No sooner had gold been discovered in California than thousands of

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Blacken 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.
No sooner had gold been discovered in California than thousands of people set out for the westcoast of North America.

It was not soon after the time that gold had been uncovered in California that thousands of people departed for North America’s west coast.

The west coast of North America became the destination of thousands of people the moment that gold was found in California.

Thousands of people had already begun their journey to the west coast of North America by the time gold was found in California.

Thousands of people were heading for California on the west coast of North America when the news of the discovery of gold there reached them.

Giải thích

Cấu trúc: No sooner had + S + V(PP/V3) + than + clause (mệnh đề thường ở thì quá khứ đơn): vừa mới… thì đã…

Câu đã cho có nghĩa: Vàng vừa được tìm ra ở California thì hàng nghìn người bắt đầu lên đường đến bờ biển phía Tây của Bắc Mỹ.

Ta thấy đáp án B là gần ý nhất. (Bờ biển phía tây của Bắc Mỹ đã trở thành điểm đến của hàng ngàn người dân cùng lúc đó vàng đã được tìm thấy ở California.)