Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 0000

If the International Finance Corporation (IFC) loaned some US$ 20 million to a Brazilian shoe manufacturer so that it moved its facilities to the state of Ceará, it could help bring jobs and economic growth to a state which has rapidly diversified and enriched its economy. This US$ 20 million loan would allow the company to relocate and modernize its facilities, and would generate some 2,200 jobs in the state, helping to reduce unemployment and poverty.

Adapted from: ESGUERRA, Jannette. IFC invests in Brazilian shoe manufacturer. http://ifcln1.ifc.org

Answer questions 022 TO 025 according to TEXT II.

If the International Finance Corporation (IFC) loaned some US$ 20 million to a Brazilian shoe manufacturer so that it moved its facilities to the state of Ceará, it could help bring jobs and economic growth to a state which has rapidly diversified and enriched its economy. This US$ 20 million loan would allow the company to relocate and modernize its facilities, and would generate some 2,200 jobs in the state, helping to reduce unemployment and poverty.

Adapted from: ESGUERRA, Jannette. IFC invests in Brazilian shoe manufacturer. http://ifcln1.ifc.org

Answer questions 022 TO 025 according to TEXT II.

The main idea of the text is based on

TEXT I

Brazil's Northeast is attracting the most interest on part of national and international investors because it is undoubtedly one of the region's that has shown the greatest potential when it comes to development of new businesses. Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast. This has been reflected in the region's growth rate. From 1990 to 1999, for example, the Northeast's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.1%, compared to the national average of 2.51%. Business groups from the most diverse sectors have been quick to set up office in the region with plans for expansion.

Adapted from: http://www.brazilnow.com/arquivos/bn20/coverstory.html

Answer questions 016 to 021 according to TEXT I.

Business groups have been quick to establish office in the region motivated by

TEXT I

Brazil's Northeast is attracting the most interest on part of national and international investors because it is undoubtedly one of the region's that has shown the greatest potential when it comes to development of new businesses. Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast. This has been reflected in the region's growth rate. From 1990 to 1999, for example, the Northeast's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.1%, compared to the national average of 2.51%. Business groups from the most diverse sectors have been quick to set up office in the region with plans for expansion.

Adapted from: http://www.brazilnow.com/arquivos/bn20/coverstory.html

Answer questions 016 to 021 according to TEXT I.

In the sentence "This has been reflected in the region's growth rate." (lines 3 and 4), the pronoun this refers to

TEXT I

Brazil's Northeast is attracting the most interest on part of national and international investors because it is undoubtedly one of the region's that has shown the greatest potential when it comes to development of new businesses. Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast. This has been reflected in the region's growth rate. From 1990 to 1999, for example, the Northeast's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 3.1%, compared to the national average of 2.51%. Business groups from the most diverse sectors have been quick to set up office in the region with plans for expansion.

Adapted from: http://www.brazilnow.com/arquivos/bn20/coverstory.html

Answer questions 016 to 021 according to TEXT I.

After reading the sentence "Over the last few years, a greater and greater number of investors have turned to the Northeast." (lines 2 and 3), we may say that the investments poured into the region have increased