Questões de Inglês

Intepret the cartoon and choose the sentence that best defines it.

In a First, Brazil Elects a Woman as President

 

[1] SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Dilma Rousseff was

elected the country’s first female president

on Sunday, as Brazilians voted strongly in

favor of continuing the economic and social

[5] policies of the popular president, Luiz Inácio

Lula da Silva.

Ms. Rousseff, who served as Mr. da Silva’s

chief of staff and energy minister, joins a

growing wave of democratically elected

[10] female leaders in the region and the world

in the past five years, including Michelle

Bachelet in Chile, Cristina Fernández de

Kirchner in Argentina and Angela Merkel in

Germany.

[15] Ms. Rousseff, 62, defeated José Serra,

the former governor of São Paulo, with 56

percent of the vote to 44 percent, official

numbers showed.

In choosing Ms. Rousseff, who has no elected

[20] political experience, voters sent a message

that they preferred to give the governing

Workers Party more time to broaden the

successful economic policies of Mr. da Silva,

whose government deepened economic

[25] stability and lifted millions of Brazilians out

of poverty and into the lower middle classes.

In her victory speech, Ms. Rousseff pledged

to focus on eradicating poverty, which she

described as an “abyss that still keeps us

[30] from being a developed nation.” She has

indicated that she favors giving the state

greater control over the economy, especially

the oil industry, potentially steering the

country further to the left.

[35] After serving two four-year terms, Mr. da

Silva was barred from seeking re-election,

and he hand-picked Ms. Rousseff to be his

successor, campaigning tirelessly for her.

“He treated this campaign like a re-election

[40] campaign,” a sociologist, Demétrio Magnoli,

said on television on Sunday night.

Though she could not match Mr. da Silva’s

charisma, Ms. Rousseff won Sunday by

dominating the north and northeastern parts

[45] of the country, as well as the key swing states

Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.

Voters who supported her in São Paulo,

where Mr. Serra won, said Sunday that

they were willing to look past her lack of

[50] experience. “If it were only about experience

I would never vote for her,” said Denilson

Quintino, 43, an electrician. “But she has a

good team behind her. Today the country

is much better off because of the Lula

[55] government. He did more for me than any

other president.”

Mr. Serra, who also ran for president in 2002

and has a long elected political resume, had

pledged to focus on improving education

[60] and the public health care system. He also

indicated he would give private companies a

greater role in developing a newly discovered

oil region that could transform the country

into a global oil power.

[65] Ms. Rousseff promised to build millions of

low-income homes, expand a communitypolicing

program pioneered in Rio de

Janeiro, and substantially improve the quality

of education and public health care. In the

[70] final debate between the two candidates on

Friday, she called education — an area in

which Brazil has lagged many other nations

— “the most important issue facing Brazil.”

Despite the strong support of Mr. da Silva,

[75] the election went to a second round when

Marina Silva, the Green Party candidate

and former environmental minister under

Mr. da Silva, pulled in 19 percent of the

vote. Many voters liked Ms. Silva’s policies

[80] on sustainable development and her antiabortion

stance.

Ms. Rousseff struggled with conservative

religious voters amid accusations from the

opposition that she had flip-flopped on her

[85] stance on abortion. And she lost support

when her successor as chief of staff

was accused of peddling influence with

companies seeking contracts and loans

with the government and state development

[90] bank.

But Mr. Serra struggled to articulate a

consistent campaign message and, with Mr.

da Silva in her camp, Ms. Rousseff, a twicedivorced

grandmother who opposed and

[95] was imprisoned by the military dictatorship

in her early 20s as part of a militant group,

proved too tough to beat.

Myrna Domit contributed reporting. FONTE: The New York Times Published: October 31, 2010

Read the text and the the sentences and decide if they are true (T) or false (F).

 

1. Nas linhas 47 a 56 concluimos que os eleitores de Dilma preferiram ignorar sua falta de experiência.

2. Nas linhas 47 a 56 concluimos que os eleitores de Serra não aceitavam a falta de experiência de Dilma.

3. Nas linhas 82 a 90 concluimos que ambas as candidatas Marina e Dilma eram contrárias ao aborto.

4. Nas linhas 82 a 90 concluimos que apenas uma das candidatas era a favor do aborto.

In a First, Brazil Elects a Woman as President

 

[1] SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Dilma Rousseff was

elected the country’s first female president

on Sunday, as Brazilians voted strongly in

favor of continuing the economic and social

[5] policies of the popular president, Luiz Inácio

Lula da Silva.

Ms. Rousseff, who served as Mr. da Silva’s

chief of staff and energy minister, joins a

growing wave of democratically elected

[10] female leaders in the region and the world

in the past five years, including Michelle

Bachelet in Chile, Cristina Fernández de

Kirchner in Argentina and Angela Merkel in

Germany.

[15] Ms. Rousseff, 62, defeated José Serra,

the former governor of São Paulo, with 56

percent of the vote to 44 percent, official

numbers showed.

In choosing Ms. Rousseff, who has no elected

[20] political experience, voters sent a message

that they preferred to give the governing

Workers Party more time to broaden the

successful economic policies of Mr. da Silva,

whose government deepened economic

[25] stability and lifted millions of Brazilians out

of poverty and into the lower middle classes.

In her victory speech, Ms. Rousseff pledged

to focus on eradicating poverty, which she

described as an “abyss that still keeps us

[30] from being a developed nation.” She has

indicated that she favors giving the state

greater control over the economy, especially

the oil industry, potentially steering the

country further to the left.

[35] After serving two four-year terms, Mr. da

Silva was barred from seeking re-election,

and he hand-picked Ms. Rousseff to be his

successor, campaigning tirelessly for her.

“He treated this campaign like a re-election

[40] campaign,” a sociologist, Demétrio Magnoli,

said on television on Sunday night.

Though she could not match Mr. da Silva’s

charisma, Ms. Rousseff won Sunday by

dominating the north and northeastern parts

[45] of the country, as well as the key swing states

Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.

Voters who supported her in São Paulo,

where Mr. Serra won, said Sunday that

they were willing to look past her lack of

[50] experience. “If it were only about experience

I would never vote for her,” said Denilson

Quintino, 43, an electrician. “But she has a

good team behind her. Today the country

is much better off because of the Lula

[55] government. He did more for me than any

other president.”

Mr. Serra, who also ran for president in 2002

and has a long elected political resume, had

pledged to focus on improving education

[60] and the public health care system. He also

indicated he would give private companies a

greater role in developing a newly discovered

oil region that could transform the country

into a global oil power.

[65] Ms. Rousseff promised to build millions of

low-income homes, expand a communitypolicing

program pioneered in Rio de

Janeiro, and substantially improve the quality

of education and public health care. In the

[70] final debate between the two candidates on

Friday, she called education — an area in

which Brazil has lagged many other nations

— “the most important issue facing Brazil.”

Despite the strong support of Mr. da Silva,

[75] the election went to a second round when

Marina Silva, the Green Party candidate

and former environmental minister under

Mr. da Silva, pulled in 19 percent of the

vote. Many voters liked Ms. Silva’s policies

[80] on sustainable development and her antiabortion

stance.

Ms. Rousseff struggled with conservative

religious voters amid accusations from the

opposition that she had flip-flopped on her

[85] stance on abortion. And she lost support

when her successor as chief of staff

was accused of peddling influence with

companies seeking contracts and loans

with the government and state development

[90] bank.

But Mr. Serra struggled to articulate a

consistent campaign message and, with Mr.

da Silva in her camp, Ms. Rousseff, a twicedivorced

grandmother who opposed and

[95] was imprisoned by the military dictatorship

in her early 20s as part of a militant group,

proved too tough to beat.

Myrna Domit contributed reporting. FONTE: The New York Times Published: October 31, 2010

Read the text and mark the option with the correct contextual reference of the following relative pronouns.

WHO (line 07), WHO (line 19), WHOSE (line 24),  WHICH (line 28) and WHO (line 57)

Intepret the cartoon and choose the sentence that best defines it.

Match the scholarship with its award and then choose the correct sequence below.

 

1) Skateboarders              ( ) $1,000

2) Tall people                    ( ) $7,500

3) National competition     ( ) $1,000 to $2,000

4) Milk mustache               ( ) $5,000 or $1,000

5) Wool competition           ( ) $5,000

Read the article and write the number of the paragraph next to its main idea and mark the correct option.

 

SCHOLARSHIPS PAY OFF

 

  How tall are you? Are you a skateboarder? Do you like to knit? Whoever you are, whatever you do, there is a scholarship for you!

  One student, Ryan, made it his job to get scholarships. He is the son of a farmer and needed more

money to come to college. He started applying for scholarships when he was in high school. He received a big scholarship from the college because he is an excellent student. He also won a national competition and received a $5,000 award. Sometimes he worked very hard filling out applications and writing essays for scholarships, even for small amounts of money. By his junior year of college, he had received more than $61,000!

  Sure, there are scholarships for good students like Ryan. There are scholarships for good athletes or for students in need. But what about the rest of us? In fact, there are some very surprising scholarships for everyone else. Believe it or not, there is a scholarship for skateboarders with a GPA (Great Point Average) of 2.5 or higher. These student skateboarders can receive $5,000 or $1,000 awards. There is also a scholarship for tall people. Women 5’10” or taller and men 6’2” or taller can apply. These tall students are eligible for $1,000 awards. Don’t worry, short people, there is a scholarship for you if you are 4’10” or shorter. You can get $1,000 too. A milk mustache scholarship goes to 25 students who are excellent students and athletes. They each get $7,500 and their pictures taken with a milk mustache. Finally, a wool competition awards $1,000 and $2,000 to students who knit wool clothes with excellent design and creativity.

  So you don’t have to be a straight A student to get a scholarship. One counselor in our Financial Aid Office says, “It takes time and effort to apply for scholarships, but it is worth it!”

(Fonte: Stories Worth Reading – Cassriel/ Reynolds)

 

1. __________ There are many strange scholarships.

2. __________ All students can receive scholarships.

3. __________ Spending time trying to get scholarships is a good idea for many students.

4. __________ One student worked hard applying for a scholarship and received a lot of money.