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. foreigners
B. locals
C. masters
D. levels
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 (3) is...A. foreigners
B. locals
C. masters
D. levels
Giải thích:
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A. foreigner (n): người nước ngoài
B. local (n): người dân địa phương
C. master (n): chủ nhân
D. level (n): cấp bậc
Xét về nghĩa đáp án B phù hợp
Thông tin: Drawbacks include complaints from locals that wind turbines are ugly and noisy.
Tạm dịch: Những mặt hạn chế bao gồm những lời phàn nàn từ người dân địa phương rằng các tuabin gió xấu và ồn ào.
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A. foreigner (n): người nước ngoài
B. local (n): người dân địa phương
C. master (n): chủ nhân
D. level (n): cấp bậc
Xét về nghĩa đáp án B phù hợp
Thông tin: Drawbacks include complaints from locals that wind turbines are ugly and noisy.
Tạm dịch: Những mặt hạn chế bao gồm những lời phàn nàn từ người dân địa phương rằng các tuabin gió xấu và ồn ào.
Đáp án B.