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O texto abaixo apresenta a história de Tashitaa Tufaa, um refugiado etíope nos Estados Unidos. Grande parte do texto apresenta construções no Passado Simples (Past Simple) da Língua Inglesa. Outro tempo verbal utilizado (dentre outros) é o Presente Simples (Present Simple), comumente aplicado a situações que ocorrem no tempo presente, indicando rotina, verdades universais, fatos que ocorrem com determinada frequência etc. Leia o texto e, depois, avalie as informações que seguem. Refugee from Ethiopia Becomes Rich in the US Tashitaa Tufaa grew up in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. He worked on his family’s farm with his 13 brothers and sisters, until he left to become a school teacher. In time, Tufaa became involved in politics. He helped campaign for a political party that opposed the majority Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front. Soon, Tufaa felt he was not safe and decided to leave. He entered the United States in 1992 as a refugee. Tufaa settled in Minneapolis, a large city in the northern state of Minnesota. There, he began working as a dishwasher. He also worked at manufacturing companies and as a security guard. Sometimes he had two or three jobs at the same time. But he did not earn enough money at these jobs to support his wife and five children. So he began working evenings and weekends driving older people and people with disabilities to and from work. He says he fell in love with transportation. In 2003, he and his brother decided to open their own transportation company. He began with his wife’s van. Soon, schools began using their service. School officials told other schools about the excellent service Tufaa was providing. The company grew. Metropolitan Transportation Network now has almost 300 buses and vans that take children to schools across the state. Each day, Tufaa’s company transports more than 15,000 children to schools and other places in Minneapolis, as well as to other cities. More than 300 people now work at the company. It recently moved to a new, larger operations center. Tufaa says he has always worked to keep students safe. Minnesota has long, snowy winters. Many buses bring children to their homes and drive away. But Tufaa pays his drivers to wait until the students are inside their homes or are met by an adult. He also works to help others in the Oromo community. The Minnesota Historical Society estimates 40,000 Oromos live in Minnesota. Tufaa helps his employees who want to start their own business. Since 2012, three former employees have started their own successful transportation companies. Tufaa says, "The greatest gift I think you can give people like you is that it can be done and I feel like I’ve done that.” He says his success is a lesson for all African immigrants working to become successful in the United States. “When a person is free, you can do anything,” he said. “So appreciate what you have, work so very hard, and get rid of the wrong pride we have back home that if you have a college degree you have to be in a professional line [of work], and you can’t dig the potatoes or do the dishes. Work is work, and go out there and do what is available. Be proud of it.” Tufaa believes his experience shows that, for those willing to work hard, anything is possible. He told VOA, "I do not believe in giving up.” Disponível em: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/refugee-from-ethiopia-becomes-rich-in-us/4047037.html>. Acesso em 13 de out. 2017 (adaptado). I) O trecho “Metropolitan Transportation Network now has almost 300 buses and vans that take children to schools across the state” apresenta incoerências do ponto de vista da gramática padrão da Língua Inglesa, pois os verbos “have” e “take” deveriam estar conjugados como “have” e “takes”, respectivamente. Uma provável explicação para tais incoerências é o fato de o texto ter sido escrito pelo próprio Tashitaa Tufaa, que, por ter nascido e vivido na Etiópia, pode não ter tido o contato adequado com a variedade padrão da língua inglesa. II) O trecho “More than 300 people now work at the company” apresenta a quantidade de funcionários que trabalham atualmente na empresa de Tufaa. III) O trecho “Many buses bring children to their homes and drive away. But Tufaa pays his drivers to wait until the students are inside their homes” apresenta duas formas de trabalho distintas da empresa de Tufaa: uma prática mais antiga, já extinta, na qual os ônibus apenas deixavam as crianças em frente às suas casas e seguiam viagem, e a prática atual, na qual os motoristas dos ônibus só partem depois de as crianças entrarem em casa. IV) O trecho "I do not believe in giving up” apresenta ao menos uma construção passível de ser contraída, especialmente em contextos de fala/escrita mais informais. ALTERNATIVAS Apenas I e II estão corretas. Apenas I e III estão corretas. Apenas I e IV estão corretas. Apenas II e IV estão corretas. Apenas II, III e IV estão corretas. Responder

Answer 1

I - Esta afirmação está errada. Não há informações no texto que indicam que o autor seja o próprio Tufaa, que provavelmente narraria em primeira pessoa.
II - Esta afirmação está correta. Mais de 300 funcionários trabalham na empresa atualmente
III - Esta afirmação está errada. Não se trata de uma prática extinta, mas sim que a empresa de Tufaa tem o diferencial que os motoristas recebem um extra para esperar os alunos entrarem em casa. 
IV - Esta afirmação está correta. A forma contraída seria "I don't believe in giving up".

A opção correta é "Apenas II e IV estão corretas".

Answer 2

Estão corretas apenas as afirmações II e IV.