@NowOrNever-1-1-1-1-1-1 I also have that problem or I'll have an idea of a right answer choice and if it is not there, it completely throws me off. I never heard of loophole translations. I might have to look into that.
As with any book, studying using Loophole is better than not studying at all. But if you would reverse-engineer 15 LR questions on your own instead, it would be much better and faster.
@hosseingold29 To me it seems as if you need to spend time practicing paraphrasing and understanding the stimulus without being timed. I recommend the Loophole because it goes into depth a good drill you can use to practice that!
unfortunately, I have no tips as I am on the same boat so I really resonate with this. I just finished the Loophole and have made 0 improvement in LR. it's hard to keep going without any kind of positive reinforcement.