By being absent so often Paul failed the examination Paul’s frequent absences cost him

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Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to give one

By being absent so often Paul failed the examination

Paul’s frequent absences cost him his chance of passing the examination.

Being absent so often caused Paul fail his examination.

Paul failed his examination although he was absent quite often.

Paul’s failure in his examination accounted for his frequent absences.

Giải thích

Đáp án A

Dịch đề: vắng mặt thường xuyên Paul đã trượt khi thi

Cấu trúc: to cause somebody to do something = khiến ai làm gì, gây ra cho ai làm gì

Account for = explain = giải thích

→ đáp án C, D sai về nghĩa, đáp án B sai cấu trúc → chỉ còn đáp án A đúng

Dịch: Sự vắng mặt thường xuyên của Paul đã làm mất đi cơ hội đỗ kì thi của cậu ta.