Câu hỏi: 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.
It had been snowing all day. A great many people managed to get to the end-of- term concert.
A. Very few people indeed were prevented from getting to the end-of-term concert by the heavy snow.
B. Since there had been snow all day long, it wasn't easy for people to get to the end-of- term concert.
C. As it had been snowing heavily all day, a great many people just could not get to the end-of-term concert.
D. A lot of people did get to the end-of-term concert in spite of the snow that fell all day.
It had been snowing all day. A great many people managed to get to the end-of- term concert.
A. Very few people indeed were prevented from getting to the end-of-term concert by the heavy snow.
B. Since there had been snow all day long, it wasn't easy for people to get to the end-of- term concert.
C. As it had been snowing heavily all day, a great many people just could not get to the end-of-term concert.
D. A lot of people did get to the end-of-term concert in spite of the snow that fell all day.
Đáp án là D, dùng cách nói nhượng bộ với "in spite of". Các đáp án còn lại đều truyền đạt sai nội dung câu gốc.
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Đáp án D.