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From space, astronaut sounds the alarm about climate crisis
The Associated Press
A French astronaut has used a video call from space to sound the alarm about worsening repercussions from climate change that he can see ______ the International Space Station.
Entire regions of Earth in flames.
Storms trailing destruction in their wake.
And the haunting fragility of humanity’s only home floating like a blue – but also tarnished – pearl in the vastness of space.
Through the portholes ______ the International Space Station, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has an arresting view of global warming’s repercussions.
He used a video call from space to sound the alarm Thursday, as negotiators, government officials and activists continued meeting at a U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
“We see the pollution of rivers, atmospheric pollution, things like that.”
“We saw entire regions burning from the space station, ______ Canada, in California,” he said.
“We saw all of California covered ______ a cloud of smoke and flames with the naked eye from 400 kilometers (250 miles) up.”
🔗 Source: ABC News – Access on October 25th.
🟨 QUESTÃO 39
Mark the alternative that contains the correct sequence of words to complete the text.
🄰 from – of – in – by
🄱 by – from – of – in
🄲 in – by – from – of
🄳 of – in – by – from
🔐 Gabarito trancado (clique para revelar)
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
A questão exige domínio do uso de preposições em inglês, especialmente em expressões fixas e contextos de localização, origem e meio. Cada lacuna deve ser analisada isoladamente dentro da frase.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ✅ from – of – in – by
✔ see from the International Space Station
✔ portholes of the International Space Station
✔ in Canada
✔ covered by a cloud
🚩 Pegadinha: exige leitura global e não tradução palavra por palavra.
(B) ❌ by – from – of – in
Inverte relações de origem e localização.
🚩 Pegadinha: alternar “by” e “from”, muito comuns em erros de preposição.
(C) ❌ in – by – from – of
Preposições incompatíveis com as expressões fixas do texto.
🚩 Pegadinha: tentativa de manter padrão visual sem sentido semântico.
(D) ❌ of – in – by – from
Sequência desconectada do contexto sintático das frases.
🚩 Pegadinha: uso correto isolado, mas incorreto em sequência.
🧠 Resumo Final
✔ Uso correto de preposições depende do contexto
✔ Expressões fixas são decisivas na escolha
✔ Sequência correta mantém sentido e naturalidade
🎯 Gabarito confirmado: (A)