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Questão 47

ESPCEX 2014
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(EsPCEx - 2014)

The Phenomenon of Candy Crush: Why Is the Game So Popular?

In 2012, Candy Crush was released on Facebook and was later converted to smartphone format for people to play on the go. In 2013, the game reached real prominence and became the most popular game on Facebook. It’s no surprise then that so many people play this game on their phones. Candy Crush Saga has changed the way many of us kill time on commutes, or even in the toilet. I don’t remember the last train journey I took where at least one person wasn’t playing Candy Crush on their phone. I’m sure almost every reader of this article will have either been invited or invited others to play Candy Crush via Facebook in an effort to get more lives or even levels.

Despite being incredibly similar to many games over the years, Candy Crush Saga has added new depth to the genre, with seemingly unlimited combinations of new scenarios and concepts. So, this mixture of simplicity and variety is what makes Candy Crush so unbelievably popular.

As a result, Candy Crush Saga shows no signs of slowing down. New levels are generally released via the Facebook version every three weeks, with new levels also being made frequently available for the smartphone version. With 6.7 million active users, the developers are rumoured to be earning $633,000 per day from Candy Crush users.

Adapted from http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/27/

In the sentence "Candy Crush Saga has changed the way many of us kill me on commutes..." (paragraph 1), the expression kill time on commutes means:

A

sleep while travelling on the bus.

B

travel on business by airplane.

C

work or travel on a holiday.

D

do something while on a journey.

E

rest or sleep on the weekend.

Gabarito:

do something while on a journey.



Resolução:

A) INCORRECT: pois a expressão "kill time on commutes" (matar tempo no trânsito) não possui nenhuma relação com dormir enquanto viaja no ônibus, até porque o jogo de Candy Crush necessita que a pessoa esteja acordada para que ele seja jogado.

B) INCORRECT: pois a expressão "kill time on commutes" (matar tempo no trânsito) não possui nenhuma relação com viajar a negócios de avião, porque ela vai muito além disso, significando que o jogo permite que a pessoa use seu tempo ocioso durante as viagens para jogar.

C) INCORRECT: pois a expressão "kill time on commutes" (matar tempo no trânsito) não possui nenhuma relação com trabalhar ou viajar nas férias, porque a expressão significa de fato poder aproveitar o tempo ocioso de uma viagem para jogar um jogo interativo.

D) CORRECT: pois a expressão "kill time on commutes" (matar tempo no trânsito) possui toda a relação com fazer algo durante uma viagem, ou seja, o aplicativo se propõe ser um jogo que auxilie seu jogador a matar o tempo ocioso que lee tem durante viagens.

E) INCORRECT: pois a expressão "kill time on commutes" (matar tempo no trânsito) não possui nenhuma relação com trabalhar ou viajar nas férias, porque a expressão significa de fato poder aproveitar o tempo ocioso de uma viagem para jogar um jogo interativo.

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