Questões de EFAF Inglês - Comprehension

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Helping at a hospital

 

    Every year many young people finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to college. Some of them go to other countries and work as volunteers. Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they help with conservation.

    Mike Coleman is 19 and                 in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. He wants to become a teacher but now he                 in Namibia. He's working in a hospital near Katima Mulilo. He says, “I'm working with the doctors and nurses here to help sick people. I'm not a doctor but I can do a lot of things to help. For example, I help carry people who can't walk. Sometimes I go to villages in the mobile hospital, too. There aren't many doctors here so they need help from people like me. I don't get any money, but that's OK, I'm not here for the money.”

    “I'm staying here for two months, and Im living in a small house with five other volunteers. The work is hard and the days are long, but im enjoying my life here. I'm learning a lot about life in Southern Africa and about myself! When I finish the two months' work, I want to travel in and around Namibia for three weeks. For example, I want to see the animals in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.”

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“Some of them go to other countries and work as volunteers''. (lines 2 and 3)

 

What does the object pronoun them refer to?

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Descrição da imagem: Nesta imagem há um fundo que é um caminho estreito com grama e matos rasteiros dos dois lados. Alinhado à esquerda do texto aparece uma pessoa correndo, mostra apenas da canela para baixo. A pessoa está usando um par de tênis branco, preto e vermelho e um par de meias pretas. À direta está escrito “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out”, de autoria de Robert Collier.

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13:32 GMT, Nov 09, 2015

‘Catastrophe’: At least 17 killed, 45 missing, town leveled by flood in Brazil dam collapse

Published time: 5 Nov, 2015 21:19Edited time: 6 Nov, 2015 04:40

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Over a dozen people have reportedly been killed and at least 45 more are missing after a dam burst in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Social media images show grave devastation, as rescue operations and evacuations are underway. At least 17 people have been killed in the disaster, AFP reported citing firefighters.]

The dam burst near a working mine in a rural area located about 300 kilometers (185 miles) from Rio de Janeiro, AP reported, citing a statement published by the city hall of Mariana.

Witnesses told local media that the town of Bento Rodrigues, with a population of 620 people, has been completely flooded by mud. “An avalanche of liquid waste destroyed houses, a school, a church, a medical center, carried away vehicles. Many families have been left homeless and are waiting for news about their loved ones. The emergency work is hampered by the fact that the flooded areas are only accessible via helicopters. This is one of the saddest scenes I ever had to witness,” the local health ministry head of Minas Gerais state, Juliano Duarte, was quoted as saying by TASS.

Rescue teams are on site looking for survivors. The exact number of dead and injured is still unknown. The Iron and Metals Extraction Union said that between 15 and 16 people have been killed and 45 remain missing.

Sniffer dogs have been sent to the area to help search for the missing people.

 

Photos and videos from the scene posted on social media show devastation on a large-scale, with houses and vehicles flooded in a pool of mud. Authorities say mudslides are still a risk. People living around the dam were instructed to evacuate and seek safety on higher ground.

The mine’s owner, Samarco mining company, confirmed the break in a statement, adding that toxic waste from mining operations had been leaked. It also promised to minimize the damage to local residents and the environment.

This could be the worst dam burst in the country’s history, media reported, citing a government committee dealing with dams. Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Brito, Environmental Prosecutor of Minas Gerais’s Public Ministry, described the accident as “catastrophic.”

(Available at: https://www.rt.com/news/320974-brazil-dam-mining-collapse/Access on Nov. 10th2015.)

Descrição da imagem: alinhada à esquerda do texto há uma imagem de uma inundação lamacenta, contendo destroços de casas derrubadas, telhados; um carro que parece ter sido arrastado pela lama e que se encontra em cima de uma parede. Há vários objetos em meio à lama como uma antena parabólica e outros, que não são possíveis de ser identificados.

 According to the text, all the following words are considered true cognates: 

13:32 GMT, Nov 09, 2015

‘Catastrophe’: At least 17 killed, 45 missing, town leveled by flood in Brazil dam collapse Published time: 5 Nov, 2015 21:19Edited time: 6 Nov, 2015 04:40

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Over a dozen people have reportedly been killed and at least 45 more are missing after a dam burst in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Social media images show grave devastation, as rescue operations and evacuations are underway. At least 17 people have been killed in the disaster, AFP reported citing firefighters.

The dam burst near a working mine in a rural area located about 300 kilometers (185 miles) from Rio de Janeiro, AP reported, citing a statement published by the city hall of Mariana.

Witnesses told local media that the town of Bento Rodrigues, with a population of 620 people, has been completely flooded by mud. “An avalanche of liquid waste destroyed houses, a school, a church, a medical center, carried away vehicles. Many families have been left homeless and are waiting for news about their loved ones. The emergency work is hampered by the fact that the flooded areas are only accessible via helicopters. This is one of the saddest scenes I ever had to witness,” the local health ministry head of Minas Gerais state, Juliano Duarte, was quoted as saying by TASS.

Rescue teams are on site looking for survivors. The exact number of dead and injured is still unknown. The Iron and Metals Extraction Union said that between 15 and 16 people have been killed and 45 remain missing.

Sniffer dogs have been sent to the area to help search for the missing people.

Photos and videos from the scene posted on social media show devastation on a large-scale, with houses and vehicles flooded in a pool of mud. Authorities say mudslides are still a risk. People living around the dam were instructed to evacuate and seek safety on higher ground.

The mine’s owner, Samarco mining company, confirmed the break in a statement, adding that toxic waste from mining operations had been leaked. It also promised to minimize the damage to local residents and the environment.

This could be the worst dam burst in the country’s history, media reported, citing a government committee dealing with dams. Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Brito, Environmental Prosecutor of Minas Gerais’s Public Ministry, described the accident as “catastrophic.”

(Available at: https://www.rt.com/news/320974-brazil-dam-mining-collapse/Access on Nov. 10th2015.)

 

Descrição da imagem: alinhada à esquerda do texto há uma imagem de uma inundação lamacenta, contendo destroços de casas derrubadas, telhados; um carro que parece ter sido arrastado pela lama e que se encontra em cima de uma parede. Há vários objetos em meio à lama como uma antena parabólica e outros, que não são possíveis de ser identificados.

 

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“PX35 is a human size robot that was in RoboCup 2014. He helped to organize all the competition and he had a lot of trouble. In addition, he had a lot of fun during the event. He worked along many robots, of all kinds: the lazy ones, the good workers etc. He had to do many things, from carrying tables to welcoming all the competitors. However, he also saw many competitions. He saw his colleagues from human size league losing to the Germans 7-1. He saw an epic game between Netherlands and the Chinese mid-size robots, and he cheered a lot for the Netherlands. He did not have time to see the Japanese win in the kid size soccer, but he heard it was cool and the Japanese commemorated like crazy ones. When the event was over, PX35 was very happy and grateful for the opportunity to be there, wishing that it could happen every year.”

 

From the text above, it is right to say:

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A new study shows that people in unhappy marriages have a higher risk of getting a broken heart. A bad marriage is riskier for older women. They get more heart disease than men because of the stress of being in a relationship gone wrong. The study is from Michigan State University in the USA. Lead researcher Dr Hui Lui said the stress of being in an unhappy marriage has a big impact on the health of our heart. Dr Lui said one reason for older women having more heart problems is because they are generally more caring. A wife is more likely to provide support and care for her sick husband than the other way round. Also, if a wife is sick and cannot look after her husband, she can get stressed about this.

Excerpt from: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1411/141121- broken-heart.html#ixzz3KgZeN2DN. Access on December 3^rd 2014.

 

According to the text, Dr Hui Lui is