Questões de Inglês

 

Is it a house? Is it a boat? Well, it’s two things – it’s a houseboat. It’s on the Columbia River in Oregon, U.S. In the houseboat, there are two rooms – a living room and a bedroom. There are lots of cool things in the living room: a big TV, a DVD player, and a bed! There are eight windows and two doors. The bedroom is very small. There are two beds and a radio. My houseboat is small, but it’s very cool because it’s on the river. And it’s a boat, so it isn’t always in the same place!

MANIN, G. J.; ARTUSI, A. Engage. Ed. Oxford. Hong Kong, 2008.

 

What kind of house is a “houseboat”?

Look at the house below:

Now fill in the blanks with the verb there to be.

 

Steve’s house is a two floor house. __________ a bathtube in the bathroom and __________ some chairs in the kitchen. __________ a television in the bedroom, but __________ a big bed. __________ three floors, but __________ a garage.

 

The correct answer is

Supermarkets want to sell cheap food – and fruit and vegetables that look big, bright and “perfect”. To grow these, some farmers use more and more chemicals on their crops. When you eat an apple, __________________________________________________________? GM (Genetically-modified) crops sound like a great idea. They don’t get diseases like normal crops. They produce lots of strong plants. They are cheap. Isn’t this a great way to feed the world, especially poor countries? The problem is, nobody __________________ the consequences! Are GM crops a step too far? Will they affect our environment – and us? We don’t know!

Disponível em: HOLDEN, Susan. Environment Portfolio Series. São Paulo: Macmillan, 2004. (Adaptado)

 

Considerando o contexto e as normas gramaticais da língua, marque a alternativa em que a sentença e o verbo completam, CORRETAMENTE, as respectivas lacunas do texto 2.

MERCOSUR SUSPENDS PARAGUAY OVER LUGO IMPEACHMENT

 

The Mercosur trade bloc has suspended Paraguay over the impeachment of President Fernando Lugo on 22 June, 2012.

The presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay said Paraguay would remain outside the bloc until the next presidential election in April.

But at the end of a two-day summit in Argentina they decided not to impose sanctions on Paraguay.

They also announced that Venezuela would now become a full member of Mercosur.

Venezuela\\'s application to join the Mercosur as a permanent member had been approved by the bloc\\'s three other members, but blocked by the Paraguayan congress.

With Paraguay suspended, the doors were opened for Venezuela, South America\\'s main oil producer.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said the bloc decided to suspend

Paraguay "until a democratic process allows for popular sovereignty to be restored".

Mr Lugo was removed over his role in the eviction of landless farmers two weeks ago, which ended with the deaths of 17 people, including policemen and peasants.

Regional leaders described the dismissal of Paraguay\\'s first left-wing president as a parliamentary coup.

Mr Lugo was impeached by the Senate after being given less than 24 hours to prepare his defence.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to dismiss Mr Lugo, a former Catholic bishop who left the priesthood in 2006 and became Paraguay\\'s president two years later.

Hours later, his vice-president, Federico Franco, from the Liberal Party, was sworn in.

Paraguay was immediately suspended, temporarily, from the regional trade bloc.

The gathering had been scheduled before last week\\'s developments.

But it was inevitably taken over by discussions on what measures to impose against the new Paraguayan government.

Paraguay is one of the four founding members of Mercosur, along with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

Its economy relies heavily on trade within the bloc.

Disponível em: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18636201 (Adaptado)

When did Fernando Lugo become the President of Paraguay?

MERCOSUR SUSPENDS PARAGUAY OVER LUGO IMPEACHMENT

 

The Mercosur trade bloc has suspended Paraguay over the impeachment of President Fernando Lugo on 22 June, 2012.

The presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay said Paraguay would remain outside the bloc until the next presidential election in April.

But at the end of a two-day summit in Argentina they decided not to impose sanctions on Paraguay.

They also announced that Venezuela would now become a full member of Mercosur.

Venezuela\'s application to join the Mercosur as a permanent member had been approved by the bloc\'s three other members, but blocked by the Paraguayan congress.

With Paraguay suspended, the doors were opened for Venezuela, South America\'s main oil producer.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said the bloc decided to suspend

Paraguay "until a democratic process allows for popular sovereignty to be restored".

Mr Lugo was removed over his role in the eviction of landless farmers two weeks ago, which ended with the deaths of 17 people, including policemen and peasants.

Regional leaders described the dismissal of Paraguay\'s first left-wing president as a parliamentary coup.

Mr Lugo was impeached by the Senate after being given less than 24 hours to prepare his defence.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to dismiss Mr Lugo, a former Catholic bishop who left the priesthood in 2006 and became Paraguay\'s president two years later.

Hours later, his vice-president, Federico Franco, from the Liberal Party, was sworn in.

Paraguay was immediately suspended, temporarily, from the regional trade bloc.

The gathering had been scheduled before last week\'s developments.

But it was inevitably taken over by discussions on what measures to impose against the new Paraguayan government.

Paraguay is one of the four founding members of Mercosur, along with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

Its economy relies heavily on trade within the bloc.

Disponível em: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18636201 (Adaptado)

 

According to the text 3,

 

1. Fernando Lugo suffered an impeachment.

2. Paraguay has suspended the Mercosur.

3. Venezuela is the new member of the bloc.

4. Paraguay is out of Mercosur till the end of 2012.

5. The bloc wants a democratic process back in Paraguay.

 

It’s CORRECT only

Children usually live with their parents – but until what age? 20? 25?

Stephen Richardson, a social psychologist, studies the lifestyles of young people in Britain and the US. He says that today many young people live at home when they are 25 or older. They are happy to live with their parents, go out at night, and spend their money on cell phones and designer clothes. It’s not only university students, but also young people who have jobs and earn money.

In many other European countries, children leave home later. In Italy, for example 30% of men and 18% of women between 30 and 34 live with their parents. This week in Naples a judge decided that Giuseppe Andreoli, aged 70, must pay $ 950 a month to his ex-wife for their son Marco. Marco lives with his mother – but he’s not a child, he’s a 30-year-old lawyer!

OXENDEN, C. & outros. American English File. Ed. Oxford. New York, 2008.

According to the text 2,

 

1. Stephen Richardson is a student.

2. many 25-year-olds live with their parents.

3. they don’t like living with their parents.

4. in Italy 18% of 30-year-old men live with their parents.

5. Giuseppe Andreoli is a divorced man.

 

It is CORRECT only