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Marshal Rondon
“Marshal Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon was a Brazilian military officer most famous for his telegraph commission and exploration of Mato Grosso and the Western Amazon Basin, as well as his lifelong support for indigenous Brazilians. He was the first director of Brazil’s Indian Protection Service or SPI (later FUNAI) and supported the creation of the Xingu National Park. The Brazilian state of Rondônia is named after him, it was a tribute, and he has even been called “the Gandhi of Brazil Biography”. Rondon was born in Mimoso, in Mato Grosso. After finishing high school at the age of 16, he taught elementary school for two years, and then joined the Brazilian Army. Among other studies, he studied Mathematics and Physical and Natural Sciences at the Superior School of War. He entered officer’s school and graduated in 1888 as a second lieutenant. In 1890, he was commissioned as an army engineer with the Telegraphic commission, and helped build the first telegraph line across the state of Mato Grosso. Afterwards, Rondon started construction on a road that led from Rio de Janeiro to Cuiabá. Until this roadway was complete, the only way between these two cities was by river transport. From 1900 to 1906, Rondon was in charge of laying telegraph lines from Brazil to Bolivia and Peru. During this time he opened up new territory, and was in contact with the Bororo Tribe of Western Brazil. He was so successful in pacifying the Bororo, that he completed the telegraph line with their help. Rondon laid over 4,000 miles of telegraph line through the jungles of Brazil. Marshall Rondon was honored with the title “Patron of the Communications Corps of the Brazilian Army”. On 5 May 1955, the date of his 90th birthday, he was awarded the title of Marshal of the Brazilian Army, granted by the National Congress. In 1957, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the Explorers Club of New York. And decades earlier, Albert Einstein had recommended Rondon to the Nobel committee. He died in 1958 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 92.
Vocabulary: Bororo = indígena pertencente ao grupo dos Bororos.
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( ) Einstein and Rondon didn’t get along.
( ) Rondon had a good relationship with the Bororos.
( ) Rondon had more involvement on Rio de Janeiro - Cuiabá roadway building than anything else.
( ) Rondon was responsible for laying telegraph lines at least in three different countries.
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Marshal Rondon
“Marshal Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon was a Brazilian military officer most famous for his telegraph commission and exploration of Mato Grosso and the Western Amazon Basin, as well as his lifelong support for indigenous Brazilians. He was the first director of Brazil’s Indian Protection Service or SPI (later FUNAI) and supported the creation of the Xingu National Park. The Brazilian state of Rondônia is named after him, it was a tribute, and he has even been called “the Gandhi of Brazil Biography”. Rondon was born in Mimoso, in Mato Grosso. After finishing high school at the age of 16, he taught elementary school for two years, and then joined the Brazilian Army. Among other studies, he studied Mathematics and Physical and Natural Sciences at the Superior School of War. He entered officer’s school and graduated in 1888 as a second lieutenant. In 1890, he was commissioned as an army engineer with the Telegraphic commission, and helped build the first telegraph line across the state of Mato Grosso. Afterwards, Rondon started construction on a road that led from Rio de Janeiro to Cuiabá. Until this roadway was complete, the only way between these two cities was by river transport. From 1900 to 1906, Rondon was in charge of laying telegraph lines from Brazil to Bolivia and Peru. During this time he opened up new territory, and was in contact with the Bororo Tribe of Western Brazil. He was so successful in pacifying the Bororo, that he completed the telegraph line with their help. Rondon laid over 4,000 miles of telegraph line through the jungles of Brazil. Marshall Rondon was honored with the title “Patron of the Communications Corps of the Brazilian Army”. On 5 May 1955, the date of his 90th birthday, he was awarded the title of Marshal of the Brazilian Army, granted by the National Congress. In 1957, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the Explorers Club of New York. And decades earlier, Albert Einstein had recommended Rondon to the Nobel committee. He died in 1958 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 92.
Vocabulary: Bororo = indígena pertencente ao grupo dos Bororos.
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Significant review and repair bill await Spirit Airlines
In the FAA’s airworthiness directive, the FAA estimated only 20 engines on US-registered aircraft would be impacted, and it appears, according to the ch-aviation.com database, those impacted US-registered aircraft are in the Spirit Airlines fleet. According to the airworthiness directive, the FAA also estimated that the cost in time will be 100 work hours to conduct the ultrasound inspections and a financial cost of $170,000 per stage for a total financial cost of $340,000 per engine.
If the 1st-stage or 2nd-stage hubs need to be replaced, the cost per part will be an additional $171,000 for one hour. The FAA presumes all labor costs to be at the rate of $85 an hour.
Choose the alternative in which the pronoun “those” on the text refers best.
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Significant review and repair bill await Spirit Airlines
In the FAA’s airworthiness directive, the FAA estimated only 20 engines on US-registered aircraft would be impacted, and it appears, according to the ch-aviation.com database, those impacted US-registered aircraft are in the Spirit Airlines fleet. According to the airworthiness directive, the FAA also estimated that the cost in time will be 100 work hours to conduct the ultrasound inspections and a financial cost of $170,000 per stage for a total financial cost of $340,000 per engine.
If the 1st-stage or 2nd-stage hubs need to be replaced, the cost per part will be an additional $171,000 for one hour. The FAA presumes all labor costs to be at the rate of $85 an hour.
Choose the best alternative which paraphrases the sentence: “If the 1st-stage or 2nd-stage hubs need to be replaced, the cost per part will be an additional $171,000 for one hour”.
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Significant review and repair bill await Spirit Airlines
In the FAA’s airworthiness directive, the FAA estimated only 20 engines on US-registered aircraft would be impacted, and it appears, according to the ch-aviation.com database, those impacted US-registered aircraft are in the Spirit Airlines fleet. According to the airworthiness directive, the FAA also estimated that the cost in time will be 100 work hours to conduct the ultrasound inspections and a financial cost of $170,000 per stage for a total financial cost of $340,000 per engine.
If the 1st-stage or 2nd-stage hubs need to be replaced, the cost per part will be an additional $171,000 for one hour. The FAA presumes all labor costs to be at the rate of $85 an hour.
Choose the best alternative according to the text.
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Significant review and repair bill await Spirit Airlines
In the FAA’s airworthiness directive, the FAA estimated only 20 engines on US-registered aircraft would be impacted, and it appears, according to the ch-aviation.com database, those impacted US-registered aircraft are in the Spirit Airlines fleet. According to the airworthiness directive, the FAA also estimated that the cost in time will be 100 work hours to conduct the ultrasound inspections and a financial cost of $170,000 per stage for a total financial cost of $340,000 per engine.
If the 1st-stage or 2nd-stage hubs need to be replaced, the cost per part will be an additional $171,000 for one hour. The FAA presumes all labor costs to be at the rate of $85 an hour.
Choose the best alternative with singular form of “Those impacted US-registered aircraft”.
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Ethiopian Airlines And Boeing Form Venture To Manufacture
Parts
The project includes a planned capital of $15 million and will create employment opportunities for over 300 Ethiopians.
Ethiopian Airlines will manufacture aircraft parts through a venture partnership with Boeing, the government’s investment agency said on Friday. The carrier, the Ethiopian Investment Commission and the Industrial Parks Development Corporation of Ethiopia signed a memorandum to build a facility near Killinto Industrial Park for the manufacturing of aerospace parts.
Choose the alternative which best completes the question tag in the sentence “Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing will manufacture aircraft parts, ?”
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Ethiopian Airlines And Boeing Form Venture To Manufacture
Parts
The project includes a planned capital of $15 million and will create employment opportunities for over 300 Ethiopians.
Ethiopian Airlines will manufacture aircraft parts through a venture partnership with Boeing, the government’s investment agency said on Friday. The carrier, the Ethiopian Investment Commission and the Industrial Parks Development Corporation of Ethiopia signed a memorandum to build a facility near Killinto Industrial Park for the manufacturing of aerospace parts.
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Ethiopian Airlines And Boeing Form Venture To Manufacture
Parts
The project includes a planned capital of $15 million and will create employment opportunities for over 300 Ethiopians.
Ethiopian Airlines will manufacture aircraft parts through a venture partnership with Boeing, the government’s investment agency said on Friday. The carrier, the Ethiopian Investment Commission and the Industrial Parks Development Corporation of Ethiopia signed memorandum to build facility near Killinto Industrial Park for the manufacturing of aerospace parts.
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Ethiopian Airlines And Boeing Form Venture To Manufacture
Parts
The project includes a planned capital of $15 million and will create employment opportunities for over 300 Ethiopians.
Ethiopian Airlines will manufacture aircraft parts through a venture partnership with Boeing, the government’s investment agency said on Friday. The carrier, the Ethiopian Investment Commission and the Industrial Parks Development Corporation of Ethiopia signed a memorandum to build a facility near Killinto Industrial Park for the manufacturing of aerospace parts.
Choose the best alternative with a similar meaning to the word “manufacture” in the title of the text.
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