Questões de Inglês

[1]   Harvard conducted one of the longest and most comprehensive studies of human development — the 75 year  

old Grant Study — that’s reached some fascinating conclusions regarding the recipe for leading a happy life. The  

sample group was comprised of healthy male Harvard college students who, over the course of their lifetime, agreed  

to meet with an array of scientists and researchers who measured their psychological, physical and anthropological 

[5] traits. Though all identities are confidential, it was recently discovered that John F. Kennedy was a sample participant.  

Following these men through times of war, their careers, parenthood and old age, the Grant Study has amassed an  

exorbitant amount of data that deeply reflects the human condition. What can be concluded from seven decades of  

data? It is quite simple actually; warm relationships between parents, spouses, children and friends have the greatest  

impact on your health and happiness in old age. The study found that 93 percent of the sample group who were  

[10] thriving at age 65, had a close relationship with a sibling when they were younger. As George Vaillant, the lead  

director of the study states, it can all be boiled down into five simple words: “Happiness is love. Full stop.” (Business  

Insider.) 

http://www.goodnet.org/articles/1055 (acesso em 10/06/2013). 

Substituindo os adjetivos long e comprehensive, respectivamente, por easy e rich na oração “Harvard conducted one of the longest and most comprehensive studies of human development” (linha 1), teremos: 

[1]   Harvard conducted one of the longest and most comprehensive studies of human development — the 75 year  

old Grant Study — that’s reached some fascinating conclusions regarding the recipe for leading a happy life. The  

sample group was comprised of healthy male Harvard college students who, over the course of their lifetime, agreed  

to meet with an array of scientists and researchers who measured their psychological, physical and anthropological 

[5] traits. Though all identities are confidential, it was recently discovered that John F. Kennedy was a sample participant.  

Following these men through times of war, their careers, parenthood and old age, the Grant Study has amassed an  

exorbitant amount of data that deeply reflects the human condition. What can be concluded from seven decades of  

data? It is quite simple actually; warm relationships between parents, spouses, children and friends have the greatest  

impact on your health and happiness in old age. The study found that 93 percent of the sample group who were  

[10] thriving at age 65, had a close relationship with a sibling when they were younger. As George Vaillant, the lead  

director of the study states, it can all be boiled down into five simple words: “Happiness is love. Full stop.” (Business  

Insider.) 

http://www.goodnet.org/articles/1055 (acesso em 10/06/2013). 

Assinale a opção cuja reescrita não altera o sentido de: “Though all identities are confidential, it was recently discovered that John F. Kennedy was a sample participant.” (linha 5) 

A HISTORY OF PI 

[1]    The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of  

the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — 

and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical  

level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty for readers of all ages and interests.  

[5] 

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR  

  Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research scientist for  

the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to the University of Colorado,  

[10] where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical engineering.  

  Dr. Beckmann has authored 11 books and more than 50 scientific papers, mostly on probability theory and 

electromagnetic wave propagation. History is one of his side interests; another is linguistics (he is fluent in five  

languages and he has worked out a new generative grammar which enables a computer to construct trillions of  

grammatical sentences from a dictionary of less than 100 unprocessed words).  

[15]   He also publishes a monthly pro-science, pro-technology, pro-free enterprise newsletter Access to Energy, in  

which he promotes the viewpoint that clean energy can be made plentiful, but that access to it is blocked by  

government interference and environmental paranoia.  

BECKMANN, Petr. A History of Pi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1983.

Indique a alternativa que contém a referência correta para o termo sublinhado. 

A HISTORY OF PI 

[1]    The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of  

the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — 

and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical  

level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty for readers of all ages and interests.  

[5] 

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR  

  Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research scientist for  

the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to the University of Colorado,  

[10] where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical engineering.  

  Dr. Beckmann has authored 11 books and more than 50 scientific papers, mostly on probability theory and 

electromagnetic wave propagation. History is one of his side interests; another is linguistics (he is fluent in five  

languages and he has worked out a new generative grammar which enables a computer to construct trillions of  

grammatical sentences from a dictionary of less than 100 unprocessed words).  

[15]   He also publishes a monthly pro-science, pro-technology, pro-free enterprise newsletter Access to Energy, in  

which he promotes the viewpoint that clean energy can be made plentiful, but that access to it is blocked by  

government interference and environmental paranoia.  

BECKMANN, Petr. A History of Pi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1983.

Indique o item lexical que pode substituir o sublinhado no trecho “... mostly on probability theory and electromagnetic wave propagation.” (linhas 11 e 12), sem prejudicar o seu sentido. 

A HISTORY OF PI 

[1]    The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of  

the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — 

and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical  

level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty for readers of all ages and interests.  

[5] 

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR  

  Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research scientist for  

the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to the University of Colorado,  

[10] where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical engineering.  

  Dr. Beckmann has authored 11 books and more than 50 scientific papers, mostly on probability theory and 

electromagnetic wave propagation. History is one of his side interests; another is linguistics (he is fluent in five  

languages and he has worked out a new generative grammar which enables a computer to construct trillions of  

grammatical sentences from a dictionary of less than 100 unprocessed words).  

[15]   He also publishes a monthly pro-science, pro-technology, pro-free enterprise newsletter Access to Energy, in  

which he promotes the viewpoint that clean energy can be made plentiful, but that access to it is blocked by  

government interference and environmental paranoia.  

BECKMANN, Petr. A History of Pi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1983.

Dentre os interesses de Petr Beckmann, NÃO se encontra(m)  

A HISTORY OF PI 

[1]    The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of  

the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when Pi made progress — 

and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism. The mathematical  

level of this book is flexible, and there is plenty for readers of all ages and interests.  

[5] 

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR  

  Petr Beckmann was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924. Until 1963, he worked as a research scientist for  

the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, when he was invited as a Visiting Professor to the University of Colorado,  

[10] where he decided to stay permanently as professor of electrical engineering.  

  Dr. Beckmann has authored 11 books and more than 50 scientific papers, mostly on probability theory and 

electromagnetic wave propagation. History is one of his side interests; another is linguistics (he is fluent in five  

languages and he has worked out a new generative grammar which enables a computer to construct trillions of  

grammatical sentences from a dictionary of less than 100 unprocessed words).  

[15]   He also publishes a monthly pro-science, pro-technology, pro-free enterprise newsletter Access to Energy, in  

which he promotes the viewpoint that clean energy can be made plentiful, but that access to it is blocked by  

government interference and environmental paranoia.  

BECKMANN, Petr. A History of Pi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1983.

No contexto deste texto, o item lexical “stifled” (linha 3) pode ser traduzido por