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⬛ TEXTO 2
Read the text and answer questions 27, 28, 29 and 30.
Tenerife Airport disaster
The Tenerife Airport disaster occurred on March 27, 1977, when two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport, on the Spanish Island of Tenerife. The collision occurred when KLM flight 4805 initiated its takeoff run while Pan Am Flight 1736 was still on the runway.
The impact and resulting fire killed everyone on board KLM 4805 and most of the occupants of Pan Am 1736, with only 61 survivors in the front section of the aircraft. Resulting in 583 fatalities, the disaster is the deadliest accident in aviation history.
A terrorist incident at Gran Canaria Airport had caused many flights to be diverted to Los Rodeos, including the two aircraft involved in the accident. The airport quickly became congested with parked airplanes blocking the only taxiway and forcing departing aircraft to taxi on the runway instead.
Patches of thick fog were drifting across the airfield; hence visibility was greatly reduced for pilots and the control tower.
The subsequent investigation by Spanish Authorities concluded that the primary cause of the accident was the KLM captain’s decision to take off in the mistaken belief that a takeoff clearance from air traffic control had been issued.
🔗 Adapted from: Wikipedia
🟨 QUESTÃO 28
According to the text, choose the best response.
At the day of the accident _____________________.
🄰 the visibility was pretty good.
🄱 the Los Rodeos Airport was full of traffic.
🄲 there was more than one taxiway available.
🄳 a lot of aircraft were diverted to Gran Canaria Airport.
🔐 Gabarito trancado (clique para revelar)
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
O texto informa que, devido a um incidente terrorista em Gran Canaria, muitos voos foram desviados para Los Rodeos. Isso fez com que o aeroporto ficasse congestionado, com aeronaves estacionadas bloqueando a única taxiway. Assim, no dia do acidente, o aeroporto estava operando acima de sua capacidade normal.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ❌ the visibility was pretty good
O texto afirma que havia thick fog e visibilidade reduzida.
🚩 Pegadinha: adjetivo positivo (“pretty good”) contradiz informação explícita do texto.
(B) ✅ the Los Rodeos Airport was full of traffic
A descrição de congestionamento e aviões bloqueando a taxiway confirma essa ideia.
🚩 Pegadinha: expressão informal (“full of traffic”) exige inferência a partir de “congested airport”.
(C) ❌ there was more than one taxiway available
O texto diz claramente que havia only taxiway.
🚩 Pegadinha: inversão numérica (mais de uma × apenas uma).
(D) ❌ a lot of aircraft were diverted to Gran Canaria Airport
O movimento foi o oposto: os aviões foram desviados de Gran Canaria para Los Rodeos.
🚩 Pegadinha: inversão da direção do desvio, muito comum em provas.
🧠 Resumo Final
✔ Muitos voos foram desviados para Los Rodeos
✔ O aeroporto ficou congestionado e com operação comprometida
✔ A alternativa correta exige inferência contextual
🎯 Gabarito confirmado: (B)