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TEXT – AT THE BORDER CALLED HOPE: WHERE REFUGEES ARE NEIGHBORS

by Mary Jo Leddy

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We tend to think of them as faceless statistics. They are the men and women and children who have fled from
countries riddled by seemingly incomprehensible, never-ending political strife. Some question their motives, their
legitimacy. Few ever get to know them. Yet their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror image of our own – and
our response to them says a great deal about us as individuals, as a country.
5 Mary Jo Leddy knows many refugees, has lived with them, shared their pain and admired their quiet sense of
6 courage. Her five-year journey began at Romero House in Toronto. First she listened to the stories: Mama
7 Miriam, the elderly Eritrean woman who left her life’s fortune in gold for safekeeping with a stranger in Harlem –
8 and manages to retrieve it years later; Cheeva, the Sri Lankan whose immigration interrogation awakens
9 unspeakable memories of his torture and inquisition; Natan, the skilled craftsman whose battle with the
10 Department of Immigration becomes a bureaucratic nightmare of red tape, tragic waste, and unbelievable
11 incompetence. Then, she began to help, writing endless letters to immigration officials, faxes to politicians,
12 memos to lawyers and complaints to the law society. Her anger at what she witnessed led to her role as a
13 founding member of the Sanctuary Coalition, which appealed directly to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on behalf
14 of 23 families and continues to challenge the “state-within-a-state” mentality of the Immigration Department.
15 At the Border Called Hope follows Mary Jo Leddy’s journey through a world of tragedy, despair and hope.
16 Written with compassion, humor and conviction, it will touch the heart and awaken the conscience.

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GLOSSARY:
to flee (line 1) fugir, escapar, procurar refúgio correndo
riddled (line 2) tomado de, cheio de, crivado de
strife (line 2) luta, disputa, guerra
to retrieve (line 8) reaver, recuperar
red tape (line 10) burocracia, papelada
to witness (line 12) testemunhar
to lead (line 12) conduzir, guiar, levar
role (line 12) papel
on behalf of (line 13-14) em nome de, como representante de

ANSWER QUESTIONS 01 TO 09 ACCORDING TO THE TEXT ABOVE.

01.(UFC-2000) The introductory sentence "We tend to think of them as faceless statistics." (line 1) suggests
that refugees
A) have names and faces.
B) are not seen as individuals.
C) are particularly vulnerable.
D) do not want to be identified.
E) are a controversial topic of discussion.

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Resolução
O candidato deveria compreender o sentido da asserção principalmente pela dedução do significado do adjetivo
"faceless", composto por derivação sufixal: face + less.
Resposta correta: b

02. (UFC-2000) The elements omitted IMMEDIATELY after SOME and FEW in the sentence “Some question
their motives, their legitimacy. Few ever get to know them.” (lines 2-3) are respectively
A) of us - of us
B) of us - refugees
C) refugees - of us
D) refugees - refugees
E) neighbors - refugees

Resolução
Nesta questão, avaliou-se a capacidade do candidato de recuperar elementos elididos através de pistas textuais,
observando a sua relação com o pronome “we” (linha 1).
Resposta correta: a
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03. (UFC-2000) The sentence "Yet their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror image of our own - ..., as a
country." (lines 3-4) is equivalent in meaning to
A) In other words, their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror image of our own – ..., as a country.
B) As a result, their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror image of our own – ..., as a country.
C) In addition, their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror image of our own – ..., as a country.
D) Similarly, their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror image of our own - ..., as a country.

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E) Still, their ambitions and their dreams are a mirror image of our own – ..., as a country.

Resolução
O candidato deveria identificar a relação de contraste existente entre a sentença em questão e a parcela anterior
do texto, estabelecida através da palavra de transição “yet”. Em seguida, distinguir a opção que opera essa mesma
relação.
Resposta correta: e

04. (UFC-2000) The only alternative in accordance with the second paragraph is

MAMA MIRIAM CHEEVA NATAN

↓ ↓ ↓
A) a refugee from Eritrea a refugee in Sri Lanka returned involuntarily to his
country
↓ ↓ ↓
B) left her money with a was tortured in her home never had any problems
friend in Harlem country with the Department of
Immigration
↓ ↓ ↓

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C)

D)
had trouble getting her
gold back
↓
an old woman
related important facts of his
life to a writer
↓
a woman of unspeakable
a craftsman

↓
was unbelievably
memories incompetent
↓ ↓ ↓
E) told her story to Mary never said a word to anybody was repatriated voluntarily
Jo Leddy about his past in his country

Resolução
Nesta questão, avaliou-se a compreensão de informações explícitas e implícitas sobre o grupo de refugiados
mencionados no parágrafo #2. Para respondê-la, o candidato deveria recuperar informação sobre cada um deles.
Resposta correta: c

05. (UFC-2000) The Sanctuary Coalition is possibly

A) a state agency created by the immigration officials.

B) a non-governmental organization created by the Prime Minister.
C) a special department to return refugees to their countries of origin.
D) a special law society created by the immigration officials.
E) a humanitarian Canadian organization.

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Resolução
Nesta questão, procurou-se avaliar a capacidade do candidato de deduzir através de pistas textuais o que é o
Sanctuary Coalition.
Resposta correta: e

06. (UFC-2000) The pejorative expression “state-within-a-state” (line 14) refers to the Department of Immigration
because of its _____________________________________.
A) competitive attitude
B) unspeakable compassion
C) influence and competence
D) Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
E) excessive multiplication of power

Resolução
Nesta questão, o candidato deveria recuperar o sentido da expressão “state-within-a-state” através da
compreensão dos termos que a compõem. Para tanto, ele necessitaria conhecer o significado da palavra within —
“dentro dos limites de” — e associá-la à forma cognata state duplicada na expressão.
Resposta correta: e
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07. (UFC-2000) At the Border Called Hope is about

A) factors and circumstances which affect a refugee’s life.
B) Mama Miriam's five-year journey in Toronto.
C) an article written by Mary Jo Leddy.
D) a journey for travellers.

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E) immigration systems.

Resolução
Nesta questão, procurou-se avaliar a capacidade do candidato de recuperar informações explícitas e implícitas,
identificando o assunto do texto. Para respondê-la, o candidato deveria reconhecer que o texto é sobre tragédia,
desespero e esperança (linha 15)– fatores e circunstâncias que afetam a vida do refugiado.
Resposta correta: a

08. (UFC-2000) The alternative that does NOT contain a related group of words is
A) despair – pain – torture
B) letters – faxes – memos
C) men – women – children
D) mirror – image – response
E) interrogation – inquisition – question

Resolução
O candidato deveria mostrar-se capaz de estabelecer relações de sentido, identificando a única opção em que as
três palavras não se relacionam semanticamente dentro do texto.
Resposta correta: d

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09. (UFC-2000) One of the main objectives of the text is:
A) to encourage voluntary repatriation.
B) to start a campaign in favor of immigrants.
C) to get donations to repatriate Canadian immigrants.
D) to persuade people to buy and read a book about refugees.
E) to convince readers into accepting a refugee in their homes.

Resolução
O candidato deveria reconhecer a estrutura geral do texto e perceber sua intencionalidade.
Resposta correta: d

NOW ANSWER QUESTIONS 10 AND 11 ACCORDING TO THE GRAPHIC BELOW.

1997 WORLD REFUGEE POPULATION BY REGION OF ASYLUM/RESIDENCE

Latin America
Oceania
North America 0.7%
0.6%
5.6%

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Africa
Europe 29%
24.6%

Asia
39.5%
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10. (UFC-2000) Choose the correct option according to the statistics above.

A) Oceania is an important area of refuge.

B) North America was the main area of refuge in 1998.
C) Asia was the principal world refugee destination in 1997.
D) The vast majority of the world’s estimated refugees were in Europe.
E) The statistics represented here cover the global refugee situation in the past two years.

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Resolução
Nesta questão, exigiu-se do candidato a capacidade de compreender informações explícitas no quadro
estatístico.
Resposta correta: c

11. Decide if the statements below are TRUE or FALSE.

( ) North America accepted 19% less refugees than Europe.

( ) Europe had the second largest number of refugees in the world.
( ) The number of refugees in Oceania was the lowest in the world.
( ) The number of refugees in Latin America was the highest in the world.

The correct option is:

A) F–V–V–F
B) V–F–V–F
C) V–F–F–V
D) F–F–V–V

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E) V– V – F – V

Resolução
A resposta a esta questão exigiu do candidato a capacidade de inferir uma série de dados a partir de
informações explicitamente contidas no quadro estatístico.
Resposta correta: b

12. (UFC-2000) The quotation that may be related to the theme of this exam is:

A) "It is a sweet and glorious thing to die for one’s country." (Horace)
B) "Give me somewhere to stand, and I will move the earth." (Archimedes)
C) "There is no greater sorrow on earth than the loss of one’s native land." (Euripedes)
D) "It is better to know some of the questions than to know all of the answers."(James Thurber)
E) "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought
with sticks and stones." (Einstein)

Resolução
O candidato deveria mostrar-se capaz de estabelecer uma relação de intertextualidade entre o gráfico, a resenha
e a citação.
Resposta correta: c

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