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Q1022998 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • OBJETIVA • Prefeitura de Galvão SC • Língua Inglesa • 2024

a) He has a considerable amount of work. — (great)
b) We're delighted to have more guests! — (pleased)
c) Sorrow waited, sorrow won. — (happiness)
d) I'm feeling quite angry, actually. — (irritated)

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Q1162537 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • Makiyama • Banestes • Suporte e Infraestrutura
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Silicon Valley – America’s High Tech Centre

Silicon Valley is located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay area. It originally got its name from the large number of companies that produced silicon chips. Today it is a general name for the high-tech industry of Northern California.
The beginning of Silicon Valley goes back to the early 20th century when the United States military and other companies started experimenting in the fields of radio, communications and electronics. The area also grew because Stanford and other universities and colleges produced a number of students who were interested in technology.
One of the first companies that started in Silicon Valley was Hewlett Packard. It was founded by two graduates of Stanford University in 1939. Today HP is the world’s largest technology company and operates in almost all countries in the world. After World War II an industrial park was built around Stanford University. Companies rented offices from the university and employed students as engineers and scientists.
In the 1950s the silicon transistor was developed and many companies started moving into the region. In the 1970s Silicon Valley became a well-known term in the United States because of the computer and software firms that were founded in the area. About a hundred new companies were established every year. Such growth was possible because people could found a company, get money and rent office space in only a few weeks. Among the well-known companies in the region are search engines Google and Yahoo!, chip producer Intel, computer and software manufacturers Apple and Adobe.
By 1992 Silicon Valley accounted for over 250,000 jobs and over 40% of California’s exports. Companies began calling in specialists from China and India because more and more high-tech scientists and engineers were needed.
When the Internet boom began in the 1990s a number of new so-called dot.com enterprises sprang up, including the online auction house eBay and others. When the boom collapsed at the beginning of the new millennium, thousands of high tech workers lost their jobs and couldn’t afford the high housing prices that the area produced. But even after the global financial crisis of 2008 Silicon Valley remains one of the top research and high-tech center in the world.
<http://www.english-online.at/technology/silicon-valley/silicon-valley-americas-high-tech-center.html>

The beginning of Silicon Valley goes back to the early 20^th (…)
Qual dos dispostos a seguir melhor traduz a expressão sublinhada acima, neste contexto?
- a) vai atrás de
- b) transita em
- c) regressa do
- d) remonta ao
- e) começa em
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Q1148583 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • Avança SP • Prefeitura de Vinhedo SP • Inglês • 2021
Analyze the words and take the odd one out:

1. beneficial - advantageous - serviceable - baneful
2. unwavering - steady - treacherous - trusty.
3. suecess - victory - exit - triumph.
- a) advantageous – trusty – suecess.
- b) beneficial – unwavering – triumph.
- c) baneful – treacherous – exit.
- d) serviceable – steady – victory.
- e) All answers are incorrect.
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Q1148582 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • Avança SP • Prefeitura de Vinhedo SP • Inglês • 2021
Analyze the words and take the odd one out:

1. industry - fabric - company - establishment
2. habit - costume - tradition - routine.
3. appalling - attractive - pretty - astonishing.
- a) establishment – habit – attractive.
- b) fabric – costume – appalling.
- c) industry – routine – astonishing.
- d) company – tradition – pretty.
- e) All answers are incorrect.
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Q1142802 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • Exército • EsPCEx • Cadete do Exército • 2023
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Why NASA spacesuits are white

What do Neil Armstrong, Ed White, and today's ISS (International Space Station) astronauts have in common? They all wore a white spacesuit. And they're not alone. Beyond NASA, space programs in countries like Russia and China also use white suits. Not the colors of the Russian flag or China's iconic yellow and red, just white. That basic color has saved countless astronaut lives. NASA didn't always have white spacesuits. Their very first manned spaceflight featured silver suits, but none of those astronauts actually explored the vacuum of space. And that's the key because out there, spacesuits have to be highly reflective. And the best color for that isn't silver, it's white.

Here on Earth, our atmosphere shields us from 77% of the sun's radiation. But astronauts in space don't have that natural shield, which makes them vulnerable to blistering temperatures, severe sunburn, and even cancer-causing cell damage. So to combat that, they wear white suits that reflect the sun's harmful radiation.

But those white EVA (extra-vehicular activity) suits aren't the only garment in an astronaut's closet. When heading into space or coming home, NASA astronauts wear a bright orange suit because that loud orange stands out against the blue ocean and sky and is perfect for attracting attention, so if there's a malfunction during landing and astronauts have to abandon ship, so to speak, they need to be easy to spot for rescue crews.

That being said, times are changing. Nowadays we have more sophisticated ways of locating astronauts in need of rescue, like GPS trackers and transponders, so space agencies are now free to get creative with their color choices. NASA and other programs are already starting to use other colors like deep blue and mustard yellow. And in the future, they could look a lot different because NASA is heading to Mars. It will be the longest crewed space mission to date, taking as long as three years from start to finish, and during that time, astronauts could suffer from boredom or depression. That's where colorful spacesuits could be useful.

Adapted from https://www.businessinsider.com/why-are-nasa-spacesuits-white-2019-4

Choose the alternative that correctly substitutes countless in the sentence "That basic color has saved countless astronaut lives." (paragraph 1)
- a) a few
- b) few
- c) too many
- d) some
- e) no
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Q1141054 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • Marinha • Marinha do Brasil • MARINHA • 2026
Na rotina de passadiço e manobra de uma embarcação, os comandos e ordens de leme em inglês devem ser seguidos de forma precisa. Se o oficial de quarto desejar que o timoneiro reduza a guinada do navio o mais rápido possível, a ordem padrão dada é:
- a) Midships!
- b) Ease to ten!
- c) Hard-a-starboard!
- d) Hard-a-port!
- e) Steady!
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Q1141001 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • IDECAN • CBM DF • Aspirante Complementar • 2025
Mark the alternative in which the highlighted word has the meaning of a collective noun.
- a) The individual expressed his concerns with remarkable clarity.
- b) The device malfunctioned due to a software incompatibility.
- c) The flock of birds flew over the lake.
- d) The concept was too abstract for the audience to grasp immediately
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Q1140533 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • Exército • EsPCEx • Cadete do Exército • 2025
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Stateless People

Stateless people are not recognized as citizens by any country. UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) advocates for their rights and works to prevent and end statelessness globally. Millions of people around the world are denied the right to a nationality, which leaves them stateless. As a result, they may be unable to access other basic rights and services. They are also often at a higher risk of exploitation and abuse. At the end of June 2024, UNHCR’s statistical reporting counted 4.4 million stateless people. Given that most countries do not report statelessness data, the actual figure is believed to be substantially higher. Stateless people can be found in almost every country and in all regions of the world, and most live in the same country in which they were born.

Stateless people face a lifetime of missed opportunities and disappointment. When they are born, their parents may not be able to register their birth, obtain a birth certificate or other legal identity documents. Without this, they often cannot be enrolled in school. If they do manage to enter school and receive education, they may be barred from sitting formal exams to progress or enter university, unless they can prove their legal identity. As an adult, they may not be allowed to work legally, which leaves them at an increased risk of exploitation and abuse as they take low-paying and informal jobs. They often cannot access public services like health care. They also frequently cannot open a bank account, vote, get a passport to travel, buy a home or even get married. Stateless people cannot confer a nationality on their children. If the child is unable to obtain a nationality through either of their parents or from the country of birth, they will also end up stateless, perpetuating statelessness across generations.

What is the difference between a stateless person and a refugee? A stateless person is not considered a national of any country. A refugee is someone who has fled their country to escape conflict or persecution and has crossed an international border. While most refugees have a nationality, a person can be both stateless and a refugee. However, the majority of stateless people live within the country in which they were born and have never crossed an international border.

Adapted from https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/who-we-protect/stateless-people

Choose the alternative that has the same meaning as the word sitting in the sentence “…they may be barred from sitting formal exams to progress…” (paragraph 2).
- a) paying
- b) making
- c) taking
- d) standing
- e) failing
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Q1139775 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • Marinha • ESCOLA NAVAL • Aspirante • 2025
Which question should you make if you want to use a friend's dictionary?
- a) Can you borrow your dictionary?
- b) Can I lend your dictionary?
- c) Can I lend you your dictionary?
- d) Can | borrow your dictionary?
- e) Can you borrow me your dictionary?
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Q1139770 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • Marinha • ESCOLA NAVAL • Aspirante • 2025
Read the sentence below.

Queen Elizabeth Il died in 2002.

Which option replaces the underlined verb correctly, without changing the meaning of the sentence?
- a) ran away
- b) blew away
- c) gave away
- d) threw away
- e) passed away
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Q1139766 • Inglês • Vocabulário Vocabulary • Marinha • ESCOLA NAVAL • Aspirante • 2025
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TEXT II

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Chinese divers surrounded by sharks

Jan 03, 2025

[1] Nine Chinese individuals, including seven tourists and two diving instructors, went missing while diving in Palau on December 26.

[2] Experienced diving instructor Liu Xin and another diving guide took seven Chinese tourists to dive on December 26 around 9:30 am. As the dive was coming to an end, Liu sent a signal to the surface. Typically, after seeing the signal, the captain would slowly maneuver the boat to follow the divers, allowing them to board once they floated off. __________ when they surfaced, they could not locate the boat.

[3] They couid only float in the sea for nearly three hours, believing that someone would come to rescue them, but the ocean current changed direction, and they were swept by currents into an area between two islands. At that point, a new threat emerged. The underwater terrain shifted, and the most physically fit diver among the nine felt as if he had stepped on something. Liu looked down and noticed that a bull shark was circling around his feet, along with six other sharks nearby.

[4] Liu swiftly assembled everyone to make themselves appear larger as most wild animals typically target creatures that are smaller and tend to avoid approaching larger groups. Fortunately, with Liu and the entire team huddled together, the sharks refrained from acting aggressively, and they avoided any danger.

[5] By evening, they had gone nearly 11 hours without food. To conserve their energy, they used their diving masks to collect rainwater and drank it to stay hydrated. After spending too much time in the water, they started to feel cold, so they used their buoyancy devices to hold each other to stay together and preserve warmth. And, to prevent falling asleep and risking hypothermia, they took turns calling out their numbers every 30 minutes to stay alert.

[6] After drifting in the water for about 27 hours, a rescue boat located the nine individuals.

[7] "Alli nine Chinese citizens who went missing while diving in Palau have been rescued and are reported to be in stable condition", the Chinese Embassy in the Federated States of Micronesia said on Friday.

[8] Liu said that the key reasons for their safe return included the selfless assistance from fellow travelers, the favorable ocean currents that kept them in proximity to their initial location, and, most importantly, the excellent physical condition and positive attitude of the group. "Throughout those 20-plus hours, we maintained a lighthearted atmosphere, chatting and laughing without any complaints," Liu said.

(Adapted from https://www.globaltimes.cn)

The word "selfless" (paragraph 8) means:
- a) generous.
- b) quick.
- c) recent.
- d) selfish.
- e) unexpected.
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