Câu 43:

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.

Charles said. “I saw Jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine. ”

A. Charles said he had seen Jack at a party a few months before and he had seemed fine.

B. Charles said I saw Jack at a party a few months before and he seemed fine.

C. Charles said he had seen Jack at a party a few months before and he seemed fine.

D. Charles said he saw Jack at a party a few months before and he seemed fine.

Đáp án:

A. Charles said he had seen Jack at a party a few months before and he had seemed fine.

Giải thích:

Tạm dịch: Charles nói. “Tôi đã gặp Jack tại một bữa tiệc vài tháng trước và anh ấy có vẻ ổn. ”

Xét các phương án.

Charles said he had seen Jack at a party a few months before and he had seemed fine. → Đúng nghĩa với đề bài.

Charles said I saw Jack at a party a few months before and he seemed fine. → Vì là câu tường thuật nên quá khứ đơn chuyển thành quá khứ hoàn thành.

Charles said he had seen Jack at a party a few months before and he seemed fine. → Vì là câu tường thuật nên quá khứ đơn chuyển thành quá khứ hoàn thành.

Charles said he saw Jack at a party a few months before and he seemed fine. → Vì là câu tường thuật nên quá khứ đơn chuyển thành quá khứ hoàn thành.