64 Questões de Língua Inglesa do FUVEST

In a 2004 report, Xinhua, China’s official news agency, described the rapid increase in private car ownership as a sign that the country was entering a new era. The report associated the expansion of the automobile market with rising incomes and greater access to consumer credit. It did not claim that the industry had already reached its maximum growth, nor did it attribute the phenomenon exclusively to new bank-lending rules. According to the passage, Xinhua

1. A) played an important role in China’s social and economic transformation during 2004.
2. B) had proclaimed that China’s car industry had already reached its maximum growth in 2004.
3. C) considered new bank-lending rules to be the exclusive cause of China’s mass car consumption.
4. D) reported, in 2004, that the rise in private car ownership signaled a new era for China.
5. E) predicted that China’s car industry would exceed all expectations in the short run.

Over the past two decades, car ownership in China has expanded rapidly. This change has increased mobility for millions of people, but it has also contributed to traffic congestion, air pollution and higher carbon emissions. Environmental organizations have criticized the trend because they see its effects as harmful to public health and to efforts to limit climate change. Their reaction is presented as one of deep emotional suffering in response to these consequences, rather than as a sudden surprise or a desire to punish those who buy cars. Based on the passage, which adjective best describes the reaction of environmentalists to China’s growing dependence on cars?

1. A) angry
2. B) distressed
3. C) apprehensive
4. D) startled
5. E) scared

Read the following excerpt about the Chinese automobile market: "China's demand for cars continued to grow rapidly in 2004, although the rate of growth was lower than in the previous year. After increasing by 35% in 2003, sales rose by 15% in 2004. The tightening of bank-lending rules did not reduce sales; instead, demand remained impressive. Analysts did not expect growth to fall below 10% in 2005, and the expansion of the Chinese market was not attributed to the sluggish global economy." According to the passage, which statement about the demand for cars in China is correct?

1. A) is still quite impressive.
2. B) may dip below 10% in 2005.
3. C) fell by 15% when lending rules were tightened.
4. D) was extremely high both in 2003 and 2004.
5. E) was badly hit by the sluggish global economy.

In little more than a decade, the automobile has altered the face of urban China. In 2003, car sales rose sharply, and private ownership became increasingly common in cities that had previously been dominated by bicycles and public transport. The expansion was encouraged by industrial policies, but it also reflected rising incomes and consumers’ desire for greater mobility. Analysts expected China’s car market to continue growing by roughly 10% a year, even if the pace varied with the world economy. They also warned that China’s overall economic growth could slow from its exceptionally rapid rate, without necessarily coming to a halt. Thus, the automobile industry was not merely responding to urban change: it was one of the forces helping to produce it. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

1. A) The automobile industry has been one of the forces driving the radical changes occurring in urban China.
2. B) China’s economic growth will remain in the high single figures as long as the world economy does not slow down.
3. C) China became a car culture in 2003 solely because of the government’s industrial policy.
4. D) Car sales in China are expected to rise by no more than 10% whenever the global economy recovers.
5. E) Despite the market’s positive projections, China’s economic growth is expected to stop in the next few years.

According to the passage, Australians [FUVEST 2006 - Questão 85] FUVEST - 2006

1. A) are regarded as being quite funny people.
2. B) may have to face the “threat” of flood-stricken neighbours.
3. C) are preparing to shelter a flood of climate refugees.
4. D) have been criticized for their prejudice against refugees.
5. E) started campaigning to keep out strangers for years ago.

Choose the correct passive voice form for: “... no one has made any attempt to tackle the issue.” (lines 16-17) [FUVEST 2006 - Questão 88] FUVEST - 2006

1. A) no attempt has been made to tackle the issue.
2. B) no attempt is made by anybody to tackle the issue.
3. C) it could not be made any attempt to tackle the issue.
4. D) it is not made any attempt to tackle the issue.
5. E) no attempt was made by anybody to tackle the issue.