Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions to complete the text.
Read the text and answer question.
Part of New Bicycle Path Collapses in Rio de Janeiro Leaving
Two Deaths
The Rio Fire Department says two people died __ Thursday,
April 21, after a part __ the recently inaugurated bicycle path on
Niemeyer avenue, __ the south zone of Rio de Janeiro.
The path was named after Brazilian singer Tim Maia and is
located between Niemeyer avenue and a cliff, hanging over the
sea
The path is a connection between Leblon beach and São
Conrado, both in the city’s south zone. The bike path was
inaugurated earlier this year, on January 17, and cost R$ 44,7
million.
Glossary
Hanging over – suspenso sobre
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions to
complete the text.
- A)in – on – of
- B)on – of – in
- C)of – in – on
- D)in – of – on
Resposta:
A alternativa correta é B)
O texto apresenta três lacunas que exigem o uso correto de preposições em inglês. A primeira lacuna refere-se à data específica "Thursday, April 21", que requer a preposição "on" para dias específicos. A segunda lacuna indica posse/relação ("part __ the recently inaugurated bicycle path"), exigindo a preposição "of". A terceira lacuna refere-se à localização geográfica ("__ the south zone"), que utiliza "in" para áreas maiores como zonas de uma cidade.
A sequência correta é: "died on Thursday" - "part of the recently inaugurated bicycle path" - "in the south zone". Portanto, a alternativa B (on – of – in) é a correta, conforme indicado no gabarito.
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