Disabled Olympics
A few years ago, at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish(1) to run the race to the finish and win. All, that is, except one little boy who stumbled(2) on the asphalt, tumbled (3) over a couple of times, and began to cry. The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and looked back. Then they all turned around and went back…every one of them. One girl with Down’s Syndrome bent down and kissed him and said, “This will make it better.” Then all nine linked arms and walked together to the finish line. Everyone in the stadium stood, and the cheering went on for several minutes. People who were there are still telling the story. Why? Because deep down we know this one thing: What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course.Internet:
Glossary:
1relish: enjoyment you get from doing something.
2to stumble: to put a foot down awkwardly while walking or running, and because of this to fall or begin to fall.
3to tumble: to fall or make sb sth fall, esp. in a sudden helpless way, often without serious injury.
Judge the following items based on the text above.
16 The author believes that people should not expect much from disabled contestants.17 Considering that 1 yard corresponds to 0,914 meter, it is correct to state that the race had less than 100 meters.
18 The little boy who fell down was ahead of the others.
19 All the nine contestants ran together, arm in arm, to the finish line.
20 The disabled contestants taught a lesson on solidarity to everyone in the stadium.
21 The proverb A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle expresses the idea of solidarity.
22 Nobody remembered the incident after the Special Olympics ended.
Global Youth Service Day
(Os números se referem às linhas no texto, da prova original)1 From Argentina to Zimbabwe to India and from Russia
to the United States, around the world, millions of young
people are getting organized and becoming involved in
4 voluntary projects. Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is the
largest event in the world, involving over three million young
volunteers in more than ninety-five countries. On this day,
7 young people carry out hundreds of thousands of community
improvement projects and celebration events.
In Costa Rica – 250 youth volunteers built eighteen homes
10 in two towns.
In Guyana – volunteers cleaned schools, fed the poor, painted road signs, and visited the elderly and disabled.
13 In Russia – volunteers helped in local children’s homes and picked up litter in forests. In the United States – 400 volunteers built playgrounds in
16 poor areas of Washington, D.C.
This day is a way for local, national, and international
organizations to:
recognize the important contributions of millions of young people worldwide; recruit a new generation of global volunteers, willing to
22 help serve their community; promote young people as resources in their communities.
Craven Mike. Extending reading keys. Macmillan, 2003 (with adaptations)
It can be deduced from the text above that
23 exactly three million young volunteers participate in GYSD.24 250 young people received no money to build homes in Costa Rica.
25 the voluntary projects include building homes.
26 on average, it took more than twelve volunteers to build each house in Costa Rica.
27 not many youngsters are interested in serving their community.
28 “fed” (l.11) means gave food.
29 there was no need to clean Russian forests.
30 “worldwide” (l.20) means everywhere in the world.
UnB CESPE – PAS Subprograma 2004 – Primeira Etapa – Aplicação: 05122004
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