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SEÇÃO II  |  CULTURA 16 pontos no total

Vocabulário  |  Atividade C 2 pts. each: 1 pt. for correct family member, ½ pt. for gender and number agreement, ½ pt. correct article (o/a/os/as); 16 pts. total A família e as relações familiares: A família do Paulo. Imagine you are introducing Paulo’s family to a friend. Complete the sentences by writing the relationship between various members of Paulo’s family. (2 pts. each; 1 pt. for correct family member, ½ pt. for gender and number agreement, ½ pt. correct article (o/a/os/as); 16 pts. total)   1. O Paulo é [1] da Clarissa. 2. A Ritinha é [2] da Rosa. 3. O Sr. Clóvis e a D. Teresa são [3] do Paulo e da Clarissa. 4. O Luís Carlos é [4] da Clarissa. 5. A Mariana, a Ritinha e o Clóvis Neto são [5] do Paulo e da Clarissa. 6. A Rosa é [6] da D. Teresa. 7. A Rosa e o Roberto são [7] da Clarissa e do Paulo. 8. A Mariana, a Ritinha e o Clóvis Neto são [8] do Luís Carlos e da Helena.   (In case image is not loading see chart below)  1st gen Sr. Clóvis   + D. Teresa 2nd gen (Rosa) + Roberto Beatriz Helena + (Luís Carlos) 3rd gen Mariana    Ritinha     Clóvis Neto    Clarissa    Paulo  

SEÇÃO I  |  COMPREENSÃO AUDITIVA 25 pontos no total

Gramática  | Atividade D 2 pts. each: 1 pt. correct adjective, ½ pt. gender agreement, ½ pt. number agreement; 8 pts. total Adjetivos demostrativos: O que eles vão comprar? Your friends, Liza and Luke, are at Target looking for supplies that they would like to buy for next semester. Fill in each blank with the appropriate demonstrative adjective (e.g., este/esta, esse/essa, aquele/aquela, etc.) based on the distance between each of them and the items. (2 pts. each: 1 pt. correct adjective, ½ pt. gender agreement, ½ pt. number agreement; 8 pts. total)    MODELO: (in case images do not load properly) Liliana table backpack markers Liliana vai comprar esta mesa e essas mochilas.   (in case images don’t load properly) Liza calculators pen notebook Liza vai comprar 1. [1]  calculadoras e 2.  [2]  caderno.   (in case images don’t load properly) Luke cellphone colored pencils computer Luke vai comprar 3. [3]  lápis coloridos e 4. [4]  computador.

SEÇÃO I  |  GRAMÁTICA 53 pontos no total

Gramática  | Atividade E 2 pts. each: 1 pt. for correct verb, 1 pt. for correct conjugation; 16 pts. total Verbos no passado simples: Jantar entre amigos. Jack, Patrick, and Cody went to a restaurant last weekend. The following paragraph is Jack’s account of the dinner. For each blank below, choose the most appropriate verb from the word bank. Then, conjugate the verb in the past tense according to its subject. (2 pts. each: 1 pt. for correct verb, 1 pt. for correct conjugation; 16 pts. total) Banco de palavras ir decidir aceitar pedir conversar chegar sugerir beber   No fim de semana passado Patrick, Cody e eu 1. [1] ao Rodízio Grill, um restaurante brasileiro no centro de Columbus. Nós 2. [2] no restaurante às 7 da noite. Pat e Cody 3. [3] refrigerante, e eu uma água. O garçom 4. [4] as especialidades da casa: picanha e polenta. Nós 5. [5] a sugestão do garçom porque nos pareceu delicioso. Depois, Cody 6. [6] uma sobremesa: um bolo de chocolate com brigadeiro. Foi uma noite muito divertida! Nós 7. [7] muito sobre nossos planos futuros e 8. [8] que em 2020 vamos viajar (we are going to travel) para o Rio de Janeiro.

Use the figure above to answer this question.  If this firm is maximizing profit, it will produce ________ units and make an economic profit of ________. 

In an attempt to reduce poaching of elephant for their ivory tusks, several years ago officials in Kenya burned illegally gathered ivory that they captured during an anti-poaching campaign. One intended (and actual) consequence was to deprive ivory buyers of illegally acquired ivory.   Using your understanding of supply and demand tools and the Economic Way of Thinking: a) identify what might be an unintended consequence that undermines the intended consequence. b) explain why that unintended consequence works against the intended consequence.

In 1976, Congress passed the Sports Broadcasting Act, which gave the NFL a limited exemption from antitrust law.  As part of that exemption, all new professional football franchises must be approved by the NFL.  What would you expect to happen to the number of teams and ticket prices if the NFL lost its monopoly? Explain your reasoning for both.