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Mark Zuckerberg’s 650 Million Friends (and counting)
Back in June 2009, the globe’s potpourri of social-networking sites
was extremely diverse: Google’s 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 Lidé, South Koreans
surfed Cyworld. Two years after that, and Facebook has stolen users
away from its rivals very fast. It’s 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 it’s becoming more popular in Armenia, Georgia, and the
Netherlands, where local providers are making a desperate last stand.
There are some glaring exceptions to Facebook’s 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, we’re living in Zuckerberg’s world.
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31 According to the text, Facebook’s boom on the Internet was in
[A] 2007. [B] 2008. [C] 2009. [D] 2010. [E] 2011.
32 How many different social-networking sites are mentioned
in the text?
[A] Five. [B] Seven. [C] Nine. [D] Eleven. [E] Thirteen.
33 According to the text, Facebook is not number one in
[A] South America.
[B] Peru, Mexico and Thailand.
[C] Russia and China.
[D] India and Brazil.
[E] South Korea.
34 In the sentence “And it’s becoming more popular in Armenia,
Georgia, and the Netherlands...”, the pronoun it refers to
[A] Orkut. [D] Hi5.
[B] India. [E] Facebook.
[C] Armenia.
35 Which alternative represents the main idea of the text?
[A] Facebook dominates the world of social networks.
[B] Orkut is the most popular site in Latin America.
[C] Facebook is used by people all over the world except in China.
[D] Orkut won the battle in India.
[E] Facebook is one of the top three in popularity in Russia.
Leia o trecho abaixo e responda às questões de 36 a 40.
Life and the Movies
Joey Potter looked at her friend Dawson Leery and she smiled sadly.
“Life isn’t like a movie, Dawson,” she said. “We can’t 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 isn’t 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 wasn’t 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. Dawson’s Creek. Shifting into
overdrive. Oxford, Macmillan, 2005.
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36 In the sentence “All teenagers have the same problems -
life, love, school work, and parents”, the conjunction and
indicates
[A] contrast. [D] consequence.
[B] result. [E] addition.
[C] reason.
37 Which alternative best explains the sentence “We can’t
write happy endings to all our relationships.” ?
[A] It’s not possible to decide what happens in our future.
[B] We need permission to write books about happy endings in
relationships.
[C] Our relationships are the happiest things in our lives.
[D] Happy endings are always possible in real life.
[E] People expect unhappy endings when they watch a movie.
38 According to the sentence “Joey looked at the handsome,
blond boy who was sitting next to her”, it is correct to say that
Dawson was
[A] strange. [D] good-looking.
[B] calm. [E] intelligent.
[C] ugly.
39 According to the text, which alternative is correct about Dawson?
[A] He first met Joey a couple of weeks ago.
[B] He spent most of his evenings with Joey.
[C] He had dark hair.
[D] He didn’t have any problems.
[E] He was older than Joey.
40 According to the text, “The two teenagers had problems” because
[A] they wanted to be film directors.
[B] it is difficult to become an adult.
[C] they wanted to behave like people in movies.
[D] they were best friends.
[E] they watched movies until late at night.
Leia o trecho abaixo e responda às questões de 41 a 45.
Brazilian Forces Claim Victory in Gang Haven
RIO DE JANEIRO - In a quick and decisive military operation,
Brazilian security forces took
Control of this city’s most notorious slum on Sunday,
celebrating victory over drug gangs after a weeklong battle.
In the early afternoon, the military police raised the flags of
Brazil and Rio de Janeiro atop a building on the highest hill in
the Alemão shantytown complex, providing a rare moment of
happiness and celebration in a decades-long battle to rid this
city’s violent slums of drug gangs.
An air of calm and relief swept through the neighborhood, as
residents opened their windows and began walking the streets.
Dozens of children ran from their houses in shorts and bikinis to
jump into a swimming pool that used to belong to a gang
leader. Residents congregated around televisions in bars and
restaurants, cheering for the police as if they were cheering for
their favorite soccer teams. “Now the community is ours,”
Jovelino Ferreira, a 60-year-old pastor, said, his eyes filling with
tears. “This time it will be different. We have to have faith. Many
people who didn’t deserve have suffered here.”
http://www.nytimes.com, consulta em 28/11/2010
41 In the sentence “An air of calm and relief swept through the
neighborhood, as residents opened their windows and began
walking the streets”, the possessive adjective their refers to
[A] an air of calm and relief.
[B] neighborhood. [D] streets.
[C] residents. [E] calm and relief.
42 According to the text, Brazilian security forces fought against
[A] Alemão shanty town complex.
[B] drug gangs.
[C] Jovelino Ferreira.
[D] the military police.
[E] Jovelino Ferreira’s community.
43 After Brazilian security forces’ victory,
[A] residents went to streets.
[B] children were afraid.
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[C] the gang leader used the swimming pool.
[D] residents cheered for their favorite soccer team.
[E] residents prayed with pastor Jovelino Ferreira.
44 It is correct to say that, after the decisive military operation
in the Alemão shantytown complex, Jovelino Ferreira was
[A] angry. [B] sick. [C] sad [D] hungry [E] hopeful.
45 In the last paragraph, the author is describing a scene of
[A] sadness. [B] conflict. [C] happiness. [D] fear. [E] tragedy.
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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 Amazon’s Kindle and
Microsoft’s Xbox.
As a poor college student with no work experience,looking
for a job in China’s 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 she’s ready to go back to school and
study hard so she’ll never have to return to Foxconn. “It’s so
boring, I can’t 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
45 It’s correct to say that Miss Chen
[A] is very satisfied with her job at Foxconn.
[B] is a special factory worker at Foxconn.
[C] has lots of benefits and little overtime at Foxconn.
[D] works day or night shifts, eating and sleeping at Foxconn.
[E] worked in another company before working at Foxconn.
46 In the sentence “As a poor college student with no work
experience, looking for a job in China’s competitive market is an
uphill battle.”, the author means that
[A] you cannot find a job in China.
[B] you have to go up a hill.
[C] it’s exciting to get a job in China.
[D] it’s difficult to get a job in China.
[E] you have to be an excellent athlete.
47 In the sentence “But when she started working, she found
out that...”, the word but indicates
[A] addition. [B] consequence. [C] result. [D] reason. [E] contrast.
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48 In the sentence “Foxconn recently released a statement
defending its corporate practices...”, the word its refers to
[A] statement. [B] Foxconn. [C] health care.
[D] practices. [E] employees.
49 According to the text, workers at Foxconn company are compared to
[A] machines and animals. [D] suppliers and machines.
[B] machines and humans. [E] animals and suppliers
[C] animals and men.
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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 research station in Antarctica,
authorities reported. The fire occurred at the Comandante
Ferraz Station on King George Island, said Adm. Julio Soares de
Moura Neto, commander of the Brazilian Navy. The three 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
50 According to the text, it is correct to state that
[A] the Brazilian sailors were responsible for the fire incident.
[B] the fire started outside the engine room.
[C] Brazilian military police still don’t know the cause.
[D] researchers are studying the cause.
[E] climate change caused the fire.
51 In the sentence “The station is home to researchers who
conduct studies...”, the word whorefers to
[A] station. [D] studies.
[B] researchers. [E] Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovation.
[C] home.
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 52 , 53 e 54.
“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 the desk 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 didn’t have a chance to introduce myself last
week. You must be Bella Swan.”
My mind was spinning with confusion. He was perfectly polite
now. I had to speak; he was waiting. But I couldn’t 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
52 According to the sentence “I looked up, stunned that he
was speaking to me.”, Bella
[A] didn’t expect Edward to approach her.
[B] was feeling comfortable.
[C] didn’t want to be friends with Edward.
[D] didn’t want to talk to Edward.
[E] was offended by Edward’s attitude.
53 “My mind was spinning with confusion. He was perfectly
polite now. I had to speak; he was waiting. But I couldn’t think
of anything conventional to say.
“H-how do you know my name?” I stammered.”
The excerpt above describes a feeling of
[A] sadness. [B] deception. [C] pain. [D] nervousness. [E] anger.
54 According to Bella’s descriptions in the text, Edward was
[A] intelligent. [B] boring. [C] charming. [D] inconvenient. [E] dangerous.
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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 friendsnormally 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
55 According to the text, pubs are popular places where people
[A] get together. [D] meet only in the winter.
[B] just drink. [E] pay the bartender a drink.
[C] have to tip the bartender.
56 According to the text, it is correct to say that in Britain
[A] there is table service in most pubs.
[B] pubs do not serve the customer at the bar.
[C] pubs have a very important role in social life.
[D] pubs are always located in very old buildings.
[E] friends can’t buy ‘rounds’ of drinks in pubs.
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Facebook Song lyrics
I wouldn’t call myself a social butterfly
And there’s not much that separates me from the other guy
But when I log in I begin to live
There’s an online world where I am king
Of a little website dedicated to me
With pictures of me and a list of my friends
And an unofficial record of the groups that I’m in
Before the internet, friendship was so tough
You actually had to be in people’s presence and stuff
Who would have thought that with a point and a click
I could know that Hope Floats is your favorite flick
Facebook
I’m hooked on Facebook
I used to meet girls hanging out at the mall
Now I just wait for them to write on my wall
President Obama Launches Gun-Violence Task Force
Five days after deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S.
history, President Obama said his administration plans
immediate action early next year on proposals to curb an
“epidemic of gun violence”. At a morning news conference,
Obama announced the formation of a task force to be headed by
Vice President Joe Biden that will formulate a package of policy
recommendations by January. “The fact that this problem is
complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing”, Obama
said. “The fact that we can’t prevent every act of violence
doesn’t mean that we can’t steadily reduce the violence and
prevent the very worst violence.” The president said he intends
to push for implementation of the proposals “without delay”.
“This is a team that has a very specific task to pull together real
reforms right now”, he said.
While Obama did not offer specifics, he suggested the task force
would examine an array of steps to curb gun violence and
prevent mass shootings, including legislative measures, mental
health resources and a “look more closely at a culture that all-
too-often glorifies guns and violence”. “I will use all the powers
of this office to help advance efforts aimed at preventing more
tragedies like this”, Obama said.
Obama made similar pronouncements following at least four
other mass shootings that marked his first term. But few policy
changes were made. “This is not the first incident of horrific gun
violence of your four years. Where have you been?”, asked ABC
News’ Jake Tapper. “I’ve been president of the United States,
dealing with the worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, an auto industry on the verge of collapse, two wars.
I don’t think I’ve been on vacation”, Obama responded. Adaptado
de http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/president-obama - launches-
gun-violence-task-force/story?id=18015694#UOA3AOTAdyw
48 In the sentence “The fact that this problem is complex can no
longer be an excuse for doing nothing...”, this problem refers to
[A] task force. [D] an array of steps.
[B] economic crisis [E] gun violence.
[C] police recommendations.
49 In the sentence “This is a team that has a very specific task
…”, who is the leader of this team?
[A] the press. [D] the task force.
[B] Jake Tapper. [E] ABC channel.
[C] Joe Biden.
50According to the text, Obama

Oh! Link’s status changed, it says he’s playing the recorder... [A] is not trying to solve the mass shootings problem.
[B] is not worried about gun violence.
How do you know this person? [C] was on vacation during the shooting.
Did you hook up with this person? [D] requests a task force to try to solve the problem.
Do you need to request confirmation? [E] decides to take action after talking to the reporter.
Or did you just think they looked cute...
From their picture on Facebook? 51 In the sentences “... proposals to curb an “epidemic of gun
violence”...” and “an array of steps to curb gun violence...”, the word curb
If the internet crashed all across the land means
Or my Facebook account was deleted by the man
I’d carry around a picture of my face [A] control. [D] encourage.
And a summary of me typed out on a page [B] cultivate. [E] originate.
Adapt de http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/r/rhett_and_link/facebook_song.html [C] increase.

45 The text above can be considered Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 52, 53 e 54.

[A] obscene. [B] obsolete. [C] religious. [D] ironic. [E] thrilling. Welcome to Madrid: City of Protests

46 The sentence “But when I login I begin to live” brings the Madrid (CNN) – “The people, united, will never be divided!” yells the
readers a reflection about the extreme importance that people, crowd, angrily waving banners and placards. “To fight is the only way!”
in our society, give to Dog-walkers, mothers with strollers, and pensioners carrying shopping
bags join the crowd. These people on the sidewalk are no curious
[A] school and internet. [D] girls and computers. neighbors. Indeed, many of them are complete strangers to the family
[B] love and life. [E] the online world. living on the fifth floor, but they are all here to protect Rocio from eviction
[C] life and death. - being forced to leave her property by legal process. Rocio and her son,
now 17 and in high school, moved from Ecuador in 2003, when times
47 In the sentence “Before the internet, friendship was so
were good and jobs plentiful in Spain. But then the global financial crisis
tough”, the word tough can be replaced by
hit, bringing Spain’s economy down, Rocio lost her two jobs - in a shop,
[A] easy. [D] nice. and as a cleaner. For a while, Rocio got by on benefits, but then those
[B] difficult. [E] flexible. stopped too. She is an example of the crisis many Spaniards face as the
[C] respectable. country deals with the highest unemployment rate since the Civil War in
the 1930s, and a recession entering its second year. “I can’t stand the

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thought of living on the streets with my son, but I have no idea where
else to go”, she says.
Rocio’s story is echoed by others all over Spain. It is this fear that took
many Spanish citizens to action. Many of those people who are outside the
door of Rocio’s apartment block are supporters of “Stop Desahucios” (Stop
Evictions), part of the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH –
Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca), a group that campaigns to
prevent banks and authorities from eviction because of the country’s
economic crisis. They accuse the banks and authorities of “real estate
terrorism”.
There are also the mass marches of the 15-M movement - also
known as the “Indignados”. Activist Dante Scherma, 24, says
citizens were not used to speaking out on political issues. “The
15-M movement made people talk about social issues, and
about politics in normal conversations - in cafés, restaurants,
bars - where before they only talked about football or fashion.”
Back in Vicalvaro, the moment of truth has arrived, but the
crowd - now shouting at the police, insisting they have to stop
forcing families to leave their properties - appears to have had
an impact. Lawyers from the PAH explain that Rocio will be able
to stay - for a while, at least. For those working to stop Spain’s
eviction epidemic, today has seen a small and temporary
victory. For those demonstrating about cuts, corruption and lack
of cash, the protests will go on. Welcome to Madrid: City of
Protests
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 52, 53 e 54.
Adaptado de http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/20/ world/europe/madrid-
city-of-protests/index.html
52According to the text, Rocio
[A] moved to Spain when there were many jobs there.
[B] was the only person affected by the crisis in Spain.
[C] is getting benefits from Spain’s government nowadays.
[D] had two jobs in Ecuador before moving to Spain. [E] has the
best job in Spain nowadays.
53According to the text, the 15-M movement made
[A] Spaniards’ lives lose their importance.
[B] citizens in Spain more interested in social issues.
[C] Spaniards talk more about football and fashion.
[D] people go to cafés, restaurants and bars.
[E] Spaniards accept evictions.
54 In the sentence “...insisting they have to stop forcing families to
leave their properties...”, the words they and their respectively refer
to
[A] the crowd and families. [D] the families and the properties.
[B] the crowd and the police. [E] the police and the properties.
[C] the police and families.
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 55 e 56.
Empirically Based Leadership A significant area of interest within
the US Army empirical literature on leadership is emotional
intelligence (EI), which in recent years has been the focus of
considerable attention in relationship to leadership efficacy.
Emotional intelligence involves an awareness of one’s own
emotions as well as the ability to control them, social awareness
of others and their emotions, and the capacity to understand
and manage relationship and social networks.
In understanding others’ emotions, an important contributing
factor to the success of the more effective military officers is
their ability to empathize with their subordinates. In discussing
empathy, FM (Field Manual) 6-22 defines it as “the ability to see
something from another person’s point of view, to identify with and
enter into another person’s feelings and emotions”. Empathy is not
typically a quality that most soldiers would readily identify as an
essential characteristic to effective leadership or necessary to
producing positive organizational outcomes, but it is an important
quality for competent leadership, especially as it relates to EI.
Adaptado de McDONALD, Sean P. Military Review, Jan-Feb, 2013.
55According to the text, we can state that
[A] empathy is part of emotional intelligence.
[B] emotional intelligence does not include empathy.
[C] emotional intelligence is the ability to avoid empathy.
[D] the US Army wants soldiers to hide feelings.
[E] the US Army wants leaders to control subordinates’ feelings.
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56In the sentence “...an awareness of one’s own emotions as
well as the ability to control them...”, the expression as well as
has the same meaning as
[A] but. [B] thus. [C] also. [D] unless. [E] then.
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Brazil’s Rolezinhos – The Kids Are All Right
Shopping Metrô Itaquera, a gleaming mall amid the favelas
(shantytowns) of eastern São Paulo, gained notoriety on January
11th, when the police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse a
crowd of 3,000 youths. The youngsters were participating in a
rolezinho, a gathering of tens, hundreds, and sometimes thousands
of youngsters which is convened via social networks.
Mall owners and shopkeepers have reasons to be cautious. A
few rolezinhos have led to muggings and robberies. But most do
not end in Itaquera-like chaos: the word’s true meaning is closer
to “little outing”. And theories that rolezeiros are class warriors
or favela dwellers tired of the country’s veiled racism are not
correct. “Their battle cry is not ‘Less oppression!’” says Renato
Barreiros, who has directed a documentary about them. “It’s
‘More Adidas!’”
The point of a rolezinho is “to hang out, chill, buy nice
things, meet people”, explains Vinicius
Andrade, a 17-year-old from Capão Redondo, a favela in
western São Paulo. He has taken part in
18 big rolezinhos and helped organise a few, drawing some
of his 89,000 Facebook followers. His
15-year-old girlfriend, Yasmin Oliveira, a rolezeiro sweetheart
with 94,000 fans of her own on the social network, says that
shopping centres make good meeting places because they are safe –
an important consideration in a crime-ridden city. There are few other
public venues for kids, especially in poorer neighbourhoods.
As well as air conditioning, shopping centres also confer
something no open-air space can: status. Rolezeiros enjoy walking
around in a branded T-shirt and bermudas, with a pair of 400- reais
($170) shades perched on a baseball cap. Vinicius confesses to
spending 800-1,000 reais a month on clothes and accessories, most
of what he makes as a helper at a local Adventist church. Just 8% of
Itaquera shoppers enjoy a monthly income in excess of 2,780 reais.
Some rolezeiros support their flashy lifestyle by reselling outmoded
attire to poorer neighbours.
Shopkeepers in the local malls have mixed feelings about the
gatherings. On the one hand, the youngsters make ideal clients:
they often pay cash and can spend 2,000-3,000 reais in one go.
On the other, larger groups can scare away customers.
Adapted from http://www.economist.com
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Another title for this article could be
[A] Youngsters in Brazil are anxious for political changes.
[B] Youngsters find a way to protest against social inequality.
[C] Social networks are the first step into indiscipline and chaos.
[D] Shopkeepers see a strong need for legislation against rolezinhos.
[E] Youngsters in shopping malls want to get attention, not
political changes.
46
In the sentence “Some rolezeiros support their flashy
lifestyle by reselling outmoded attire to poorer neighbours.”
(paragraph 4), the expression outmoded attire means
[A] clothes that are not fashionable anymore.
[B] old and slow personal computers.
[C] cheap shades they don’t want anymore.
[D] high quality fashionable accessories.
[E] their mothers’ clothes without permission.
47
In the sentence “...shopping centres make good meeting
places because they are safe...” (paragraph 3), the word they refers
to
[A] fans.
[B] shopping centers.
[C] rolezeiros.
[D] kids.
[E] neighbourhoods.
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Military Officers Face a New Evaluation
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, is leading important changes following recent scandals
involving high-ranking officers. This is part of training and
development programs for generals and admirals. They will
include new courses to train the security detail, executive staffs
and even the spouses of senior officers.
Saying he was disturbed about the misconduct issues,
General Dempsey said that evaluations of top officers needed to
go beyond the traditional assessment of professional
performance by superior officers alone. He said that he had
decided the changes were necessary “to assess both
competence and character in a richer way”.
“You can have someone of incredible character who can’t
lead their way out of a forward operating base because they
don’t have the competence to understand the application of
military power, and that doesn’t do me any good”, General
Dempsey said. “Conversely, you can have someone who is
intensely competent in the skills of the profession, but doesn’t
live a life of character. And that doesn’t do me any good.”
General Dempsey said that regular professional reviews
would be transformed from top-down assessments to the kind of
“360-degree performance evaluation”, which includes feedback
from subordinates, peers and superiors. For the new training
programs, he said that while it may be impossible to prevent
infractions, “most officers need to be reminded of the rules and
regulations on a routine basis”.
Teams of inspectors will observe and review the procedures
of commanders and their staffs. The inspections will not be
punitive, but will provide a “periodic opportunity for general
officers to understand whether, from an institutional
perspective, we think they are inside or outside the white lines”,
he said. In addition, new programs will be instituted to ensure
that a commander’s staff, and a spouse, are fully aware of
military regulations.
“In my 39 years in the military, I have learned that you are
not a profession just because you say you are. You have to earn
it and re-earn it and re-evaluate it from time to time”, General
Dempsey said.
Adapter from www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/us
According to the Macmillan English Dictionary Online, the word
issue has the following definitions. Read them and answer the
question below.
1. a problem that needs to be considered.
2. a magazine that is published at a particular time.
3. a set of things that are available to people at a particular
time.
4. (formal) the act of officially giving something to someone.
5. (legal) someone’s children.
48
According to the text, which definition above corresponds
to issue in the sentence “...he was disturbed about the
misconduct issues...” (paragraph 2)?
[A] 1 [B] 2 [C] 3 [D] 4 [E] 5
49
Which word is a synonym for evaluations in the text?
[A] Applications. [B] Regulations. [C] Infractions.
[D] Assessments. [E] Procedures.
50
In the sentence “Conversely, you can have...” (paragraph
3), the word conversely indicates that the two situations
described in the paragraph
[A] have similar elements. . [D] have chronological
elements
[B] have opposite elements. [E] have unbelievable elements
[C] have identical elements.
51
According to the text, a 360-degree performance
evaluation (paragraph 4)
[A] is a periodic evaluation that rotates 360 degrees.
[B] is a periodic evaluation that lasts 360 days.
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[C] includes the opinions of an immediate work circle.
[D] is an evaluation that certainly prevents infractions.
[E] includes only the opinions of superior officers.
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 52, 53 e 54.
The Phenomenon of Candy Crush: Why Is the Game So Popular?
In 2012, Candy Crush was released on Facebook and was
later converted to smartphone format for people to play on the
go. In 2013, the game reached real prominence and became the
most popular game on Facebook. It’s no surprise then that so
many people play this game on their phones. Candy Crush Saga
has changed the way many of us kill time on commutes, or even
in the toilet. I don’t remember the last train journey I took
where at least one person wasn’t playing Candy Crush on their
phone. I’m sure almost every reader of this article will have
either been invited or invited others to play Candy Crush via
Facebook in an effort to get more lives or even levels.
Despite being incredibly similar to many games over the
years, Candy Crush Saga has added new depth to the genre,
with seemingly unlimited combinations of new scenarios and
concepts. So, this mixture of simplicity and variety is what
makes Candy Crush so unbelievably popular.
As a result, Candy Crush Saga shows no signs of slowing
down. New levels are generally released via the Facebook
version every three weeks, with new levels also being made
frequently available for the smartphone version. With 6.7 million
active users, the developers are rumoured to be earning
$633,000 per day from Candy Crush users.
Adapted from http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/27/
52
In the sentence “Candy Crush Saga has changed the way
many of us kill time on commutes...”(paragraph 1), the
expression kill time on commutes means
[A] sleep while traveling on the bus.
[B] travel on business by airplane.
[C] work or travel on a holiday.
[D] do something while on a journey.
[E] rest or sleep on the weekend.
53
In the sentence “I don’t remember the last train journey
I took where at least one person wasn’t playing Candy Crush on
their phone.” (paragraph 1), the author means
[A] his memory isn’t so good.
[B] he doesn’t travel by train a lot.
[C] Candy Crush is very popular.
[D] people play Candy Crush at home.
[E] people were not playing Candy Crush on his last trip.
54
According to the text, the popularity of Candy Crush Saga is because
[A] it is a combination of many games over the years.
[B] it was converted to smartphone format.
[C] people can play it in the toilet.
[D] it was released on Facebook in 2012.
[E] it is a mixture of simplicity and variety.
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 55 e 56.
Japan WW2 Soldier Who Refused to Surrender Dies
A Japanese soldier who refused to surrender after World War
Two ended and spent 29 years in the jungle has died aged 91 in
Tokyo. Hiroo Onoda remained in the jungle on Lubang Island
near Luzon, in the Philippines, until 1974 because he did not
believe that the war had ended. He was finally persuaded to
emerge after his ageing former commanding officer was flown in
to see him. Onoda was greeted as a hero on his return to Japan.
The young soldier had orders not to surrender - a command
he obeyed for nearly three decades. “I became an officer and I
received an order. If I could not carry it out, I would feel shame.
I am very competitive”, he said. Three other soldiers were with
him at the end of the war. One emerged from the jungle in 1950
and the other two died.
Mr Onoda ignored several attempts to get him to surrender.
He later said that he dismissed search parties sent to him, and
leaflets dropped by Japan, because there was always something
suspicious, so he never believed that the war had really ended.
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1959, search parties were sent out in 1972, when the last In the sentences “Our position is very sensitivein this
person from his group was killed by local police, but they did not country.” and “So be sensiblefor once in your life.” (paragraph
find him. Onoda was now alone. 3), sensitiveand sensiblemean respectively
On February 20, 1974, a Japanese man, Norio Suzuki, found
Onoda after four days of searching. They became friends, but [A] completely safe; responsive.
Onoda still refused to surrender, saying that he was waiting for [B] innocent; inoffensive.
orders from a superior officer. Suzuki returned to Japan with [C] easily affected; reasonable.
photographs of himself and Onoda as proof of their encounter, [D] conservative; harmful.
and the Japanese government located Onoda’s commanding [E] worried; stupid.
officer, Major Yoshimi Taniguchi. He flew to Lubang where on
March 9, 1974, he finally met with Onoda and rescinded his 46
The sentence “So just go with the flowfor a bit longer.”
original orders in person.
(paragraph 5), the expression go with the flowmeans
The Philippine government granted him a pardon, although many
in Lubang never forgave him for killing 30 people during his [A] don’t accept corruption.
campaign on the island. The news media reported on this and other [B] don’t accept bribery.
misgivings, but at the same time welcomed his return home. [C] don’t fight vague promises.
[D] don’t accept threats.
Adapted from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25772192
[E] don’t fight prevailing trends.
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onoda
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55 According to the text, Keith Lennox and Dick Sterling are
According to the text, read the statements and choose
the correct alternative. [A] father and son.
[B] union members.
I) Hiroo Onoda was in the jungle for 29 years.
[C] close friends.
II) Hiroo Onoda was abandoned in the jungle by his country
[D] superior and subordinate.
after the war ended.
[E] college colleagues.
III) Hiroo Onoda tried to go back home many times.
IV) Hiroo Onoda had another soldier with him until 1972. Leia as perguntas e respostas a seguir e responda às questões
V) Hiroo Onoda was admired by people in Lubang. 48, 49 e 50.
[A] III and V are correct. Frequently Asked Questions – Instagram
[B] I and II are correct.
[C] I and IV are correct. What is Instagram?
[D] I and III are correct It’s an application for your mobile phone that enables you to
[E] All of them are correct. edit pictures you have taken with your mobile phone camera
using built-in filters and share them with others. If you have an
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Instagram account you can tag pictures, rate and comment on
In the sentence “The news media reported on this and other people’s pictures and follow other users.
other misgivings...” (paragraph 5), thisrefers to How much is your app?
$0.00.
[A] other misgivings. Where does the name come from?
[B] killing 30 people. When we were kids we loved playing around with cameras. We
[C] so much attention. loved how different types of old cameras marketed themselves
[D] the Philippine government. as “instant” - something we take for granted today. We also felt
[E] original orders. that the snapshots people were taking were like telegrams in
that they got sent over the wire to others - so we figured why
2 0 1 5 not combine the two?
Leia o texto a seguir, extraído do livro He knows too much, e How did the idea come about?
responda às questões 45, 46 e 47. We love taking photos. We always assumed taking interesting
photos required a big bulky camera and a couple years of art
Chapter 1 - Madras 1986 school. But as mobile phone cameras got better and better, we
decided to challenge that assumption. We created Instagram to
“He knows too much. I must ask you to do nothing.” solve three simple problems:
“But this time I caught him in the act. I have proof, witnesses, - Mobile photos always come out looking mediocre. Our
everything. There is no possible doubt.” awesome looking filters transform your photos into professional-
“I said he knows too much! The company can’t afford to have looking snapshots.
any problems. Our position is very sensitive in this country. We - Sharing on multiple platforms is a pain - we help you take a
can’t afford to take risks. I am telling you once again – you will picture once, then share it (instantly) on multiple services.
do nothing. And if there is any trouble, I’m afraid I shall have to - Most uploading experiences are clumsy and take forever -
hold you personally responsible. So be sensible for once in your we’ve optimized the experience to be fast and efficient.
life.” How does privacy work?
“I see. So you are telling me to close my eyes to corruption We have adopted a follower model that means if you’re
and behave as if nothing has happened. Is that right?” “public” on Instagram, anyone can subscribe to follow your
“I didn’t put it quite like that. But, if you insist, yes. What Vish photos. We do, however, have a special private option. In this
does or doesn’t do is a minor matter compared with the mode, a user can make sure he/she must approve all follow
company’s global strategy. Just try to get things in perspective. requests before they go through.
After all, you won’t be stuck in Madras for ever – I’ll make sure Who can see my photos?
that you are not. So just go with the flow for a bit longer. When All photos are public by default which means they are visible
you’re in your next post this will all seem a very long way away, to anyone who has an account. If you choose to make your
I can assure you. But meantime, no trouble. I hope I’ve made account private, then only people who follow you on Instagram
myself clear. Oh, and, by the way, I advise you to forget that we will be able to see your photos.
have had this conversation. Goodbye.” Adapted from https://instagram.com/about/faq/#

Dick Sterling put the phone down. His hands were trembling.
He was furious with himself for failing to persuade his boss in
Delhi, Keith Lennox, to support him, and was disgusted at the
mixture of veiled threats and vague promises Lennox had made.
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48
According to the text, read the statements and choose the
correct alternative.
I - The user is able to control who is going to be a follower.
II - Anyone can see your pictures when you use the private
mode.
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IV - Creators of Instagram think that all mobile pictures look
good.
V - The application software is available for free.
VI - You can post your Instagram photos directly to other social
platforms.
[A] I, III, V and VI are correct.
[B] I, II, V and VI are correct.
[C] II, III and V are correct.
[D] I, II, IV and V are correct.
[E] All of them are correct.
49
In the sentence “We loved how different types of old
cameras marketed themselves as “instant”-something we
take for granted today.” (question 3), the
expressionsomething we take for grantedmeans
[A] Something we have to give someone.
[B] Something we have to do everyday.
[C] Something we usually value a lot.
[D] Something we don’t have to learn.
[E] Something we don’t give much importance to.
50
Which words are synonyms forphotos in the text?
[A] requests and filters.
[B] snapshots and pictures.
[C] followers and pictures.
[D] platforms and pictures.
[E] requests and snapshots.
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 51, 52 e 53.
Children experience basic training and mock deployment
The 460th Force Support Squadron (FSS) hosted the 6th
Annual Operation Future Forces(OFF) Sept. 13, 2014, at Camp
Rattlesnake. OFF allows children ages 8-18 to experience
whatmilitary members endure from basic training to technical
school to a mock deployment, endingwith a homecoming party.
“The youth mock deployment was developed to alleviate many
of the stresses commonlyexperienced by young family members
when one or both parents are deployed,” said ThomasCox,
460th FSS youth program chief. “Everything from basic training,
tech schools, camp activitiesand accomplishing their mission as
a team made the event a one of a kind opportunity for
militarykids.”
A few of the boys had their heads shaved before heading off to
“Basic Military Training.” Thetraining consisted of doing push-
ups and sit-ups, jumping through hula-hoops and running
throughan inflatable castle. They were also taught how to stand
at attention, salute and do an about-face.
After basic training, each child attended “technical school” and
was taught a specific AirForce Specialty Code to help them in
their mock deployment. Some children were taught
lifesavingself-aid and buddy care skills while others learned
about the importance of radio communicationswhile on a
deployment.
The tech-school graduates were then issued water pistols
before heading out. During theirdeployment, the children
encountered hostile and non-hostile citizens, a water-balloon
fight andinjured allies who needed help along the way.
At the end of a long day, loved ones waited outside the youth
center on base with homemadesigns welcoming the “troops”
back home.
“This event was great,” said Senior Airman Jasmine Madison,
460th FSS Force Support ForceManagement technician. “It’s a
way for kids to get a hands-on understanding of what their
parentes do when they are separated from them during
deployments.”
Adapted from http://www.buckley.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123424927
51
According to the text, what is a mock deployment?
[A] traveling on a peacekeeping mission.
[B] simulation of a movement of troops on a mission.
[C] rescue mission in a conflict area.
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[D] coming back home after a mission abroad.
[E] going on a real mission in another country.
52
In the sentence “During theirdeployment, the children
encountered hostile and non-hostilecitizens, a water-balloon
fight and injured allies whoneeded help along the way.”
(paragraph 5),the words theirand whorespectively refer to
[A] the children and citizens.
[B] water pistols and injured allies.
[C] the children and injured allies.
[D] deployment and non-hostile citizens.
[E] graduates and a water-balloon fight.
53
According to the text, choose the correct statement.
[A] All the children had their heads shaved.
[B] Some children were injured during the event.
[C] All the children learned about radio communications.
[D] The event happens every year and lasts only one day.
[E] The objective of the program is to recruit civilian parentes
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 54, 55 e 56.
We’re so well educated – but we’re useless
Record numbers of students have entered higher education in
the past 10 years, but despitebeing the most educated
generation in history, it seems that we’ve grown increasingly
ignorantwhen it comes to basic life skills.
Looking back on my first weeks living in student halls, I
consider myself lucky to still be alive.I have survived a couple of
serious boiling egg incidents and numerous cases of food-
poisoning,probably from dirty kitchen counters. Although some
of my clothes have fallen victim to ironingexperimentation, I
think I have now finally acquired all the domestic skills I missed
out in mymodern education.
Educationist Sir Ken Robinson says that our current education
system dislocates people fromtheir natural talents and deprives
us of what used to be passed from generation to generation –
aworking knowledge of basic life skills. Today’s graduates may
have earned themselves distinctionsin history, law or
economics, but when it comes to simple things like putting up a
shelf to hold alltheir academic books, or fixing a hole in their on-
trend clothes, they have to call for help from aprofessional
handyman or tailor.
Besides what we need to know for our own jobs, we must
have practical skills. We don’t growour own crops, build our own
houses, or make our own clothes anymore; we simply buy
thesethings. Unable to create anything ourselves, what we have
mastered instead is consumption.Besides what we need to know
for our own jobs, we must have practical skills. We don’t
growour own crops, build our own houses, or make our own
clothes anymore; we simply buy thesethings. Unable to create
anything ourselves, what we have mastered instead is
consumption.
Adapted from http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/
mortarboard/2013/feb/25/well-educated-but-useless
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What is the main topic of the text?
[A] Consumption is the biggest problem of young students.
[B] The most educated generation in history has earned
distinctions.
[C] Basic life skills are passed from generation to generation.
[D] Young students attend domestic science education.
[E] Students don’t have the ability to do practical tasks.
55
In the sentence “I think I have now finally acquired all the
domestic skills I missed outin mymodern education.” (paragraph
2), the words missed outmean
[A] didn’t miss.
[B] didn’t want.
[C] didn’t have.
[D] didn’t like.
[E] didn’t need..
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In the sentence “Besides what we need to know for our
own jobs, we must have practicalskills.” (paragraph 4), the word
besides can be replaced by
[A] however
[B] in addition to
[C] to the exclusion of
[D] though
[E] as a result of
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This migrant crisis is different from all others
2015 was unquestionably the year of the migrant. The
news was dominated for months by pictures of vast crowds
shuffling through the borders of yet another European country,
being treated with brutality in some places and given a reluctant
welcome in others.
When researching a report for radio and television about
the migrant phenomenon, it is possible to realize that there was
nothing new about it. For many years, waves of displaced and
frightened people have broken over Europe again and again and
the images have been strikingly similar each time.
In 1945, __________ (1) the ethnic Germans, forced out of
their homes in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Russia and obliged to
seek shelter in a shattered and divided Germany. More recently, we
can see floods of Albanian refugees escaping from the ethnic
cleansing of the Serbian forces in Kosovo in 1998 and 1999.
Yet there is one major difference between these waves of
migrants in the past and the one we saw in 2015. Professor Alex
Betts, director of the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University
says that it was the first time Europe faced people coming in from
the outside in large numbers as refugees. He explains: “The fact
that many are Muslims is perceived as challenging Europe’s
identity.” European societies are changing very fast, indeed, as a
result of immigration. In London, for instance, more than 300
languages are now spoken, according to a recent academic study.
The influx of migrants reinforces people’s sense that their identity is
under threat.
But how can the world deal conclusively with the problem?
The former UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs,
Sir John Holmes, blames global governance. “Other powers are
rising,” he says - Syria is an example of this. “And the United
States doesn’t have the influence it once did, so the problem’s not
being fixed, no-one’s waving the big stick and we’re having to
pick up the pieces.” We have endured na entire century of exile
and homelessness and the cause is always the same - conflict and
bad government. Unless these are dealt with, the flow of migrants
will never be stopped.
45 -Choose the alternative containing the correct verbal tense to
complete gap (1) in paragraph 3.
[A] there to be [D] there were
[B] there will be [E] there have been
[C] there are
46 -Choose the alternative that correctly substitutes the
expression for instance in the sentence
“In London, for instance, more than 300 languages...”
(paragraph 4).
[A] for example [D] however
[B] such as [E] no exception
[C] on the other hand
47- According to the text, read the statements and choose the
correct alternative.
I – There isn’t anything new about the current migrant crisis.
II – The former migrant phenomena happened in London.
III – This migrant phenomenon is interfering in Europe’s society.
IV – Europeans are concerned about learning new languages.
V – Syria is becoming powerful and apparently there is no
control over it.
VI – Conflicts and poor governance are the reasons for the
migration.
[A] I, IV and V are correct.
[B] I, IV and VI are correct.
[C] III, V and VI are correct.
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[D] II, III and V are correct
[E] I, II and IV are correct.
How Brazil Crowdsourced a Pioneering Law
The passage of the Marco Civil da Internet, an “Internet bill
of rights” commonly referred to in English as the Brazilian Civil
Rights Framework for the Internet, demonstrates how the Internet
can be used to rejuvenate democratic governance in the digital age.
The law is important not only for its content, but for the innovative
and participatory way it was written, bypassing traditional modes of
legislation-making to GO directly to the country’s citizens. At a
moment when governments of all kinds are viewed as increasingly
distant from ordinary people, Brazil’s example makes an argument
that democracy offers a way forward.
The pioneering law was signed in 2014 and has three
components. First, it safeguards privacy by restricting the ability
of private corporations and the government to store Internet
users’ browsing histories. Second, it mandates a judicial review
of requests to remove potentially offensive or illegal material,
including content that infringes copyrights. And third, it prohibits
Internet service providers from manipulating data transfer
speeds for commercial purposes. The bill was acclaimed by
activists as an example the rest of the world should follow.
What makes this law even more interesting is that it
became one of the largest-ever experiments in crowdsourcing
legislation. The law’s original text was written through a website
that allowed individual citizens and organizations — including
NGOs, businesses, and political parties — to interact with one
another and publicly debate the law’s content. This process was
markedly different from the traditional method of writing bills
“behind closed doors” in the halls of Congress, a process that
favored well-connected families and large corporations.
Policymakers in other countries have tried to capture
citizen input using social media before, but never on this scale,
in a country of roughly 200 million people. Whether it would
succeed was far from certain. During the website’s public
launch, in 2009, one of the government lawyers summed up the
organizers’ high hopes: “This experience could transform the
way we discuss not just legislation about the Internet, but also
the way we discuss other bills in Brazil, and, in so doing,
reconfigure our democracy.”
48 - In the title “How Brazil Crowdsourced a Pioneering Law”,
the verb crowdsource means
[A] obtain ideas by soliciting contributions from diverse groups
of people.
[B] favor common citizens who don’t have Internet connection.
[C] draft a new law according to large corporations’ interests.
[D] remove contributions from politicians that prefer the
traditional method.
[E] allow the congress to pass a bill that infringes copyrights
49 - Choose the alternative that correctly substitutes the
word bypassing in the sentence “... bypassing traditional
modes of legislation-making ...” (paragraph 1).
[A] offending
[B] destroying
[C] praising
[D] avoiding
[E] accepting
50-According to the text, choose the correct statement.
[A] Organizers were sure the experience would be totally
successful.
[B] Other laws from now on can be written and discussed the
same way.
[C] The content of the law is more important than the way it
was written.
[D] This innovative way to develop a law puts democracy at risk.
[E] Brazil’s example made activists and political parties
disappointed
Operation Desert Storm Was Not Won By Smart
Weaponry Alone
Technology has long been a deciding factor on the
battlefield, from powerful artillery to new weaponry to
innovations in the seas and the skies. Twenty-five years ago, it
was no different, as the United States and its allies proved
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overwhelmingly successful in the Persian Gulf War. A coalition of
U.S. Army Apache attack helicopters, cruise missiles from naval
vessels, and Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk “stealth fighters”
soundly broke through Saddam Hussein’s army defenses in
Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm, which became known as
the “100-hour war”.
But for all the possibilities that this “Computer War”
offered, Operation Desert Storm was not won by smart
weaponry, alone. Despite the “science fiction”-like technology
deployed, 90 percent of the pieces of ammunition used in Desert
Storm were actually “dumb weapons”. The bombs, which
weren’t guided by lasers or satellites, were lucky to get within
half a kilometer of their targets after they were dumped from
planes. While dumb bombs might not have been exciting enough
to make the headlines during the attack, they were cheaper to
produce and could be counted on to work. But frequency of use
doesn’t change why history will remember Desert Storm for its
smart weapons, rather than its dumb ones.
51 - Choose the alternative that has the sentence
“Operation Desert Storm was not won by smart weaponry”
(paragraph 2) correctly changed into active voice.
[A] Smart weaponry hasn’t won operation desert storm.
[B] Smart weaponry didn’t win operation desert storm.
[C] Smart weaponry doesn’t win operation desert storm.
[D] Smart weaponry isn’t winning operation desert storm.
[E] Smart weaponry won’t win operation desert storm.
52 - According to the text, “dumb weapons” (paragraph 2)
were
[A] bombs that couldn’t reach any coalition planes.
[B] bombs that were “science fiction”-like targets.
[C] bombs that weren’t guided by lasers or satellites.
[D] bombs that became known as smart weaponry.
[E] bombs that were exciting enough for the headlines.
53 - Choose the alternative that correctly substitutes the
expression rather than in the sentence “... history will
remember Desert Storm for its smart weapons, rather than
its dumb ones.” (paragraph 2).
[A] as well as
[B] besides
[C] in addition to
[D] aside from
[E] instead of
Would it be wrong to eradicate mosquitoes?
The mosquito is the most dangerous animal in the world,
carrying diseases that kill one million people a year. Now the
Zika virus, which is carried by mosquitoes, has been linked with
thousands of babies Born with brain defects in South America.
There are 3,500 known species of mosquitoes, but only the
females from just 6% of species draw blood from humans - to
help them develop their eggs. Of these, just half carry parasites
that cause human diseases.
More than a million people, mostly from poorer nations,
die each year from mosquito-borne diseases,including Malaria,
Dengue Fever and Yellow Fever. Some mosquitoes also carry
the Zika virus, which was first thought to cause only mild fever
and rashes. However, scientists are now worried that it can
damage babies in the womb. There’s a constant effort to
educate people to use nets and other tactics to avoid being
bitten. But would it just be simpler to make an entire species of
disease-carrying mosquito extinct?
In Britain, scientists at Oxford University and the biotech
firm Oxitec have genetically modified (GM) the males of Aedes
aegypti - a mosquito species that carries both the Zika and
Dengue viruses. These GM males carry a gene that stops their
offspring from developing properly. This second generation of
mosquitoes then die before they can reproduce and become
carriers of disease themselves.
So are there any downsides to removing mosquitoes?
Mosquitoes, which mostly feed on plant nectar, are important
pollinators. They are also a food source for birds and bats while
their young - as larvae – are consumed by fish and frogs. This
could have an effect further ahead in the food chain. Mosquitoes
also have limited the destructive impact of humanity on nature.
Mosquitoes make tropical rainforests, for humans, virtually
uninhabitable. Rainforests are home to a large share of our total
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plant and animal species, and nothing has done more to delay
man-made destruction over the past 10,000 years than the
mosquito.
54-According to the text, choose the correct statement.
[A] Female mosquitoes from all the species cause the diseases
mentioned.
[B] People from wealthy countries are the most bitten by
mosquitoes.
[C] Mosquitoes are also important for food chain balance and
pollination.
[D] A few species of male mosquitoes were genetically modified.
[E] Mosquitoes carry diseases, infect animals and destroy the
rainforests.
55-In the sentence “... a gene that stops their offspring
from developing properly.” (paragraph 3), the word
offspring means
[A] wombs.
[B] viruses.
[C] diseases.
[D] brains.
[E] babies
56-In the sentence “This could have an effect further
ahead in the food chain.” (paragraph 4),the word further
expresses
[A] addition.
[B] distance.
[C] contrast.
[D] time.
[E] conclusion.
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How diversity makes us smarter
Decades of research by organizational scientists,
psychologists, sociologists, economists and demographers show
that socially diverse groups (that is, those with a diversity of
race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation) are more
innovative than homogeneous groups. It means being around
people Who are different from us makes us more creative, more
diligent and more hardworking.
It seems obvious that a group of people with diverse
individual expertise would be better than a homogeneous group
at solving complex, non-routine problems. It is less obvious that
social diversity should work in the same way – yet the science
shows that it does. This is not only because people with different
backgrounds bring new information. Simply interacting with
individuals who are different forces group members to prepare
better, to anticipate alternative viewpoints and to expect that
reaching consensus Will take effort.
Diversity of expertise confers benefits that are obvious –
you would not think of building a new car without engineers,
designers and quality-control experts – but what about social
diversity? The same logic applies to social diversity. People who
are different from one another in race, gender and other
dimensions bring unique information and experiences to bear on
the task at hand. A male and a female engineer might have
perspectives as different from one another as an engineer and a
physicist – and that is a good thing.
The fact is that if you want to build teams or
organizations capable of innovating, you need diversity.
Diversity enhances creativity. It encourages the search for novel
information and perspectives, leading to better decision making
and problem solving. Diversity can improve the bottom line of
companies and lead to discoveries and breakthrough
innovations. Even simply being exposed to diversity can change
the way you think.
45- Which question below has its answer in paragraph 1?
[A] Why did the researchers decide to study such a context?
[B] Who studied about socially diverse groups?
[C] Where did the researchers carry out their studies?
[D] How did the researchers carry out their studies?
[E] How many people were involved in the research?
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46- Choose the alternative that correctly substitutes the word
yet in the sentence “It is less obvious that social diversity should
work in the same way – yet the science shows that it does.”
(paragraph 2).
[A] however
[B] for
[C] such as
[D] thus
[E] because
47- According to the text, choose the correct statement.
[A] It takes more than interaction with others to become a
better person.
[B] Homogeneous groups work as hard as heterogeneous ones.
[C] According to science, social diversity works just like diversity
of expertise.
[D] When it comes to bear on the task at hand, a male is better
than a female.
[E] Solving complex problems is easier than searching for novel
information
A handwritten note from September 11
In moments of crisis, our first thoughts are usually to get
in contact with the people we love. September 11, 2001, was a
day when many people wanted to know that their loved ones
were safe. At 9:37 a.m., the Pentagon was attacked by
terrorists who crashed an airplane into the western side of the
building.
Many people tried using the mobile phones that existed
then, but few were successful. Franklin and Daria Gaillard (Frank
and Chip) were both members of the Air Force and worked at
the Pentagon. They worked in different parts of the building and
had a previous agreement that they would meet at their car in
the parking lot if there were any emergency.
Daria was the first to arrive at the car and wrote a note
to Franklin saying “Frank - Sweetie I am okay. I’m w/ my office
over by the Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Sign. I’ll stay there till
you come. Love lots & lots, Chip.” Frank found the note and was
able to locate his wife in the aftermath of the attack.
What makes this story so interesting is the handwritten
note. Today, in our digital culture, we have a variety of ways to
let people know that we are safe. Text messages, voicemail, and
different forms of social media can be used to get the
information out to loved ones. In 2001, when these attacks
__________(1), the cellular network was still growing and was
not as robust as it is today.
This letter is just one of the many objects that The
National Museum of American History __________(2) since
2001. To learn more, visit our online exhibition September 11th:
Bearing Witness to History.
48- According to the text, choose the correct statement.
[A] Frank and Chip found a note on the western side of the
building.
[B] Frank and Chip wrote a note together before the attack.
[C] Frank and Chip had a meeting at the Air Force HQ.
[D] Frank and Chip relied on pen and paper to communicate.
[E] Frank and Chip located each other using social media
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49 - In the sentence “the cellular network... was not as robust
as it is today” (paragraph 4), the word robust means
[A] capable of producing repeated failures in bad conditions.
[B] capable of performing without failure under a variety of
conditions.
[C] capable of predicting critical weather changes in other
countries.
[D] capable of creating standard responses to technical
problems.
[E] capable of manufacturing its own components in bad
conditions.
50- Choose the alternative containing the correct verb tenses to
complete gaps (1) and (2) in paragraphs 4 and 5 respectively.
[A] have happened, collected
[B] have happened, have collected
[C] has happened, has collected
[D] happened, has collected
[E] happened, have collected
Military operations in megacities
A linguistic perspective
The challenge of conducting future military operations
within megacities (cities with populations over ten million) lies in
understanding the dynamic and multidimensional complexities of
these urban areas. Military operations in megacities, whether
combat-oriented or otherwise, will be similar to those in other
urban environments, but will be complicated by factors unique
to the megacity environment.
First and foremost, megacities are largely multilingual.
While this can be said of large cities in general, the scale of
multilingualism in megacities magnifies its effects. For instance,
in New York City (NYC) – a metropolitan megacity of over
eighteen million people – nine foreign languages are spoken by
communities of one hundred thousand or larger. Language also
plays a role in determining one’s identity and the language
community in which one decides to live. For example, the
majority of Russian speakers in NYC tend to live in south
Brooklyn and Staten Island, while Chinese speakers tend to
cluster in Manhattan and Sunset Park. In megacities, language,
culture, and regional context go hand in hand and often reach
beyond ethnic identities.
In order to fully understand the context of a megacity,
we must understand the role of the languages used in its
communities. How _____(1) language communities interact in
megacities? What tensions ______(2) caused by multiple
language communities in urban space? What role ______(3)
language play in the power structures (government or
otherwise) of megacities?
51- Choose the statement in which the word lies is used with
the same meaning as in paragraph 1.
[A] He lies in the sun for too long.
[B] His skill lies in his ability to communicate.
[C] I can tell from her face that she lies.
[D] A giant crocodile lies in wait for its prey.
[E] This item always lies over for a next meeting
52- Choose the alternative containing the correct words to
respectively complete gaps (1), (2) and (3) in paragraph 3.
[A] is, does, do
[B] do, are, do
[C] are, is, do
[D] are, do, does
[E] do, are, does
53 - According to the text, choose the correct statement
[A] Urban environments are more complex than megacities.
[B] Nine languages are spoken in large cities.
[C] Language is of great concern to the military.
[D] Ethnic identities are limited by regional context.
[E] Military operations are just combat-oriented.
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Woman who rescued Nigerian ‘witch-child’ beats Obama and

Pope Francis to top list of world’s most inspiring people

A woman who rescued a two-year-old boy who had been

cast out by his own community for being a “witch-child” has
been recognised in an international list of the most inspiring
people of the year. Anja Ringgren Lovén, a Danish care worker
who rescued the young Nigerian boy back in February 2016,
beat the likes of Pope Francis, Barack Obama and the Dalai
Lama to top the list of 100 inspiring individuals compiled by
German-language OOOM Magazine.
An image of Ms Lovén giving the two-year-old boy (now
called Hope) some water was shared around the world, and
served to highlight the work she was doing to help orphan
children in Nigeria. Witch accusations is a growing problem in
many African countries, especially in Nigeria, where Anja’s
charity African Children’s Aid Education and Development
Foundation cares for other children like Hope.
“When she saw the starving child, she acted like a human
being and became an inspiration for millions,” said Georg Kindel,
OOOM’s editor-in-chief, who led the jury that chose the list.
Speaking today about the experience, she said: “He was the size
of a little baby, my whole body froze. I was thinking of my own
son when I saw the boy. For me it was clear at that moment
that I would fight with all my strength for him to survive.”

54- Choose the best alternative that correctly substitutes the

word highlight in the sentence “... served to highlight the work
she was doing to help orphan children in Nigeria.” (paragraph 2).

[A] emphasize [D] diminish

[B] observe [E] console
[C] implement

55 - When Ms Lovén says: “... my whole body froze.”

(paragraph 3), she means

[A] she was feeling cold and wanted to leave.

[B] she needed help because she could not walk.
[C] she felt unhappy and wanted to go home.
[D] she didn’t want Hope to find out she was there.
[E] she became suddenly paralysed with shock.

56 - According to the text, read the statements and choose the

correct alternative.

I – Hope’s community didn’t want him because of a superstition.

II – Ms Lovén started helping orphan children after she met
Hope.
III – Anja’s foundation cares for poor parents who have many
children.
IV – George Kindel was the only person who voted for Ms Lovén.
V – Ms Lovén has a child of her own and it’s a boy.

[A] I, II and IV are correct.

[B] III and V are correct.
[C] I and V are correct. G A B A R I T O
[D] I, III and IV are correct. 2011– 31E 32D 33C 34E 35A 36E 37A 38D 39B 40B 41C 42B
[E] II, III and V are correct. 43A 44E 45C
2012 – 45D 46D 47E 48B 49A 50C 51B 52A 53D 54C 55A 56C
55C 56A 57A 58D 59A 60B
2013 - 45D 46E 47B 48E 49C 50D 51A 52A 53C 54C 55A 56C
2014 - 45E 46A 47B 48A 49D 50B 51C 52D 53C 54E 55C 56B
2015 - 45C 46E 47D 48A 49E 50B 51B 52C 53D 54E 55C 56B
2016 - 45D 46A 47C 48A 49D 50B 51B 52C 53E 54C 55E 56D
2017 - 45B 46A 47C 48D 49B 50D 51B 52E 53C 54A 55E 56C

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