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ATENÇÃO! ESTA PROVA CONTÉM 40 QUESTÕES. Directions: Read the text below and answer the questions from 01 to 05, according to it.

Amelia Earhart – The Sky’s the Limit

In the 1930s Amelia Earhart was one of the most famous women in the world. As the first woman passenger and the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic

Ocean by air, she has a place in the record books that can never be taken (1). In those days women simply didn’t do that sort of things (2). But the fame that her achievements brought her(3) are now also eclipsed by the mystery of her disappearance.

In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Over the next few years Earhart set and broke many other aviation records before announcing that she was going to face the biggest challenge of all, to fly around the globe. She would pilot the aeroplane accompanied only by her navigator Fred Noonan.

She made her first attempt in March 1937, which ended in a crash in Hawaii (4), but within three months they were ready to another attempt.

Together Earhart and Noonan flew across the United States, South America, North Africa, India, Asia, Australia and finally to New Guinea. But then they had to face the most difficult part of the journey: 2,500 miles across the Pacific to Howland Island.

Earhart and Noonan never arrived at Howland Island. Some believe the two of them drowned because their plane ran out of fuel. But the most intriguing theory is that it was all part of a US government conspiracy. Some said that the US Navy had used Earhart’s disappearance as an excuse to send aircrafts over the Marshall Islands where it was suspected that the Japanese were building military installations, others suggested that Earhart and Noonan were part of the plot .

The myth of Earhart’s disappearance had begun, and it would never end.

(Adapted from Speak Up – September 1999)

01 - Read the following statements:

I - There are evidences of a US conspiracy related to Earhart’s disappearance.

II - Earhart tried twice to fly around the world, unsuccessfully. III - Amelia Earhart was a very unusual kind of woman for her time.

According to the text,

a) all the statements are true. b) two statements are false. c) two statements are true. d) all the statements are false.

02 - All the alternatives below are correct definitions for the word PLOT. Mark the only one which describes the meaning of PLOT in the text.

a) Measured piece of ground for building or growing things. b) To follow the position of an aircraft using a map or radar. c) Line or curve drawn on a paper showing certain facts. d) Secret plan to do something harmful in a combined action.

03 - There are many theories trying to explain Earhart’s disappearance. Mark the alternative which is not mentioned in the text as a possible explanation for this fact.

a) Earhart and Noonan’s plane had an accident in Hawaii. b) Both Earhart and her navigator were involved in a conspiracy together

with the US. c) Earhart’s plane went down into the ocean since it had no fuel. d) Earhart and Noonan were victims of a US government’s secret plan.

04 - Mark the word from the text which has the following definition:

a) achievement b) challenge c) theory d) myth

05 - Observe the underlined clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) in the text. It’s correct to say that we have Adjective Clauses in a) numbers (1), (3) and (4). b) numbers (1), (2) and (3). c) numbers (2) and (4). d) all of them.

06 - Think you feel bad about those lost vacation photos? Consider (1) Barry Mathews. In 1993 (2) British geologist traveled to (3) Arctic Circle. There, he photographed soils and vegetation for (4) study on climate change. Back in (5) England, he took (6) film to his local pharmacy for (7) developing. That was (8) last he saw of it. Three years later, (9) pharmacy admits it lost (10) film. Mathews, 59, is suing for £30,000 – (11) cost of another trip. Our advice: take (12) sketch pad.

About the 12 gaps on the text above, mark the false alternative.

a) All the gaps can be completed with definite or indefinite articles; b) We cannot use articles in three of the gaps; c) Gaps number (4) and (12) are correctly completed with indefinite

articles; d) It’s correct to use definite article in seven gaps.

07 - Student pilot Paul Marko __________ unexpectedly at Phil Brown’s home when he landed his plane on the roof. “I see this as a learning experience,” quipped Marko, who was uninjured. The incredible rooftop landing in Tuscaloosa, Ala., occurred on February 23 as Marko, 21, was on one of his first solo flights. He’d ___________ from Atlanta to Jesper. As he neared his destination, his single-engine Cessna ___________ of fuel and plunged toward earth. When Marko ___________ guide it to a field near Brown’s three-bedroom home, a wing clipped a tree and the plane landed belly down on the roof of Brown’s living-room. Brown had to get a ladder to help Marko down, then he told his wife what happened and added: “Call the insurance man.”Tuscaloosa Sheriff Ted Sexton said Marko had “the Lord for his copilot.”

Mark the alternative in which the verbs complete correctly the blanks in the text above.

a) dropped in / taken of / run out / attempted on b) dropped on / took off / ran up / attempted to c) dropped over / taken over / ran off / attempted in d) dropped in / taken off / ran out / attempted to

08 - A sentence is underlined in the text. This sentence in the Passive Voice would be:

a) A ladder has been gotten by Brown to help Marko down. b) A ladder had to be gotten by Brown to help Marko down. c) Marko had to be gotten down by the Brown’s ladder. d) Marko was helped by a ladder gotten by Brown.

09 - Read the following passage and, then, mark the alternative which contains

the appropriate question tags to complete the gaps. “You think I’m nuts, _________? You’ve just had enough of my voice, _________? I’m such a hindrance in your life, _________? Let’s make a last deal, __________? Leave now and never look back over your shoulder, _________?”

a) don’t you / hadn’t you / am I / will we / shall you b) aren’t I / haven’t you / am not I / shall we / don’t you c) do you / have you / isn’t me / would we / won’t you d) don’t you / haven’t you / aren’t I / shall we / will you

10 - Complete the text below, so that the sentences express, respectively:

(1) Opposition; (2) Concession; (3) Contrast; (4) Addition; and (5) Condition.

Chicago is known the world over as the birthplace of the skyscrapers, the atom bomb, electric blues and thick-slice pizza. The city is also renowned for its cruel climate, which can be unbearably cold in winter, _________(1) unbearably hot in summer. And yet, _________(2) this impressive list of achievements, the “Windy City” is more immediately recognizable for having been the home of a notorious gangster, Al “Scarface” Capone. _________ (3) some Chicagoans are proud of the Capone’s heritage, members of the city’s large Italian-American community tend to resent any mention of him. _________(4), Al Capone also raises the question of _________(5) Chicago is still run by “the mob”.

(Adapted from Speak Up – Issue 110 – 1996)

The correct expressions to complete the text above are: a) (1) and; (2) although; (3) Despite; (4) And; (5) if b) (1) but; (2) furthermore; (3) Yet; (4) But; (5) whereas c) (1) despite; (2) whereas; (3) Though; (4) In addition; (5) if d) (1) but; (2) in spite of; (3) Whereas; (4) Besides, (5) whether

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CONCURSO DE ADMISSÃO AO 1 o ANO DA AFA 2003

PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA

27 de agosto de 2002

Something with the quality of testing strength, skill or ability.

AFA 2003 PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA – CÓDIGO 11 2 Directions: Read the text below and answer the questions from 11 to 14, according to it.

Fear of Loose Nukes

Forget ANTHRAX; NOW it’s nukes. On Saturday Osama bin Laden told Dawn newspaper in Pakistan that Al Qaeda has nuclear weapons to be used “as a deterrent.” Although unconfirmed, his claim can hardly be ignored. The United states has long worried about what nuclear weapons Al Qaeda could get its hands on.

The main U.S. concern is that Russia is the source. Moscow has responded to fears that terrorists could use stray nuclear material to build a “dirty bomb” by promising to thighten security around its nuclear submarines and nuclear research centers. The United States has long encouraged such steps. But last week the White House threatened to block a $40 billion appropriations bill if extra allocation – some designed to enhance security in Russia – were added, choosing instead to focus the package on domestic economic stimulus.

Even if extra funds are eventually allocated to help the Russians, it may be a case of too little, too late. Two Turkish men – Aydin Duran, 32, and Mehmet Aydin, 47 – were arrested last Tuesday near Istanbul in possession of 1,150 grams of uranium, which they were allegedly trying to sell. Turkish police say the enriched uranium could have been used to build a bomb or, packed in a conventional weapon, to spread radiation. And it’s known that the two men traveled frequently to Eastern Europe and Ukraine, where they probably obtained the uranium. (They have already admitted to buying the uranium from a Russian supplier.) The good news is that Duran and Aydin don’t appear to have terrorist connections. They’re more likely a couple of entrepreneurs out to make a buck, say police. The bad news: Others like them may well have already connected with Al Qaeda. In others words, bin Laden could be telling the truth.

(Newsweek, November 19, 2001)

11 - We can deduce from the text that:

a) Al Qaeda assured they have chemical weapons. b) The United States have to face up the reality that they became feeble. c) bin Laden claims to hinder the United States but it’s not necessary to

have faith in him. d) bin Laden has a different nuclear weapon and maybe he can use it if

the United States don’t respond to his remarkable exploit.

12 - Mark the option which contains the correct alternative.

I - The Russians gave the United States an assurance that nothing would happen to them.

II - It’s supposed that the Turkish weren’t terrorists. They were just people on their own business.

III - Although the Turkish were connected to a charitable organization, they weren’t under a terrorist agreement.

IV - The terrorists may have something to inhibit the United States. a) Statements II and IV are correct. b) Statements III e IV are correct. c) Statements I and II are correct. d) Statements I and III are correct.

13 - The terrorists have nuclear weapons to be used “as a deterrent.” The underlined word in the text means:

a) something murderous and difficult to be controlled. b) something that has complete control over unaware people. c) a substance that can cause serious damage and explosions. d) something that stops people doing something because they are afraid

of what will happen if they do.

14 - The main U.S. concern is that Russia is the source. Moscow has responded to fears that terrorists could use stray nuclear material to build a dirty bomb by promising to tighten security around its nuclear submarines and nuclear research centers.”

Considering the underlined words as C (Count Noun) and NC (Noncount Noun), how can you classify them? a) concern – C / source – NC / research – C b) concern – NC / source – C / research – C c) concern – NC or C / source – C / research – NC d) concern – NC or C / source – NC / research – NC

15 - I’m still doubtful about the characters of the new novel. You probably agree that the suspects reactions were totally unexpected as their explanations didn’t make their intentions clear enough in the testimony. We could first deduce that the fake nun was the prime suspect for having poisoned the stallion and the sow. On the other hand, the cunning steward and the wily widower had extravagant posture after the judgement.

Considering the underlined words in the text, you could say that: a) Three words are female. b) All of words are male. c) Two words are female. d) Just one word is female.

16 - Mark the option that completes the text correctly:

My little boy is just 8 but completely curious about the study of different _________ and theories. He got the surprise of his life when he discovered at school that ________ are the smallest living things. He is enchanted with hundreds of ________ about the universe and surprised for sometimes not finding answers to the ________ and the fantastic development of nature. Therefore, I suppose he knows his ________ can also explain to him some doubts he has about thousand of ________ of the universe and procreation, considering the existence of God, of course. a) formula / bacteria / mysterys / thesis / believes / phemenon b) formulas / bacterium / mystery / theses / believes / phenomenos c) formulae / bacteria / mysteries / theses / beliefs / phenomena d) formulas / bacterias / mysterious / thesis / beliefs / phenomenon

17 - The funniest scene of the comedy is the one when the host spills red wine on the heir’s coat and by mistake kneels down beside a shy spinster to offer _____ apologies. So, a problem of communication arises between them because the shy spinster is deaf. Besides, _____ can’t understand what’s happening. While the heir is in the bathroom cleaning the coat, a water pipe bursts and floods the whole place where the guests are. The heir _____ gets confused about what to do. I burst into laughter.

Choose the item that completes the gaps correctly:

a) his / he / by herself b) her / she / herself c) him / he / by himself d) his / she / himself

18 - Read the sentences carefully:

I - The longer Sue stays in Canada, the less likely she will ever go back to England.

II - The warmest the weather, the best I fell. III - My brother-in-law is elder than I am but he looks younger. IV - Her illness was far more serious than we thought at first. V - The most electricity you use, the higher your bill will be. The correct alternative is: a) Two sentences are correct. b) Two sentences are incorrect. c) Just one sentence is incorrect. d) Just one sentence is correct.

19 - According to the Possessive Case rules, mark the only option in whick the justification in parentheses is correct:

a) Thomas’s knapsack was sewn by a hospitable old woman in the last

hostel he was. (Incorrect – If a noun ends in s, you put just ’ after the s )

b) Next week’s meeting has been canceled because of the last stormy night. (Incorrect – you can’t use ’s with time expressions)

c) Thousands of passers–by went to the city’s new theater to shelter from the rain. (It’s possible to use ’s for places )

d) Jack and Jill need eight hours’ sleep a night. (Incorrect – you can’t use ’s with plural words and with periods of time)

20 - Read the text to complete the blanks correctly with the right option:

I’m used to _________ with the window open because I appreciate _________ during the night. My husband can do nothing but _________ the fact. I have trouble _________ I’m wrong, but I realize the situation is sometimes a little hard because nights are windy in this time of the year. Harold has frequently encouraged me ________ this vice as he is obliged _________ the poison I put into the air. I fell sorry _________him. a) sleep / to smoke / accepts / to admit / quitting / to inhale / bothering b) sleeping / smoking / accept / admitting / to quit / to inhale / to bother c) sleep / smoking / to accept / to admit / to quit / inhaling / bothering d) sleeping / to smoke / accepting / admitting / quitting / inhaling /

bothering

AFA 2003 PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA – CÓDIGO 11 3 Directions: Read the text below and answer the questions from 21 to 25, according to it.

Central Station

The reality of everyday life that “Central Station” shows is harsh. In the film, Dora (Fernanda Montenegro) is a bitter woman who makes her living in Rio’s Central Station writting letters for illiterate people. She takes their money but discards the letters.

One day she writes a letter for a mother and her little boy (Vinícius de Oliveira). When the mother is killed in an accident outside the station, Dora tries to sell the boy for adoption. Then she realizes her mistake, rescues the boy and the two set out on a bus trip to find his father. For Walter Salles, the director of the film, Dora is a good example of modern Brazil, with its culture of “cynicism”. But as Dora gradually develops a bond with the boy “she begins to understand that the boy’s route and the boy’s problems are comparable to her own”, he said.

The growing friendship between these two is, for Mr.Salles, a symbol of Brazil where solidarity and compassion may be buried but are still present. His film is not utopian, but it celebrates the diversity both of the land and of what Mr. Salles calls the “human geography” that Dora and Josué encounter on their journey.

(From “A Searching Journey into the Heart of Brazil,”by Laura Winters, In The New York Times, November 22,1998.) Adapted from New Password English, MARQUES, Amadeu (Vol.1)

21 - In the sentence, “But as Dora gradually develops a bond with the boy...” We deduce that she

a) unites him to her as a bitter stepmother. b) feels linked to him. c) connects her feelings with his since they weren’t tramps. d) shows a marked lack of affection in him.

22 - “The reality of everyday life that Central Station shows is harsh.” The underlined word may be replaced by

a) cunning b) harmful c) strict d) neglectful

23 - “She takes their money but discards the letters.” The underlined words mean that she

a) sends them to people b) uses them to her own c) writes them to people d) gets rid of all them

24 - In the sentence ”...where solidarity and compassion may be buried but are still present”, the underlined words say that the two feelings can be

a) destroyed b) ignored c) damaged d) considered

25 - “Dora tries to sell the boy for adoption. Then she realizes her mistake, rescues the boy and the two set out on a bus trip to find his father.” In the paragraph above we may conclude that Dora

a) would have sold the boy for adoption if she hadn’t had notions of her mistake.

b) would sell the boy for adoption if he didn’t help her during the trip. c) would have sold him if he hadn’t gone to her on a bus trip d) wouldn’t sell him unless he wanted to go with her on a bus trip.

26 - In the sentence “In fact, it’s my concern that this problem must be solved as soon as possible”, the underlined expression could be replaced by:

a) Unless b) On the whole c) Indeed d) Moreover

27 - Read the following sentences carefully:

I - The Earth is the only planet we have. Therefore, we must take care of it.

II - Although Galileo had to deny it because of the Inquisition, he believed the sun was the center of the universe.

III - The humankind won't have a good future unless we stop destroying our environment.

IV - Neither Gandhi or Luther King were understood the way they should have been.

According to the use of the underlined words, mark the correct alternative. a) All the sentences are correct. b) All the sentences are incorrect. c) Only one sentence is incorrect. d) Only two sentences are correct.

28 - Read the paragraph,

“On Friday, my classmates and I _________ do an English exam at school. They invited me to study with them and I _________ arrive there earlier in order to relax and concentrate. If we have time to check all the program before it, I’m sure I _________ do better. Probably, I _________ finish it on time because I am not good at foreign languages at all, but I _________ try to improve it looking for a personal instructor. You know, I _________ travel to Australia next semester and I need to learn this language urgently.”

The correct verb tenses to fill in the blanks are,

a) am going to/ won’t / will / am going to / will not / ‘ll b) were going to / are going to / will / will not / will / will c) are going to / am going to / will / won’t / ‘m going to / ’m going to d) was going to / will go / will not / won’t / was going to / won’t

29 - Mark the correct set of prepositions to complete the following passage.

A couple ____ the United States reported that they were driving _____ a country road _____ 10:00 p.m. when they were blinded ____ a very bright light ____ the sky. The next thing they remember is that they woke up 300 miles away _____ the place they were before. They believe they were abducted ____ aliens.

a) in - along - at - by - in - from - by b) from - at - around - for - on - in - for c) of - in - until - by - to - through - with d) in - towards - to - for - from - at - of

The Lord’s Prayer

Our father who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil Amen

30 - According to the prayer you have just read, all the sentences below are in

imperative form,except

a) Give us this day our daily bread b) Forgive our trespasses c) As we forgive those who trespass against us d) Lead us not into temptation

31 - Taking the following sentences mark the option which fills the blanks

correctly.

1- Is it true that _________suggestions were declined by the senators? 2- _________manholes could be severely depleted over the storms. 3- Just_________knowledge is needed to solve such elementary technical

problem. 4- Do you get_________chance to travel in your job? 5- After_________deliberation the judges awarded the prize to her.

a) few – Many – little – much – much. b) a lot of – Few – many – lots of – little. c) much – Lots of – a few – a little – a lot of. d) lots of – Little – lots of – little – few.

Directions: Read the following text and answer questions 32 and 33, according to it.

“Ela é carioca, She’s a carioca Just see the way she walks. Nobody else can be What she is to me. I look and what do I see, When I look deep in her eyes? I can see the sea, A forgotten road, The caressing skies, And not only that I’m in love With her. The most exciting was It’s written on my lips Where her kisses stay. She smiles and all of a sudden The world is smiling for me, And you know what else, she’s a carioca Ela é carioca.”

(Antônio Carlos Jobim/ Vinicius de Moraes/Ray Gilbert)

32 - In the text above, we can find

a) seven regular verbs, five irregular and one modal. b) six regular verbs, six irregular and two modals. c) four regular verbs, four irregular and one modal. d) four irregular verbs, five regular and two modals.

AFA 2003 PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA – CÓDIGO 11 4 33 - The sentence “Nobody else can be what she is to me” means that

a) she’s more important than his life. b) he loves her more than himself. c) no one is like her to him. d) she’s the most important person to everybody. Directions: Read the dialog below and answer questions number 34 and 35 according to it.

Office: "Control tower, this is the Captain on duty speaking. The

jumbo jet 104 isn't allowed to take off. Cancel clearance. I repeat: cancel clearance right away."

Controller: "I'm afraid it's impossible, Sir. The jumbo jet 104 departed

two minutes ago." 34 - According to the dialog above, mark the correct statement.

a) The control tower could cancel the clearance though the jumbo jet had departed two minutes later.

b) It was impossible to cancel the clearance because the officer wasn't allowed to take off.

c) When the officer ordered to cancel the clearance, the jumbo jet would depart in two minutes.

d) When the officer on duty ordered the control tower to cancel the clearance, the jumbo jet had already taken off.

35 - The dialog in the Indirect Speech would be:

a) The Captain advised the Controller that the jumbo jet 104 was not allowed to take off and canceled clearance at that moment. Then, the Controller replied he was afraid and that it was impossible as the jumbo jet 104 have departed two minutes before.

b) The Captain warned the Controller that the jumbo jet 104 wasn’t allowed to take off and ordered him to cancel clearance immediately. So, the Controller answered he was afraid that it was impossible as the jumbo jet 104 had departed two minutes before.

c) The Captain reassured the Controller that the jumbo jet 104 isn’t allowed to take off and to cancel clearance right away. Then, the Controller mentioned he had been afraid and that it was impossible as the jumbo jet 104 departed two minutes before.

d) The Captain commanded the Controller that the jumbo jet 104 hadn’t been allowed and took off to cancel clearance immediately. So, the Controller said he was afraid that it had been impossible as the jumbo jet 104 had departed two minutes before.

36 - "...Jonathan isn't sure he'll go into the family business. He might want to

become an astronuclear physicist, he says: 'Then I could make a rocket ship go to Mars, instead of just writing about it'."

According to the paragraph above, mark the correct statement: a) Jonathan is sure about his vocation and his future career. b) Jonathan admits the possibility of being a physicist. c) Jonathan has no idea about which career to follow. d) Jonathan is sure he won't go into his family business.

37 - A woman was patiently putting some moisturizer on her face as she usually did at night, when her five-year-old son asked what she was doing. She told him that the cream was for wrinkles. The boy said innocently, "It's doing a good job, Mommy. You're getting a lot of them."

The kinds of adverbs we can find in the passage above are:

a) only adverbs of time, intensity and place. b) adverbs of manner, frequency, place and time. c) adverbs of place, time, manner and intensity. d) only adverbs of manner, place and time.

38 - Mark the alternative in which the numerical expression is correctly described

in the parentheses.

a) 1,500 ÷ 100 = 15 ➾ (fifteen hundred divided by one hundred equals fifty) b) 17 + 23 = 40 ➾ (seventeen more twenty and three is forty) c) 64 - 64 = 0 ➾ (sixty-four minus sixty-four equals zero) d) 30 x 3 = 90 ➾ (thirty into three is ninety)

39 - Mark the correct alternative to complete the dialog:

A: "What a terrible trip I had." B: "Come with me. I'll show you a place to sleep." A: "Thanks. By the way, (I) ?" B: "It's Linda's. She's living in London now. So, you can use it as long as you want." A: " (II) ?" B: "Since last summer."

a) (I) Whose room is this?

(II) How long has she been living there?

b) (I) Who's this in the picture? (II) How much was she away?

c) (I) Whose is this bedroom? (II) When did she go to London?

d) (I) Who had lived in this room? (II) When has she lived in London?

40 - Observe the following dialogs:

I - Sarah: “What about my new skirt? Does it suit me?” Joe: “Sure. You do look great in it. It does suit you.” II - Captain: “Your negligence caused an airmiss during the mission.

What do you say about this?” Controller: “Sorry, Captain, but I did try to copy your message. Put the

blame on a malfunction in the radio operation.” III - Boss: “Do take good care of these jewels. They’re really valuable.” Employee: “ Please, don’t ask me to be that responsible.” According to the use of DO and DID in the sentences above, mark the correct alternative. a) All the dialogs are correct. b) Only one dialog is correct. c) Only two dialogs are correct. d) All the dialogs are incorrect.