Questão de Língua Inglesa

Rental Business Renting, also known as hiring, is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for all property charges regularly incurred by the ownership. The rental business in Brazil has grown fantastically in a relatively short period of time and almost without the general public noticing. Renting is not new in the country, and it already covers more items than most consumers might think. For many years it has been common for women to rent hats, dresses, shoes and other items of clothing for weddings. As the Brazilian car industry grew, auto rental agencies appeared by the dozens. Agencies offering temporary help for offices or domestic purposes have been around for quite a long time. But you can also rent items such as furniture as well as decorative plants for home or office. Perhaps the extreme in this area is a company which rents complete new clothing for women and guarantees to exchange and renew. (Adapted from an article by Tom Barnett, “Brazil Herald’s Supplement”) 49 - According to the text, the writer says that: a) We cannot yet rent many articles in Brazil. b) We can rent more articles than we imagine in Brazil. c) We can only rent a few articles in Brazil. d) We cannot rent any article in Brazil. e) We cannot rent article on a monthly basis. 50 - The writer considers “Perhaps the extreme in this area” because: a) The company only guarantees the clothing for ten days. b) The company guarantees to supply new clothing every ten days. c) It is extremely expensive to rent complete new clothing for women. d) It has been common to rent clothing on this basis. e) The company only rents clothing for women. 51 - “Help for offices or domestic purposes have been around for quite a long time” means that: a) This service has been in use for some time. b) This service was used for some time. c) This service was used some time ago. d) This service appeared a short time ago. e) This service hasn’t been used for some time. LÍNGUA ESTRANGEIRA (OPÇÃO - ESPANHOL) Tomar drogas y alcohol de joven afecta a la salud mental de mayor El consumo de alcohol y drogas durante la adolescencia y la primera juventud (hasta los 25 años) puede ayudar a predecir posteriores trastornos psiquiátricos, como son la depresión severa 13 y la adicción al alcohol, según un artículo publicado en el número de noviembre de la revista Archives of General Psychiatry. Lo que aporta el estudio de David W. Brook, de la Facultad de Medicina Mount Sinai, es laconstatación de que el consumo de tabaco en la adolescencia y en la primera juventud se asocia significativamente con mayor riesgo de dependencia del alcohol y de padecer trastornos relacionados con el consumo de drogas a una edad media de 27 años, pero no va asociada con nuevos episodios de trastorno depresivo grave. Por lo que respecta al consumo juvenil de alcohol, marihuana y algunas drogas ilegales, se ha encontrado que precede a un posterior trastorno depresivo grave, a la dependencia del alcohol y a trastornos relacionados con el consumo de sustancias adictivas ya cerca de los 30 años. "Como era de prever, nuestros resultados demuestran que la frecuencia acumulativa del consumo de drogas (alcohol, marihuana y drogas ilegales) en el periodo de la niñez y la adolescencia, o en la primera fase de la juventud, va asociado a episodios de trastorno depresivo grave, adicción al alcohol y trastornos relacionados con el consumo de sustancias adictivas en la segunda mitad de la veintena", escriben los autores. El estudio, realizado con 736 personas, "prueba que el consumo de drogas precede al trastorno depresivo grave y a la dependencia del alcohol, y no es meramente consecuencia de dichos trastornos", escriben los autores. Asimismo constatan que "los trastornos psiquiátricos pueden mantenerse durante mucho tiempo, por ejemplo 14 años". EL PAÍS - Barcelona - 19/11/2002 http://www.elpais.com/articulo/salud/Tomar/drogas/alcohol/joven/ afecta/salud/mental/mayor/elpsalpor/