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.
David was narrowly defeated and blew his own chance of becoming a champion.
A. Losing the championship came as a terrible blow to David
B. In spite of the narrow defeat, David won the championship
C. As a result of his narrow defeat, David did not win the championship
D. But for his title as the former champion, David would not have defeated his rivals
Đáp án C
C. As a result of his narrow defeat, David did not win the championship: “Hậu quả của việc bị thua sát nút là David đã không đoạt được chức vô địch”, câu này đúng ý nghĩa của câu cho sẵn: “David bị đánh bại sát nút và tuột mất cơ hội trở thành nhà vô địch”.