It was much colder than we had thought. _____ we had taken more warm clothes.
A. if
B. unless
C. but for
D. if only
If: nếu
Unless: trừ khi (= if... not... : nếu không)
But for + N: nếu không
If only: giá như, giá mà
Khi diễn tả điều ước không thể xảy ra trong quá khứ, ta dùng cấu trúc: If only + S + had + Vp2
=>It was much colder than we had thought. If only we had taken more warm clothes.
Tạm dịch:Trời lạnh hơn chúng ta nghĩ nhiều. Giá mà chúng ta mang theo nhiều quần áo ấm hơn. (Thực tế là đã không mang theo nhiều quần áo ấm.)
Đáp án cần chọn là: D
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