A deep freeze this week in the Lone Star state, which relies on electricity to heat many homes, is causing power demand to skyrocket. At the same time, natural gas, coal, wind and nuclear facilities in Texas have been knocked offline by the unthinkably low temperatures.     “The extreme cold is causing the entire system to freeze up,” said Jason Bordoff, director of Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy. “All sources of energy are underperforming in the extreme cold because they’re not designed to handle these unusual conditions.”     The ripple effects are being felt around the nation as Texas’ prolific oil-and-gas industry stumbles.      It’s striking that these power outages are happening in a state with abundant energy resources. Texas produces more electricity than... Ver mais

Based on the ideas and linguistic aspects of the text above, judge the items below.

The expression “all over the world” (l.2) is synonymous with worldwide.

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In the fragment “English teachers, therefore, need to appreciate the special status English has” (l. 9 and 10), “appreciate” means like or enjoy.

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The word “economic”, in “economic inequality” (l.24), could be replaced by economical, without changing the meaning of the text.

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In “Although some 380 million people speak it as a first language” (l. 28 and 29), the word “some” means more than.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text III, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The expression “come to grief” (l.10) means to end in failure.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text IV, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The expression “on a par with” (l.30) means competing.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text V, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The word “sleuth” (l.13) is used in a disparaging way.

Considering the grammatical and semantic aspects of text VI, decide whether the following items are right (C) or wrong (E).

The phrase “obtain more” (l. 10 and 11) could be correctly replaced by accrue, without altering the meaning of the passage.

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The expression “neat twist” (l.9) refers to the irony of cyber-café patrons becoming victims of their own security consciousness.