Question

(UFRGS – adapted) Read the text.



“Fan” is 1__________ abbreviated form of “fanatic”, which has its roots in 2__________ Latin word “fanaticus”, which simply meant “belonging to the temple, a devotee”. But these words quickly assumed negative connotations, to the point of becoming references to excessive religious belief and to any mistaken enthusiasm.

Based on such connotations, news reports frequently characterize fans as psychopaths whose frustrated fantasies of intimate relationships with stars or unsatisfied desires to achieve stardom take violent and antisocial forms. Whether viewed as a religious fanatic, a psychopathic killer, a neurotic fantasist, or a lust-crazed groupie, ³_______ fan remains a “fanatic” with interests alien to the realm of “normal” cultural experience and a mentality dangerously out of touch with reality.

Select the alternative which correctly fills in the gaps in references 1, 2 and 3 in the order they appear.

Escolha uma:
a. an – the – the
b. the – the – the
c. a – the – an
d. the – a – an
e. an – a – the

Answer 1

Alternativa a. an - the - the