Questão 57206
MACKENZIE
(MACKENZIE - 2010)
Adventures in Sub-Consciousness
By Sarah Modlock
___(I)___ you fancy a little underwater exploration without the hassle of learning to scuba dive, you'll love the sub-scooter. It's a battery-powered moped that propels you through water at a depth of 10 ft. (3 m), ___(II)___ compresses air is pumped into a tiny glass cockpit from a boat on the surface - the resulting air pressure keeping water out of the wood. Pelagic treasures can be seen without even get you hair wet.
The sub-scooter's downside is that it is only found in Mauritius. But the upside is that you have another excuse - ___(III)___ the deep-sea fishing, the beaches and the tranquility - to visit this beautiful island nation in the Indian Ocean.
Part of the vessel's charm is that it offers an underwater encounter with no need for heavy oxygen cylinders or uncorfortable mouthpieces and masks. ___(IV)___, the motor is virtually soundless, leaving sea creatures undisturbed and preserving a sense of the exotic. It won't take you long to get a feel for the acceleration and steering, and you won't need brakes: the coral is a low-lying, and there's nothing to bump into apart from other sub-scooters (__(V)___ there's little chance of that with scuba-diving guides pointing the way). Sure, the sub-scooter is too sedade for James Bond and probably rahter restrictive for experiences divers, but it's still a thrilling experience for visiting water babies. A two-hour excursion, including 30 minutes on a sub-scooter, costs about $160 for two people. Visit www.blue-safari.com for details.
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The connectors that appropriately till in blanks I, II, III, IV and V, in the text, are
as long as, when, however, so and but.
when, if, also, then and therefore.
if, while, besides, better still and althought.
while, then, consequently, in addition and also.
as, as long as, for, nevertheless and even.
Gabarito:
if, while, besides, better still and althought.
Resolução:
___(I)___ you fancy a little underwater exploration ⇒ Aqui é o começo do texto e temos uma oferta, uma posssibilidade de fazer algo (exploração submarina), então temos que completar com uma conjunção que indica possibilidade, tais como "If" ou "In case".
It's a battery-powered moped that propels you through water at a depth of 10 ft. (3 m), ___(II)___ compresses air is pumped into ⇒ Aqui temos uma ideia de simultaneidade, ao mesmo tempo que te propele, comprime o ar, então devemos utilizar "while" para dar essa ideia de "ao mesmo tempo", também seria possível utilizar "at the same time".
another excuse - ___(III)___ the deep-sea fishing, the beaches and the tranquility - to visit ⇒ Aqui estamos diante de uma frase que expressa uma adição a uma exceção, então é necessário que utilizemos uma expressão que indique isso, algo como "além de", então podemos usar "besides".
no need for heavy oxygen cylinders or uncorfortable mouthpieces and masks. ___(IV)___, the motor is virtually soundless ⇒ Nesse caso estamos diante de uma enumeração de vantagens, então seria adequado usar a expressão "better still", que significa "ainda melhor".
and there's nothing to bump into apart from other sub-scooters (__(V)___ there's little chance of that with scuba-diving guides pointing the way) ⇒ Nessa frase temos a indicação de uma exceção, então podemos completar a lacuna com uma conjunção adversativa, tal como "althought".
Assim, a resposta correta é a letra C.