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.
Although everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and even (3) ______ had used one.
Trả lời bởi giáo viên
A. fewer + N đếm được: ít hơn
B. more + N đếm được/ không đếm được: nhiều hơn
C. less + N không đếm được: ít hơn
D. much + N không đếm được: nhiều
Danh từ trong câu là people (người) đếm được nên loại C, D. Dựa vào ngữ cảnh cẩu trước (very few people), ta xác định vế sau nhấn mạnh hơn nữa vào sự ít người.
=> Although everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and even (3) fewer had used one.
Tạm dịch: Mặc dù mọi người đều biết rằng máy tính tồn tại, nhưng rất ít người từng nhìn thấy máy tính và thậm chí ít người hơn nữa đã sử dụng máy tính.
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