Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
He is always talking foolishly when everybody talks about something in a serious way. I can’t bear that.
A. Everybody talks seriously when he talks foolishly.
B. I don’t mind his talking foolishly when everybody talks seriously.
C. I can’t understand what he talks when people talk foolishly.
D. I hate him talking foolishly when people talk seriously.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
I can’t stand his talking foolishly when everybody talks about something in a serious way.
A. Everybody talks seriously when he talks foolishly
B. I don’t mind his talking foolishly when everybody talks seriously
C. I can’t understand what he talks when people talk foolishly
D. I hate him talking foolishly when people talk seriously
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.
I can’t stand his talking foolishly when everybody talks about something in a serious ways.
A. Everybody talks seriously when he talks foolishly.
B. I don’t mind his talking foolishly when everybody talks seriously
C. I can’t understand what he talks when people talk foolishly.
D. I hate him talking foolishly when people talk seriously.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
He must have canceled his e-mail account. I can’t get hold of him.
A. Since I’m unable to get in contact with him, it seems certain that he’s closed his e-mail account.
B. If no one is able to get in contact with him, he ought to get an e-mail account for himself.
C. I must have got his e-mail address wrong, because he’s not giving me any reply.
D. He may have closed his e-mail account, but I won’t know for sure until I get in touch with him.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
My brother couldn’t speak a word. He could do that when he turned three.
A. Not until my brother turned three he could speak a word.
B. It was before my brother turned three that he could speak a word.
C. Not until my brother turned three could he speak a word.
D. My brother couldn’t speak a word even after he turned three.
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
People had been praising the high quality of the shop for months. When he got there, the service was bad
A. People had been praising the high quality of the shop for months, however, when he got there, the service was bad.
B. People had been praising the high quality of the shop for months, furthermore, when he got there, the service was bad. .
C. Because people had been praising the high quality of the shop for months, when he got there, the service was bad.
D. People had been praising the high quality of the shop for months, infact, when he got there, the service was bad
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Animals can’t speak our language. They can’t tell us when they are unhappy or annoyed.
A. If animals could speak, they would be able to tell us when they are unhappy or annoyed.
B. One day we could speak animals’ language and know when they are happy or annoyed.
C. We don’t know when animals are unhappy or annoyed because we don’t know their language.
D. We don’t understand animals because we can’t speak their language.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
He turned the radio on at 7.30. He was still listening to it when his mother came home at 9.00
A. He has been listening to the radio at 7.30
B. He had been listening to the radio since 7.30
C. He has been listening to the radio after 7.30
D. He had been listening to the radio by 7.30
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
I’m not rich. I can’t help other people.
A. If I am rich, I can help other people.
B. If I were rich, I can help other people.
C. If I am rich, I could help other people.
D. If I were rich, I could help other people.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting.
A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting.
B. Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting.
C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.
