3541 Q489141
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2014
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Judge the following items, according to the text above.

The expression “magic bullet” (l.23) could be correctly replaced by cure-all, wonder drug or perfect solution, without any change in its meaning.
3542 Q489139
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2014
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
The author points to a discontinuity in the history of financial bookkeeping from the end of the 15th century to the 18th century.
3543 Q489137
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2014
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
The word “allay” (l.3) is used as a verb and it means reduce or ease.
3544 Q489135
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2014
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
People have inherited from the Bible the notion that auditing is necessary because of the inherently dishonest nature of human beings.
3545 Q489133
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2014
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
Without changing the meaning of the text, the fragment “explains the basic rationale for instituting controls rather straightforwardly” (l.16-17) could be correctly replaced with explains a common-sense approach to retain control instead of simply handing it over.
3546 Q489131
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2014
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
The idea expressed in the second paragraph can be correctly explained by the following sentence: In 2002 a draft bill was voted by the American Congress proposing the setting of enhanced standard for all US state-owned-company boards, management and public accounting firms.
3547 Q489129
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2014
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
According to the text, Congress’ underlying motivation to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley act was its indignation over the shameful behaviour of some corporations in early 21st century.
3548 Q489127
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2014
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
The title of the text refers to the fact that it is necessary to start regarding auditors as key players in today’s globalized world.
3549 Q489125
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2014
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
One of the premises of the text is that every time there is a sudden economic crisis, we tend to quickly try to find a culprit.
3550 Q489123
Língua Inglesa
Ano: 2014
Banca: Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)
If the expression “for all the” (l.6) were replaced by despite the, the text would still be correct and the meaning of the sentence would be maintained, something that would not occur if it were replaced by if there is.