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Aeronáutica - Controle de Tráfego Aéreo
Object pronouns (Turma 2)
The young soldier had orders not to surrender - a D the Philippine government.
command he obeyed for nearly three decades. “I
became an officer and I received an order. If I could E original orders.
not carry it out, I would feel shame. I am very
competitive”, he said. Three other soldiers were
with him at the end of the war. One emerged from Ano: 2012 Banca: Marinha Órgão: ESCOLA
the jungle in 1950 and the other two died. NAVAL Prova: Marinha - 2012 - ESCOLA
NAVAL - Aspirante - 2º Dia
Mr Onoda ignored several attempts to get him to
surrender. He later said that he dismissed search Genetically Modified Foods, Pros
parties sent to him, and leaflets dropped by Japan,
and Cons.
because there was always something suspicious, so
he never believed that the war had really ended. Genetically modified foods (GMs)are
Though Onoda had been officially declared dead in
becoming increasingly coirtmon in many
December 1959, search parties were sent out in
countries. However, before one opts for any
1972, when the last person from his group was
killed by local police, but they did not find him.
of these foods, it is very important to know
Onoda was now alone. about their pros and cons.
On February 20, 1974, a Japanese man, Norio There are a variety of reasons for
Suzuki, found Onoda after four days of searching. developing GMs. For instance, some foods are
They became friends, but Onoda still refused to genetically modified to prevent the
surrender, saying that he was waiting for orders occurrence of allergies after consumption,
from a superior officer. Suzuki returned to Japan
while some are developed to
with photographs of himself and Onoda as proof of
improve their shelf life.
their encounter, and the Japanese government
located Onoda’s commanding officer, Major Yoshimi Though the seeds of GMs are quite
Taniguchi. He flew to Lubang where on March 9,
expensive, their cost of production is said to
1974, he finally met with Onoda and rescinded his
be lesser than that of the traditional crops for
original orders in person.
these foods do have natural resistance
The Philippine government granted him a towards damaging pests and insects. This
pardon, although many in Lubang never forgave reduces the necessity of exposing crops to
him for killing 30 people during his campaign on the
hazardous Chemicals. It is also said that GMs
island. The news media reported on this and other
grow faster. Due to this, productivity
misgivings, but at the same time welcomed his
increases, providing the population with more
return home.
food. At times, GMs crops can be grown at
places with unfavorable climatic conditions
whereas a normal crop can grow only in
specific season or under some favorable Ano: 2020 Banca: Aeronáutica Órgão: EEAR P
climatic conditions. rova: Aeronáutica - 2020 - EEAR - Sargento da
Aeronáutica - Aeronavegantes e Não-
The biggest threat caused by GMs is
Aeronavegantes (Turma 2)
that they can have harmful effects on the
human body. It is believed that they can cause Read the text and answer question.
diseases which are immune to antibiotics.
Moreover, according to some experts, people
The U. S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee
who consume such foods have high chances
happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to
of developing câncer. Besides, not much is
catch up with it yourself.
known about their long-term effects on
human beings.
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In many countries, manufacturers do benjamin_franklin_141100
not mention on the labei that foods are
genetically modified because they think that The word in bold, in the text, is an
this would affect their business. However, this object pronoun. Which word does it
is not a good practice as consumers do not make reference to?
get the chance to decide whether they should
really opt for these foods, Experts are of the
A Constitution
opinion that with the increase of genetically
modified foods, developing countries would
start depending more on industrial countries B Happiness
because it is likely that the food production
would be controlled by them in the time to C The U. S.
come.
D Pursuit
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Conhecimentos Gerais
Read the fragment from the text.
Choose the alternative that correctly
“Some of them go to other countries completes the sentences according to
and work as volunteers.” (lines 2 and 3) the right use of pronouns. Dear friend,
thanks for _____email. It is so nice to
What does the object hear from ______. Let _____tell you
pronoun them refer to? ______news, even though ______are
much more interesting.
A Schools and hospitais.
D my - me - mine - my - you
E College students.
A hes
B he
C him
D his