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In an experiment in Canada, ten-year-old children were...

Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.
In an experiment in Canada, ten-year-old children were put in classes of four sizes: 16, 23, 30 and 37 children in (25) ___________class. Their teachers said that the smaller classes would result in more individual attention and better marks. However, when the children were (26) ___________, those in the smaller classes didn't get higher marks than the others, except in mathematics. Moreover, children in the larger classes said they liked school (27) ___________as much.
Perhaps the most surprising result was the difference between what teachers expected and the actual results obtained. More than 90% of the teachers expected the smaller classes to (28) ___________well.
After teaching these smaller classes, over 80% of the teachers thought the pupils had done better. However, according to the researchers, nothing of the (29) ___________happened. Class size seemed to make a difference only to the teachers' own attitudes - and not to the results they obtained.
(Source: "Longman Tests in Contexts" by J.B. Heaton)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (25) is...
A. every
B. each
C. one
D. either
Giải thích:
Khi diễn tả mỗi thứ trong một tổng thể nhỏ nào đấy, người ta thường dùng each chứ không dùng every. Every dùng để chỉ tất cả từng thứ tương tự nhau trong một tổng thể.
Đáp án B.
 

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