Questões de Inglês

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The word “easier”, in the text, is in the:

The sentence “There’s hardly anything in the refrigerator”. means that:

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Grounding

   Grounding is a common form of punishment for young
people who disobey their parents. Grounding means that
they are not allowed to go out, after school or on weekends,
for a certain period of time. This could be from one day to
[05] ____ month or more, depending upon the gravity of the
offense. During that time, though, they must continue to go to
school, to work if they have a job, and do other errands
approved by their parents.
   ____ term “grounding” is ____ aviation term. A plane is
[10] grounded when it is not allowed to fly for any reason.
Similarly, pilots or other flying personnel are grounded when
they are not allowed to fly because of illness or for disobeying
the rules.

Adapted from Life in the USA: A Simplified reader on American Culture, book 1.

The sentence “Grounding means that they are not allowed to go out, after school or on weekends, for a certain period of time”, in bold in the text, is in the:

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Back to School

   For generations in the United States, a nineteenth century
invention known as the public school system was seen as
the best way to give students the knowledge and skills to
become nice citizens. Around the 1960s, experts began
[05] questioning the system, citing the need for new types of
schools to meet the changing demands of the twentieth
century. These reformers eventually won for parents a much
broader range of educational choices – including religious,
alternative, and charter schools and home schooling – but they
[10] also sparked a debate on teaching and learning that still
divides experts to this day.

Nunan, David - Listen in book 2, second edition.

The words “become” (line 4) and “meet” (line 6), in bold type in the text, are

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Back to School

   For generations in the United States, a nineteenth century
invention known as the public school system was seen as
the best way to give students the knowledge and skills to
become nice citizens. Around the 1960s, experts began
[05] questioning the system, citing the need for new types of
schools to meet the changing demands of the twentieth
century. These reformers eventually won for parents a much
broader range of educational choices – including religious,
alternative, and charter schools and home schooling – but they
[10] also sparked a debate on teaching and learning that still
divides experts to this day.

Nunan, David - Listen in book 2, second edition.

According to the text, the public school system was in need of changes due to _______________.

INSTRUCTION: Answer questions according to the text below.

 

Fake News, Loss of Privacy Are Hurting the Internet, Mozilla Says

 

    Major challenges facing the Internet include a collapse of privacy protections, the unabated

spread of fake news, and the consolidation of power at giant tech companies, according to a new

Internet Health Report ffom Mozilla, the nonprofit creator of the Firefox browser and other open-source

software.

[05]    Many people “have started to argue that technology companies are becoming too dominant;

social media has been weaponized as a tool of harassment; our personal information has been stolen:

and democratic processes have been undermined by the manipulation of online media and ads”, the

report says.

    Mozilla called on Internet users to take action by learning how to better protect their privacy and

[10] to identify misinformation. [...] Mark Surman, executive director of the Mozilla Foundation, said [...]

“Consumers, governments and technologists need to push for fair competition, open innovation,

interoperability and standards so the Internet can evolve in more healthy and humane ways”.

    The report says indicators related to access, affordability, and the use of encryption are “getting

a bit better”, while censorship, online harassment, and energy use are getting worse.

[15]    The lengthy report [...] addresses several issues, but focuses on privacy risks, fake news, and

tech consolidation as three major issues to address.

    A loss of privacy: The report looks at insecure Internet-of-things devices as a serious problem

for privacy, with fitness tracks, kitchen appliances, and light bulbs all starting to connect to the larger

Internet. The “attack surface” of the Internet is growing [...] “Do cars share our driving habits with

[20] insurance companies? Do vacuum cleaners trade in information about the layout of our homes?”.

    Fake news on the rise: Recent political campaigns in the United States and other countries

have been marred by the spread of misinformation, [...] As more people get their news from social

media, they depend on websites that display the content that attracts the most attention. “This ends up

favoring headlines that scream for reactions”, the report says. Online misinformation is a major threat

[25] to the health of the Internet and all of the societies it touches because of the potential for political

disorder, undermining of the truth, hatred and rumors that spread in conflict or disasters”, the report

says.

    Big tech consolidation: A handful of huge tech companies have become “intertwined not only

with our daily lives, but with all aspects of the global economy, civic discourse, and democracy itself”,

[30] [...]. These large companies have brought several benefits by helping communication, creativity, and

commerce flourish, the report says. But some of the major online companies have become “too big”.

The problem isn't that these companies have billion-dollar valuations, hundreds of millions of users, or

large acquisition portfolios,” the report adds. “Through monopolistic business practices [...] they

undermine privacy, openness, and competition on the Web”.

[35] The report calls on Internet users to take action to improve its health. Mozilla [...] asks users to model

good practices, such as learning about online data collection practices, learning how to identify online

abuse, and improve their “crap detection” skills.

Adapted from: https://www .internetsociety.org/blog/2018/04/fake-news-loss-privacy-hurting internet-mozilla-says/  Acessed on: August 22nd, 2018.

Check if the statements below are T (true) or F (false).

 

( ) too (l. 05) can be replaced without change of meaning by slightly.
( ) getting worse (l.14) means improving and enhancing.
( ) it (l. 25) refers to the phrase online misinformation (l. 24).
( ) calls on (l. 35) can be replaced without change of meaning by asks.

 

The correct sequence of filling in the parentheses, from top to bottom, is.