Questões de Inglês

TEXTO:

 

Serious injury could occur if the following safety precautions are not observed:

 

    Do not use any equipment in any way other than designed or intended by the manufacturer.
    Keep all extremities clear from moving parts to avoid injury. Use appropriate positioning, speed and controlled
movements.
    Do not use any equipment that is damaged and/or has worn or broken parts.
[5] Obtain a medical exam prior to beginning an exercise program.
    If at any time during exercise you feel faint, dizzy or experience pain, stop and consult your physician.
   Children must not be allowed to operate these machines. All minors and those with known physical limitations
must be supervised.
SERIOUS injury could occur if the following safetyprecautions are not observed. Disponível em: <http://www.marpokinetics.com/pdf/vmx_manual.pdf>. Acesso em: 19 mar. 2017. Adaptado.

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The role of consumerism in climate change

[1]        Money doesn’t buy happiness. Neither does materialism: research shows that people who place
[2]  a high value on wealth, status, and stuff are more depressed and anxious and less sociable than those
[3]  who do not. Now new research shows that materialism is not just a personal problem. It’s also
[4]  environmental.
[5]        A study published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology shows that the stuff we consume — from
[6]  food to knick-knacks — is responsible for up to 60 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and
[7]  between 50 and 80 percent of total land, material, and water use. “We all like to put the blame on
[8]  someone else, the government, or businesses, but between 60-80 percent of the impacts on the planet
[9]  come from household consumption. If we change our consumption habits, this would have a drastic
[10]  effect on our environmental footprint as well,” Diana Ivanova, a PhD candidate at the Norwegian
[11]  University of Science and Technology and lead author on the study, said in a press release. According

[12]  to the study, about four-fifths of the environmental impact of consumerism comes not from direct
[13]  behaviors like driving cars or taking long showers, but rather from sources further down our products’
[14]  supply chains. The amount of water that goes into a hamburger or frozen pizza, for example, proved
[15]  much more significant than showering and dish washing habits.
[16]        To figure this all out, Ivanova and her colleagues used economic data from most of the world
[17]  and looked at different product sectors, including supply chain information.They found
[18]  that consumerism was much higher in rich countries than in poor countries (surprise!) and that those
[19]  with the highest rates of consumerism had up to 5.5 times the environmental impact as the world
[20]  average. The U.S., they reported, had the highest per capita emissions with 18.6 tonnes CO2
[21]  equivalent (“CO2 equivalent” is a metric that rolls multiple types greenhouse gas emissions into one).
[22]  Luxembourg had 18.5 tonnes, and Australia came in third with 17.7 tonnes. The world average, for
[23]  comparison, was 3.4 tonnes, and China had just 1.8 tonnes.
[24]        So if you’re like me and occasionally use the individual-action-doesn’t-matter rationale, it’s time
[25]  to face the music: Consumerism is killing the planet (and our souls).
Adapted from:< http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/consumerism-and-its-antisocial-effects-can-beturned-
onor-off.html> and < http://grist.org/living/consumerism-plays-a-huge-role-in-climate-change/>
Acessed on September 1st, 2016.

Os sinônimos que poderiam substituir as palavras “stuff” (linha 5), “amount” (linha 14) e “occasionally” (linha 24) são

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Sleep Habits: More Important Than You Think - Chronic Sleep Deprivation May Harm Health

Not sleeping enough and not sleeping well is not OK. As a matter of fact, there is quite a price to pay. It may surprise you to learn that chronic sleep deprivation, for whatever reason, significantly affects your health, performance, safety, and pocketbook.

There are many causes of sleep deprivation. The stresses of daily life may intrude upon our ability to sleep well, or perhaps we trade sleep for more work or play. We may have medical or mental-health conditions that disrupt our sleep, and be well aware that we are sleep-deprived.

However, it is critically important to realize that sleep deprivation is very often due to unrecognized sleep disorders. After a typical night's sleep, you may not feel restored and refreshed and be sleepy during the day, but be totally unaware that you are sleep-deprived or have a sleep disorder. You might think, "It's just the stress of work or the kids," or you might have "always felt this way" and had no idea that you should feel differently. This lack of awareness compounds the consequences, because so many people remain undiagnosed for years. [...]

Available in: <http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/ important-sleep-habits>.

 

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a cause of sleep deprivation?

Look at the picture. What’s the man doing?

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The child and his mother
[1] A curious child asked his mother: “Mommy, why are some of
your hairs turning grey?”
The mother tried to use this occasion to teach her child:
“It is because of you, dear. Every bad action of yours will
[5] turn one of my hair grey!”
The child replied innocently: “Now I know why
grandmother has only grey hairs on her head.”

The word “innocently” (line 06), in bold type in the text, is an adverb of 

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[1] Did you remember it’s April Fools Day today? My sister
loves playing jokes. At breakfast, she said, “Robert and
I ____ going to elope! We’re going to Robben Island. It’s the
place where Nelson Mandela was in prison. My guidebook
[5] say it is a “place forever connected with the fight for
freedom”. So, if you receive a phone call today about winning
the lottery or something, don’t get excited. It’s probably
an April Fools joke.
(taken from Stories worth reading)
 

GLOSSARY
to elope: fugir de casa secretamente para se casar.

The sentence “We’re going to Robben Island” (line3), in the text, refers to the