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 26 to 30.
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 (1) _______ a turbine is erected. Mass production and technology advances are making turbines cheaper, and (2) _______ governments offer tax incentives to spur wind-energy development.
Drawbacks include complaints from (3) _______ 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 (4) _______. Thanks to global efforts to combat climate change, such as the Paris Agreement, renewable energy is seeing a boom in growth, in (5) _______ 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.
A. many
B. little
C. much
D. a little
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 (1) _______ a turbine is erected. Mass production and technology advances are making turbines cheaper, and (2) _______ governments offer tax incentives to spur wind-energy development.
Drawbacks include complaints from (3) _______ 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 (4) _______. Thanks to global efforts to combat climate change, such as the Paris Agreement, renewable energy is seeing a boom in growth, in (5) _______ 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 (2) is...A. many
B. little
C. much
D. a little
Giải thích:
Kiến thức về lượng từ
A. many + N số nhiều: nhiều
B. little + N không đếm được: rất ít, hầu như không có
C. much + N không đếm được: nhiều
D. a little + N không đếm được: một ít
Sau từ cần điền là danh từ "governments" – danh từ số nhiều đếm được nên đáp án A đúng
Thông tin: Mass production and technology advances are making turbines cheaper, and 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.
Kiến thức về lượng từ
A. many + N số nhiều: nhiều
B. little + N không đếm được: rất ít, hầu như không có
C. much + N không đếm được: nhiều
D. a little + N không đếm được: một ít
Sau từ cần điền là danh từ "governments" – danh từ số nhiều đếm được nên đáp án A đúng
Thông tin: Mass production and technology advances are making turbines cheaper, and 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.