132 textos originais, escritos especialmente para esta coleção. Cada um traz uma questão de interpretação, cinco alternativas e gabarito comentado em português.
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Long before they say a word, babies are studying language. Experiments with children of a few months old show that they can distinguish sounds from any language in the world. Around the first birthday, this ability narrows: the brain keeps the sounds it hears …
De acordo com o texto, o que ocorre por volta do primeiro ano de vida é que
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Flying is responsible for a small percentage of global emissions, and this figure is often used to end the discussion. The number, however, hides two facts. First, a very small part of the world population takes most of the flights, so the emissions per passen…
Depreende-se do texto que a taxação de passageiros frequentes se justifica porque
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I visited the new city zoo expecting the sad cages of my childhood, and I was wrong. Most enclosures are wide, with real vegetation, and information panels explain where each species comes from and why it is threatened. The staff are clearly well trained. My c…
De acordo com a resenha, a avaliação do autor sobre o zoológico é
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Reporter: You removed forty parking spaces from Aurora Street. Why? Architect: Because the street belonged to cars, not to people. We widened the pavement, planted trees and added benches. Reporter: Shopkeepers protested. Architect: They did, and I understand …
No contexto da entrevista, a frase "People who walk stop and buy; people who drive pass by" indica que
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In northern Australia, crocodiles were almost extinct in the 1970s. Hunting was then banned, and the population recovered so well that the animals are now common in rivers close to towns. This success created an unusual problem. Authorities cannot remove every…
No trecho "so they invested in education instead", o pronome "they" refere-se
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Dear Editor, Last week I found a small bird dead on the pavement below my office. It was not the first. The building where I work is covered in glass, and birds cannot see it; they simply fly into the reflection of the sky. A colleague told me that millions of…
A pergunta final da carta, "why are we still waiting?", cumpre a função de
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A community garden is not only about vegetables. In neighbourhoods where public space is rare, these small plots have become places where people who would never speak to each other share tools and recipes. City councils like them because unused land is cleaned…
A ideia central do texto é que a horta comunitária
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When we imagine pollution in the sea, we usually think of oil or plastic. Sound is rarely mentioned, and yet it travels much further under water than in the air. Ships, drilling platforms and sonar produce a constant noise that covers the frequencies whales an…
No trecho "Sound is rarely mentioned, and yet it travels much further under water", a expressão "and yet" estabelece
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I joined my first beach clean-up because a friend insisted. I expected to find bottles and bags, and we did. What I did not expect were the tiny fragments: pieces of plastic smaller than a coin, mixed with the sand, impossible to remove completely. After two h…
Depreende-se da fala da bióloga e da reação do autor que a limpeza da praia
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REBOOT PROJECT - GIVE YOUR OLD COMPUTER A SECOND LIFE That machine in the cupboard is not rubbish. Our volunteers clean, repair and update donated computers, and each one is delivered free of charge to a public school or a community library. Last year, four hu…
Esse anúncio tem por objetivo
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Fifty years ago, the wild tiger seemed condemned. Forests were cut, and hunters sold skins openly in markets. Since then, protected areas have been created in India, Nepal and Russia, and numbers have slowly risen in some regions. Conservationists, however, re…
No texto, a expressão "refuse to celebrate" indica que os conservacionistas
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Interviewer: You have taught for twenty-two years. What has changed most? Ms Ferreira: The students arrive with more information and less patience. That is not a criticism; the world is faster now. Interviewer: And the profession itself? Ms Ferreira: Salaries …
De acordo com a entrevistada, a saída de professores jovens da profissão deve-se principalmente
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The shape of a classroom influences learning more than most people imagine. Researchers who observed hundreds of rooms found that natural light, air quality and the possibility of moving the furniture were linked to better results. Rows of fixed desks, on the …
No trecho "replaced heavy tables with light ones that two children can carry", o termo "ones" substitui
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Dear Ms Oliveira, I am writing on behalf of the parents' association of Riverside School. As you know, our internet connection fails almost every afternoon, and teachers have already lost several online classes this term. We have collected signatures from nine…
Esse email tem por objetivo principal
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Until recently, a broken screen often meant buying a new phone. Manufacturers used special screws and glue, and independent workshops could not obtain original parts. This has begun to change. New laws in several countries oblige companies to sell components a…
Depreende-se do texto que a principal justificativa apresentada para as novas leis de reparo é
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I tested this adjustable desk for three months in a small flat, and my opinion is mixed. The motor is quiet, the surface is wide enough for two monitors, and the memory buttons really work. My back pain has decreased since I started alternating positions every…
De acordo com a resenha, a recomendação final do autor é que a mesa
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Cats are the most popular pets in many countries, and their independence is part of the attraction. Yet biologists have collected data showing that free-roaming cats hunt an enormous number of small birds and lizards every year, even when they are well fed. Th…
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I read your article about the toy industry with great interest. As the mother of a seven-year-old, I have watched my daughter search for a doll with hair like hers, and for years she found nothing on the shelves. Companies have finally started to produce figur…
No contexto da carta, a afirmação "A doll is never only a doll" indica que o brinquedo
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When my daughter was born, everybody told me the first months would be magical. Nobody mentioned the silence at three in the morning, when the whole building is asleep and you are walking in circles with a small, crying person in your arms. I have never felt s…
No texto, o conector "However" introduz
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Horses are large animals, but they are extremely sensitive to human emotion. For this reason, they have been used for years in programmes that support people with anxiety or difficulties in communication. Participants are not asked to ride. Instead, they brush…
Depreende-se do texto que a reação do cavalo diante de um participante nervoso funciona como
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The television set was once the centre of the living room, and families planned their evening around it. Today the screen is still there, but the habit has changed. Streaming services allow viewers to choose any programme at any hour, so the shared moment of w…
No trecho "Some sociologists regret this", o pronome "this" retoma
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Every year, thousands of tonnes of apples never reach a shop. Farmers explain that many fruits are rejected simply because they are too small or slightly marked, although their taste has not changed. In addition, supermarkets often order less than they promise…
De acordo com o texto, a principal razão pela qual muitas maçãs são rejeitadas antes de chegar às lojas é
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