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1) IN RELATION TO THE BUDGET

DEFICIT, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE
HALVED, WHICH MEANS TO BE
a) 100% cleared.
b) reduced by 50%.
c) settled in percentages.
d) increased by 15%.
e) cut by around 75%.

CAMPEO
MUNDIAL FIFA

CAMPEO
LIBERTADORES
INVICTO

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INVICTO

2) ARGENTINAS CUSTOMS
PROCEDURES ARE CONSIDERED
BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
STATE AS

a) sluggish and transparent

b) transparent, but obsolete
c) obscure and sluggish
d) innovative, but time-consuming
e) both well-defined and efficient

3) THE EXPRESSION TO WEATHER

A CRISIS MEANS

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

to avoid a crisis
to survive a crisis
to provoke a crisis
to intensify a crisis
to succumb a crisis

47) IN PARAGRAPH 2, THE AUTHOR

MENTIONS THE FISCAL STRAIN NOW
HOBBLING CALIFORNIA. IN OTHER
6
WORDS, THE FISCAL...
a) policies which have been favouring Californias
growth.
b) pressure currently preventing Californias
development.
c) programmes successfully spoused by California.
d) measures which have steadily gained
acceptance.
e) incentives recently promoted by the Californian
government.

With a Foot in Every

Cellblock and a Hand
on Every File

PLEASE,
MEMORIZE THE
FOLLOWING
WORDS, THEY
ARE SIMILAR
TO...

Adamant
Alarming
Annoying
Appalling
Atrocious
Awful
Bad
Bleak

Boring
Bothersome
Depressing
Difficult
Dim
Dire
Dismal
Downward

Displeasing
Dreadful
Dreary
Dull
Dwindling
Faint
Fearsome
Frightening

Frightful
Gloomy
Grim
Hard
Harrowing
Horrendous
Horrible
Hurtful

Idle
Inflexible
Irksome
Maddening
Miserable
Misty
Monotonous
Murky
Nagging

Niggling
Offensive
On the wane
Outrageous
Pesky
Shadowy
Shady
Shocking

Slothful
Slow moving
Sluggish
Terrible
Terrifying
Thankless
Thorny
Tiresome

Tiring
Tricky
Troublesome
Unappreciated
Unbending
Unrewarding
Upsetting

Vexing
Wearing
Wearisome
Worrisome

Muito bem...mas,
e se nos
depararmos com
algum antnimo de
DISMAL ?
Por exemplo...

Blossoming
Booming
Budding
Burgeoning
Developing
Emergent

Escalating
Evolving
Expanding
Flourishing
Growing
Increasing

Intensifying
Mounting
On the increase
On the rise
Promising
Prosperous
Puffiness

Rising
Sprouting
Swelling
Thriving
Up-and-coming
Uphill
Upward

To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To

begin began begun

commence
create
found
initiate
institute
kick off
launch
set out
set up
start

Muito
bem...mas, e se
nos
depararmos
com algum
sinnimo de
to end ?

To cease
To come to an end
To conclude
To curb
To end
To expire
To finish

To halt
To interrupt
To perish
To run out ran out run out

To stem
To stop
To terminate

...e se nos
depararmos com
algum verbo que
significa o oposto
de to end ?
Por exemplo:
to start

48) ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH 1, THE

GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
CRISIS
a) has impacted on the EU.
10
b) may still hit the European Union.
c) has caused tax reductions in the EU.
d) could have affected the EU.
e) might bring about growth in the EU.

4) THE TEXT MENTIONS MASS LAYOFFS,

WHICH MEANS

a. the hiring of under-qualified employees.

b. the huge increase of certain trade tariffs.
c. the dismissal of numerous employees.
d. the disregard for environmental issues.
e. the disrespect for local legal requirements.

11

4) THE TEXT MENTIONS MASS LAYOFFS,

WHICH MEANS

a. the hiring of under-qualified employees.

b. the huge increase of certain trade tariffs.
c. the dismissal of numerous employees.
d. the disregard for environmental issues.
e. the disrespect for local legal requirements.

11

4) THE TEXT MENTIONS MASS LAYOFFS,

WHICH MEANS

a. the hiring of under-qualified employees.

b. the huge increase of certain trade tariffs.
c. the dismissal of numerous employees.
d. the disregard for environmental issues.
e. the disrespect for local legal requirements.

11

6) THE HEADLINE OF THE ARTICLE

STATES THAT THE WORLDS THREE
LARGEST ECONOMIES ARE LIMPING,
WHICH MEANS THEY ARE...
a) currently experiencing difficulties.
b) exporting to emerging markets 12
c) finding domestic solutions.
d) underpinning global growth.
e) experiencing a high-tech investment boom.

13

46) ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR,

GLOBALIZATION HAS SHATTERED
THE PREVIOUS MODEL. IN OTHER
WORDS, GLOBALIZATION HAS
a) destroyed it.
14
b) regulated it.
c) reinforced it.
d) deepened it.
e) strengthened it.

49) ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH 3, THE

ROLE PLAYED BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR...
a) widened.
b) lessened.
c) diminished.
d) faded.
e) decreased.

14

50) IN HIS ANSWER TO QUESTION 1,

BRAZILS PRESIDENT REFERS TO
STRENGTHENING MERCOSUL AS A
PRIORITY IN OTHER WORDS, A MEASURE
HE CONSIDERED...

15

a) risky.
b) unattainable.
c) pivotal.
d) unnecessary.
e) advisable.

51) IN HIS ANSWER TO QUESTION 2, LUIZ

INCIO LULA DA SILVA SAYS THAT...
a) the Brazilian domestic market was frail.
b) a miracle did come about in Brazil.
c) credit on affordable items was halved.
d) part of the sales tax was lowered.
e) consumers were not willing to spend.

16

52) BRAZILS PRESIDENT REFERS TO THE

COUNTRYS DIVERSIFIED TRADE
BALANCE AS HAVING...
a) contributed to worsen the global economic
crisis.
b) resulted from trade with one sole strategic
partner.
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c) been prevented by internal regulations.
d) been considered as an unattainable goal.
e) minimized the adverse effects of the world
crisis.

53) IN HIS ANSWER TO QUESTION 3,

18
BRAZILS PRESIDENT...
a) emphasizes the role played by the private
sector.
b) criticizes initiatives derived from private
ownership.
c) sees the private sector as an inducer of
growth.
d) affirms the significance of the state.
e) disregards duties attributed to the state.

1) According to the text, ...

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a) a slowdown in the US economy does not

affect the global economy.
b) the three largest economies are insulated
from this global downturn.
c) the economies of the world are closely
linked and interdependent.
d) globalization prevents financial contagion
and global recession.
e) emerging countries have constantly had
the foresight to cut taxes.

2) What elements are intended to

be decreased?

20

a) The GDP and the internal debt.

b) The standard of living and the GDP.
c) The local interest rates and the foreign
GDP.
d) The budget expenditures and the interest
rates.
e) The social security deficit and the GDP.

3) In paragraph 3, the author states

that the present tax-free personal
allowance would
(ESAF/AFRF 2005)

a) remain unchanged.
b) be cut.
c) rise.
d) be abolished.
e) be phased out.

21

8) THE TEXT IS INTRODUCED BY

a) a figure.
b) an answer.
c) a query.
d) an explanation.
e) a forecast.

22

O texto era introduzido por esta sentena:

DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH THE WORLD
ECONOMY AFFECTS THE UNITED STATES
AND VICE VERSA?

10) ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR,

GLOBAL CAPITALISM
a. was born in Asia.
b. is undergoing changes.
c. should exclude certain regions.
d. encourages the monopoly.
e. was refused by the USA.

23

O ttulo do texto referente a essa questo era:

CAPITALISM RECONSIDERED

11)
ACCORDING
TO
THE
TEXT,
AMERICAS
RECOVERY
IS
STALLING, WHICH MEANS IT IS
a) Exuberant.
b) Amazing.
c) Miraculous.
d) Speedy
e) Delayed.

24

15) THE AUTHOR SAYS THAT

HYPERINFLATION WAS
CONQUERED, WHICH MEANS IT
a) ought to be controlled.
b) was controlled.
c) was achieved.
d) must have been foreseen.
e) might have been avoided.

24

17. IN PARAGRAPH 3, THE AUTHOR

TRIES TO EXPLAIN WHY THE EURO...
a) recovered.
b) devalued.
c) values.
d) collapsed.
e) remains.

25

21)
THE
WORD
MUSCULAR
(PARAGRAPH 2), IMPLIES THAT
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IS
a) peaceable.
b) belligerent.
c) athletic.
d) protective.
e) well-formed.

26

23) ACCORDING TO THE INTERVIEWEE

a) Emerging countries are the ones, which steer global
economy.
b)
Argentina and Turkey have restored their internal
growth.
c) Europe has remained insulated from the actual global
downturn.
d)
Globalization has both its advantages and its
drawbacks.
e)
The threat of financial contagion has been
overcome.

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25) The author mentions a slump in Estonias

growth at the turn of the century which
characterizes

a) a much less successful period.

b) a remarkable period of prosperity.
c) a slightly better fiscal period.
d) a landmark in Estonias growth.
e) the beginning of Estonias growth.

28

5. The Word championing in paragraph 2,

means

a) competently devising
b) undeniably abjuring
c) publicly supporting
d) carefully assessing
e) openly rejecting

29

To devise = to invent a plan,

5.
The Word
championing
in paragraph
2,
system,
object,
etc., usually
cleverly
means
or using imagination

a) competently devising
b) undeniably abjuring
c) publicly supporting
d) carefully assessing
e) openly rejecting

30

5. The Word championing in paragraph 2,

means

a) competently devising
b) undeniably abjuring
c) publicly supporting
d) carefully assessing
e) openly rejecting

31

To abjure = to state publicly that

5.
The
championing
in paragraph
2,
you
noWord
longer
agree with
a belief or
means
way of behaving

a) competently devising
b) undeniably abjuring
c) publicly supporting
d) carefully assessing
e) openly rejecting

31

5. The Word championing in paragraph 2,

means

a) competently devising
b) undeniably abjuring
c) publicly supporting
d) carefully assessing
e) openly rejecting

31

To assess = to judge or decide

5.
The
Word championing
in paragraph
2,
the
amount,
value, quality
or
means

importance of something

a) competently devising
b) undeniably abjuring
c) publicly supporting
d) carefully assessing
e) openly rejecting

31

27) According to the author, Porto

Alegres budget system is
a) globalized
b) conservative
c) innovative
d) traditional
e) governmental

32

O ttulo do texto era:

A new budget system

28) The author refers to the gloom

about Latin America, which
conveys a feeling of
a) approval and consensus
b) optimism
c) hopelessness
d) expectation and hope
e) growing satisfaction

33

O ttulo do texto era:

Wanted: a new regional agenda for
economic growth

29) According to the text, the Brazilian

2002 budget is likely to be...

a) increased
b) mishandled
c) supplemented
d) doubled
e) slashed

34

O ttulo do texto era:

The Brazilian budget

30) According to the text, the

rebuilding of state capacity
a) requires a long time
b) might demand time
c) is not time consuming
d) must last long
e) is immediate

35

O ttulo do texto era:

The Brazilian budget

33) FROM THE TEXT, WE UNDERSTAND THAT

a) tax evasion is widespread in Russia

b) most Russians obey the tax law
c) many Russians have paid tax at 3.8%
d) 30% of the population pay marginal tax
e) Russian employment figures declined in 1999

36

36) WHEN THE INTERVIEWEE REFERS TO A BIG SELLOFF OF PURE INTERNET COMPANIES, HE MEANS
THAT THESE COMPANIES

a) were sold at a reduced price

b) went bankrupt
c ) were illegally acquired
d) were sold at a higher price
e) were bought by pure Internet companies

37

37) AMBASSADOR ANTHONY HARRINGTON REFERS

TO BRAZILS ATTITUDE IN RELATION TO
ARGENTINAS ECONOMIC SITUATION AS

a) cooperative
b) unfriendly
c) not tactful
d) biased
e) cold

38

38) THE AUTHOR SAYS THAT THE BRAZILIAN CURRENCY

HAS SLUMPED IN RECENT WEEKS, WHICH MEANS
IT

a) has suddenly fallen

b) has rallied.
c) has not been hit.
d) could have been depreciated.
e) has reached its highest quotation

39

41) ACCORDING TO THE AUTHORS CONCLUSION,

THE TIME YOU SPEND EXERCISING IS...

a) useless
b) not worthwhile
c) a waste of time
d) worthwhile
e) too time consuming

40

42) ACCORDING TO DR. LEE, WE SHOULD LISTEN TO

OUR BODYS ADVISE TO CUT BACK ON CAFFEINE.
IN OTHER WORDS, OUR BODY ADVISES US

a) not to stop drinking it.

b) to reduce our caffeine intake.
c) to increase caffeine consumption.
d) to regularly consume caffeine.
e) to quit caffeine consumption.

41

43) IN HIS ANSWER TO QUESTION 1, DR. LEE WARNS

AGAINST DRINKING LOTS OF CAFFEINE SINCE IT

a) might cause a sudden faint

b) can slow the heartbeats
c) may accelerate the heartbeats
d) will surely increase the heartbeats
e) damages the heart muscle

42

44) THE SO-CALLED FISCAL REFUGEES ARE

THE
a) fleeing taxpayers
b) successful shareholders
c) well-known tax attorneys
d) notorious smugglers
e) top company executives

45) THE AUTHOR STATES THAT THE

VAT (VALUE-ADDED TAX) HAS BEEN
a) lowered.
b) lifted.
c) forbidden.
d) reduced.
e) charged.

46) ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR,

GLOBALIZATION HAS SHATTERED
THE PREVIOUS MODEL. IN OTHER
WORDS, GLOBALIZATION HAS
a) destroyed it.
b) regulated it.
c) reinforced it.
d) deepened it.
e) strengthened it.

47) IN PARAGRAPH 2, THE AUTHOR

MENTIONS THE FISCAL STRAIN NOW
HOBBLING CALIFORNIA. IN OTHER
WORDS, THE FISCAL...
a) policies which have been favouring Californias
growth.
b) pressure currently preventing Californias
development.
c) programmes successfully spoused by California.
d) measures which have steadily gained
acceptance.
e) incentives recently promoted by the Californian
government.

48) ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH 1, THE

GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
CRISIS
a) has impacted on the EU.
b) may still hit the European Union.
c) has caused tax reductions in the EU.
d) could have affected the EU.
e) might bring about growth in the EU.

49) ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH 3, THE

ROLE PLAYED BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR...
a) widened.
b) lessened.
c) diminished.
d) faded.
e) decreased.

50) IN HIS ANSWER TO QUESTION 1,

BRAZILS PRESIDENT REFERS TO
STRENGTHENING MERCOSUL AS A
PRIORITY IN OTHER WORDS, A MEASURE
HE CONSIDERED...
a) risky.
b) unattainable.
c) pivotal.
d) unnecessary.
e) advisable.

51) IN HIS ANSWER TO QUESTION 2, LUIZ

INCIO LULA DA SILVA SAYS THAT...
a) the Brazilian domestic market was frail.
b) a miracle did come about in Brazil.
c) credit on affordable items was halved.
d) part of the sales tax was lowered.
e) consumers were not willing to spend.

52) BRAZILS PRESIDENT REFERS TO THE

COUNTRYS DIVERSIFIED TRADE
BALANCE AS HAVING...
a) contributed to worsen the global economic
crisis.
b) resulted from trade with one sole strategic
partner.
c) been prevented by internal regulations.
d) been considered as an unattainable goal.
e) minimized the adverse effects of the world
crisis.

53) IN HIS ANSWER TO QUESTION 3,

BRAZILS PRESIDENT...
a) emphasizes the role played by the private
sector.
b) criticizes initiatives derived from private
ownership.
c) sees the private sector as an inducer of
growth.
d) affi rms the signifi cance of the state.
e) disregards duties attributed to the state.