Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
The teacher was giving the lesson. The lights went out.
A. The lights went out as soon as the teacher started giving the lesson.
B. If the teacher had been giving the lesson, the lights wouldn't have gone out.
C. The teacher was giving the lesson, so the lights went out.
D. While the teacher was giving the lesson, the lights went out.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
I had to lose some weight. I went on a strict diet.
A. I had to lose some weight after I went on a strict diet.
B. I went on a strict diet in order to lose some weight.
C. I had to lose some weight before I went on a strict diet.
D. I had to lose some weight even when I went on a strict diet.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
I thought I should ask the doctor about going on a diet. I went to the surgery.
A. Having been on a diet, I went to the surgery.
B. I went to the surgery, so I asked the doctor about going on a diet.
C. I asked the doctor about going on a diet, so I went to the surgery.
D. I went to the surgery in order to ask about going on a diet.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question. Urban planners carry out projects to develop a city. They look at the needs of local people and the environment when they do this.
A. While carrying out projects to develop a city, urban planners look at the needs of local people and the environment when they do this.
B. While carrying out projects to develop a city, urban planners look at the needs of local people and the environment.
C. If they carry out projects to develop a city, urban planners look at the needs of local people and the environment when they do this.
D. As carrying out projects to develop a city, urban planners look at the needs of local people and the environment.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question. Everyone was all so afraid. Nobody dared to speak anything.
A. Everyone was too afraid to dare to speak anything
B. Everyone was afraid enough to not to speak anything.
C. Everyone was such afraid that nobody speak anything.
D. Nobody was not afraid enough to dare to speak anything.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
A picture was stolen by art thieves. It was painted by Munch.
A. Stolen by art thieves, a picture was painted by Munch.
B. Painted by Munch, a picture was stolen by art thieves.
C. A picture painted by Munch was stolen by art thieves.
D. All are correct.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question . The program about the campaign drew the participation of 25 companies and sponsors in the city. It was broadcast live on HTV9 channel last night.
A. Although it was broadcast live on HTV9 channel last night, the program about the campaign only drew the participation of 25 companies and sponsors in the city.
B. The program about the campaign, which was broadcast live on HTV9 channel last night, drew the participation of 25 companies and sponsors in the city.
C. The program about the campaign not only drew the participation of 25 companies and sponsors in the city but it was also broadcast live on HTV9 channel last night.
D. The program about the campaign was broadcast live on HTV9 channel last night in order to draw the participation of 25 companies and sponsors in the city.
Pick out the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs corrrections in each of the following questions.
While the (A) Brows were (B) away (C) on holiday, their house was broke into (D).
A. the
B. were
C. away
D. broke into
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
He failed his driving test the first time. As a result, he took it again.
A. He failed his driving test the first time and so he therefore took it again.
B. He failed his driving test the first time and he therefore took it again.
C. He failed his driving test the first time which he took it again.
D. Failing his driving test the first time and he therefore took it again.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The invention of the railways made this possible. The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to be (1)______of illnesses, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. Also to increase their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from libraries.
At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (2)______. However, in 1871, the government introduce four “Bank Holidays” – national holiday days. This allowed people to have a day or two out, which now and then gave them a taste for leisure and the seaside. At first they went on day-trips, taking
(3)______ of special cheap tickets on the railways. By the 1880s, rising incomes meant many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside. Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (4)______ them. Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was (5)_____ offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today, the English seaside remained popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year.
Question 1.
A. recovered
B. cured
C. improved
D. remedied
