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.
(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.
Trả lời bởi giáo viên
A. Because + clause: bởi vì
B. In spite of + N/ Ving: mặc dù
C. Because of + N/ Ving: bởi vì
D. Although+ clause: mặc dù
Ta thấy phía sau liên từ là một mệnh đề có đủ chủ ngữ và động từ nên loại đáp án B và C. Hai mệnh đề có mối quan hệ nguyên nhân- kết quả nên liên từ phù hợp nhất là Because.
=> Because 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.
Tạm dịch: Bởi vì thiết bị điện tử này có thể lưu trữ một lượng lớn thông tin trong một không gian rất nhỏ, máy tính có thể nhỏ hơn và ít tốn kém hơn nhiều so với máy tính lớn mà các tập đoàn sử dụng.
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