Questões Militares Sobre sinônimos | synonyms em inglês

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Q848711 Inglês
As used in (line 16), ‘lead to’ can be replaced by
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Q848700 Inglês
Which word, in bold in the text, means approximately?
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Q848693 Inglês
As used in (line 5), ‘however’ is closest in meaning to
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Q845114 Inglês

Woman who rescued Nigerian 'witch-child' beats Obama and Pope Francis to top list of world's most inspiring people


                               


      A woman who rescued a two-year-old boy who had been cast out by his own community for being a "witch-child" has been recognised in an international list of the most inspiring people of the year. Anja Ringgren Lovén, a Danish care worker who rescued the young Nigerian boy back in February 2016, beat the likes of Pope Francis, Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama to top the list of 100 inspiring individuals compiled by German-language OOOM Magazine.

      An image of Ms Lovén giving the two-year-old boy (now called Hope) some water was shared around the world, and served to highlight the work she was doing to help orphan children in Nigeria. Witch accusations is a growing problem in many African countries, especially in Nigeria, where Anja's charity African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation cares for other children like Hope.

      "When she saw the starving child, she acted like a human being and became an inspiration for millions," said Georg Kindel, OOOM's editor-in-chief, who led the jury that chose the list. Speaking today about the experience, she said: "He was the size of a little baby, my whole body froze. I was thinking of my own son when I saw the boy. For me it was clear at that moment that I would fight with all my strength for him to survive."

Adapted from http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ worlds-most-inspiring-person-2016-ooom-anja-ringgren-lovennigeria-witch-child-a7460976.html

Choose the best alternative that correctly substitutes the word highlight in the sentence "... served to highlight the work she was doing to help orphan children in Nigeria." (paragraph 2).
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Q845111 Inglês

                                   Military operations in megacities

                                         A linguistic perspective


      The challenge of conducting future military operations within megacities (cities with populations over ten million) lies in understanding the dynamic and multidimensional complexities of these urban areas. Military operations in megacities, whether combat-oriented or otherwise, will be similar to those in other urban environments, but will be complicated by factors unique to the megacity environment.

      First and foremost, megacities are largely multilingual. While this can be said of large cities in general, the scale of multilingualism in megacities magnifies its effects. For instance, in New York City (NYC) - a metropolitan megacity of over eighteen million people - nine foreign languages are spoken by communities of one hundred thousand or larger. Language also plays a role in determining one's identity and the language community in which one decides to live. For example, the majority of Russian speakers in NYC tend to live in south Brooklyn and Staten Island, while Chinese speakers tend to cluster in Manhattan and Sunset Park. In megacities, language, culture, and regional context go hand in hand and often reach beyond ethnic identities.

      In order to fully understand the context of a megacity, we must understand the role of the languages used in its communities. How _____(1) language communities interact in megacities? What tensions _____ (2) caused by multiple language communities in urban space? What role______ (3) language play in the power structures (government or otherwise) of megacities?

                                                                              Adapted from Military Review - Jan/Feb 2016

Choose the statement in which the word lies is used with the same meaning as in paragraph 1.
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Q845109 Inglês

                          A handwritten note from September 11


      In moments of crisis, our first thoughts are usually to get in contact with the people we love. September 11, 2001, was a day when many people wanted to know that their loved ones were safe. At 9:37 a.m., the Pentagon was attacked by terrorists who crashed an airplane into the western side of the building.

      Many people tried using the mobile phones that existed then, but few were successful. Franklin and Daria Gaillard (Frank and Chip) were both members of the Air Force and worked at the Pentagon. They worked in different parts of the building and had a previous agreement that they would meet at their car in the parking lot if there were any emergency.

      Daria was the first to arrive at the car and wrote a note to Franklin saying "Frank - Sweetie I am okay. I'm w/ my office over by the Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Sign. I'll stay there till you come. Love lots & lots, Chip." Frank found the note and was able to locate his wife in the aftermath of the attack.

      What makes this story so interesting is the handwritten note. Today, in our digital culture, we have a variety of ways to let people know that we are safe. Text messages, voicemail, and different forms of social media can be used to get the information out to loved ones. In 2001, when these attacks__________(1), the cellular network was still growing and was not as robust as it is today.

      This letter is just one of the many objects that The National Museum of American History_________ (2) since 2001. To learn more, visit our online exhibition September 11th: Bearing Witness to History.

              Adapted from http://americanhistory.si.edu/biog/handwritten-note-september-11-2001


                                 

In the sentence "the cellular network... was not as robust as it is today" (paragraph 4), the word robust means
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Q845106 Inglês

                                How diversity makes us smarter


      Decades of research by organizational scientists, psychologists, sociologists, economists and demographers show that socially diverse groups (that is, those with a diversity of race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation) are more innovative than homogeneous groups. It means being around people who are different from us makes us more creative, more diligent and more hardworking.

      It seems obvious that a group of people with diverse individual expertise would be better than a homogeneous group at solving complex, non-routine problems. It is less obvious that social diversity should work in the same way - yet the science shows that it does. This is not only because people with different backgrounds bring new information. Simply interacting with individuals who are different forces group members to prepare better, to anticipate alternative viewpoints and to expect that reaching consensus will take effort.

      Diversity of expertise confers benefits that are obvious - you would not think of building a new car without engineers, designers and quality-control experts - but what about social diversity? The same logic applies to social diversity. People who are different from one another in race, gender and other dimensions bring unique information and experiences to bear on the task at hand. A male and a female engineer might have perspectives as different from one another as an engineer and a physicist - and that is a good thing.

      The fact is that if you want to build teams or organizations capable of innovating, you need diversity. Diversity enhances creativity. It encourages the search for novel information and perspectives, leading to better decision making and problem solving. Diversity can improve the bottom line of companies and lead to discoveries and breakthrough innovations. Even simply being exposed to diversity can change the way you think.

        Adapted from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-diversity-makes-us-smarter/

Choose the alternative that correctly substitutes the word yet in the sentence "It is less obvious that social diversity should work in the same way - yet the science shows that it does." (paragraph 2).
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Q836412 Inglês

What is the meaning of the phrasal verb below:


While some food “holidays” are indeed made-up, many have historical roots”.

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Q834767 Inglês
In lines 53-55: “Locals in Raja Ampat say that besides the damage to the reef, the accident has also put a major strain on the local economy (...).”, the word in bold is closest in meaning to
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Q834765 Inglês

In the extract from the first paragraph: “The damage caused by a British-owned cruise ship that accidentally ran aground on a pristine Indonesian coral reef could total more than $18 million (...)”, the word in bold means

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Q816568 Inglês

Read the synopsis and answer question.

 

A similar meaning to “as”, in bold type in the passage, is
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Q816561 Inglês

Read the cartoon and answer question.

 

“I find the easiest way to expand my vocabulary is to make up words.”  

The phrasal verb “make up” in this cartoon can be replaced by:
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Q816556 Inglês

Read the text and answer question.


The verb “bar” (line 3), in the text above, is closest in meaning to:
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Q815252 Inglês

Some situation call for a lot of patience. We were going to call on some friends. But I had traveled to São Paulo and it was raining hard.

Because of the weather all flights to Rio were call off. So I couldn’t come. I called her up to explain, and then she called me down!

Choose the correct alternative to replace the phrasal verb, underlined in the text.

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Q815251 Inglês

Some situation call for a lot of patience. We were going to call on some friends. But I had traveled to São Paulo and it was raining hard.

Because of the weather all flights to Rio were call off. So I couldn’t come. I called her up to explain, and then she called me down!

“call for”, in bold type in the text, means

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Q815237 Inglês
In the text, all the nouns bellow refer to drones, except:
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Q815233 Inglês
“on a par with”, (line 19), in bold type, means
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Q799769 Inglês

Leia o texto para responder à questão.

                Police in England and Wales consider making

                             misogyny a hate crime

               


        Mark Townsend

        September 10, 2016

        Police forces across England and Wales are considering expanding their definition of hate crime to include misogyny (hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women) after an experiment in one city that saw more than 20 investigations launched in two months.

        The initial success of Nottingham’s crackdown against sexist abuse has drawn national interest after the city’s police revealed that they investigated a case of misogyny every three days during July and August, the first months to see specially trained officers targeting behaviour ranging from street harassment to unwanted physical approaches.

        Several other forces have confirmed they are sending representatives to Nottingham this month to discuss the introduction of misogyny as a hate crime. Police and campaigners said the initial figures were broadly in line with other categories of hate crime such as Islamophobia and antisemitism but were likely to rise significantly as awareness increased.

        Dave Alton, the hate crime manager for Nottingham police, said: “The number of reports we are receiving is comparable with other, more established, categories of hate crime. We have received numerous reports and have been able to provide a service to women in Nottinghamshire who perhaps would not have approached us six months ago. The reality is that all of the reports so far have required some form of police action.”

                                                                                      (www.theguardian.com. Adaptado)

No trecho do quarto parágrafo – We have received numerous reports and have been able to provide a service to women... –, o termo destacado em negrito tem sentido equivalente a
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Q754425 Inglês

A questão refere-se ao texto a seguir: 



Marque a opção que substitui o trecho sublinhado, mantendo o mesmo sentido.

Despite their impressive resumes, the five men have just completed a four-week boot camp covering everything from term sheets, [...]”

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Q743710 Inglês

TEXT II

The four-thousand-year-old computer

In 1901, a group of divers excavating an ancient Roman shipwreck near the island of Antikythera, off the southern coast of Greece, found a mysterious object - a lump of calcified stone that contained within it several gearwheels welded together after years under the sea. The 2,000-year-old object, no bigger than a modern laptop, is now regarded as the world's oldest computer, devised to predict solar eclipses and, according to recent findings, calculate the timing of the ancient Olympics. Following the efforts of an international team of scientists, the mysteries of the Antikythera Mechanism are uncovered, revealing surprising and awe-inspiring details of the object that continues to mystify.

(From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01hlkcq)

The verb "found" can be replaced by:
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Respostas
121: A
122: B
123: B
124: A
125: B
126: B
127: A
128: E
129: E
130: C
131: A
132: A
133: C
134: D
135: A
136: B
137: A
138: B
139: E
140: D