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CADERNO DE PROVAS
 
 
 
 
 
 
PROVAS PARA O INGRESSO NA ACADEMIA DA FORÇA AÉREA 
ENTRE OS ANOS DE 2009 A 2016 
 
INGLÊS 
 
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Read the text below and answer questions 01 to 03. 
 
Biotechnology 
 
Biotechnology is one of the new professional courses of studies 
offered by universities. Biotechnology uses chemical and biological 
knowledge and the knowledge of new technologies in the areas of 
healthcare, food, chemistry, and the environment. Biotechnology 
graduates are multidisciplinary professionals. They study biology, 
chemistry, physics, statistics, and information technology. 
In the area of microbiology, these professionals study fungi, 
bacteria, viruses, and protozoa and the diseases that they cause in 
plants, animals, and human beings. They research the methods to 
use such microorganisms in the production of foods and beverages, 
such as dairy products, beer, and wine. 
The biotechnologist specializing in immunology uses the 
microorganisms in the production of vaccines and kits for diagnosis. 
In the food and pharmaceutical industries, they control microbial 
growth, safety, and hygiene at the workplace. They work in research 
for the development of new pharmaceutical drugs. 
They also work in the environment area, to evaluate and 
prevent water and soil contamination. 
(Challenge – Richmond) 
 
 
01 - The text shows that 
 
I. the one who studies Biotechnology is able to recognize different 
studies of health, cooking and chemistry among others. 
II. the study of this subject is a new area the universities are 
offering. 
III. technology involves multiple studies in biotechnology area. 
IV. the environment is actually a new version of the biotechnology 
study. 
 
The correct options considering the statements are only 
 
a) I and II. c) I, II and III. 
b) III and IV. d) I, II and IV. 
 
 
02 - The one who graduates in biotechnology 
 
a) can acquire the knowledge to several professions and also carry 
out researches. 
b) will be able to prescribe and it’s quite likely that he/she can 
produce forms of organic stuff. 
c) shall develop the capacity of producing microorganisms. 
d) is able to diagnose, predict and sabotage diseases. 
 
 
03 - The only one matter that is NOT mentioned in the text is 
 
a) drinks. c) different professions. 
b) some subjects. d) illnesses. 
 
 
Upside Down 
 
Who’s to say 
What’s impossible 
Well they forgot 
This world keeps spinning 
And with each new day 
I can feel a change in everything 
And as the surface breaks reflections fade 
But in some ways they remain the same 
And as my mind begins to spread its wings 
There’s no stopping curiosity 
 
 (Jack Johnson) 
 
 
04 - Mark the right definition for the title of the lyrics above. 
 
a) To cause something to change completely and in a bad way. 
b) To be friendly with someone, especially because they can help 
you. 
c) When you cause something to move in a circle round a fixed 
point. 
d) Having the part which is usually at the top turned to be at the 
bottom. 
 
 
 
 
 
05 - In the lyrics the author affirms that 
 
a) people have forgotten their past. 
b) although this world spins things do not change at all. 
c) the surface of the earth reflects some lofty ideals. 
d) everything is moving and he’s not interested in knowing it. 
 
 
Read the text below to answer questions 06 to 08. 
 
The Car Washer Who Became An Executive 
 
 
 
 
 
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Robert L. Johnson is the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of 
BET. Black Entertainment Television, a cable TV channel in 
the United States, BET specializes in producing programs for 
the African-American community. 
Read what this successful executive says about his first 
job. 
“I ________ in Freeport, Illinois. My first job was at the 
local carwash. I ________ sixteen years old. I ________ every 
day, all summer, for a dollar an hour. I worked with ten other 
guys. All of us ________from different racial, religious and 
economic backgrounds. We had to clean cars in teams, and 
we quickly learned to work together. 
I learned the better way to become indispensable: you 
know how to do all aspects of your job. At the carwash, ‘all 
aspects’ included vacuuming the interior, scrubbing whitewalls 
and polishing chrome until it shined. Sixteen years later, when 
I started my own business, I again had to know how to do 
every job in the company – advertising, marketing, producing 
and negotiation contracts. 
Working at the carwash taught me that there is a direct 
connection between work and a feeling of self-esteem. Young 
people who refuse jobs that they consider inferior or low-paying 
are only hurting themselves. As long as you do your best, every 
job is a learning experience and a step to a better job.” 
 
(Adapted from Reader’s Digest, January, 1999) 
 
 
06 - Mark the option that completes the gaps respectively. 
 
a) woke up / were / came back / came 
b) was born / had / traveled / got 
c) grew up / was / worked / were 
d) lived / got / tried / lived 
 
 
07 - Mark the option which ISN’T applied correctly in the text. 
 
a) the better (line 13) c) themselves (line 23) 
b) of your (line 14) d) a better (line 24) 
 
 
08 - Another way to write the sentence “BET specializes in producing 
programs for the African-American community” (lines 3 and 4), is 
 
a) the African-American community is specialized in producing 
programs by BET. 
b) programs are specialized for the African-American community by BET. 
c) producing programs is a specialization for the African-American 
community in BET. 
d) BET is specialized in producing The African-American 
community. 
 
 
Read the cartoon and answer questions 09 and 10 according to it. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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09 - When Charlie Brown was asked by Lucy he 
 
a) mocked himself. 
b) clamoured for Lucy. 
c) threated the idea. 
d) repelled her speech. 
 
 
10 - The cartoons also show that Charlie Brown 
 
a) didn’t hear her advice. 
b) was speaking in a hypothetical way of having the very same life. 
c) argued with Lucy and went away. 
d) not even replied. 
 
 
Questions 11 to 14 are related to the following text. 
 
Dealing with Sensitive Materials on the Internet 
 
 
 
 
 
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With the emergency of user-friendly online systems, the 
World Wide Web and its introduction into the classroom, more 
and more children are taking advantage of the power of the 
internet. However, it remains largely an adult forum, and so it 
carries with it adult subject matter. 
Does it raise the question of what __________ when adult 
topics and a child’s naive explorations meet? The debate has 
raised not only questions of obscenity, harassment, free 
speech, and censorship, but also of government control of the 
Internet, and its very nature as a communications resource. 
Whatever the outcome of this war is, it will set a precedent 
for how society and government deal with the exchange of 
information in the future. Is the internet a free forum for 
discussion or is it a broadcasting service and therefore subject 
to the same restrictions as television, print, or radio? 
Are to internet communications on the right privacy 
covered by the, or can e-mail messages be legally 
observedH? Are web pages free speech or are some subjects 
taboo on the internet because a child may stumble upon 
them? And who is responsible for internet content in a 
communications medium where traditional publishing 
scenarios no longer apply and content can be posted 
anonymously? 
For people who wish to control or limit the use of the 
internet, the issue of children and pornography has been a 
valuable tool for gaining public support. The key is to find a 
solution to protect our children while at the same time, avoid 
setting up a climate of control that will limit our rights as adults. 
 
(Adapted from Framework Level 3 – Richmond)better at organizing things. Now data analytics and 
self-driving cars suggest they might be better at pattern-
recognition and driving. So what are we better at? 
 The safest industries and jobs are dominated by 
managers, health-care workers, and a super-category 
that includes education, media, and community service. 
One conclusion to draw from this is that humans are, 
and will always be, superior at working with, and caring 
for other humans. In this light, automation doesn't make 
the world worse. Far from it: it creates new opportunities 
 
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for human creativity. 
 But robots are already creeping into diagnostics 
and surgeries. Schools are already experimenting with 
software that replaces teaching hours. The fact that 
some industries have been safe from automation for the 
last three decades doesn't guarantee that they'll be safe 
for the next one. 
 It would be anxious enough if we knew exactly 
which jobs are next in line for automation. The truth is 
scarier. We don't really have a clue. 
(Adapted from http://www.businessinsider.com/robots-overtaking-
american-jobs-2014-1) 
 
Glossary: 
savant infant – a child with great knowledge and ability 
to assemble – to make something by joining separate 
parts 
to creep – to move slowly, quietly and carefully 
 
 
33 - One of the purposes of the text is to show that 
 
a) machines are as effective at reaching decisions as we 
are. 
b) some easy tasks are much more difficult to a machine. 
c) automated activities are the most questionable ones to 
be done by robots. 
d) human beings are getting worse and worse at performing 
robot’s tasks. 
 
 
34 - According to the first paragraph, robots can be _____ by 
many names. 
 
a) called c) examined 
b) invented d) protected 
 
 
35 - The expression “wave of computer progress” (lines 18 and 
19) has the same idea as 
 
a) increase of social skills. 
b) reduction of skilled machine. 
c) technology advances. 
d) social-intelligence moat. 
 
 
36 - In the sentence “Hans Moravec was a futurist who pointed 
out that machine technology copied a savant infant [...]” the 
pronoun “who” can be replaced, with no change in meaning, 
by 
 
a) which. c) what. 
b) whose. d) that. 
 
 
37 - According to paragraph 5, managers are 
 
a) at risk of losing their jobs. 
b) professionals that need to have social skills. 
c) paid to do manual work. 
d) subjected to automation. 
 
 
38 - Mark the option closest in meaning to “We don't really have a 
clue” (line 78). 
 
a) We're completely unable to guess what will happen. 
b) People are prepared for hard times in the future. 
c) We're not trying to find out what the right thing to do is. 
d) We won't have a chance in the future. 
 
 
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39 - In the sentence “for the last three decades” (lines 73 and 74), 
the underlined item was used in the same way as in 
 
a) “[...] killing jobs — from tailors to paralegals — for 
centuries.” (lines 6 and 7) 
b) “[...] people responsible for our safety [...]” (line 25) 
c) “[...] caring for other humans.” (lines 66 and 67) 
d) “[...] opportunities for human creativity.” (lines 68 and 69) 
 
 
40 - Mark the option that contains an adjective in the same form 
as in “The safest industries and jobs are dominated by 
managers [...]” (lines 62 and 63). 
 
a) “The truth is scarier.” (lines 77 and 78) 
b) “[...] the least likely to be automated.” (lines 26 and 27) 
c) “Where do machines work better than people?” (line 11) 
d) “Tractors are more powerful than farmers.” (lines 11 and 12) 
 
 
Directions: Answer questions 41 to 48 according to TEXT II. 
 
TEXT II 
 
JOBS OF THE FUTURE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“There is no future in any job. The future lies in the person 
who holds the job.” – George W. Crane 
 
 
 
 
 
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 One of my primary complaints with higher 
education is that they tend to prepare students for jobs of 
the past. Similarly, the best paying jobs of the future are 
all jobs that currently exist today. Many of them will still 
exist in the future, but with some changes as technology 
and communication systems make their impact. 
 As a rule of thumb, 60% of the jobs 10 years 
from now haven’t been invented yet. With that in mind, 
I’ve decided to put together a list of some jobs that will be 
in high demand in the future. 
 
Jobs before 2020 
 Many of the changes we see today will cause 
new jobs to materialize quickly. This first section deals 
with new positions that will likely be developed within the 
next 10 years. 
3D printing engineers – Classes in 3D printing are 
already being introduced into high schools and the 
demand for printer-produced products will rise quickly. 
The trend will be for these worker-less workshops to 
enter virtually different fields, at the same time, driving 
the need for competent technicians and engineers to 
design and maintain the next wave of this technology. 
Nano-medics – Health professionals capable of working 
on the nano-level, both in designing diagnostics systems, 
remedies, and monitoring solutions will be in high 
demand. 
Organ agents – The demand for transplantable organs 
is exploding and people who can track down and deliver 
healthy organs will be in hot demand. 
Octogenarian service providers – As the population 
continues to age we will have record numbers of people 
living into their 80s, 90s, and 100s. This growing group of 
active oldsters will provide a demand for goods and 
services currently not being addressed in today’s 
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Jobs in 2030 and beyond 
 A number of technologies currently on the 
drawing board will require a bit longer lead time before 
the industry comes into its own. Here are a few examples 
of these kinds of jobs: 
Body part & limb makers – The organ agents listed 
before will quickly find themselves out of work as soon as 
we figure out how to efficiently grow and mass produce 
our own organs from scratch. 
Earthquake forecasters – While scientists are 
developing skills to work with nanoscale precision on the 
earth’s surface, the best we can know about below the 
surface is blindfolded guesswork done with 100-mile 
precision. What we don’t know is literally killing us – over 
226,000 killed in 2010 alone. But that will change over 
time as we begin to understand the inner working of the 
earth and accurately forecast when the next big quakes 
are about to hit. 
“Heavy air” engineers – Compressed air is useful in a 
wide variety of ways. However, we have yet to figure out 
how to compress streams of air as they pass through our 
existing atmosphere. Once we do, it will create untold 
opportunity for non-surface based housing and 
transportation system, weather control, and other kinds 
of experimentation. 
 
Final thoughts 
The jobs and occupations listed above are just 
scratching the surface. This list is intended to help 
stretch your imagination and start you down a path of 
imagining your own future. 
(Adapted from http://www.futuristspeaker.com/2011/11/55-jobs-of-the-future) 
 
 
41 - Read the statements and mark the right option. 
 
I. Universities and colleges prepare students for jobs that 
already exist. 
II. All jobs of the future will be better paid than today's jobs. 
III. The majority of future jobs are still unknown. 
 
The correct statement(s) is (are) 
 
a) I, II and III. c) III. 
b) II. d) I and III. 
 
 
42 - The text's main goal is to 
 
a) force some jobs out of the marketplace. 
b) call people's attention to future professional opportunities. 
c) increase the number of educated people in high school. 
d) create careers for people who predict the future. 
 
 
43 - Mark the INCORRECT alternative. 
 
a) Some professionals of the future will have to deal with 
environmental issues. 
b) In the future, old people will need services that have not 
been given attention yet. 
c) Changes in the worldtoday will stimulate the creation of 
new jobs. 
d) Technology and communication won't affect existing jobs. 
 
 
44 - “Many of them will still exist in the future, but with some 
changes as technology and communication systems make 
their impact.” The underlined word (line 4) refers to 
 
a) primary complaints. c) jobs. 
b) students. d) changes. 
 
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45 - “This first section deals with new positions that will likely be 
developed within the next 10 years.” The underlined word 
(line 15) is closest in meaning to 
 
a) never. c) mainly. 
b) exactly. d) probably. 
 
 
46 - All the following verbs are used in the text in their literal 
meaning, EXCEPT 
 
a) rise (line 19). c) age (line 32). 
b) explode (line 29). d) kill (line 51). 
 
 
47 - “The jobs and occupations listed above are just scratching 
the surface.” (lines 64 and 65) This sentence means that 
 
a) occupations listed in the text are not really interesting for 
young workers. 
b) the jobs' reality relies much upon the possibility one has 
to work. 
c) new jobs and occupations are becoming real as time 
goes by. 
d) if you work with surface professions, there's a great 
possibility of success. 
 
 
48 - “There is no future in any job. The future lies in the person 
who holds the job.” – George W. Crane. 
 
Crane's quotation in the indirect speech is best shown in 
 
a) Crane asked if there is future in any job. The future lay in
the person who will hold the job. 
b) Crane said there will be no future in any job. The future
lay in the person who holds the job. 
c) Crane says there is no future in any job. The future lies in
the person who held the job. 
d) Crane said that there was no future in any job. He also
added that the future lay in the person who held the job. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Directions: Answer questions 33 to 48 according to the text. 
 
TEXT 
 
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FRIENDS AND TYPES OF 
FRIENDSHIP 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Everyone has at least one best friend, some 
maybe even more. There are also those people who are 
just friends and also arch-enemies. People may think 
that just because they are your friends it means that they 
are your best friend. The thing is, even though they are 
your friend, the relationship between a best friend and a 
friend is different. Either way regardless of arch-
enemies, friends or best friends, there are not many 
ways to compare any of these different types of friends, 
but you can easily contrast them from one another. 
 Arch-enemies often know more about each 
other than two friends. In a comparison of personal 
relationships, friendship is considered to be closer than 
association, although a wide range of degrees of 
intimacy exists in friendships, arch-enemies, and 
associations. Friendship and association can be thought 
of as spanning across the same continuum. The study of 
friendship is included in the fields of sociology, social 
psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and zoology. 
Even animals have familiars! Various academic theories 
of friendship have been proposed, among which are 
social exchange theory, equity theory, relational 
dialectics, and attachment styles. In Russia, one typically 
bestows very few people the status of “friend”. 
 These friendships, however, make up in 
intensity what they lack in number. Friends are entitled 
to call each other by their first names alone, and to use 
diminutives. A customary example of polite behavior is 
addressing "acquaintances" by full first name plus their 
patronymic. These could include relationships which 
elsewhere would be qualified as real friendships, such 
as workplace relationships of long standing, or neighbors 
with whom one shares an occasional meal or a social 
drink with. 
 Also in the Middle East and Central Asia, male 
friendships, while less restricted than in Russia, tend to 
be reserved and respectable in nature. They may use 
nicknames and diminutive forms of their first names. In 
countries like India, it is believed in some parts that 
friendship is a form of respect, not born out of fear or 
superiority. Friends are people who are equal in most 
standards, but still respect each other regardless of their 
attributes or shortcomings. Most of the countries 
previously mentioned (Russia, Asia, and even the Middle 
East) and even our own nation are suffering a decline in 
genuine friendships. 
 According to a study documented in the June 
2006 issue of the Journal American Sociological Review, 
Americans are thought to be suffering a loss in the 
quality and quantity of close friendships since at least 
1985. The study’s results state that twenty-five percent 
of Americans have no close confidants, and the average 
total number of confidants per citizen has dropped from 
four to two. According to the study, Americans' 
dependence on family as a safety net went up from fifty-
seven percent to eighty percent; Americans dependence 
on a partner or spouse went up from five percent to nine 
percent. 
 Recent studies have found a link between fewer 
friendships, especially in quality, and psychological and 
physiological regression. In the sequence of the 
emotional development of the individual, friendships 
come after parental bonding and before the pair bonding 
engaged in at the approach of maturity. In the 
intervening period between the end of early childhood 
and the onset of full adulthood, friendships are often the 
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adolescent, and are often more intense than 
relationships experienced later in life. 
 Unfortunately, making friends seems to trouble 
many of people. Having no friends can be emotionally 
damaging for all ages, from young children to full grown 
adults. A study performed by researchers from Purdue 
University found that post-secondary-education 
friendships, college and university last longer than the 
friendships before it. Children with Asperger syndrome 
and autism usually have some difficulty forming 
friendships. Socially crippling conditions like these are 
just one way that the social world is so difficult to thrive 
in. This does not mean that they are not able to form 
friendships, however. With time, moderation and proper 
instruction, they are able to form friendships after 
realizing their own strengths and weaknesses. 
 There is a number of theories that attempt to 
explain the link, including that; Good friends encourage 
their friends to lead more healthy lifestyles; Good friends 
encourage their friends to seek help and access 
services, when needed; Good friends enhance their 
friend’s coping skills in dealing with illness and other 
health problems; and/or Good friends actually affect 
physiological pathways that are protective of health. 
Regardless of what we think, we can clearly see that 
there are some ways that friends, best friends and arch-
enemies are the same, but in the end they are clearly 
more different. Nonetheless we all have every single 
type in our lives. 
 
(Adapted from: http://www.ukessays.com/essays/philosophy/the-
relationship-between-friends-and-types-of-friendship-philosophy-
essay.php) 
33 - “In Russia, one typically bestows very few people the status 
of ‘friend’ ” (lines 23-24) means that 
 
a) if you go to Russia you won't find a best friend. 
b) a friendly person is a recognized authority in Russia. 
c) you may have lots of close friends in Russia, but not all 
are trustful. 
d) the status of “friend” in Russia shows how much one is 
respected. 
 
 
34 - Mark the option that shows the same meaning as in 
“Americans have no close confidants” (line 52). 
 
a) Americans do have not any close confidants. 
b) Americans not have any closeconfidants. 
c) Americans haven't any close confidants. 
d) Americans do not have any close confidants. 
 
 
35 - The first paragraph 
 
a) compares the tasks individuals have when friends. 
b) states that friendship is ruled by the amount of friends. 
c) makes an outline concerning the way friendship works. 
d) means that you cannot tell arch-enemies apart. 
 
 
36 - “Socially crippling conditions” (line 78) refers to 
 
a) college and university atmosphere. 
b) Asperger and autism children. 
c) post-secondary-education friendships. 
d) researchers and friends. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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37 - Mark the option that is closest in meaning to “Unfortunately 
making friends seems to trouble many of people” (lines 70-71). 
 
a) Unfortunately making friends seems to annoy many of 
people. 
b) Unfortunately making friends seems to change many of 
people. 
c) Unfortunately making friends seems to delight many of 
people. 
d) Unfortunately making friends seems to comply many of 
people. 
 
 
38 - Mark the option which shows the same meaning as in 
“Americans' dependence on family” (lines 54-55). 
 
a) The family's dependence on Americans'. 
b) The Americans family dependence. 
c) The Americans dependence of family's. 
d) The dependence of Americans on family. 
 
 
39 - According to the last paragraph 
 
a) every human being is the same in many ways. 
b) one is able to have only friends and arch-enemies in life. 
c) even tough friends are equal, they differ when together. 
d) despite friendship vary, one will always have each of them. 
 
 
40 - According to the information in the fourth and fifth 
paragraphs 
 
a) the quality of American close friendships have been 
decreasing since the 1980's despite its quantity. 
b) American's dependence on family is not as big as their 
dependence on a partner or spouse. 
c) real friendships have been decreasing in some countries 
such as Russia and Asia. 
d) in Middle East and Central Asia, friends born out of 
respect, fear and superiority standards. 
 
 
41 - “This does not mean that they are not able to form 
friendships, however” (lines 80-81). The option that replaces 
the highlighted expression is 
 
a) so. c) thus. 
b) though. d) most likely. 
 
 
42 - Choose the best option to complete the active form of the 
sentence: “The study of friendship is included in the fields of 
sociology, social psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and 
zoology” (lines 17 to 19). 
 
The fields of sociology, social psychology, anthropology, 
philosophy, and zoology ______________ the study of 
friendship. 
 
a) Include c) are including 
b) have included d) have been including 
 
 
43 - Choose the option which shows the same kind of 
comparison in the underlined adjective in “friendship is 
considered to be closer than association” (lines 13-14). 
 
a) Americans have no best friends. 
b) While less restricted in Russia. 
c) Friendships are often more intense than relationship. 
d) Everyone has at least one best friend. 
 
 
44 - “Nonetheless we all have every single type in our lives” 
(lines 95-96). The option that contains a synonym for the 
underlined expression is 
 
a) nevertheless. c) therefore. 
b) due to. d) although. 
 
 
45 - Choose the option that shows the sentence “good friends 
encourage their friends to seek help and access services” 
(lines 86 to 88) in the indirect speech form. 
 
a) The text told good friends encourage their friends to 
seek help and access services. 
b) The text said us that good friends encourage their 
friends to seek help and access services. 
c) The text told that good friends encourage their friends to 
seek help and access services. 
d) The text said that good friends encouraged their friends 
to seek help and access services. 
 
 
46 - “Good friends enhance their friend's coping skills in dealing 
with illness and other health problems” (lines 88 to 90). The 
highlighted word has the same meaning as in 
 
a) engrave. c) enlighten. 
b) entreat. d) enlist. 
 
 
47 - The expression “coping skills” (line 89) is closest in meaning to 
 
a) the capability to give up something. 
b) the ability to manage something. 
c) the position to resent something. 
d) the condition to resign from something. 
 
 
48 - In the sentence “there is a number of theories that attempt 
to explain the link” (lines 84-85), it is possible to find an 
option to substitute the pronoun accordingly in 
 
a) when. c) whom. 
b) how. d) which. 
 
 
RASCUNHO 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
5
QUESTÃO RESPOSTA 
01 A 
02 A 
03 C 
04 D 
05 B 
06 C 
07 A 
08 ANULADA 
09 D 
10 D 
11 B 
12 D 
13 D 
14 B 
15 B 
16 C 
17 A 
18 B 
19 B 
20 ANULADA 
21 A 
22 C 
23 ANULADA 
24 B 
25 ANULADA 
2010 
QUESTÃO RESPOSTA 
01 B
02 B
03 A
04 B
05 C
06 C
07 A
08 C
09 B
10 C
11 A
12 A
13 C
14 D
15 B
16 D
17 A
18 C
19 A
20 B
2009 
2011
QUESTÃO RESPOSTA 
01 B
02 B
03 D
04 D
05 A
06 C
07 B
08 D
09 A
10 B
11 D
12 C 
13 A
14 D
15 C
16 D
17 ANULADA 
18 B
19 C
20 A
2012
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21 D 
22 C 
23 B 
24 A 
25 D 
26 B 
27 C 
28 A 
29 C 
30 B 
31 C 
32 D 
33 C 
34 A 
35 B 
36 A 
37 B 
38 D 
39 A 
40 D 
2013
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61 A 
62 B 
63 B 
64 D 
65 A 
66 C 
67 D 
68 A 
69 A 
70 B 
71 C 
72 C 
73 B 
74 A 
75 C 
76 B 
77 B 
78 D 
79 C 
80 C 
2014
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33 B 
34 A 
35 D 
36 C 
37 D 
38 D 
39 C 
40 D 
41 D 
42 B 
43 C 
44 A 
45 C 
46 B 
47 B 
48 A 
2015
33 B 
34 A 
35 C 
36 D 
37 B 
38 A 
39 A 
40 B 
41 D 
42 B 
43 D 
44 C 
45 D 
46 B 
47 C 
48 D 
2016
33 D 
34 D 
35 C 
36 B 
37 A 
38 D 
39 D 
40 C 
41 B 
42 A 
43 C 
44 A 
45 D 
46 C 
47 B 
48 D11 - Complete the gap (line 6) with the right verbal tense. 
 
a) does happen c) do happen 
b) happens d) happen 
 
 
12 - The underlined question (lines 16 and 17) has been mixed up. Put 
the words in the right order according to the context. 
 
a) Are the internet to communications covered on by the right 
privacy? 
b) Are the right by privacy to communications on the internet 
covered? 
c) Are the internet covered on privacy by the right to 
communications? 
d) Are communications on the internet covered by the right to 
privacy? 
 
 
13 - Mark the correct question to the answer below extracted from the 
text. 
 
“The debate” (line 7) 
 
a) Which subject has explored children? 
b) Which topic protected children from the argument of the text? 
c) What matter is trying to control the use of internet by children? 
d) What has raised questions of obscenity, harassment, etc? 
 
 
14 - Comparing the pieces of content the internet provides, it may be said 
that 
 
a) there are more childish articles than grown up ones. 
b) there isn’t any solution to control our kids in the internet without 
limiting ourselves. 
c) children have to surf the internet less than adult. 
d) the adult’s content provides much more useful information. 
Warning: Flying is bad for your health 
 
 
 
 
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10 
 
 
 
 
15 
 
 
 
 
20 
 
 
 
Flying is the safest way to travelHor is it? Some doctors 
think the airplane is a dangerous place, especially for the old 
or the unhealthy. 
Although the airplane is pressurized, there is less oxygen 
than on the ground. So anyone who has had a heart attack 
should not try for at least two weeks after the attack. After an 
operation, you should stay on the ground for at least ten days. 
Sitting on a plane for many hours – especially in economy 
class where there isn’t very much leg room – gives everyone 
aches and pain, so you should get some exercise, especially 
on long flights. 
Flying also causes dehydration. If you drink or eat too 
much, you’ll wake up feeling sick. Everyone needs to drink 
more in the air, but you shouldn’t drink alcohol because it 
makes you even more thirsty. 
The most common problem is jet lag. You should change 
to your new time zone as soon as possible, and you shouldn’t 
sleep if it’s still daylight. 
Crowded airports, long lines, and delays cause stress and 
high blood pressure. So, be careful! Flying is the safest way to 
travel, but is it the healthiest? 
(Move Up, Heinemann ) 
 
 
 
15 - According to the text it’s correct to affirm that 
 
a) unhealthy people shouldn’t travel by planes. 
b) even being safe flying might bring some disorders on one’s body. 
c) people who prefer planes mustn’t have health problems. 
d) flying can cause heart attacks. 
 
 
16 - Aches and pain (line 10) 
 
a) are caused due to economy classes. 
b) should change your health. 
c) might be results of long hours without stretching the legs. 
d) show passengers they have to exercise before sitting on a plane. 
 
 
17 - From the text it’s also possible to get 
 
a) pieces of advice before taking a flight. 
b) rules of flying a safe plane. 
c) zones of dangerous in a route. 
d) healthier ways of flying. 
 
 
Answer questions 18 and 19 after reading the paragraph below. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Americans are well-known for being friendly. If we’re 
taking a walk in the park and we pass someone, we 
usually say a few words to people in stores, bars and 
banks. But remember: friendliness is not friendship; it’s 
politeness. In the United States, it’s just as hard to make 
real friends as it is anywhere else. 
( Move Up - Heinemann ) 
 
 
18 - In the statement, 
 
“Hwe usually say a few words to people in storesH” (lines 2 and 3) 
the underlined words may be understood as 
 
a) many words could be spoken by people in stores. 
b) some words can be said by us. 
c) lots of words are used to say people about us. 
d) a small number of words are said by people in stores. 
 
 
19 - The sentence, “In the United States it’s just hard to make real friends 
as it is anywhere else” (lines 5 and 6), means 
 
a) making friends for them is something they aren’t able to do. 
b) although difficult, real friends is something we have to fight for 
finding in America. 
c) only in the United States people can’t find easily real friends. 
d) Americans show to the rest of the world how easy relationship is 
in their country. 
 
 
 
 
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Read the following opinions from two children, Chelsea and Eryn 
(both aged 8) and then answer questions 20 and 21 related to them. 
 
 
Is there future for us? 
 
Chelsea: The biggest problem with the environment is the ozone 
layer there’s a hole, and it’s getting bigger. It’s made by cars and 
airplanes – things which give off fumes. 
 
Eryn: The ozone layer’s like a piece of paper covering a rock. It’s 
supposed to protect us. I’m scared the hole will get bigger and move 
around the world and people will get cancer. 
 
Chelsea: We could get tandems, and longer bikes, so children could 
ride on the back. Cars should be very, very expensive. 
 
Eryn: You also get bad pollution from burning down the rainforest. We 
should give money to poor people in Africa and places. 
 
Chelsea: We should spread out the people evenly. We could say, 
“Put your hands up all those who want to live in Africa”. And then we 
could spread out the food. There’s enough to go around. 
 
Eryn: We use up far more of the earth than people in Africa so it’s a 
good idea for the whole world to discuss the environment. 
(Move up – Heinemann) 
 
 
20 - Both Chelsea and Eryn think that we should 
 
a) not to burn a lot of fuel. 
b) let poor people spread out the food. 
c) burn down rain forests. 
d) clean rivers and farmlands. 
 
 
21 - Chelsea and Eryn want to show us that in the future 
 
a) the population of the whole world will get bigger and face tough 
situations. 
b) rainforests will be burnt and life can get better in the planet. 
c) fumes and the ozone layer might spread out. 
d) bikes and cars could be more expensive in order to reduce 
pollution. 
 
 
The Reluctant Learner 
 
 
 
 
 
5 
 
 
 
 
10 
 
My friend Tom is one of those six-to-midnight, enthusiastic, 
determined, and well-mentioned studiers. At six o’clock he 
approaches his desk, and carefully organizes everything in 
preparation for the study period to follow. Having everything 
in place, he next carefully adjusts each item again, giving 
him time to think up the first excuse; he recalls that in the 
morning he did not have quite enough time to read all the 
items of interest in the newspaper. He also realizes 
distractions completely out of the way before setting down to 
the task at hand. 
 
(Skyline 5 – Macmillan) 
 
 
22 - The sentence, “Hhe recalls that in the morning he did not have quite 
enough time to read all the items of interest in the newspaper” (lines 
6, 7 and 8) shows us how Tom 
 
a) returns home in order to read the newspaper later. 
b) complains about his needs of having more time to read. 
c) remembers his lack of time in doing things. 
d) assumes how organized he is every time he reads the news. 
 
 
23 - “He also realizes that if he is going to study it is better to have such 
distractions completely out of the way before setting down to the task 
at hand.” (lines 8, 9 and 10) The underlined word can be replaced by 
 
a) understands c) hopes 
b) learns d) thinks 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Read the following paragraph and then answer questions 24 and 25 
according to it. 
 
“The Kremlin hoping a young strongman can preserve its brutal 
victory in Chechnya.” 
(Newsweek, September, 2006) 
 
 
24 - The underlined verbs is a (an) 
 
a) regular one and means permission. 
b) modal giving an idea of ability. 
c) defective verb which expresses possibility. 
d) irregular form followed by an infinitive. 
 
 
25 - Mark the alternative that completes the blanks of the statement below. 
 
The word its is a (an) ___________pronoun and refers to 
____________. 
 
a) personal / young strong man 
b) reflexive / Chechnya 
c) possessive adjective / The Kremlin hoping 
d) objective / victory 
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Read the text and answer questions 01 and 02 according to it. 
When football _____ professional in South Africa in 1959, 12 
clubs broke from the amateur ranks. However, in the strict 
days of Apartheid, these pioneers _____ whites-only 
organizations and _____ today, all but a few, defunct. One of 
the survivors is Arcadia from Tshwane/ Pretoria, an outfit that 
today competes in the amateur ranks and concentrates on 
junior football. 
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup 
01 - Mark the alternative which completes the gaps from the text 
correctly. 
a) had gone – have been – were
b) went – were – are
c) have been – have been – would be
d) was – had been – will be
02 - The text affirms that 
a) days of Apartheid were extinguished as well as the
prejudice against black football players.
b) the pioneers of profession football in South Africa were
basically white.
c) there are no more organizations (professional or
amateur) like the ones from the past.
d) in early 50’s in South Africa there weren’t amateur
football clubs anymore.
 Adapted from www.google.com 
03 - According to the cartoon, FIFA 
a) pretends to improve the world.
b) mustn’t be considered an empire.
c) wants to have control over the Roman, Genghis Khan’s,
and British Empires.
d) has more ambitious purposes than the others.
Read the text about the South Africans and answer questions 
04 to 06. 
Many South Africans remain poor and unemployment is high 
− a factor blamed for a wave of violent attacks against
migrant workers from other African countries in 2008 and
protests by township residents over poor living conditions
during the summer of 2009.
Land redistribution is a crucial problem that continues
existing. Most farmland is still white-owned. ________ land
acquisition on a "willing buyer, willing seller" basis, officials
have signaled that large-scale expropriations are on the
cards. The government aims to transfer 30% of farmland to
black South Africans by 2014.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1071886.stm 
04 - Mark the alternative that completes the gap with the correct 
verbal tense. 
a) Have c) Had
b) Has d) Having
05 - According to the text, 
a) a large number of Africans continue to live under bad
condition.
b) Africans are highly improving their quality of life.
c) unemployed South Africans migrate to other countries.
d) violence is everywhere in Africa.
06 - Mark the correct question to the answer below. 
“The government aims to transfer 30% of farmland to black 
South Africans by 2014.” 
a) Who transferred 30% of farmland?
b) Why did the government transfer 30% of farmland?
c) What does the government want to do?
d) Where does the government purchase part of the
farmland?
Answer questions 07 and 08 according to the text below. 
South Africa has the second-highest number of HIV/Aids 
patients in the world. Around one in seven of its citizens is 
infected with HIV. Free anti-retroviral drugs are available 
under a state-funded scheme. 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1071886.stm 
07 - It’s correct to say that 
a) there are seven people infected by HIV/Aids in each
different city of South Africa.
b) among seven inhabitants from South Africa at least one
is infected by HIV/Aids.
c) one person per city is infected by HIV/Aids in South
Africa.
d) almost seven people are infected by HIV/Aids in each city
of South Africa.
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08 - The free anti-retroviral drugs 
a) must be bought.
b) cannot be brought to the citizens.
c) are not allowed to be obtained.
d) can be acquired freely.
The Lion King 
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10 
15 
This article is about Disney's 1994 film. 
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature 
produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Released to 
theaters on June 15, 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures, it is 
the 32nd film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. The 
story, which was influenced by the Bible stories of Joseph 
and Moses and the William Shakespeare play Hamlet, 
takes place in a kingdom of anthropomorphic animals in 
Africa. The film was the highest grossing animated film of 
all time until the release of Finding Nemo. The Lion King 
still holds the record as the highest grossing traditionally 
animated film in history and belongs to an era known as 
the Disney Renaissance. 
The Lion King is the highest grossing 2D animated 
film of all time in the United States, and received positive 
reviews from critics, who praised the film for its music and 
story. During its release in 1994, the film grossed more 
than $783 million worldwide, becoming the most 
successful film released that year, and it is currently the 
twenty-eighth highest-grossing feature film. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King 
GLOSSARY: 
Feature film – a film that is 90 or more minutes long 
Gross – total 
Release – make public 
Praise – show approval 
09 - Read the sentences below extracted from the text and mark 
the alternative that has the only ones in the Passive Voice. 
I. “The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature
produced by Walt Disney...” (lines 1,2)
II. “Released to theaters on June 15, 1994 by Walt Disney
Pictures.” (lines 2,3)
III. “The story, which was influenced by the Bible stories of
Joseph and Moses and the William Shakespeare play
Hamlet...” (lines 4 to 6)
IV. “The film was the highest grossing animated film of all
time until the release of Finding Nemo.” (lines 8, 9)
a) I and III. c) III and II.
b) II and IV. d) IV and I.
10 - The sentences below taken from the text were changed into 
Indirect Speech. Mark the one that was changed correctly. 
a) The author quoted that the film is being the highest
grossing animated film of all time. (lines 8, 9)
b) The text mentioned that The Lion King still held the
record as the highest grossing traditionally animated film
in history. (lines 9,10, 11)
c) The text assumed that the movie was receiving positive
reviews from critics, who praised the film for its music and
story. (lines 14 to 16)
d) The movie has been currently the twenty-eighth highest-
grossing feature film. (lines 18, 19)
11 - “The Lion King still holds the record as the highest grossing 
traditionally animated film in history…” (lines 10, 11). It 
means that the movie 
a) is the best of all.
b) even being good, it is also animated.
c) was partially shot in a traditional way.
d) was not surpassed by others in its category of animation.
12 - The pronoun “its” (line 15) refers to 
a) critics. c) the film.
b) music and story. d) reviews.
Read the fragment about traditional religions in Africa and 
answer questions 13 to 16. 
Religion ________ central to people's lives in Africa. 
Although the majority of Africans are now Muslim or 
Christian, traditional religions have endured and still play a 
big role. Religion runs like a thread through daily life, marked 
by prayers of gratitude in times of plenty and prayers of 
supplication in times of need. Religion confirms identity on 
the individual and the group. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica 
GLOSSARY: 
Endure – to continue to exist for a long time 
Thread – one part connecting with another 
13 - Mark the alternative that completes the gap from the text 
correctly. 
a) has always been c) wasn’t
b) had never been d) will be
14 - Mark the alternative that best replaces the word “although” 
from the second line of the text. 
a) But c) As long as
b) However d) Even though
15 - Mark the correct option to complete the passage. 
The last sentence of the paragraph means that identity on 
the individual and the group _______ by religion. 
a) confirms c) is confirmed
b) confirmed d) was confirmed
16 - After reading the text, mark the INCORRECT statement 
about religion in Africa. 
a) Religion is part of people’s lives.
b) People pray to thankand to ask for help.
c) It identifies both individuals and their communities.
d) People’s life includes religion because of the variety of its
beliefs.
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Did you know? 
... some interesting facts about African Wildlife 
Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa – the 
cheetah (70mph), wildebeest, lion and Thomson’s gazelle 
(all about 50 mph). 
Butterfly 
Having a wingspan of only 1/2”, the smallest butterfly in the 
world is found in South Africa. It is known as the Dwarf Blue 
Butterfly. 
Chameleons 
Madagascar is the home of the world’s _________ as well as 
the _______ chameleons! 
Elephants 
The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. 
An elephant can weigh up to 6-7 tons and has no natural 
enemies for he is not a predator and there is no other animal 
large enough to challenge him. 
Did you know elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per 
day? 
An African elephant possesses such “manual” dexterity in 
his/her trunk tip that he/she can actually turn the pages of a 
book with it. 
Fish 
The only place are found is in Lake Tanganyika. 
Giraffes 
Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be 
______________ 45 cm? Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are 
born. 
Penguins 
South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to 
the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape. 
Adapted from Google/ The African Guide 
GLOSSARY: 
Dexterity – the ability to perform a difficult action quickly with 
the hands. 
Trunk – an elephant’s nose. 
17 - Choose the alternative containing the right adjectives to fill in 
the blanks, respectively. 
a) smaller than – big – less bigger
b) larger than – the bigger – faster than
c) largest – the smallest – as long as
d) as small as – largest – the fastest
18 - The statement below shows another information about 
African wildlife. Read it and then choose the alternative to 
complete the gap. 
Fish 
The only place _______ are found is in Lake Tanganyika. 
a) what shoals of fresh water sardines
b) where shoals of fresh water sardines
c) when shoals of fresh water sardines
d) Ø shoals of fresh water sardines
Ø – Omission 
19 - The sentence “the smallest butterfly in the world is found in 
South Africa. ” in the Active Voice becomes 
a) “People would find the smallest butterfly in the world in
South Africa.”
b) “People found the smallest butterfly in the world in South
Africa.”
c) “People find the smallest butterfly in the world in South
Africa.”
d) “People are going to find the smallest butterfly in the
world in South Africa.”
20 - The sentence “…he/she can actually turn the pages of a 
book with it.” means that an African elephant 
a) is able to turn pages of books with his/her trunk tip.
b) must turn pages of books with his/her trunk tip.
c) may hardly turn pages of books with his/her trunk tip.
d) might accidentally turn some pages of books with his/her
trunk tip.
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Directions: Read the text and answer questions 21 to 23. 
 
Twilight 
 
Twilight is a 2008 American romantic vampire film 
based ___ Stephenie Meyer’s popular novel of the same 
name. It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series. This 
film focuses on the development of the relationship between 
Bella Swan and Edward Cullen (a vampire), and the 
subsequent efforts of Cullen and his family to keep Swan 
safe ___ a coven of evil vampires. 
The project was in development for approximately 3 
years ___ Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen 
adaptation that differed significantly from the novel was 
written. Principal photography took 44 days and the film was 
primarily shot in Oregon. 
Twilight was theatrically released ___ November 21 
2010, grossing over US$392 million worldwide and became 
the most purchased DVD of the year. The soundtrack was 
released in the same year. Following the success of the film, 
New Moon and Eclipse, the next two novels in the series, 
were produced as films the following year. 
Adapted from Wikipedia 
 
 
21 - Choose the correct prepositions to fill in the gaps above. 
 
a) of – off – at – in 
b) about – to – over – at 
c) under – for – off – in 
d) on – from – at – on 
 
 
22 - The text DOESN’T mention that 
 
a) the movie changed a lot from its initial storyline. 
b) all the trilogy was established on stories with similar 
names. 
c) New Moon and Eclipse also became the most purchased 
DVDs in 2010. 
d) the principal character, Cullen, tried to maintain the girl 
away from others of his species. 
 
 
23 - Considering the boldfaced adverb in the text, mark the 
sentence in which the underlined word has the function of an 
adverb. 
 
a) Laura seems to be such a lovely person! 
b) I won’t stay long, I promise. 
c) Chess isn’t a very fast game. 
d) Baseball is a hard game to understand. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Directions: Read the lyrics and answer questions 24 to 26. 
 
Leave Out All The Rest (Linking Park) 
 
Soundtrack of Twilight 
 
I dreamed I was missing 
You were so scared 
But no one would listen 
‘Cause no one else cared 
 
After my dreaming 
I woke with this fear 
What am I leaving 
When I’m done here 
[X] 
 
(Chorus) 
When my time comes 
Forget the wrong that I’ve done 
Help me leave behind some 
Reasons to be missed 
[X] 
 
Don’t be afraid 
I’ve taken my beating 
I’ve shared what I made 
[X] 
 
Pretending 
Someone else can come and save me from myself 
I can’t be who you are 
 
 
24 - Read the chorus of the song and choose the correct 
alternative. 
 
The singer _____ _____ the wrong _____. 
 
a) asked / to forget / he’d done 
b) said / forget / I did 
c) advised / forgetting / I’ve done 
d) told / not to forget / they’ve done 
 
 
25 - The line “I’ve shared what I made” is the answer to one 
question. Mark it. 
 
a) What did I share to make? 
b) Who made what I shared? 
c) How have I shared what I made? 
d) Who’s shared what I made? 
 
 
26 - Observe the reflexive pronoun in italics (myself) and then 
read the sentences below. 
 
I. Just help yourself, won’t you? 
II. I hope the children behave themselves. 
III. The chef himself welcomes the customers to the 
restaurant. 
 
Considering the letters A (reflexive), B (emphatic) and C 
(idiomatic), match the sentences to the letters and choose 
the correct alternative. 
 
a) I (A) / II (A) / III (C) c) I (B) / II (A) / III (B) 
b) I (C) / II (C) / III (B) d) I (A) / II (B) / III (A) 
 
 
 
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Read the texts below in order to answer questions 27 to 29 
according to them. 
 
Titanic – The Movie 
 
Storyline 
 
In this fiction movie, 84 years later, a 100-year-old woman 
named Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story to her 
granddaughter Lizzy Calvert and others about her life set on 
April 10th 1912, on a ship called Titanic when young Rose 
boards the departing ship with the upper-class passengers, 
her mother Ruth DeWitt Bukater, and her fiancé. Meanwhile, 
a drifter and artist named Jack Dawson and his best friend 
Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets to the ship in a 
game. She explains the whole story from departure until the 
death of Titanic on its first and last voyage April 15th, 1912 at 
2:20 in the morning. 
Adapted from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/ 
"My Heart Will Go On" is the love theme of the 1997 
blockbuster film Titanic. It was recorded by Celine Dion. 
Originally released in 1997, it went to number 1 all over the 
world. It became Dion's biggest hit, and one of the best 
selling of all time, and was the world's best-selling single of 
1998. 
Adapted from Wikipedia 
 
My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion) 
Soundtrack of Titanic 
 
Every night in my dreams 
I see you, I feel you, 
That is how I know you go on 
 
Far across the distance 
And spaces between us 
You have come to show you go on 
 
Near, far, wherever you are 
I believe that the heart does go on 
Once more you open the door 
And you're here in my heart 
And my heart will go on and on 
[X] 
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/titanic/myheartwillgoon27 - After reading both Titanic storyline and soundtrack, we can 
conclude that 
 
a) Rose and Jack promised each other to be together. 
b) the couple was sure their love wouldn’t last forever. 
c) Rose and Jack boarded the same ship. 
d) Rose knew their dreams would come true. 
 
 
28 - Rose DeWitt Bukater is the 
 
a) narrator. 
b) protagonist of the real Titanic tragedy. 
c) actress that starred this blockbuster. 
d) inspiration for Celine Dion theme song. 
 
 
29 - In the 2nd verse of the last strophe the word “does” 
 
a) is only used as an auxiliary verb of a present tense. 
b) reinforces the word before it. 
c) emphasizes the verb after it. 
d) has the same meaning as the verb ‘to make’. 
Observe the cartoon and answer the question about it. 
 
www.cartoonstock.com 
 
30 - The first boy 
 
a) has never intended to be a Rolling Stone. 
b) has never been a Rolling Stone, but wanted it had 
happened. 
c) has already been a Rolling Stone. 
d) hasn’t wished to be a Rolling Stone yet. 
 
 
Directions: Read the text and answer questions 31 to 35. 
 
How to Become a Stunt Double 
 
A stunt double stands in for the actor when the action or fight 
scene gets dangerous or goes beyond the capabilities of the 
actor. To become a stunt double, you must be in excellent 
physical condition and have special skills. 
 
Instructions 
 
1. Exercise regularly if you want to become a stunt double. 
Eat nutritiously for optimal health and strength. 
 
2. Take lots of lessons because the more skills you have,
the better. Gymnastics is extremely important in becoming a 
stunt double. Get good at trampoline, skateboarding, 
swimming and high board diving. Take scuba diving lessons. 
Practice rock climbing and horseback riding. Learn to water 
ski and snow ski. 
 
3. Enroll in martial arts classes, especially judo. Judo is 
excellent for learning how to break falls. 
 
4. Get training in CPR(1) and First Aid. This training looks 
good on a résumé, especially for stunt double careers. 
Injuries happen. 
 
5. Have valid driver's licenses for both car and motorcycle. 
Take advanced driving classes so you'll be qualified for 
difficult driving scenes. 
 
6. Move to Hollywood and plan to work your way up from the 
bottom. You must get into the Screen Actors Guild(2) and 
have a union card(3). 
Taken from Google 
 
 
(1) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 
(2) Annual prize promoted by the American Syndicate of 
Actors. 
(3) A card certifying membership in an organization. 
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31 - After reading this text, we can deduce that it 
 
a) requests new stunt doubles. 
b) briefs about what people should do to start any career. 
c) recommends ways to deal with wounds and provides tips 
to be healthy to be a double. 
d) questions the problems stunt doubles usually have to 
face. 
 
 
32 - After reading the first item of the instructions, mark the option 
that completes the gap in the converted sentence below. 
 
“If you want to become a stunt double you ________ 
exercise regularly.” 
 
a) had to c) could 
b) might d) must 
 
 
33 - One of the instructions below IS NOT stated in the text. 
Choose it. 
 
In order to become a stunt double you 
 
a) must have specific qualification for driving. 
b) have to consume the necessary substances for your 
health. 
c) need to be a black belt in martial arts. 
d) have to show up in some specific surroundings. 
 
 
34 - Look at the bold comparative form (item 2). Choose the 
option that contains a similar construction. 
 
a) The earlier we get there, the more likely we are to get 
good seats. 
b) More and more people travel to England. 
c) The smoothest Channel crossing you’ll ever have! Why 
not fly to France with British Airways? It’ll be the best 
decision you’ve ever made. 
d) Our new jets are now far more luxurious. 
 
 
35 - In the article, the author DOES NOT 
 
a) advise future doubles to train in First Aid to face possible 
injuries. 
b) recommend to eat junky food. 
c) instruct and give tips for developing a lot of different 
abilities. 
d) mention that people should be qualified to join the career. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Observe the fragment taken from the blues Blow Wind Blow 
(Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield) to answer questions 36 to 
38. 
 
When the sun rose this morning, 
I didn't have my baby by my side. 
When the sun rose this morning, 
I didn't have my baby by my side. 
I don't know where she was, 
I know she's out with some another guy. 
 
 
36 - According to it, the author 
 
a) affirms he doesn’t have his lover with him. 
b) wishes she had another man. 
c) wants her back anyway. 
d) believes she will return that morning. 
 
 
37 - The sentence “I don't know where she was” 
 
a) must have the order of its elements changed to be 
correct. 
b) is grammatically correct. 
c) should have the question word replaced by another one 
to be right. 
d) needs a question mark to be right. 
 
 
38 - In the context of the song, the word “when” can be 
substituted for 
 
a) while. c) considering that. 
b) even though. d) by the time. 
 
 
Directions: Read the text and answer questions 39 and 40. 
 
Murderesses Velma Kelly (a woman who killed her husband 
and sister after finding them in bed together) and Roxie Hart 
(who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn't 
going to make her a star) find themselves on death row 
together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the 
gallows, in 1920s musical Chicago. 
Adapted from 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299658/plotsummary 
 
 
39 - Mark the most appropriate option. According to the plot 
summary, the musical Chicago shows 
 
a) criminals trying to be the best-known ones. 
b) women who were abandoned by their partners. 
c) the biography of the sisters Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart. 
d) the death row conditions in that city. 
 
 
40 - The expression “ [X] the fame will keep them from the 
gallows [X]” means the fame 
 
a) is an opportunity for a better life in the death row. 
b) will go on. 
c) is what they wanted when they committed the crimes. 
d) could avoid an execution. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TEXT I 
 
Read the text below to answer questions 61 to 70 according 
to it. 
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AFA (Air Force Academy), located at Pirassununga, 
State of São Paulo, is responsible for the training of 
Pilots, Administrative and Aeronautics Infantry Officers 
for the Brazilian Air Force. 
The history of the Brazilian military pilots schools 
goes back to 1913, when the Brazilian Aviation School 
was founded, at Campo dos Afonsos, State of Rio de 
Janeiro. Its mission was to provide instruction at similar 
levels to those of the best European schools at the time; 
Blériot and Farman aircraft, made in France, were 
available for the instruction of the pupils. The Great War 
1914-1918, however, forced its instructors to leave and 
the school was closed. 
At that time, both the Brazilian Army and Navy had 
their own air arms, the Military Aviation and the Naval 
Aviation. The Navy bought Curtiss F seaplanes in May 
1916 to equip the latter, and in August of the same year, 
the Naval Aviation School was created. 
The Military Aviation, however, only activated 
its Military Aviation School after the Great War, on 10 
July 1919. Among the aircrafts used at the school, one 
could find the Sopwith 1A2, Bréguet 14A2, and Spad 7. 
Until the beginning of the 1940s, both schools 
continued with their activities. The Brazilian Government 
was concerned with the air war in Europe and decided to 
concentrate under a single command the military aviation 
activities. Thus, on 20 January 1941, the Air Ministry was 
created and both the Army and Navy air arms were 
disbanded, their personnel and equipment forming 
the Brazilian Air Force. On 25 March 1941, 
the Aeronautics School was based atCampo dos 
Afonsos, and its students became known as Aeronautics 
Cadets from 1943 to the current days. 
As early as 1942, it became clear that 
the Aeronautics School would need to be transferred to 
another place, offering better climate and little 
interference with the flight instruction of the future pilots. 
The town of Pirassununga was chosen among 
others, and, in 1952, the first buildings construction was 
initiated. The transfer of the School activities to 
Pirassununga occurred from 1960 to 1971. The School 
was redesigned as the Air Force Academy in 1969. 
The motto of the Academy is the Latin expression 
“Macte Animo! Generose Puer, sic itur ad astra”, 
extracted from the poem Thebaida, by the Roman poet 
Tatius. It is an exhortation to the cadets, which can be 
translated as Courage! This is the way, oh noble 
youngster, to the stars. 
The instruction of the Aeronautics Cadets, during 
the four-year-long course, has its activities centred in the 
words COURAGE - LOYALTY - HONOUR - DUTY - 
MOTHERLAND. The future officers take courses on 
several subjects, including Calculus, Computer Science, 
Mechanics, Portuguese and English, given by civilian 
lecturers, Air Force instructors and supervisors. The 
military instruction itself is given on a daily basis, and the 
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Flight instruction at the Academy with T-27 Tucano aircraft. 
 
According to the chosen specialization, the Cadet will 
receive specific instruction: 
Pilots: Instruction on precision maneuvering, aerobatics, 
formation flying and by instruments, with 75 flying hours 
on the primary/basic training aircraft T-25 Universal, 
beginning on the 2nd term of the 1st year and completed 
in the 3rd year. Advanced training is given on T-27 
Tucano aircraft, with 125 flying hours. 
Administrative: Training on the scientific and 
technological modern foundations of economics and 
financial management, and logistics training. 
Aeronautics Infantry: Instruction on defense and 
security techniques of military Aeronautics installations, 
anti-aircraft measures, command of troops and fire-
fighting teams, military laws and regulations, armament 
usage, military service and call-up procedures. 
During their leisure time, the Cadets participate on 
the activities of seven different clubs: Aeromodelling, 
Literature, Informatics, Firearms shooting, Gauchos 
Heritage (for those coming from the South of Brazil), 
Gerais Club and Sail Flying. The clubs are directed by 
the Cadets themselves, under supervision of Air Force 
officers. 
The Academy also houses the Brazilian Air 
Force Air Demonstration Squadron - The Smoke 
Squadron. 
Flying as the eagles do! 
 
 
Adapted from http://www.rudnei.cunha.nom.br/FAB/en/afa.html 
 
 
61 - Mark the option that is related to the Air Force Academy. 
 
a) Cadets are prepared at AFA to perform in different areas. 
b) The Air Force Academy trains the Army to administer the 
Brazilian officers. 
c) The Academy instructs the Aeronautics Brazilian officers 
to manage our country. 
d) The Brazilian Aviation School forced AFA’s instructors to 
abandon their military base, creating a new command. 
 
 
62 - Read the statements in order to mark only the correct ones 
according to the text. 
 
I. The military aviation work had to be controlled by 
Europe in the beginning of the 1940s because of a war. 
II. Because of a war, the government resolved to unify the 
military aviation operation under a single command. 
III. A single officer was chosen to concentrate the military 
aviation skills. 
IV. As the Brazilian government got worried, it was decided 
to join the military aviation operations due to air 
European war. 
 
a) III and I. c) I, II and III. 
b) II and IV. d) II, III and IV. 
 
 
 
 
 
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a) way to celebrate the importance of The Brazilian military
schools. 
b) metaphor that describes the similarity among pilots, 
aircrafts and wings. 
c) comparison between a myth and a hero. 
d) reference to ancient airplanes. 
 
 
64 - Mark the alternative that has the fragment from the text 
INCORRECTLY changed into Active Voice. 
 
a) The air war in Europe concerned The Brazilian 
Government. (lines 24, 25) 
b) Someone chose the town of Pirassununga among others. 
(lines 38, 39) 
c) Somebody redesigned the School as the Air Force 
Academy. (lines 41, 42) 
d) The officers trained the Cadets on different subjects. 
(lines 56, 57) 
 
 
65 - We can infer from the text that among the different 
specializations 
 
a) the future Pilot has to be trained for hours before 
becoming skilful. 
b) the pilot should follow instructions on security techniques 
and deal with anti-aircraft measures more than the 
Aeronautics Infantry. 
c) the Administrative Officer might have the most advanced 
training on aircraft of all. 
d) Aeronautics Infantry and Pilots ought to obtain more and 
more instructions on aerobatics. 
 
 
66 - All the options below complete the boldfaced sentence. Mark 
the one in which the Relative Pronoun is INCORRECTLY 
used. 
 
When Brazilian Aviation School was founded, 
 
a) both the Brazilian Army and the Navy, which had their 
own air arms, used to have military missions. 
b) Rio de Janeiro was the place where this school was 
located. 
c) there were two French aircrafts who were available to the 
instructions of the students. 
d) it provided instructions that were similar to the best 
European schools. 
 
 
67 - Read the statements about the informative text and mark the 
correct option. 
 
I. In the beginning of the last century, Brazilian cadets 
were sent to the best European schools that provided 
them instruction. 
II. In France, the youngsters had Blériot and Farman 
aircraft instruction. 
III. Brazilian Aviation School had to be closed in 1913. 
IV. The Brazilian Aviation School and the Naval Aviation
School were created in the same year. 
 
a) Only I and II are correct. 
b) Only III and IV are correct. 
c) All sentences are correct. 
d) None of the sentences are correct. 
 
 
 
 
 
68 - The connectives however (line 19) and thus (line 27) 
express, respectively, _________ and _________ . 
 
a) contrast - result 
b) addition - conclusion 
c) contrast - addition 
d) conclusion - result 
 
 
69 - According to the text, in 1941, 
 
a) the Brazilian Air Force replaced the Army and Navy air 
arms. 
b) Military and Naval aviation schools were created at 
Campo dos Afonsos. 
c) students from both Military and Naval aviation schools 
started to be called Aeronautics Cadets. 
d) the Air Ministry created the Army and Navy air arms. 
 
 
70 - The sentence “The Military Aviation [e] activated its Military 
Aviation School after the Great War [e]” can be rewritten, 
with the same meaning, as _________. 
 
a) during the Great War the Military Aviation activated 
its Military Aviation School. 
b) by the time the Military Aviation activated its Military 
Aviation School, the Great War had already finished. 
c) the Great War finished when the Military Aviation 
activated its Military Aviation School. 
d) the Military Aviation activated its Military Aviation School 
through the Great War. 
 
 
TEXT II 
 
Why Bilinguals Are Smarter 
 
 
 
 
 
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Speaking two languages rather than just one has 
obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized 
world. But in recent years, scientists have begun to show 
that the advantages of bilingualism are even more 
fundamental than being able to converse with a wider 
range of people. Being bilingual, it turns out, makes you 
smarter. It can have a profound effect on your brain, 
improving cognitive skills not related to language and 
even protecting from dementia in oldage. 
This view of bilingualism is remarkably different 
from the understanding of bilingualism through much of 
the 20th century. Researchers, educators and policy 
makers long considered a second language to be an 
interference, cognitively speaking, that delayed a child’s 
academic and intellectual development. They were not 
wrong about the interference: there is ample evidence 
that in a bilingual’s brain both language systems are 
active even when he is using only one language, thus 
creating situations in which one system obstructs the 
other. But this interference, researchers are finding out, 
isn’t so much a handicap as a blessing in disguise. It 
forces the brain to resolve internal conflict, giving the 
mind a workout that strengthens its cognitive muscles. 
Bilinguals, for instance, seem to be more adept 
than monolinguals at solving certain kinds of mental 
puzzles. In a 2004 study by the psychologists Ellen 
Bialystok and Michelle Martin-Rhee, bilingual and 
monolingual preschoolers were asked to sort blue circles 
and red squares presented on a computer screen into 
two digital bins — one marked with a blue square and 
the other marked with a red circle. In the first task, the 
children had to sort the shapes by color, placing blue 
circles in the bin marked with the blue square and red 
squares in the bin marked with the red circle. Both 
groups did this with comparable ease. Next, the children 
were asked to sort by shape, which was more 
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challenging because it required placing the images in a 
bin marked with a conflicting color. The bilinguals were 
quicker at performing this task. 
The collective evidence from a number of such 
studies suggests that the bilingual experience improves 
the brain’s so-called executive function — a command 
system that directs the attention processes that we use 
for planning, solving problems and performing various 
other mentally demanding tasks. These processes 
include ignoring distractions to stay focused, switching 
attention willfully from one thing to another and holding 
information in mind — like remembering a sequence of 
directions while driving. 
Why does the fight between two simultaneously 
active language systems improve these aspects of 
cognition? Until recently, researchers thought the 
bilingual advantage was centered primarily in an ability 
for inhibition that was improved by the exercise of 
suppressing one language system: this suppression, it 
was thought, would help train the bilingual mind to ignore 
distractions in other contexts. But that explanation 
increasingly appears to be inadequate, since studies 
have shown that bilinguals perform better than 
monolinguals even at tasks that do not require inhibition, 
like threading a line through an ascending series of 
numbers scattered randomly on a page. 
The bilingual experience appears to influence the 
brain from infancy to old age (and there is reason to 
believe that it may also apply to those who learn a 
second language later in life). 
In a 2009 study led by Agnes Kovacs of the 
International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, 
Italy, 7-month-old babies exposed to two languages from 
birth were compared with peers raised with one 
language. In an initial set of tests, the infants were 
presented with an audio stimulus and then shown a 
puppet on one side of a screen. Both infant groups 
learned to look at that side of the screen in anticipation of 
the puppet. But in a later set of tests, when the puppet 
began appearing on the opposite side of the screen, the 
babies exposed to a bilingual environment quickly 
learned to switch their anticipatory gaze in the new 
direction while the other babies did not. 
Bilingualism’s effects also extend into the twilight 
years. In a recent study of 44 elderly Spanish-English 
bilinguals, scientists led by the neuropsychologist Tamar 
Gollan of the University of California, San Diego, found 
that individuals with a higher degree of bilingualism — 
measured through a comparative evaluation of 
proficiency in each language — were more resistant than 
others to the beginning of dementia and other symptoms 
of Alzheimer’s disease: the higher the degree of 
bilingualism, the later the age of occurrence. 
Nobody ever doubted the power of language. But 
who would have imagined that the words we hear and 
the sentences we speak might be leaving such a deep 
imprint? 
 
Adapted from 
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-
of-bilingualism.html 
 
 
71 - The last two sentences of the second paragraph mean that 
the interference of bilingualism 
 
a) was considered positive in the past, but nowadays this 
view has changed. 
b) has always been a problem, since the brain has to solve 
an internal conflict. 
c) brings to the brain an internal conflict that improves its 
cognition. 
d) has proved to increase the disabilities of the brain and 
reduce the blessings it can have. 
72 - Considering the context, mark the alternative that contains 
the correct synonym or explanation to the words from the 
text. 
 
a) Remarkably (line 10) – ordinarily, usually. 
b) For instance (line 24) – in my opinion. 
c) So-called (line 42) – used to introduce a new expression. 
d) Even (line 60) – used to explain something. 
 
 
73 - Mark the INCORRECT option. According to the text, recent 
researches prove that bilingualism 
 
a) causes general cognitive development. 
b) enables people to communicate better in both languages 
only. 
c) prevents people from suffering from problems related to 
memory and other mental disorders or delay these 
problems. 
d) is seen as positive cognitive interference. 
 
 
74 - Mark the option that correctly substitutes the expression 
rather than (line 01). 
 
a) Instead of. c) Aside from. 
b) As well as. d) In addition to. 
 
 
75 - Based on the text, it is NOT correct to state that bilingualism 
 
a) delays the symptoms of diseases related to old age. 
b) has effect on children’s brains. 
c) is irrelevant for the elderly. 
d) develops the ability of performing difficult tasks. 
 
 
76 - The psychological study done in 2004 (3rd paragraph) 
showed that 
 
a) the children in preschool had the same performances in 
both tests. 
b) bilingual children were more efficient in the most complex 
test. 
c) monolinguals are better at solving mental puzzles. 
d) blue and red are confusing colors for both groups. 
 
 
77 - The relative pronoun THAT can be omitted in all the 
sentences below, EXCEPT 
 
a) The collective evidence from a number of such studies 
suggests that the bilingual experience improves the 
brain’s so-called executive function. (lines 40 – 43) 
b) [...] the bilingual advantage was centered primarily in 
ability for inhibition that was improved by the exercise of 
suppressing one language system. (lines 52 – 55) 
c) [...] there is reason to believe that it may also apply to 
those who learn a second language later in life. (lines 64 
– 66) [...] 
d) But who would have imagined that the words we hear 
and the sentences we speak might be leaving such a 
deep imprint? (lines 90 – 93) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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78 - One extracted fragment has its correct Tag Question. Mark 
the item. 
 
a) The bilingual experience appears to influence the brain 
from infancy to old age, don’t they? 
b) Bilingualism’s effects also extend into the twilight years, 
has it? 
c) These processes include ignoring distractions to stay 
focused, aren’t they? 
d) Nobody ever doubted the power of language, did they? 
 
 
79 - Considering the use of comparison, mark the INCORRECT 
option. 
 
a) [e] the advantages of bilingualism are even more 
fundamental than being able to converse [e] (lines 4 – 5) 
b) [e] with a wider range of people. (lines 5 – 6) 
c) [e] the understanding of bilingualism through muchof 
the 20th century. (lines 11 – 12) 
d) The bilinguals were quicker at performing this task. (lines 
38 – 39) 
 
 
80 - In the question “Why does the fight between two 
simultaneously active language systems improve these 
aspects of cognition?” (lines 50 – 53) The author asked 
 
a) if the fight between two simultaneously active language 
systems had improved these aspects of cognition. 
b) why does the fight between two simultaneously active 
language systems improved those aspects of cognition?” 
c) why the fight between two simultaneously active 
language systems improved those aspects of cognition. 
d) if the fight between two simultaneously active language 
systems improve these aspects of cognition?” 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Directions: Answer questions 33 to 40 based on TEXT I. 
TEXT I 
 
ETHICS OF WAR 
 
 
 
 
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 Human beings have been fighting each other 
since prehistoric times, and people have been discussing 
the rights and wrongs of it for almost as long. 
 The Ethics of War starts by assuming that war is 
a bad thing, and should be avoided if possible, but it 
recognizes that there can be situations when war may be 
the lesser evil of several bad choices. 
 War is a bad thing because it involves 
deliberately killing or injuring people, and this is a 
fundamental wrong – an abuse of the victims human 
rights. 
 The purpose of war ethics is to help decide what 
is right or wrong, both for individuals and countries, and to 
contribute to debates on public policy, and ultimately to 
government and individual action. 
 War ethics also leads to the creation of formal 
codes of war (e.g. the Hague and Geneva conventions), 
the drafting and implementation of rules of engagement 
for soldiers, and in the punishment of soldiers and others 
for war crimes. 
 The three key questions are: 
Is it ever right to go to war? 
When is it right to fight? 
What is the moral way to conduct a war? 
 The discussion of the ethics of war goes back to 
the Greeks and Romans, although neither civilization 
behaved particularly well in war. 
 In the Christian tradition war ethics were 
developed by St Augustine, and later by St Thomas 
Aquinas and others. 
 Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), a Dutch philosopher 
and author of De Jure Belli Ac Pacis (The Rights of War 
and Peace), wrote down the conditions for a just war that 
are accepted today. 
 Cicero argued that there was no acceptable 
reason for war outside of just revenge or self-defence – 
in which he included the defence of honor. 
 He also argued that a war could not be just 
unless it was publicly declared and unless compensation 
for the enemy’s offence had first been demanded. 
 Cicero based his argument on the assumption 
that nature and human reason influenced a society 
against war, and that there was a fundamental code of 
behavior for nations. 
 
Adapted from http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/war/. Shtml 
Acessado em 14/03/2013 
 
 
 
33 - The main purpose of this text is to 
 
a) alert readers about all the disadvantages related to wars. 
b) show that moral rules of behavior concerning wars had 
long been discussed. 
c) prevent humans from engaging or fighting. 
d) influence societies to follow their nature and therefore, 
justify their warlike behavior when facing future wars. 
 
 
34 - War ethics’ intention, according to the text, is to show that 
 
a) even the enemies deserve a fair treatment. 
b) in a war every violent action can be justified. 
c) individual actions shouldn’t be controlled. 
d) it’s wrong not to kill your opponent. 
 
 
35 - According to the first paragraph, it’s correct to state that 
 
a) only after fighting for a long time humans began to worry 
about the correctness of their fights. 
b) people always cared for their enemies rights. 
c) in prehistoric times people were more peaceful. 
d) fighting and talking about fighting have happened for just 
about the same time. 
 
 
36 - The best definition for the word ‘drafting’ (line 18) is a/the 
 
a) concluded idea about an assumption. 
b) system of regulations only for the high ranking officers. 
c) written version that is not in its final form. 
d) personnel who select the drafted soldiers. 
 
 
37 - In the phrase “should be avoided” (line 5) the modal verb 
expresses 
 
a) a sense of obligation. 
b) something that is probable. 
c) confidence that something will happen. 
d) the idea of what is right to do. 
 
 
38 - Choose the alternative in which the determiner ‘neither’ is 
used with the same meaning as the one in italics in the text. 
 
a) ‘My brother can’t swim. Me neither.’ 
b) ‘I neither smoke nor drink.’ 
c) ‘Kate doesn’t like technology. Neither does Linda.’ 
d) ‘Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?’ ‘I’m afraid 
neither day is possible.’ 
 
 
39 - The verbal construction of the underlined sentence in the text 
expresses the notion of an action 
 
a) completed in the past. 
b) that no longer lasts. 
c) repeated over a period of time. 
d) already arranged to do but didn’t happen. 
 
 
40 - Mark the only sentence below that has the same function of 
the Modal verb in bold (line 6). 
 
a) ‘Children under 8 are not allowed to swim here’, the sign 
says. 
b) In UK, pubs must close at ten. It’s a rule. 
c) “May I have your attention?” The principal asked the 
students before the classes started. 
d) My father said to me: “It can be dangerous, watch out!” 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Directions: Answer questions 41 to 48 based on TEXT II. 
 
TEXT II 
 
SEPTEMBER 11 
 
 
 
 
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 On September 11, 2001, nineteen militants 
associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda 
hijacked four airlines and carried out suicide attacks 
against targets in the United States. Two of the planes 
were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in 
New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside 
Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field 
in Pennsylvania. Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks 
resulted in extensive death and destruction, activating 
major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defining 
the presidency of George W. Bush. Over three thousand 
people were killed during the attacks in New York City 
and Washington, D.C., including more than four hundred 
police officers and firefighters. 
 At 8:45 a.m., on a clear Tuesday morning, an 
American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with twenty 
thousand gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower 
of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact 
left a wide, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-
story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and 
trapping hundreds more in higher floors. Eighteen 
minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767–
United Airlines Flight 175–appeared out of the sky, 
turned sharply toward the World Trade Center and 
crashed into the south tower near the 60th floor. The 
collision caused a massive explosion that showered 
burning fragment over surrounding buildings and the 
streets below. America was under attack. 
 The attackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi 
Arabia and several other Arab nations. Reportedly 
financed by Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda 
terrorist organization, they _____________(1) in 
retaliation for America's support of Israel, its involvement 
in the Persian Gulf War and its continued military 
presence in the Middle East. Some of the terrorists had 
lived in the United States for more than a year and 
_____________(2) flying lessons at American 
commercial flight schools. 
 As millions watched the events unfolding in New 
York, American Airlines Flight 77 circled over downtown 
Washington, D.C., and banged into the west side of the 
Pentagonmilitary headquarters at 9:45 a.m. Jet fuel from 
the Boeing 757 caused a devastating inferno that led to 
the structural collapse of a portion of the giant concrete 
building. Less than fifteen minutes after the terrorists 
struck the nerve center of the U.S. military, the horror in 
New York took a catastrophic turn for the worse when 
the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed in a 
massive cloud of dust and smoke. At 10:30 a.m., the 
other Trade Center tower collapsed. Close to three 
thousand people died in the World Trade Center and its 
vicinity, including an impressive three hundred and forty 
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City police officers and thirty seven Port Authority police 
officers who were struggling to complete an evacuation 
of the buildings and save the office workers trapped* on 
higher floors. 
 Meanwhile, a fourth California-bound plane–
United Flight 93–was hijacked about forty minutes after 
leaving Newark International Airport in New Jersey. 
Because the plane had been delayed in taking off, 
passengers on board learned of events in New York and 
Washington via cell phone calls to the ground. Knowing 
that the aircraft was not returning to an airport as the 
hijackers claimed, a group of passengers and flight 
attendants planned a rebellion. One of the passengers, 
Thomas Burnett Jr., told his wife over the phone that "I 
know we're all going to die. There are three of us who 
are going to do something about it. I love you, honey." 
Another passenger–Todd Beamer–was heard saying 
"Are you guys ready? Let's roll" over an open line. 
 The passengers fought the four hijackers and 
are suspected to have attacked the cockpit with a fire 
extinguisher. The plane then flipped over and sped 
toward the ground, crashing in a rural field in western 
Pennsylvania at 10:10 a.m. All forty-five people aboard 
were killed. Within two months, U.S. forces had 
effectively removed the Taliban from operational power, 
but the war continued. Osama bin Laden, was finally 
chased and killed by U.S. forces in Abbottabad, 
Pakistan. 
 
Adapted from http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks 
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*Trapped – to be in a bad situation that is difficult to escape. 
 
 
41 - Choose the alternative containing the correct verbal tenses 
to complete the gaps (1) and (2) in the text. 
 
a) won’t act / have been taking 
b) are acting / haven’t taken 
c) didn’t act / took 
d) were acting / had taken 
 
 
42 - One of the main reasons of the Al Qaeda attacks was 
 
a) a necessity of taking initiatives to force George W. Bush 
out. 
b) the retaliation against the contribution given to Israel by 
the USA. 
c) because the Middle East had lost previous wars against 
the USA. 
d) to incite terrorism in New York and Washington, D.C. 
 
 
43 - Consider the following statements based on the text. 
 
I. Almost three thousand people were saved in the 
World Trade Center. 
II. The hijackers of the United Flight 93 plane circled 
over downtown in Washington, D.C. 
III. A fire extinguisher is supposed to be the weapon 
used by the passengers to attack the hijackers. 
IV. The North tower was the second giant concrete 
building to collapse. 
 
The correct ones are only 
 
a) I and III. c) III and IV. 
b) I and II. d) I, II and III. 
 
 
 
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44 - According to the text, “some terrorists had lived in the United 
States for more than a year [f]”. It means that the terrorists 
 
a) lived in the US before the attacks. 
b) were still living in the US when the tragedy happened. 
c) had plans to move to America after the deadly events. 
d) intended to leave the US. 
 
45 - The word “meanwhile” (paragraph 5) indicates in the text that 
 
a) many events happened at different times. 
b) a short event interfered in a longer one. 
c) two events were happening at the same time. 
d) an important event would come to pass. 
 
46 - The verb “learned” (line 62) has the same meaning as 
 
a) talked about c) looked for 
b) heard d) typed 
 
47 - The sentence “Thomas Burnett Jr. told his wife over the 
phone that ‘I know that we’re all going to die’ ” is similar in 
meaning to 
 
Thomas Burnett Jr. 
 
a) said his wife he knew they were all going to die. 
b) said that he knew they were all going to die. 
c) asked if he knew they were all going to die. 
d) told “I know we’re all going to die”. 
 
48 - Mark the right option to complete the statement. 
 
If the plane hadn’t been delayed in taking off, the passengers 
fffff about the events in New York and Washington. 
 
a) wouldn’t have known c) would know 
b) shouldn’t have known d) hadn’t known 
 
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Directions: Answer questions 33 to 40 according to TEXT I. 
 
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 It is an invisible force that goes by many names. 
Computerization. Automation. Artificial intelligence. 
Technology. Innovation. And, everyone's favorite, 
ROBOTS. 
 Whatever name you prefer, some form of it has 
been stimulating progress and killing jobs — from tailors 
to paralegals — for centuries. But this time is different: 
nearly half of American jobs today could be automated in 
"a decade or two". The question is: which half? 
 Another way of posing the same question is: 
Where do machines work better than people? Tractors 
are more powerful than farmers. Robotic arms are 
stronger and more tireless than assembly-line workers. 
But in the past 30 years, software and robots have 
succeeded replacing a particular kind of occupation: the 
average-wage, middle-skill, routine-heavy worker, 
especially in manufacturing and office administration. 
 Indeed, it's projected that the next wave of 
computer progress will continue to endanger human 
work where it already has: manufacturing, administrative 
support, retail, and transportation. Most remaining 
factory jobs are "likely to diminish over the next 
decades". Cashiers, counter clerks, and telemarketers 
are similarly endangered. On the other hand, health care 
workers, people responsible for our safety, and 
management positions are the least likely to be 
automated. 
 
The next big thing 
 We might be on the edge of an innovating 
moment in robotics and artificial intelligence. Although 
the past 30 years have reduced the middle, high- and 
low-skill jobs have actually increased, as if protected 
from the invading armies of robots by their own moats. 
Higher-skill workers have been protected by a kind of 
social-intelligence moat. Computers are historically good 
at executing routines, but they're bad at finding patterns, 
communicating with people, and making decisions, 
which is what managers are paid to do. This is why 
some people think managers are, for the moment, one of 
the largest categories immune to the fast wave of AI. 
 Meanwhile, lower-skill workers have been 
protected by the Moravec moat. Hans Moravec was a 
futurist who pointed out that machine technology copied 
a savant infant: Machines could do long math equations 
instantly and beat anybody in chess, but they can't 
answer a simple question or walk up a flight of stairs. As 
a result, not skilled work done by people without much 
education (like home health care workers, or fast-food 
attendants) have been saved, too. 
 
The human half 
 In the 19th century, new manufacturing 
technology replaced what was then skilled labor. In the 
second half of the 20th century, however, software 
technology took the place of median-salaried office work. 
The first wave showed that machines are better at 
assembling things. The second showed that machines 
are

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