Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence(s) in italics.
No sooner had Mary begun her new job than she knew she had made a mistake.
A. As soon as Mary started working, she realized that her decision had not been a good one.
B. Had Mary not just begun a new job, she would have gone looking for a better one.
C. Just before Mary took up her new post, she realized that she was not suited for it.
D. Since Mary did not like her new job, she began looking for one more suitable to her.
Đáp án là A
Cách dùng no sooner : No sooner + had + S + PII + than + S +V(simple past) : vừa mới .... thì đã
Nghĩa câu gốc: No sooner had Mary begun her new job than she knew she had made a mistake. (Không lâu sau khi Mary bắt đầu công việc mới của cô hơn cô biết rằng mình đã phạm sai lầm.)
A. Cách dùng của as soon as : As soon as + S + PII , S +V(simple past): Là liên từ để nối 2 mệnh đề với nghĩa là ngay khi chỉ một hành động xãy ra liền ngay sau một hành động khác.
As soon as Mary started working, she realized that her decision had not been a good one. ( Ngay sau khi Mary bắt đầu làm việc, cô nhận ra rằng quyết định của cô đã không được tốt.)