If there hadn’t been such a strong wind, it would not have been so difficult to put out the fire

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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.

If there hadn’t been such a strong wind, it would not have been so difficult to put out the fire.

It was the strong wind which made it difficult for us to put out the fire.

When a strong wind began to blow, it was even more difficult to control the fire.

If the wind hadn’t been so strong, it would have been much easier to put out the fire.

As the wind was really very strong, it took them a long time to put out the fire.

Giải thích

Đáp án là C

Câu gốc: If there hadn’t been such a strong wind, it would not have been so difficult to put out the fire. (Nếu không có một cơn gió mạnh như vậy, sẽ không quá khó khăn để dập đám cháy. )

C. If the wind hadn’t been so strong, it would have been much easier to put out the fire. (Nếu gió đã không quá mạnh, nó sẽ dễ dàng hơn nhiều để dập lửa. ). Câu này sử dụng tính từ trái nghĩa: difficult >< not easy.