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Esta questão foi aplicada no ano de 2019 pela banca IBFC no concurso para Prefeitura de Conde - PB. A questão aborda conhecimentos da disciplina de Língua Inglesa, especificamente sobre Artigos.
Esta é uma questão de múltipla escolha com 4 alternativas. Teste seus conhecimentos e selecione a resposta correta.
Os textos a seguir correspondem a fragmentos de fontes distintas, pertencentes a gêneros textuais diversos. Utilize-os para responder às questões 37 e 38.
Texto A
increase
verb [intransitive or transitive] /In´kri:s/ to become larger in amount or size, or to make something do this:
increase by something Sales have increased by 10%.
increase to something Our gross margin increased to 24%.
increase in price/size/value Over the past two years
the department has increased in size. (...)
increase
noun [countable or uncountable] /´Inkri:s/ a situation in which the number, size, or amount of something gets bigger:
a pay/price/tax increase Customers stocked up,
anticipating a January price increase.
an increase in something Businesses are facing a 12% increase in energy costs.
an increase of something Revenue last year was $347 million, an increase of 26%.
Cambridge English
Texto B
60% OF BRAZILIANS ARE LACKING
AT LEAST ONE BASIC SERVICE
In one year, two million more Brazilians are earning less than US$ 105 a month
Dec.6.2018 | 10:48 AM
Lucas Vettorazz | Érica Fraga
In 2017, six out of ten Brazilians ____ without adequate access to at least one of the crucial services: education, housing, social protection, sanitation, and internet access. When added to an increase ____ poverty, measured as the population income last year, the numbers show the double challenge ahead, if Brazil wants to reach higher development levels. These numbers were released ____ Wednesday (5th) by IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). The rise in unemployment, caused by the recession, made the population living below the line of poverty increase an additional two million last year, making a total of 54.8 million Brazilians, or 26.5% of the total population. In 2016, the percentage was 25.7%. By the indicators established by the World Bank - also adopted by IBGE - a person is considered to be poor when they live with up to US$ 5.5 a day, or US$ 105 a month. The number of Brazilians on extreme poverty also grew, which is a portion of the population even more reasonable. This group increased ____ 1.7 million last year, making it 15.2 million in total, or 7.4% of the people, against 6.6% in 2016.
Folha de S. Paulo
Assinale a alternativa que completa correta e respectivamente as lacunas do Texto B.