He needn’t have hurried as the meeting didn’t start until quite a while after the time for which it had been planned

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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 the sentence(s) in italics.

He needn’t have hurried as the meeting didn’t start until quite a while after the time for which it had been planned.

The meeting started rather later than scheduled, so it wasn't necessary for him to hurry

There was no need for him to hurry because he had plenty of time before the scheduled time of the meeting.

He didn’t need to hurry as he already knew that the meeting wouldn’t start as scheduled.

He wouldn't have arrived at the meeting on time if he hadn't hurried.

Giải thích

Đáp án là A

Nghĩa câu gốc: Anh không cần phải vội vã vì cuộc họp đã không bắt đầu cho đến khi một thời gian khá lâu sau khi mà nó đã được lên kế hoạch.

Câu sát nghĩa nhất với câu gốc là đáp án A. Cuộc họp bắt đầu khá muộn hơn dự kiến, do đó, anh không cần thiết phải vội.