Questões de Inglês

Smart crackle cakes

Ingredients:

2 x 400g chocolate bars

a bag of small, colourful chocolate ‘smarties’

20 cup cake cases

A small box of cereal

4 plastic (or glass) bowls of two sizes

a kettle

2 wooden spoons and 2 dessert spoons

A tray

( ) Firstly, fill the kettle with water and put it _1_ to boil. Then arrange the cup cake cases on a tray. Secondly, break up the chocolate into pieces and put it _2_ to the smaller bowl.

( ) Then, add the cereal, little by little, and stir with the wooded spoon until there is enough mix for your group and all the cereal is covered in chocolate. Scoop out the mixture with a dessert spoon and place it into cup cases, so that all the cakes are a similar size.

( ) Next, stir the chocolate gently whilst it melts, until it is like a liquid. (It is advisable to take the smaller bowl out of the hot water when you do this to avoid harming yourself)

( ) When the kettle has boiled, pour the water into the big bowl, so that it is half full. Be careful not to scald yourself! Now place the smaller bowl (with the chocolate in it) into the larger bowl (do not let any water into the chocolate bowl), so that the chocolate warms and melts.

( ) Finally, decorate the crackle cakes with ‘smartie’ sweets and place in the fridge for 30 mins – an hour. After an hour, they are good enough to eat. Enjoy!

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DREAMING is one of the most mysterious and interesting experiences in our lives. Every human being dreams (except in cases of extreme psychological disorder). If you think you are not dreaming – you just forget your dreams.

During the Roman Era some dreams were even submitted to the Roman Senate for analysis and dream interpretation. They were thought to be messages from the gods. Dream interpreters even accompanied military leaders into battles and campaigns!

In addition to this, it is also known that many artists have received their creative ideas from their dreams. But what do we actually know about dreams? Here are some interesting facts about dreams

• You Forget 90% of Your Dreams: Within 5 minutes of waking half of your dream is forgotten. Within 10, 90% is gone.

• Blind People also Dream: People ___1___ became blind after birth can see images in their dreams. People ___2___ are born blind do not see any images, but have dreams equally vivid involving their other senses of sound, smell, touch and emotion.

• Not Everybody Dreams in Color: A full 12% of sighted people dream exclusively in black and white. The remaining number dream in full color.

• Dreams are Symbolic: If you dream about some particular subject it is not often that the dream is about that. Dreams speak in a deeply symbolic language. Whatever symbol your dream picks on it is most unlikely to be a symbol for itself.

• Emotions: The most common emotion experienced in dreams is anxiety. Negative emotions are more common than positive ones.

• You can have four to seven dreams in one night: On average you can dream anywhere from one or two hours every night.

• Animals Dream Too: Studies have been done on many different animals, and they all show the same brain waves during dreaming sleep as humans.

• Men and Women Dream Differently: Men generally have more aggressive emotions in their dreams than the female lot.

• Precognitive Dreams: Results of several surveys across large population sets indicate that between 18% and 38% of people have experienced at least one precognitive dream and 70% have experienced déjà vu. The percentage of persons that believe precognitive dreaming is possible is even higher – ranging from 63% to 98%.

FACTS about dreams. Disponível em: <http://www.boredpanda.com/15-interesting-facts-about-dreams-dreaming/>. Acesso em: 28 abr. 2014, às 10h41min (fins pedagógicos – adaptado)

In the sentence from the text “Studies have been done on many different animals, and they all show the same brain waves during dreaming sleep as humans”, the underlined word refers to

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World Cup 2014: Brazil still facing problems with 100 days to go

Published by The Guardian (The text below has been slightly modified to better suit the exam)

 

The Arena de São Paulo will not be delivered until mid-May leaving FIFA with a race against time for the required fitting.

In 100 days, Brazil will kick off the World Cup against Croatia in the gleaming new Arena de São Paulo. Assuming, that is, the stadium is finished in time.

Amid growing excitement at the World Cup returning to the home of the beautiful game, there is concern at the extent to which deadlines have been repeatedly missed before being torn up altogether. "I am not a World Cup specialist but I will say this has not been easy, for sure," said the FIFA secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, one man who you might hope would be exactly that, in Zurich this weekend.

"I think things will work well but it is also true that whenever you receive something late it becomes a  challenge to make it ready in time."

Every major sporting event has to face down doomsday predictions that typically reach a crescendo around 100 days out before being drowned out by sporting drama and emotion. But Brazil faces a unique cocktail of serious issues that have left FIFA's president, Sepp Blatter, claiming he was praying to "God or Allah" that nothing else goes wrong.

The biggest outstanding concern remains the readiness of four of the twelve stadiums that are scattered throughout the vast country. Despite being awarded the World Cup in 2007, host cities were not decided until two years later amid political wrangling.

A series of delays followed, as Valcke and other FIFA executives attempted to hurry things along. Even so, the stadiums in São Paulo – where work was delayed by the deaths of two construction workers – and Curitiba will not be delivered until mid-May. Even some of those that are finished appear to be falling apart – chunks of the roof fell into the stands in a storm-lashed Belo Horizonte at the weekend, hours before a match. That will leave FIFA and organisers facing a race against time to fit them out with the necessary IT, media, catering and ticketing facilities required. And that is before the debate over what will happen to them afterwards begins in earnest.

“Them” in “to fit them out” refers in the text to which of the following options?

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World Cup 2014: Brazil still facing problems with 100 days to go

Published by The Guardian (The text below has been slightly modified to better suit the exam)

 

The Arena de São Paulo will not be delivered until mid-May leaving FIFA with a race against time for the required fitting.

In 100 days, Brazil will kick off the World Cup against Croatia in the gleaming new Arena de São Paulo. Assuming, that is, the stadium is finished in time.

Amid growing excitement at the World Cup returning to the home of the beautiful game, there is concern at the extent to which deadlines have been repeatedly missed before being torn up altogether. "I am not a World Cup specialist but I will say this has not been easy, for sure," said the FIFA secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, one man who you might hope would be exactly that, in Zurich this weekend.

"I think things will work well but it is also true that whenever you receive something late it becomes a  challenge to make it ready in time."

Every major sporting event has to face down doomsday predictions that typically reach a crescendo around 100 days out before being drowned out by sporting drama and emotion. But Brazil faces a unique cocktail of serious issues that have left FIFA's president, Sepp Blatter, claiming he was praying to "God or Allah" that nothing else goes wrong.

The biggest outstanding concern remains the readiness of four of the twelve stadiums that are scattered throughout the vast country. Despite being awarded the World Cup in 2007, host cities were not decided until two years later amid political wrangling.

A series of delays followed, as Valcke and other FIFA executives attempted to hurry things along. Even so, the stadiums in São Paulo – where work was delayed by the deaths of two construction workers – and Curitiba will not be delivered until mid-May. Even some of those that are finished appear to be falling apart – chunks of the roof fell into the stands in a storm-lashed Belo Horizonte at the weekend, hours before a match. That will leave FIFA and organisers facing a race against time to fit them out with the necessary IT, media, catering and ticketing facilities required. And that is before the debate over what will happen to them afterwards begins in earnest.

Which of the options below conveys the same meaning as Despite being awarded the World Cup in 2007, host cities were not decided until two years later amid political wrangling?

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World Cup 2014: Brazil still facing problems with 100 days to go

Published by The Guardian (The text below has been slightly modified to better suit the exam)

 

The Arena de São Paulo will not be delivered until mid-May leaving FIFA with a race against time for the required fitting.

In 100 days, Brazil will kick off the World Cup against Croatia in the gleaming new Arena de São Paulo. Assuming, that is, the stadium is finished in time.

Amid growing excitement at the World Cup returning to the home of the beautiful game, there is concern at the extent to which deadlines have been repeatedly missed before being torn up altogether. "I am not a World Cup specialist but I will say this has not been easy, for sure," said the FIFA secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, one man who you might hope would be exactly that, in Zurich this weekend.

"I think things will work well but it is also true that whenever you receive something late it becomes a  challenge to make it ready in time."

Every major sporting event has to face down doomsday predictions that typically reach a crescendo around 100 days out before being drowned out by sporting drama and emotion. But Brazil faces a unique cocktail of serious issues that have left FIFA's president, Sepp Blatter, claiming he was praying to "God or Allah" that nothing else goes wrong.

The biggest outstanding concern remains the readiness of four of the twelve stadiums that are scattered throughout the vast country. Despite being awarded the World Cup in 2007, host cities were not decided until two years later amid political wrangling.

A series of delays followed, as Valcke and other FIFA executives attempted to hurry things along. Even so, the stadiums in São Paulo – where work was delayed by the deaths of two construction workers – and Curitiba will not be delivered until mid-May. Even some of those that are finished appear to be falling apart – chunks of the roof fell into the stands in a storm-lashed Belo Horizonte at the weekend, hours before a match. That will leave FIFA and organisers facing a race against time to fit them out with the necessary IT, media, catering and ticketing facilities required. And that is before the debate over what will happen to them afterwards begins in earnest.

What does the following excerpt mean: deadlines have been repeatedly missed?

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World Cup 2014: Brazil still facing problems with 100 days to go

Published by The Guardian (The text below has been slightly modified to better suit the exam)

 

The Arena de São Paulo will not be delivered until mid-May leaving FIFA with a race against time for the required fitting.

In 100 days, Brazil will kick off the World Cup against Croatia in the gleaming new Arena de São Paulo. Assuming, that is, the stadium is finished in time.

Amid growing excitement at the World Cup returning to the home of the beautiful game, there is concern at the extent to which deadlines have been repeatedly missed before being torn up altogether. "I am not a World Cup specialist but I will say this has not been easy, for sure," said the FIFA secretary general, Jérôme Valcke, one man who you might hope would be exactly that, in Zurich this weekend.

"I think things will work well but it is also true that whenever you receive something late it becomes a  challenge to make it ready in time."

Every major sporting event has to face down doomsday predictions that typically reach a crescendo around 100 days out before being drowned out by sporting drama and emotion. But Brazil faces a unique cocktail of serious issues that have left FIFA's president, Sepp Blatter, claiming he was praying to "God or Allah" that nothing else goes wrong.

The biggest outstanding concern remains the readiness of four of the twelve stadiums that are scattered throughout the vast country. Despite being awarded the World Cup in 2007, host cities were not decided until two years later amid political wrangling.

A series of delays followed, as Valcke and other FIFA executives attempted to hurry things along. Even so, the stadiums in São Paulo – where work was delayed by the deaths of two construction workers – and Curitiba will not be delivered until mid-May. Even some of those that are finished appear to be falling apart – chunks of the roof fell into the stands in a storm-lashed Belo Horizonte at the weekend, hours before a match. That will leave FIFA and organisers facing a race against time to fit them out with the necessary IT, media, catering and ticketing facilities required. And that is before the debate over what will happen to them afterwards begins in earnest.

Which of the alternatives below best replaces “issues” as it appears in the text?