Questões de Inglês

Social Network for Good

By Matt Shaw on April 26, 2011 in Blog

On Saturday my wife Lana was out for coffee with a

friend. She saw an older lady holding a “please help”

sign. After talking with her for a few minutes and finding

out some of her needs, Lana called me. This sweet lady,

who not long ago lost her job and then her apartment,

wanted some personal hygiene items and a tent.

I posted a request for the tent on Twitter and

Facebook. Immediately it was retweeted by others on

Twitter. On Facebook, it was reposted by others, including

Charlotte 24-7. One of their followers spotted the post,

contacted 24-7, who contacted me, and I called the donor.

He not only had a tent to give, but wanted to drive 50 miles

to deliver it.

Giving someone a tent is not an answer or solution to

homelessness. It’s a band-aid. However, it meets a very

basic and immediate need. Have you ever camped in a

rainstorm? (I have.) Now imagine doing it without a tent–

nightly. We can’t disparage the importance of this kind of

help. The lady who received it was ecstatic.

Helping like this doesn’t have to be painful–it’s you and

I using our connections and sharing the needs. I can’t help

every person, neither can you, but when we speak up, it

gives others a chance to get involved.

Available at http://www.speakupmag.org/2011/04/social-network-forgood/

Na opinião do autor:

Social Network for Good

 

By Matt Shaw on April 26, 2011 in Blog

On Saturday my wife Lana was out for coffee with a

friend. She saw an older lady holding a “please help”

sign. After talking with her for a few minutes and finding

out some of her needs, Lana called me. This sweet lady,

who not long ago lost her job and then her apartment,

wanted some personal hygiene items and a tent.

I posted a request for the tent on Twitter and

Facebook. Immediately it was retweeted by others on

Twitter. On Facebook, it was reposted by others, including

Charlotte 24-7. One of their followers spotted the post,

contacted 24-7, who contacted me, and I called the donor.

He not only had a tent to give, but wanted to drive 50 miles

to deliver it.

Giving someone a tent is not an answer or solution to

homelessness. It’s a band-aid. However, it meets a very

basic and immediate need. Have you ever camped in a

rainstorm? (I have.) Now imagine doing it without a tent–

nightly. We can’t disparage the importance of this kind of

help. The lady who received it was ecstatic.

Helping like this doesn’t have to be painful–it’s you and

I using our connections and sharing the needs. I can’t help

every person, neither can you, but when we speak up, it

gives others a chance to get involved.

Available at http://www.speakupmag.org/2011/04/social-network-forgood/

 

As expressões her – who – he – it (linhas 3, 5, 12 e 13) referem-se, respectivamente, a

Dilma ends trip to United States

Por Luciana Lima

While president Dilma Rousseff was in New York she

made six speeches, including the historical opening

address to the 66th United Nations General Assembly.

One of the overarching themes was adherence to the ideal

of “preventive diplomacy” __________ a solution for world

conflicts. That was in clear contrast to the idea of military

intervention as practiced by NATO, especially recently

during the so-called Arab Spring, in Libya.

Dilma also came out strongly in favor of greater

participation of emerging nations in the decision-making

process. She seconded the idea of full membership in the

UN for Palestine, once again in opposition to the American

position.

During a meeting on nuclear security on Thursday,

September 22, Dilma called for an end to “privileges” that

some nuclear countries have, saying the rules established

during the Cold War were obsolete. “By allowing some

nations to have nuclear arms [Britain, China, France,

Russia and the United States], exclusive rights are

created. This is a concept left over from the period after the

Second World War that should be left to the past,” Dilma

said, __________ she called for the complete elimination

of nuclear weapons.

Retirado e adaptado de http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/new-inenglish/ 2011-09-23/news-english-%E2%80%93-dilma-, em 29/09/2011

Leia as informações abaixo:

(__) Os Estados Unidos da América garantem direitos exclusivos à Grã-Bretanha, China, França e Rússia por deterem armas nucleares.

(__) A presidente Dilma acredita que alguns países são beneficiados com direitos exclusivos quando lhes é dada a permissão para possuírem armas nucleares.

(__) A diplomacia preventiva vai ao encontro de intervenções militares.

(__) As regras estabelecidas aos países detentores de armas nucleares não condizem com a atualidade.

A sequência correta de preenchimento dos parênteses, de cima para baixo, em relação às ideias Verdadeiras (V) e Falsas (F), é:

Dilma ends trip to United States

Por Luciana Lima

While president Dilma Rousseff was in New York she

made six speeches, including the historical opening

address to the 66th United Nations General Assembly.

One of the overarching themes was adherence to the ideal

of “preventive diplomacy” __________ a solution for world

conflicts. That was in clear contrast to the idea of military

intervention as practiced by NATO, especially recently

during the so-called Arab Spring, in Libya.

Dilma also came out strongly in favor of greater

participation of emerging nations in the decision-making

process. She seconded the idea of full membership in the

UN for Palestine, once again in opposition to the American

position.

During a meeting on nuclear security on Thursday,

September 22, Dilma called for an end to “privileges” that

some nuclear countries have, saying the rules established

during the Cold War were obsolete. “By allowing some

nations to have nuclear arms [Britain, China, France,

Russia and the United States], exclusive rights are

created. This is a concept left over from the period after the

Second World War that should be left to the past,” Dilma

said, __________ she called for the complete elimination

of nuclear weapons.

Retirado e adaptado de http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/new-inenglish/ 2011-09-23/news-english-%E2%80%93-dilma-, em 29/09/2011

Segundo o texto, é incorreto afirmar que a presidente Dilma, durante sua viagem aos Estados Unidos da América

Which current social episode is the editorial cartoon an allusion to?

Eating Disorders a New Front in Insurance Fight

By ANDREW POLLACK

Published: October 13, 2011

 

  People with eating disorders like anorexia have opened up a new battleground in the insurance wars, testing the boundaries of laws mandating equivalent coverage for mental illnesses.

  Through claims and court cases, those with severe cases of anorexia or bulimia are fighting insurers to pay for stays in residential treatment centers, arguing that the centers offer around-the-clock monitoring so that patients do not forgo eating or purge their meals.

  But in the last few years, some insurance companies have re-emphasized that they do not cover residential treatment for eating disorders or other mental or emotional conditions. The insurers consider residential treatments not only costly — sometimes reaching more than $1,000 a day — but unproven and more akin to education than to medicine. Even some doctors who treat eating disorders concede there are few studies proving that residential care is effective, although they believe it has value.

(Disponível em: <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/business/rulingoffers-hope-to-eating-disorder-sufferers.html?hp>. Acesso em: 5 out. 2011).

Which is the best option to replace the 40.adjective „akin to‟ in the article?