Questões de EFAF Inglês - Verbs

Google começará testes de robô que faz ligações e interage com humanos

 

O serviço robótico de chamadas do Google, que pode falar com os humanos para fazer uma reserva ou marcar um compromisso, está pronto para fazer seu primeiro teste público em pequena escala. Algumas empresas receberão ligações do sistema nas próximas semanas, anunciaram os desenvolvedores. O Google, porém, não revela quantas "cobaias" estariam envolvidas nesse teste. Apresentado pela primeira vez em maio, o Duplex se tornou uma das novidades mais esperadas do ano. Durante o evento de apresentação, o robô telefonou para um restaurante falando como um humano e conseguiu reservar uma mesa.

"Oi - eu estou ligando para fazer uma reserva", diz a voz feminina que começa o diálogo. "Sou o serviço de reservas automatizado do Google, por isso vou gravar esta chamada."

 

E assim, em pouco tempo, a reserva é concluída. Cinco pessoas, 20h, sob o nome de Valerie. Imediatamente, é perceptível que o Duplex agora se identifica explicitamente como um sistema automatizado e diz que gravará a chamada - uma adaptação para evitar violar as leis da Califórnia sobre monitoramento de chamadas telefônicas. O destinatário da chamada tem a opção de dizer "Não quero ser gravado" - ou outras palavras com esse efeito - e o sistema será desativado.

(Texto adaptado de https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/internacional-44636175)

 

O texto retrata um cenário de testes do novo sistema robótico da Google que pode se passar por uma pessoa, funcionando como assistente pessoal virtual, ou para obter informações para o site de buscas.

 

Sobre a linguagem utilizada para a comunicação do robô com o(a) atendente, é correto afirmar que:

Read the text to answer the question.

 

    Coronavirus: Venice Carnival closes as Italy imposes lockdown
23 February 2020

Italian officials have cut short the Venice Carnival as they try to control what is now the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe.

 

    Authorities in the Veneto region said the event would end later on Sunday, two days earlier than scheduled. Italy has by far the highest number of coronavirus cases in Europe, with 152. Three people have died.ltaly has imposed strict quarantine restrictions in two norther “hotspot" regions close to Milan and Venice.

    About 50,000 people cannot enter or leave several towns in Veneto and Lombardy for the next two weeks without special permission. Even outside the zone, many businesses and schools have suspended activities, and sporting events have been cancelled. The BBC's Mark Lowen described the situation just outside the zone. In neighbouring Austria, a train from Venice was stopped at the Austrian border after it emerged that two passengers had fever symptoms. Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer later confirmed to the BBC that the pair tested negative for coronavirus.

    “All authorities have acted quickly and with great caution in this case," said Mr Nehammer in a statement. “The reporting chain worked without delay."

Elsewhere, authorities in South Korea and Iran are battling to control rising numbers of infections. South Korea has raised its coronavirus alert to the "highest level",

    The new strain of coronavirus, which originated last year in Hubei province in China, causes a respiratory disease called Covid-19. China has seen more than 16,000 infections and 2,442 deaths.

 

    What is happening in Italy?

    Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Saturday that “extraordinary measures" would come into force to try to stem the rising number of coronavirus cases.

    He said the quarantine restrictions could last for weeks. Police, and if necessary the armed forces, will have the authority to ensure the regulations are enforced.

    Angelo Borrelli, the head of Italy's Civil Protection Department, told reporters that 110 of the confirmed cases were in Lombardy, with 21 in Veneto with others in Emilia-Romagna and Lazio. Officials reported a third death on Sunday, an elderly woman from the town of Crema suffering from cancer. Italian officials say they are still trying to trace the source of the outbreak.

    Universities in Milan have been closed and the city's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, said schools would also close their doors while the outbreak continued. "As a precaution I think that the schools have to be closed in Milan. | will propose to the president of the region to enlarge the precaution to the entire metropolitan city area. It is just a precaution, we don't want to create panic," he said.

    Meanwhile Giorgio Armani's fashion show, scheduled to be held _____ (I) Milan _____ (Il) Sunday, went ahead but without any media or buyers present. The show was livestreamed _____ (III) its website, Instagram and Facebook nages.

Adapted from: https://www.bbc.com/newsfworld-europe-51602007

Read the following sentence taken from the text,

 

“All authorities have acted quickly and with great caution.”

Mark the option that contains a sentence with the same type of adverb underlined in the sentence above.

Read the text to answer the question.

 

    Coronavirus: Venice Carnival closes as Italy imposes lockdown
23 February 2020

Italian officials have cut short the Venice Carnival as they try to control what is now the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe.

 

    Authorities in the Veneto region said the event would end later on Sunday, two days earlier than scheduled. Italy has by far the highest number of coronavirus cases in Europe, with 152. Three people have died.ltaly has imposed strict quarantine restrictions in two norther “hotspot" regions close to Milan and Venice.

    About 50,000 people cannot enter or leave several towns in Veneto and Lombardy for the next two weeks without special permission. Even outside the zone, many businesses and schools have suspended activities, and sporting events have been cancelled. The BBC's Mark Lowen described the situation just outside the zone. In neighbouring Austria, a train from Venice was stopped at the Austrian border after it emerged that two passengers had fever symptoms. Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer later confirmed to the BBC that the pair tested negative for coronavirus.

    “All authorities have acted quickly and with great caution in this case," said Mr Nehammer in a statement. “The reporting chain worked without delay."

Elsewhere, authorities in South Korea and Iran are battling to control rising numbers of infections. South Korea has raised its coronavirus alert to the "highest level",

    The new strain of coronavirus, which originated last year in Hubei province in China, causes a respiratory disease called Covid-19. China has seen more than 16,000 infections and 2,442 deaths.

 

    What is happening in Italy?

    Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Saturday that “extraordinary measures" would come into force to try to stem the rising number of coronavirus cases.

    He said the quarantine restrictions could last for weeks. Police, and if necessary the armed forces, will have the authority to ensure the regulations are enforced.

    Angelo Borrelli, the head of Italy's Civil Protection Department, told reporters that 110 of the confirmed cases were in Lombardy, with 21 in Veneto with others in Emilia-Romagna and Lazio. Officials reported a third death on Sunday, an elderly woman from the town of Crema suffering from cancer. Italian officials say they are still trying to trace the source of the outbreak.

    Universities in Milan have been closed and the city's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, said schools would also close their doors while the outbreak continued. "As a precaution I think that the schools have to be closed in Milan. | will propose to the president of the region to enlarge the precaution to the entire metropolitan city area. It is just a precaution, we don't want to create panic," he said.

    Meanwhile Giorgio Armani's fashion show, scheduled to be held _____ (I) Milan _____ (Il) Sunday, went ahead but without any media or buyers present. The show was livestreamed _____ (III) its website, Instagram and Facebook nages.

Adapted from: https://www.bbc.com/newsfworld-europe-51602007

According to the text:

Based on the text below, mark the correct option.

 

Russian jet intercepts US Navy plane

    A Russian Su-27 fighter jet performed an "unprofessional" intercept of a US Navy P-8 surveillance plane while it was flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea Tuesday, two defense officials told CNN.
    The Russian jet came within about 20 feet of the US aircraft, one official said, adding that the encounter lasted about nine minutes.
   The intercept was described by officials as safe but unprofessional, though a US Navy official told CNN that the Navy does not officially classify aerial encounters that way. The Navy classifies aviation intercepts simply as either safe or unsafe.
    Lt. Cdr. Zach Harrell, a spokesman for US Naval Forces Europe, declined to comment on the specific incident, saying, "US Navy ships and aircraft routinely interact with military units from other countries.". He added that the Navy would provide information on unsafe interactions.
   The last unsafe intercept of a US Navy aircraft by a Russian jet occurred in January when a Russian Su-27 jet flew within five feet of a US Navy EP-3, forcing the Navy plane to fly through its jet wash. The US Navy deemed that intercept unsafe and unprofessional.
    Following that incident, the US State Department issued a statement accusing the Russians of "flagrantly violating existing agreements and international law.".

(Adapted from: http://www.cnn.com)

 

Considering the text, the word “declined” in “[...] a spokesman for US Naval Forces Europe, declined to comment on the specific incident [...] (4thparagraph) means “______”.

Choose the only alternative which is correct.

Big education publisher to end printed textbooks

 

The world's largest education publisher, Pearson, has said it will gradually phase out printed textbooks. It has taken a decision to make all of its learning resources "digital first". Pearson said the future of the industry is in e-books and digital services. Pearson CEO John Fallon explained more about the company's future direction. He told the BBC: "We are now over the digital tipping point. Over half our annual revenues come from digital sales, so we've decided, a little bit like in other industries like newspapers or music or in broadcast, that it is time to flick the switch in how we primarily make and create our products." He added: "I am increasingly confident and excited about this."
Pearson said a huge advantage of digital books is that they can be continually updated, _________3 means teachers will always have access to the latest versions of textbooks. Mr. Fallon said Pearson would stop its current business model of revising printed course books every three years. He said this model has dominated the industry for over four decades and is now past its use-by date. Fallon said: "We learn by engaging and sharing with others, and a digital environment enables you to do that in a much more effective way." He added the digital books will appeal to the "Netflix and Spotify generation". Textbook writers are worried they will earn less from their books as digital products are sold on a subscription basis.

Source: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1907/190718-textbooks.html Captured on: 26/07/19

Read the statements below:

I. Pearson has stopped printing textbooks.
II. The publisher has profits of over 50% from digital sales.
III. Printed course books are revised by Pearson every three years.

According to the text, choose the only correct alternative: