Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back
A. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone
B. Scarely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back
C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately
D. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back
Đáp án B
Giải thích: Câu gốc sử dụng cấu trúc :
No sooner + had + S + V (phân từ) + than + S + V (quá khứ đơn) = vừa mới … thì đã …
Dịch nghĩa: Cô ấy vừa mới đặt điện thoại xuống thì ông chủ của cô gọi lại.
Phương án B. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back sử dụng cấu trúc:
Scarcely + had + S + V (phân từ) + when + S + V (quá khứ đơn) = vừa mới … thì đã …
Dịch nghĩa: Cô ấy vừa mới đặt điện thoại xuống thì ông chủ của cô gọi lại.
Đây là phương án có nghĩa của câu sát với câu gốc nhất.
A. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone = Ngay khi ông chủ của cô gọi lại, cô đặt điện thoại xuống.
C. Hardly had she hung up, she rang her boss immediately = Cô vừa dập máy, cô đã gọi ông chủ của cô ngay lập tức.
D. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back = Cô ấy vừa mới đặt điện thoại xuống mà không có ông chủ của cô ấy gọi lại.
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