In { A }software, one question of near-universal interest is how rapidly Windows NT, which began shipping last summer, will be { B } in the marketplace and for what uses. For the most part, observers are { C } about the operating system's long term prospects, but expect it to remain on { D } rather than desktops during 1994, saying that it won't become a mainstream product until { E } PCs typically have 16 to 24MB of RAM, which is unlikely to happen next year.

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　　【答案】A～E：①applications ②accepted ③clients ④enthusiastic

　　⑤Servers ⑥desktop ⑦systems ⑧replaced

　　【解析】

　　考试大提示参考译文：在系统软件中，一个普遍关心的问题是去年夏天开始出售的Windows NT将会如何快速地被市场所接受以及起什么作用。大部分观察家们对该操作系统的长远前景表示出热情，但预料在1994年间它仍将用在服务器上而非台式机上。他们说，在典型的台式PC机具有16MB至24MB内存之前，它不会成为主流产品，而这件事明年是不大可能发生的。

　　【答案】A：⑦ B：② C：④ D：⑤ E：⑥