- ID
- 4975201
- Banca
- Exército
- Órgão
- EsPCEx
- Ano
- 2020
- Provas
- Disciplina
- Matemática
- Assuntos
O Mercosul tem sido muito criticado nos últimos anos pela perda de dinamismo, apesar dos importantes avanços obtidos desde sua criação. Sobre esse bloco econômico regional, é correto afirmar que:
I – Promoveu a chamada distensão geopolítica entre Brasil e Argentina, que historicamente disputavam a hegemonia na Bacia do Prata.
II – O incremento da cooperação diplomática entre o Brasil e a Argentina, durante a década de 1980, contribuiu para a formação do bloco.
III – A adoção da Tarifa Externa Comum (TEC) transformou o Mercosul em uma união aduaneira perfeita, visto que os países-membros são obrigados a aplicar a mesma alíquota de importação para todos os produtos.
IV – O Protocolo de Ouro Preto inseriu a “cláusula democrática” no Tratado de Assunção e ajudou a criar um ambiente de maior estabilidade política no âmbito regional.
V – O Mercosul foi, na verdade, uma resposta ao esgotamento dos modelos de desenvolvimento baseados na substituição de importações adotados pelas duas principais economias do bloco.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as afirmativas corretas.
O censo demográfico realizado pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), em 1970, revelou pela primeira vez uma importante mudança no perfil da população brasileira: passamos a ser um país predominantemente urbano. A respeito da urbanização nacional, é correto afirmar que:
I – A urbanização ocorreu de forma acelerada, concentrada e apoiada no êxodo rural, simultaneamente ao vigoroso processo de industrialização verificado no Pós-Segunda Guerra.
II – Problemas em comum de infraestrutura viária, abastecimento de água, saneamento básico, coleta de lixo, dentre outros, resultaram na criação das regiões metropolitanas no início da década de 1970.
III – Atualmente, o Centro-Oeste é a terceira região mais urbanizada do País, basicamente em função de três fatores: a fundação de Brasília, a construção de grandes eixos rodoviários de integração nacional e a acentuada mecanização das lavouras.
IV – Os critérios adotados pelo IBGE para definir o grau de urbanização seguem padronização internacional, não havendo, portanto, divergência em relação aos utilizados pelos países da Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE).
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as afirmativas corretas, dentre as listadas acima.
A Amazônia é a maior floresta tropical do mundo. Estende-se por mais de 8 milhões de km² e por diversos países sul-americanos. Sobre esse bioma, é correto afirmar que:
I – No Brasil, a floresta ocupa áreas de nove estados da federação: AC, AM, AP, MA, MS, PA, RO, RR e TO.
II – A variação topográfica é responsável pela existência de três estratos de vegetação de mata: de igapó, de várzea e de terra firme.
III – A exuberância da vida vegetal da Amazônia reflete a alta fertilidade dos solos, em geral de textura argilosa e com elevado teor de matéria orgânica.
IV – Trata-se de uma floresta latifoliada, perene e higrófila, que abriga também “enclaves” de campos, cerrado e até mesmo de caatinga.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as afirmativas corretas.
Fome, guerras, miséria, exploração predatória e vida selvagem configuram um quadro que o imaginário coletivo associa, geralmente, à África. No entanto, esse espaço não se resume apenas a tal quadro. Com relação ao continente africano, é correto afirmar:
I – Os últimos anos têm registrado um expressivo incremento das trocas comerciais entre a África e a China. Esse país asiático interessa-se, principalmente, pelas commodities minerais e pelo suprimento energético.
II – A Nigéria tem se desenvolvido e diversificado sua economia investindo no setor de telecomunicações, apesar de o petróleo ainda ser importante na economia do país.
III – Melhorias na infraestrutura urbana e redução do deficit de moradias têm contribuído para o significativo aumento da população urbana no continente, que já ultrapassa a rural.
IV – Alguns regimes ditatoriais foram derrubados devido aos protestos desencadeados pela Primavera Árabe. Atualmente, governos mais representativos renovam as esperanças no fortalecimento da democracia em países como Líbia, Egito, Tunísia e Argélia.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as afirmativas corretas, dentre as listadas acima.
O conflito árabe-israelense contribui, inequivocamente, para tornar o Oriente Médio uma das regiões mais instáveis do mundo. Sobre esse importante foco de tensão, é correto afirmar:
I – A guerra do Yom Kippur, em 1967, marcou o ápice da expansão territorial de Israel.
II – A cidade de Jerusalém é sagrada para as três principais religiões monoteístas da atualidade (cristianismo, judaísmo e islamismo), o que é decisivo para gerar instabilidade na região.
III – A geopolítica da água desempenha um papel destacado no conflito, tendo em vista o controle exercido por Israel sobre os principais mananciais da região.
IV – Pelos Acordos de Oslo (1993), a Organização pela Libertação da Palestina (OLP) e o Hamas reconheceram o Estado de Israel, que se comprometeu a devolver os territórios ocupados, nos quais seria criado um Estado Palestino.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as afirmativas corretas.
Em meados da década de 1930, o então Capitão do Exército Brasileiro Mário Travassos publicou a obra “Projeção Continental do Brasil”, que até hoje inspira o pensamento geopolítico nacional. Dentre os postulados geopolíticos do autor, podemos destacar:
I – A América do Sul como um espaço caracterizado por dois “antagonismos geográficos”: a oposição entre a vertente do Atlântico e a do Pacífico e entre as bacias hidrográficas do Amazonas e do Prata.
II – A influência polarizadora de Buenos Aires, que limitava o poder brasileiro sobre a extensa vertente atlântica.
III – A necessidade de atração do Paraguai e da Bolívia para a esfera de influência política e comercial do Brasil.
IV – O projeto do Brasil como grande potência sul-americana, empreendendo a “marcha para o Oeste” com o objetivo de erguer um polo de poder econômico e demográfico na porção central do subcontinente.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as afirmativas corretas, dentre as listadas acima.
A Coreia do Sul faz parte do grupo dos “NICs”, sigla em inglês que representa os países de industrialização recente. Podemos destacar, como fundamentais para o processo de industrialização desse país, os seguintes fatores:
I – Existência de abundantes recursos minerais metálicos e fósseis, que garantiram o indispensável suprimento de energia e os insumos necessários à indústria de base.
II – Maciços investimentos na educação e na melhoria da infraestrutura de transporte e de energia.
III – Concessão de incentivos à exportação, tais como redução de impostos e controle da política cambial.
IV – Grandes estímulos ao consumo interno, via expansão de crédito subsidiado às famílias, com o objetivo de expandir o mercado doméstico.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as afirmativas corretas, dentre as listadas acima.
O continente americano estende-se desde as tundras canadenses até o Cabo Horn, na Terra do Fogo. Sua imensa variedade de paisagens comporta sociedades altamente diferenciadas. Sobre esse grande conjunto, é correto afirmar que:
I – A costa ocidental apresenta extensos dobramentos modernos, como os Andes e as Montanhas Rochosas, e faz parte do Anel ou Círculo de Fogo do Pacífico.
II – A porção oriental continental, tanto da América do Norte quanto da América do Sul, é marcada por estruturas geológicas antigas e de grande estabilidade.
III – A condição bioceânica caracteriza todos os países da América Anglo-Saxônica e da América Central ístmica.
IV – É o único continente que possui terras em todas as zonas climáticas.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as afirmativas corretas, dentre as listadas acima.
A fronteira pode ser definida como a epiderme do Estado. Dependendo do contexto e dos meios disponíveis, ela apresenta uma permeabilidade maior ou menor. Considerando aspectos como as características gerais do território nacional, a legislação em vigor e os programas governamentais implementados nas fronteiras, analise as alternativas a seguir:
I – O Sistema Integrado de Monitoramento das Fronteiras (Sisfron) tem como objetivo, dentre outros, aumentar a presença do Estado nas faixas de fronteira marítima e terrestre, especialmente na Amazônia.
II – A Constituição Federal de 1988 proibiu a demarcação de terras indígenas na faixa de fronteira por razões de segurança nacional.
III – Grande extensão territorial, povoamento rarefeito, carência de recursos econômicos e humanos e dificuldade de acesso são fatores que concorrem para a porosidade das nossas fronteiras e a ocorrência de inúmeros ilícitos.
IV – Fundamental à defesa do território, a faixa de fronteira do Brasil tem uma largura de 100km e é regulada por legislação federal específica, que normatiza a propriedade, o uso do solo e a exploração econômica.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as afirmativas corretas, dentre as listadas acima.
No período do Renascimento, durante os séculos XV e XVI, ocorreram mudanças na qualidade e na quantidade da produção cultural. Dentre os fatores que influenciaram essas mudanças, destacam-se o/a:
I – Absolutismo monárquico.
II – Desenvolvimento da imprensa.
III – Advento do “Século das Luzes”.
IV – Ação dos Mecenas.
V – Empirismo e liberalismo político de John Locke.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todos os fatores corretos, dentre os listados acima.
No Brasil do final do século XVIII, houve a decadência da mineração e a reanimação da produção agrícola. Para isso, contribuíram:
I – O aumento da população europeia, com a ampliação dos mercados consumidores de gêneros tropicais.
II – A extinção dos Estados do Brasil, do Grão-Pará e Rio Negro e do Maranhão e Piauí.
III – A Revolução Industrial.
IV – A abertura dos portos às nações amigas.
V – Fundação do Banco do Brasil.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as contribuições corretas, dentre as listadas acima
O “New Deal”, de 1933, foi um plano posto em prática pelo Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América – Franklin Delano Roosevelt –, que articulava as ações do governo com os da iniciativa privada. Para tanto, foram adotadas as seguintes medidas:
I – Supervalorização do dólar para tornar as importações mais competitivas.
II – Empréstimo do governo aos bancos para evitar mais falências.
III – Implantação de um sistema de seguridade social, com a criação do seguro-desemprego.
IV – Não intervenção na economia, pois o próprio mercado resolveria a crise.
V – Criação de um vasto programa de obras públicas, com o intuito de gerar novos empregos.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta todas as medidas corretas, dentre as listadas acima.
Computer says no: Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Australia
Louise Kennedy is an Irish veterinarian with degrees in history and politics – both obtained in English. She is married to an Australian and has been working in Australia as an equine vet on a skilled worker visa for the past two years. As a native English speaker, she has excellent grammar and a broad vocabulary, but has been unable to convince a machine she can speak English well enough to stay in Australia.
But she is now scrambling for other visa options after a computer-based English test – scored by a machine – essentially handed her a fail in terms of convincing immigration officers she can fluently speak her own language.
Earlier this year, Kennedy decided she would seek permanent residency in Australia. She knew she would have to sit a mandatory English proficiency test but was shocked when she got the results. While she passed all other components of the test including writing and reading, (...). She got 74 when the government requires 79. “There’s obviously a flaw in their computer software, when a person with perfect oral fluency cannot get enough points,” she said. The test providers have categorically denied there is anything wrong with its computer-based test or the scoring engine trained to analyse candidates’ responses. “We do not offer a pass or a fail, simply a score and the immigration department set the bar very high for people seeking permanent residency”, they say.
Kennedy, who is due to have a baby in October, says she will now have to pursue a bridging visa, while she seeks a more expensive spouse visa so she can remain with her Australian husband.
Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/08/computer-says-no-irish-vet-fails-oral-english-test-needed-to-stay-in-australia
Computer says no: Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Australia
Louise Kennedy is an Irish veterinarian with degrees in history and politics – both obtained in English. She is married to an Australian and has been working in Australia as an equine vet on a skilled worker visa for the past two years. As a native English speaker, she has excellent grammar and a broad vocabulary, but has been unable to convince a machine she can speak English well enough to stay in Australia.
But she is now scrambling for other visa options after a computer-based English test – scored by a machine – essentially handed her a fail in terms of convincing immigration officers she can fluently speak her own language.
Earlier this year, Kennedy decided she would seek permanent residency in Australia. She knew she would have to sit a mandatory English proficiency test but was shocked when she got the results. While she passed all other components of the test including writing and reading, (...). She got 74 when the government requires 79. “There’s obviously a flaw in their computer software, when a person with perfect oral fluency cannot get enough points,” she said. The test providers have categorically denied there is anything wrong with its computer-based test or the scoring engine trained to analyse candidates’ responses. “We do not offer a pass or a fail, simply a score and the immigration department set the bar very high for people seeking permanent residency”, they say.
Kennedy, who is due to have a baby in October, says she will now have to pursue a bridging visa, while she seeks a more expensive spouse visa so she can remain with her Australian husband.
Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/08/computer-says-no-irish-vet-fails-oral-english-test-needed-to-stay-in-australia
Computer says no: Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Australia
Louise Kennedy is an Irish veterinarian with degrees in history and politics – both obtained in English. She is married to an Australian and has been working in Australia as an equine vet on a skilled worker visa for the past two years. As a native English speaker, she has excellent grammar and a broad vocabulary, but has been unable to convince a machine she can speak English well enough to stay in Australia.
But she is now scrambling for other visa options after a computer-based English test – scored by a machine – essentially handed her a fail in terms of convincing immigration officers she can fluently speak her own language.
Earlier this year, Kennedy decided she would seek permanent residency in Australia. She knew she would have to sit a mandatory English proficiency test but was shocked when she got the results. While she passed all other components of the test including writing and reading, (...). She got 74 when the government requires 79. “There’s obviously a flaw in their computer software, when a person with perfect oral fluency cannot get enough points,” she said. The test providers have categorically denied there is anything wrong with its computer-based test or the scoring engine trained to analyse candidates’ responses. “We do not offer a pass or a fail, simply a score and the immigration department set the bar very high for people seeking permanent residency”, they say.
Kennedy, who is due to have a baby in October, says she will now have to pursue a bridging visa, while she seeks a more expensive spouse visa so she can remain with her Australian husband.
Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/08/computer-says-no-irish-vet-fails-oral-english-test-needed-to-stay-in-australia
According to the context, the missing part of paragraph 3 is ...
While she passed all other components of the test including writing and reading, (...).
Are any foods safe to eat anymore? The fears and the facts 48 49 50
Food was once seen as a source of sustenance and pleasure. Today, the dinner table can instead begin to feel like a minefield. Is bacon really a risk factor of cancer? Will coffee or eggs give you a heart attack? Does wheat contribute to Alzheimer’s disease? Will dairy products clog up your arteries? Worse still, the advice changes continually. As TV-cook Nigella Lawson recently put it: “You can guarantee that what people think will be good for you this year, they won’t next year.”
This may be somewhat inevitable: evidence-based health advice should be constantly updated as new studies explore the nuances of what we eat and the effects the meals have on our bodies. But when the media (and ill-informed health gurus) exaggerate the results of a study without providing the context, it can lead to unnecessary fears that may, ironically, push you towards less healthy choices.
The good news is that “next year” you may be pleased to learn that many of your favourite foods are not the ticking time bomb you have been led to believe...
Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151029-are-any-foods-safe-to-eat-anymore-heres-the-truth
Are any foods safe to eat anymore? The fears and the facts 48 49 50
Food was once seen as a source of sustenance and pleasure. Today, the dinner table can instead begin to feel like a minefield. Is bacon really a risk factor of cancer? Will coffee or eggs give you a heart attack? Does wheat contribute to Alzheimer’s disease? Will dairy products clog up your arteries? Worse still, the advice changes continually. As TV-cook Nigella Lawson recently put it: “You can guarantee that what people think will be good for you this year, they won’t next year.”
This may be somewhat inevitable: evidence-based health advice should be constantly updated as new studies explore the nuances of what we eat and the effects the meals have on our bodies. But when the media (and ill-informed health gurus) exaggerate the results of a study without providing the context, it can lead to unnecessary fears that may, ironically, push you towards less healthy choices.
The good news is that “next year” you may be pleased to learn that many of your favourite foods are not the ticking time bomb you have been led to believe...
Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151029-are-any-foods-safe-to-eat-anymore-heres-the-truth
Are any foods safe to eat anymore? The fears and the facts 48 49 50
Food was once seen as a source of sustenance and pleasure. Today, the dinner table can instead begin to feel like a minefield. Is bacon really a risk factor of cancer? Will coffee or eggs give you a heart attack? Does wheat contribute to Alzheimer’s disease? Will dairy products clog up your arteries? Worse still, the advice changes continually. As TV-cook Nigella Lawson recently put it: “You can guarantee that what people think will be good for you this year, they won’t next year.”
This may be somewhat inevitable: evidence-based health advice should be constantly updated as new studies explore the nuances of what we eat and the effects the meals have on our bodies. But when the media (and ill-informed health gurus) exaggerate the results of a study without providing the context, it can lead to unnecessary fears that may, ironically, push you towards less healthy choices.
The good news is that “next year” you may be pleased to learn that many of your favourite foods are not the ticking time bomb you have been led to believe...
Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151029-are-any-foods-safe-to-eat-anymore-heres-the-truth
OXFAM AMERICA
Oxfam stands for the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief. It was started in Oxford, England in 1942 in response to the European famine-related issues resulting from the Second World War. Ten other countries worldwide, including the United States and Australia, have started chapters of Oxfam. They make up what is known as Oxfam International.
Oxfam America is dedicated to creating lasting solutions to hunger, poverty, and social injustice through long-term partnerships with poor communities around the world. As a privately funded organization, we can speak with conviction and integrity as we challenge the structural barriers that foster conflict and human suffering and limit people from gaining the skills, resources, and power to become self-sufficient.
Oxfam implements various global projects that target areas particularly affected by hunger. The projects focus on developing self-sufficiency of the communities in which they are based, as opposed to merely providing relief in the form of food aid. Oxfam’s projects operate on the communal level, and are developed by evaluating issues causing poverty and hunger in the community and subsequently the possible infrastructure that could end hunger and foster the attainment of self-sufficiency. Examples of projects in which Oxfam America has been or is involved range from a women’s literacy program in India to providing microloans and agriculture education programs for small-scale organic farmers in California.
Adapted from http://students.brown.edu/Hourglass_Cafe/Pages/about.htm
OXFAM AMERICA
Oxfam stands for the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief. It was started in Oxford, England in 1942 in response to the European famine-related issues resulting from the Second World War. Ten other countries worldwide, including the United States and Australia, have started chapters of Oxfam. They make up what is known as Oxfam International.
Oxfam America is dedicated to creating lasting solutions to hunger, poverty, and social injustice through long-term partnerships with poor communities around the world. As a privately funded organization, we can speak with conviction and integrity as we challenge the structural barriers that foster conflict and human suffering and limit people from gaining the skills, resources, and power to become self-sufficient.
Oxfam implements various global projects that target areas particularly affected by hunger. The projects focus on developing self-sufficiency of the communities in which they are based, as opposed to merely providing relief in the form of food aid. Oxfam’s projects operate on the communal level, and are developed by evaluating issues causing poverty and hunger in the community and subsequently the possible infrastructure that could end hunger and foster the attainment of self-sufficiency. Examples of projects in which Oxfam America has been or is involved range from a women’s literacy program in India to providing microloans and agriculture education programs for small-scale organic farmers in California.
Adapted from http://students.brown.edu/Hourglass_Cafe/Pages/about.htm
OXFAM AMERICA
Oxfam stands for the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief. It was started in Oxford, England in 1942 in response to the European famine-related issues resulting from the Second World War. Ten other countries worldwide, including the United States and Australia, have started chapters of Oxfam. They make up what is known as Oxfam International.
Oxfam America is dedicated to creating lasting solutions to hunger, poverty, and social injustice through long-term partnerships with poor communities around the world. As a privately funded organization, we can speak with conviction and integrity as we challenge the structural barriers that foster conflict and human suffering and limit people from gaining the skills, resources, and power to become self-sufficient.
Oxfam implements various global projects that target areas particularly affected by hunger. The projects focus on developing self-sufficiency of the communities in which they are based, as opposed to merely providing relief in the form of food aid. Oxfam’s projects operate on the communal level, and are developed by evaluating issues causing poverty and hunger in the community and subsequently the possible infrastructure that could end hunger and foster the attainment of self-sufficiency. Examples of projects in which Oxfam America has been or is involved range from a women’s literacy program in India to providing microloans and agriculture education programs for small-scale organic farmers in California.
Adapted from http://students.brown.edu/Hourglass_Cafe/Pages/about.htm
Native English speakers are the world’s worst communicators
It was just one word in one email, but it caused huge financial losses for a multinational company. The message, written in English, was sent by a native speaker to a colleague for whom English was a second language. Unsure of the word, the recipient found two contradictory meanings in his dictionary. He acted on the wrong one.
Months later, senior management investigated why the project had failed, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. “It all traced back to this one word,” says Chia Suan Chong, a UK-based communications skills and intercultural trainer, who didn’t reveal the tricky word because it is highly industry-specific and possibly identifiable. “Things spiralled out of control because both parties were thinking the opposite.”
When such misunderstandings happen, it’s usually the native speakers who are to blame. Ironically, they are worse at delivering their message than people who speak English as a second or third language, according to Chong. “A lot of native speakers are happy that English has become the world’s global language. They feel they don’t have to spend time learning another language.”
The non-native speakers, it turns out, speak more purposefully and carefully, trying to communicate
efficiently with limited, simple language, typical of someone speaking a second or third language. Anglophones,
on the other hand, often talk too fast for others to follow, and use jokes, slang, abbreviations and
references specific to their own culture, says Chong. “The native English speaker is the only one who
might not feel the need to adapt to the others,” she adds.
Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20161028-native-english-speakers-are-the-worlds-worst-communicators
Native English speakers are the world’s worst communicators
It was just one word in one email, but it caused huge financial losses for a multinational company. The message, written in English, was sent by a native speaker to a colleague for whom English was a second language. Unsure of the word, the recipient found two contradictory meanings in his dictionary. He acted on the wrong one.
Months later, senior management investigated why the project had failed, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. “It all traced back to this one word,” says Chia Suan Chong, a UK-based communications skills and intercultural trainer, who didn’t reveal the tricky word because it is highly industry-specific and possibly identifiable. “Things spiralled out of control because both parties were thinking the opposite.”
When such misunderstandings happen, it’s usually the native speakers who are to blame. Ironically, they are worse at delivering their message than people who speak English as a second or third language, according to Chong. “A lot of native speakers are happy that English has become the world’s global language. They feel they don’t have to spend time learning another language.”
The non-native speakers, it turns out, speak more purposefully and carefully, trying to communicate
efficiently with limited, simple language, typical of someone speaking a second or third language. Anglophones,
on the other hand, often talk too fast for others to follow, and use jokes, slang, abbreviations and
references specific to their own culture, says Chong. “The native English speaker is the only one who
might not feel the need to adapt to the others,” she adds.
Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20161028-native-english-speakers-are-the-worlds-worst-communicators
Native English speakers are the world’s worst communicators
It was just one word in one email, but it caused huge financial losses for a multinational company. The message, written in English, was sent by a native speaker to a colleague for whom English was a second language. Unsure of the word, the recipient found two contradictory meanings in his dictionary. He acted on the wrong one.
Months later, senior management investigated why the project had failed, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. “It all traced back to this one word,” says Chia Suan Chong, a UK-based communications skills and intercultural trainer, who didn’t reveal the tricky word because it is highly industry-specific and possibly identifiable. “Things spiralled out of control because both parties were thinking the opposite.”
When such misunderstandings happen, it’s usually the native speakers who are to blame. Ironically, they are worse at delivering their message than people who speak English as a second or third language, according to Chong. “A lot of native speakers are happy that English has become the world’s global language. They feel they don’t have to spend time learning another language.”
The non-native speakers, it turns out, speak more purposefully and carefully, trying to communicate
efficiently with limited, simple language, typical of someone speaking a second or third language. Anglophones,
on the other hand, often talk too fast for others to follow, and use jokes, slang, abbreviations and
references specific to their own culture, says Chong. “The native English speaker is the only one who
might not feel the need to adapt to the others,” she adds.
Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20161028-native-english-speakers-are-the-worlds-worst-communicators
According to the text, read the statements and choose the correct alternative.
I – The company had a profit of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
II – The tricky word that caused the problem isn’t mentioned in the text.
III – Native speakers don’t usually think they should adapt in order to make themselves understood.
IV – Using abbreviations in emails facilitates the communication.
V – Non-native speakers choose language from a limited repertoire.