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 44 to 48.
Colleges in the UK have not always has a large quantity of libraries. As________(44) as 1967 about half of the colleges in the UK had no libraries at all. The________(45) of public college libraries increased dramatically when the federal government passed the Education Act of 1968,________(46) given money for college districts to advance their education programs and facilities, including their libraries. ________(47), many educationalist said that since the legislation was passed federal spending has not increased sufficiently to meet the rising ________(48) of new library technologies such as computer database and Internet access.
Điền câu 48
A. fine
B. fee
C. cost
D. sum
Đáp án C
Cost: chi phí
(Dịch: …đáp ứng chi phí ngày càng tang lên cho công nghệ mới ở thư viện…)
Fine (n): tiền phạt
Fee (n): tiền học phí, thù lao,…
Sum (n): tổng