Question

—How did you lose the soccer match?
—We had _______ players. They had eleven while we had only nine!

A．less

B．better

C．fewer

D．more

Answer 1

C

less ，little的比較級，更少的，修飾不可數名詞；better更好的；fewer更少的，修飾可數名詞復數；more更多的。句意：你們怎樣輸了這場足球比賽？——我們球員更少。他們有十一個人，而我們只有九個人。結合語境可知選Ｃ。