He said he was only joking, but his comments were so close to the bone. A. annoying B. respectful C. offensive D. personal

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

He said he was only joking, but his comments were so close to the bone.

annoying

respectful

offensive

personal

Giải thích

Đáp án đúng là: B

Giải thích: close to the bone (adj) thiếu tế nhị, phản cảm >< respectful (adj) tôn trọng

Dịch: Anh ấy nói anh ấy chỉ đùa thôi, nhưng những lời nhận xét của anh ấy thật thiếu tế nhị.