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Q1271952
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2010 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2010 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 1 |
Q1271952 Inglês

Text2

 Emergency Oceans Rescue Plan

 Our oceans give us life – they provide us with oxygen and food, and they contain over 80% of all life on Earth. In exchange, we plunder them of fish, choke them with pollution and heat them with climate change. As a result of industrial fishing in the last 60 years, 90% of the oceans’ large predatory fish, such as tuna, swordfish, marlin and sharks, have been taken from our oceans. We are only beginning to understand the full extent of the impacts our actions have. As climate change causes sea ice in our polar oceans to melt and air pollution increases the acidity of our oceans, the degradation of our oceans is gathering pace.

However, our ocean crisis can - and must - be reversed by setting aside areas of oceans as marine reserves, areas offlimits to fishing and other industrial activities, like wildlife parks at sea. In 2006, Greenpeace presented a bold vision for the world community - a proposal for a global network of marine reserves covering 40% of the oceans. Since then, world leaders have failed to make significant progress, despite international commitments under the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to create this network by 2012. The condition of our oceans has continued to worsen; today less than 1% of them are protected as marine reserves.

Adaptado de: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/PageFiles/163940/Emerge ncy%20Oceans%20Rescue%20Plan%20- 20Executive%20Summary .pdf> Acessado em 7 de novembro de2010


Answer the follow question based on Text 2. 


From what is said, one can infer that 

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Q1271951
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2010 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2010 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 1 |
Q1271951 Inglês

Text 1 

 Toms Shoes make it a Christmas to

remember in Argentina


The ethical fashion brand, founded four years ago by L.A entrepreneur, Blake Mycoskie, 34 has just given away its millionth pair of shoes in a bid to make a difference to the lives of poverty stricken children around the world.

Toms Shoes is based on a simple philosophy, for every pair of shoes it sells on the high street, it gives away a pair to a child in need.

‘When I arrived in Buenos Aires four years ago, I was shocked by the level of poverty I saw and the number of children running around barefoot. I wanted to do something to help,” says Blake. “Four years on we sell our shoes all over America and Europe and distribute free shoes to kids everywhere from South America and Haiti to Ethiopia. Coming back to Argentina was really special.’ Argentina may conjure up romantic images of tango clubs and polo matches but over a quarter of the population live in poverty here with a shocking one in ten surviving on less than a dollar a day.

Typically a child might share one pair of shoes with several siblings meaning their tiny feet are usually calloused and rough by the tender age of five or their toes twisted and bent from wearing ill-fitting shoes.

Toms Shoes has now become something of a movement rather than a business and with a host of designers on board the brand has acquired an array of celebrity fans from Demi Moore to Keira Knightly. Even Bill Clinton has a pair.

Adaptado de:

http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/lifestyle/504822/toms-shoesmake-it-a-christmas-to-remember-in-argentina.html (7/11/2010)


Answer the follow question based on Text 1. 

According to the text 

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Q1271950
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2010 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2010 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 1 |
Q1271950 Inglês

Text 1 

 Toms Shoes make it a Christmas to

remember in Argentina


The ethical fashion brand, founded four years ago by L.A entrepreneur, Blake Mycoskie, 34 has just given away its millionth pair of shoes in a bid to make a difference to the lives of poverty stricken children around the world.

Toms Shoes is based on a simple philosophy, for every pair of shoes it sells on the high street, it gives away a pair to a child in need.

‘When I arrived in Buenos Aires four years ago, I was shocked by the level of poverty I saw and the number of children running around barefoot. I wanted to do something to help,” says Blake. “Four years on we sell our shoes all over America and Europe and distribute free shoes to kids everywhere from South America and Haiti to Ethiopia. Coming back to Argentina was really special.’ Argentina may conjure up romantic images of tango clubs and polo matches but over a quarter of the population live in poverty here with a shocking one in ten surviving on less than a dollar a day.

Typically a child might share one pair of shoes with several siblings meaning their tiny feet are usually calloused and rough by the tender age of five or their toes twisted and bent from wearing ill-fitting shoes.

Toms Shoes has now become something of a movement rather than a business and with a host of designers on board the brand has acquired an array of celebrity fans from Demi Moore to Keira Knightly. Even Bill Clinton has a pair.

Adaptado de:

http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/lifestyle/504822/toms-shoesmake-it-a-christmas-to-remember-in-argentina.html (7/11/2010)


Answer the follow question based on Text 1. 

Blake acknowledges that 

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Q1271949
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Ano: 2010 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2010 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 1 |
Q1271949 Inglês

Text 1 

 Toms Shoes make it a Christmas to

remember in Argentina


The ethical fashion brand, founded four years ago by L.A entrepreneur, Blake Mycoskie, 34 has just given away its millionth pair of shoes in a bid to make a difference to the lives of poverty stricken children around the world.

Toms Shoes is based on a simple philosophy, for every pair of shoes it sells on the high street, it gives away a pair to a child in need.

‘When I arrived in Buenos Aires four years ago, I was shocked by the level of poverty I saw and the number of children running around barefoot. I wanted to do something to help,” says Blake. “Four years on we sell our shoes all over America and Europe and distribute free shoes to kids everywhere from South America and Haiti to Ethiopia. Coming back to Argentina was really special.’ Argentina may conjure up romantic images of tango clubs and polo matches but over a quarter of the population live in poverty here with a shocking one in ten surviving on less than a dollar a day.

Typically a child might share one pair of shoes with several siblings meaning their tiny feet are usually calloused and rough by the tender age of five or their toes twisted and bent from wearing ill-fitting shoes.

Toms Shoes has now become something of a movement rather than a business and with a host of designers on board the brand has acquired an array of celebrity fans from Demi Moore to Keira Knightly. Even Bill Clinton has a pair.

Adaptado de:

http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/lifestyle/504822/toms-shoesmake-it-a-christmas-to-remember-in-argentina.html (7/11/2010)


Answer the follow question based on Text 1. 

One can infer from Blake’s actions that


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Q1271948
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Ano: 2010 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2010 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 1 |
Q1271948 Inglês

Text 1 

 Toms Shoes make it a Christmas to

remember in Argentina


The ethical fashion brand, founded four years ago by L.A entrepreneur, Blake Mycoskie, 34 has just given away its millionth pair of shoes in a bid to make a difference to the lives of poverty stricken children around the world.

Toms Shoes is based on a simple philosophy, for every pair of shoes it sells on the high street, it gives away a pair to a child in need.

‘When I arrived in Buenos Aires four years ago, I was shocked by the level of poverty I saw and the number of children running around barefoot. I wanted to do something to help,” says Blake. “Four years on we sell our shoes all over America and Europe and distribute free shoes to kids everywhere from South America and Haiti to Ethiopia. Coming back to Argentina was really special.’ Argentina may conjure up romantic images of tango clubs and polo matches but over a quarter of the population live in poverty here with a shocking one in ten surviving on less than a dollar a day.

Typically a child might share one pair of shoes with several siblings meaning their tiny feet are usually calloused and rough by the tender age of five or their toes twisted and bent from wearing ill-fitting shoes.

Toms Shoes has now become something of a movement rather than a business and with a host of designers on board the brand has acquired an array of celebrity fans from Demi Moore to Keira Knightly. Even Bill Clinton has a pair.

Adaptado de:

http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/lifestyle/504822/toms-shoesmake-it-a-christmas-to-remember-in-argentina.html (7/11/2010)


Answer the follow question based on Text 1. 

Toms Shoes’ philosophy is aimed at 


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Q1271837
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2011 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2011 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1271837 Inglês
Women all around the world are allowed to vote
Suffrage is one of the oldest issues that women’s rights activist have been fighting for. The struggle to gain suffrage is often referred to as the first wave of feminism. In 1906
Finland became the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote and stand in elections. Now, 105 years later, Saudi women have also taken a step towards equality with the decision of King Abdullah to grant the women of Saudi Arabia the right to vote and stand for election. The right for women to vote and stand in elections hasn’t always been the case in the West, for example in Switzerland women got suffrage as late as 1971.
According to the decision made by King Abdullah, Saudi women can take part in municipal elections – the only public elections in Saudi Arabia. Women will also be able to be members of the Shura Council which has the power to propose laws to the King.
The announcement has been received with mixed emotions. According to the international organization of Parliaments, IPU, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the decision means that no country in the world now discriminates against women when it comes to electing leaders. Others remain more sceptical. For example professor and researcher Stéphane Lacroix said in an interview for French newspaper Libération that this decision does not fundamentally change Saudi society.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the recent announcements. He believes that these represent an important step in the realization by women in Saudi Arabia of their fundamental civil and political rights.
It will be interesting to see how this law will be implemented and if it succeeds in advancing women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.
Disponível em: <http://www.create4theun.eu/women-all-around-the-world-areallowed-to-vote/>  Acessado em 2 de outubro de 2011. 
On account of the king’s decision, women’s rights
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Q1271836
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2011 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2011 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1271836 Inglês
Women all around the world are allowed to vote
Suffrage is one of the oldest issues that women’s rights activist have been fighting for. The struggle to gain suffrage is often referred to as the first wave of feminism. In 1906
Finland became the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote and stand in elections. Now, 105 years later, Saudi women have also taken a step towards equality with the decision of King Abdullah to grant the women of Saudi Arabia the right to vote and stand for election. The right for women to vote and stand in elections hasn’t always been the case in the West, for example in Switzerland women got suffrage as late as 1971.
According to the decision made by King Abdullah, Saudi women can take part in municipal elections – the only public elections in Saudi Arabia. Women will also be able to be members of the Shura Council which has the power to propose laws to the King.
The announcement has been received with mixed emotions. According to the international organization of Parliaments, IPU, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the decision means that no country in the world now discriminates against women when it comes to electing leaders. Others remain more sceptical. For example professor and researcher Stéphane Lacroix said in an interview for French newspaper Libération that this decision does not fundamentally change Saudi society.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the recent announcements. He believes that these represent an important step in the realization by women in Saudi Arabia of their fundamental civil and political rights.
It will be interesting to see how this law will be implemented and if it succeeds in advancing women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.
Disponível em: <http://www.create4theun.eu/women-all-around-the-world-areallowed-to-vote/>  Acessado em 2 de outubro de 2011. 
Considering King Abdullah’s decision, Saudi Arabian women
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Q1271835
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2011 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2011 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1271835 Inglês
Women all around the world are allowed to vote
Suffrage is one of the oldest issues that women’s rights activist have been fighting for. The struggle to gain suffrage is often referred to as the first wave of feminism. In 1906
Finland became the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote and stand in elections. Now, 105 years later, Saudi women have also taken a step towards equality with the decision of King Abdullah to grant the women of Saudi Arabia the right to vote and stand for election. The right for women to vote and stand in elections hasn’t always been the case in the West, for example in Switzerland women got suffrage as late as 1971.
According to the decision made by King Abdullah, Saudi women can take part in municipal elections – the only public elections in Saudi Arabia. Women will also be able to be members of the Shura Council which has the power to propose laws to the King.
The announcement has been received with mixed emotions. According to the international organization of Parliaments, IPU, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the decision means that no country in the world now discriminates against women when it comes to electing leaders. Others remain more sceptical. For example professor and researcher Stéphane Lacroix said in an interview for French newspaper Libération that this decision does not fundamentally change Saudi society.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the recent announcements. He believes that these represent an important step in the realization by women in Saudi Arabia of their fundamental civil and political rights.
It will be interesting to see how this law will be implemented and if it succeeds in advancing women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.
Disponível em: <http://www.create4theun.eu/women-all-around-the-world-areallowed-to-vote/>  Acessado em 2 de outubro de 2011. 
According to the text
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Q1271834
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2011 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2011 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1271834 Inglês
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women
More than 250 people were nominated for the prize this year, and there had been speculation that the committee would reward activists from the Middle East who used social networking sites and other Internet platforms as they challenged entrenched dictatorships.
But if the committee had singled out the Arab Spring, it could have courted criticism that, far from rewarding efforts toward peace, it had chosen a phenomenon whose final outcome in Egypt and Tunisia is far from clear, and which has provoked bloodletting and strife in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.
Mr. Jagland said the 2011 prize recognized those “who were there long before the world’s media was there reporting.”
The announcement in the Norwegian capital followed intense speculation that the prize would be awarded variously to a figure from the Arab Spring, the European Union or exclusively to Mrs. Johnson Sirleaf, 72, a Harvardeducated economist, who has often been cast as a pioneer in African politics.
She was broadly perceived as a reformer and peacemaker when she took office after several years in exile.
In Yemen, Ms. Karman has been widely known as a vocal opponent of the pro-American regime of Mr. Saleh since 2007, leading a human rights advocacy group called Women Journalists Without Chains. But it was only earlier this year that her readiness to take to the streets inspired thousands more in Yemen to do the same.
In Liberia, Ms. Gbowee, 39, was cited by the Nobel committee for uniting Christian and Muslim women against her country’s warlords. As head of the Women for Peace movement, she was praised for mobilizing women “across ethic and religious dividing lines to bring an end to the long war” that had raged for years in Liberia until its end in 2003 and for ensuring “women’s participation in elections.”
Adaptado de: <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/08/world/nobel-peace-prizejohnson-sirleaf-gbowee-karman.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp>  Acessado em 7 de outubro de 2011. 
Ms. Gbowee managed to
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Q1271833
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2011 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2011 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1271833 Inglês
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women
More than 250 people were nominated for the prize this year, and there had been speculation that the committee would reward activists from the Middle East who used social networking sites and other Internet platforms as they challenged entrenched dictatorships.
But if the committee had singled out the Arab Spring, it could have courted criticism that, far from rewarding efforts toward peace, it had chosen a phenomenon whose final outcome in Egypt and Tunisia is far from clear, and which has provoked bloodletting and strife in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.
Mr. Jagland said the 2011 prize recognized those “who were there long before the world’s media was there reporting.”
The announcement in the Norwegian capital followed intense speculation that the prize would be awarded variously to a figure from the Arab Spring, the European Union or exclusively to Mrs. Johnson Sirleaf, 72, a Harvardeducated economist, who has often been cast as a pioneer in African politics.
She was broadly perceived as a reformer and peacemaker when she took office after several years in exile.
In Yemen, Ms. Karman has been widely known as a vocal opponent of the pro-American regime of Mr. Saleh since 2007, leading a human rights advocacy group called Women Journalists Without Chains. But it was only earlier this year that her readiness to take to the streets inspired thousands more in Yemen to do the same.
In Liberia, Ms. Gbowee, 39, was cited by the Nobel committee for uniting Christian and Muslim women against her country’s warlords. As head of the Women for Peace movement, she was praised for mobilizing women “across ethic and religious dividing lines to bring an end to the long war” that had raged for years in Liberia until its end in 2003 and for ensuring “women’s participation in elections.”
Adaptado de: <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/08/world/nobel-peace-prizejohnson-sirleaf-gbowee-karman.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp>  Acessado em 7 de outubro de 2011. 
Ms. Karman’s readiness to take to the streets
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Q1271832
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2011 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2011 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1271832 Inglês
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women
More than 250 people were nominated for the prize this year, and there had been speculation that the committee would reward activists from the Middle East who used social networking sites and other Internet platforms as they challenged entrenched dictatorships.
But if the committee had singled out the Arab Spring, it could have courted criticism that, far from rewarding efforts toward peace, it had chosen a phenomenon whose final outcome in Egypt and Tunisia is far from clear, and which has provoked bloodletting and strife in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.
Mr. Jagland said the 2011 prize recognized those “who were there long before the world’s media was there reporting.”
The announcement in the Norwegian capital followed intense speculation that the prize would be awarded variously to a figure from the Arab Spring, the European Union or exclusively to Mrs. Johnson Sirleaf, 72, a Harvardeducated economist, who has often been cast as a pioneer in African politics.
She was broadly perceived as a reformer and peacemaker when she took office after several years in exile.
In Yemen, Ms. Karman has been widely known as a vocal opponent of the pro-American regime of Mr. Saleh since 2007, leading a human rights advocacy group called Women Journalists Without Chains. But it was only earlier this year that her readiness to take to the streets inspired thousands more in Yemen to do the same.
In Liberia, Ms. Gbowee, 39, was cited by the Nobel committee for uniting Christian and Muslim women against her country’s warlords. As head of the Women for Peace movement, she was praised for mobilizing women “across ethic and religious dividing lines to bring an end to the long war” that had raged for years in Liberia until its end in 2003 and for ensuring “women’s participation in elections.”
Adaptado de: <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/08/world/nobel-peace-prizejohnson-sirleaf-gbowee-karman.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp>  Acessado em 7 de outubro de 2011. 
The Nobel Peace Prize
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Q1271831
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2011 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2011 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1271831 Inglês
NFL Supports Fight Against Breast Cancer
The National Football League (NFL) is joining the American Cancer Society (ACS) to raise awareness about the importance of breast screenings and to raise money to help fight breast cancer.
NFL players, coaches and referees will wear pink during the month of October to remind women about the importance of getting mammograms and clinical breast exams to find breast cancer early, when it’s easier to treat. The program, A Crucial Catch: Annual Screening Saves Lives, is timed to coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society recommends women 40 and older have a mammogram and clinical breast exam every year, and younger women have clinical breast exams periodically as well.
Hats, wristbands and other apparel worn at NFL games, and special footballs and pink coins will be auctioned off and proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. Fans attending games are encouraged to wear pink.
The NFL also has a Web page where clubs and fans can register teams to participate in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. This noncompetitive, inspirational event raises awareness and funds to help end breast cancer by finding cures and supporting programs and services for all people facing the disease.
Additionally, the Society’s advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), is participating in Crucial Catch by encouraging Congress to allocate more funding for cancer research.
Adaptado de: <http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/news/Features/nfl-supports-fightagainst-breast-cancer>  Acessado em 1 de outubro de 2011
The support coming from the NFL to help fight breast cancer is
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Q1271830
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2011 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2011 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1271830 Inglês
NFL Supports Fight Against Breast Cancer
The National Football League (NFL) is joining the American Cancer Society (ACS) to raise awareness about the importance of breast screenings and to raise money to help fight breast cancer.
NFL players, coaches and referees will wear pink during the month of October to remind women about the importance of getting mammograms and clinical breast exams to find breast cancer early, when it’s easier to treat. The program, A Crucial Catch: Annual Screening Saves Lives, is timed to coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society recommends women 40 and older have a mammogram and clinical breast exam every year, and younger women have clinical breast exams periodically as well.
Hats, wristbands and other apparel worn at NFL games, and special footballs and pink coins will be auctioned off and proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. Fans attending games are encouraged to wear pink.
The NFL also has a Web page where clubs and fans can register teams to participate in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. This noncompetitive, inspirational event raises awareness and funds to help end breast cancer by finding cures and supporting programs and services for all people facing the disease.
Additionally, the Society’s advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), is participating in Crucial Catch by encouraging Congress to allocate more funding for cancer research.
Adaptado de: <http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/news/Features/nfl-supports-fightagainst-breast-cancer>  Acessado em 1 de outubro de 2011
Women 40 or older
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Q1271829
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2011 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2011 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1271829 Inglês
NFL Supports Fight Against Breast Cancer
The National Football League (NFL) is joining the American Cancer Society (ACS) to raise awareness about the importance of breast screenings and to raise money to help fight breast cancer.
NFL players, coaches and referees will wear pink during the month of October to remind women about the importance of getting mammograms and clinical breast exams to find breast cancer early, when it’s easier to treat. The program, A Crucial Catch: Annual Screening Saves Lives, is timed to coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society recommends women 40 and older have a mammogram and clinical breast exam every year, and younger women have clinical breast exams periodically as well.
Hats, wristbands and other apparel worn at NFL games, and special footballs and pink coins will be auctioned off and proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. Fans attending games are encouraged to wear pink.
The NFL also has a Web page where clubs and fans can register teams to participate in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. This noncompetitive, inspirational event raises awareness and funds to help end breast cancer by finding cures and supporting programs and services for all people facing the disease.
Additionally, the Society’s advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), is participating in Crucial Catch by encouraging Congress to allocate more funding for cancer research.
Adaptado de: <http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/news/Features/nfl-supports-fightagainst-breast-cancer>  Acessado em 1 de outubro de 2011
In October every football fan will wear
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Q1271828
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2011 Banca: UESPI Órgão: UESPI Prova: UESPI - 2011 - UESPI - Vestibular - Prova 01 |
Q1271828 Inglês
NFL Supports Fight Against Breast Cancer
The National Football League (NFL) is joining the American Cancer Society (ACS) to raise awareness about the importance of breast screenings and to raise money to help fight breast cancer.
NFL players, coaches and referees will wear pink during the month of October to remind women about the importance of getting mammograms and clinical breast exams to find breast cancer early, when it’s easier to treat. The program, A Crucial Catch: Annual Screening Saves Lives, is timed to coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society recommends women 40 and older have a mammogram and clinical breast exam every year, and younger women have clinical breast exams periodically as well.
Hats, wristbands and other apparel worn at NFL games, and special footballs and pink coins will be auctioned off and proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. Fans attending games are encouraged to wear pink.
The NFL also has a Web page where clubs and fans can register teams to participate in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. This noncompetitive, inspirational event raises awareness and funds to help end breast cancer by finding cures and supporting programs and services for all people facing the disease.
Additionally, the Society’s advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), is participating in Crucial Catch by encouraging Congress to allocate more funding for cancer research.
Adaptado de: <http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/news/Features/nfl-supports-fightagainst-breast-cancer>  Acessado em 1 de outubro de 2011
According to the text, it is true to say that
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Q1271641
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2016 Banca: IF SUL - MG Órgão: IF Sul - MG Prova: IF SUL - MG - 2016 - IF Sul - MG - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre |
Q1271641 Inglês
Brexit 'means economy faces 50/50 recession chance' 
3 August 2016
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) says the UK will go through a "marked economic slowdown" this year and next. It says inflation will also pick up, rising to 3% by the end of next year. "This is the short-term economic consequence of the vote to leave the EU", said Simon Kirby of the NIESR.
Overall the institute forecasts that the UK economy will probably grow by 1.7% this year but will expand by just 1% in 2017. This would see the UK avoid a technical recession, typically defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
Mr. Kirby argued that the June referendum vote had led to such financial and political uncertainty that this would bear directly on the spending and investment decisions of both businesses and households. "We expect the UK to experience a marked economic slowdown in the second half of this year and throughout 2017," he said. "There is an even chance of a 'technical' recession in the next 18 months, while there is an elevated risk of further deterioration in the near term."
The pick-up in inflation to 3% will mainly be due to the recent fall in the value of the pound, but that should be ignored by the Bank of England, the Institute said. "The Monetary Policy Committee should 'look through' this temporary rise in inflation and ease monetary policy substantially in the coming months", Mr. Kirby said. The institute forecasts that the Bank will reduce interest rates to just 0.1% eventually, after cutting them to 0.25% later this week.
Falling optimism
In a separate report, the CBI business lobby group says that the UK's small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMEs) fear they will be hit by a fall in orders in the next three months. Its latest quarterly survey of SMEs says business optimism has fallen at its fastest rate since January 2009, when the UK economy was falling into recession. Now, the culprit is the uncertainty following June's Brexit vote. Despite this, the 472 firms surveyed said that current orders were stable.
Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI's director for economics, said: "The UK's SME manufacturers reported higher production, more staff hired and now expect to sell more of their world-class goods overseas over the next quarter, with a weaker sterling having a hand in this. "But overall they do feel less optimistic and are scaling back some investment plans in machinery and plants".
The CBI's survey is just the latest to suggest that the effect of the June referendum vote may be, in the short term at least, to depress business activity. On Monday the Markit/CIPS manufacturing purchasing managers' index suggested that activity among UK manufacturers in July had shrunk at its fastest pace for three years.
Meanwhile shoppers continue to benefit from falling prices in the UK's shops, stores and supermarkets. According to the latest survey from the trade body the British Retail Consortium, overall prices fell by 1.6% in the year to July. Food was 0.8% cheaper than a year ago and non-food items were 2.2% lower.
Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36953247.
A referência do pronome “its” em “Its latest quarterly survey of SMEs says business optimism has fallen at its fastest rate since January 2009” (5º parágrafo) é:
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Q1271640
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Ano: 2016 Banca: IF SUL - MG Órgão: IF Sul - MG Prova: IF SUL - MG - 2016 - IF Sul - MG - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre |
Q1271640 Inglês
Brexit 'means economy faces 50/50 recession chance' 
3 August 2016
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) says the UK will go through a "marked economic slowdown" this year and next. It says inflation will also pick up, rising to 3% by the end of next year. "This is the short-term economic consequence of the vote to leave the EU", said Simon Kirby of the NIESR.
Overall the institute forecasts that the UK economy will probably grow by 1.7% this year but will expand by just 1% in 2017. This would see the UK avoid a technical recession, typically defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
Mr. Kirby argued that the June referendum vote had led to such financial and political uncertainty that this would bear directly on the spending and investment decisions of both businesses and households. "We expect the UK to experience a marked economic slowdown in the second half of this year and throughout 2017," he said. "There is an even chance of a 'technical' recession in the next 18 months, while there is an elevated risk of further deterioration in the near term."
The pick-up in inflation to 3% will mainly be due to the recent fall in the value of the pound, but that should be ignored by the Bank of England, the Institute said. "The Monetary Policy Committee should 'look through' this temporary rise in inflation and ease monetary policy substantially in the coming months", Mr. Kirby said. The institute forecasts that the Bank will reduce interest rates to just 0.1% eventually, after cutting them to 0.25% later this week.
Falling optimism
In a separate report, the CBI business lobby group says that the UK's small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMEs) fear they will be hit by a fall in orders in the next three months. Its latest quarterly survey of SMEs says business optimism has fallen at its fastest rate since January 2009, when the UK economy was falling into recession. Now, the culprit is the uncertainty following June's Brexit vote. Despite this, the 472 firms surveyed said that current orders were stable.
Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI's director for economics, said: "The UK's SME manufacturers reported higher production, more staff hired and now expect to sell more of their world-class goods overseas over the next quarter, with a weaker sterling having a hand in this. "But overall they do feel less optimistic and are scaling back some investment plans in machinery and plants".
The CBI's survey is just the latest to suggest that the effect of the June referendum vote may be, in the short term at least, to depress business activity. On Monday the Markit/CIPS manufacturing purchasing managers' index suggested that activity among UK manufacturers in July had shrunk at its fastest pace for three years.
Meanwhile shoppers continue to benefit from falling prices in the UK's shops, stores and supermarkets. According to the latest survey from the trade body the British Retail Consortium, overall prices fell by 1.6% in the year to July. Food was 0.8% cheaper than a year ago and non-food items were 2.2% lower.
Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36953247.
Verifique se as alternativas abaixo são verdadeiras ou falsas de acordo com o texto: ( ) A chance de o Reino Unido sofrer recessão após sua saída da União Europeia é maior que 50%. ( ) Estima-se que até o final de 2017 a inflação diminuirá em 3%. ( ) O Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa Social e Econômica prevê que o Reino Unido conseguirá evitar uma “recessão técnica”. ( ) Mr. Kirby prevê um pequeno crescimento econômico na segunda metade de 2016. ( ) Alimentos no Reino Unido estão 0.8% mais caros do que a um ano atrás. ( ) O Índice de Gestores de Compras divulgado na segunda-feira sugere que as atividades dos fabricantes britânicos sofreram a retração de ritmo mais acelerada dos últimos 3 anos.
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Q1271639 Inglês
Brazilian police arrest 12 suspected of planning terrorist acts during Olympics
Brazilian police have arrested 12 people suspected of planning terrorist acts during next month's Rio Olympics, authorities said.
The group was inspired by ISIS and mostly organized online, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said. He said no specific targets were mentioned, but the Justice Ministry is still investigating the suspects' computers and cell phones to learn more about the possible plans.
De Moraes said the suspects are all Brazilian nationals, and that one minor was mentioned in the conversations.
De Moraes said the group was not an organized cell, calling it "absolutely amateur - with no preparation." The group essentially said, "Let's start training in martial arts, let's start learning how to shoot," the justice minister said.
He noted the group tried to buy a gun online, which no organized cell would do.
Raffaello Pantucci, director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said there doesn't appear to be evidence of a sophisticated plot.
But Brazil has grappled with a host of threats against the Rio Olympics, now just 11 days away.
This week, Brazil's intelligence agency said it was reviewing all threats after a jihadi messaging channel called for its followers to target the Olympics, which start August 5.
"Many (threats) are discarded and the ones that deserve attention are investigated exhaustively", the agency said.
Earlier this week, a jihadi channel on the messaging app Telegram called for attacks against the games and detailed targets and methods, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
But Brazil has vowed it will be ready to handle any terror attempt.
A Western diplomat said venues for the games have been "hardened significantly - and I believe the government of Brazil has done what it can to make it very difficult to get into the venues here."
Brazilian forces have been working with French SWAT teams to simulate attack scenarios. In one drill, Brazil special forces and a police dog chase down an armed gunman to thwart a possible attack on Rio's subway system.
"There is not a specific threat," Lt. Gen. Luiz Linhares of Brazil's Ministry of Defense said. "You have to screen for a great (spectrum) of threat."

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/21/americas/brazil-olympics-terror-arrests/ 
Verifique se as sentenças abaixo são verdadeiras ou falsas de acordo com o texto: ( ) Houve ataques terroristas inspirados pelo Estado Islâmico (ISIS) durante as Olimpíadas no Rio. ( ) Segundo o Ministro da Justiça do Brasil, os suspeitos de planejar os ataques compraram uma arma pela internet. ( ) As autoridades brasileiras se sentem despreparadas para enfrentar ataques terroristas durante as olimpíadas no Rio. ( ) Houve várias ameaças de ataques terroristas durante as Olimpíadas do Rio.
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Q1271512
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Q1271512 Inglês

August 16, 2017 / 10:00 AM

Four years without Big Ben’s bongs? It can’t be right, says UK PM May

    LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday it could not be right for “Big Ben”, the bell in the British parliament’s clock tower whose bongs (1)_______, to fall silent for four years during renovations. May joined other politicians who have protested at the news that the great bell, which has rung every hour for most of the past 157 years, would cease its bongs to ensure the safety of workers carrying out renovations on the tower.

    “Of course we want to ensure that people are safe at work, but it can’t be right for Big Ben to be silent for four years,” May told reporters.

    “I hope that the Speaker (of the House of Commons) ... will urgently look into this and ensure that we can hear Big Ben through those four years.”

    Big Ben’s bongs, which are heard marking the start of some of the BBC’s flagship news bulletins, are part of the soundtrack of daily life in the British capital and beyond.

    Officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, the clock tower that houses Big Ben is believed to be the most photographed building in the United Kingdom. May’s comments were more restrained than those of her Brexit minister, David Davis, who said on Tuesday that (2)_____.

    Another Conservative politician, member of parliament Nigel Evans, suggested earlier on Wednesday that the bongs could be switched back on every evening when the workers carrying out the renovations of the clock tower finished for the day.

    Steve Jaggs, parliament’s Keeper of the Great Clock, had announced this week that Big Ben would stop its regular chimes at midday (1100 GMT) on Monday, Aug. 21, inviting members of the public to gather nearby to hear the final bongs.

    The bell will still toll for important (3)_____ but will otherwise remain silent until 2021.

Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; editing by Michael Holden (Adaptado de Acesso em 16/08/2017) 

“Which” in the sentence “(…) the great bell, which has rung every hour for most of the past 157 years, would cease its bongs (…)” refers to:
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Q1271511
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: FUNTEF-PR Órgão: IF-PR Prova: FUNTEF-PR - 2017 - IF-PR - Vestibular |
Q1271511 Inglês

August 16, 2017 / 10:00 AM

Four years without Big Ben’s bongs? It can’t be right, says UK PM May

    LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday it could not be right for “Big Ben”, the bell in the British parliament’s clock tower whose bongs (1)_______, to fall silent for four years during renovations. May joined other politicians who have protested at the news that the great bell, which has rung every hour for most of the past 157 years, would cease its bongs to ensure the safety of workers carrying out renovations on the tower.

    “Of course we want to ensure that people are safe at work, but it can’t be right for Big Ben to be silent for four years,” May told reporters.

    “I hope that the Speaker (of the House of Commons) ... will urgently look into this and ensure that we can hear Big Ben through those four years.”

    Big Ben’s bongs, which are heard marking the start of some of the BBC’s flagship news bulletins, are part of the soundtrack of daily life in the British capital and beyond.

    Officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, the clock tower that houses Big Ben is believed to be the most photographed building in the United Kingdom. May’s comments were more restrained than those of her Brexit minister, David Davis, who said on Tuesday that (2)_____.

    Another Conservative politician, member of parliament Nigel Evans, suggested earlier on Wednesday that the bongs could be switched back on every evening when the workers carrying out the renovations of the clock tower finished for the day.

    Steve Jaggs, parliament’s Keeper of the Great Clock, had announced this week that Big Ben would stop its regular chimes at midday (1100 GMT) on Monday, Aug. 21, inviting members of the public to gather nearby to hear the final bongs.

    The bell will still toll for important (3)_____ but will otherwise remain silent until 2021.

Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; editing by Michael Holden (Adaptado de Acesso em 16/08/2017) 

When will the bongs begin again regularly?
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Respostas
2541: C
2542: B
2543: E
2544: A
2545: D
2546: D
2547: C
2548: E
2549: A
2550: B
2551: C
2552: D
2553: D
2554: E
2555: A
2556: C
2557: A
2558: B
2559: D
2560: A
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