MATERIAL REVISAO ESPCEX

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2012 
 
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 16, 17, 18, 19 e 
20. 
 
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 
 
 
 
1. (EsPCEx – 2012) 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. 
 
2. (EsPCEx – 2012) 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. 
 
3. (EsPCEx – 2012) 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. 
 
4. (EsPCEx – 2012) 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. 
 
5. (EsPCEx – 2012) According to the text, workers at Foxconn 
company are compared to 
A) machines and animals. 
B) machines and humans. 
C) animals and men. 
D) suppliers and machines. 
E) animalsandsuppliers. 
 
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 21 e 22. 
 
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 MouraNeto, 
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 
 
6. (EsPCEx – 2012) 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. 
 
7. (EsPCEx – 2012) In the sentence “The station is home to 
researchers who conduct studies...”, the word who refers to 
A) station. 
B) researchers. 
C) home. 
D) studies. 
E) ministry of science and technology and innovation. 
 
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 23, 24 e 25. 
 
“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 
 
8. (EsPCEx – 2012) 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. 
 
9. (EsPCEx – 2012) “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. 
 
10. (EsPCEx – 2012) According to Bella’s descriptions in the 
text, Edward was 
A) intelligent. 
B) boring. 
C) charming. 
D) inconvenient. 
E) dangerous. 
 
 
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 26 e 27 
 
What is a pub? The word pub is short for public house. Pubs 
are popular social meeting places. 
They are an important part of British life. People talk, eat, 
drink, meet their friends and relax there. 
Many have a garden where people can sit in the summer. One 
of the oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, Herts, is 
located in a building that dates back to the eleventh century. 
Groups of friends normally buy ‘rounds’ of drinks, where the 
person whose turn it is will buy drinks for all the members of 
the group. In most pubs in Britain, you must go to the bar to 
order drinks and food and pay for your purchase immediately, 
there is no table service. Bartenders do not expect frequent 
tipping. 
To tip them, it is customary to say: “Would you like a drink 
yourself?” 
Adaptado de http://projectbritain.com/pubs.htm, consulta 
em 22/06/2012 
 
11. (EsPCEx – 2012) According to the text, pubs are popularplaces where people 
A) get together. 
B) just drink. 
C) have to tip the bartender. 
D) meet only in the winter. 
E) pay the bartender a drink. 
 
12. (EsPCEx – 2012) 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. 
 
(EAAR 2014 ) Read the text and answer the 1st question 
 
TEXTO I 
 
The US space organization, NASA developed and built 
the first space shuttle. The shuttle was the first rocket to 
fly into space, come back to earth and fly again. The 
first shuttle to fly in space was Columbia. It took off on 
the 12th April 1981. In January 1986 the shuttle 
Challenger exploded at take-off. Everyone on the 
shuttle died. This accident slowed down the shuttle 
programme for the next six years. A new shuttle, 
Endeavor, replaced Challenger in May 1992. 
On 25th April 1990, NASA used the shuttle Discovery 
to put the Hubble Space Telescope into space at a 
distance of 512 kilometres from the earth. Hubble 
travels around the earth and sends back photos of the 
stars and planets. 
GLOSSARY 
NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
 
13. According to the text, the first space shuttle was 
a) a rocket. b) the stars. 
c) the earth. d) the telescope 
 
TEXTO II 
Dear Maggie, 
My son just announced that he is going away to school. 
Bobby is a good student, and I am very proud of him. 
Any college would be lucky to have him! 
My only concern is that he’s never lived away from 
home before. Will he be able to take care of _______? 
What if there’s an emergency? 
Give me some advice so that I can relax! 
Doubtful Dad 
 
14 – Choose the right alternative to have the blank filled in 
the letter: 
a) itself b) herself c) himself d) yourself 
 
Read the comic strip below and choose the correct alternative 
to fill in the blank: 
 
 
 
15. " The only way is to speak to __________ in person ! " 
a) her b) she c) his d) hers e)he 
 
TEXTO III 
Pete is joining the rock climbing club. He believes rock 
climbing is cool. He doesn’t like team games and he loves to 
be outdoors, so this is the sport for him. The bad thing is the 
equipment is expensive. 
 
16– Based on the text, we can infer that Pete 
a) enjoys indoor activities. 
b) thinks that the equipment is cheap. 
c) loves sports like volleyball and baseball. 
d) is becoming a member of the rock climbing club. 
 
 
17– “cool”, underlined in the text, is closest in meaning to 
a) calm. 
b) interesting. 
c) unpleasant. 
d) unattractive. 
 
18– Based on the letter, all alternatives are correct, except: 
a) Bobby is proud of himself. 
b) Bobby told his father about his plans. 
c) Bobby’s dad is worried about his son. 
d) It’s the first time Bobby’s going to live away from home. 
 
Um ponto importante: In, On, At / em expressões de tempo. 
 
"Until early in this century...:" (Até o início deste século. 
"People remembered those instructions on October 31st" 
("As pessoas lembraram aquelas instruções em 31 de 
outubro") 
 
IN this century, the eighteenth century, etc. 
IN 1976, 1978, etc. 
IN (the) spring, summer, fall (or autumn), winter. 
IN January, February, etc. 
IN the morning, the afternoon, the evening. 
 
ON January 1st, February 10th, October 31st, etc 
ON Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. 
ON a beautiful morning, a rainy afternoon, a cold evening, 
etc. 
 
AT Noon, night, midnight 
AT one o'clock, half past two, etc. 
 
EXERCISE: 
Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: 
(Preencha as lacunas com as preposições corretas:) 
 
1. _______ winter 
2. _______ November 
3. _______ night 
4. _______ November 12th. 
5. _______ four o'clock. 
6. _______ Tuesday. 
7. _______ a hot afternoon 
8. _______ the afternoon 
9. _______ the next century 
10. _______ summer 
11. _______ the morning 
12. _______ a wonderful morning 
13. _______ 1925 
 
Hi everyone! 
Greetings ___Phunket. We’re having a great time 
here. We arrived ___ Bangkok last Saturday and 
we went ___ The “Golden” Temple. It was 
fascinating. There was an enormous statue ___ the 
Buddha. We’re enjoying a lot. 
Love, Gus and Dolly. 
 
19. The correct prepositions to fill in the blanks are, 
respectively: 
a) of/ to/ in/ from 
b) in/ of/ from/ to 
c) from/ in/ to/ of 
d) to/ from/ of/ in 
 
20. Which sequence best completes the sentence below? 
 I don't want to argue________(1) anyone ____________(2)that. 
(A) at - with (B) on - about 
(C) with – on (D) with – about 
 (E) at – about 
 
21.Something is cooking __________ the oven. 
a) up b) to c) in d) into e) for 
 
22. Assinale a alternativa correta para completar o espaço 
em branco na sentença a seguir: 
She is very proud __________ her children. 
a) at b) in c) on d) with e) of 
 
23. According to the use of the prepositions, fill the gaps. 
a)I need to get ______ time to the show, they are waiting for 
me until 10.00 p.m. 
Will you be ______ time for lunch? 
I’ll be there, ______ the end of the month. 
______ the end, I’ll be there. 
It is correct, respectively: 
A) in, on, in, At; 
B) on, in, at, In; 
C) in, in, in, In; 
D) on, at, on, At; 
E) at, at, in On. 
 
24. Underline the correct preposition. 
a) Our parents protected us (from / of) the danger. 
b) I learned (by / about) the horses. 
c) Was she invited (of / to) the party? 
d) She impressed it (on / at) silk screen. 
e) This Avenue was named (from / after) my grandmother. 
 
25. Complete the sentence: 
Nick lives _____ a farm, but I live ______ Goiania and most 
part of my relatives live ______ as small village near 
Annapolis. 
a) at – at – at b) on – at – on c) in – at – at 
d) in – in – in e) on – in – at 
 
26 Complete com IN, ON ou AT: 
a) They are going to meet me _______ Saturday, ____ a quarter 
past nine. 
b) Julia went to Paris ______ September, ______ 2003. 
c) ___ the morning I usually have five classes, ___ the 
afternoons I always do my homework and ____ night I watch 
movies. 
d) He'll be here ____ a few minutes. 
e) The party will be ___ nine, ___ the morning ____ August 20th. 
 
27. Supply the correct preposition, like the example. 
a) They had to run after their cat. 
b) Prices may vary day to day. 
c) I recovered a very bad cold. 
d) The girl shouted help. 
e) Return my book me after you read it. 
 
28. Which sequence best completes the sentence below? 
 I don't want to argue________(1) anyone ____________(2)that. 
(A) at - with 
(B) on - about 
(C) with – on 
 (D) with – about 
 (E) at – about 
 
29. Read the text and answer the questions 
 
During a two-day referendum last week, the people of the 
Falkland Islands (known in Brazil as “Malvinas”) voted 
overwhelmingly to remain a British overseas territory. 
Shortly after the referendum result, David Cameron, the 
British Prime Minister, said that Argentina must respect the 
wishes of the Falkland islanders. 
 “They want to remain British and that view should be 
respected ________ everybody, including ________ Argentina”, 
Mr. Cameron said. 
 (Adapted from www.telegraph.co.uk) 
GLOSSARY overwhelmingly – em uma maioria esmagadora; 
em uma grande maioria 
 
 Fill in the blanks with the suitable options, respectively: 
a) by - by b) to - to c) for - for d) from - from 
 
30. On that occasion, I was sure that my mother would not 
approve ______ you. 
 
a) of 
b) over 
c) no preposition 
d) at 
e) without 
 
31. Coloque as conjunções and - because - but - or - so. 
 I've got a brother ______a sister. 
 It was very sunny last 
Sunday, ______ we went to the 
beach. 
 Would you like 
meat _______vegetablesfor lunch? 
 My father likes 
football ________he doesn't like 
basketball. 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
 We aren't going to the 
bank ________it is closed. 
 We can go to the beach ______to 
the mountain. I don't really mind. 
 Vigo is hotter than 
Santiago, _______ Santiago is more 
beautiful. 
 It is rainy today, _________ take your 
umbrella __________your boots. 
 I didn't buy the new shoes _________I didn't have any 
money 
 
 
32-The sentence "Though overshoppers later experience 
considerable remorse, they find shopping exciting" contains 
an idea of: 
a) addition. 
b) alternative. 
c) cause. 
d) condition. 
e) contrast. 
 
33-IN ADDITION, much of the water is polluted and salty. 
– In the sentence above, the expression in capital letter can 
be replaced by: 
01) Consequently 
02) Besides 
04) Also 
08) In contrast 
16) As soon as 
32) However 
64) Moreover 
a) 01 + 02 + 04 + 64 = 71 
b) 01 + 02 + 08 + 16 = 27 
c) 02 + 04 + 08 + 32 = 46 
d) 02 + 04 + 64 = 70 
e) 02 + 04 + 32 + 64 = 102 
 
34-We don't believe your needs should have to wait just 
because it's 2 o'clock in the morning. 
– A palavra because, em destaque no texto, poderia ser 
substituída por: 
a) while. 
b) how. 
c) like. 
d) since. 
e) for 
 
35- 
__________ you want to stay young, sit down and have a 
good think. 
a) Though 
b) But 
c) So 
d) Then 
e) If 
 
36-No período "The struggle to have a piece of land to work 
on for a decent living has produced rifes and conflicts 
between the landless peasants, ON ONE HAND, and the 
powerful landowners and the government, ON THE OTHER", 
as expressões on one hand e on the other indicam uma 
relação 
de: 
a) alternância. 
b) adição. 
c) oposição. 
d) consequência. 
e) causalidade. 
 
37– In “ …birds each year are killed in the city as a result of 
striking glass-fronted buildings.”, (lines 8 and 9), the 
expression, in bold type, implies an idea of 
a) reason. 
b) purpose. 
c) condition. 
d) contradiction. 
 
38. Read the extract and answer questions. 
Tobacco will kill 1,200 people in the United States today. 
Maybe fewer of US citizens would die from cigarettes if 
There were fewer cigarettes ads. 
But please only rip out ads from magazines you own. Thank 
you. 
GLOSSARY 
ads (advertisements) – anúncios 
rip out – destaque, rasgue 
 
 “Maybe”, underlined in the extract, expresses 
a) result. 
b) certainty. 
c) uncertainty. 
d) consequence 
 
39-Select the alternative that best completes the extract 
below. Workplace Accident Statistics Every year, millions of 
people in ___ United States are hurt on the job. Each day 16 
workers die from injuries at work and more than 17,000 are 
injured. Accidents also cause the companies to spend more. 
Last year, ___ total cost was more than $121 billion. 
a) the – a 
 b) a – the 
c) the – an 
 d) the – the 
 
40-Select the alternative that best completes the dialogue 
below. 
Jude: I ____ (see) Mary last Sunday. 
 John: Really? I ____ (not/see) her for years. How is she? 
a) saw – haven’t see 
 b) saw – haven’t seen 
c) have seen – didn’t see 
d) have seen – haven’t seen 
 
41-The Phoenix airport has introduced new technology that 
can see through a person's clothes. The new machine costs 
$100,000 to make and is designed to find out if a passenger 
is carrying a weapon or explosives. Critics of the new X-Ray 
scanner, however, say it takes away a person's privacy. 
(adapted from www.inglesonline.com.br) 
According to the text, the purpose of the new machine is to 
__________________. 
 a) waste money 
 b) undress passengers 
c) find dangerous goods 
d) see what people are wearing 
 
42-It was a beautiful summer afternoon with the sun shining 
brightly. I excitedly phoned my friends asking them to come 
over later for a barbecue. 
 After making the calls I quickly drove into town to buy some 
food and drink. ________ I arrived at the shops I was very 
surprised at _________ busy it was. Everyone must have been 
shopping for a barbecue! 
The first butchers I visited had completely run out of 
sausages. The next shop had some left so I happily bought 
some. After visiting a few more shops I had finally finished 
my shopping. But I was starting to worry as it was 6 p.m. 
and I had invited my friends to visit at 6:30 p.m. 
 I hastly rushed to the car park with all of my shopping and 
threw it in the boot. Suddenly I notice that the cars were 
moving really slowly out of the car park and there was a bit 
of traffic jam. It was past 6:30 p.m. ________ I arrived home 
and I was extremely worried. As a drove into my drive I 
smiled happily when I saw my friends sitting in my front 
garden. Luckily they had realized I was stuck at the shops 
and they waited for me. Fonte: www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise 
 The four words in bold, in the text, are: 
a) Nouns 
b) Adverbs 
 c) Pronouns 
d) Adjectives 
 
43- In the sentence “I hardly ever watch TV at night.” the 
expression in bold type is an adverb of 
a) place b) manner c) frequency d) probability 
44- Are you a couch potato? 
 A couch potato is a person who spends leisure time 
passively or idly sitting around, especially watching TV. They 
don’t get involved in any kind of strenuous exercise. As a 
matter of fact, they can’t stand any kind of physical activity. 
What’s more, they rarely eat healthy, nourishing food; they’d 
rather have hamburgers, fires, soft drinks and that kind of 
stuff. 
(taken from http:inglesnapontadalingua) 
GLOSSARY 
 strenuous: fatigante 
 nourishing food: comida nutritiva 
 Based on the text, couch potato is a person 
a) addicted to the internet. 
 b) that loves eating healthy food. 
 c) that loves doing exhaustive exercise. 
d) that spends a lot of time sitting down and not moving or 
exercising very much. 
 
45- – Choose the alternative that best completes the sentence 
below. 
I stayed in London ___ a few days during my vacation. I came 
back to Brazil ___ May 1st. 
a) in – at b) for – in c) in – on d) for – on 
46-In the sentence “We mustn’t enter the party. It’s private”, 
the modal verb in bold type expresses 
a) request b) obligation c) prohibition d) lack of ability 
 
47-Workplace Accident Statistics Every year, millions of 
people in ___ United States are hurt on the job. Each day 16 
workers die from injuries at work and more than 17,000 are 
injured. Accidents also cause the companies to spend more. 
Last year, ___ total cost was more than $121 billion. 
a) the – a b) a – the c) the – an d) the – the 
48-Select the alternative that best completes the sentence 
below giving idea of comparison. He is a good artist and he 
sings ____ a professional when he is on stage. 
a) as b) like c) such d) as if 
 
 
 
49-Human's Best Friend We know that dogs are human's 
best friends. They love us and we love them. However, we're 
not so sure where they came from. Many scientists think 
they came from wolves 15,000 years ago. Although wolves 
are wild and dogs are tame, they're still a lot alike. Both wag 
their tails when happy and put their tails between their legs 
when scared. Dogs are easy to educate. Well-educated dogs 
are sometimes used as watchdogs. A watchdog can stop a 
creature that is five to six times bigger. It is interesting, 
though, that these dogs, which can become terrifyingly wild 
in times of danger, pose no harm to their owners. In the face 
of a threat, they put their lives in danger to save their 
owners. (Adapted from http://www.grammarbank.com) 
Choose the correct alternative to have the passive voice from 
the sentence, in bold type, in the text. Their lives _______ in 
danger to save their owners. 
a) is put 
b) are put 
 c) was put 
 d) were put 
50- The correct active voice for “The parachute, the radio and 
even the brakes had been removed by the mechanic.”, (lines 
5- 7), is 
a) The parachute, theradio and even the brakes were 
removed. 
 b) The parachute, the radio and even the brakes had to be 
removed. 
 c) The mechanic has removed the parachute, the radio and 
even the brakes. 
d) The mechanic had removed the parachute, the radio and 
even the brakes.