Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question. 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.

We had a good goalkeeper. We didn’t lose the final match.

A. We had a good goalkeeper, so we lost the final match.

B. If it hadn't been for the good goalkeeper, we would have lost the final match.

C. We didn't lose the final match unless we had a good goalkeeper.

D. We lost the match even if we had a good goalkeeper.

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 ate the soup. After that I remembered that I had forgotten to give mv little sister some of it.

A. It was not until I ate the soup did I remember that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of it. 

B. As soon as I remembered that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of soup I ate it. 

C. Only after eating the soup did I remember that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of it. 

D. Hardly had I forgotten to give my little sister some of it when I ate the soup.

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 on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

When I had finished the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

A. Finishing the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

B. Having finished the report, i went out for a cup of coffee

C. Going out for a cup of coffee, I finished my report

D. To finish the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

Mark the letter Á, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

When I had finished the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

A. Finishing the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

B. Having finished the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

C. Going out for a cup of coffee, I finished my report

D. To finish the report, I went out for a cup of coffee

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 write to my friends overseas regularly. I don’t want to lose touch with them. 

  A. It is important for me to send letters to my friends abroad to keep them up to date on events in my life. 

  B. I keep in touch with my friends in foreign countries by writing to them from time to time. 

  C. My friends try not to lose contact with me by writing very often. 

  D. In order to not lose touch with my friends abroad, I write to them on a regular basis.

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 write to my friends overseas regularly. I don’t want to lose touch with them

A. It is important for me to send letters to my friends abroad to keep them up to date on events in my life

B. I keep in touch with my friends in foreign countries by writing to them from time to time

C. My friends try not to lose contact with me by writing very often

D. In order to not lose touch with my friends abroad, I write to them on a regular basis

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 write to my friends overseas regularly. I don’t want to lose touch with them. 

A. It is important for me to send letters to my friends abroad to keep them up to date on events in my life.

B. I keep in touch with my friends in foreign countries by writing to them from time to time.

C. My friends try not to lose contact with me by writing very often.

D. In order to not lose touch with my friends abroad, I write to them on a regular basis.