The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.
A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.
B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.
C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.
D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.
Đáp án A
Dịch nghĩa: Những người cứu hỏa làm hết sức để dập tắt ngọn lửa. Tòa nhà bị thiêu rụi hoàn toàn.
A. Tòa nhà bị thiêu rụi hoàn toàn mặc dù những người cứu hỏa làm hết sức để dập tắt ngọn lửa.
B. Nếu không có nỗ lực của những người cứu hỏa, tòa nhà đã bị thiêu rụi hoàn toàn
C. Làm hết sức để dập tắt ngọn lửa, những người cứu hỏa thiêu rụi hoàn toàn tòa nhà.
D. Vì những người cứu hỏa làm hết sức để dập tắt ngọn lửa, tòa nhà bị thiêu rụi hoàn toàn.
Giải thích: Hai câu có quan hệ đối lập, không phải quan hệ nguyên nhân – kết quả nên không dùng đáp án D.
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