Which word, from the text, is being used as an adjective?

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AS QUESTÕES DE 25 A 48 REFEREM-SE À LÍNGUA INGLESA

Read the text and answer questions 25, 26, 27 and 28.

Hijacked jets destroy Twin Towers: a creeping horror

1 The horror arrived in epsodic bursts of chilling disbelief,

signified first by trembling floors, sharp eruptions, cracked

windows. There was the cruel sight of bodies helplessly

tumbling out, some of _____ in flames.

5 Finally, the high and impressive towers themselves were

reduced to nothing. Dense plumes of smoke raced through the

downtown avenues, coursing between the buildings, shaped

like tornadoes on their sides.

Every sound was cause for alarm. A plane appeared

10 overhead. Was another one coming? No, it was a fighter jet.

But was it friend or enemy? People scrambled for _____

lives, but _____ didn’t know where to go. Should people go

north, south, east, west? Stay outside, go indoors? People hid

beneath cars and each other. Some contemplated jumping

15 into the river (…).

Fonte:The New York Times, Sep. 12, 2001.