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Câu hỏi:

Mark the letter A, B, or D to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the blanks.

The concept of time zones was invented to solve a pressing issue (18) ________ in the 19th century. (19) ________, each city operated on its own local time, usually set according to the position of the sun. This was practical for local scheduling but created chaos for scheduling trains (20) ________.

The man credited with the invention of time zones is Sir Sandford Fleming. A Canadian engineer, Fleming proposed a worldwide system of time zones in 1879 after missing a train in Ireland because its printed schedule listed a PM time as an AM. His proposal divided the world into twenty-four hour-long segments, (21) ________.

Initially, Fleming’s idea was met with resistance. (22) ________ as rail and telegraph networks expanded. The International Meridian Conference, held in Washington D.C. in 1884, adopted his system. As a result, the world's major countries agreed to use a single meridian, running through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, (23) ________.

Today, time zones are an essential part of our global society, facilitating everything from travel to international business. Fleming’s contribution remains a prime example of practical problem-solving which leads to a revolutionary change in how the world operates.

The concept of time zones was invented to solve a pressing issue (18) ________ in the 19th century.

A.

the burgeoning railroad industry was faced

B.

the burgeoning railroad industry had faced

C.

was faced by the burgeoning railroad industry

D.

faced by the burgeoning railroad industry

Trả lời:

Đáp án đúng: D


Cần một cụm từ để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ "issue" (vấn đề) và làm rõ vấn đề đó là gì.

Đây là một dạng mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn (reduced relative clause) ở thể bị động.

Mệnh đề đầy đủ là: ...a pressing issue that was faced by the burgeoning railroad industry...

Khi rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ bị động (sử dụng that + be), ta loại bỏ that was, chỉ giữ lại quá khứ phân từ (faced).

Faced by the burgeoning railroad industry có nghĩa là "được ngành đường sắt đang phát triển phải đối mặt".

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