(UFU - 2021 - 1ª fase) Much new can be (1) _____ on the Black Death’s patterns of territorial spread. Of particular importance was the sudden (2) _____ of the plague over vast distances, due to its rapid transportation by ship. Ships travelled at an average (3) _____ of around 40km a day (4) _____ today seems quite slow. However, this speed meant that the Black Death (5) _____ moved 600km in a fortnight by ship: spreading, in contemporary terms, with astonishing speed and unpredictability. By land, the average spread was much (6) _____: up to 2km per day along the busiest highways or roads and about 0.6km per day along secondary lines of communication.
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(1) written; (2) rising; (3) acceleration; (4) that; (5) differently; (6) faster
(1) said; (2) appearance; (3) speed; (4) which; (5) easily; (6) slower
(1) explained; (2) emerged; (3) rapidity; (4) whose; (5) surprisingly; (6) speedy
(1) spoken; (2) explanation; (3) velocity; (4) where; (5) easily; (6) rapid
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(1) said; (2) appearance; (3) speed; (4) which; (5) easily; (6) slower