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On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life
CHARLES DARWIN, M.A.
Fellow of the Royal, Geological, Linnæan, etc. societies; Author of Journal of researches during H. M. S. Beagle's Voyage round the world. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1859.
Introduction
When on board H.M.S. 'Beagle,' as naturalist, I was much _____ with certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent.
(A) passionless
(B) struck
(C) impassive
(D) stoical
(E) discouraged
Resposta : B |
• BE STRUCK WITH SOMETHING (= to be very impressed by or pleased with (something or someone)) - ESTAR MUITO IMPRESSIONADO OU SATISFEITO COM ALGO OU ALGUÉM.
- One can not fail to be struck with the great number of priests, parsons and men of literary repute. - Não se pode deixar de ficar impressionado com o grande número de padres, párocos e homens de renome literário. [Collins Dictionary]
(A) passionless (sem paixão, não mostrando emoção) (ideia NEGATIVA)
(B) struck (impressionado) (ideia POSITIVA)
(C) impassive (indiferente, não mostrando emoção) (ideia NEGATIVA)
(D) stoical (estoico, determinado a não mostrar seus sentimentos) (ideia NEGATIVA)
(E) discouraged (desanimado, sem entusiasmo por algo) (ideia NEGATIVA)
- Os adjetivos “passionless’, “impassive’,“stoical” e “discouraged” são equivalentes, expressam a mesma ideia, portanto, as alternativas (A), (C), (D) e (E) estão eliminadas.