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.

The flood may rise higher. We have to move upstairs.

A. We’ll have to move upstairs soon if the flood rises any higher.

B. Unless the flood rises any higher we won’t have to move upstairs.

C. If we don’t move upstairs, the flood may rise higher.

D. We have to move upstairs in case the flood rises any higher.

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.

For fear of waking up the family, Trung tiptoed upstairs.

A. Trung tiptoed upstairs because he didn’t want to wake up the family. 

B. Trung tiptoed upstairs so as not to wake up the family. 

C. The family feared when Trung tiptoed upstairs. 

D. Trung tiptoed upstairs lest the family should be woken up.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

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.

We planned to visit Ba Na Hills in the afternoon. We could not afford the fee, however.

A. As planned, we could not afford the visit to Ba Na Hills in the afternoon because of the fee. 

B. We visited Ba Na Hills in the afternoon though the fee was too high for us. 

C. We were going to visit Ba Na Hills in the afternoon, but the fee was too high for us. 

D. The fee was, however, high enough for us to plan a visit to Ba Na Hills in the afternoon.

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.

There was a serious flood. All local pupils couldn’t go to school on that day.

A. The serious flood prevented all local pupils not go to school on that day

B. The serious flood hindered all local pupils from going to school on that day

C. The serious flood made all pupils from not going to school on that day

D. The serious flood caused all local pupils not go to school on that day

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 didn't notice anything. We might have been in trouble otherwise.

A. If he noticed anything, we would be in trouble.

B. If he hadn't noticed anything, we couldn't have been in trouble.

C. If he had noticed anything, we could have been in trouble.

D. If he noticed anything, we could have been in trouble.

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 mother is on a business trip. We have a cooked dinner every evening.

A. Although my mother is on a business trip, we have a cooked dinner every evening. 

B. We have a cooked dinner every evening, so my mother is on a business trip. 

C. Because my mother is on a business trip, we have a cooked dinner every evening 

D. When we have a cooked dinner every evening, my mother is on a business trip.

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.

The news was so wonderful so wonderful. As a consequence, we decided to have a celebration.

A. It was such wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration. 

B. We decided to have a celebration so as to hear wonderful news. 

C. It was such a wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration. 

D. We decided to have a celebration so that we heard the news.

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

We had overslept. We missed the bus.

A. Having overslept so we couldn’t the bus. 

B. Though we had overslept, we wouldn’t miss the bus. 

C. If we hadn’t overslept, we wouldn’t miss the bus. 

D. As a result of having overslept, we couldn’t catch the bus.

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.

We thought the figures were correct. However, we have now discovered some errors.

A. Even though the figures were correct, we have now discovered some errors.

B. It never occurs to us that we could discover some errors in the figures unexpectedly.

C. Although we thought the figures were correct, we have now discovered some errors.

D. Due to some errors we have discovered in the figures, we think they are incorrect.