Choose the sentence which has a similar meaning to the first one. Question 23. Despite the firefighters’efforts, the building burned down completely. A: The firefighters did not work hard enough, and so the building was entirely burned down. B: The building would not have burned completely if the firefighters had tried harder. C: As a result of what the firefighters had done, the building was destroyed in the fire. D: The fire entirely destroyed the building even though the firefighters tried to stop it.