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Brazil corruption scandals: All you need to know
For the past three years, Brazil has been gripped by a scandal which started with a state-owned oil company and grew to encapsulate people at the very top of business - and even presidents.
On the face of it, it is a straightforward corruption scandal - albeit one involving millions of dollars in kickbacks and more than 80 politicians and members of the business elite.
But as the tentacles of the investigation dubbed Operation Car Wash fanned out, other scandals emerged.
It has led to some of those who have found themselves accused claiming they are the victims of political plots, designed to bar them from office.
What is Operation Car Wash?
Operation Car Wash began in March 2014 as an investigation into allegations that Brazil's biggest construction firms overcharged state-oil company Petrobras for building contracts.
Investigators accused directors at the firm - named the world's most ethical oil and gas company in 2008 - of skimming the extra money off the top as a bribe for awarding the contract.
Which is bad enough - but then the Workers' Party found itself dragged into the corruption scandal amid allegations of having funneled some of these funds to pay off politicians and buy their votes and help with political campaigns.
Among those accused in the scandal were dozens of politicians, and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - the country's extremely popular former president, known affectionately as "Lula".
In the sentence: ''For the past three years, Brazil has been gripped by a scandal…'' the underlined expression is:
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the text carefully and then answer the questions from 33 to 38 by choosing the correct alternative.
Brazil corruption scandals: All you need to know
For the past three years, Brazil has been gripped by a scandal which started with a state-owned oil company and grew to encapsulate people at the very top of business - and even presidents.
On the face of it, it is a straightforward corruption scandal - albeit one involving millions of dollars in kickbacks and more than 80 politicians and members of the business elite.
But as the tentacles of the investigation dubbed Operation Car Wash fanned out, other scandals emerged.
It has led to some of those who have found themselves accused claiming they are the victims of political plots, designed to bar them from office.
What is Operation Car Wash?
Operation Car Wash began in March 2014 as an investigation into allegations that Brazil's biggest construction firms overcharged state-oil company Petrobras for building contracts.
Investigators accused directors at the firm - named the world's most ethical oil and gas company in 2008 - of skimming the extra money off the top as a bribe for awarding the contract.
Which is bad enough - but then the Workers' Party found itself dragged into the corruption scandal amid allegations of having funneled some of these funds to pay off politicians and buy their votes and help with political campaigns.
Among those accused in the scandal were dozens of politicians, and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - the country's extremely popular former president, known affectionately as "Lula".
The words kickbacks (line 04), fanned out (line 06) and bribe (line 13) mean, respectively:
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the text carefully and then answer the questions from 33 to 38 by choosing the correct alternative.
Brazil corruption scandals: All you need to know
For the past three years, Brazil has been gripped by a scandal which started with a state-owned oil company and grew to encapsulate people at the very top of business - and even presidents.
On the face of it, it is a straightforward corruption scandal - albeit one involving millions of dollars in kickbacks and more than 80 politicians and members of the business elite.
But as the tentacles of the investigation dubbed Operation Car Wash fanned out, other scandals emerged.
It has led to some of those who have found themselves accused claiming they are the victims of political plots, designed to bar them from office.
What is Operation Car Wash?
Operation Car Wash began in March 2014 as an investigation into allegations that Brazil's biggest construction firms overcharged state-oil company Petrobras for building contracts.
Investigators accused directors at the firm - named the world's most ethical oil and gas company in 2008 - of skimming the extra money off the top as a bribe for awarding the contract.
Which is bad enough - but then the Workers' Party found itself dragged into the corruption scandal amid allegations of having funneled some of these funds to pay off politicians and buy their votes and help with political campaigns.
Among those accused in the scandal were dozens of politicians, and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - the country's extremely popular former president, known affectionately as "Lula".
Choose the correct alternative.
I. Car Wash Operation is just one of the scandals among eighty other scandals that appeared in the last three years in Brazil.
II. President, former presidents, great businessmen and renowned politicians are involved in scandals and other investigations arising from Car Wash Operation.
III. The workers' Party was dragged into the corruption scandal accused of receiving bribes to fund political campaigns and vote buying.
IV. Car Wash Operation began under former President Lula when it was discovered that the oil company Petrobras and large Brazilian construction companies were oversupplying their contracts.
In the sentence: ''I think every week should have a day in it when boys give presents to girls'', the auxiliary modal verb SHOULD means:
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the text carefully and then answer the questions from 28 to 30 by choosing the correct alternative.
People seeking to escape poverty and dangerous conditions in their homelands are increasingly hiring human smugglers to help usher them across the U.S. border and evade capture by the Trump administration‘s immigration agents amid the president's immigration crackdown. It's common to see a rise in this alarming practice when a country enacts more aggressive immigration policies or threatens mass deportations.
The words: poverty (line 01); them (line 02); amid (line 03) and aggressive (line 04) are, respectively:
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the text carefully and then answer the questions from 28 to 30 by choosing the correct alternative.
People seeking to escape poverty and dangerous conditions in their homelands are increasingly hiring human smugglers to help usher them across the U.S. border and evade capture by the Trump administration‘s immigration agents amid the president's immigration crackdown. It's common to see a rise in this alarming practice when a country enacts more aggressive immigration policies or threatens mass deportations.
The words: their (line 01) and them (line 02) refer, respectively, to:
In the cartoon, the word like expresses idea of:
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the text carefully and then answer the questions from 21 to 26 by choosing the correct alternative.
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The words: your (line 03), misunderstands (line 04), actually (line 06), main (line 09) and profile (line 10) are, respectively:
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the text carefully and then answer the questions from 21 to 26 by choosing the correct alternative.
Grammarly corrects your writing errors on every device
Sometimes, it pays to make a good first impression. When you‘re writing that important email pitch, Grammarly can help. This intelligent app is like a personal writing coach, spotting your errors and suggesting improvements. It can even check your work for plagiarism.
Whereas Microsoft Word often misunderstands the context of your writing, Grammarly is intelligent enough to follow along. The app lets you fix spelling mistakes, grammar faults, and punctuation errors with a couple of clicks. The app actually explains where you went wrong, so you can avoid making the same mistakes twice.
In addition, Grammarly can find areas for improvement and make relevant suggestions. The app even adapts to your style with genre-specific checks, and the plagiarism checker compares your work with 8 billion web pages.
Along with the main app, Grammarly offers a neat browser extension. This means you get the same checks across the web—whether you‘re crafting the perfect tweet or updating your LinkedIn profile. It‘s an essential tool when you want to look professional online.
By Stack Commerce January 5, 2018 –Popular Science.
The app actually explains where you went wrong, so you can avoid making the same mistakes twice. (line 06). The highlighted word must be translated by:
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the text carefully and then answer the questions from 21 to 26 by choosing the correct alternative.
Grammarly corrects your writing errors on every device
Sometimes, it pays to make a good first impression. When you‘re writing that important email pitch, Grammarly can help. This intelligent app is like a personal writing coach, spotting your errors and suggesting improvements. It can even check your work for plagiarism.
Whereas Microsoft Word often misunderstands the context of your writing, Grammarly is intelligent enough to follow along. The app lets you fix spelling mistakes, grammar faults, and punctuation errors with a couple of clicks. The app actually explains where you went wrong, so you can avoid making the same mistakes twice.
In addition, Grammarly can find areas for improvement and make relevant suggestions. The app even adapts to your style with genre-specific checks, and the plagiarism checker compares your work with 8 billion web pages.
Along with the main app, Grammarly offers a neat browser extension. This means you get the same checks across the web—whether you‘re crafting the perfect tweet or updating your LinkedIn profile. It‘s an essential tool when you want to look professional online.
By Stack Commerce January 5, 2018 –Popular Science.
The sentence: ''This intelligent app is like a personal writing coach.'', (line 02), expresses idea of:
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the text carefully and then answer the questions from 21 to 26 by choosing the correct alternative.
Grammarly corrects your writing errors on every device
Sometimes, it pays to make a good first impression. When you‘re writing that important email pitch, Grammarly can help. This intelligent app is like a personal writing coach, spotting your errors and suggesting improvements. It can even check your work for plagiarism.
Whereas Microsoft Word often misunderstands the context of your writing, Grammarly is intelligent enough to follow along. The app lets you fix spelling mistakes, grammar faults, and punctuation errors with a couple of clicks. The app actually explains where you went wrong, so you can avoid making the same mistakes twice.
In addition, Grammarly can find areas for improvement and make relevant suggestions. The app even adapts to your style with genre-specific checks, and the plagiarism checker compares your work with 8 billion web pages.
Along with the main app, Grammarly offers a neat browser extension. This means you get the same checks across the web—whether you‘re crafting the perfect tweet or updating your LinkedIn profile. It‘s an essential tool when you want to look professional online.
By Stack Commerce January 5, 2018 –Popular Science.
“… is like a personal writing coach, spotting your errors and suggesting improvements.”. …'' (Line 02). The underlined word is:
Check the sentence in which the indefinite article AN is correctly used.
“Tomato crisis” spreads panic in Nigeria
Making jollof rice, a beloved traditional dish in Nigeria, has suddenly become very expensive. Tomatoes, one of its main ingredients and a staple of Nigerian cuisine, are going for $2 each ____ local markets, with wholesale baskets costing as much as N42,000, or $212, Kaduna state agriculture commissioner Manzo Daniel told AFP.
The culprit is a moth called Tuta absoluta, which has destroyed crops in the northern Kaduna state, forcing the local government to declare a state of emergency. “It is a serious problem. The disease has affected production and consumption, prices are continuing to rise and there is no availability,” Shehu Sani, Senator for Kaduna Central, told CNN.
The area, which contributes strongly to Nigeria’s overall production, has already seen losses of millions of dollars, according to Sani. “Many depend ____ tomato farming for their livelihood and tomatoes are an indispensable part of the diet. People cannot do without them,” he said.
The tomato crisis comes on the heels of a recent fuel shortage and a general rise in commodity prices due to inflation and a lack of foreign currency. In local towns, the problem has been labeled “Tomato Ebola”. “People are panicking, because attaching that name to a staple food has worsened the situation,” said Sani. Even those who can afford to buy find it difficult to trust any tomato product, and some have started buying imported tinned tomatoes. “Nobody knows now which tomatoes are safe to eat and some people are avoiding them altogether.”
Nigerians have taken to Twitter to lament the situation, pointing out ____ playful disbelief that while they have to pay dearly for tomatoes, at an annual festival in Spain they are wasted for fun. The next ‘La Tomatina’ festival isn’t due until August, but ____ then Nigerians hope they’ll have gone back to tomato-normality.
Adapted from CNN. Accessed on May 27, 2016.
According to the text, choose the alternative that CORRECTLY completes the following sentence:
Local authorities _____ a state of emergency if the tomatoes ____ a key element of the country’s cuisine.
Leia as afirmativas a seguir:
I. O trecho a seguir, em inglês, está corretamente grafado: to have im kypimg (guardar, custodiar).
II. Está correta a grafia do trecho a seguir, em inglês: maternity leave (licença-maternidade).
III. O trecho a seguir, em inglês, está corretamente grafado: to hellp imto (ajudar a entrar).
Marque a alternativa CORRETA:
Leia as afirmativas a seguir:
I. O trecho a seguir, em inglês, está corretamente grafado: to kiss the cup (bebericar).
II. Está correta a grafia do trecho a seguir, em inglês: by your leave (com sua licença).
III. O trecho a seguir, em inglês, está corretamente grafado: to keep silence (ficar calado).
Marque a alternativa CORRETA:
Text for the questions from 38 to 50.
Sound Advice for Language Learners
1 A recent issue of a language learning magazine has
consulted a number of experts in the field of second
language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for
4 those considering a language course. Ask yourself some
basic questions, they suggest. Did you enjoy studying
languages at school, for example? Can you really afford the
7 time to learn a language?
First and foremost, you have to be realistic in your
goals. If you fail to set achievable aims you are likely to give
10 up. Besides, it is worth knowing that the most expensive
courses are not necessarily the best. You should also bear in
mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly
13 you forget it. Sue Miller, a French teacher, attempted to
teach herself German by enrolling on a crash course.
Already fluent in three languages, her chances of making
16 progress were high. Two years on she hardly remembers
anything. “I should have chosen a regular course in order to
have more time for practice and consolidation.”
19 Sue’s comment is certainly a good piece of advice.
Internet: <www.flo‐joe.uk> (adapted).
The adjective “Sound” in the title means
Text for the questions from 38 to 50.
Sound Advice for Language Learners
1 A recent issue of a language learning magazine has
consulted a number of experts in the field of second
language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for
4 those considering a language course. Ask yourself some
basic questions, they suggest. Did you enjoy studying
languages at school, for example? Can you really afford the
7 time to learn a language?
First and foremost, you have to be realistic in your
goals. If you fail to set achievable aims you are likely to give
10 up. Besides, it is worth knowing that the most expensive
courses are not necessarily the best. You should also bear in
mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly
13 you forget it. Sue Miller, a French teacher, attempted to
teach herself German by enrolling on a crash course.
Already fluent in three languages, her chances of making
16 progress were high. Two years on she hardly remembers
anything. “I should have chosen a regular course in order to
have more time for practice and consolidation.”
19 Sue’s comment is certainly a good piece of advice.
Internet: <www.flo‐joe.uk> (adapted).
In “I should have chosen a regular course” (line 17), we have an example of past modal with “should”. Identify the sentence which is not correct according to this pattern.
Text for the questions from 38 to 50.
Sound Advice for Language Learners
1 A recent issue of a language learning magazine has
consulted a number of experts in the field of second
language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for
4 those considering a language course. Ask yourself some
basic questions, they suggest. Did you enjoy studying
languages at school, for example? Can you really afford the
7 time to learn a language?
First and foremost, you have to be realistic in your
goals. If you fail to set achievable aims you are likely to give
10 up. Besides, it is worth knowing that the most expensive
courses are not necessarily the best. You should also bear in
mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly
13 you forget it. Sue Miller, a French teacher, attempted to
teach herself German by enrolling on a crash course.
Already fluent in three languages, her chances of making
16 progress were high. Two years on she hardly remembers
anything. “I should have chosen a regular course in order to
have more time for practice and consolidation.”
19 Sue’s comment is certainly a good piece of advice.
Internet: <www.flo‐joe.uk> (adapted).
The verb “attempted” (line 13) means
Text for the questions from 38 to 50.
Sound Advice for Language Learners
1 A recent issue of a language learning magazine has
consulted a number of experts in the field of second
language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for
4 those considering a language course. Ask yourself some
basic questions, they suggest. Did you enjoy studying
languages at school, for example? Can you really afford the
7 time to learn a language?
First and foremost, you have to be realistic in your
goals. If you fail to set achievable aims you are likely to give
10 up. Besides, it is worth knowing that the most expensive
courses are not necessarily the best. You should also bear in
mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly
13 you forget it. Sue Miller, a French teacher, attempted to
teach herself German by enrolling on a crash course.
Already fluent in three languages, her chances of making
16 progress were high. Two years on she hardly remembers
anything. “I should have chosen a regular course in order to
have more time for practice and consolidation.”
19 Sue’s comment is certainly a good piece of advice.
Internet: <www.flo‐joe.uk> (adapted).
The words “necessarily” (line 11), “quickly” (line 12), “certainly” (line 19) are adverbs. Which word from the options below is not?
Text for the questions from 38 to 50.
Sound Advice for Language Learners
1 A recent issue of a language learning magazine has
consulted a number of experts in the field of second
language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for
4 those considering a language course. Ask yourself some
basic questions, they suggest. Did you enjoy studying
languages at school, for example? Can you really afford the
7 time to learn a language?
First and foremost, you have to be realistic in your
goals. If you fail to set achievable aims you are likely to give
10 up. Besides, it is worth knowing that the most expensive
courses are not necessarily the best. You should also bear in
mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly
13 you forget it. Sue Miller, a French teacher, attempted to
teach herself German by enrolling on a crash course.
Already fluent in three languages, her chances of making
16 progress were high. Two years on she hardly remembers
anything. “I should have chosen a regular course in order to
have more time for practice and consolidation.”
19 Sue’s comment is certainly a good piece of advice.
Internet: <www.flo‐joe.uk> (adapted).
Identify the word that does not rhyme with “bear” (line 11)?
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