(EsPCEx 2019) In the sentence “Changing the raw material could have a large effect on Lego’s carbon footprint...”

Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões  51 ,  52  e  53 . Lego wants to replace plastic blocks with sustainable materials The Leg...

Leia o texto a seguir e responda às questões 51, 52 e 53.

Lego wants to replace plastic blocks with sustainable materials

The Lego Group wants to replace the plastic in their products with a “sustainable material” by 2030, the company announced.

The world’s largest toy company will invest $1 billion in their new LEGO Sustainable Materials Centre in Denmark, which _______(1) devoted to finding and implementing new sustainable alternatives for their current building materials. Lego plans on hiring 100 specialists for the center. There is no official definition of a sustainable material.

Legos _______(2) made with a strong plastic known as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene since 1963. The company uses more than 6,000 tons of plastic annually to manufacture its products, according to NBC News.

Changing the raw material could have a large effect on Lego’s carbon footprint, especially considering that only 10% of the carbon emissions from Lego products come from its factories. The other 90% is produced from the extraction and refinement of raw materials, as well as distribution from factories to toy stores.

The company _______(3) already taken steps to lower its carbon footprint, including a reduction of packaging size and an investment in an offshore wind farm.

Adapted from http://time.com/3931946/lego-sustainable-materials/

QUESTÃO 51
(EsPCEx 2019) In the sentence “Changing the raw material could have a large effect on Lego’s carbon footprint...” (paragraph 4), the expression carbon footprint means

[A] carbon dioxide separation technology for industrial and gas treating applications.

[B] estimation of soil carbon saturation that indicates its potential to store more carbon.

[C] the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the activities of a company.

[D] species that are particularly sensitive and disappear after a pollution event.

[E] long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate system.

QUESTÃO ANTERIOR:
- (EsPCEx 2019) In the sentence “...while still others have been given a grace period of a few days...” (paragraph 3), the expression grace period means

GABARITO:
[C] the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the activities of a company.

PRÓXIMA QUESTÃO:
-  (EsPCEx 2019) Choose the alternative containing the correct verb forms to complete gaps (1), (2) and (3) in paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 respectively.

QUESTÃO DISPONÍVEL EM:
- Prova da EsPCEx 2019 (1º e 2º Dia) com Gabarito