Questões de Inglês

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TEXT

In the text, the use of the word “will” in “will power” conveys the same idea as in

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As an athlete who has been involved in doping procedures
for years – and who came close to ______ tests – I feel
compelled to defend cyclist Lizzie Armitstead. It might not
be an ideal moment to speak up in support of an athlete
[5] who has been viewed suspiciously by her fellow Olympians
but I’ve been spurred into action after reading so many
people, many of whom love to sensationalise, offering
their opinions on Lizzie Armitstead’s missed drugs tests. A
depressingly dark cloud lingers over the sporting world at
[10] present – and many athletes and associations are cheating
more than ever – but it’s worth ______ another side of the
story before reaching a suspicious conclusion.

 

My own hunch is that she is not a doping cheat and that
she made a mistake. Something that has not often been
[15] noted in reflections of commentators over the past weeks
is that in 2016 alone Armitstead faced 16 tests and all of
them were clean. I have been tested in all sorts of situations
over the years, some more intrusive than others. Every
athlete has their favourite ______ story. One of mine that
[20] springs to mind was after a last-eight match in Delhi in
2010. We finished gone midnight after two hours of play
and I was whisked off as high as a kite (not on drugs I
should add) and exhausted to sit and wait. Luckily for me,
England physio Phil Newton generously stayed with me
[25] for support. Time was crucial and every minute that ticked
by made a dent in the recovery and preparation for the
medal match the following day. I finally put my head on a
pillow just after 5am.

 

Without that test I would have benefitted from two more vital
[30] hours in the sack. It’s part of the deal though and, if that’s
the biggest of my issues in life then I’m OK. I had worked
so hard for the event for many months and years, and the
early hours of that morning were a mess. During my career
I have also intermittently been on the same “whereabouts”
[35] programme as Armitstead and it is hard to keep tabs on.
We give our availability at an address for one hour every
day and the testers can knock on that door whenever
they want outside of that. If they arrive outside the given
hour and you’re not there that’s OK. But if they arrive on
[40] your given hour, you must be there and proceed to give
a sample – sometimes blood and urine, but always urine.

 

I’m painting this picture from my own experience not to self-

indulge but to give you a snapshot of a fairly strange and
surreal aspect of an athlete’s life. Strangers have to come
[45] into our private homes to watch us exposing ourselves
during the procedures of the test because some people
are willing to cheat. This must be done, but perhaps it’s
important to consider this information before you make
conclusions about Armitstead’s case. 

Adapted from: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/willstrop-sworld/2016/aug/18/rio-2016-olympics-cycling-drugs-lizzie-armitstead

Consider the passage below (lines 39 and 40), which presents a conditional structure:

 

“But if they arrive on your given hour, you must be there…”

 

Which alternative below announces, using a correct structure, an unreal situation in relation to the fact mentioned above?

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TEXT

 

As an athlete who has been involved in doping procedures
for years – and who came close to ______ tests – I feel
compelled to defend cyclist Lizzie Armitstead. It might not
be an ideal moment to speak up in support of an athlete
[5] who has been viewed suspiciously by her fellow Olympians
but I’ve been spurred into action after reading so many
people, many of whom love to sensationalise, offering
their opinions on Lizzie Armitstead’s missed drugs tests. A
depressingly dark cloud lingers over the sporting world at
[10] present – and many athletes and associations are cheating
more than ever – but it’s worth ______ another side of the
story before reaching a suspicious conclusion.

 

My own hunch is that she is not a doping cheat and that
she made a mistake. Something that has not often been
[15] noted in reflections of commentators over the past weeks
is that in 2016 alone Armitstead faced 16 tests and all of
them were clean. I have been tested in all sorts of situations
over the years, some more intrusive than others. Every
athlete has their favourite ______ story. One of mine that
[20] springs to mind was after a last-eight match in Delhi in
2010. We finished gone midnight after two hours of play
and I was whisked off as high as a kite (not on drugs I
should add) and exhausted to sit and wait. Luckily for me,
England physio Phil Newton generously stayed with me
[25] for support. Time was crucial and every minute that ticked
by made a dent in the recovery and preparation for the
medal match the following day. I finally put my head on a
pillow just after 5am.

 

Without that test I would have benefitted from two more vital
[30] hours in the sack. It’s part of the deal though and, if that’s
the biggest of my issues in life then I’m OK. I had worked
so hard for the event for many months and years, and the
early hours of that morning were a mess. During my career
I have also intermittently been on the same “whereabouts”
[35] programme as Armitstead and it is hard to keep tabs on.
We give our availability at an address for one hour every
day and the testers can knock on that door whenever
they want outside of that. If they arrive outside the given
hour and you’re not there that’s OK. But if they arrive on
[40] your given hour, you must be there and proceed to give
a sample – sometimes blood and urine, but always urine.

 

I’m painting this picture from my own experience not to self-

indulge but to give you a snapshot of a fairly strange and
surreal aspect of an athlete’s life. Strangers have to come
[45] into our private homes to watch us exposing ourselves
during the procedures of the test because some people
are willing to cheat. This must be done, but perhaps it’s
important to consider this information before you make
conclusions about Armitstead’s case. 

Adapted from: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/willstrop-sworld/2016/aug/18/rio-2016-olympics-cycling-drugs-lizzie-armitstead

All alternatives below present the meaning that the verbs/ verb phrases have in the text, EXCEPT for:

What the armed Conflict has led to

Last week, the International Institute for Strategic Studies reported that the number of people displaced by armed conflict (mainly in the Middle East and Africa) had increased by 40% since 2013.Add to that an often desperate search for opportunity. Among Syrian and Iraqi asylum seekers, one phrase commonly heard on the migration route north was "Europe invited us".

 The shutting down of the Balkan migration route may have a lot of implications. An anti-immigration approach is surging across the continent. Such is the desire of European politicians to "regain control over the EU's external borders” that they will make extraordinary bargains with Turkey or indeed Libyan militias. What the last few months have shown us is that many governments (notably in central and eastern Europe) are far more interested in preventing illegal migration than they are in living up to refugee quotas. Some have also made clear that they are prepared to use their armed forces to protect their borders if they have to.

CNN, 2016

 

It is claimed in the extract that many european countries are far more interested in preventing illegal migration than:

“The food we eat seems to have huge effects on our health. Although science has taken enormous steps in making food more fit, it has turned some of it into something very harmful for ourselves. Some research has shown that a great percentage of all human illnesses are concerned with diet.”

Health Issues-Longman,2016

 

The underlined sentence in the extract can be correctly rephrased as:

  “ All action sports cause a wonderful thrill-be it dashing waves or free-falling through the air at 120 mile per hour. Thus, always bear in mind that each action sport is a stunning experience and, the more experiences we have, the richer we become and the more we have to share.”

Adapted from Action Sports and Risk-taking Cambridge

 

The underlined structure in the extract follows the same and acceptable pattern as in: