II. Select the option to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. (Sentence combination)
Question 41. My sister was cooking. I was cleaning the house at the same time.
My sister was cooking while I was cleaning the house.
My sister has cooked since I cleaned the house.
My sister cooked, and I cleaned the house.
My sister was cooking until I cleaned the house.
Question 42. Peter was decorating the Christmas tree. His wife was preparing dinner.
A. Peter decorated the Christmas tree and his wife prepared dinner.
B. Peter was preparing dinner while his wife was decorating the Christmas tree.
C. Peter was decorating the Christmas tree and preparing dinner.
D. Peter was decorating the Christmas tree while his wife was preparing dinner.
Question 43. I had never tried Indian food before. It was my first time.
It is the first time that I have tried Indian food.
It was the first time I had tried Indian food
I first tried Indian food when I was in India.
I have never tried Indian food.
Question 44. Last summer they went to Thailand for the first time. They had not been there before.
A. It was the first time they had been to Thailand last summer.
B. They were not in Thailand last summer.
C. It is the first time they have been to Thailand.
D. They have been to Thailand twice.
Question 45. It is my first time seeing a panda in person. I have never seen it in person before.
A. It was the first time I had seen a panda in person.
B. It is the first time I have seen a panda in person.
C. I haven’t seen a panda in person.
D. I saw a panda in person last month.
Question 46. I joined a social club on campus a few weeks ago. I am still in the club now.
A. I have never joined a social club on campus.
B. I joined a social club on campus for a few weeks.
C. I had never joined a social club on campus before.
D. I have been in a social club on campus for a few weeks.
Question 47. My classmates and I were crossing the street. A car suddenly sped up and ran toward us.
A. My classmates and I were crossing the street while a car was speeding up and running toward us.
B. My classmates and I were crossing the street when a car sped up and ran toward us.
C. My classmates and I crossed the street after a car had sped up and ran toward us.
D. Before my classmates and I crossed the street, a car had sped up and ran toward us.
Question 48. I was reading a book in the living room at night. Someone suddenly knocked at the door.
I had read a book in the living room at night when someone knocked at the door.
I was reading a book in the living room at night while someone was knocking on the door.
I was reading a book in the living room at night when someone suddenly knocked at the door.
Before I read a book in the living room at night, someone had knocked at the door.
Question 49. My family was planning a vacation. We heard that my grandpa got fatally sick.
A. My family was planning a vacation when we heard that my grandpa got fatally sick.
B. My family was planning a vacation since we heard that my grandpa got fatally sick.
C. My family planned a vacation because we heard that my grandpa got fatally sick.
D. My family had already planned a vacation before we heard that my grandpa got fatally sick.
Question 50. We left university three years ago. I have not seen Tom since then.
The last time I saw Tom at university was 3 years ago.
I have not seen Tom since we left university three years ago.
I did not see Tom when we left university 3 years ago.
It was the first time I had seen Tom at university.
