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 gate was closed to stop the children running into the road
A. The gate was closed so the children can’t run into the road
B. The gate is closed so that the children don’t run into the road
C. The gate was closed so that the children couldn’t run into the road
D. The gate is closed so that the children couldn’t to run into the road
Đáp án C
Câu ban đầu: “Cổng được đóng chặt để ngăn cản bọn trẻ chạy ra đường.”
Cấu trúc:
- Stop sb from doing sth: ngăn cản ai đó làm gì
- Mệnh đề 1 + so that + mệnh đề 2: để mà (chỉ mục đích)
Mệnh đề đầu tiên ở thì quá khứ => mệnh đề phía sau dùng “could”
ð Đáp án C (Cổng được đóng chặt để bọn trẻ không thể chạy ra đường được.)