What does the word "obsolete" in the first paragraph probably mean?

A．Fashionable.

B．Useful.

C．Out of date.

D．Out of control.

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【定位】第一段第一句“Computer technology is advancing so fast that old hardware quickly becomes completely obsolete．”。
【答案详解】词义推断题。题干问的是“第一段中的单词‘obsolete’的意思是什么?”根据定位句句意“计算机技术进步得非常迅速导致老式的硬件很快被完全…”，可推断出obsolete是“被淘汰的”意思。故选C。

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