Questões de Inglês - FATEC 1998 | Gabarito e resoluções

(Fatec - 1998) M E X I C O WHERE WAS GUTIRREZ? IF YOU BELIEVE THE LETTER HE SENT the Universal newspaper, Fernando Gutirrez Barrios, Mexicos most knowledgeable intelligence expert, was outside Mexico enjoying vacation. If you believe rumors that started circulating when he dropped out of public sight two weeks ago, he is one of the countrys highest-ranking politicians ever kidnapped. That version goes like this: Gutirrez was driving in the capital after lunch when two cars cut him off and eight heavily armed men whisked him away. By Friday Gutirrez was reportedly back safe at home, but he had still not been seen in public, and his family remained mum. It is common for families in Mexico to avoid publicity in kidnapping cases and simply pay whatever ransom is demanded. Police are notoriously inept at rescue attempts. As in Colombia and Brazil, kidnapping has become rampant in Mexico, with hundreds of cases a year, an American businessman help for eight days was released just last week after his family paid an undisclosed ransom. However, the abduction of Gutirrez would be a new twist. It seems likely that he would be targeted not for his wealth but for what knows. For four decades he worked in Mexican intelligence, rising as high as minister of governing, the cabinet post in charge of internal security, under former president Carlos Salinas. In other words, he knew state secrets, the sort of information that would be of use to drug lords, politicians and guerrillas. Editorials are already referring to him as a political kidnapee. NEWSWEEK, DECEMBER 29, 1997 Indique a alternativa em que a traduo de a ou an difere do seu significado habitual de artigo indefinido (um, uma) em lngua portuguesa.

(FATED - 1998) TEXTO PARA A PRXIMA QUESTO: THE NEW MUSCLE CANDY EXPERTS WRESTLE WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT CREATINE BY KAREM SPRINGEN AND MARC PEYSER AMERICANS ASSUME THAT ANYTHING natural must be safe. Thats the buzz about creatine, a muscle-building supplement thats become as common as sweaty towels in gyms across the country. Since it hit stores in 1992, creatine - sold as powder, capsules, candy and even chewing gum - has become a $100 million industry, boosted by endorsements from athletes including Baltimore Orioles outfielder Brady Anderson. Even casual jocks report Schwarzenegger-like growth. Dr. Ray Sahelian, coauthor of Creatine: Natures Muscle Builder. Says he has bigger muscles at 40 than he did when he was 20 - and he lifts weights only 15 minutes a day. Its miraculous, Sahelian says. But like so many dietary miracles, creatine may have a serious downside. Its safety has come under intense scrutiny after the recent deaths of three collegiate wrestlers. The FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and NCAA are investigating the athletes deaths and whether creatine played a role. True, the wrestlers had all been wearing rubber suits while riding stationary bikes. Wrestlers have always done outlandish things to make weight, yet no college wrestler had died in at least 15 years. Whats different? says Jeff Kovan, director of sports medicine at Michigan State. The only thing people have seen is, creatine has become a big issue. The irony for wrestlers is that creatine adds bulk, rather than reducing it. It gives athletes extra power by increasing energy available to the muscle, allowing them to recover more quickly and thus get stronger faster. The process also happens naturally: creatine is made in the human liver and kidneys and ingested in meat fish. Yet athletes often consume 20 or more grams a day - the amount found in 20 eight-ounce steaks. Some scientists believe that in high doses, creatine may contribute to dehydration because liquid shunted into the muscles robs the rest of its ability to cool down via sweat. No one knows exactly how creatine works and what doses might be safe. Its long-term effects have never been studied because it is an unregulated supplement, not a prescription drug. Though users have complained about nausea, diarrhea and cramps, manufacturers insist creatine has no side effects. If it were so dangerous, they argue, it wouldnt be used so widely. You can call any professional football team, and everybodys taking it, says Matthew Vukovich of Experimental and Applied Sciences, the first U. S. company to sell creatine. Although some universities now advise their athletes to avoid the supplement, its popularity remains strong, even at up to $50 for a months supply. Robert Presti, who runs The Vitamin Store in New York City, says creatine is his best-selling sports supplement. The controversy wont stop him from taking it, either. My body has responded well to it, says Presti, 33. Then again, he doesnt exercise in a rubber suit. With Jennifer Lach in New York NEWSWEEK, JANUARY 12, 1998 No primeiro pargrafo l-se: THATS the buzz about creatine, a muscle-building supplement THATS become as common as sweaty towels in gyms across the country. A contrao THATS corresponde respectivamente a: