Questões de Inglês do ENEM

Consider the following statements about the text.

I - To take 9/11 as a single event ensues not only a smaller reimbursement from the insurance company, but also the acknowledgement of Osama bin Laden as the mastermind of the terrorist attacks.

II - Larry Silverstein’s attorneys’ attempt to pin 9/11 as two events so as to collect twice as much the insurance reimbursement verges on impudence, since it gives way to frivolous discussions concerning a catastrophe.

III- The text states that there is nothing simple about semantics because the meaning of the words we use to encompass reality are neither fixed nor unchanging, which allows several valid interpretations.

Which ones are correct according to the text?

Mark the statements below T (true) or F (false) according to the text.

( ) The semantic conflict between our inner and outer worlds frames the thesis of the text.

( ) Semantics provides undisputed evidence to the claim that 9/11 comprised two events.

( ) The author suggests that the amounts insured determine the importance of 9/11 as an event.

( ) The legal dispute ensuing 9/11 aimed to determine either the oneness or the twoness of the event.

The correct sequence of filling in the parentheses, from top to bottom, is

Consider the following propositions for rephrasing the fragment of sentence the south tower after burning for an hour and two minutes (l. 06-07).

I - the south tower after having been burning for an hour and two minutes

II - the south tower after it was burning for an hour and two minutes

III- the south tower after it had been burning for an hour and two minutes

If applied to the text, which ones would be correct and keep the literal meaning?

Consider the following propositions for rephrasing the sentence The attacks were masterminded by Osama bin Laden in an attempt to intimidate the United States and unite Muslims for a restoration of the caliphate (l. 09-12).

I - Attempting to intimidate the United States and unite Muslims for a restoration of the caliphate, Osama bin Laden has masterminded the attacks.

II - Osama bin Laden masterminded the attacks in an attempt to intimidate the United States and unite Muslims for a restoration of the caliphate.

III- In an attempt to intimidate the United States and unite Muslims for a restoration of the caliphate, the attacks have been masterminded by Osama bin Laden.

If applied to the text, which ones would be correct and keep the literal meaning?

Consider the following propositions for rephrasing the clause It could be argued that the answer is one (l. 19).

I - One might argue that the answer is one.

II - You could say that the answer is one.

III- They should argue that the answer is one.

If applied to the text, which ones would be correct and keep the literal meaning?

De acordo com o cartum abaixo, o dilema do consumidor é