Questões de Inglês - AFA 2007 | Gabarito e resoluções

(AFA - 2007) Read the passage below and answer questions 15 to 17. Who Moved My Cheese? Who Moved My Cheese? Its a parable that reveals deep truths about changes. Two little mice and two little men live in a labyrinth searching for some cheese - a metaphor used to express what we wish to have in life, from a good job to spiritual peace. One of them is successful and writes what he learnt from his experiences on the walls of the labyrinths. The scribbled words on the walls teach us how to deal with the changes to live with less stress and achieve much more success at work and personal life. Two little mice and two little men live in a labyrinth searching for some cheese. The word little can only be substituted for ______ and refers to the ______.

(AFA - 2007) Read the passage below and answer questions 15 to 17. Who Moved My Cheese? Who Moved My Cheese? Its a parable that reveals deep truths about changes. Two little mice and two little men live in a labyrinth searching for some cheese - a metaphor used to express what we wish to have in life, from a good job to spiritual peace. One of them is successful and writes what he learnt from his experiences on the walls of the labyrinths. The scribbled words on the walls teach us how to deal with the changes to live with less stress and achieve much more success at work and personal life. Who moved my cheese ? Whats expected from the one who reads it?

(AFA - 2007) Read a letter and answer questions 18 to 20. As a survivor of the Holocaust, I lost the life I led more than 60 years, when the world didnt give a damn on, like today, acknowledge that a storm of destruction was imminent (The lost City, Sept, 12). Sitting in my comfortable, dry home watching the horror of New Orleans made me cry the tears I didnt have when I was a child losing everything, feeling with just the clothing I wore that day. More than 60 years ago, I was on a different continent. The disaster that unfolded in front of my eyes today took place in my adopted country, among my adopted people. We didnt know is an unpardonable excuse. We didnt care is more like it. Without hesitation, America spends billions and wastes human life in a country that is not interested in democracy. Yet we quibble about the cost of Katrina, a cost that will afect everyone in our own backyard for years to come. (Lucie L. Liebman - Staten Island, New York) The letter was written by someone who

(AFA - 2007) Read a letter and answer questions 18 to 20. As a survivor of the Holocaust, I lost the life I led more than 60 years, when the world didnt give a damn on, like today, acknowledge that a storm of destruction was imminent (The lost City, Sept, 12). Sitting in my comfortable, dry home watching the horror of New Orleans made me cry the tears I didnt have when I was a child losing everything, feeling with just the clothing I wore that day. More than 60 years ago, I was on a different continent. The disaster that unfolded in front of my eyes today took place in my adopted country, among my adopted people. We didnt know is an unpardonable excuse. We didnt care is more like it. Without hesitation, America spends billions and wastes human life in a country that is not interested in democracy. Yet we quibble about the cost of Katrina, a cost that will afect everyone in our own backyard for years to come. (Lucie L. Liebman - Staten Island, New York) The Present Tense of the underlined verb in the first line is

(AFA - 2007) Read a letter and answer questions 18 to 20. As a survivor of the Holocaust, I lost the life I led more than 60 years, when the world didnt give a damn on, like today, acknowledge that a storm of destruction was imminent (The lost City, Sept, 12). Sitting in my comfortable, dry home watching the horror of New Orleans made me cry the tears I didnt have when I was a child losing everything, feeling with just the clothing I wore that day. More than 60 years ago, I was on a different continent. The disaster that unfolded in front of my eyes today took place in my adopted country, among my adopted people. We didnt know is an unpardonable excuse. We didnt care is more like it. Without hesitation, America spends billions and wastes human life in a country that is not interested in democracy. Yet we quibble about the cost of Katrina, a cost that will afect everyone in our own backyard for years to come. (Lucie L. Liebman - Staten Island, New York) We realize that Lucie feels extremely sorry about ______ because ______.

(AFA - 2007) Read the text and answer questions 21 to 23 according to it. Fakes - a world of copycats Every year, criminals make millions of dollars selling fake perfumes, clothes, medicines and computer software. Counterfeit goods account for about 7% of total trade across the globe. And the criminals gains are other peoples losses. Take, for example, governments which are unable to collect revenue from indirect taxes and customs duty on legitimate sales. Over 30% of sales in mainland China are estimated to be counterfeit. In India, fake products account for 10% of the revenue for the entire health sector. Five out of six Yamaha bikes sold worldwide are not the real thing. Nike, the brand which tells you to just do it, loses $70 million annually to the menace of fake brands and pirate products. Identical fakes cost Gillete $20 million a year, and Proctor and Gamble loses a staggering $150 million on a twelve-month average in China alone. Sometimes consumers prefer to buy an illegal copy of a video, CD-ROM, cassette or software package because it costs less. In Russia, for example, copies of Microsofts Office 2000 program sell for just 1% of the list price. Frequently, however, buyers dont realize they are buying a fake instead of the genuine article. (Taken from Skyline 5 - Macmillan) The sentence ...the criminals gains are other peoples losses means

(AFA - 2007) Read the text and answer questions 21 to 23 according to it. Fakes - a world of copycats Every year, criminals make millions of dollars selling fake perfumes, clothes, medicines and computer software. Counterfeit goods account for about 7% of total trade across the globe. And the criminals gains are other peoples losses. Take, for example, governments which are unable to collect revenue from indirect taxes and customs duty on legitimate sales. Over 30% of sales in mainland China are estimated to be counterfeit. In India, fake products account for 10% of the revenue for the entire health sector. Five out of six Yamaha bikes sold worldwide are not the real thing. Nike, the brand which tells you to just do it, loses $70 million annually to the menace of fake brands and pirate products. Identical fakes cost Gillete $20 million a year, and Proctor and Gamble loses a staggering $150 million on a twelve-month average in China alone. Sometimes consumers prefer to buy an illegal copy of a video, CD-ROM, cassette or software package because it costs less. In Russia, for example, copies of Microsofts Office 2000 program sell for just 1% of the list price. Frequently, however, buyers dont realize they are buying a fake instead of the genuine article. (Taken from Skyline 5 - Macmillan) Read the statements below and classify them as (T) true or (F) false, respectively ( ) More than ninety percent of the worldwide trade is made of fake products. ( ) Two famous brands in China are responsible for a loss of more than a hundred million dollars per year. ( ) More than two thirds of Yamahas bikes sold across the globe are fake products. ( ) The brand Nike has a great profit caused by counterfeit goods. Mark the correct alternative.

(AFA - 2007) Read the text and answer questions 21 to 23 according to it. Fakes - a world of copycats Every year, criminals make millions of dollars selling fake perfumes, clothes, medicines and computer software. Counterfeit goods account for about 7% of total trade across the globe. And the criminals gains are other peoples losses. Take, for example, governments which are unable to collect revenue from indirect taxes and customs duty on legitimate sales. Over 30% of sales in mainland China are estimated to be counterfeit. In India, fake products account for 10% of the revenue for the entire health sector. Five out of six Yamaha bikes sold worldwide are not the real thing. Nike, the brand which tells you to just do it, loses $70 million annually to the menace of fake brands and pirate products. Identical fakes cost Gillete $20 million a year, and Proctor and Gamble loses a staggering $150 million on a twelve-month average in China alone. Sometimes consumers prefer to buy an illegal copy of a video, CD-ROM, cassette or software package because it costs less. In Russia, for example, copies of Microsofts Office 2000 program sell for just 1% of the list price. Frequently, however, buyers dont realize they are buying a fake instead of the genuine article. (Taken from Skyline 5 - Macmillan) According to the last paragraph, consumers l- have always intended to buy counterfeitgoods. ll- are sometimes deceived by the fakes. lll- occasionally prefer pirate products because they are cheaper. lV- see the illegal copies as a solution to the growing economical problems. The only correct sentences are

(AFA - 2007) Read the fragment and answer questions 24 and 25. Image, image, image... Heres the coolest ... wildest ... hippest ... funkiest ... object! image-conscious person cannot do without it! Thisstyle is ideal for fashion and consumer objects (cell phones, backpacks, watches, and so on). Its the most commom form of advertising for many products. But dont forget all those other types of message. Be smart: dont let the advertisers fool you! (Taken from Consumers Portfolio) Theres one option which DOESNT match the context, mark it.

(AFA - 2007) Read the fragment and answer questions 24 and 25. Image, image, image... Heres the coolest ... wildest ... hippest ... funkiest ... object! image-conscious person cannot do without it! Thisstyle is ideal for fashion and consumer objects (cell phones, backpacks, watches, and so on). Its the most commom form of advertising for many products. But dont forget all those other types of message. Be smart: dont let the advertisers fool you! (Taken from Consumers Portfolio) According to Image, image, image ..., to sell fashion and consum objects people announce them as the most... Mark the option that DOESNT suit the text.

(AFA - 2007) Read the paragraph and answer questions 26 to 28 according to it. The concept of generation gap is widely accepted in Canada and the United States. It was a concept that grew in prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, when a commom belief among young people was Never trust anyone over thirty and many older people felt they could no longer understand young people. These days, many people think that the generation gap is lessening because the baby-boom generation (those born between 1946 and 1961) has moved past the age of thirty. (Taken from passages 1 - TM, CUP) The sentence in italic, when a commom ... thirty has the function of:

(AFA - 2007) Read the paragraph and answer questions 26 to 28 according to it. The concept of generation gap is widely accepted in Canada and the United States. It was a concept that grew in prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, when a commom belief among young people was Never trust anyone over thirty and many older people felt they could no longer understand young people. These days, many people think that the generation gap is lessening because the baby-boom generation (those born between 1946 and 1961) has moved past the age of thirty. (Taken from passages 1 - TM, CUP) Whats the main idea of the text?

(AFA - 2007) Read the paragraph and answer questions 26 to 28 according to it. The concept of generation gap is widely accepted in Canada and the United States. It was a concept that grew in prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, when a commom belief among young people was Never trust anyone over thirty and many older people felt they could no longer understand young people. These days, many people think that the generation gap is lessening because the baby-boom generation (those born between 1946 and 1961) has moved past the age of thirty. (Taken from passages 1 - TM, CUP) The text affirms that the generation gap is lessening. It means it has

(AFA - 2007) Read the paragraph of an article from Newsweek, Nov/14, 2005, whose title is Rethinking Arafat and answer question 29 according to it. It might also take years for Palestinians to assess Arafats legacy. Given the lingering suspicion that he was poisoned (the cause of death is listed as undetermined), many Palestinians arent in the mood to start sorting through his record. As long as this matter is not resolved, you wont hear people questioning his leadership, says Hafes Barghouti, editor of the Palestiniam daily Al-Jadidah, just bemoaning the consequences. According to the writer,

(AFA - 2007) It might also take years for Palestinians to assess Arafats legacy. Given the lingering suspicion that he was poisoned (the cause of death is listed as undetermined), many Palestinians arent in the mood to start sorting through his record. As long as this matter is not resolved, you wont hear people questioning his leadership, says Hafes Barghouti, editor of the Palestiniam daily Al-Jadidah, just bemoaning the consequences. Read the headline of the article referred on the previous question and answer question 30. If the Palestinian leader was the real problem, why havent things improved in the year since his death? The author