He was driving so fast that he could have had an accident. A. He wasn’t driving fast enough

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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.

He was driving so fast that he could have had an accident.

He wasn’t driving fast enough to avoid an accident

He didn’t have an accident although he was driving very fast

If he had been driving very fast, he would have had an accident

An accident happened, and it was caused by his very fast driving

Giải thích

Đáp án B.

Nghĩa câu gốc: Anh lái xe nhanh đến nỗi mà anh ta đã có thể gây tai nạn.

Trong 4 đáp án thl đáp án B là nghĩa tương tự nhất: Anh ta đã không gây tai nạn mặc dù anh ta lái xe rất nhanh. Vậy chọn đáp án B.

Các đáp án còn lại truyền đạt sai nghĩa gốc:

A. He wasn’t driving fast enough to avoid an accident: Anh ta không lái xe đủ nhanh để tránh tai nạn. (Câu này nghe vô lý, chi nói không lái đủ chậm để tránh tai nạn hoặc không đủ nhanh để gây tai nạn).

C. If he had been driving very fast, he would have had an accident: Nếu anh ta lúc đó lái xe rất nhanh, anh ta đã gặp tai nạn rồi.

D. An accident happened, and it was caused by his very fast driving: Một tai nạn đã xảy ra, và nó đã được gây ra bởi việc lái xe rất nhanh của anh ấy