Sentence transformation 41. This is the first time I’ve made such a serious mistake. A. Never will I make a serious mistake. B. First, I made a very serious mistake. C. Never before have I made such a serious mistake. D. The first mistake I made was not a very serious one. 42. Hardly had we left the meeting when it started raining. A. It was raining when we left the meeting. B. We left the meeting after it started raining. C. It started to rain so hard, so we didn’t leave the meeting. D. We had no sooner left the meeting than it started raining. 43. Being the eldest child in the family, my father is in charge of taking care of the family altar. A. My father is not in charge of taking care of the family altar since he is the eldest child. B. Despite being the eldest child, it isn’t my father’s duty to take care of the family altar. C. It isn’t my father’s responsibility to take care of the family altar because he is the eldest child. D. My father is responsible for taking care of the family altar as he’s the eldest child in the family. 44. It is important to let underprivileged children get access to education. A. That underprivileged children go to school is not important anymore. B. It is important that education be fair to everyone, including children. C. It is important that education be accessible to underprivileged children. D. Letting underprivileged children access to education is not much crucial. 45. They encouraged the victims to talk freely. A. The victims could attend the talk for free. B. The victims had to pay some money to talk. C. The victims were encouraged to be free to talk. D. The victims didn’t have to pay a penny to talk.