Therefore, they have 24 enemies than other people. 25 , they are probably the most loved of people.
答案：(D) fewer
enemies 是可數名詞複數，修飾可數名詞的比較級要用 fewer；「they have fewer enemies than other people」表示「他們的敵人比別人少」，文法通順、語意也呼應後文「他們可能是最受人喜愛的」；little 通常修飾不可數名詞，不能這樣修飾 enemies。
本題大考中心未公布逐題答對率，以下不談數據，只談觀念。
四個選項都與「少」有關，中文都能翻成「少的、較少的、最少的」，光比意思會在 little 與 fewer 之間猶豫。這一格看一眼空格後面那個名詞就能定案。
四個選項都在講「少」，可見這一格考的是「少」該怎麼說。決定性的線索是空格後面的名詞：enemies（敵人）是可數名詞的複數。英文講「比較少」分兩套：可數用 fewer（fewer books 書比較少），不可數用 less（less water 水比較少）。句尾又有 than other people，確定要的是比較級，所以填 fewer。還原成完整的意思：他們的敵人比別人少。
little（少的）：修飾不可數名詞，而且是原級不是比較級，配不上句尾的 than。least（最少的）：最高級，但 than 要求的是比較級，兩者不能並存。lesser（較小的、次要的）：雖然是比較級，但用在抽象的程度或重要性上（the lesser of two evils 兩害相權取其輕），不拿來講可數名詞的數量。
fewer ＋ 可數名詞（較少的……）、less ＋ 不可數名詞（較少的……）、the lesser of two evils（兩害相權取其輕）、no fewer than（多達）、make enemies（樹敵）、than other people（比別人）。
Most people like to talk, but few people like to listen. 21 listening well is a rare talent that everyone should treasure. Because they hear more, good listeners 22 to know more and to be more sensitive to what is going on around them than other people. In addition, good listeners are inclined to accept or tolerate 23 to judge and criticize. Therefore, they have 24 enemies than other people. 25 , they are probably the most loved of people.
However, there are 26 to that generality. For example, John Steinbeck is 27 to have been an excellent listener, yet he was hated by some of the people he wrote about. No doubt his ability to listen contributed 28 his capacity to write. 29 , the results of his listening did not make him popular.
Thus, 30 on what a good listener does, he may become either popular or disliked in his lifetime.