Ironically, the new model is nowhere near as reliable as the old one

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 28: Ironically, the new model is nowhere near as reliable as the old one.

Ironically, the old model is far superior to the new one.

Ironically, the old model is far reliable as the new one.

Ironically, the old model is much more superior to the new one.

Ironically, the new model is not as reliable as the old one.

Giải thích

Đáp án D

Giải thích: be nowhere near as + adj + as smb/sth = not be as adj as smb/sth: không hề… như ai/cái gì

Dịch nghĩa: Mỉa mai thay, người mẫu mới không hề đáng tin tưởng như người cũ.

A. Mỉa mai thay, người mẫu cũ tốt hơn nhiều so với người mới (sai nghĩa)

B. Không có cấu trúc: be far + adj + as

C. Sai ngữ pháp: khi có superior to (tốt hơn) ta không dùng more

D. Mỉa mai thay, người mẫu mới không hề đáng tin tưởng như người cũ.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.