Questões de Língua Inglesa

#Questão 488754 - Língua Inglesa, Interpretação de Texto, CESGRANRIO, 2013, IBGE, Analista de Planejamento, Gestão e Infraestrutura

The author’s main claim in Text I is that

A) higher standards of living in the US have attracted more immigrants from neighboring countries.

B) American salaries have risen because of the lowskilled immigrants that have left the US.

C) the increase of immigrant population in the USA has benefitted the economy and created more job opportunities.

D) the additional influx of immigrant workers and professionals had a positive impact on the educational standards of Americans.

E) more businesses and high-technology enterprises take advantage of undereducated workers moving into the US.

#Questão 488851 - Língua Inglesa, Gramática, IADES, 2013, CAU, Analista Técnico de Órgãos Colegiados

Keeping the same meaning as conveyed by the text, the sentence “For instance, New York City’s murder rate went from 2,200 per year in 1990 to 414 last year, according to figures published by The Economist.” can be best rewritten as

A) For example, New York City’s murder rate increased from 2,200 per year in 1990 to 414 last year, according to figures published by The Economist.

B) For a moment, New York City’s murder criminals went from 2,200 per year in 1990 to 414 last year, according to figures published by The Economist.

C) For example, New York City’s murder incidence decreased from 2,200 per year in 1990 to 414 last year, according to figures published by The Economist.

D) For instance, New York City’s murder rate went from 2,200 per year in 1990 to 414 last year, according to interviews done by The Economist.

E) For instance, New York City’s murder rate went up from 2,200 per year in 1990 to 414 last year, according to numbers published by The Economist.

#Questão 488853 - Língua Inglesa, Gramática, IADES, 2013, CAU, Analista Técnico de Órgãos Colegiados

In “While many cities depended on factories and railways some time ago, today’s fastest-growing industries are finance, technology and business services, which help revive urban economies.”, “while” can be substituted for one of the following items (without any punctuation) with no change in meaning. Which one is it?

A) Whereas.

B) Also.

C) In spite of.

D) Since.

E) Before.

#Questão 488855 - Língua Inglesa, Interpretação de Texto, IADES, 2013, CAU, Analista Técnico de Órgãos Colegiados

According to the above text, it is true that

A) urban gentrification is a process which is happening only in the cities of Tallinn, New York City and London.

B) urban gentrification can be seen as a bad process if one considers only the drawback of having poorer inhabitants being driven out of their neighborhoods due to unaffordable housing prices.

C) urban gentrification is happening because of rise in crime rates and poor educational systems in urban centers.

D) urban gentrification is an advantageous process since suburban areas tend to have bigger and more comfortable houses and less pollution than urban areas.

E) urban gentrification has lowered the crime rates in New York City, where murder rates decreased considerably from 1990 to 2012.

#Questão 489199 - Língua Inglesa, Interpretação de Texto, CESPE / CEBRASPE, 2013, TCU, Auditor Federal de Controle Externo

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