Disappointingly, Jeff’s novel did not become a best-seller as he had hoped; ____, it was rejected by every publisher he sent it to. A. in contrast to B. on the contrary C. as a consequence D.

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Disappointingly, Jeff’s novel did not become a best-seller as he had hoped; ____, it was rejected by every publisher he sent it to.

in contrast to

on the contrary

as a consequence

regardless of

Giải thích

Hướng dẫn giải:

Đáp án đúng: C

as a consequence: do đó

Dịch nghĩa: Thật đáng tiếc, cuốn tiểu thuyết của Jeff đã không trở thành sách bán chạy nhất như anh mong đợi; do đó, nó đã bị mọi nhà xuất bản từ chối.