Read the text below:

Christian sacred art is produced in an attempt to illustrate, supplement and portray in tangible form the principles of Christianity, though other definitions are possible. Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, ________________ some have had strong objections to some forms of religious image, and there have been major periods of iconoclasm within Christianity. [...]

W.H.O. calls ‘vaccine hesitancy’ an increasing concern globally

Rick Gladstone

August 18, 2015

The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of what it called the growing problem of “vaccine hesitancy,” when people delay or refuse vaccines for themselves or their children. In a statement on its website, the organization called the problem “a growing challenge for countries seeking to close the immunization gap.” Globally, the organization said, one in five children still do not receive routine lifesaving immunizations, and 1.5 million children die each year of diseases that could have been thwarted by vaccines.

(www.nytimes.com)

Select the alternative that best completes the dialogue below.

Select the alternative that contains the passive voice of the sentence below:

Instrução: As questões 58 a 66 estão relacionadas ao texto abaixo.

[1] Identity is about belonging, about what

you have in common with some people and

what differentiates you from the others. At its

most basic it gives you a sense of personal

[5] location, the stable core to your individuality.

But it is also about your social relationships,

your complex involvement with others, and in

the modern world these have become even

more complex and confusing. Each of us lives

[10] with a variety of potentially contradictory

identities, which battle within us ........

allegiance: as men or women, black and

white, straight or gay, able-bodied or

disabled. The list if potentially infinite, and so

[15] therefore are our possible belongings. Which

of them we focus on, bring to the fore,

“identify” with, depends on a host of factors.

At the center, however, are the values we

share with others.

[20] Identities are not neutral. ........ the quest

for identity are different, and often conflicting

values. By saying who we are, we are also

striving to express what we are, what we

believe and what we desire.(…)

[25] All this makes debates over values

particularly fraught and delicate: they are not

simply speculations ........ the world and our

place in it; they touch on fundamental, and

deeply felt issues about who we are and what

[30] we want to become. They also pose political

questions: how to achieve reconciliation

between our collective needs as human

beings and our specific needs as individuals

and members of diverse communities, how to

[35] balance the universal and the particular.

These are not new questions, but they are

likely, nevertheless, to loom ever-larger as we

engage with the certainty of uncertainty that

characterizes ‘new times’.

[40] The basic issue can be stated ........

simply: by what criteria can we choose

between the conflicting claims of differences?

To ask the question immediately underlines

the poverty of our thinking about this. Can

[45] the rights of a group obliterate the rights of

an individual? Should the morality of one

sector be allowed to limit the freedom of

others? To what extent should one particular

definition of the good and the just prevail

[50] over others? These are ancient questions, but

the alarming fact is that one still lacks a

common language for addressing them, let

alone resolving them.

Unsinkable Ship

Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger and car ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have never happened. It was well designed and carefully maintained. It carried the proper number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over and sank in a cold, stormy night. It went down so quickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no chance to save themselves: Of those that managed to scramble overboard, only 139 survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. The final death toll amounted to 912 souls. However, there were an unpleasant number of questions about why the Estonia sank and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life, while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly.

Directions: Answer questionaccording to the text.

TEXT

CYBERBULLYING ON THE RISE

Bullying among children and teenagers is not

something new but it is getting more and more common

by modern methods of communication.

Cyberbullying happens when an adolescent is

[5] put in danger by another child or teenager by photos or

text messages sent to cell phones or posted on social

networks. Sometimes cyberbullies send mails with

sexual comments or take passwords of other teenagers

and log on to websites with false identities. Children also

[10] play Internet games and make fun of each other in many

ways.

A study by a Canadian University shows that

half of the young people interviewed said that they suffer

bullying. One of the reasons is the great use of cell

[15] phones over the past years. Today’s children are

connected with each other electronically. They call

friends every time they want or communicate with them

on Facebook.

Cyberbullying is getting extremely popular

[20] because teens can stay anonymous. Many adolescents

act this way because they feel frustrated or angry and

want to punish somebody for something that happened

to them. At other times they do it just for fun or because

have nothing else to do. Parents usually don’t know their

[25] child is a cyberbully. They perceive it just when the

victim or the victim’s parents contact them.

This kind of bullying is not as inoffensive as

many people think. In some cases it can lead to suicide.

Many countries have organized campaigns to inform

[30] adults and children of its dangers.

There are a few ways to prevent cyberbullying.

First, it is important to show children that they have to

respect others and they are responsible for what they

do. For victims it is important not to play the bully’s game

[35] or answer their emails and text messages. It is also

important to get help from parents and teachers.

Often schools get involved. They bring together

the parents of victims and cyberbullies and talk with

them. Cyberbullying does not always end at school.

[40] Often, parents go to the police and accuse the bullies.