Questão de Língua Inglesa

August 16, 2017 / 10:00 AM Four years without Big Ben’s bongs? It can’t be right, says UK PM May LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday it could not be right for “Big Ben”, the bell in the British parliament’s clock tower whose bongs (1) , to fall silent for four years during renovations. May joined other politicians who have protested at the news that the great bell, which has rung every hour for most of the past 157 years, would cease its bongs to ensure the safety of workers carrying out renovations on the tower. “Of course we want to ensure that people are safe at work, but it can’t be right for Big Ben to be silent for four years,” May told reporters. “I hope that the Speaker (of the House of Commons) ... will urgently look into this and ensure that we can hear Big Ben through those four years.” Big Ben’s bongs, which are heard marking the start of some of the BBC’s flagship news bulletins, are part of the soundtrack of daily life in the British capital and beyond. Officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, the clock tower that houses Big Ben is believed to be the most photographed building in the United Kingdom. May’s comments were more restrained than those of her Brexit minister, David Davis, who said on Tuesday that (2) . Another Conservative politician, member of parliament Nigel Evans, suggested earlier on Wednesday that the bongs could be switched back on every evening when the workers carrying out the renovations of the clock tower finished for the day. Steve Jaggs, parliament’s Keeper of the Great Clock, had announced this week that Big Ben would stop its regular chimes at midday (1100 GMT) on Monday, Aug. 21, inviting members of the public to gather nearby to hear the final bongs. CURSOS DE NÍVEL SUPERIOR • 7 The bell will still toll for important (3) but will otherwise remain silent until 2021. Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; editing by Michael Holden (Adaptado de <https://www.reuters.com/article/usbritain-politics-bigben-idUSKCN1AW1HJ> Acesso em 16/08/2017) QUESTÃO 11 In the previous text, three parts of sentences have been removed. Below you will find the three removed parts PLUS one which doesn’t fit. Choose from the parts of sentences (I – IV) the one which fits each gap (1 – 3). Remember, there is one extra sentence you do not need to use. Sentences I) the House of Commons said on Monday II) events such as New Year’s Eve celebrations III) are one of the country’s most familiar sounds IV) the silencing of Big Ben for such a long period was “mad” Now choose the correct alternative. A) 1 = II; 2 = IV; 3 = I B) 1 = III; 2 = IV; 3 = II C) 1 = IV; 2 = I; 3 = III D) 1 = I; 2 = III; 3 = II QUESTÃO 12 Why will Big Ben be silent for four years? A) Because the bongs are the soundtrack of daily life in London. B) To meet the demands of conservative politicians. C) To protect workers who are renovating the tower. D) Because workers protested when carrying out the renovation. QUESTÃO 13 What is the official name of the clock tower that houses the famous bell? A) The British Parliament. B) The Tower of London. C) The Great Clock Tower. D) The Elizabeth Tower. QUESTÃO 14 When will the bongs begin again regularly? A) In 2021. B) In August 2017. C) At midday on Monday. D) They don’t know for sure. Continua na próxima página. 8 • PROCESSO SELETIVO 2018 • IFPR QUESTÃO 15 “Which” in the sentence “(…) the great bell, which has rung every hour for most of the past 157 years, would cease its bongs (…)” refers to: A) May. B) Other politicians. C) Bongs. D) The great bell. ESPANHOL