Câu hỏi: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
B. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
C. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
D. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
B. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
C. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
D. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc: Đảo ngữ " No sooner had + S + Vpp + than + clause (past simple)
= Hardly/Scarcely + had + S + Vpp + when+ clause (past simple): vừa mới … thì
Câu gốc: Vừa xuống sân bay, anh đã gọi điện về nhà.
A. Anh ấy đến sân bay sớm hơn anh ấy dự kiến. → sai nghĩa
B. Anh ấy đến sân bay và gọi tôi đưa anh ấy về nhà. → sai nghĩa
C. Ngay khi anh ấy đến sân bay thì anh ấy gọi về nhà.
D. Gọi điện về nhà, anh ấy nói rằng anh ấy đã đến sân bay. → sai nghĩa
Cấu trúc: Đảo ngữ " No sooner had + S + Vpp + than + clause (past simple)
= Hardly/Scarcely + had + S + Vpp + when+ clause (past simple): vừa mới … thì
Câu gốc: Vừa xuống sân bay, anh đã gọi điện về nhà.
A. Anh ấy đến sân bay sớm hơn anh ấy dự kiến. → sai nghĩa
B. Anh ấy đến sân bay và gọi tôi đưa anh ấy về nhà. → sai nghĩa
C. Ngay khi anh ấy đến sân bay thì anh ấy gọi về nhà.
D. Gọi điện về nhà, anh ấy nói rằng anh ấy đã đến sân bay. → sai nghĩa
Đáp án C.