Questions 01 to 06 are based on the text that follows.

Gender politics in Mexico City

Pink cabs rev up

Mexico City

A blow for feminism?or against it?
Since electing its first left-wing mayor in 1997, Mexico City has been a self-consciously liberal oasis in a conservative country. The current mayor, Marcelo Ebrard, has legalized abortion on demand, gay marriage and gay adoption in his first four years in office. His latest move, cheered by environmentalists, was a ban on free plastic shopping bags, implemented on August 19th. Eye-catching reforms such as these are enhancing Mr Ebrard's profile ahead of a likely presidential bid in two years' time.
The latest controversy concerns women-only public transport. During rush hour, men have long been barred from a third of the carriages of metro trains. Some see that as offering a blessed sanctuary from wandering macho hands; for others it is a backward step on the march to equality. But whereas Puebla, a nearby city of more conservative bent, runs a women-only "pinktaxi" service (pictured), Mexico City had resisted. Susana Sánchez, a Mexico City taxista, first requested permission to run such a service in 1998. She was told it would be discriminatory.

City officials have now come round to thinking that cabs for women would be safer for both passengers and drivers (Ms Sánchez began her crusade after being stabbed by a male client). From next month, a fleet of pink taxis driven by and for women will roam the streets of the capital, charging the same fares as ordinary cabs. The city government is training a first batch of approved drivers in security and women's rights. The suburban railway and buses have followed the metro in providing women-only services. Victor Ramírez, a transport official, says he is now fielding requests to segregate the pesero microbuses which rattle around town.

(Pink cabs rev up - The Economist August 28th -3rd September 2010) 

Questão 1

Segundo o texto, o atual prefeito da Cidade do México, Marcelo Ebrard, 

Questão 2

Das frases abaixo, retiradas do texto, indique a que apresenta sua construção na voz passiva. 

Questão 3

Leia as afirmações.

I. Em Puebla há uma frota de táxis que presta serviço apenas para mulheres.
II. Apesar da resistência das autoridades, na cidade do México também foi autorizada uma frota de táxis para servir apenas as mulheres.
III. Tanto os motoristas quanto os passageiros dos táxis de cor rosa são mulheres.

Podemos constatar que está(ão) correta(s):

Questão 4

"City officials have now come round to thinking that cabs for women would be safer for both passengers and drivers…"

The discourse markers present in the sentence express an idea of…

Questão 5

Questão 6

Questions 07 to 10 are based on the following text.

LONDON: HOME AND FAMILY

Women in the late 19th century gave birth, on average, to 4.6 children during their lifetime. By the 1950s the average had surprisingly fallen to 2.19 children per woman. By the end of the century it dropped to 1.76 children per woman and has kept on falling dramatically so far.
Family reduction was partly a consequence of women's changing status. The 20th century saw women enter the workforce and enjoy more choices about their lives, including the choice not to marry and have children.
________________________________. The issue of birth control was firstly brought out into the open in 1921 by Marie Stopes. Stopes' work dispelled some of the taboos surrounding birth control, but the real revolution occurred in the 1960s with the arrival of the oral contraceptive pill.
Smaller families and more choices for women also meant smaller households, more people living alone, more one-parent families, and more unwed parents. By the 1990s, for example, a third of all households in London were single-person households.

Adapted from: http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.25.

dispel = acabar com
Household = casa, família 

Questão 7

The sentence that completes the blank correctly is: 

Questão 8

Questão 9

After reading the sentence "[It] has kept on falling dramatically so far" we may infer that the birth rate in London: 

Questão 10

Questions 11 to 16 refer to text II.

TEXT II

Tough laws reduce Brazil road fatalities by 60%

August 5, 2008
Frank Ferro

Brazil's zero tolerance alcohol law has been hailed as a huge success. Authorities say in little more than a month since the law was passed the death toll on the roads has dropped by 60% saving government $2.8 million. The new piece of legislation has also given police greater powers to come down hard on drunken driving.
Roadblocks are conducted to test for drunken driving, and Brazilian police are taking no chances. Police's vigilance helps to enforce a thorough search of vehicles, driver and passengers. Brazilian military police Major Ricardo Fernandes says the slightest detection of alcohol is followed by arrest. According to legislation, they ________________ any alcohol consumption for drivers. This is Brazil's latest strategy to keep death off the roads.
Meanwhile, in South Africa, most drivers caught drinking would have easily got away, with the law permitting 0, 05% alcohol levels, the equivalent of about two beers. With penalties like huge fines, having your car impounded or spending the night behind bars, motorists in Brazil are thinking twice before having a last one for the road. More than 50% of all fatal crashes in Brazil and South Africa are by drunken drivers. But in Brazil their dry law, as it is known, has made a huge difference in people's drinking habits.

(www.sabcnews.com/world/south_america/0,2172,174622,00.html. Adaptado)

Questão 11

According to the text,

Questão 12

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Questão 14

"Brazil's zero tolerance alcohol law has been hailed as a huge success."(line 1)

The verb tense used in this excerpt of the text aims to express:

Questão 15

Mark the alternative with the WRONG idea.

Questão 16

The word little  that appears in "Authorities say in little more than a month…" (l. 2) may also be used in only one of the following sentences. Which is it?

TEXT III 

Questions 17, 18 and 19 refer to text III.

Questão 17

Identify the only statement which doesn't represent Henry's reaction to his friend's words:

I. He looks nervous.
II. He sounds competitive.
III. He becomes upset.
IV. He seems miserable.
V. He gets concerned.

Questão 18

Consider the cartoon , choose the three correct statements and mark the right alternative:

I. Henry is as interested as his friend in the jobs of tomorrow.
II. Henry is more interested in using the computer than his friend.
III. Henry's friend is less interested in developing his instincts.
IV. Henry is far more interested in eating as much food as possible.
V. Henry's friend is most interested in enhancing his knowledge.

The correct statements are:

Questão 19

Questão 20

"I think he ______________ graduate next year.""

Perhaps she ____________ visit her Mom tonight."

"I am going to the supermarket. I _____________ buy some fruit to make a salad."

The best sequence of verbs to complete the sentences is: