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Q1263550
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: PUC - RJ Órgão: PUC - RJ Prova: PUC - RJ - 2017 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 3° Dia - Inglês |
Q1263550 Inglês
According to paragraph 4 (lines 25-37), the deal Mr. Manfoush made with the Syrian regime included
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Q1263549
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: PUC - RJ Órgão: PUC - RJ Prova: PUC - RJ - 2017 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 3° Dia - Inglês |
Q1263549 Inglês
Based on the information presented in paragraph 3 (lines 17-24), one can say that all the issues below contributed to Mr. Manfoush’s wealth from 2003 onwards, EXCEPT the
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Q1263548
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: PUC - RJ Órgão: PUC - RJ Prova: PUC - RJ - 2017 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 3° Dia - Inglês |
Q1263548 Inglês
The fragment “This has proved effective at isolating, containing and stranding rebel redoubts into submission without consuming too much of the regime’s dwindling manpower. The sieges have generated lots of money, too” (lines 12 -16) is structured by
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Q1263547
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: PUC - RJ Órgão: PUC - RJ Prova: PUC - RJ - 2017 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 3° Dia - Inglês |
Q1263547 Inglês
In the subtitle of the text “For Syria’s new elite, peace might be bad for business” the implied idea is that peace is
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Q1263546
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: PUC - RJ Órgão: PUC - RJ Prova: PUC - RJ - 2017 - PUC - RJ - Vestibular - 3° Dia - Inglês |
Q1263546 Inglês
The main objective of the text is to
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Q1263485
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2013 Banca: PUC-MINAS Órgão: PUC-MINAS Prova: PUC-MINAS - 2013 - PUC-MINAS - Prova - Medicina |
Q1263485 Inglês
Why the Internet is so addictive
    "Checking Facebook should only take a minute." Those are the famous last words of countless people every day, right before getting sucked into several hours of watching cat videos or commenting on Instagrammed sushi lunches. That behavior is natural, given how the Internet is structured, experts say. The Internet’s omnipresence and lack of limits encourage people to lose track of time, making it hard to exercise the self-control to turn it off.
    "The Internet is not addictive in the same way as pharmacological substances are," said Tom Stafford, a cognitive scientist at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. "But it's compulsive; it's compelling; it's distracting." Humans are social creatures. Therefore, people enjoy the social information available via email and the Web.     
    The main reason the Internet is so addictive is that it lacks boundaries between tasks, Stafford said. Someone may set out to "research something, and then accidentally go to Wikipedia, and then wind up trying to find out what ever happened to Depeche Mode," Stafford said, referring to the music band. Studies suggest willpower is like a muscle: It can be strengthened, but can also become exhausted. Because the Internet is always "on," staying on task requires constantly flexing that willpower muscle, which can exhaust a person's self-control.
    For those who want to loosen the grip of the Web on their lives, a few simple techniques may do the trick. Web-blocking tools that limit surfing time can help people regain control over their time. Another method is to plan ahead, committing to work for 20 minutes, or until a certain task is complete, and then allowing five minutes of Web surfing, Stafford said.
(Adapted from: http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/computers/stories/why-the-internet-is-so-addictive) 
If you want to gain control over your time, you should
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Q1263484
Inglês Pronomes | Pronouns , Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2013 Banca: PUC-MINAS Órgão: PUC-MINAS Prova: PUC-MINAS - 2013 - PUC-MINAS - Prova - Medicina |
Q1263484 Inglês
Why the Internet is so addictive
    "Checking Facebook should only take a minute." Those are the famous last words of countless people every day, right before getting sucked into several hours of watching cat videos or commenting on Instagrammed sushi lunches. That behavior is natural, given how the Internet is structured, experts say. The Internet’s omnipresence and lack of limits encourage people to lose track of time, making it hard to exercise the self-control to turn it off.
    "The Internet is not addictive in the same way as pharmacological substances are," said Tom Stafford, a cognitive scientist at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. "But it's compulsive; it's compelling; it's distracting." Humans are social creatures. Therefore, people enjoy the social information available via email and the Web.     
    The main reason the Internet is so addictive is that it lacks boundaries between tasks, Stafford said. Someone may set out to "research something, and then accidentally go to Wikipedia, and then wind up trying to find out what ever happened to Depeche Mode," Stafford said, referring to the music band. Studies suggest willpower is like a muscle: It can be strengthened, but can also become exhausted. Because the Internet is always "on," staying on task requires constantly flexing that willpower muscle, which can exhaust a person's self-control.
    For those who want to loosen the grip of the Web on their lives, a few simple techniques may do the trick. Web-blocking tools that limit surfing time can help people regain control over their time. Another method is to plan ahead, committing to work for 20 minutes, or until a certain task is complete, and then allowing five minutes of Web surfing, Stafford said.
(Adapted from: http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/computers/stories/why-the-internet-is-so-addictive) 
The word It in “It can be strengthened” (paragraph 3) refers to
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Q1263483
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2013 Banca: PUC-MINAS Órgão: PUC-MINAS Prova: PUC-MINAS - 2013 - PUC-MINAS - Prova - Medicina |
Q1263483 Inglês
Why the Internet is so addictive
    "Checking Facebook should only take a minute." Those are the famous last words of countless people every day, right before getting sucked into several hours of watching cat videos or commenting on Instagrammed sushi lunches. That behavior is natural, given how the Internet is structured, experts say. The Internet’s omnipresence and lack of limits encourage people to lose track of time, making it hard to exercise the self-control to turn it off.
    "The Internet is not addictive in the same way as pharmacological substances are," said Tom Stafford, a cognitive scientist at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. "But it's compulsive; it's compelling; it's distracting." Humans are social creatures. Therefore, people enjoy the social information available via email and the Web.     
    The main reason the Internet is so addictive is that it lacks boundaries between tasks, Stafford said. Someone may set out to "research something, and then accidentally go to Wikipedia, and then wind up trying to find out what ever happened to Depeche Mode," Stafford said, referring to the music band. Studies suggest willpower is like a muscle: It can be strengthened, but can also become exhausted. Because the Internet is always "on," staying on task requires constantly flexing that willpower muscle, which can exhaust a person's self-control.
    For those who want to loosen the grip of the Web on their lives, a few simple techniques may do the trick. Web-blocking tools that limit surfing time can help people regain control over their time. Another method is to plan ahead, committing to work for 20 minutes, or until a certain task is complete, and then allowing five minutes of Web surfing, Stafford said.
(Adapted from: http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/computers/stories/why-the-internet-is-so-addictive) 
According to Tom Stafford, the main reason the Internet is so addictive is that
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Q1263482
Inglês Advérbios e conjunções | Adverbs and conjunctions , Os advérbios (grau, a finalidade, contraste ...) | Adverbs (degree, purpose, contrast...) , Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension , Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects
Ano: 2013 Banca: PUC-MINAS Órgão: PUC-MINAS Prova: PUC-MINAS - 2013 - PUC-MINAS - Prova - Medicina |
Q1263482 Inglês
Why the Internet is so addictive
    "Checking Facebook should only take a minute." Those are the famous last words of countless people every day, right before getting sucked into several hours of watching cat videos or commenting on Instagrammed sushi lunches. That behavior is natural, given how the Internet is structured, experts say. The Internet’s omnipresence and lack of limits encourage people to lose track of time, making it hard to exercise the self-control to turn it off.
    "The Internet is not addictive in the same way as pharmacological substances are," said Tom Stafford, a cognitive scientist at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. "But it's compulsive; it's compelling; it's distracting." Humans are social creatures. Therefore, people enjoy the social information available via email and the Web.     
    The main reason the Internet is so addictive is that it lacks boundaries between tasks, Stafford said. Someone may set out to "research something, and then accidentally go to Wikipedia, and then wind up trying to find out what ever happened to Depeche Mode," Stafford said, referring to the music band. Studies suggest willpower is like a muscle: It can be strengthened, but can also become exhausted. Because the Internet is always "on," staying on task requires constantly flexing that willpower muscle, which can exhaust a person's self-control.
    For those who want to loosen the grip of the Web on their lives, a few simple techniques may do the trick. Web-blocking tools that limit surfing time can help people regain control over their time. Another method is to plan ahead, committing to work for 20 minutes, or until a certain task is complete, and then allowing five minutes of Web surfing, Stafford said.
(Adapted from: http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/computers/stories/why-the-internet-is-so-addictive) 
The word Therefore in: “Therefore, people enjoy the social information…” (paragraph 2) indicates
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Q1263481
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2013 Banca: PUC-MINAS Órgão: PUC-MINAS Prova: PUC-MINAS - 2013 - PUC-MINAS - Prova - Medicina |
Q1263481 Inglês
Why the Internet is so addictive
    "Checking Facebook should only take a minute." Those are the famous last words of countless people every day, right before getting sucked into several hours of watching cat videos or commenting on Instagrammed sushi lunches. That behavior is natural, given how the Internet is structured, experts say. The Internet’s omnipresence and lack of limits encourage people to lose track of time, making it hard to exercise the self-control to turn it off.
    "The Internet is not addictive in the same way as pharmacological substances are," said Tom Stafford, a cognitive scientist at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. "But it's compulsive; it's compelling; it's distracting." Humans are social creatures. Therefore, people enjoy the social information available via email and the Web.     
    The main reason the Internet is so addictive is that it lacks boundaries between tasks, Stafford said. Someone may set out to "research something, and then accidentally go to Wikipedia, and then wind up trying to find out what ever happened to Depeche Mode," Stafford said, referring to the music band. Studies suggest willpower is like a muscle: It can be strengthened, but can also become exhausted. Because the Internet is always "on," staying on task requires constantly flexing that willpower muscle, which can exhaust a person's self-control.
    For those who want to loosen the grip of the Web on their lives, a few simple techniques may do the trick. Web-blocking tools that limit surfing time can help people regain control over their time. Another method is to plan ahead, committing to work for 20 minutes, or until a certain task is complete, and then allowing five minutes of Web surfing, Stafford said.
(Adapted from: http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/computers/stories/why-the-internet-is-so-addictive) 
Why do people usually lose track of time when they are surfing the net?
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Q1263377
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: PUC - SP Órgão: PUC - SP Prova: PUC - SP - 2017 - PUC - SP - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre |
Q1263377 Inglês

Supreme Court Expands Rights for Students with Disabilities

By Lauren Camera, Education Reporter - March 22, 2017. Adaptado.

In a unanimous decision with majorn implications for students with disabilities, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that schools must provide higher educational standards for children with special needs. Schools must do more than provide a ‘merely more than de minimis’ education for students with disabilities and instead must provide them with an opportunity to make "appropriately ambitious" progress in line with the federal education law.

“When all is said and done,” wrote Chief Justice John G. Roberts, “a student offered an education program providing a ‘merely more than de minimis’ progress from year to year can hardly be said to have been offered an education at all.” He continued, citing a 1982 Supreme Court ruling on special education: “For children with disabilities, receiving an instruction that aims so low would be equivalent to ‘sitting idly... awaiting the time when they were old enough to drop out.’”

There are roughly 6.4 million students with disabilities between ages 3 to 21, representing roughly 13 percent of all students, according to Institute for Education Statistics. Each year 300,000 of those students leave school and just 65 percent of students with disabilities complete high school.

The case which culminated in the Supreme Court decision originated with an autistic boy in Colorado named Endrew. His parents pulled him out of school in 5th grade because they disagreed with his individualized education plan. Under federal law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), schools must work with families to develop individualized learning plans for students with disabilities.

While Endrew had been making progress in the public schools, his parents felt his plan for that year simply replicated goals from years past. As a result, they enrolled him in a private school where, they argued, Endrew made academic and social progress.

Seeking tuition reimbursement*, they filed a complaint with the state’s department of education in which they argued that Endrew had been denied a "free appropriate public education". The school district won the suit, and when his parents filed a lawsuit in federal district court, the judge also sided with the school district. In the Supreme Court case, Endrew and his family asked for clarification about the type of education benefits the federal law requires of schools, specifically, whether it requires ‘merely more than de minimis’, or something greater.

“The IDEA demands more,” Roberts wrote in the opinion. “It requires an educational program reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances.” *reimbursement – a sum paid to cover money that has been spent or lost.

In: <https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2017-03-22/supreme-court-expands-rights-for-students-with-disabilitie> 30.03.2018

In relation to the issue raised about “the type of education benefits the federal law requires of schools” (paragraph 6) , Chief Justice John G. Roberts wrote that the IDEA requires that educational programs should
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Q1263374
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: PUC - SP Órgão: PUC - SP Prova: PUC - SP - 2017 - PUC - SP - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre |
Q1263374 Inglês
De acordo com os parágrafos 4 a 6, algumas das ações tomadas pelos pais de Endrew, em razão de sua insatisfação com a escola pública em que o filho estudava, foram:
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Q1263373
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: PUC - SP Órgão: PUC - SP Prova: PUC - SP - 2017 - PUC - SP - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre |
Q1263373 Inglês
De acordo com o terceiro parágrafo, é CORRETO afirmar que, nos Estados Unidos,
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Q1263372
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: PUC - SP Órgão: PUC - SP Prova: PUC - SP - 2017 - PUC - SP - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre |
Q1263372 Inglês

Supreme Court Expands Rights for Students with Disabilities

By Lauren Camera, Education Reporter - March 22, 2017. Adaptado.

In a unanimous decision with majorn implications for students with disabilities, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that schools must provide higher educational standards for children with special needs. Schools must do more than provide a ‘merely more than de minimis’ education for students with disabilities and instead must provide them with an opportunity to make "appropriately ambitious" progress in line with the federal education law.

“When all is said and done,” wrote Chief Justice John G. Roberts, “a student offered an education program providing a ‘merely more than de minimis’ progress from year to year can hardly be said to have been offered an education at all.” He continued, citing a 1982 Supreme Court ruling on special education: “For children with disabilities, receiving an instruction that aims so low would be equivalent to ‘sitting idly... awaiting the time when they were old enough to drop out.’”

There are roughly 6.4 million students with disabilities between ages 3 to 21, representing roughly 13 percent of all students, according to Institute for Education Statistics. Each year 300,000 of those students leave school and just 65 percent of students with disabilities complete high school.

The case which culminated in the Supreme Court decision originated with an autistic boy in Colorado named Endrew. His parents pulled him out of school in 5th grade because they disagreed with his individualized education plan. Under federal law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), schools must work with families to develop individualized learning plans for students with disabilities.

While Endrew had been making progress in the public schools, his parents felt his plan for that year simply replicated goals from years past. As a result, they enrolled him in a private school where, they argued, Endrew made academic and social progress.

Seeking tuition reimbursement*, they filed a complaint with the state’s department of education in which they argued that Endrew had been denied a "free appropriate public education". The school district won the suit, and when his parents filed a lawsuit in federal district court, the judge also sided with the school district. In the Supreme Court case, Endrew and his family asked for clarification about the type of education benefits the federal law requires of schools, specifically, whether it requires ‘merely more than de minimis’, or something greater.

“The IDEA demands more,” Roberts wrote in the opinion. “It requires an educational program reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances.” *reimbursement – a sum paid to cover money that has been spent or lost.

In: <https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2017-03-22/supreme-court-expands-rights-for-students-with-disabilitie> 30.03.2018

We understand from paragraph 2 that, concerning the ‘merely more than de minimis’ education programs for the disabled, John G Roberts believes such programs
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Q1263369
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2017 Banca: PUC - SP Órgão: PUC - SP Prova: PUC - SP - 2017 - PUC - SP - Vestibular - Primeiro Semestre |
Q1263369 Inglês

Supreme Court Expands Rights for Students with Disabilities

By Lauren Camera, Education Reporter - March 22, 2017. Adaptado.

In a unanimous decision with majorn implications for students with disabilities, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that schools must provide higher educational standards for children with special needs. Schools must do more than provide a ‘merely more than de minimis’ education for students with disabilities and instead must provide them with an opportunity to make "appropriately ambitious" progress in line with the federal education law.

“When all is said and done,” wrote Chief Justice John G. Roberts, “a student offered an education program providing a ‘merely more than de minimis’ progress from year to year can hardly be said to have been offered an education at all.” He continued, citing a 1982 Supreme Court ruling on special education: “For children with disabilities, receiving an instruction that aims so low would be equivalent to ‘sitting idly... awaiting the time when they were old enough to drop out.’”

There are roughly 6.4 million students with disabilities between ages 3 to 21, representing roughly 13 percent of all students, according to Institute for Education Statistics. Each year 300,000 of those students leave school and just 65 percent of students with disabilities complete high school.

The case which culminated in the Supreme Court decision originated with an autistic boy in Colorado named Endrew. His parents pulled him out of school in 5th grade because they disagreed with his individualized education plan. Under federal law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), schools must work with families to develop individualized learning plans for students with disabilities.

While Endrew had been making progress in the public schools, his parents felt his plan for that year simply replicated goals from years past. As a result, they enrolled him in a private school where, they argued, Endrew made academic and social progress.

Seeking tuition reimbursement*, they filed a complaint with the state’s department of education in which they argued that Endrew had been denied a "free appropriate public education". The school district won the suit, and when his parents filed a lawsuit in federal district court, the judge also sided with the school district. In the Supreme Court case, Endrew and his family asked for clarification about the type of education benefits the federal law requires of schools, specifically, whether it requires ‘merely more than de minimis’, or something greater.

“The IDEA demands more,” Roberts wrote in the opinion. “It requires an educational program reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances.” *reimbursement – a sum paid to cover money that has been spent or lost.

In: <https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2017-03-22/supreme-court-expands-rights-for-students-with-disabilitie> 30.03.2018

O fato que levou à publicação deste texto em março de 2017 foi
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Q1262975
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2012 Banca: VUNESP Órgão: UEA Prova: VUNESP - 2012 - UEA - Prova 1 |
Q1262975 Inglês
Instrução: Leia o texto para responder a questão.

    Maues – City of Guarana

    Maues is one of the most beautiful cities in the Amazon; known as the Guarana city, it has beautiful sandy beaches and holds two famous festivals – Maues Summer Festival and The Guarana Festival. Its early inhabitants, the Mundurucus and Maues Indians, used to grow the Guarana fruit, which is the basis for the well-known Brazilian soft drink.
   The word Maues means “talking parrots” and comes from one of the Indian tribes in the region. Maues has 22,000 inhabitants, with other 20,000 natives scattered over 140 villages along rivers in the region. Maues is located on the Maues-Açu River and it can be reached 12 Manaus – 267 km away – by regional boat in 18 hours, by fast boat in 7 hours or by plane in 1 hour
    Maues is an ideal starting point for adventure, including a visit to the Amana Waterfall, or to old gold mines, caves, and the jungle – with local Indian guides. Tourists may also visit the Uraira reserve.
(http://amazonaslife.tripod.com. Adaptado.)
No trecho do primeiro parágrafo – it has beautiful sandy beaches and holds two famous festivals – a palavra em destaque (it) refere-se a
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Q1262974
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2012 Banca: VUNESP Órgão: UEA Prova: VUNESP - 2012 - UEA - Prova 1 |
Q1262974 Inglês
Instrução: Leia o texto para responder a questão.

    Maues – City of Guarana

    Maues is one of the most beautiful cities in the Amazon; known as the Guarana city, it has beautiful sandy beaches and holds two famous festivals – Maues Summer Festival and The Guarana Festival. Its early inhabitants, the Mundurucus and Maues Indians, used to grow the Guarana fruit, which is the basis for the well-known Brazilian soft drink.
   The word Maues means “talking parrots” and comes from one of the Indian tribes in the region. Maues has 22,000 inhabitants, with other 20,000 natives scattered over 140 villages along rivers in the region. Maues is located on the Maues-Açu River and it can be reached 12 Manaus – 267 km away – by regional boat in 18 hours, by fast boat in 7 hours or by plane in 1 hour
    Maues is an ideal starting point for adventure, including a visit to the Amana Waterfall, or to old gold mines, caves, and the jungle – with local Indian guides. Tourists may also visit the Uraira reserve.
(http://amazonaslife.tripod.com. Adaptado.)
O texto permite concluir que
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Q1262973
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2012 Banca: VUNESP Órgão: UEA Prova: VUNESP - 2012 - UEA - Prova 1 |
Q1262973 Inglês
Instrução: Leia o texto para responder a questão.

    Maues – City of Guarana

    Maues is one of the most beautiful cities in the Amazon; known as the Guarana city, it has beautiful sandy beaches and holds two famous festivals – Maues Summer Festival and The Guarana Festival. Its early inhabitants, the Mundurucus and Maues Indians, used to grow the Guarana fruit, which is the basis for the well-known Brazilian soft drink.
   The word Maues means “talking parrots” and comes from one of the Indian tribes in the region. Maues has 22,000 inhabitants, with other 20,000 natives scattered over 140 villages along rivers in the region. Maues is located on the Maues-Açu River and it can be reached 12 Manaus – 267 km away – by regional boat in 18 hours, by fast boat in 7 hours or by plane in 1 hour
    Maues is an ideal starting point for adventure, including a visit to the Amana Waterfall, or to old gold mines, caves, and the jungle – with local Indian guides. Tourists may also visit the Uraira reserve.
(http://amazonaslife.tripod.com. Adaptado.)
De acordo com o texto,
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Q1262964
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2013 Banca: PUC-MINAS Órgão: PUC-MINAS Prova: PUC-MINAS - 2013 - PUC-MINAS - Prova 1 |
Q1262964 Inglês
Read the following passage and choose the option which best completes each question, according to the text:  

Footfalls

    London is a city made for walking. Unlike, for example, Los Angeles its centre is easily accessible on foot. Between 2001 and 2011 the number of trips made daily on foot in London increased by 12%. Each day 6.2m walks are made across the city.
   Several reasons account for the walking boom. The number of Londoners increased by 12% from 7.3m in 2001 to 8.2m in 2011, and Underground trains are hot and overcrowded. But other factors also encourage pedestrians. In 2004 Ken Livingstone, then mayor of London, promised to make London a “walkable city”. Some of his plans were carried on by Boris Johnson, the current mayor. These include a scheme to create clearly-marked maps for use across the city and make streets more pedestrian-friendly. Londoners may also be more aware of the advantages of walking. Health campaigns like the National Health Service’s “Live Well” emphasize that walking is the easiest form of exercise.
   High streets and town centres need to win back walkers. Learning from London’s incentives could be a start. 

(Adapted from: http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21582576-urban-pedestrians-buck-national-trend-footfalls.) 

The word could in “Learning from London’s incentives could be a start.” (paragraph 03) indicates
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Q1262963
Inglês Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension ,
Ano: 2013 Banca: PUC-MINAS Órgão: PUC-MINAS Prova: PUC-MINAS - 2013 - PUC-MINAS - Prova 1 |
Q1262963 Inglês
Read the following passage and choose the option which best completes each question, according to the text:  

Footfalls

    London is a city made for walking. Unlike, for example, Los Angeles its centre is easily accessible on foot. Between 2001 and 2011 the number of trips made daily on foot in London increased by 12%. Each day 6.2m walks are made across the city.
   Several reasons account for the walking boom. The number of Londoners increased by 12% from 7.3m in 2001 to 8.2m in 2011, and Underground trains are hot and overcrowded. But other factors also encourage pedestrians. In 2004 Ken Livingstone, then mayor of London, promised to make London a “walkable city”. Some of his plans were carried on by Boris Johnson, the current mayor. These include a scheme to create clearly-marked maps for use across the city and make streets more pedestrian-friendly. Londoners may also be more aware of the advantages of walking. Health campaigns like the National Health Service’s “Live Well” emphasize that walking is the easiest form of exercise.
   High streets and town centres need to win back walkers. Learning from London’s incentives could be a start. 

(Adapted from: http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21582576-urban-pedestrians-buck-national-trend-footfalls.) 

The National Health Service’s campaign “Live Well” call attention to the fact that
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Respostas
2921: B
2922: D
2923: D
2924: A
2925: E
2926: A
2927: B
2928: C
2929: D
2930: C
2931: B
2932: D
2933: C
2934: B
2935: C
2936: A
2937: D
2938: A
2939: C
2940: D
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