Questões de Inglês do ENEM

not following what psychologists believe can be very frustrating.

there are ways one may learn to be more confident.

by giving orders one lives a tiring and problematic life.

not everyone takes psychological changes into consideration.

powerful people are manipulable.

defende as idéias de Amy Chua sobre educação dos filhos.

ez parte de uma pesquisa posterior mais ampla, liderada por Laurence Steinberg.

afirma que a educação chinesa de Amy Chua funciona somente na China.

mostra que os adolescentes da Costa Rica, África do Sul e Tailândia são diferentes.

aponta que a educação proposta por Amy Chua pode causar depressão nos adolescentes.

encorajar seus filhos a desenvolver a autoestima.

controlar a vida dos filhos e exigir boas notas na escola

corrigir as lições de casa dos filhos para que estes sejam bons alunos.

dar um bom exemplo para que os filhos não fiquem antissociais

prestar atenção ao menor sinal de depressão nos filhos.

So as to become officially accepted as a reliable medical technology in Europe, the Chinese drugs must be first approved by the WHO.

Provided that the WHO and the European countries prove its efficacy, traditional Chinese medicine will not be acknowledged worldwide.

The WHO will only authorize the use of traditional Chinese medicine if, at least, one nation in Europe purchases the right to use these drugs

Only after one of the western nations buys the full production of Chinese drugs will the WHO approve their administration to African patients.

In order to grant the rights for the international use of Chinese traditional medicine, the WHO demands that all European nations test them beforehand.

less than 15 percent (line 11) – refers to the share of oil that China consumes.

more than 40 percent (line 12) – refers to the sum of oil coming from Africa and Europe.

about 33 percent (line 13) – refers to the consumption of Chinese-produced oil in the USA.

over 90 percent (line 15) – refers to the total amount of goods that the USA imports from Africa.

about less than 20% (lines 17-18) – refers to the export share from Africa to China.

“In other words, Chinese firms view Africa similar to the way Western firms previously viewed China.” lines 13-15 (Otherwise)

“Hence, it is not only Chinese businesses that are looking with renewed interest in Africa’s opportunities.” lines 20-22 (Thus)

“Yet Chinese enterprises growing activity in Africa is also creating new opportunities.” lines 31-33 (In so far as)

“Moreover, many Chinese companies are not well-informed about the investment risks in Africa that are not purely business-related.” lines 84-86 (Although)

“Likewise, African firms can benefit from building partnerships with Chinese companies.” lines 120-121 (Alternatively)

“Previously, China was the main beneficiary of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) inflows primarily from Western companies.” (lines 2-5)

“And African firms can benefit from partnering with Chinese firms.” (lines 35-36)

“In short, global firms with a presence in both China and Africa can gain advantages in delivering global economies of scale in their Chinese and African operations by integrating production and value delivery.” (lines 50-54)

“Another Managing Director of a multinational company with strong presence in Africa stresses the importance of utilizing China as the biggest supply source in the world.” (lines 66-69)

“For African businesses, the benefits of partnering with a Chinese firm involve both increased liquidity and more tangible gains.” (lines 90-92)

Chinese companies doing business in Africa face risks that they do not usually perceive, but African companies are taking advantage of Chinese lack of information

There are apparent cultural differences in Chinese and African markets, but this is not an economic problem and does not reflect in business.

The Chinese will face more opportunities to sell their technical innovations while the African firms will reach wider export targets

The Chinese lack sufficient knowledge on investment risks in Africa that are not purely business-related and African companies will not disclose this information

Africa is a relatively new investment market and will benefit from an increase in capital whereas Chinese companies are pessimistic about the success of their actions in an unknown territory.

have raised the country’s ranks.

have tried for the first time.

are good at doing that.

were top managers.

had to leave it.

India has not developed in the 21^st century.

Indians have always had foreign companies in their country.

migrants to India in the 21^st century were absorbed and adapted.

Indians are fluent in English but can be very unfriendly to other Asians.

the world has not witnessed waves of Indians going everywhere in the world.

“on earth” in “What on earth did the Banga brothers’ mother feed them for breakfast?” (lines 1-2) means “a planet”.

“it worked:” in “Whatever it was, it worked:” (line 2) suggests that “it failed”.

“heading” in “after heading Citigroup’s Asian operations”, (lines 6-7) signifies “directing”.

“turns out” in “perfect training, it turns out, for global executives” (line 20) means “for instance”.

“Check.” in “Multiculturalism? Check. Complex competitive environment? Check.” (lines 34-35) means “absent”.

when he mentions their strict upbringing in India.

when he reveals that they were fed a special breakfast menu.

by relating their success entirely to their fathers’ profession.

by suggesting they were raised by a highly organized Bengal mother.

when he tells about the many places they lived in during their childhood.

The theme of a South American revolution would not appeal to audiences.

American audiences expect to see stories of Latin American revolutions that fail.

The story of a father that hardly knew his son would not interest an audience.

Audiences expect a father to find his son if he goes on a long search for him.

Stories are not appealing when they have a familiar ending.

owes money to someone.

is going to pay off his debts.

wants the woman to cancel his debt.

wants the government to lend him money.

disagrees with the government’s policy.

“A few” (L. 1) is the opposite of A little.

The possessive adjective “their” (l. 4) refers to “Guatemala’s” (L. 2).

The verb form “had” (L. 5) is in the Past Participle.

The conjunction “though” (L. 15) is the same as although.

The relative pronoun “that” (L. 19) can be replaced by who.

Celebrities denied on Twitter that Amy Winehouse had died.

The cause of Amy Winehouse`s death was undoubtedly drug overdose.

The disclosure of Amy Winehouse`s divorce made celebrities mourn.

Amy Winehouse was in a rehabilitation facility when she was found dead.

Kelly Osbourne publicized her sorrow over losing her dear friend Amy Winehouse.

The words "conquering" (line 1) and "trampling" (line 3) are in the same grammatical category because they are both adverbs.

"Our" (line 1) is a possessive pronoun, while "us" (line 1) is a possessive adjective.

The pronoun "their" (line 3) refers to the word "swords".

The suffix "less" represents "lack of", so the word "senseless" (line 11) means without sense.

The construction ?milk-white" (line 14) is an adverb.

An agreement of peace between two peoples.

An apology to the Muslim Empire.

An invitation to soldiers to surrender in the battle of Pharsalia.

A prayer to those who bred the brave horses.

An encouragement to soldiers going to war.

In a diplomatic way, the British government accepted the proposal of the Oxford classics professors of offering Latin in every school in the United Kingdom.

The influences of the Roman Empire in modern western societies are found in many fields, such as science, politics, entertainment, languages, sports, law, etc.

The teaching of Latin in the UK schools will improve the interaction between the British and the native Latin speakers.

The idea of the Oedipus complex is a Latin heritage that belongs only to the philosophical area.

Nowadays the literary genres are only related to oratory ability.