSROOM LECTURES—AND MAYBE SAVE EDUCATION. By Kayla Webley 1 Fifth-graders at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo A…

Nas frases “Their teacher is the same one firing off math tips in California […]” (linha 6) e “Its board fired the president amid worries […]” (linha 26)

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Reboot the School SALMAN KHAN’S YOUTUBE LESSONS HAVE ALREADY MADE HIM A GEEK CELEBRITY. NOW HE WANTS TO REINVENT HOMEWORK, BANISH CLASSROOM LECTURES—AND MAYBE SAVE EDUCATION. By Kayla Webley 1 Fifth-graders at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo A…

No contexto em que se insere, “this quest” (linha 22) refere-se

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Reboot the School SALMAN KHAN’S YOUTUBE LESSONS HAVE ALREADY MADE HIM A GEEK CELEBRITY. NOW HE WANTS TO REINVENT HOMEWORK, BANISH CLASSROOM LECTURES—AND MAYBE SAVE EDUCATION. By Kayla Webley 1 Fifth-graders at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo A…

A palavra “teaching”, em “video-driven teaching method” (linha 19),

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Na sentença em que se insere “He believes he has stumbled onto a solution to some of education’s most intractable problems” (linhas 18 e 19), o verbo “stumbled onto” pode ser substituído por

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Reboot the School SALMAN KHAN’S YOUTUBE LESSONS HAVE ALREADY MADE HIM A GEEK CELEBRITY. NOW HE WANTS TO REINVENT HOMEWORK, BANISH CLASSROOM LECTURES—AND MAYBE SAVE EDUCATION. By Kayla Webley 1 Fifth-graders at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo A…

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Leia o anúncio abaixo e assinale a opção que substitui corretamente a afirmação “so should your airline”. Fonte: The New Yorker, May 14, 2012. Texto

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C1 Vocabulário Artigo de opinião

5 Ways To Turn Fear Into Fuel Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jonathan Fields, author of Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance. 1 Uncertainty. It’s a terrifying word. Living with it, dangling over your head like the sword of Dam…

Na linha 4, “Like it or not”

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5 Ways To Turn Fear Into Fuel Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jonathan Fields, author of Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance. 1 Uncertainty. It’s a terrifying word. Living with it, dangling over your head like the sword of Dam…

No contexto em que se insere, a afirmação “turns out, there is” (linha 21) pode ser entendida como:

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5 Ways To Turn Fear Into Fuel Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jonathan Fields, author of Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance. 1 Uncertainty. It’s a terrifying word. Living with it, dangling over your head like the sword of Dam…

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5 Ways To Turn Fear Into Fuel Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jonathan Fields, author of Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance. 1 Uncertainty. It’s a terrifying word. Living with it, dangling over your head like the sword of Dam…

A expressão “The head-to-toe butterflies” (linha 20), no contexto em que se insere, significa

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5 Ways To Turn Fear Into Fuel Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jonathan Fields, author of Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance. 1 Uncertainty. It’s a terrifying word. Living with it, dangling over your head like the sword of Dam…

Escolha a opção que apresenta a mesma ideia da afirmação a seguir: “Your ability to lean into the unknown isn’t so much about luck or genetics, rather it’s something entirely trainable” (linhas 21 e 22).

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5 Ways To Turn Fear Into Fuel Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jonathan Fields, author of Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance. 1 Uncertainty. It’s a terrifying word. Living with it, dangling over your head like the sword of Dam…

No trecho “Problem is, that kills most people” (linha 14), o pronome relativo “that” refere-se a

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5 Ways To Turn Fear Into Fuel Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jonathan Fields, author of Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance. 1 Uncertainty. It’s a terrifying word. Living with it, dangling over your head like the sword of Dam…

Na sentença “When you find the strength to act in the face of uncertainty, you till the soil of genius” (linha 13), o vocábulo “till” tem o mesmo significado de

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5 Ways To Turn Fear Into Fuel Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jonathan Fields, author of Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance. 1 Uncertainty. It’s a terrifying word. Living with it, dangling over your head like the sword of Dam…

De acordo com a ideia central do texto, a incerteza

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A palavra “landed”, na sentença “apparently some of your sample landed [...]”, no sexto quadro da tirinha, pode ser substituída por

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“Tanning bed”, no penúltimo quadro da tirinha

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Segundo a tirinha, em uma entrevista de trabalho

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No contexto em que se insere, “external stuff”, no quarto quadro da tirinha, foi interpretado, pelo entrevistado, como

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Artist Detained In Growing Crackdown BEIJING 1 Ai Weiwei, China’s most prominent dissident after imprisoned Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, was detained April 3 at the Beijing airport as he tried to board a flight to Hong Kong. Perhaps best known for codesigning th…

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Artist Detained In Growing Crackdown BEIJING 1 Ai Weiwei, China’s most prominent dissident after imprisoned Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, was detained April 3 at the Beijing airport as he tried to board a flight to Hong Kong. Perhaps best known for codesigning th…

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The Double Mirror How Pakistan’s intelligence service plays both sides ____________________ By DAVID IGNATIUS 1 (...) I found that I couldn’t capture ISI’s nuances in newspaper columns. So my eighth novel, Bloodmoney, is set largely in Pakistan; it centers on …

A opção que corresponde à expressão the puppeteer has gotten caught in the strings (linha 14) é

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The Double Mirror How Pakistan’s intelligence service plays both sides ____________________ By DAVID IGNATIUS 1 (...) I found that I couldn’t capture ISI’s nuances in newspaper columns. So my eighth novel, Bloodmoney, is set largely in Pakistan; it centers on …

A sentença I cannot go on defending myself forever, even when I am not doing what I am blamed for (linhas 6 e 7), sugere que aquele que a pronunciou

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The Double Mirror How Pakistan’s intelligence service plays both sides ____________________ By DAVID IGNATIUS 1 (...) I found that I couldn’t capture ISI’s nuances in newspaper columns. So my eighth novel, Bloodmoney, is set largely in Pakistan; it centers on …

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The Double Mirror How Pakistan’s intelligence service plays both sides ____________________ By DAVID IGNATIUS 1 (...) I found that I couldn’t capture ISI’s nuances in newspaper columns. So my eighth novel, Bloodmoney, is set largely in Pakistan; it centers on …

A opção cujo significado mais se aproxima do vocábulo peeved (linha 6) é

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The Double Mirror How Pakistan’s intelligence service plays both sides ____________________ By DAVID IGNATIUS 1 (...) I found that I couldn’t capture ISI’s nuances in newspaper columns. So my eighth novel, Bloodmoney, is set largely in Pakistan; it centers on …

Segundo o texto, a ISI é uma organização

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The Double Mirror How Pakistan’s intelligence service plays both sides ____________________ By DAVID IGNATIUS 1 (...) I found that I couldn’t capture ISI’s nuances in newspaper columns. So my eighth novel, Bloodmoney, is set largely in Pakistan; it centers on …

Segundo o texto, é possível afirmar que

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1 Every working day, ARAMARK GmbH, _ ( I ) by Peter Amon, prepares nutritious meals from fresh, sustainable ingredients. GE Capital provides environmentally friendly vehicles to 3 cater for the company’s long-term transport needs. With its ___( II ) _ internat…

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1 Every working day, ARAMARK GmbH, _ ( I ) by Peter Amon, prepares nutritious meals from fresh, sustainable ingredients. GE Capital provides environmentally friendly vehicles to 3 cater for the company’s long-term transport needs. With its ___( II ) _ internat…

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1 Every working day, ARAMARK GmbH, _ ( I ) by Peter Amon, prepares nutritious meals from fresh, sustainable ingredients. GE Capital provides environmentally friendly vehicles to 3 cater for the company’s long-term transport needs. With its ___( II ) _ internat…

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Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal By Lev Grossman 1 (…), Kurzweil believes that we’re approaching a moment when computers will become intelligent, and not just intelligent but more intelligent than humans. When that happens, humanity …

Na sentença They would keep on developing until they were [[far]] more intelligent than we are (linhas 14 e 15), o vocábulo grifado poderia ser substituído por

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Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal By Lev Grossman 1 (…), Kurzweil believes that we’re approaching a moment when computers will become intelligent, and not just intelligent but more intelligent than humans. When that happens, humanity …

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Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal By Lev Grossman 1 (…), Kurzweil believes that we’re approaching a moment when computers will become intelligent, and not just intelligent but more intelligent than humans. When that happens, humanity …

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THE WORLDS OF To see the world in a INFINITIES grain of sand, And a heaven in a wildflower; Hold infinity in the palm of you hand, And eternity in an hour. – William Blake 1 Infinity has stimulated imaginations for thousands of years. It is an idea drawn upon …

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THE WORLDS OF To see the world in a INFINITIES grain of sand, And a heaven in a wildflower; Hold infinity in the palm of you hand, And eternity in an hour. – William Blake 1 Infinity has stimulated imaginations for thousands of years. It is an idea drawn upon …

Segundo o texto, a ideia de infinito

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010. Newsweek Article: Bullying and Empathy (Kate Altman, M.S.) Newsweek offers an article on how schools are using empathy- training programs in an effort to reduce bullying in schools: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/15/can-schools-te…

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010. Newsweek Article: Bullying and Empathy (Kate Altman, M.S.) Newsweek offers an article on how schools are using empathy- training programs in an effort to reduce bullying in schools: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/15/can-schools-te…

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010. Newsweek Article: Bullying and Empathy (Kate Altman, M.S.) Newsweek offers an article on how schools are using empathy- training programs in an effort to reduce bullying in schools: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/15/can-schools-te…

Para estar adequada ao contexto em que aparece, a palavra effective (linha 1), deve ser acrescida de

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A mensagem transmitida pela charge NÃO denota

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New York City closed several blocks of Broadway in 2009 to create a pedestrian plaza around Times Square - a much-publicized experiment that in February became permanent policy, even though it did not improve traffic flow as much as hoped. The Big Apple has al…

As expressões em NEGRITO nas orações a seguir, extraídas do primeiro parágrafo, I. …even though it did not improve traffic flow as much as hoped. II. …but nonetheless significant change in the city’s infrastructure,… podem ser substituídas, respectivamente, por

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New York City closed several blocks of Broadway in 2009 to create a pedestrian plaza around Times Square - a much-publicized experiment that in February became permanent policy, even though it did not improve traffic flow as much as hoped. The Big Apple has al…

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New York City closed several blocks of Broadway in 2009 to create a pedestrian plaza around Times Square - a much-publicized experiment that in February became permanent policy, even though it did not improve traffic flow as much as hoped. The Big Apple has al…

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New York City closed several blocks of Broadway in 2009 to create a pedestrian plaza around Times Square - a much-publicized experiment that in February became permanent policy, even though it did not improve traffic flow as much as hoped. The Big Apple has al…

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New York City closed several blocks of Broadway in 2009 to create a pedestrian plaza around Times Square - a much-publicized experiment that in February became permanent policy, even though it did not improve traffic flow as much as hoped. The Big Apple has al…

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Our Imaginary, Hotter Selves Avatars might serve therapeutic purposes, helping those with social phobia become more confident. by Sharon Begley 1 Anyone who has ever had a bad hair day, when looking like a latter-day Medusa makes you feel cranky and antisocial…

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Our Imaginary, Hotter Selves Avatars might serve therapeutic purposes, helping those with social phobia become more confident. by Sharon Begley 1 Anyone who has ever had a bad hair day, when looking like a latter-day Medusa makes you feel cranky and antisocial…

a measure of aggression (linha 5), encroachment (linha 6), roughing the kicker (linha 6) e digital representations of players (linha 13) têm, respectivamente, valor semântico de:

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Our Imaginary, Hotter Selves Avatars might serve therapeutic purposes, helping those with social phobia become more confident. by Sharon Begley 1 Anyone who has ever had a bad hair day, when looking like a latter-day Medusa makes you feel cranky and antisocial…

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Our Imaginary, Hotter Selves Avatars might serve therapeutic purposes, helping those with social phobia become more confident. by Sharon Begley 1 Anyone who has ever had a bad hair day, when looking like a latter-day Medusa makes you feel cranky and antisocial…

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Our Imaginary, Hotter Selves Avatars might serve therapeutic purposes, helping those with social phobia become more confident. by Sharon Begley 1 Anyone who has ever had a bad hair day, when looking like a latter-day Medusa makes you feel cranky and antisocial…

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O texto informa que Bernie Ecclestone

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Escolha o termo cuja função gramatical e significado se aproximam do vocábulo drive, na chamada do anúncio.

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Assinale uma característica, associada à Fórmula 1, que NÃO foi considerada como essencial pelo anunciante.

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Segundo o texto, um dos impactos que a TV a cabo trouxe para a vida das mulheres indianas foi que elas

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Sobre a presença da TV no mundo, o texto informa que,

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Considere as seguintes afirmações: I. As listas verticais indicadas afinam a silhueta. II. A figura mostra sapatos que não se desgastam com o tempo. III. Inactive Wear é apropriada para praticantes de exercícios físicos. Está(ão) correta(s):

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In August of 2000, a Japanese scientist named Toshiyuki Nakagaki announced that he had trained an amoebalike organism called slime mold to find the shortest route through a maze. Nakagaki had placed the mold in a small maze comprising four possible routes and …

Indique a opção em que a reescrita do trecho “Despite its being an incredibly primitive organism (a close relative of ordinary fungi) with no centralized brain whatsoever, the slime mold managed to plot the most efficient route to the food, …” (parágrafo 1) está correta e mantém o mesmo significado do texto.

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In August of 2000, a Japanese scientist named Toshiyuki Nakagaki announced that he had trained an amoebalike organism called slime mold to find the shortest route through a maze. Nakagaki had placed the mold in a small maze comprising four possible routes and …

Assinale a opção que, de acordo com o texto, contempla somente as áreas para as quais as pesquisas de Keller e Segel contribuíram.

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In August of 2000, a Japanese scientist named Toshiyuki Nakagaki announced that he had trained an amoebalike organism called slime mold to find the shortest route through a maze. Nakagaki had placed the mold in a small maze comprising four possible routes and …

De acordo com o texto, Evelyn Fox Keller I. tornou-se PhD em Física pela Universidade de Harvard e foi a pioneira nos estudos sobre teoria de sistemas complexos. II. acreditava na importância da Matemática não apenas para o estudo da Física, mas também da Biologia. III. Influenciou as pesquisas do matemático Lee Segel, levando-o a se interessar pelo comportamento dos slime molds. Está(ão) correta(s)

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In August of 2000, a Japanese scientist named Toshiyuki Nakagaki announced that he had trained an amoebalike organism called slime mold to find the shortest route through a maze. Nakagaki had placed the mold in a small maze comprising four possible routes and …

Em sua pesquisa, Toshiyuki Nakagaki I. colocou um slime mold num labirinto com quatro saídas. II. treinou um slime mold a sair de um labirinto pelo caminho mais curto. III. colocou alimentos em todas as saídas do labirinto para atrair o slime mold. Está(ão) correta(s)

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In August of 2000, a Japanese scientist named Toshiyuki Nakagaki announced that he had trained an amoebalike organism called slime mold to find the shortest route through a maze. Nakagaki had placed the mold in a small maze comprising four possible routes and …

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Com relação ao caso de Katsuyoshi Fujii, pode-se afirmar que I. o júri condenou-o a 15 anos de prisão. II. houve acareação entre o acusado, Sr. Fujii, e o filho da vítima. III. por ser um caso comum de julgamento, mais de duas mil pessoas se candidataram a participar do corpo de jurados. Está(ão) correta(s)

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De acordo com o texto: I. Países como a Coréia do Sul e Taiwan têm os mesmos índices de criminalidade que o Japão. II. É crescente o número de japoneses interessados em atuar como jurados no Japão. III. Cidadãos comuns que participam de julgamentos como jurados podem sentenciar a pena capital. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Considere as seguintes afirmações: I. O texto apresenta o caso ocorrido com um cidadão japonês acusado de atacar seu vizinho. II. De acordo com as regras vigentes, o corpo de jurados japonês é formado por profissionais da área jurídica e por cidadãos comuns. III. Mr. Maruta é o grande responsável pela reformulação do sistema penal no Japão e em outros países asiáticos. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Considere a tradução dos seguintes trechos extraídos do texto: I. ...though Mr Fujii got 15 years. (parágrafo 1) ...embora Mr Fujii tenha recebido (uma pena de) 15 anos. II. ...because eligible jurors (…) were away fighting. (parágrafo 2) …porque os jurados elegíveis (…) estavam na guerra. III. ...With Japan about to hold an election ... (parágrafo 4) Com o Japão prestes a realizar uma eleição ... Está(ão) correta(s)

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Leia o seguinte período extraído do texto: Vegetarian restaurants have lower overheads since they don’t need freezers, says Marisa Ledesma, one of the owners of Bio Restaurante, a smart eatery. (parágrafo 2). Assinale a opção que pode substituir o termo since sem que o sentido da oração seja comprometido.

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Assinale a opção em que o termo da coluna II NÃO pode substituir o termo da coluna I no texto.

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De acordo com o texto: I. O crescimento do índice de vegetarianos tornou os moradores de Palermo mais saudáveis. II. O modo de vida dos vegetarianos é bem visto pelos argentinos. III. A adesão a hábitos vegetarianos é consequência do custo da carne vermelha. IV. Bio Restaurante e La Esquina de las Flores são os principais restaurantes vegetarianos da Argentina. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Assinale a opção em que a tradução do termo da coluna II corresponde ao termo da coluna I.

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Assinale a opção que indica um assunto que NÃO é abordado pela revista TIME de 1/6/2009.

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Ten Questions Over a Cell Phone Milton Hatoum is the award winning author of Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers) and Cinzas do Norte (Ashes from the North). His new novel, Órfãos do Eldorado (Eldorado Orphans), will be released next April. 1- Which was your best trip e…

Considere as seguintes traduções das respostas de Milton Hatoum: I. What elevates or demeans a human being is not religion, gender, color, ethnicity - none of that. O que enaltece ou descaracteriza um ser humano não é a religião, o sexo, a cor, a ética - nada disso. II. I hate meanness, deceit, dishonest people. Eu odeio mesquinharia, falsidade, pessoas desonestas. III. Right now, after finishing a novel, I feel a bit like I’m hanging in mid-air, aimless.” Agora, depois de terminar uma novela, eu me sinto totalmente no ar, sem rumo. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Ten Questions Over a Cell Phone Milton Hatoum is the award winning author of Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers) and Cinzas do Norte (Ashes from the North). His new novel, Órfãos do Eldorado (Eldorado Orphans), will be released next April. 1- Which was your best trip e…

De acordo com a entrevista, Milton Hatoum I. é um renomado escritor, que recebeu premiação recentemente pela novela Dois Irmãos. II. costuma reler suas obras quando está com tempo livre. III. reconhece características pessoais nos personagens que cria. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Ten Questions Over a Cell Phone Milton Hatoum is the award winning author of Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers) and Cinzas do Norte (Ashes from the North). His new novel, Órfãos do Eldorado (Eldorado Orphans), will be released next April. 1- Which was your best trip e…

Leia as informações abaixo sobre Milton Hatoum: I. Viveu em diferentes países e cidades e pretende conhecer lugares na Índia e na África. II. Destaca a viagem ao Líbano, com seu pai, há 30 anos, como uma das mais marcantes de sua vida. III. Elegeu Provença ou Toscana para fixar residência. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Persuading Leonardo Although both Ben Shneiderman's Leonardo's Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies and B.J. Fogg's Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do are written by academics, the books transcend academia t…

Com relação a Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do, analise as afirmações a seguir: I. O trabalho foi idealizado no Laboratório de Tecnologia Persuasiva da Universidade de Stanford e consiste na sétima criação intelectual do autor. II. Ao propor um novo conceito na área computacional, o autor destaca mudanças de atitude ou de comportamento dos usuários. III. A obra argumenta que uma página da web deve ser confiável para seduzir o usuário. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Persuading Leonardo Although both Ben Shneiderman's Leonardo's Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies and B.J. Fogg's Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do are written by academics, the books transcend academia t…

Com relação a Leonardo’s Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies, NÃO se pode dizer que a obra

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Persuading Leonardo Although both Ben Shneiderman's Leonardo's Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies and B.J. Fogg's Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do are written by academics, the books transcend academia t…

Considere as seguintes afirmações. I. As duas obras discutidas no texto têm como assunto principal o uso do computador e suas aplicações atuais e potenciais. II. Shneiderman e Fogg, autores do texto, mostram a potencial aplicação da internet nos dias atuais. III. De acordo com Shneiderman, o computador eficaz deve ser, concomitantemente, uma ferramenta capaz de persuadir e um agente interativo. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Persuading Leonardo Although both Ben Shneiderman's Leonardo's Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies and B.J. Fogg's Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do are written by academics, the books transcend academia t…

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TEXTILES Smarter Clothes. Europe wants to own the market for fabrics that can monitor you and your environment SALLY MCGRANE/PAVIA AT THE EUCENTRE, A RESEARCH SITE cofounded by the Italian Civil Protection Department in Pavia, Italy, a young engineer dons a fi…

Considere as seguintes frases extraídas do texto e as respectivas reescritas. I. ... a young engineer dons a firefighter’s uniform that has been in testing for six months. (parágrafo 1) ... a firefighter’s uniform that has been in testing for six months is donned by a young engineer. II. ... Commission-funded teams have already produced prototypes with limited commercial availability... (parágrafo 3) ... prototypes with limited commercial availability have already produced by Commission-funded teams. III. ... researchers are testing a glove made by Smartex, an Italian smart-materials company, ... (parágrafo 6) ... a glove made by Smartex, an Italian smart-materials company, has been tested by researchers. Está(ão) correta(s)

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TEXTILES Smarter Clothes. Europe wants to own the market for fabrics that can monitor you and your environment SALLY MCGRANE/PAVIA AT THE EUCENTRE, A RESEARCH SITE cofounded by the Italian Civil Protection Department in Pavia, Italy, a young engineer dons a fi…

De acordo com o texto: I. estima-se que a renda do mercado mundial de tecidos inteligentes poderá atingir 1.1 bilhão de dólares em aproximadamente dois anos. II. Smartex é uma empresa italiana que foi fundada por um professor universitário. III. a Comissão Européia subsidiou uma equipe composta pela Philips, por empresas tradicionais das áreas têxtil e de vestuário e por pesquisadores universitários americanos e suíços. Está(ão) correta(s)

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TEXTILES Smarter Clothes. Europe wants to own the market for fabrics that can monitor you and your environment SALLY MCGRANE/PAVIA AT THE EUCENTRE, A RESEARCH SITE cofounded by the Italian Civil Protection Department in Pavia, Italy, a young engineer dons a fi…

Assinale a opção que indica o projeto, ou protótipo, de uso de tecido inteligente que NÃO é mencionado no texto.

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TEXTILES Smarter Clothes. Europe wants to own the market for fabrics that can monitor you and your environment SALLY MCGRANE/PAVIA AT THE EUCENTRE, A RESEARCH SITE cofounded by the Italian Civil Protection Department in Pavia, Italy, a young engineer dons a fi…

Assinale a opção em que o termo da coluna II NÃO pode substituir o termo da coluna I no texto. I II

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TEXTILES Smarter Clothes. Europe wants to own the market for fabrics that can monitor you and your environment SALLY MCGRANE/PAVIA AT THE EUCENTRE, A RESEARCH SITE cofounded by the Italian Civil Protection Department in Pavia, Italy, a young engineer dons a fi…

De acordo com o texto: I. a tecnologia hoje utilizada para o desenvolvimento de tecidos inteligentes para uniformes de bombeiros poderá ser facilmente adaptada para roupas de esportistas. II. há consumidores dispostos a pagar qualquer preço por uma peça de roupa infantil que sinalize a doença morte-súbita. III. em breve, os asiáticos passarão a dominar o mercado de tecidos inteligentes, hoje nas mãos dos europeus. Está(ão) correta(s)

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TEXTILES Smarter Clothes. Europe wants to own the market for fabrics that can monitor you and your environment SALLY MCGRANE/PAVIA AT THE EUCENTRE, A RESEARCH SITE cofounded by the Italian Civil Protection Department in Pavia, Italy, a young engineer dons a fi…

De acordo com o texto, a indumentária desenvolvida no Projeto Proetex permite, dentre outras funções, que: I. os sinais vitais e a localização do usuário sejam monitorados. II. o usuário seja alertado sobre aumento da temperatura externa. III. um possível desmaio do usuário seja evitado. Está(ão) correta(s)

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TEXTILES Smarter Clothes. Europe wants to own the market for fabrics that can monitor you and your environment SALLY MCGRANE/PAVIA AT THE EUCENTRE, A RESEARCH SITE cofounded by the Italian Civil Protection Department in Pavia, Italy, a young engineer dons a fi…

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B2 Interpretação de texto Pagina de internet

Improving people’s lives, one device at a time (MIT News) Using a bicycle wheel to thresh millet and making LEGO-like bricks from dirt were among the projects designed during a month-long summer workshop at MIT to help improve the lives of millions of people l…

Indique o link de onde o parágrafo ao lado foi extraído. Parágrafo: “There is widespread belief that fundamental ideas from (...) will lead to useful new information technology and provide computing, communication, and control systems beyond the limits of traditional paradigms,” said Shapiro. “These carry with them profound social implications. This is why this training program will incorporate educations in ethics and social context.”

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Improving people’s lives, one device at a time (MIT News) Using a bicycle wheel to thresh millet and making LEGO-like bricks from dirt were among the projects designed during a month-long summer workshop at MIT to help improve the lives of millions of people l…

De acordo com a página da web: I. o MIT recebeu recursos para implementar um curso de pós-graduação na área de Ciência da Informação Quântica. II. o MIT sediou evento de um mês para atrair pessoas que vivem em países em desenvolvimento. III. o brinquedo LEGO foi utilizado como protótipo em um dos projetos do Workshop de verão realizado no MIT. IV. dentro de aproximadamente 25 anos, o consumo de combustíveis dos veículos americanos poderá ser semelhante ao consumo dos veículos no início desta década. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Improving people’s lives, one device at a time (MIT News) Using a bicycle wheel to thresh millet and making LEGO-like bricks from dirt were among the projects designed during a month-long summer workshop at MIT to help improve the lives of millions of people l…

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Improving people’s lives, one device at a time (MIT News) Using a bicycle wheel to thresh millet and making LEGO-like bricks from dirt were among the projects designed during a month-long summer workshop at MIT to help improve the lives of millions of people l…

Dentre as notícias da página, somente I. duas são de interesse para a área médica. II. duas estão relacionadas à área de transporte. III. uma trata de projetos sociais. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Ethical abuses in the authorship of scientific papers Problems regarding the order of authorship of scientific papers have become more frequent and more abusive. These problems may have heightened due to the ever increasing pressure to “publish or perish” in t…

Os termos heightened (linha 2), benchmark (linha 4) e are provided (linha 6) podem ser traduzidos, respectivamente, como:

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Ethical abuses in the authorship of scientific papers Problems regarding the order of authorship of scientific papers have become more frequent and more abusive. These problems may have heightened due to the ever increasing pressure to “publish or perish” in t…

Considere as seguintes afirmações: I. O artigo ao qual o texto se refere divulga uma lista de publicações científicas com problemas relacionados ao plágio. II. As oportunidades de trabalho no mundo acadêmico são mais restritas para os pesquisadores que não publicam artigos científicos. III. Para que o pesquisador seja reconhecido diante da comunidade acadêmica, a publicação de artigos científicos é importante. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Ethical abuses in the authorship of scientific papers Problems regarding the order of authorship of scientific papers have become more frequent and more abusive. These problems may have heightened due to the ever increasing pressure to “publish or perish” in t…

O objetivo do artigo ao qual se refere o texto é

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The hold-up 1 The gunman, is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it. 5 Even my best mate Marvin knows it and he’s more useless than the gunman. The worst part about the whole thing is that Marv’s car is standing outside in a fifteen-minute pa…

Dadas as asserções: I. O termo bloke (linha 8) refere-se a gunman. II. A expressão tune out (linha 18) pode ser substituída por pay attention. III. A expressão cut off, em cut him off (linha 20), pode ser substituída por interrupt. Está(ão) correta(s)

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The hold-up 1 The gunman, is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it. 5 Even my best mate Marvin knows it and he’s more useless than the gunman. The worst part about the whole thing is that Marv’s car is standing outside in a fifteen-minute pa…

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The hold-up 1 The gunman, is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it. 5 Even my best mate Marvin knows it and he’s more useless than the gunman. The worst part about the whole thing is that Marv’s car is standing outside in a fifteen-minute pa…

Da leitura do texto, é possível inferir que Marvin e Ed

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The hold-up 1 The gunman, is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it. 5 Even my best mate Marvin knows it and he’s more useless than the gunman. The worst part about the whole thing is that Marv’s car is standing outside in a fifteen-minute pa…

Entende-se, pela leitura do texto, que o carro de Marvin I. está estacionado próximo ao banco. II. apresenta problema no freio. III. possui seguro. Está(ão) correta(s)

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The hold-up 1 The gunman, is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it. 5 Even my best mate Marvin knows it and he’s more useless than the gunman. The worst part about the whole thing is that Marv’s car is standing outside in a fifteen-minute pa…

A partir da leitura do texto, é possível depreender que I. o diálogo no texto se passa entre reféns de um assalto a banco. II. Marvin está mais preocupado com uma possível multa por estacionamento irregular do que com o atirador. III. Marvin adora conversar sobre o seu carro. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Assinale a opção que melhor expressaria a fala da Mônica no 2º balão. www.monica.com.br/ingles/comics/tirinhas/tira 18.htm Data da visita ao site: 20/09/2007

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C1 Gramática Reportagem

Taking Measure With Hardware and Software The researchers who founded National Instruments Corp switched from building their own equipment to beefing up other people’s. “You could start a company.” That offhand comment by Jim Physics intuition Truchard got Jef…

A expressão What’s more (2ª coluna, 1o Parágrafo) NÃO pode ser substituída por

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Taking Measure With Hardware and Software The researchers who founded National Instruments Corp switched from building their own equipment to beefing up other people’s. “You could start a company.” That offhand comment by Jim Physics intuition Truchard got Jef…

Considere as seguintes afirmações: I. Truchard estudou Física na Rússia e tem doutorado em Engenharia Elétrica. II. Nowlin é mestre em Engenharia Elétrica. III. Kodosky não concluiu o doutorado. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Taking Measure With Hardware and Software The researchers who founded National Instruments Corp switched from building their own equipment to beefing up other people’s. “You could start a company.” That offhand comment by Jim Physics intuition Truchard got Jef…

Considere as seguintes afirmações: I. Truchard, Nowlin e Kodosky fundaram a empresa National Instruments Corp, em 1976. II. A National Instruments Corp atua na área de informática e, de acordo com a Revista Fortune, está entre as 100 empresas mais produtivas nesta área. III. Nowlin e Kodosky trabalhavam para Truchard, em tempo parcial, enquanto estudavam na Universidade do Texas. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Botelho a worthy Award Winner This year, Brazil and the world have been celebrating the based on the ERJ-145 platform have been delivered to 87 100th anniversary of the first flight at a public event by Brazilian operators around the world. A decate on, the ER…

Considere as seguintes afirmações: I. maiden em “The Embraer ERJ-145 had its maiden flight just weeks before…” (4o Parágrafo) pode ser substituído por single. II. penchant em “...Embraer has had a penchant for seizing market opportunities.” (5o Parágrafo) pode ser substituído por tendency. III. foray em “... its first foray into business jets.” (6o Parágrafo) pode ser substituído por attempt. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Botelho a worthy Award Winner This year, Brazil and the world have been celebrating the based on the ERJ-145 platform have been delivered to 87 100th anniversary of the first flight at a public event by Brazilian operators around the world. A decate on, the ER…

Considere as seguintes informações: I. O modelo ERJ-145, fabricado pela EMBRAER, teve Maurício Botelho como um dos idealizadores. II. A empresa Bombardier passou a produzir jatos regionais para competir com os jatos do mesmo padrão, fabricados pela EMBRAER. III. A gestão de Maurício Botelho na EMBRAER foi bem-sucedida devido ao investimento em tecnologia e em recursos humanos. Está(ão) correta(s)

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Botelho a worthy Award Winner This year, Brazil and the world have been celebrating the based on the ERJ-145 platform have been delivered to 87 100th anniversary of the first flight at a public event by Brazilian operators around the world. A decate on, the ER…

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B2 Vocabulário Pagina de internet

A Listing of The Illinois Smoke-free Restaurant Recognition Program recognizes those restaurants that have gone entirely smoke- Illinois Smoke-free free and raises public awareness to the dangers of exposure to second-hand smoke. Establishments choosing to Res…

Assinale a opção que contém os significados mais adequados para as palavras sublinhadas nos trechos abaixo: I. The Illinois Smoke-free Restaurant Recognition Program recognizes those restaurants that have gone [[entirely]] smoke-free…(1o Parágrafo). II. Second-hand smoke is a combination of the smoke [[from]] a burning cigarette… (2o Parágrafo). III. More importantly, it represents a dangerous health [[hazard.]] (2o Parágrafo). IV. EPA estimates that [[approximately]] 3.000 American nonsmokers die…(3o Parágrafo).

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A Listing of The Illinois Smoke-free Restaurant Recognition Program recognizes those restaurants that have gone entirely smoke- Illinois Smoke-free free and raises public awareness to the dangers of exposure to second-hand smoke. Establishments choosing to Res…

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