Questões Concurso ELETROBRÁS

“... report,” (line 11)

“... proportion ...” (line 11)

“... poverty ...” (line 12)

“... access ...” (line 13)

“... electricity.” (line 13)

“... 1.5 billion ...” (line 2) refers to more than 25% of the world population who survive without access to electricity.

“... 80 per cent ...” (line 4) refers to the share of the total world population living in the least developed countries.

“1.2 billion ...” (line 12) refers to the amount of global population that will certainly live without electricity in 2015.

“... 99 per cent ...” (lines 18-19) refers to the percentage of deaths resulting from smoking cigarettes in developing countries.

“... 38 per cent ...” (line 24) refers to the amount of adults who die of lung disease in the sub-Saharan Africa.

report on the high death rates in Africa and Asia resulting from the use of electricity.

condemn African countries that are trying to offer their populations healthy living conditions.

blame the UN for the difficulties Africans have faced due to the inefficient electricity provisions in the continent.

announce that the use of fuels such as natural gas and propane reduced the death rates in developing countries.

argue for the implementation of widespread access to electricity in developing nations so as to reduce poverty.

cannot aid nations to overcome difficulties in human development.

can play a fundamental role in the fulfillment of basic human needs.

are unavailable in poor countries with sustained social development.

will have no impact on promoting social advances or on reducing poverty.

will help poor nations accumulate wealth and produce electrical appliances.

“... worsen.” (line 8) – improve.

“... made up of...” (line 30) – composed of.

“figures...” (line 30) – numbers.

“has taken up...” (line 32) – has discarded.

“affordable...” (line 38) – expensive.