4801 Q618387
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2017
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

It can be correctly concluded from the text that the recruitment methods adopted in the past have fuelled suspicion against diplomats and created a fallacious idea about their work.
4802 Q618386
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2017
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

For the author, the bad reputation diplomacy holds has to do with the frequent international negotiations in which diplomats deal with foreign officials.
4803 Q618385
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2017
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text I.

The woman mentioned in the first paragraph didn’t expect the author to reveal his true opinions.
4804 Q618384
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2017
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

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

The recruitment policy of the British diplomatic service was designed and planned by elite academics and university intellectuals.
4805 Q618383
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2017
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

After all stages of the Civil and Diplomatic Service entrance exams, the number of candidates admitted was around 20.
4806 Q618382
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2017
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

With the expression “And that was that” (l. 10 and 11), the author reinforces the idea indicated by “the lack of formal preparation for the job” (l.2).
4807 Q618381
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2017
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Considering the ideas and the vocabulary of text II, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E).

It can be correctly inferred that, when it came to hiring, the Foreign Office had a clear preference for bright young people.
4808 Q618380
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2017
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).

The fact that the author didn’t know the meaning of the word “roselle” and translated it as “jute” was prejudicial to the British Minister.
4809 Q618379
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2017
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).

The passage “a wet-behind-the-ears but fully functioning British diplomat” (l.12) indicates that the author’s inexperience didn’t prevent him from getting a position of responsibility in the Foreign Office.
4810 Q618378
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2017
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Decide whether the statements below, which concern the ideas of text II and the vocabulary used in it, are right (C) or wrong (E).

From the author’s account, it can be correctly inferred that he was expected to be able to translate from French to English and vice versa, as part of his job as a diplomat.