Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Most people agree that computers are the most important (1) _______ of the 20th century. The first business computers (2) ________ introduced just about fifty years ago, and now they are being used in a wide variety of fields, from banking to space travel. However, until just a few years ago, computers were very large, expensive machines owned by large corporations and governments. Although everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and even (3) ______ had used one. Then in the 1970s the silicon chip was invented. (4) ________this electronic device could store a large amount of information in a very small space, computers could be much smaller and less expensive than the huge mainframe computers used by corporations. Some computer manufacturers believed that people might lie to have computers in (5) _________ homes, offices, and schools, so the personal computers was born.
Most people agree that computers are the most important (1) _______ of the 20th century.
Trả lời bởi giáo viên
A. invention (n) sự phát minh, vật phát minh
B. invent (v) phát minh
C. inventing (v) phát minh
D. inventive (adj) có tài phát minh, sáng chế
Vị trí cần điền là một danh từ vì phía trước có cụm tính từ “the most important”
=> Most people agree that computers are the most important (1) invention of the 20th century.
Tạm dịch: Hầu hết mọi người đều đồng ý rằng máy tính là phát minh quan trọng nhất của thế kỷ 20.
Hướng dẫn giải:
Từ loại – Danh từ