(EsPCEx - 2020) Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 45, 46 e 47.
Computer says no: Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Australia
Louise Kennedy is an Irish veterinarian with degrees in history and politics - both obtained in English. She is married to an Australian and has been working in Australia as an equine vet on a skilled worker visa for the past two years. As a native English speaker, she has excellent grammar and a broad vocabulary, but has been unable to convince a machine she can speak English well enough to stay in Australia.
But she is now scrambling for other visa options after a computer-based English test - scored by a machine - essentially handed her a fail in terms of convincing immigration officers she can fluently speak her own language.
Earlier this year, Kennedy decided she would seek permanent residency in Australia. She knew she would have to sit a mandatory English proficiency test but was shocked when got the results. While she passed all other components of the test including writing and reading, (...). She got 74 when the government requires 79. "There´s obviously a flaw in their computer software, when a person with perfect oral fluency cannot get enough points," she said.
The test providers have categorically denied there is anything wrong with its computer-based test or the scoring engine trained to analyse candidates´ responses. "We do not offer a pass or a fail, simply a score and the immigration department set the bar very high for people seeking permanent residency", they say.
Kennedy, who is due to have a baby in October, says she will now have to pursue a bridging visa, while she seeks a more expensive spouse visa so she can remain with her Australian husband.
Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/08/computer-says-no-irish-vet-fails-oral-english-test-needed-to-stay-in-australia
According to the context, the missing part of paragraph 3 is...
While she passed all other components of the test including writing and reading, (...).
she got more than necessary to pass the oral test.
she couldn´t get the results on the computer software.
she didn´t have enough time to take the listening test.
she failed to reach the minimum score in oral fluency.
she was not able to write a composition.
Gabarito:
she failed to reach the minimum score in oral fluency.
A) INCORRECT: pois o próprio texto nos indica que a mulher em questão realizou o teste, mas a sua nota não foi o suficiente para garantir a aprovação. Logo, esse complemento da afirmação está incorreto.
B) INCORRECT: pois a mulher não teve problemas para gerar o resultado no software do computador, mas sim foi a insuficiência da nota que fez com que ela não conseguisse a aprovação.
C) INCORRECT: pois para realizar tal avaliação, o texto demonstra que a mulher teve tempo o suficiente para realizar o “listening test” (teste de escuta), o que impede que completemos a sentença com a afirmação de que ela não teve tempo suficiente.
D) CORRECT: Observamos, pelo contexto, que Kennedy recebe 74 na prova oral, enquanto o mínimo exigido é 79. Isso quer dizer que ela reprovou nesse teste, devido à incompatibilidade do software de reconhecimento da voz para o inglês que ela fala (irlandês). Logo, a letra D está correta, já que sua nota foi menor que a nota necessária para aprovação.
E) INCORRECT: porque é incoerente dizer que Kennedy tinha dificuldades de escrever uma composição, uma vez que o próprio texto demonstra que ela tinha habilidades suficientes para produzir tal material, já que ela está fazendo um teste para comprovar esse conhecimento.