토익시험 이 문제의 답은?

128. The CEO's speech will be recorded in its __________ and made available to employees who could not attend the meeting.

(A) entirety (B) system (C) perception (D) estimation

 

[해설지의 답]

빈칸 앞 its는 주어인 The CEO's speech를 대신하는 소유격이며 빈칸을 포함한 전치사구(in its -------)가 동사구 will be recorded 를 수식하고 있다. 따라서 빈칸에는 CE0의 연설이 녹음되는 방식이 나 형태와 관련된 명사가 들어가야 하므로, in its와 함께 '전부, 완전한 형태로'라는 뜻을 완성하는 (A) entirety(전부, 전체)가 정답이다. (B) system은 '체계, 체제', (C) perception은 지각, 인지(D) estimation은 '판단, 평가'라는 뜻으로 문맥상 빈칸에 적절하지 않다. 

그런데 난 답을 (B) system 택했다. 문법구조나 번역한 문맥상 (B) system도 답이 된다.

챗 GPT에게 물어보자

 

Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. You are right, (A) "entirety" can also be a correct answer depending on the context and the intended meaning of the sentence. Let's examine both options:

(A) "entirety": If "in its entirety" is used in the sentence, it means the CEO's speech will be recorded in its complete form, from beginning to end, without any omissions or cuts. This implies that the full speech will be available to employees who could not attend the meeting.

(B) "system": If "in its system" is used in the sentence, it means the CEO's speech will be recorded and stored in the company's system, making it accessible to employees who could not attend the meeting.

Both options can be grammatically correct, but the choice between them depends on the intended meaning. If the focus is on the complete speech being available, then (A) "entirety" is the correct answer. If the focus is on the recording being stored in the company's system, then (B) "system" is the correct answer.

So, without additional context or information about the intended meaning, both (A) and (B) could be considered correct answers for the blank.