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(ESPM) (ESPM) As questões 01 a 05 referem-se ao As questões 01 a 05 referem-se ao texto abaixo.texto abaixo.

Brazil has 120 million television viewers, each of Brazil has 120 million television viewers, each of whomwhom spends 3.3 hours or more a day in front of spends 3.3 hours or more a day in front of the box, making Brazilians some of the biggest the box, making Brazilians some of the biggest tubeheads on earth. Advertisers spend $ 4 billion tubeheads on earth. Advertisers spend $ 4 billion a year to reach them, any way they can. When it a year to reach them, any way they can. When it turned out that Tiazinha could help – and boy, turned out that Tiazinha could help – and boy, could she ever – they were only too happy to could she ever – they were only too happy to direct a nice chunk of that money toward her and direct a nice chunk of that money toward her and TV Bandeirantes.TV Bandeirantes.

Too scandalous for advertisers? "Too scandalous for advertisers? "(01)(01)," says Daniel ," says Daniel Barbará, head of the DPZ advertising agency in São Barbará, head of the DPZ advertising agency in São Paulo. "The only scandal in television is a small audience."Paulo. "The only scandal in television is a small audience."

"Grotesque programs such as Tiazinha's are like the "Grotesque programs such as Tiazinha's are like the American talk shows," says Nelson Hoineff, an American talk shows," says Nelson Hoineff, an independent producer. "They speak the language of the independent producer. "They speak the language of the people." Sociologists, anthropologists and semioticians people." Sociologists, anthropologists and semioticians have absorbed more than the advisable limit of cathode have absorbed more than the advisable limit of cathode rays trying to parse the lexicon of popular television in rays trying to parse the lexicon of popular television in Brazil. "Functional illiteracy is still big here," says Muniz Brazil. "Functional illiteracy is still big here," says Muniz Sodré, professor of communications at the Federal Sodré, professor of communications at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. "In many ways, Brazil went University of Rio de Janeiro. "In many ways, Brazil went straight from oral culture to the electronic age, passing straight from oral culture to the electronic age, passing right by the written word. right by the written word. Television fills the gapTelevision fills the gap."."

((NewsweekNewsweek. July 5, 1999 p. 36-7). July 5, 1999 p. 36-7)

01.01. In the text, In the text, whomwhom refers to refers to

(A) Brazilians.(A) Brazilians.(B) television viewers.(B) television viewers.(C) advertisers.(C) advertisers.(D) Brazil.(D) Brazil.(E) biggest tubeheads.(E) biggest tubeheads.

02.02. The best expression to fill in the blank is The best expression to fill in the blank is

(A) Most certainly.(A) Most certainly.(B) For sure.(B) For sure.(C) By all means.(C) By all means.(D) No wonder.(D) No wonder.(E) Not in the least.(E) Not in the least.

03.03. It can be inferred from the text that It can be inferred from the text that

(A) Brazilians are stupid because they watch too much (A) Brazilians are stupid because they watch too much TV.TV.(B) advertisers paid Tiazinha and TV Bandeirantes $4 (B) advertisers paid Tiazinha and TV Bandeirantes $4 billion in one year.billion in one year.(C) although advertisers invested a lot of money in (C) although advertisers invested a lot of money in Tiazinha's show, they weren't too happy with the results.Tiazinha's show, they weren't too happy with the results.(D) advertisers will do anything to sell their products.(D) advertisers will do anything to sell their products.(E) Brazilians are the people who watch most TV on earth.(E) Brazilians are the people who watch most TV on earth.

05.05. Television fills the gapTelevision fills the gap, no texto, significa que a TV, no texto, significa que a TV

(A) é a continuação da tradição oral.(A) é a continuação da tradição oral.(B) é a forma prototípica da comunicação na era (B) é a forma prototípica da comunicação na era eletrônica.eletrônica.(C) é a continuação da tradição escrita.(C) é a continuação da tradição escrita.(D) é o ópio das massas.(D) é o ópio das massas.(E) preenche o vácuo criado pela falta da cultura escrita.(E) preenche o vácuo criado pela falta da cultura escrita.

04.04. Infere-se do texto que Muniz Sodré é de opinião que Infere-se do texto que Muniz Sodré é de opinião que

(A) os programas populares na televisão têm tanto (A) os programas populares na televisão têm tanto sucesso devido ao grande número de analfabetos sucesso devido ao grande número de analfabetos funcionais no Brasil.funcionais no Brasil.(B) os programas populares fazem tanto sucesso na (B) os programas populares fazem tanto sucesso na televisão porque são falados em português.televisão porque são falados em português.(C) há quem acredite que os programas de auditório da (C) há quem acredite que os programas de auditório da televisão brasileira sejam tão bons quanto os de televisão brasileira sejam tão bons quanto os de entrevista da televisão americana.entrevista da televisão americana.(D) o fato de a população brasileira estar começando a (D) o fato de a população brasileira estar começando a dar valor à palavra escrita desenvolveu seu interesse pela dar valor à palavra escrita desenvolveu seu interesse pela televisão.televisão.(E) pouco se sabe sobre o sucesso dos programas (E) pouco se sabe sobre o sucesso dos programas populares na televisão brasileira porque sociólogos, populares na televisão brasileira porque sociólogos, antropólogos e semióticos nunca se interessaram em antropólogos e semióticos nunca se interessaram em estudar esse fenômeno.estudar esse fenômeno.

07. 07. (PUC) The “Herald” is __________ newspaper in the town.(PUC) The “Herald” is __________ newspaper in the town.

(A) the importantest (A) the importantest (B) the more important (B) the more important (C) the less important (C) the less important (D) the most important (D) the most important (E) the importanter(E) the importanter

08. 08. (FMU) That table is __________ than this one.(FMU) That table is __________ than this one.

(A) long (A) long (B) more long (B) more long (C) longest (C) longest (D) longer (D) longer (E) most long(E) most long

09. 09. (MACKENZIE) This book is ______________ the last one we used.(MACKENZIE) This book is ______________ the last one we used.

(A) worst than (A) worst than (B) more good than (B) more good than (C) worse than (C) worse than (D) gooder than (D) gooder than (E) best than(E) best than

What is important for Vestibular preparation

To understand the principal ideas of the textTo understand the principal ideas of the text To be aware of current issuesTo be aware of current issues To be able to answer questions in To be able to answer questions in

Portuguese and EnglishPortuguese and English To make a glossary of recurrent wordsTo make a glossary of recurrent words Prepositions, adverbs, conjunctions, idiomsPrepositions, adverbs, conjunctions, idioms Present Perfect, Pronouns, Modal verbs, Present Perfect, Pronouns, Modal verbs,

Conditional, Passive, Reported SpeechConditional, Passive, Reported Speech