Questão de Inglês — Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension — AMEOSC 2025
InglêsInterpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
- Código
- qg402589
- Banca
- AMEOSC
- Órgão
- Prefeitura de Bandeirante - SC
- Ano
- 2025
- Nível
- Superior
- Cargo
- Professor de Inglês
The article employs collocations and fixed expressions characteristic of British political journalism. The text includes: "balancing the books," "iron-clad fiscal rules," "heaping pressure," "bite the bullet," "the stakes could not be higher," and "pulling ahead." These phrases carry meanings beyond literal interpretations. Understanding these conventional word combinations is essential for comprehension and production. Which of the following demonstrates accurate understanding of the collocations and idiomatic expressions used in the text?
- AAll expressions are outdated Victorian idioms no longer used in contemporary British English and would never appear in modern political journalism, making their inclusion here anachronistic and inappropriate.
- B"Balancing the books" means placing books on a scale; "iron-clad" refers to metal armor; "bite the bullet" means eating ammunition; "stakes could not be higher" refers to tall fence posts.
- C"Balancing the books" means writing balanced sentences; "iron-clad" refers to ship regulations; "bite the bullet" means showing aggression; "heaping pressure" means making piles; "stakes" means casino gambling.
- D"Balancing the books" means managing finances to match income and expenditure; "iron-clad" means extremely firm; "bite the bullet" means making difficult decisions; "stakes could not be higher" means serious consequences.