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Câu hỏi: 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 from 35 to 39.
A. every
B. a little
C. much
D. a few
GRAMMAR
Language is more than a very long list of words. In fact, to make ourselves understood, changes in the form of the words have to be (35)_______. For this reason, the necessity for grammar exists. Grammar gives us an understanding of the structure of the language (36)______ we ourselves speak. It is also a requirement if we want to learn or teach a foreign language. In its early beginnings, grammar was (37)_______ with interpreting language that had become outdated and incomprehensible to most people. In ancient Greece, educators did not succeed in using the epics of Homer until five centuries after they had been created, which was an ever-growing problem for later generations, particularly those who did not share Homer's dialect. Given that in ancient times, most people hardly travelled outside (38)_________ square miles of their place of birth, it was not surprising that a great number of local dialects had been formed. (39)______, a system was needed to cope with the problems this caused, and this need has been the basis of most grammar books ever since.(Adapted from IELTS Practice Tests)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (38) is...A. every
B. a little
C. much
D. a few
Giải thích:
Kiến thức lượng từ:
- every + N số ít: tất cả
- a little + N không đếm được: một chút
- much + N không đếm được: nhiều
- a few + N đếm được số nhiều: một vài
Tạm dịch: Given that in ancient times, most people hardly travelled outside a few square miles of their place of birth, it was not surprising that a great number of local dialects had been formed.
(Vào thời cổ đại, hầu hết mọi người hầu như không đi ra ngoài vài dặm vuông nơi họ sinh ra, không có gì ngạc nhiên khi một số lượng lớn các phương ngữ địa phương đã được hình thành.)
Kiến thức lượng từ:
- every + N số ít: tất cả
- a little + N không đếm được: một chút
- much + N không đếm được: nhiều
- a few + N đếm được số nhiều: một vài
Tạm dịch: Given that in ancient times, most people hardly travelled outside a few square miles of their place of birth, it was not surprising that a great number of local dialects had been formed.
(Vào thời cổ đại, hầu hết mọi người hầu như không đi ra ngoài vài dặm vuông nơi họ sinh ra, không có gì ngạc nhiên khi một số lượng lớn các phương ngữ địa phương đã được hình thành.)
Đáp án D.