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ĐỀ ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2021 – Số 29
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. worked

B. wanted

C. stopped

D. asked

Question 2: A. partner

B. charter

C. father

D. nation

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. purchase

B. protect

C. pollute

Question 4: A. suggestion

B. politics

C. constancy

D. prevent
D. sympathy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: She comes from Britain,______ ?
A. isn’t she

B. doesn’t she

C. aren’t she

D. didn’t she

C. was built

D. built

Question 6: The church ______ about 100 years ago.
A. was building

B. builds

Question 7: My children are very excited ______ going to the zoo.
A. about

B. on

C. from

D. to

Question 8: The______ you study, the higher scores you can get.
A. much hard

B. the hardest

C. hard

D. the harder

C. lovely black small

D. lovely small black

Question 9: Yesterday she brought home a ______ cat.
A. black lovely small

B. small black lovely

Question 10: When her mum came home, she ______ in her room.
A. was studying

B. is studying

C. studied

D. studies

Question 11: They studied hard______ they had to prepare for the examination.
A. because

B. however

C. although

D. so that

Question 12: Ryan had attended five different schools ______ from high school.
A. after he graduated

B. since he graduates

C. by the time he graduated

D. as soon as he graduates

Question 13:______ in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in 2003, Phong Nha – Ke Bang is noted for its cave and
grotto system.
A. Listing

B. Having listed

C. To have listed

D. Having been listed

Question 14: The ao dai has been mentioned in poems, novels, and songs by poets, writers and ______ for centuries.
A. music

B. musical

C. musician

D. musicians

C. broke out

D. broke up

Question 15: Somebody ______ last night and stole our stereo.
A. broke in

B. broke off

Question 16: Many scientists ______ all their lives to working out answers to problems.
A. send

B. promote

C. spend

D. devote

Question 17: What are the ______ between women in old times and women in modern times?
A. differs

B. differences

C. different

D. differently


Question 18: Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the ______.
A. chin

B. collar

C. sleeves

D. vest

Question 19: We would contact your nearest relative in ______ of any accident occurring.
A. place

B. spite

C. account

D. the event

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20: I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
A. correct

B. right

C. exact

D. suitable

Question 21: The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects

B. symptoms

C. hints

D. demonstrations

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Certain courses are compulsory; others are optional.
A. required

B. free

C. pressure

D. voluntary

Question 23: I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
A. hopeless

B. hopeful

C. successful

D. unsuccessful

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 24: Peter is talking to Mark, his classmate, after school.
Peter: “When are we leaving for the concert?”
Mark: “_____ .”
A. No problem.

B. Straight away.

C. Certainly.

D. That’s right.

Question 25: Jack and David are talking about watching television.
Jack: “Watching television is a waste of time.”
David: “____ .”
A. I enjoy watching cartoons.

B. That sounds interesting.

C. I couldn’t agree more.

D. News is not my favourite program.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word

or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
CITIES GOING GREEN
As more and more people concentrate in cities, planners are looking for ways to transform cities into better living
spaces, ____(26)_____can be done by improving existing infrastructure

while also creating more public

____(27)_____that are both beautiful and green. This can be hard to accomplish, especiallyin cities with a haphazard
fashion. Some cities have been created with the idea of a green city as the goal. One such city, Masdar City in the
United Arab Emirates, aims to become a model for ____(28)_____cities to follow. It is being known as a truly green
city that relies strictly on renewable sources such as solar energy to provide all of its energy needs. ____(29)_____ ,it
will be a zero waste city in which everything that is used can be recycled. Whether it will truly ____(30)_____ its goal
remains to be seen, but it will also act as an experiment for

environmentally friendly areas to be tested.


Question 26: A. which

B. why

C. when

D. that

Question 27: A. rooms

B. spaces

C. places

D. breaks

Question 28: A. every

B. one

C. another

D. other

Question 29: A. However

B. although

C. Therefore

D. In addition

Question 30: A. account

B. access

C. accomplish

D. accompany

(Source: />Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to
each of the question.
National parks play a highly valuable role in documenting climate change. Researchers have utilized the vast

tracts of pristine wilderness to collect data on species and habitats. At first, they collected observational data on foot;
now, they use sophisticated methods such as aerial surveillance with drones like those used in Northrop Grumman’s
Wildlife Challenge to collect information on polar bears.
Observational longitudinal data collection shows the effects of climate change that impact vegetation and
animal species. The pika is the perfect example of an animal which may need to be relocated from the parks due to
climate change, as described in Smithsonian Magazine. The park service is taking this very seriously. “It is openly
discussing the possibility of “assisted migration”: manually relocating some animals and plants if it turns out they
can’t survive within the park’s changing landscapes.”
National park research also documents glacier retreat, finding that some ice fields have lost as much as 85
percent in the last five decades, according to U.S. Geological Survey. Glacier Park might be recognizable only as a
historical name by 2030, it projects. It’s not just glaciers retreating. The Conversation notes that national park data
shows that trees are also affected by climate change: “Climate change is killing trees due to increased drought,
changes in wildfire patterns and increased bark beetle infestations. Tracking of trees in national parks has contributed
to a database that revealed how climate change has doubled tree mortality since 1955 across the western United
States.”
We should not forget that at its inception, the National Parks Service’s long-term intention was to protect the
parks and “leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”
(Source: />Question 31. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The importance of national parks is more than for scenery.
B. Consider modernizing and privatizing national parks.
C. The implications of climate change for biodiversity conservation.
D. The importance of research and science for the national parks.
Question 32. According to paragraph 3, in what way does climate change affect trees?
A. It makes trees experience longer growing seasons.
B. It increases death rates of trees through disturbances.
C. It creates a negative change of wood density.
D. It causes lumber from trees to be less durable.
Question 33. The word “inception” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. debut

B. genesis

C. conclusion

Question 34. The word “which” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

D. establishment


A. vegetation

B. animal

C. species

D. climate change

Question 35. According to paragraph 1, what do NOT scientists capitalize on when keeping record of climate change?
A. Aerial tracking through the use of drones.
B. Observation information gathered when walking.
C. Reports of jungles turning into residential areas.
D. Data on areas of unspoiled hinterland.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to
each of the question.
The sculptural legacy that the new United States inherited from its colonial predecessors was far from a rich
one, and in fact, in 1776 sculpture as an art form was still in the hand of artisans and craftspeople. Stone carvers
engraved their motifs of skulls and crossbones and other religious icons of death into the gray slabs that we still see
standing today in old burial grounds. Some skilled craftspeople made intricately carved wooden ornamentations for
furniture or architectural decorations, while others carved wooden shop signs and ships' figureheads. Although they
often achieved expression and formal excellence in their generally primitive style, they remained artisans skilled in the

craft of carving and constituted a group distinct from what we normally think of as "sculptors" in today's use of the
word. On the rare occasion when a fine piece of sculpture was desired, Americans turned to foreign sculptors, as in
the 1770's when the cities of New York and Charleston, South Carolina, commissioned the Englishman Joseph Wilton
to make marble statues of William Pitt. Wilton also made a lead equestrian image of King George III that was created
in New York in 1770 and torn down by zealous patriots six years later. A few marble memorials with carved busts,
urns, or other decorations were produced in England and brought to the colonies to be set in the walls of churches - as
in King's Chapel in Boston. But sculpture as a high art, practiced by artists who knew both the artistic theory of their
Renaissance-Baroque-Rococo predecessors and the various technical procedures of modeling, casting, and carving
rich three-dimensional forms, was not known among Americans in 1776. Indeed, for many years thereafter, the United
States had two groups from which to choose - either the local craftspeople or the imported talent of European
sculptors.The eighteenth century was not one in which powered sculptural conceptions were developed. Add to this
the timidity with which unschooled artisans originally trained as stonemasons, carpenters, or cabinetmakers - attacked
the medium from which they sculpture made in the United States in the late eighteenth century.
(Source: />Question 36: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. There was a great demand for the work of eighteenth-century artisans.
B. American sculptors were hampered by a lack of tools and materials.
C. Skilled sculptors did not exist in the US in the 1770’s.
D. Many foreign sculptors worked in the US after 1776.
Question 37: It is stated in the first paragraph that the sculptural legacy that the new United States had from colonial
times was ______.
A. not great

B. plentiful

C. very rich

D. not countable

Question 38: The phrase “turned to” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. castigated

B. Censored

C. consulted

D. hired

Question 39: The work of which of the following could be seen in burial ground?


A. stone carves

B. carpenters

C. cabinetmakers

D. European sculptors

Question 40: The word “they” in the passage refers to ______.
A. wooden ornamentations

B. skilled craftspeople

C. architectural decorations

D. wooden shop signs

Question 41: The word "commissioned" in paragraph 2 refers to _________.
A. enabled

B. allowed

C. conferred

D. empowered

Question 42: What can be inferred about the importation of marble memorials from England?
A. Such sculpture was expensive to produce locally than to import.
B. Such sculpture was as prestigious as those made locally.
C. Such sculpture was not available in the US.
D. The materials found abroad were superior.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 43. By the time Robert will finish writing the first draft of his paper, most of the other students will have
completed their final draft
A. will finish

B. writing

C. most

D. their

Question 44. Some manufacturers are not only raising its prices but also decreasing the production of the products.->
A. not only

B. its

C. decreasing

D. products

Question 45. She didn’t get a high mark because she had made the classical mistake of forgetting to put the “s” on the
verb in the third person singular.
A. didn’t get

B. classical

C. to put

D. on

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question 46. I started learning how to play the piano eight months ago. I am still learning it.
A. I have been learning to play the piano for eight months.
B. I have learnt how to play the piano for eight months.
C. I have started learning how to play the piano for eight months.
D. I have been starting to learn to play the piano for eight months.
Question 47. “Great! You are well-dress today, Mary” said Tommy.
A. Tommy accused Mary on being well-dress.
B. Tommy complimented Mary on being well -dress.
C. Tommy told Mary to be well-dress.
D. Tommy wanted Mary to be well-dress
Question 48: It is not necessary for you to type all these documents.
A. You mightn't type all these documents.

B. You needn't type all these documents.

C. You shouldn't type all these documents.

D. You mustn't type all these documents.

Question 49. Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café. She now regrets it.
A. Susan wishes that she applied for the summer job in the café.
B. Susan feels regret because she didn’t apply for the summer job in the café.
C. If only Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café.
D. Susan wishes that she had applied for the summer job in the café.
Question 50. Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.
A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.


B. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting
C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.

ĐỀ ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2021 – Số 29
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. worked

B. wanted

C. stopped

D. asked

Question 2: A. partner

B. charter

C. father

D. nation

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. purchase

B. protect

C. pollute

Question 4: A. suggestion

B. politics

C. constancy

D. prevent
D. sympathy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: She comes from Britain,______ ?
A. isn’t she

B. doesn’t she

C. aren’t she

D. didn’t she

C. was built

D. built

Question 6: The church ______ about 100 years ago.
A. was building

B. builds

Question 7: My children are very excited ______ going to the zoo.
A. about

B. on

C. from

D. to

Question 8: The______ you study, the higher scores you can get.
A. much hard

B. the hardest

C. hard

D. the harder

C. lovely black small

D. lovely small black

Question 9: Yesterday she brought home a ______ cat.
A. black lovely small

B. small black lovely

Question 10: When her mum came home, she ______ in her room.
A. was studying

B. is studying

C. studied

D. studies

Question 11: They studied hard______ they had to prepare for the examination.
A. because

B. however

C. although

D. so that

Question 12: Ryan had attended five different schools ______ from high school.
A. after he graduated

B. since he graduates

C. by the time he graduated

D. as soon as he graduates

Question 13:______ in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in 2003, Phong Nha – Ke Bang is noted for its cave and
grotto system.
A. Listing

B. Having listed

C. To have listed

D. Having been listed

Question 14: The ao dai has been mentioned in poems, novels, and songs by poets, writers and ______ for centuries.
A. music

B. musical

C. musician

D. musicians

C. broke out

D. broke up

Question 15: Somebody ______ last night and stole our stereo.
A. broke in

B. broke off

Question 16: Many scientists ______ all their lives to working out answers to problems.
A. send

B. promote

C. spend

D. devote

Question 17: What are the ______ between women in old times and women in modern times?
A. differs

B. differences

C. different

D. differently

Question 18: Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the ______.
A. chin

B. collar

C. sleeves

D. vest


Question 19: We would contact your nearest relative in ______ of any accident occurring.
A. place

B. spite

C. account

D. the event

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20: I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
A. correct

B. right

C. exact

D. suitable

Question 21: The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects

B. symptoms

C. hints

D. demonstrations

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Certain courses are compulsory; others are optional.
A. required

B. free

C. pressure

D. voluntary

Question 23: I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
A. hopeless

B. hopeful

C. successful

D. unsuccessful

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 24: Peter is talking to Mark, his classmate, after school.
Peter: “When are we leaving for the concert?”
Mark: “_____ .”
A. No problem.

B. Straight away.

C. Certainly.

D. That’s right.

Question 25: Jack and David are talking about watching television.
Jack: “Watching television is a waste of time.”
David: “____ .”
A. I enjoy watching cartoons.

B. That sounds interesting.

C. I couldn’t agree more.

D. News is not my favourite program.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
CITIES GOING GREEN
As more and more people concentrate in cities, planners are looking for ways to transform cities into better living
spaces, ____(26)_____can be done by improving existing infrastructure

while also creating more public

____(27)_____that are both beautiful and green. This can be hard to accomplish, especiallyin cities with a haphazard
fashion. Some cities have been created with the idea of a green city as the goal. One such city, Masdar City in the
United Arab Emirates, aims to become a model for ____(28)_____cities to follow. It is being known as a truly green
city that relies strictly on renewable sources such as solar energy to provide all of its energy needs. ____(29)_____ ,it

will be a zero waste city in which everything that is used can be recycled. Whether it will truly ____(30)_____ its goal
remains to be seen, but it will also act as an experiment for

environmentally friendly areas to be tested.

Question 26: A. which

B. why

C. when

D. that

Question 27: A. rooms

B. spaces

C. places

D. breaks


Question 28: A. every

B. one

C. another

D. other

Question 29: A. However

B. although

C. Therefore

D. In addition

Question 30: A. account

B. access

C. accomplish

D. accompany

(Source: />Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to
each of the question.
National parks play a highly valuable role in documenting climate change. Researchers have utilized the vast
tracts of pristine wilderness to collect data on species and habitats. At first, they collected observational data on foot;
now, they use sophisticated methods such as aerial surveillance with drones like those used in Northrop Grumman’s
Wildlife Challenge to collect information on polar bears.
Observational longitudinal data collection shows the effects of climate change that impact vegetation and
animal species. The pika is the perfect example of an animal which may need to be relocated from the parks due to
climate change, as described in Smithsonian Magazine. The park service is taking this very seriously. “It is openly
discussing the possibility of “assisted migration”: manually relocating some animals and plants if it turns out they
can’t survive within the park’s changing landscapes.”
National park research also documents glacier retreat, finding that some ice fields have lost as much as 85
percent in the last five decades, according to U.S. Geological Survey. Glacier Park might be recognizable only as a
historical name by 2030, it projects. It’s not just glaciers retreating. The Conversation notes that national park data

shows that trees are also affected by climate change: “Climate change is killing trees due to increased drought,
changes in wildfire patterns and increased bark beetle infestations. Tracking of trees in national parks has contributed
to a database that revealed how climate change has doubled tree mortality since 1955 across the western United
States.”
We should not forget that at its inception, the National Parks Service’s long-term intention was to protect the
parks and “leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”
(Source: />Question 31. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The importance of national parks is more than for scenery.
B. Consider modernizing and privatizing national parks.
C. The implications of climate change for biodiversity conservation.
D. The importance of research and science for the national parks.
Question 32. According to paragraph 3, in what way does climate change affect trees?
A. It makes trees experience longer growing seasons.
B. It increases death rates of trees through disturbances.
C. It creates a negative change of wood density.
D. It causes lumber from trees to be less durable.
Question 33. The word “inception” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. debut

B. genesis

C. conclusion

D. establishment

Question 34. The word “which” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. vegetation

B. animal

C. species

D. climate change

Question 35. According to paragraph 1, what do NOT scientists capitalize on when keeping record of climate change?


A. Aerial tracking through the use of drones.
B. Observation information gathered when walking.
C. Reports of jungles turning into residential areas.
D. Data on areas of unspoiled hinterland.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to
each of the question.
The sculptural legacy that the new United States inherited from its colonial predecessors was far from a rich
one, and in fact, in 1776 sculpture as an art form was still in the hand of artisans and craftspeople. Stone carvers
engraved their motifs of skulls and crossbones and other religious icons of death into the gray slabs that we still see
standing today in old burial grounds. Some skilled craftspeople made intricately carved wooden ornamentations for
furniture or architectural decorations, while others carved wooden shop signs and ships' figureheads. Although they
often achieved expression and formal excellence in their generally primitive style, they remained artisans skilled in the
craft of carving and constituted a group distinct from what we normally think of as "sculptors" in today's use of the
word. On the rare occasion when a fine piece of sculpture was desired, Americans turned to foreign sculptors, as in
the 1770's when the cities of New York and Charleston, South Carolina, commissioned the Englishman Joseph Wilton
to make marble statues of William Pitt. Wilton also made a lead equestrian image of King George III that was created
in New York in 1770 and torn down by zealous patriots six years later. A few marble memorials with carved busts,
urns, or other decorations were produced in England and brought to the colonies to be set in the walls of churches - as
in King's Chapel in Boston. But sculpture as a high art, practiced by artists who knew both the artistic theory of their
Renaissance-Baroque-Rococo predecessors and the various technical procedures of modeling, casting, and carving
rich three-dimensional forms, was not known among Americans in 1776. Indeed, for many years thereafter, the United
States had two groups from which to choose - either the local craftspeople or the imported talent of European
sculptors.The eighteenth century was not one in which powered sculptural conceptions were developed. Add to this

the timidity with which unschooled artisans originally trained as stonemasons, carpenters, or cabinetmakers - attacked
the medium from which they sculpture made in the United States in the late eighteenth century.
(Source: />Question 36: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. There was a great demand for the work of eighteenth-century artisans.
B. American sculptors were hampered by a lack of tools and materials.
C. Skilled sculptors did not exist in the US in the 1770’s.
D. Many foreign sculptors worked in the US after 1776.
Question 37: It is stated in the first paragraph that the sculptural legacy that the new United States had from colonial
times was ______.
A. not great

B. plentiful

C. very rich

D. not countable

Question 38: The phrase “turned to” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. castigated

B. Censored

C. consulted

D. hired

Question 39: The work of which of the following could be seen in burial ground?
A. stone carves

B. carpenters

C. cabinetmakers

Question 40: The word “they” in the passage refers to ______.

D. European sculptors


A. wooden ornamentations

B. skilled craftspeople

C. architectural decorations

D. wooden shop signs

Question 41: The word "commissioned" in paragraph 2 refers to _________.
A. enabled

B. allowed

C. conferred

D. empowered

Question 42: What can be inferred about the importation of marble memorials from England?
A. Such sculpture was expensive to produce locally than to import.
B. Such sculpture was as prestigious as those made locally.
C. Such sculpture was not available in the US.
D. The materials found abroad were superior.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 43. By the time Robert will finish writing the first draft of his paper, most of the other students will have
completed their final draft
A. will finish

B. writing

C. most

D. their

Question 44. Some manufacturers are not only raising its prices but also decreasing the production of the products.->
A. not only

B. its

C. decreasing

D. products

Question 45. She didn’t get a high mark because she had made the classical mistake of forgetting to put the “s” on the
verb in the third person singular.
A. didn’t get

B. classical

C. to put

D. on

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question 46. I started learning how to play the piano eight months ago. I am still learning it.
A. I have been learning to play the piano for eight months.
B. I have learnt how to play the piano for eight months.
C. I have started learning how to play the piano for eight months.
D. I have been starting to learn to play the piano for eight months.
Question 47. “Great! You are well-dress today, Mary” said Tommy.
A. Tommy accused Mary on being well-dress.
B. Tommy complimented Mary on being well -dress.
C. Tommy told Mary to be well-dress.
D. Tommy wanted Mary to be well-dress
Question 48: It is not necessary for you to type all these documents.
A. You mightn't type all these documents.

B. You needn't type all these documents.

C. You shouldn't type all these documents.

D. You mustn't type all these documents.

Question 49. Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café. She now regrets it.
A. Susan wishes that she applied for the summer job in the café.
B. Susan feels regret because she didn’t apply for the summer job in the café.
C. If only Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the café.
D. Susan wishes that she had applied for the summer job in the café.
Question 50. Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.

A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.
B. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting
C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.

THE END