Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions
17. Lan was ill, so she didn't go to Dong Ho village with her friends.
A. Although Lan was ill, she didn't go to Dong Ho village with her friends.
B. Because Lan was ill, so she didn't go to Dong Ho village with her friends.
C. Lan didn't go to Dong Ho village with her friends because of she was ill.
D. Lan didn't go to Dong Ho village with her friends because she was ill.
18. "Are you at the sports centre now?", Lucia's mother asked her.
A. Lucia's mother asked her if she was at the sports centre.
B. Lucia's mother asked her that if she was at the sports centre then.
C. Lucia's mother asked her if she is at the sports centre now.
D. Lucia's mother asked her if she was at the sports centre.
19. "If I were you, I would tell her the truth.", said Jim to his brother.
A. Jim advised his brother to tell her the truth.
B. Jim asked his brother to tell her the truth.
C. Jim suggested his brother to tell her the truth.
D. Jim told his brother to tell her the truth.
20. Life in the city is noisier than life in the countryside.
A. Life in the city is not as noisy as life in the countryside.
B. Life in the city is as noisy as life in the countryside.
C. Life in the countryside is as noisy as life in the city.
D. Life in the countryside is not as noisy as life in the city.