The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely

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

The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.

Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.

Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.

Giải thích

Đáp án D.

Dịch câu đề: Chiến sỹ phòng cháy chữa cháy đã rất nỗ lực để dập tẳt ngọn lửa. Tòa nhà bị cháy rụi hoàn toàn.

Dựa vào nghĩa của 4 đáp án, ta chọn D.Tòa nhà đã bị cháy rụi hoàn toàn mặc dù lính cứu hỏa đã rất nỗ lực để dập tắt.