Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best joins each of the following pairs
Question:
The holiday was so expensive. We could only afford five days.
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A.
It was such an expensive holiday that we could only afford five days. -
B.
The holiday was dirt cheap, so we could afford more than five days. -
C.
So expensive was a five-day holiday that we could hardly afford it. -
D.
A five-day holiday wasn’t cheap, so we couldn’t afford it.
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: A
Answer A.
Translation: “Holidays are too expensive. We can only pay for 5 days.”
A. It was an expensive trip so we could only afford 5 days.
The remaining sentences:
B. The trip is really cheap, so we can afford more than 5 days. => wrong in meaning
C. It was an expensive 5 day trip so we can hardly afford it => wrong in meaning
D. A 5-day trip is not cheap, so we can’t afford it => wrong in meaning
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