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MAC EXTRA 2007

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Name: ________________________________________________

Date: ___________________ Grade: ____________ / 100 points

Reading Strategies(25 points 5 each)

UFPR 2002(ADAPTED)

Is Global Warming Harmful to Health?

Paul R. Epstein

Computer models indicate that many diseases will surge as the earthsatmosphere heats up.

Today few scientists doubt the atmosphere is warming. Most alsoagree that the rate of heating is accelerating and that theconsequences of this temperature change could become increasinglydisruptive. Even high school students can reel off some projectedoutcomes: the oceans will warm, and glaciers will melt, causing sealevels to rise and salt water to inundate settlements along many low-lying coasts. Meanwhile the regions suitable for farming will shift.Disease and less familiar effects could be equally detrimental. Notably,computer models predict that the greenhouse effect, and other climatealterations it induces, will expand the incidence and distribution ofmany serious medical disorders. In some places, the number of deaths

related to heat waves is projected to double by 2020. Prolonged heatcan, moreover, enhance production of smog and the dispersal ofallergens. Both effects have been linked to respiratory symptoms.Diseases relayed by mosquitoes such as malaria, dengue fever,yellow fever and several kinds of encephalitis are among thoseeliciting the greatest concern as the world warms. Some modelsproject that by the end of the 21st century, ongoing warming will haveenlarged the zone of potential malaria transmission from an areacontaining 45 percent of the worlds population to an area containingabout 60 percent. That news is bad indeed, considering that no vaccineis available and that the causative parasites are becoming resistant to

standard drugs. Further, global warming will probably elevate theincidence of waterborne diseases, including cholera (a cause of severediarrhea).The consequences of global warming may not all be bad. Very hightemperatures in hot regions may reduce snail populations, which havea role in transmitting schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease. High windsmay at times disperse pollution. Hotter winters in normally chilly areasmay reduce cold-related heart attacks and respiratory ailments.Disease overall, the undesirable effects of more variable weather arelikely to include new stresses and nasty surprises that will overshadowany benefits.

(Adapted from Scientific American, Aug. 2001.)


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Glossary

disruptive disturbing; to disrupt; to cause disorganization / reel off - dizerde cor e salteado / outcomes - resultados / enhance - aumentar / snail -caracol / likely - propenso, provvel / nasty - pssimas

1. According to the first two paragraphs of the text, it is correct to say:a) Most scientists are not sure that climate warming is a fact;b) The consequences of global warming are highly unpredictable

nowadays;c) Computers have been used to help predict the results of climatic

change;d) By 2020 the number of deaths is expected to decrease.

2. According to the last two paragraphs of the text, it is correct to say:a) Both dengue fever and yellow fever are transmitted by mosquitoes;

b) It is necessary to vaccinate the population against malaria;c) Global warming will never have any positive consequences;d) No surprising consequences of global warming are expected in the

future.

3. What information is in the text?a) Some of the causes of global warming;b) Some negative consequences of global warming;c) The percentage of people who will have contracted malaria by the end

of this century;d) The number of people who will have died due to heat waves by 2020.

4. Which consequences of global warming are mentioned in the text?a) Starvation;b) Lack of nighttime cooling;c) Warming of the oceans and melting of glaciers;d) Overcrowding and tuberculosis.

5. De acordo com a sentena "Some models project that by the end of the21st century, ongoing warming will have enlarged the zone of potentialmalaria transmission from an area containing 45 percent of the worldspopulation to an area containing about 60 percent", correto afirmar:

a) As projees realizadas por computadores ainda no conseguemfornecer informaes relativas a um perodo de tempo superior a 80anos;

b) As previses indicam uma futura diminuio da zona potencial detransmisso de malria;

c) A populao mundial aumentar 15% at o final deste sculo;

d) A zona potencial de transmisso de malria tende a atingir at o finaldeste sculo uma rea contendo 60% da populao mundial.


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Word Study(25 points - 5 each)

1. I really ______ my father gets that job. Hes been unemployed for over ayear now.

a) expect b) waitc) pretend d) hope

2. Oh! Im so glad you _______ our anniversary.a) remembered b) lostc) reminded d) waited

3. Its ______ to try to talk to him. He wouldnt understand.a) useful b) uselessc) thoughtful d) careful

4. I know why shes irritated with you. Its because of that ______ thingyou said.

a) thoughtful b) carefulc) thoughtless d) helpful

5. Please Mark _________ to me! I have something really important tosay.a) hear b) seec) watch d) listen

Using Grammar(25 points 5 each)

1. I ________ Mark the other day if he wanted to come with us,and he ______ OK!a) told / asked b) asked / saidc) tell / says d) say / tells

2. Ann ________ us she is considering dropping out of school.a) said b) askedc) told d) complained

Read the sentences below and decide which is the best translation to theunderlined words.

3. I thought Mark had taken my book by mistake, but then he deniedhaving done it.a) negou b) disse

c) mandou d) gritou

4. My father doesnt like the university we have in town much. He advisedme to look for a good university.a) perguntou b) mandouc) aconselhou d) pediu


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As frases abaixo referem-se questo 5.

Ill do it for youIf I were your sister, Id definitely do it

Im not going to do it. Im sorry.I - He refused to do itII - He advised her to do itIII - He offered to do it

5. The correct sequence is:a) 1 - III 2 - II 3 - Ib) 1 - II 2 - I 3 - IIc) 1 - III 2 - I 3 - II

d) 1 - I 2 - II 3 - III

Think and Write(25 points)

Your friends computer is not working. He asks you to write an e-mail toone of his e-pals apologizing for the inconvenience. Use some of the wordsand phrases in the box.

write said complain

asked soon such a long time

Best wishes isnt working sorry advised

Pam,

Paulos computer __________________, so he _____________ me to

______________________ you this e-mail and apologize.

He _______________ hes ____________________ he hasnt gotten in

contact with you for _____________________ and that you should hear

from him sometime ___________________.

Your name


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ANSWER KEY

Reading Strategies

1. cA resposta est na orao: Notably, computer models predict that thegreenhouse effect, and other climate alterations it induces, will expand theincidence and distribution of many serious medical disorders.

2. aA resposta est no incio do terceiro pargrafo: Diseases relayed bymosquitoes such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and several kindsof encephalitis are among...

3. bH vrias conseqncias negativas citadas, entre elas, inundaes em reashabitadas no litoral, aumento de mortes por ondas de calor, aumento de

problemas respiratrios por alergias e fumaa, disperso maior da dengue,malria, febre amarela e encefalite, etc.

4. cA resposta est no primeiro pargrafo, na frase: Even high school studentscan reel off some projected outcomes: the oceans will warm, and glacierswill melt,...

5. dA sentena diz que alguns modelos prevem um aumento da zona potencialde transmisso da malria de uma rea contendo 45% da populaomundial para uma rea contendo 60% dessa populao.

Word Study

1. d2. a3. b4. c5. d

Using Grammar1. b2. c3. a

4. c5. a

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