James started working. He then realized that his decision had not been a good one.
Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Kết hợp câu – Đảo ngữ
Câu đề bài: James bắt đầu làm việc. Sau đó anh ấy nhận ra rằng quyết định của mình không phải là một quyết định tốt.
= A. No sooner had James begun his new job than he knew his decision was wrong. (Ngay sau khi James bắt đầu công việc mới, anh ấy đã biết quyết định của mình là sai lầm.)
Xét các phương án còn lại:
B. Had James not begun his new job, he would have gone looking for a better one. (Sai nghĩa)
C. Since James did not like his new job, he began looking for a better one. (Sai nghĩa)
D. Just before James took up his new post, he realized that he was not suited for it. (Sai nghĩa)
Vậy đáp án đúng là A
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