Question 30: Mike became a father. He felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
A. Were Mike to become a father himself, he would feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
B. Only after Mike had become a father himself did he feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
C. Had Mike become a father himself, he would have felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
D. Not until he felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents did Mike become a father himself.
Giải thích: Đáp án B. Only after Mike had become a father himself did he feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
Kiến thức: Câu đảo ngữ (inversion)
Cấu trúc: Not until/till + (S+V)/time + trợ động từ + S + V: Mãi đến khi……thì mới….
Only after + N/V-ing/(S +V) + trợ động từ + S + V: Chỉ sau khi……..thì mới……..
Đảo ngữ câu đk loại II, III (đảo ngữ ở vế If): Loại II: Were + S + to-V, Clause.
Loại III: Had + S + V, Clause.
Các đáp án C, D khác ko phù hợp về nghĩa so với câu gốc, đáp án A dùng sai loại câu điều kiện.
Dịch: Câu gốc: Mike trở thành một người cha. Anh ấy cảm nhận được tinh thần trách nhiệm to lớn với cha mẹ mình.