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(ACAFE - 2021) Text 2 When it comes to looking inedible the squid goes all out. Tentacles, suckers, big blobby eyes, anything to help communicate the message Do not eat me, under any circumstances. Theres even a beak in there somewhere. Its really more threat than feast. Which got us thinking. What on earth was the first person to eat squid doing? Who in their right mind could look at raw squid and say, Thats the snack for me?!? TO THE VISIONARY WHO FIRST SAW 1TENTACLED BRAIN SACS AND THOUGHT LUNCH. What a weirdo. What a hero. Because as we know, squid just happens to be one of lifes greatest pleasures: chargrilled squid salad, chilli squid linguine, crisp calamari dunked in mayo... So wed like to say a heartfelt thank you to the first person to eat squid. And to all the food pioneers who boldly ate what none had eaten before - giving those funny-looking foods the chance to be delicious. (Source: https://www.adforum.com/award-organization/6650183/showcase/2017/ad/34548009 retrieved on September26, 2019) Text 2 above is one of Hellmanns (the food brand) awarded advertisements. What does the phrase Tentacled Brain Sacs in ref. 1refer to in the ad?

(ACAFE - 2017) Answer the questions based on the text below. The Brazilian government has ratified its participation in the Paris agreement on climate change, a significant step by Latin Americas largest emitter of greenhouse gases that could spur other countries to follow suit. With a landmass larger than the continental US, Brazil emits about 2,5%of the worlds carbon dioxide and other polluting gases, according to United Nations data. Our government is concerned about the future, said President Michel Temer during a signing ceremony in Brasilia. Everything we do today is not aimed at tomorrow, but rather at a future that preserves the living conditions of Brazilians. Temer said Brazils ratification would be presented formally to the UN later this month. The Paris agreement will enter into force once 55countries representing at least 55%of global emissions have formally joined it. Climate experts say that could happen later this year. Countries set their own targets for reducing emissions. The targets are not legally binding, but nations must update them every five years. Using 2005 levels as the baseline, Brazil committed to cutting emissions 37%by 2025 and an intended reduction of 43%by 2030. In the last decade, Brazil has achieved significant emissions cuts thanks to efforts to reduce deforestation in the Amazon and increase in the use of energy from hydropower and other renewable sources including wind, solar and biomass. The Paris accord got a boost earlier this month when the US president, Barack Obama, and Chinas President, Xi Jinping, sealed their nations participation. Brazil is now the next major country to move forward. It will add even greater momentum, said David Waskow, director of the International Climate Initiative at the Washington, DC-based think tank the World Resources Institute. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/13/brazil-ratifies-paris-agreement-with-pledge-to-sharplyreduce-emissions. Why has the author used the modal must in the sentence: The targets are not legally binding, but nations must update them every five years?

(Acafe - 2015) TEXTO PARA A PRXIMA QUESTO: Brazil cotton deal perpetuates an unhealthy status quo of subsidies When is a victory for the United States not a victory for the American taxpayer? When its an international agreement like the one the Obama administration has just reached to settle a long-running dispute with Brazil over cotton subsidies. The roots of that dispute 1lie in this countrys history of showering federal funds on crop producers, including cotton growers. That particular business received from Washington between 1995 and 2012, according to the Environmental Working Group, largely through programs that had the effect of rewarding farmers for increasing production. The extra supply dampened prices on the world market, so, in 2002, Brazil complained to the World Trade Organization, which ruled that US cotton subsidies were indeed trade-distorting and authorized Brazil to retaliate against US exports. The United States avoided sanctions not by reforming its programs but by agreeing in 2010 to pay Brazils cotton farmers per year. In short, the US government bought off Brazils cotton farmers so that it could 2keep on buying off its own. Under the new settlement, announced Wednesday, Brazil agreed to drop its case at the WTO and to 3forgo any new ones during the five-year term of the farm bill Congress enacted last year. In return, the United States agreed to trim the modest US cotton export credit subsidy program and, most important, to pay Brazil one last dollop of taxpayer cash, in the amount of This is good news to the extent that it fortifies US-Brazil relations on the eve of a new presidential term in that country and that it spares US exporters from the threat of Brazilian retaliation, which could have reached a total of per year. Yet, in essence, the new deal perpetuates the unhealthy status quo whereby the United States pays Brazil ____ the right ____ continue propping _____ a domestic cotton industry that can ____ should learn to compete ____ its own. Published by The Washington Post (The text below has been slightly modified to better suit the exam) What does buy off mean as used in the text?

(ACAFE -2015) Brazil cotton deal perpetuates an unhealthy status quo of subsidies When is a victory for the United States not a victory for the American taxpayer? When its an international agreement like the one the Obama administration has just reached to settle a long-running dispute with Brazil over cotton subsidies. The roots of that dispute 1lie in this countrys history of showering federal funds on crop producers, including cotton growers. That particular business received $32.9 billionfrom Washington between 1995 and 2012, according to the Environmental Working Group, largely through programs that had the effect of rewarding farmers for increasing production. The extra supply dampened prices on the world market, so, in 2002, Brazil complained to the World Trade Organization, which ruled that US cotton subsidies were indeed trade-distorting and authorized Brazil to retaliate against US exports. The United States avoided sanctions not by reforming its programs but by agreeing in 2010 to pay Brazils cotton farmers $147.3 millionper year. In short, the US government bought off Brazils cotton farmers so that it could 2keep on buying off its own. Under the new settlement, announced Wednesday, Brazil agreed to drop its case at the WTO and to 3forgo any new ones during the five-year term of the farm bill Congress enacted last year. In return, the United States agreed to trim the modest US cotton export credit subsidy program and, most important, to pay Brazil one last dollop of taxpayer cash, in the amount of $300 million. This is good news to the extent that it fortifies US-Brazil relations on the eve of a new presidential term in that country and that it spares US exporters from the threat of Brazilian retaliation, which could have reached a total of $829 millionper year. Yet, in essence, the new deal perpetuates the unhealthy status quo whereby the United States pays Brazil ____ the right ____ continue propping _____ a domestic cotton industry that can ____ should learn to compete ____ its own. Published by The Washington Post (The text below has been slightly modified to better suit the exam) Which is the correct sequence of the five words missing in the third paragraph?

(ACAFE - 2012/2) The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Published by DSEWPaC - Australian Government (The text below has been slightly modified to better suit the exam) 1. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012. Also referred to as Rio+20, the conference is convened under the authority of the United Nations General Assembly. 2. The Rio+20 Conference is an important step in ongoing international efforts to accelerate progress towards achieving sustainable development globally. The conference will mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 UN Conferenceon Environment and Development in Rio deJaneiro (the Earth Summit). 3. It will also mark the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. 4. The 1992 and 2002 summits were headline international events ____ key drivers of the sustainable development agenda. Similarly, Rio+20 presents an opportunity ____ re-direct and re-energise political commitment ____ the three pillars ____ sustainable development: economic growth, social improvement and environmental protection. 5. The objectives of the Rio+20 Conference are to: secure renewed political commitment to sustainable development assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development address new and emerging challenges. 6. The conference will focus on two themes: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication the institutional framework for sustainable development 7. It is expected that tens of thousands of people will be involved in the Rio+20 Conference and the many related side events, including heads of state and senior representatives from nongovernmental organisations from around the world. What dosecure,assessandaddresshave in common as they appear in the fifth paragraph of the text?