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German explosives experts defused a massive Second World War

Learn to code, it’s more important than English as a second bomb in the financial capital of Frankfurt on Sunday after tens of
language thousands of people evacuated their homes.
About 60,000 people were ordered to leave in what was
Apple CEO Tim Cook says coding is the best foreign language that Germany’s biggest evacuation since the war, with more than
a student in any country can learn. 1,000 emergency service workers helping to clear the area around
The tech executive made the remarks to French outlet Konbini the bomb, which was discovered on a building site last week.
while in the country for a meeting with French President Police set up cordons around the evacuation area, which covered
Emmanuel Macron. The tech leader gave some brief thoughts on a radius of just under a mile (1.5km), as residents dragged
education: “If I were a French student and I were 10 years old, I suitcases with them and many families left by bicycle.
think it would be more important for me to learn coding than The fire service said the evacuation of two hospitals, including
English. I’m not telling people not to learn English in some form – premature babies and patients in intensive care, had been
but I think you understand what I am saying is that this is a completed and they were helping about 500 elderly people to
language that you can use to express yourself to 7 billion people in leave residences and care homes.
the world. I think that coding should be required in every public More than 2,000 tonnes of live bombs and munitions are found
school in the world.” Of course, it’s in Cook’s best interest to have each year in Germany, even under buildings. In July, a
the world learning how to code. He runs a tech company that kindergarten was evacuated after teachers discovered an
depends on access to a constantly growing pipeline of talent. But unexploded Second World War bomb on a shelf among some toys.
it could be in your interest too: studying coding could increase British and American warplanes pummelled Germany with 1.5
your chances of pulling in a big salary. A computer-science million tonnes of bombs that killed 600,000 people. Officials
education, at least in countries like the US, is one of the most estimate that 15% of the bombs failed to explode.
viable and lucrative career paths open to young people today. Frankfurt police said they rang every doorbell and used
But, Cook says, the benefits go beyond that. “It’s the language helicopters with heat-sensing cameras to make sure nobody was
that everyone needs, and not just for the computer scientists. It’s left behind before they began defusing the bomb on Sunday.
for all of us”. He added that programming encourages students of Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/world/
all disciplines to be inventive and experimental: “Creativity is the
goal. Coding is just to allow that. Creativity is in the front seat; 4. (EsPCEx – 2018) Choose the most appropriate title for the text.
technology is in the backseat. With the combination of both of A) Discovery of Germany’s biggest evacuation since the war forces
these you can do such powerful things now.” bombs to explode.
Adapted from https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/12/apple-ceo-tim- B) Kindergarten was evacuated after a World War II bomb
cook-learning-to-code-is-so-important.html exploded among the toys.
C) Discovery of unexploded bomb in German financial capital
1. (EsPCEx – 2018) The sentence “The tech leader gave some brief forces evacuation.
thoughts on education” can be correctly paraphrased in the D) 15% of World War II bombs were discovered on a building site.
following terms: E) Emergency service workers exploded American warplanes and
A) The tech leader created regulations on education. killed 600,000 people in Germany.
B) The tech leader underestimated education.
C) The tech leader was concerned about private education.
D) The tech leader has been studying coding. 5. (EsPCEx – 2018) Choose the alternative with the correct
E) The tech leader stated his opinion about education. reference for the underlined words from the text.
A) their = experts.
2. (EsPCEx – 2018) Which one from the underlined verbs in the B) which = the area.
text conveys a verb tense that is different from the others? C) them = suitcases.
A) says D) they = the fire service.
B) made E) that = warplanes.
C) think
D) runs 6. (EsPCEx – 2018) According to the text, choose the alternative
E) needs that correctly substitutes “was left behind” in the sentence “ ...to
make sure nobody was left behind before they began...”.
3. (EsPCEx – 2018) According to the text, choose the correct A) remained in the evacuation area.
statement. B) exploded in the evacuation area.
A) Creativity is not a big issue for Tim Cook. C) destroyed buildings in the evacuation area.
B) Coding is going to be required in every public school. D) discovered bombs in the evacuation area.
C) Cook went to France to learn how to code. E) entered kindergarten in the evacuation area.
D) Cook and people in general can benefit from coding.
E) Coding and creativity don’t make a good combination.
Many graduates earn ‘paltry returns’ for their degree
Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 91, 92 e 93.
Mr Halfon, a former skills minister, stated in his speech that the
(Título omitido propositadamente) nation has “become obsessed ______(1) full academic degrees”.
“We are creating a higher education system that overwhelmingly
favours academic degrees, while intermediate and higher

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technical offerings are comparatively tiny. The labour market does A while ago I was asked if I’d like to have a look at Bert Krages’
not need na ever-growing supply of academic degrees. Between a book. My initial thought was that it would pretty much be a list of
fifth and a third of our graduates take non-graduate jobs. The ‘try this’ exercises. Well in a way it is, in that you really need to go
extra return for having a degree varies wildly according to subject out and try the exercises, not just read about them. In much the
and institution. For many, the returns are paltry.” same way that my piano playing won’t improve by just buying
Mr Halfon said that there is a strong need for intermediate skills. more books about playing the piano…
“There are skills shortages in several sectors. And there are Try the technical exercises – a desk lamp and an egg really can
millions ______(2) people who want to get on in life – preferably teach you an enormous amount about the realities of lighting,
without spending £50,000 on academic degrees,” he added. shadows and reflected light. I’ve been a pro photographer since
“There has been growing concern about the amount of debt 2004 and taking the time to do some of the exercises has been of
students are accumulating and the interest being charged on that real benefit.
debt.” A well-written book that is packed with useful images to illustrate
A spokesman for UUK (a representative organisation for the UK’s the matters at hand. It’s nice to see the author didn’t fall into the
universities) said: “Official figures are clear that, on average, trap of only including ‘perfect’ photos – you will look at some and
university graduates continue to earn substantially more than think ‘I could do better than that’ – good! It’s a book for people
non-graduates and are more likely to be in employment. A who want to take more photos and increase their satisfaction
university degree remains an excellent investment.” from doing so.
“We must, however, be careful to avoid using graduate salaries as Definitely one to try if you feel you’re perhaps clinging to some of
the single measure of success in higher education. Many the technical aspects of photography as a bit of a safety blanket,
universities specialise in fields such ______(3) the arts, the to avoid the fluffy artsy stuff.
creative industries, nursing and public sector professions that, Book Author Info.
despite making an essential contribution to society and the Bert Krages is a photographer and attorney who is the author of
economy, pay less on average.” two previous photography books, Legal Handbook for
Adapted from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42923529 Photographers and Heavenly Bodies: The Photographer’s Guide to
Astrophotography.
7. (EsPCEx – 2018) In the title “Many graduates earn ‘paltry Adapted from http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/
returns’ for their degree”, the word paltry means
A) big enough.
B) huge. 10. (EsPCEx – 2018) What kind of text is this?
C) very small. A) Autobiography.
D) expected. B) Book review.
E) satisfactory. C) Letter.
D) Recipe.
8. (EsPCEx – 2018) Choose the alternative containing the correct E) Contract.
words to respectively complete gaps (1), (2) and (3).
A) at, of, to 11. (EsPCEx – 2018) What is the question the author refers to
B) to, on, a when he says: “...I was asked if I’d like to have a look at Bert
C) by, on, that Krages’ book.”?
D) in, with, an A) Did you like to have a look at Bert Krages’ book?
E) with, of, as B) Should you like to have a look at Bert Krages’ book?
C) Need you like to have a look at Bert Krages’ book?
9. (EsPCEx – 2018) According to the text, read the statements and D) Would you like to have a look at Bert Krages’ book?
choose the correct alternative. E) Do you like to have a look at Bert Krages’ book?
I. Fifty percent of the graduates take non-graduate jobs.
II. Having a degree doesn’t necessarily mean having great salaries. 12. (EsPCEx – 2018) In the sentence “... the author didn’t fall into
III. The labour market lacks intermediate skills. the trap of only including ‘perfect’ photos...”, the expression fall
IV. Many people would rather not spend £50,000 on academic into the trap means
degrees. A) make a mistake.
V. In every single case, university graduates make more money B) give instructions.
than non-graduates. C) write clearly.
D) include extra lessons.
A) All of them are correct. E) improve his abilities.
B) I and V are correct.
C) III, IV and V are correct. My name is Patrick. I ___________ on vacation to Brazii last
D) II, III and IV are correct. Summer, and I ___________ in a five-star hotel in front of the
E) I and III are correct. beach in Rio de Janeiro, I went to Rio by plane and I___________ a
month there, I ___________ a lot of people and
we____________a great time! I want to go back to Brazii as soon
The photography exercise book by Bert Krages as possibie.
Training your eye to shoot like a pro
13. According to text II, it's correct to say that the statements are
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(A) He liked the trip and intends to visit Brazii again. a) I have workt in 6 different countries.
(B) He flew to Rio de Janeiro to spend his vacation there. a) Have you ever been to Australia?
(C) Patrick had a great time with many people. b) She had won many awards for her books.
(D) He traveled to Rio de Janeiro last sumer. c) I visited Russia for the first time in 1992.
(E) He spent thirty days in a hotei near the city of Rio de Janeiro. d) I have been to Spain in 2002.
18.Choose the correct answer to the question:
14. Choose the option which completes the gaps in text I How long has Kate been working at the NGO?
respectively. a) She worked there five years ago.
A) traveled / stayed / spend / knew / had a. She has been working there since five years.
B) traveled / were / spent / knew / did b. She is working there for five years.
C) went / stayed / spent / met / had c. She has worked there since a long time.
D) went/were/spend/met/did d. She has been working there for five years
E) were / went / stayed / knew / have

Leia os quadrinhos e responda à questão

19.Choose the CORRECT answer. (Present Perfect)
Matthew is on holiday. He _______ to Italy.
a) ´s been.
a) goes.
b) ´s gone.
c) go.
20.In the sentence “Scientists have warned that the world's
climate has changed a lot and has affected many living and non-
living things.” the verbs are in the
15.A correct use of the present perfect tense is found in a) Past perfect.
alternative: a) Present perfect.
a) When I was a teenager I hated children’s parties and b) Present progressive.
have missed every single one I could. c) Simple past.
b) The long drive to the country increased the fatigue she d) Simple present.
has complained about in the previous weeks.
c) The couple have been married for twelve years when 21.Choose the correct answer to complete the frases:
their first child was eventually born. 1- When we came back Tony (already/leave).
d) I have often criticized the standards of punctuality and 2- When we came back home, Tony (leave) at once.
accessibility of our city buses. 3- The letter (sign) up when Margaret returned.
e) I have expected some miraculous change in his behavior, 4- When Margaret returned yesterday the letter (sign) up.
but one day I finally gave up. a) leave already – had left – was signed - had signed
a) had already left – left - had been signed – was signed
b) has left already – leave - has been signed – had be
signed
c) left already – has left – had signed – will be signed
d) already left – had left – was sign – signed

22.Read the sentence below. What VERB TENSES are used in it,
respectively? Choose the CORRECT answer.
“I'd been working for the same company for twelve years when I
decided to quit."
a) Present Perfect Continuous and Past Continuous
a) Past Continuous and Past Perfect
b) Past Perfect and Simple Past
c) Past Perfect Continuous and Simple Past

23.Which sentence uses the Past Perfect? Choose

the CORRECT answer.
a) It was a very clear night. The stars were twinkling.
16.Complete the text with the correct alternative. a) I hadn’t been on the train long when I had a bit of a
a) has been – had been shock.
b) had been – had been b) As we were watching it, it suddenly flew away and
c) has been – have been disappeared.
d) have been – have been c) The students have just finished their exams.
d)
17.Which is the correct sentence about present perfect tense: 24.Choose the verb that completes the sentence below correctly:
When the students arrived in the classroom, the exam:

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a) begins a) She has been working there since five years.

a) has already began b) She is working there for five years.
b) had already began c) She has worked there since a long time.
c) had already begun d) She has been working there for five Years
d) has already begun
30.Which of the following alternatives presents an INCORRECT
25.Choose the correct answer to complete the frases: explanation for the Present Perfect Tense?
1- When we came back Tony (already/leave). a) We use the Present Perfect to say that an action
2- When we came back home, Tony (leave) at once. happened at an unspecified time before now.
3- The letter (sign) up when Margaret returned.
4- When Margaret returned yesterday the letter (sign) up. b) The Present Perfect can be used with time expressions
a) leave already – had left – was signed - had signed such as: “when I was a child” and “at that moment”.
a) had already left – left - had been signed – was signed c) The Present Perfect can be used with time expression
b) has left already – leave - has been signed – had be such as “many times” and “several times”.
signed d) You can use the Present Perfect to describe your
c) left already – has left – had signed – will be signed experience.
d) already left – had left – was sign – signed
e)
26.“Photographer captures bittersweet spirit of a dog who has
31.Analyse the current sentences and choose the option that
been living in a park for 13 years."
The underlined verb tense expresses: describes their verb tense:
a) The idea of a situation that is or was always true. I - My brother has been teasing me since this morning.
a) The idea of a situation that was in progress recently
before or up to a past point in time. II - I am reading an excellent book.
b) The idea of a situation in progress until recently or until
the time of speaking. III - I have been to England twice.
c) The idea of a situation that describes from the point of
view of a later time. IV - My husband works everyday.
d)
27.“Throughout history, the story of women _____________ one a) Present continuous – Present perfect continuous –
of exclusion, stillness, absence, and prejudice." Present simple – Present perfect.
Choose the best option that completes the sentence above.
a) … have left… b) Present perfect continuous – Present perfect – Simple
a) … have suffered… past – Present simple.
b) … has been… c) Present perfect continuous – Present continuous –
c) … has done… Present perfect – Present simple.
d) Present perfect – Present simple – Present perfect –
Present continuous.
e) Present perfect continuous – Present continuous – Past
perfect – Present simple.

Affordances and limitations of technology: Voices from

EFLteachers and learners.

(Mohammad Amiryousefi)
28.Concerning the verb tense used in “we have been concerned
for years" (lines 5-6), it is correct to say that:
a) it could be rewritten in the simple present (“we are
concerned for years”) because the action is still true.
a) it could be rewritten in the simple past (“we were
concerned for years”) because the action started in the past.
b) the idea of the expression “for years” triggers the use of
the present perfect.
c) the expressions “for years” can be replaced with “since
years” with no change in meaning.

29.Choose the correct answer to the question:

How long has Kate been working at the NGO?
a) She worked there five years ago.

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contacting Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol. (Abridged and adapted

from https://www.newsweek.com/iawahsave-turtles-
1412015)

33. It is possible to infer from the text that

A) the island's hands-on nest protection program has been
jeopardizing the offspring.
B) hatchlings are imperilled.
C) the purpose of the protection program is to cheat the
community.
D) the nesting and hatching programs are compulsory.
E) it is a pointless effort to raise awareness of the community.

(Source: Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning. Text II

Based on the tex below, answer questions 2, 3 and 4.
Article 2, Volume 9, Issue 19, Winter and Spring 2017, page 1-24.
Available at: https://elt.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_6252.html . Accessed
Are shipping containers the future of affordable housing?
on April 20 , 2019) Millions of people need homes. Millions of shipping containers
are going unused. Could this be an answer to the global
housing crisis? Cleveland Containers explore further. England
32.The sentence “…the attention has been focused more on is facing a housing crisis. According to housing charity Shelter,
technology than learning” (lines 1 and 2) is an example of: more than 50,000 households a year are being forced out of
a) Past Simple Tense. their homes, and there are more than 9 million renters in
b) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. unsecure rented accommodations.
c) Past Perfect Tense The situation is shaky even for those who own their own
d) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. homes. 28,900 homes were repossessed across the UK in
e) Present Perfect Tense. 2013. But this situation isn't unique to England. House prices
are soaring across the world, which is placing home ownership
out of reach for millions.
Buy a beach cruiser and help save sea turtles on Kiawah Every And that's just in the developed world. Around 850 million
spring, fierce female sea turtles-mostly loggerheads-make people are currently living in “informal settlements”. In
their way from the ocean to Kiawah Island during nesting numerous rapidly urbanising cities, the average housing costs
season. From May through October, Kiawah's beaches are can be up to 200% of the net monthly income. There is no
home to 400 nests and thousands of baby loggerheads. But single explanation as to why the world's facing a housing crisis,
many of these endangered hatchlings would not survive and there's no easy answer for how to solve it.
without the island's hands-on nest protection program. But one major factor is a general dearth of good quality,
Specifícally, the Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol efforts that help affordable housing. Many developments in the housing
75% of hatchlings make it from their nests to the ocean. market are focused on constructing high-end units that are
Without these efforts: less than 10% have a chance. Sea expensive to build and out of the price range of most. This
turtles are an endangered species and the loggerhead turtle needs to change. Desperate times often call for radical
has been on the threatened list since 1978. Over the years, the Solutions. One thing the world isn't lacking is shipping
Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol has become one of the largest containers. There may be up to 40 million shipping containers
volunteer turtle efforts in the United States. From relocating in the world right now, and experts believe that only six
nests to helping hatchlings find the sea, volunteering is open million are currently in use.
to island residents and guests, and the program relies on the
community to help raise awareness about the importance of Who'd live in a shipping Container?
nesting season. This May, you'11 see a custom fleet of beach Shipping containers are built to be strong, secure and
cruisers with an original turtle print designed by Peter Millar at practical. These are all sound benefits for storage and mass
the new Timbers Kiawah Ocean Club and Residences. “We transit, but do they make for comfortable accommodation?
approached Peter Millar, a favorite on Kiawah, to design a The idea of living in a shipping Container might strike some as
turtle-pattemed bike as a fun way to raise our owners' odd, unfeasible, impractical and maybe even a little
awareness about the turtles and show our commitment to unappealing. But it's important to think of shipping containers
protecting the wildlife on Kiawah”, says Chris Burden, not as finished products, but as raw materiais - as
managing director for Timbers Kiawah. You don't have to be a exoskeletons for future homes.
Timbers' owner to help: the limited-edition beach cruisers are Because, really, there's no end to what you can do with a
for sale to the public and 100% of the proceeds go to the shipping Container. They can easily be insulated and fitted
turtle patrol. “Kiawah Island is one of the country's most vital with Windows, doors, indoor partitions, electricity and
nesting areas for loggerhead sea turtles and the turtle patrol is running water - everything that's needed for human
responsible for nesting patrols and monitoring efforts up and inhabitation. A single shipping Container can be transformed
down the beach. The contributions will be used to fund their into a cosy dwelling in no time at all. But if more space is
initiatives in whatever way they see fit”, Burden says. Anyone needed, you can just stack multiple containers on top of each
can volunteer in the nesting and hatching programs by other. And if you're really wondering whether people would

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be comfortable living in converted shipping containers, just 11-D

consider the great reaction that greets shipping containers
converted for retail use. They're thought of as cool, hip and 12-A
quirky. When used as affordable housing, it's no stretch to say
that many won't think of shipping containers as a last resort, 13-E
so much as actively desirable. (Abridged and adapted from
https://www.openaccessgovemment.org) 14-C

34- Read the statements about the text and decide whether 15-D
they are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Mark the correct option.
I - There is a surfeit of dwellings in England. II - Housing is 16-E
wobbly in England.
III - House prices are steep worldwide. 17-B
IV - Home ownership is attainable for many people.
V - Living in a shipping Container is alluring and ordinary
18-E
throughout the world.

35.In the excerpt “But one major factor is a general dearth of

good quality, affordable housing.”, the word in bold means:
A) wealthy
B) paucity
C) surplus
D) amount
E) glut

36. According to the text, shipping containers

A) can be a menace for people.
B) are a rip off.
C) are usually rotten.
D) never tamish.
E) can be snug.

GABARITO
1-E

2-B

3-D

4-C

5-D

6-A

7-C

8-E

9-D

10-B

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