Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

My father was proud of having studied at a top university in Viet Nam.

I know more education options because I have visited the education fair.

I know more education options before I visited the education job fair.

Before visiting the education fair, I have visited many other job fairs.

Although I have visited the education fair, I already know more about education options.

Before asking his parents for advice, Lam didn't want to go to a university.

Without asking for anyone's advice, Lam's parents forced him to go to a vocational school.

Lam decided to go to a vocational school after he had asked his parents for advice.

Lam decided to go to a vocational school despite his parents' objection.

It was the second time she had been in an international conference about further education.

She has only been in an international conference about further education once before.

She has never been to any international conference about further education before.

She has already got used to being in an international conference about further education.

It's the first time Lisa has ever studied abroad.

It's the last time since Lisa studied abroad.

It was the first time Lisa had ever studied abroad.

Never before Lisa has studied abroad.

The cooking course wasn't the one that attracted Lan's attention after having studied the courses.

Without having studied the courses carefully, Lan decided to register for the cooking course.

Lan registered for the cooking course because it has been studied carefully.

After having studied the available courses, Lan made up her mind to choose the cooking course.

Having gone out to play his mother's permission, he asked his mother’s permission.

Asking his mother's permission, he had gone out to play.

Asking his mother's permission, he went out to play.

Having asked his mother's permission, he went out to play.