face – revealed.

seek – deduced.

examine – adverted.

investigate – estimated.

glance at – mentioned.

Dr. Maureen Litchveld feels that it is important to learn more about the immediate and future effects of oil extraction on the workers and surrounding population.

Dr. Nalini Sathiakumar considers that the civilians in the neighboring cities do not need to worry about seafood being contaminated.

Dr. Jeff Kalina believes that production workers involved in the field where the oil spill occurred run the risk of suffering from respiratory problems.

Dr. Robert Emery speculates whether the workers in the field of the disaster might need other devices to prevent further health problems.

Dr. Paul Lioy remarks that not all volunteers cleaning up the damage to the environment have received proper training on how to deal with such situations.

criticize the inefficient transportation of supplies during stressful events.

announce a study to identify an effective strategy to distribute goods and services in emergencies.

alert society about the arguments against the delivery of humanitarian aid during natural disasters.

report on a computational model to speed up the shipment of perishable products through clogged roads in summer.

argue that the building of alternative highways is paramount to a more efficient distribution of supplies in everyday situations.

congestion

delivery delays

computer supplies

disrupted roads

loss of products

classify all the economic risks Brazil will certainly run if it insists on extracting oil at great depth.

suggest that Brazil could soon be ranked as one of the four main oil producers in the whole world.

argue that Brazil should try to avoid potential dangers associated to its recent deepwater oil discoveries.

report on the rising tensions between China and Brazil over the manufacturing sector of the world economy.

announce the expected growth of the oil industry in Brazil, Nigeria and Venezuela in the coming decades.

may open new markets for the Brazilian technological sector of oil extraction at great depth.

may justify Petrobras’ plans to reduce the development of its research center.

is surely leading Brazilian engineers to work for African countries rich in natural resources.

will pay immediate dividends in the challenging sector of geology and oil exploitation.

can explain why Petrobras is spending $800m - $900m to extract oil at great depth.

in “It looks and smells like ordinary crude oil.” (line 5), it refers to “beaker” (line 4).

in “The danger for Brazil, if it fails to manage this windfall wisely, is of falling victim to ‘Dutch disease.’ ” (lines 28-29), it refers to “danger” (line 28).

in “... Brazilian engineers see it as a new frontier.” (lines 59-60), it refers to “coast” (line 58).

in “making it harder for Brazilian exporters of manufactured goods.” (lines 75-76), it refers to “stream” (line 75).

in “ ‘it’s just going to be starved for those resources,’ says Harvard’s Prof Rogoff.” (lines 81-83), it refers to “China” (line 81).

become more easily controlled.

become stronger and difficult to stop.

be completely defeated and ineffective.

be absolutely harmless and disappointing.

be transformed into very powerful assets.

“Nevertheless, for Brazil, this represents something much more spectacular.” (lines 6-7) – (Thus)

“…neither the company nor the country’s oil industry has so far been big enough to become a government cash cow.” (lines 39-41) – (meanwhile)

“However, ‘if we have a firm and successful local content policy, no” (lines 52-53) – (Moreover)

“ ‘because other sectors in the economy are going to grow as fast as Petrobras.’ ” (lines 53-54) – (due to the fact that)

“Ultimately, Brazil’s ability to avoid Dutch disease will depend not just on how the money from the oil is spent.” (lines 66-68) – (Furthermore)

only Text I mentions an environmental disaster derived from deepwater oil prospection.

only Text II reports on China’s intensive economic growth and absolute need of commodities.

neither Text I nor Text II express concern for the implications of the explorations of offshore oil deposits to local economies.

both Text I and Text II present Brazil’s potential of holding an outstanding position concerning worldwide deepwater reserves and exploration.

Text I mentions Brazil, Nigeria and Venezuela to criticize their addiction to oil revenues, while Text II mentions these countries to illustrate successful examples of conventional oil prospection.