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.
The noise next door did not stop until after midnight
A. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped
B. It was midnight and the noise next door stopped
C. The noise next door stopped at midnight
D. Not until after midnight the noise next door stopped.
Đáp án A
Cấu trúc: It was not until that (Mãi cho đến khi...thì....)
E.g: It was not until I came home that I realised I had forgotten the key
It was not until 1995 that he became a teacher.
Đảo ngữ với “not until”: Not until + N/mệnh đề +trợ động từ + S + V
E.g: Not until I came home did 1 realise I had forgotten the key 4
B, D. sai cấu trúc
C. sai nghĩa so với câu ban đầu (Tiếng ồn bên cạnh chấm dứt vào lúc nửa đêm)
Đap án A (Mãi cho tới sau nửa đêm thì tiếng ồn bên cạnh mới dứt)