71 Q479655
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2001
Banca: Escola de Administração Fazendária (ESAF)

Read the text below in order to answer questions 34 to 36:

Fed steers US rates lower by quarter point

The US Federal Reserve last night demonstrated its determination to steer the American economy away from recession when it cut its key interest rate for the seventh time this year and signalled that borrowing costs could fall again.

The Fed announced it was cutting its funds rate by a quarter of a point to 3.5 per cent, its lowest for seven years, and also reduced its largely symbolic discount rate. The discount rate fell a quarter of a point to 3 per cent, matching lows seen in the early 1990's.

In a statement released alongside the rate decision, the ...
72 Q479653
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2001
Banca: Escola de Administração Fazendária (ESAF)

Read the text below in order to answer questions 37 to 40:

Shocks to the system

At the start of the year, it was not uncommon to hear businessmen saying that Brazil was enjoying its best economic conditions for a generation. The country appeared to be well on the way to a period of sustained economic expansion. Most economists were looking to another strong year of growth, with gross domestic product expanding by 4.5 per cent in 2001, on top of 4 per cent in 2000. Real interest rates were about to fall to single digits for the first time in decades.

However, within just a few months, the outlook for the Brazilian economy has deteriorated dramatically. A whole series of unexpected...
73 Q479307
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2001
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In text LI-I,

"has fueled" (•.1) means has decreased.
74 Q479305
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2001
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In text LI-I,

"Today%u2019s systems" (l.14) is the same as The current systems.
75 Q479303
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2001
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In text LI-I,

"Nation" (•.19) refers to any nation.
76 Q479301
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2001
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In text LI-I,

"capable of developing" (•.25) is synonymous with able to develop.
77 Q479299
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2001
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

In text LI-I,

"but the software our systems depend on is fragile" (•.26-27) can be correctly replaced by but the software on which our systems depend is fragile.

78 Q479122
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2001
Banca: Núcleo de Computação Eletrônica UFRJ (NCE)

LEIA O TEXTO I E RESPONDA ÀS QUESTÕES 21 A 25:

A melhor tradução para "life-changing inventions" (l.02 ) é:

79 Q479120
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2001
Banca: Núcleo de Computação Eletrônica UFRJ (NCE)

LEIA O TEXTO II E RESPONDA ÀS QUESTÕES 26 A 30:

A palavra fee em "a filing fee" (l.03) pode ser substituída por:

80 Q479118
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2001
Banca: Núcleo de Computação Eletrônica UFRJ (NCE)

LEIA O TEXTO II E RESPONDA ÀS QUESTÕES 26 A 30:

A função de um "draftsman" (l.06) é a de: