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.

Julian dropped out of college after his first year. Now he regrets it.

A. Julian regretted having dropped out of college after his first year.

B. Julian wishes he didn’t drop out of college after his first year.

C. Julian regrets having dropped out of college after his first year.

D. Only if Julian had dropped out of college after his first year.

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.

Mr. Smith first met his partner in 2011.

A. Mr. Smith has known his partner since 2011. 

B. Mr. Smith hasn’t known his partner before. 

C. Mr. Smith hasn’t met his partner for 6 years. 

D. Mr. Smith has met his partner for 6 years.

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:

Mr. Smith first met his partner in 2011

A. Mr. Smith has known his partner since 2011

B. Mr. Smith hasn’t known his partner before

C. Mr. Smith hasn’t met his partner for 6 years

D. Mr. Smith has met his partner for 6 years

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.

Calling Jim is pointless. His phone is out of order

A. It is useless calling Jim because his phone is out of order

B. It’s no use to call Jim because his phone is out of order

C. There’s no point in calling Jim because his phone is out of order

D. It’s worth calling Jim because his phone is out of order

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

A. We didn’t have any tea.      

B. We have to run out to buy some tea.

C. There's not much more tea left.    

D. There's no tea left.

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’ve been out of the country for nearly a year, so I’m out of touch with everything here.

A. A year or so abroad will make you feel different about your own country. 

B. On my return after almost a year, I was touched to find so few changes here. 

C. I feel quite like a stranger now that I’m back after almost a year abroad. 

D. The year abroad has estranged me, so I don’t want to go back to my own country

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 take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.

A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work. 

B. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work. 

C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work. 

D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work.

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 take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work

A. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work

B. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work

C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work

D. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work

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 take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.

A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work.

B. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.

C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work.

D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work.