1.     He had a soft voice. We could hardly hear him 2.     His voice was so soft. We could hardly hear him 3.     His health was bad. They took him straight to hospital 4.     He had suffered a serious injury. They took him straight to hospital 5.     The children make a noise. We could hardly hear ourselves speak 6.     The kids were noisy. We could hardly hear ourselves speak 7.     I got a shock when I heard the news. I didn’t know what to say. 8.     I was shocked when I got the news. I didn’t know what to say. 9.      He lived a long way off. We hardly ever saw him 10.   He lived far away. We hardly ever saw him.

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Câu trả lời:
1. His voice was so soft that we could hardly hear him.
2. They took him straight to hospital because his health was bad.
3. He was taken straight to hospital due to a serious injury.
4. The children were making so much noise that we could hardly hear ourselves speak.
5. When I heard the news, I got a shock and didn't know what to say.
6. Due to living a long way off, we hardly ever saw him.

Having sustained a severe injury, he was promptly transported to the hospital.

Because of his poor health condition, he was immediately taken to the hospital.

Due to his soft voice, he was barely audible to us.

He spoke with such a soft voice that we could hardly hear him.