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(EsPCEx - 2012) Apple manufacturing plant workers complain of long hours and militant culture Chengdu, China (CNN) Miss Chen (we changed her name for this story), an 18-year-old student from a village outside of the southern megacity of Chongqing, is one of more than one million factory workers at a Chinese company that helps manufacture products for Apple Inc.s lucrative global empire, which ranked in a record $46.3 billion in sales last quarter. They work day or night shifts, eating and sleeping at company facilities, as they help build electronics products for Apple and many other global brand names, such as Amazons Kindle and Microsofts Xbox. As a poor college student with no work experience, looking for a job in Chinas competitive market is an uphill battle. So when Chen was offered a one-month position at Foxconn with promises of great benefits and little overtime, she jumped at the chance. But when she started working, she found out that only senior employees got such benefits. During my first day of work, an older worker said to me, Why did you come to Foxconn? Think about it again and leave right now, said Chen, who plans to return to her studies at a Chongqing university soon. Foxconn recently released a statement defending its corporate practices, stating its employees are entitled to numerous benefits including access to health care and opportunities for promotions and training. In response to questions from CNN, Apple also released a statement: We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain. We insist that our suppliers provide safe working conditions, treat workers with dignity and respect, and use environmentally responsible manufacturing processes wherever Apple products are made. Our suppliers must live up to these requirements if they want to keep doing business with Apple. After three weeks of applying more than 4,000 stickers a day onto iPad screens by hand and working 60 hours a week in an assembly line, Chen says shes ready to go back to school and study hard so shell never have to return to Foxconn. Its so boring, I cant bear it anymore. Everyday is like: I get off from work and I go to bed. I get up in the morning, and I go to work. It is my daily routine and I almost feel like an animal, said Miss Chen. When asked why humans do machine-like work at Foxconn, she responds, Well, humans are cheaper. Adaptado de http://edition.cnn.com, consulta em 06/02/2012. In the sentence Foxconn recently released a statement defending its corporate practices..., the word its refers to

(EsPCEx - 2012) Apple manufacturing plant workers complain of long hours and militant culture Chengdu, China (CNN) Miss Chen (we changed her name for this story), an 18-year-old student from a village outside of the southern megacity of Chongqing, is one of more than one million factory workers at a Chinese company that helps manufacture products for Apple Inc.s lucrative global empire, which ranked in a record $46.3 billion in sales last quarter. They work day or night shifts, eating and sleeping at company facilities, as they help build electronics products for Apple and many other global brand names, such as Amazons Kindle and Microsofts Xbox. As a poor college student with no work experience, looking for a job in Chinas competitive market is an uphill battle. So when Chen was offered a one-month position at Foxconn with promises of great benefits and little overtime, she jumped at the chance. But when she started working, she found out that only senior employees got such benefits. During my first day of work, an older worker said to me, Why did you come to Foxconn? Think about it again and leave right now, said Chen, who plans to return to her studies at a Chongqing university soon. Foxconn recently released a statement defending its corporate practices, stating its employees are entitled to numerous benefits including access to health care and opportunities for promotions and training. In response to questions from CNN, Apple also released a statement: We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain. We insist that our suppliers provide safe working conditions, treat workers with dignity and respect, and use environmentally responsible manufacturing processes wherever Apple products are made. Our suppliers must live up to these requirements if they want to keep doing business with Apple. After three weeks of applying more than 4,000 stickers a day onto iPad screens by hand and working 60 hours a week in an assembly line, Chen says shes ready to go back to school and study hard so shell never have to return to Foxconn. Its so boring, I cant bear it anymore. Everyday is like: I get off from work and I go to bed. I get up in the morning, and I go to work. It is my daily routine and I almost feel like an animal, said Miss Chen. When asked why humans do machine-like work at Foxconn, she responds, Well, humans are cheaper. Adaptado de http://edition.cnn.com, consulta em 06/02/2012. According to the text, workers at Foxconn company are compared to

(EsPCEx - 2012) Fire at Antarctica station kills 2 Brazilian sailors Two Brazilian sailors died and one was injured Saturday after a fire broke out at a naval researchstation in Antarctica, authorities reported. The fire occurred at the Comandante Ferraz Station onKing George Island, said Adm. Julio Soares de Moura Neto, commander of the Brazilian Navy. Thethree sailors were trying to extinguish a fire that broke out in the engine room of the facility. Brazilian military police are investigating the cause. The station is home to researchers who conduct studies on the effects of climate change in Antarctica and its implications on the planet, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovation. Researchers at the base also study marine life and the atmosphere. Adaptado de http://articles.cnn.com, consulta em 26/02/2012 According to the text, it is correct to state that

(EsPCEx - 2012) Fire at Antarctica station kills 2 Brazilian sailors Two Brazilian sailors died and one was injured Saturday after a fire broke out at a naval researchstation in Antarctica, authorities reported. The fire occurred at the Comandante Ferraz Station onKing George Island, said Adm. Julio Soares de Moura Neto, commander of the Brazilian Navy. Thethree sailors were trying to extinguish a fire that broke out in the engine room of the facility. Brazilian military police are investigating the cause. The station is home to researchers who conduct studies on the effects of climate change in Antarctica and its implications on the planet, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovation. Researchers at the base also study marine life and the atmosphere. Adaptado de http://articles.cnn.com, consulta em 26/02/2012 In the sentence The station is home to researchers who conduct studies..., the word who refers to

(EsPCEx - 2012) Hello, said a quiet, musical voice. I looked up, stunned that he was speaking to me. He was sitting as far away from me as thedesk allowed, but his chair was angled toward me. His hair was dripping wet he looked like someone in a commercial for hair gel. His dazzling face was friendly, open, a slight smile on his flawless lips.But his eyes were careful. My name is Edward Cullen, he continued. I didnt have a chance to introduce myself lastweek. You must be Bella Swan. My mind was spinning with confusion. He was perfectly polite now. I had to speak; he waswaiting. But I couldnt think of anything conventional to say. H-how do you know my name? I stammered. He laughed a soft laugh. Oh, I think everyone knows your name. The whole town was waiting for you to arrive. MEYER, S. Twilight. New York: Megan Tingley Books, 2006. Page 43 According to the sentence I looked up, stunned that he was speaking to me., Bella

(EsPCEx - 2012) Hello, said a quiet, musical voice. I looked up, stunned that he was speaking to me. He was sitting as far away from me as thedesk allowed, but his chair was angled toward me. His hair was dripping wet he looked like someone in a commercial for hair gel. His dazzling face was friendly, open, a slight smile on his flawless lips.But his eyes were careful. My name is Edward Cullen, he continued. I didnt have a chance to introduce myself lastweek. You must be Bella Swan. My mind was spinning with confusion. He was perfectly polite now. I had to speak; he waswaiting. But I couldnt think of anything conventional to say. H-how do you know my name? I stammered. He laughed a soft laugh. Oh, I think everyone knows your name. The whole town was waiting for you to arrive. MEYER, S. Twilight. New York: Megan Tingley Books, 2006. Page 43 My mind was spinning with confusion. He was perfectly polite now. I had to speak; he waswaiting. But I couldnt think of anything conventional to say. H-how do you know my name? I stammered. The excerpt above describes a feeling of

(EsPCEx - 2012) Hello, said a quiet, musical voice. I looked up, stunned that he was speaking to me. He was sitting as far away from me as thedesk allowed, but his chair was angled toward me. His hair was dripping wet he looked like someone in a commercial for hair gel. His dazzling face was friendly, open, a slight smile on his flawless lips.But his eyes were careful. My name is Edward Cullen, he continued. I didnt have a chance to introduce myself lastweek. You must be Bella Swan. My mind was spinning with confusion. He was perfectly polite now. I had to speak; he waswaiting. But I couldnt think of anything conventional to say. H-how do you know my name? I stammered. He laughed a soft laugh. Oh, I think everyone knows your name. The whole town was waiting for you to arrive. MEYER, S. Twilight. New York: Megan Tingley Books, 2006. Page 43 According to Bellas descriptions in the text, Edward was

(EsPCEx - 2012) What is a pub? The word pub is short for public house. Pubs are popular social meeting places.They are an important part of British life. People talk, eat, drink, meet their friends and relax there. Many have a garden where people can sit in the summer. One of the oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, Herts, is located in a building that dates back to the eleventh century. Groups of friends normally buy rounds of drinks, where the person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the members of the group. In most pubs in Britain, you must go to the bar to order drinks and food and pay for your purchase immediately, there is no table service. Bartenders do not expect frequent tipping.To tip them, it is customary to say: Would you like a drink yourself? Adaptado de http://projectbritain.com/pubs.htm, consulta em 22/06/2012 According to the text, pubs are popular places where people

(EsPCEx - 2012) What is a pub? The word pub is short for public house. Pubs are popular social meeting places.They are an important part of British life. People talk, eat, drink, meet their friends and relax there.Many have a garden where people can sit in the summer. One of the oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks inSt. Albans, Herts, is located in a building that dates back to the eleventh century. Groups of friends normally buy rounds of drinks, where the person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the membersof the group. In most pubs in Britain, you must go to the bar to order drinks and food and pay foryour purchase immediately, there is no table service. Bartenders do not expect frequent tipping. To tip them, it is customary to say: Would you like a drink yourself? Adaptado de http://projectbritain.com/pubs.htm, consulta em 22/06/2012 According to the text, it is correct to say that in Britain

(EsPCEx - 2011) Mark Zuckerbergs 650 Million Friends (and counting) Back in June 2009, the globes potpourri of social-networking sites was extremely diverse: Googles Orkut dominated India and Brazil; Central and South America preferred Hi5; Maktoob was king in the Arab world. The Vietnamese liked Zing, the Czechs loved Lid, South Koreans surfed Cyworld. Two years after that, and Facebook has stolen users away from its rivals very fast. Its completely knocked Hi5 off the map in former strongholds such as Peru, Mexico, and Thailand. After a tense back-and-forth with Orkut in India, Facebook has emerged victorious. And its becoming more popular in Armenia, Georgia, and the Netherlands, where local providers are making a desperate last stand. There are some glaring exceptions to Facebooks colonization kick. Russians continue to use Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki, with Facebook a distant fourth in the rankings. China remains highly committed to domestic sites such as Qzone and Renren. But for the rest of us, were living in Zuckerbergs world. According to the text, Facebooks boom on the Internet was in

(EsPCEx - 2011) Mark Zuckerbergs 650 Million Friends (and counting) Back in June 2009, the globes potpourri of social-networking sites was extremely diverse: Googles Orkut dominated India and Brazil; Central and South America preferred Hi5; Maktoob was king in the Arab world. The Vietnamese liked Zing, the Czechs loved Lid, South Koreans surfed Cyworld. Two years after that, and Facebook has stolen users away from its rivals very fast. Its completely knocked Hi5 off the map in former strongholds such as Peru, Mexico, and Thailand. After a tense back-and-forth with Orkut in India, Facebook has emerged victorious. And its becoming more popular in Armenia, Georgia, and the Netherlands, where local providers are making a desperate last stand. There are some glaring exceptions to Facebooks colonization kick. Russians continue to use Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki, with Facebook a distant fourth in the rankings. China remains highly committed to domestic sites such as Qzone and Renren. But for the rest of us, were living in Zuckerbergs world. How many different social-networking sites are mentioned in the text?

(EsPCEx - 2011) Mark Zuckerbergs 650 Million Friends (and counting) Back in June 2009, the globes potpourri of social-networking sites was extremely diverse: Googles Orkut dominated India and Brazil; Central and South America preferred Hi5; Maktoob was king in the Arab world. The Vietnamese liked Zing, the Czechs loved Lid, South Koreans surfed Cyworld. Two years after that, and Facebook has stolen users away from its rivals very fast. Its completely knocked Hi5 off the map in former strongholds such as Peru, Mexico, and Thailand. After a tense back-and-forth with Orkut in India, Facebook has emerged victorious. And its becoming more popular in Armenia, Georgia, and the Netherlands, where local providers are making a desperate last stand. There are some glaring exceptions to Facebooks colonization kick. Russians continue to use Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki, with Facebook a distant fourth in the rankings. China remains highly committed to domestic sites such as Qzone and Renren. But for the rest of us, were living in Zuckerbergs world. According to the text, Facebook is not number one in

(EsPCEx - 2011) Mark Zuckerbergs 650 Million Friends (and counting) Back in June 2009, the globes potpourri of social-networking sites was extremely diverse: Googles Orkut dominated India and Brazil; Central and South America preferred Hi5; Maktoob was king in the Arab world. The Vietnamese liked Zing, the Czechs loved Lid, South Koreans surfed Cyworld. Two years after that, and Facebook has stolen users away from its rivals very fast. Its completely knocked Hi5 off the map in former strongholds such as Peru, Mexico, and Thailand. After a tense back-and-forth with Orkut in India, Facebook has emerged victorious. And its becoming more popular in Armenia, Georgia, and the Netherlands, where local providers are making a desperate last stand. There are some glaring exceptions to Facebooks colonization kick. Russians continue to use Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki, with Facebook a distant fourth in the rankings. China remains highly committed to domestic sites such as Qzone and Renren. But for the rest of us, were living in Zuckerbergs world. In the sentence And its becoming more popular in Armenia, Georgia, and the Netherlands..., the pronoun it refers to

(EsPCEx - 2011) Mark Zuckerbergs 650 Million Friends (and counting) Back in June 2009, the globes potpourri of social-networking sites was extremely diverse: Googles Orkut dominated India and Brazil; Central and South America preferred Hi5; Maktoob was king in the Arab world. The Vietnamese liked Zing, the Czechs loved Lid, South Koreans surfed Cyworld. Two years after that, and Facebook has stolen users away from its rivals very fast. Its completely knocked Hi5 off the map in former strongholds such as Peru, Mexico, and Thailand. After a tense back-and-forth with Orkut in India, Facebook has emerged victorious. And its becoming more popular in Armenia, Georgia, and the Netherlands, where local providers are making a desperate last stand. There are some glaring exceptions to Facebooks colonization kick. Russians continue to use Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki, with Facebook a distant fourth in the rankings. China remains highly committed to domestic sites such as Qzone and Renren. But for the rest of us, were living in Zuckerbergs world. Which alternative represents the main idea of the text ?

(EsPCEx - 2011) Life and the Movies Joey Potter looked at her friend Dawson Leery and she smiled sadly. Life isnt like a movie, Dawson, she said. We cant write happy endings to all our relationships. Joey was a pretty girl with long brown hair. Both Joey and Dawson were nearly sixteen years old. The two teenagers had problems. All teenagers have the same problems - life, love, school work, and parents. It isnt easy to become an adult. Dawson loved movies. He had always loved movies. He took film classes in school. He made short movies himself. Dawson wanted to be a film director. His favorite director was Steven Spielberg. Dawson spent a lot of his free time filming with his video camera. He loved watching videos of great movies from the past. Most evenings, he watched movies with Joey. These days, Dawson always wants us to behave like people in movies, Joey thought. And life in the little seaside town of Capeside wasnt like the movies. Joey looked at the handsome, blond boy who was sitting next to her. She thought about the years of their long friendship. They were best friends... ANDERS, C. J. Retold by CORNISH, F. H. Dawsons Creek. Shifting into overdrive. Oxford, Macmillan, 2005. In the sentence All teenagers have the same problems - life, love, school work, and parents, the conjunction and indicates