Leia o texto seguinte para responder às questões 11 , 12 e 13 . How an 11-year-old came to swim the Channel (By Owen Amos – BBC N...
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At the age of 11, Tom Gregory became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel, driven on by an extraordinary coach. It's a little-heralded feat of endurance that won't be bettred. It was 05:00 on 6 September 1988 and Tom Gregory stood on the tip of France. Behind him was his coach, John Bullet. In front of him was the vast, black, English Channel. Tom, in swimming trunks, faced the water. Out there, somewhere, was home. John went to his car. He took a block of grease from the footwell and, in the glow of the headlamps, rubbed it into Tom's skin. On the water, a light appeared in the dark. A small boat came to shore. Tom put on his cap and goggles, and walked into the Channel. He followed the boat, and, when it got too deep, he started to swim. He didn't stop for 12 hours.
Tom Gregory moved to Eltham, in south-east London, when he was six. His cousins were in the local swimming club, so he and his older sister, Anna, joined as well. Most of the swimmers, says Tom, were from the council estates that surrounded the pool. "It was very earthy," he says. "Almost all the kids were older. I was terrified. "The club was run by John Bullet, the manager of the local pool. He could be difficult - "old school, like Brian Clough", says Tom. But he changed people's lives. "He used to boast - and this was the 1980s, remember - that no-one who'd been through his club was unemployed," says Tom.
"By any standard, he was a world-class coach, and he was operating out of a council pool in south-east London. He took kids from estates and helped them do amazing things." Eltham is less than 70 miles from Dover, and the club's forte was channel swimming. From 1972 to 1988, they completed 14 relays between England and France. In 1979, a 12-year-old from the club, Marcus Hooper, became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel. John soon set his sights, well, lower. "In hindsight, I think John was looking for someone to break another world record," says Tom.
"He saw this chubby, gregarious, slightly cheeky seven-year-old boy and thought - he looks like the sort of kid." Aged eight, Tom swam the one-mile width of Windermere in the Lake District, chosen because of its similarity to the Channel (deep, cold, and choppy). A year later, he did half a length (about 5.5 miles) and in the summer of 1987, he completed the full length, aged 10. By this time, says Tom, Eltham Training and Swimming Club was a "movement".
"It was more than a club - it was everyone's lives. People say 'you must have had pushy
parents' - but nothing could be further from the truth. They are lovely people. They just watched from the side with a mixture of fear and amazement." After swimming Windermere, Tom began preparing for the Channel. That meant months of sacrifice, both in and out of the pool. "People who die while swimming the Channel - and they do - tend to die of hypothermia," says Tom. "If you can handle the cold you're halfway there."
QUESTÃO 12
(IFTO 2020) Os pronomes destacados no excerto The club was run by John Bullet, the manager of the local pool. He could be difficult - "old school, like Brian Clough", says Tom. But he changed people's lives referem-se, respectivamente, a:
a) Manager e Brian Clough.
b) John Bullet e Brian Clough.
c) John Bullet e Tom.
d) John Bullet e John Bullet.
e) Tom e Brian Clough.
QUESTÃO ANTERIOR:
- (IFTO 2020) Baseado no texto, infere-se que
PRÓXIMA QUESTÃO:
- (IFTO 2020) Qual é o tempo verbal predominante no texto “How an 11-year-old came to swim the Channel”?
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How an 11-year-old came to swim the Channel
(By Owen Amos – BBC News)
At the age of 11, Tom Gregory became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel, driven on by an extraordinary coach. It's a little-heralded feat of endurance that won't be bettred. It was 05:00 on 6 September 1988 and Tom Gregory stood on the tip of France. Behind him was his coach, John Bullet. In front of him was the vast, black, English Channel. Tom, in swimming trunks, faced the water. Out there, somewhere, was home. John went to his car. He took a block of grease from the footwell and, in the glow of the headlamps, rubbed it into Tom's skin. On the water, a light appeared in the dark. A small boat came to shore. Tom put on his cap and goggles, and walked into the Channel. He followed the boat, and, when it got too deep, he started to swim. He didn't stop for 12 hours.
Tom Gregory moved to Eltham, in south-east London, when he was six. His cousins were in the local swimming club, so he and his older sister, Anna, joined as well. Most of the swimmers, says Tom, were from the council estates that surrounded the pool. "It was very earthy," he says. "Almost all the kids were older. I was terrified. "The club was run by John Bullet, the manager of the local pool. He could be difficult - "old school, like Brian Clough", says Tom. But he changed people's lives. "He used to boast - and this was the 1980s, remember - that no-one who'd been through his club was unemployed," says Tom.
"By any standard, he was a world-class coach, and he was operating out of a council pool in south-east London. He took kids from estates and helped them do amazing things." Eltham is less than 70 miles from Dover, and the club's forte was channel swimming. From 1972 to 1988, they completed 14 relays between England and France. In 1979, a 12-year-old from the club, Marcus Hooper, became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel. John soon set his sights, well, lower. "In hindsight, I think John was looking for someone to break another world record," says Tom.
"He saw this chubby, gregarious, slightly cheeky seven-year-old boy and thought - he looks like the sort of kid." Aged eight, Tom swam the one-mile width of Windermere in the Lake District, chosen because of its similarity to the Channel (deep, cold, and choppy). A year later, he did half a length (about 5.5 miles) and in the summer of 1987, he completed the full length, aged 10. By this time, says Tom, Eltham Training and Swimming Club was a "movement".
"It was more than a club - it was everyone's lives. People say 'you must have had pushy
parents' - but nothing could be further from the truth. They are lovely people. They just watched from the side with a mixture of fear and amazement." After swimming Windermere, Tom began preparing for the Channel. That meant months of sacrifice, both in and out of the pool. "People who die while swimming the Channel - and they do - tend to die of hypothermia," says Tom. "If you can handle the cold you're halfway there."
Disponível em: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine Acesso em: 19 set. 2019.
QUESTÃO 12
(IFTO 2020) Os pronomes destacados no excerto The club was run by John Bullet, the manager of the local pool. He could be difficult - "old school, like Brian Clough", says Tom. But he changed people's lives referem-se, respectivamente, a:
a) Manager e Brian Clough.
b) John Bullet e Brian Clough.
c) John Bullet e Tom.
d) John Bullet e John Bullet.
e) Tom e Brian Clough.
QUESTÃO ANTERIOR:
- (IFTO 2020) Baseado no texto, infere-se que
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- d) John Bullet e John Bullet.
PRÓXIMA QUESTÃO:
- (IFTO 2020) Qual é o tempo verbal predominante no texto “How an 11-year-old came to swim the Channel”?
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- Prova IFTO 2020.1 (Nível Superior) com Gabarito
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