By the time the police got to the scene, the thief had stolen the car.

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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.

The car had been stolen before the police arrived at the scene.

The thief got away as soon as the police arrived at the scene.

If the police were faster, they could have caught the thief.

The car was stolen before the police had arrived at the scene.

Giải thích

Đáp án đúng: A

By the time + QKĐ, QKHT = QKHT + before + QKĐ.

Bị động với QKHT: had been P2

Dịch: Khi cảnh sát đến hiện trường thì tên trộm đã lấy trộm xe ô tô rồi. = Chiếc ô tô đã bị trộm mất trước khi cảnh sát đến hiện trường.