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Wind is a clean source of renewable energy that produces...

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 the numbered blanks.
Wind is a clean source of renewable energy that produces no air or water pollution. And since the wind is free, operational costs are nearly zero (26) ______ a turbine is erected. Mass production and technology advances are making turbines cheaper, and (27) ______ governments offer tax incentives to spur wind-energy development.
Drawbacks include complaints from (28) ______ that wind turbines are ugly and noisy. The slowly rotating blades can also kill birds and bats, but not nearly as many as cars, power lines, and high-rise buildings do. The wind is also variable: If it's not blowing, there's no electricity generated.
Nevertheless, the wind energy industry is (29) ______. Thanks to global efforts to combat climate change, such as the Paris Agreement, renewable energy is seeing a boom in growth, in (30) ______ wind energy has led the way. From 2000 to 2015, cumulative wind capacity around the world increased from 17,000 megawatts to more than 430,000 megawatts. In 2015, China also surpassed the EU in the number of installed wind turbines and continues to lead installation efforts.
(Adapted from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (27) is...
A. many
B. little
C. much
D. a little
Kiến thức : Đọc điền từ
Giải thích:
Sau chỗ trống là danh từ đếm được ở số nhiều nên chỉ phương án A phù hợp.
Thông tin: Mass production and technology advances are making turbines cheaper, and (27) __many__ governments offer tax incentives to spur wind-energy development.
Tạm dịch: Sản xuất hàng loạt và tiến bộ công nghệ đang làm cho tuabin rẻ hơn và nhiều chính phủ đưa ra các ưu đãi về thuế để thúc đẩy phát triển năng lượng gió.
Đáp án A.
 

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