PROVA DE INGLÊS

QUESTIONS 1-10

NASA Scientists Study the Sun by Listening To It What’s the fastest way to understand space? According to NASA, it’s listening to the music of the

spheres displayed as actual music. A program that converts astronomical data into sound is letting

researchers blaze through years of data with ease. At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, University

of Michigan doctoral candidate Robert Alexander listens to audio files made from satellite data. The

Wind spacecraft sits between Earth and the Sun, and records changes in the Sun’s magnetic field.

Here’s how that becomes sound:

"When a person sings into a microphone, it detects changes in pressure and converts the pressure

signals to changes in magnetic intensity in the form of an electrical signal. The electrical signals are

stored on the reel tape. Magnetometers on the Wind satellite measure changes in magnetic field

directly creating a similar kind of electrical signal. Alexander writes a computer program to translate

this data to an audio file".

This mostly translates to white noise, but when there’s something anomalous, Alexander can hear it

happen and make note of where in the file it happened. And Alexander isn’t the only one using data

this way. In fact, he’s training other physicists who study the sun how to be active listeners. A similar

project, onomatopoetically dubbed "PEEP," wants to use sound as a monitoring tool, turning network

activity into a gentle chorus of bird sounds, interrupted by frog croaks at the first sign of trouble.

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1. Another possible heading for the article could be: a. Research discovers new changes in the Sun's magnetic fields b. NASA researcher studies the sounds of birds and frogs c. Physicists are active listeners, says NASA astronaut d. NASA discovers new tool to study music e. Space can be studied over its sounds, says NASA research 2. What is the current status of the research? a. Professor Robert Alexander wrote a book about it. b. It's Robert Alexander's research for his PhD degree. c. It's a doctoral research by Alexander Robert. d. It's a NASA research developed at University of Michigan, in London. e. It's a research by Robert Alexander for his master's degree. 3. What is the correct simple past tense for the sentence - Alexander writes a computer program to translate this data to an audio file: a. Alexander wrote a computer program to translate this data to an audio file.

b. Alexander writes a computer program to translate this data to an audio file. c. Alexander writed a computer program to translate this data to an audio file. d. Alexander written a computer program to translate this data to an audio file. e. Alexander write a computer program to translate this data to an audio file. 4. Which of the verbs below could replace the verb 'to record' (line 5)? a. To listen b. To write c. To register d. To blaze e. To sound 5. According to the text, what does NASA stand for? a. Agência Espacial Norte-Americana b. National Aeronautics and Space Administration c. National Agency and Space Administration d. It doesn't say e. Administração Nacional da Aeronáutica e do Espaço 6. Which is the correct passive voice for the heading (underlined section)? a. NASA scientists are studying the Sun b. The Sun is studied by NASA Scientists c. The Sun has been studied by NASA scientists d. The Sun was studied by NASA scientists e. NASA has studied the Sun by scientists 7. What is the correct answer for the question in line 1? a. According to NASA. b. It's a program that converts astronomical data into sound. c. Robert Alexander listens to audio file made from satellite data. d. It's listening to the music of the spheres displayed as actual music. e. It's the fastest way to understand space. 8. Qual das opções abaixo representa uma palavra retirada do texto em sua forma superlativa: a. Fastest b. Onomatopoetically c. Croaks d. Smartest e. Faster 9. The word 'data' is considered a type of irregular plural. The same happens with all the options below, except: a. People b. Men c. Alumni d. Shelves e. Birds 10. According to the text, what is "PEEP" (line 15)? a. Uma onomatopeia para sons de pássaros e sapos b. Outro nome para a mesma pesquisa de Robert Alexander c. Um projeto que pretende utilizar o som como ferramenta de monitoramento d. Sigla para Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan e. Uma ferramenta de monitoramento para pássaros e sapos

QUESTIONS 11-20

Where's the beef?

McDonald's menu items around the world

Many American travelers think of McDonald's as a (2) guilty pleasure ‐ a greasy, air‐conditioned taste (3) of home when sensory overload kicks in. But news that the burger chain plans to open its first vegetarian‐only restaurant near the Golden Temple (6) in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in northern (7) India early next year shouldn't come as a big surprise. The fast‐food giant has more than 33,500 (9) outlets in 119 countries, and while most branches peddle those familiar "all‐beef patties with special sauce," there are plenty of local options as well. As around‐the world traveler "Dancing Matt" Harding once told me, the McArabia — a pitawrapped, herb‐rubbed lamb kebab he sampled in Marrakesh, Morocco, and Dubai, U.A.E. ‐ was "the (17) best thing I've ever eaten at McDonald's. If it were offered in my homeland, I might actually eat at McDonald's." Quiche, red bean pie, cabbage soup ... not exactly what you'd expect from a quick‐service restaurant company, right? But those are actual menu items at McDonald's restaurants around the world: You can order up a Quiche de Queijo (cheese quiche) in Brazil, Red Bean Pie in Hong Kong (where red beans are commonly used in desserts), and traditional Caldo Verde soup (made with cabbage, kale, onion, potato and chorizo) in Portugal. Fear not, Big Mac lovers ‐ you can still walk into almost any McDonald's and get those two all‐beef (31) patties with special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame‐seed bun that you've come to know and love. (After all, we didn't

get to be a global company by losing sight of what made us successful in the first place.) But we also understand that tastes vary around the globe. That's why, in many markets, we supplement our iconic menu items with distinctive offerings that embrace local tastes. But instead of simply duplicating local favorites, we take what's familiar (41) and put a McDonald's twist on it. In France, for example, our popular M Burger features tangy, natural Emmenthal cheese and a Ciabatta‐style roll baked in a stone oven. In India, where much of the population doesn't eat beef, we offer options like the potato‐patty McAloo Tikki burger and the Chicken Maharaja Mac. We work with local suppliers to produce many of these specialty menu items. For example, when we introduced the 280gr Parmigiano Reggiano burger in Italy, we formed an alliance with the official Consortium of Parmigiano‐Reggiano, made up of 650 small, artisanal cheese producers in Northern Italy. When you walk into a McDonald's restaurant in a different country, you may be surprised to see what we're cooking up. But whether it's a Big Mac or a Big Rostï (available in Germany), you can be sure it's affordable, portable, great‐tasting, and distinctly McDonald's. In Japan, the Ume Nuggets (Chicken McNuggets with sour plum sauce), and french fries with barbecue, seaweed, or Italian basil seasoning are hugely popular, reports AOL Travel. McDonald's "local taste" effort extends to the USA, as well.

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11. Qual é a tradução das palavras “guilty”, “greasy” e “sensory”, respectivamente, presentes nas linhas 2 e 3 do texto? a) Culpado, seboso e sensação b) Culpado, gorduroso e sensorial c) Condenado, gordo e sensacional d) Culposo, oleoso e sensitivo e) Condenável, gorduroso e sensorial 12. Qual é a classe gramatical das palavras “holy”, “early” e “while”, respectivamente e neste contexto, presentes nas linhas 6, 7 e 9 do texto? a) Adjetivo, advérbio e conjunção b) Adjetivo, substantivo e preposição c) Substantivo, advérbio e advérbio d) Conjunção, preposição e advérbio e) Todas são advérbios

13. Qual palavra/expressão substitui, sem perda de sentido, “more than” na seguinte frase? “The fast‐food giant has more than 33,500 outlets in 119 countries”. a) Exactly b) Too many c) Fewer than d) Less than e) Over

14. Rewrite the following sentence (line 17) keeping its meaning: “If it were offered in my homeland, I might actually eat at McDonald’s”. a) If there was a McDonald’s back home, I would go there. b) Even if my homeland McDonald’s were to offer it, I wouldn’t eat there. c) I might actually eat at McDonald’s. d) If my homeland McDonald’s were to offer it, I wouldn’t go. e) If my homeland McDonald’s were to offer it, I might actually eat there.

15. Na frase “….. not exactly what you’d expect from a quick‐service restaurant company, right?”, o “you’d” refere‐se à forma contracta de um pronome mais um verbo, qual seria a sua forma completa? a) You had b) You would c) You should d) You had not e) You did

16. In line 31, what other word could be used to replace “patties” keeping its meaning? a) Fries b) Vegetables c) Hamburgers d) Buns e) Slices

17. The pronoun it (line 41) refers to? a) Duplicating b) Local favorites c) What’s familiar d) McDonald’s e) Twist

18. Como a frase “When we introduced the 280gr Parmigiano Reggiano burger in Italy ....” ficaria na voz passiva? a) When Italy introduced the 280gr Parmigiano Reggiano burger for us b) When we introduced Italy to the 280gr Parmigiano Reggiano burger c) When 280gr Parmigiano Reggiano burger introduced Italy for us d) When the 280gr Parmigiano Reggiano burger was introduced in Italy by us e) When 280gr Parmigiano Reggiano burger was introduced for us in Italy

19. Which of the following words is an adverb? a) Cooking up b) Affordable c) Portable d) Great‐tasting e) Distinctly

20. Qual das alternativas corresponde à forma correta no tempo verbal Simple Past da seguinte frase? “McDonald’s ‘local taste’ effort extends to the USA, as well”. a) McDonald’s “local taste” effort extended to the USA, as well b) McDonald’s “local taste” effort were extended to the USA, as well. c) McDonald’s “local taste” effort did extended to the USA, as well. d) McDonald’s “local taste” effort did extends to the USA, as well. e) McDonald’s “local taste” efforted to extend to the USA, as well