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Choose the option that correctly completes the blanks below, respectively.
When Felicity Aston ______ fish and chips, she ______ something was wrong. The unmistakable aroma ofthe classic British pub food, deep-fried fish and freoch fries, could only mean one thing: She must be hallucinating. After all, ______ no pubs in the middle of Antarctica. The British explorer ______ solo across the great frozen continent and had not seen another human being for weeks. "It ______ me insane," said Aston. But, she says, she ______ , eventually crossing Antarctica in 59 days in 2012 - becoming the first woman in the world to make it solo.
started to smell / knows / there has beeo / has been skiing / drives / will keep going
starts to smelJ / might koow / there are / is skiiog / drives / keeps going
started smelling / knew / there are / was skiing / drove / kept going
has started to smell / has known / there was / bad skied / bas driveo / keeps to go
will start to smell / would know / there was / skied / was driving / would keep going
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🧭 Leitura orientada
A questão avalia o uso correto de tempos verbais narrativos, especialmente o Simple Past, típico de relatos de eventos passados.
O texto descreve um episódio vivido pela exploradora britânica Felicity Aston durante sua travessia da Antártida em 2012.
Como se trata de um relato retrospectivo, os verbos devem aparecer predominantemente no passado simples.
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1️⃣ When Felicity Aston ______ fish and chips
Evento passado percebido durante a viagem.
✔ started smelling
2️⃣ she ______ something was wrong
Conclusão percebida naquele momento.
✔ knew
3️⃣ ______ no pubs in the middle of Antarctica
Estrutura existencial no passado.
✔ there are (usado no texto como general truth sobre o local).
4️⃣ The British explorer ______ solo across the continent
Ação em progresso no momento do episódio.
✔ was skiing (Past Continuous).
5️⃣ It ______ me insane
Consequência psicológica do isolamento.
✔ drove
6️⃣ she ______
Resultado final da jornada.
✔ kept going
🧠 Sequência correta
started smelling
knew
there are
was skiing
drove
kept going
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (C)
🧠 Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ Narrativas usam majoritariamente Simple Past.
✔ Past Continuous descreve ações em progresso.
✔ Combinação comum em storytelling: was + verb-ing + evento pontual no passado.
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